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Chapter 7 IMplel'Y1@11tC~tlOt1 ~b~ <br />General Activities <br />As a community which is almost fully developed; New <br />Brighton is not anticipating major development activity. <br />Zoning and subdivision regulations and 'the City's capital <br />improvement plan have proven in the past to be adequate <br />to guide the City's development. These tools will be the <br />primary implementing devices for the comprehensive plan. <br />Same revisions and "fine-tuning" are needed in these ordi- <br />nances but no major changes are contemplated. In addition, <br />the City has a number of specific ordinances covering various <br />aspects of environmental protection which will continue <br />in force. <br />Official COntrolS New Brighton's primary control on development will con- <br />time to be its zoning ordinance. A comprehensive ,rezoning <br />will be instituted after adoption of the comprehensive plan <br />in order to make zoning consistent with the proposed land <br />use categories. <br />A. Zpning The proposed zoning districts are described below. With <br />the exception of the R-lA district for single family residences, <br />and the R1, restricted industrial district, the districts described <br />below ace presently part of the New Brighton. Zoning Code and <br />would continue with only minor thanges. A number of addi- <br />tional measures to implement the land use plan. are discussed <br />in that section. <br />R__:_1 A~Sinple family residence district <br />Purpose: <br />This district would be a new district created to allow <br />development on smaller lots. <br />Standards: <br />Minimum lot width - 40 feet <br />Minimum lot'area - 5,000 sq. ft. <br />Minimum house size - No minimum <br />Off-street parking -- One space per dwelling unit - <br />no garage required. <br />R-1 B, Single family residence district. <br />Purpose <br />This is the standard single family residence district. <br />The vast majority of housing developed in the City <br />has been developed in accordance with the standards <br />in this district. <br />Standards: <br />,'~R Minimum lot width - 75 feet <br />Minimum lot area - 10,000 sq. ft. <br />Minimum house size --- No minimum <br />Off-street parking --- One space per dwelling unit - <br />no garage required. <br />R-2, Two family residence district <br />Pur ose: <br />This district allows construction of duplexes and <br />double bungalows in addition to single family homes. <br />