Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Redfield, Iowa

Redfield’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Redfield city limits (Dallas County, Iowa). The city adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance.

  • The zoning ordinance is the city's own ordinance on the city's zoning page; it applies to land inside Redfield city limits only.
  • Zoning-district claims in this record come from this ordinance; the 2019 zoning map and the code of ordinances 2026 were not opened.

  “for the purposes of this chapter, the municipality is hereby divided into eleven districts, designated as follows:”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Land inside Redfield city limits; the district list in the city's zoning ordinance.

  • Districts named in section 5.01: (u-1) conservancy, (a-1) agricultural, (r-1) single-unit residential, (r-2) one and two unit residential, (r-3) multi-unit residential, (pud) planned unit development, (rhm) mobile home residential, (c-1) general commercial, (c-2) central commercial, (m-1) light industrial, (m-2) heavy industrial.
  • Section 5.02 says the official zoning map of land use districts defines the boundaries; the map (zoning-map-2019.pdf) was not opened, so the district boundaries are not verified.

  land use districts: 11 districts

  “(u-1) conservancy district (a-1) agricultural district (r-1) single-unit residential district (r-2) one and two unit residential district (r-3) multi-unit residential district (pud) planned unit development (rhm) mobile home residential district (c-1) general commercial district (c-2) central commercial district (m-1) light industrial district (m-2) heavy industrial district”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Single-unit dwellings in Redfield city, as the zoning ordinance defines a 'dwelling, single-unit'. The district-specific minimums in the R-1 and R-2 sections were not opened.

  • The minimum is part of the zoning ordinance's definition of a single-unit dwelling; the home must meet all three standards together.
  • The standard requires a permanent foundation of poured concrete or laid masonry block or brick on a footing placed at the depth required by the city building code.
  • Manufactured homes, mobile homes, travel trailers and recreational vehicles are excluded from the 'dwelling' definition in the same ordinance.

  minimum floor area, single story construction, above grade: >= 640 square feet (single story construction) · minimum exterior width: >= 20 feet

  “dwelling, single-unit shall mean a building having accommodations for or occupied exclusively by one household unit which meet all the following standards: a. the home shall have no less than 640 square feet of floor area, above grade, for single story construction; b. the home shall have no less than a 20 foot exterior width;”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Redfield or Dallas County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Redfield city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from city permit or inspection rules inside Redfield city
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted by Redfield city
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for the R-1 single-unit residential district and the A-1 agricultural district inside Redfield city
• Setbacks — Yard setbacks for the R-1 single-unit residential district and the A-1 agricultural district inside Redfield city

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.