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Title 17 — ZONING

§ 17.38

Anderson Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-08 · Anderson

17.38.010 - Applicability of regulations.

The regulations in this chapter shall apply in all districts which are combined with the hillside slopes combining district, in addition to the regulations specified for such combined district, and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.02; provided, however, that if any of the regulations specified in this title for any district with which an A-S district is combined, then in such case the provision of this chapter shall govern.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

17.38.015 - Uses permitted.

The following uses are permitted:

A.

All uses which occur on land which has a slope of less than ten percent and which are not otherwise prohibited by the provisions of the combined zone;

B.

All uses which do not increase the impermeable improvements on slopes in excess of ten percent beyond that allowed in Section 17.38.040 and which are not otherwise prohibited by the provisions of the combined zone.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

17.38.020 - Uses permitted with use permit.

Uses permitted, subject to first obtaining a use permit, are all other uses permitted in the respective districts with which the HS-S district is combined, which increase the percentage of land covered by impermeable improvements beyond that allowed in Section 17.34.040.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

17.38.030 - Geological investigation and report.

At the determination of the planning direction, the application for a use permit must be accompanied by a combined in-depth geological and soils investigation and report prepared by a registered geologist certified by the state as an engineering geologist, or, at the option of the planning director, a licensed civil engineer qualified in soil mechanics. Such report shall be based on surface, subsurface and laboratory investigations and examinations and shall fully and clearly present:

A.

All pertinent data, interpretations and evaluations;

B.

The significance of the data, interpretations and evaluations with respect to the actual development or implementation of the intended land use, and with respect to the effect upon future geological processes both on-site and off-site;

C.

Recommendations for any additional investigations that should be made.

All costs and expenses incurred as a result of the requirements of this section, including the costs and expense of an independent review of the material submitted hereunder by qualified persons retaintained by

the city, shall be borne by the applicant. The above may submitted as part of a draft environmental impact report or separately.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

17.38.040 - Slope and maximum lot coverage.

The following table is to be used to determine permitted lot size and lot coverage by impermeable improvements based on slope of the site:

Maximum Average Maximum Percent
Slope Building Impermeable Minimum Lot
Site Improve Size
10% 20 ½ acre
15% 10 1 acre
20% 5 2 acre
30% 4 acre

No development on slopes exceeding thirty percent shall be allowed.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

Chapter 17.40 - PRIMARY FLOODWAYS (F-1) AND SECONDARY FLOODWAYS (F-2) COMBINING DISTRICTS

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