8.12 Design Standards
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 It may be out of date.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 Wallsburg code is at https://wallsburg.gov/development-code/.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
The chapters the town posts pre-date revisions it approved in June 2023, September 2023 and February 2024, which aren't posted as clean text. Check those changes with the town.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
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1. Individual Lots. Individual lots in Conservation Subdivisions shall be laid out pursuant to the dimensional standards set forth herein. Except as otherwise provided for herein, individual residential lots shall not encroach upon or contain any of the required minimum designated conservation land for the Subdivision or any constrained or sensitive lands, as defined herein.
2. Buffer from Road. All new dwellings shall be arranged and located a minimum of eighty (80) feet from all external roads with a functional classification higher than a local street.
3. Views of Houselots. Views of houselots from exterior roads and abutting properties shall be minimized by the use of changes in topography, existing vegetation, or additional landscaping which meets the Town=s landscaping requirements for residential subdivisions.
4. Access. Houselots shall be accessed from interior streets, rather than from roads bordering the tract.
5. Abut Conservation Lands. At least half of the lots shall directly abut conservation land or face conservation land across a street.
6. Conservation Lands. Standards pertaining to the quantity, quality, configuration, use, permanent protection, ownership, and maintenance of the conservation land within a Conservation Subdivision shall be complied with as provided herein.
7. Constrained and Sensitive Lands. Restrictions and regulations regarding the preservation, protection, ownership and maintenance of constrained and sensitive lands within a Conservation Subdivision shall be complied with as provided herein.