11-6-3 Schedule Of Uses By Zoning District
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Newton code is at https://cms8.revize.com/revize/newtonut/TITLE%2011%20LAND%20USE.pdf.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
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The following
abbreviations apply to each zoning district:
A-1 Agriculture Zone
R-1 Single Family Residential Zone
C-1 Public Facilities/Commercial Zone
Table 11-6-3 Schedule of Uses by Zoning District
USE Zone
Accessory Apartment A-1 R-1 C-1
Accessory buildings and uses
(0 to 200 square feet)1 C C C
Accessory buildings and uses (greater
than 200 square feet) P P P
Agriculture
P P P
P P X
Airport C X X
Animals P P X
Automobile Repair Shop C C P
Automobile Service Station X X C
Bowling Alley X X C
Carpenter Shop X X C
Cemetery C X X
Chicken Coop (up to 20 chickens) P P X
Chicken Coop (21 chickens or more) P C X
Church X C C
Coal and Fuel Sales X X C
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation C X X
Sportsman’s Club C X C
Dairy P X X
Dance Hall X X C
Dog Kennel C C X
Dwelling, Single Family P P X
Electrical/Plumbing/Heating & Air X X C
Conditioning Shop
Fences taller than six feet (6’) C X C
Fur Farm
Furniture Upholstering Shop C X X
Home Business
Household Pets C C C
Livestock and Poultry
Livestock Feed Yard/Corral C C X
Mortuary
Parking Lot for permitted use P P X
Printing/Publishing
Public Art Museum and or Library P P X
Public Building
Public Park/Playground C C X
Public Riding Stable
Public School X X C
Public Utility
Rear Yard Accessory Building X C X
Retail Business
Sale of Produce on Premises X X C
Silage Pit
X X C
X X C
P P P
C X X
C C C
C C C
C C C
X X P
C C P
C X X
1 Structures less than 200 square feet shall require a zoning clearance but are exempt
from building permit requirements.
SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
11-7-1: Site Development Standards
11-7-2: Supplemental Site Development Standards
11-7-3: Home Business Development Standards
11-6-2 Permitted And Prohibited Uses By Zone · 11-7-1 Site Development Standards