Chapter 18.36 — RN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE
Alpine County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Alpine County
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18.36.010 Purpose.
18.36.020 Permitted uses.
18.36.030 Conditional uses.
18.36.040 Area, lot width, and yard requirements.
18.36.050 Other required conditions.
18.36.010 Purpose. ¶
The purpose of the RN residential neighborhood zone is to establish and protect organized and attractive urban or suburban residential environments at a density not to exceed four units per acre except in cases where a use permit and the appropriate residential high density (RH) General Plan designation exists or is obtained. (Ord. 453 § 11.01, 1985)
18.36.020 Permitted uses. ¶
Permitted uses in the RN zone are as follows:
A. One single-family dwelling per county approved lot;
- B. Home occupations;
C. Accessory buildings and structures customarily appurtenant to permitted uses;
D. Livestock shall be permitted per a minimum parcel area of one-half acre;
E. Transitional housing;
F. Supportive housing. (Ord. 715 Exh. A (part), 2016; Ord. 453 § 11.02, 1985)
18.36.030 Conditional uses. ¶
Conditional uses for which a use permit must be obtained in the RN zone are as follows:
A. Quasi-public buildings, structures and uses;
B. Reserved;
C. Reserved;
D. Two-family dwelling units (duplexes) and multiple-family dwelling units (apartments, condominiums), to a maximum density of fifteen units per acre;
E. Mobile home parks;
F. Off-street parking areas to serve uses not located on premises. (Ord. 679 § 1 (part), 2007; Ord. 453 § 11.03, 1985)
18.36.040 Area, lot width, and yard requirements. ¶
Area, lot width, and yard requirements in the RN zone are as follows:
A. Minimum parcel size shall be decided by the county on a site-by-site basis and shall be dependent on the availability of public services and site specific environmental characteristics. In no case shall parcel size be smaller than that allowed by the site’s General Plan land use designation. Minimum parcel size where it has been decided by the county may be expressed by a numeric figure following the RN symbol. Said figure shall represent the minimum parcel size in thousands of square feet (for example, RN-30 means residential neighborhood, thirty thousand square foot minimum parcel size);
B. Lot width: eighty feet;
C. Lot depth: one hundred feet;
D. Front yard: thirty feet;
E. Side yards:
Street side of corner lot, thirty feet;
Interior side yard, twenty feet.
- F. Rear yards: twenty feet. (Ord. 480 (part), 1988; Ord. 453 § 11.04, 1985)
18.36.050 Other required conditions. ¶
See height regulations, off-street parking regulations and other general provisions and exceptions specified in Chapter 18.68 of this title. (Ord. 453 § 11.05, 1985) Home Previous Next
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- Chapter 18.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 18.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 18.12 — ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAPS
- Chapter 18.16 — AG AGRICULTURE ZONE
- Chapter 18.18 — AP AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE ZONE
- Chapter 18.20 — LP LAND PRESERVE ZONE
- Chapter 18.24 — TP TIMBER PRESERVE ZONE
- Chapter 18.28 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE
- Chapter 18.32 — RE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ZONE
- Chapter 18.36 — RN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE
- Chapter 18.40 — NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE
- Chapter 18.44 — C COMMERCIAL ZONE
- Chapter 18.48 — IND INDUSTRIAL ZONE
- Chapter 18.52 — INS INSTITUTIONAL ZONE
- Chapter 18.56 — MHD MARKLEEVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMBINED ZONE
- Chapter 18.60 — SCENIC HIGHWAY CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 18.64 — CR COMMERCIAL RECREATION COMBINED ZONE
- Chapter 18.68 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 18.69 — SECONDARY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 18.70 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 18.71 — EMPLOYEE HOUSING/CARETAKER’S UNIT
- Chapter 18.72 — NONCONFORMING USES
- Chapter 18.73 — RESIDENTIAL SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 18.74 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.76 — USE PERMITS
- Chapter 18.78 — SPECIAL EVENTS
- Chapter 18.80 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 18.84 — AMENDMENTS AND ZONE CHANGES
- Chapter 18.87 — IMPACT FEES FOR SECONDARY DWELLING UNITS IN BE…
- Chapter 18.88 — APPEALS AND CLARIFICATIONS
- Chapter 18.92 — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES