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The zoning districts allow for permitted uses and conditional uses. A permitted use is "[a] use expressly authorized by the zoning code for a particular district or districts." City Code § 152.008 (Zoning Code definitions section). A conditional use is "[a] use which is not classified as a permitted use but which may be permitted subject to conditions imposed by the City Council." Id Each zoning district has a specifically stated purpose. Besides having different planning goals and intentions, the zoning districts also differ in their allowance of certain types of religious or secular "assemblies." The purposes and differences pertaining to allowed uses for religious assemblies for the zoning districts are listed below: R -1 Single- Family District Purpose: "to create and maintain areas which due to the natural amenities of the land, low traffic volumes, and historical development patterns are best suited for single - family detached residences." City Code § 152.035. The R -1 District allows for a permitted conditional use of "Churches, temples, or synagogues and their supporting homes, convents, or rectories." City Code § 152.037. The building -to -land ratio for this use may not exceed 35 %. See id. § 152.039(I)(3). R- ]A Single- Family Lakeshore District Purpose: "to create and maintain lakeshore areas for single - family detached residences which, due to the natural amenity of the lake, and the topographic characteristics, call for zoning regulations which are somewhat different from other single - family districts and which are designed for the preservation of natural areas." City Code § 152.050. The R -lA District does not allow for any type of use for places of worship or for any type of secular assembly use. R -2 Two - Family District Purpose: "to provide areas which are best suited for a higher density than single - family dwellings, and which may serve as a transitional use between R -1 or R -IA Districts and other districts." City Code § 152.065. The R -2 District allows for the same permitted conditional uses as those allowed within the R -1 District. This includes "Churches, temples, or synagogues and their supporting homes, convents, or rectories." City Code § 152.067 (citing id. § 152.037). R -3 Townhouse District Purpose: "to provide areas where the natural amenities such as trees, hills and bodies of water are preserved by encouraging development of medium density housing surrounded by -5- STUDY OF ASSEMBLIES, MEETING LODGES, AND CONVENTION HALLS CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE