Del Norte County Municipal Code § 20.12 Regulations For "RR-2" Rural Residential District

This district classification is designed for the orderly development of rural homesites in the two to five acre category, to encourage a suitable environment for family life for these who desire rural residential land.

Since there is a limited area within the county which is suitable for rural residential land, this district is intended to protect rural residential uses against encroachment by other uses which may he conflict therewith. The provisions of this section, therefore, shall be liberally interpreted to apply to rural residential and agricultural pursuits and related services, to the end that no other use shall be permitted and no regulation shall be deemed or construed to interfere with any normal accessory Disc conducted in conjunction therewith. It is the intention of this section to prevent the further subdividing of rural residential land into lot sizes which might threaten the rural quality of areas zoned RR and changes of zone from RR to another classification are to be made only where such uses are in accord with the general plan.

The following regulations shall apply in all RR districts subject to the provisions of Chapters 20.46 and 20.48 of this code.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Uses permitted shall be as follows:

1. Single-family dwellings (for mandated standards related to manufactured housing see Section 20.48.130).

2. Child Day Care Home, up to 14 children

3. Community Care Facilities for six or fewer people in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 1566.3

4. Accessory dwelling units

5. Junior accessory dwelling units

6. Employee housing, up to six residents as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5)

7. Home occupations

8. Accessory buildings

9. All agricultural uses, including crop and tree farming, small livestock farming and animal husbandry, provided that not more than one horse, mule, cow or steer, nor more than five goats, sheep or similar livestock shall be kept for each twenty thousand square feet of lot area, except as otherwise provided in Section 20.20.030

10. Employee housing, agriculture, up to 12 dwelling units or 36 beds as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5).

(Ord. 2023-007 § 23, 2023; Ord. 2023-006 § 3 (part), 2023; Ord. 81-31 § 2, 1981; Ord. 79-18 § 1 (part), 1979; Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:

1. Country clubs and golf courses.

2. Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics.

3. Public or quasi-public uses.

4. Quarters for farm labor employed on the premises.

   5. Animal husbandry where more than one horse, mule, cow or steer, or more than five goats, sheep or similar livestock is kept for each twenty thousand square feet of lot area, subject to the approval of the county sanitarian and such additional conditions as may be imposed by the planning commission.

   6. Home enterprises.

   7. Guest lodging.

• (Ord. 99-002 (part), 1999; Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Building height limit shall be none.

• (Ord. 74-12 § 3, (part), 1974)

Minimum lot area shall be as specified by the planning commission, but in no case less than two acres.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Minimum lot width shall be two hundred feet.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Percentage of lot coverage permitted shall be fifteen percent.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Required front yard shall be twenty-five feet. Also refer to Section 20.48.90.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Required side yard shall be twenty feet unless the building site is less than two hundred feet in width in which case side yards of ten percent of such width, but not less than five feet, shall be required.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

Required rear yard shall be twenty feet for main building and five feet for accessory building.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

1. Accessory buildings used as barns stables or farm outbuildings shall he not less than twenty feet from any side or rear property line, and not less than fifty feet from the front property line, and not less than twenty feet from any dwelling unit on the property.

2. Yards for the use of livestock shall be fenced to keep animals not less than twenty feet from any dwelling.

(Ord. 74-12 § 3 (part), 1974)

20.12A RR-3 Rural Residential District 20.12A.5 A Purpose 20.12A.10 A Permitted Uses 20.12A.20 A Uses Permitted With A Use Permit 20.12A.30 A Building Height 20.12A.40 A Minimum Lot Area 20.12A.50 A Minimum Lot Width 20.12A.60 A Percentage Of Lot Coverage 20.12A.70 A Front Yard 20.12A.80 A Side Yard 20.12A.90 A Rear Yard 20.12A.100 A Special Yards

20.12A.5 A Purpose

This district is designed to provide for the orderly development of rural areas of the county in the three-acre to five-acre lot size and to insure the enjoyment of the residents their rural uses of their land.

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in the RR-3 districts, subject to the provisions of Chapters 20.46 and 20.48.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.10 A Permitted Uses

Uses permitted shall be as follows:

1. Single-family dwelling (for mandated standards related to manufactured housing see Section 20.48.130)

2. Child Day Care Home, up to 14 children

3. Community Care Facilities for six or fewer people in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 1566.3

4. Employee housing, agriculture, up to 12 dwelling units or 36 beds as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5)

5. Employee housing, up to six residents as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5)

6. Home occupations

7. Accessory buildings pertinent to a permitted use

8. Accessory dwelling units

9. Junior accessory dwelling units

10. Agricultural uses

11. Timber harvesting

12. Animal husbandry, where no more than one horse, mule, cow or steer, nor more than five goats, sheep or similar livestock are kept for each twenty thousand square feet of lot area.

(Ord. 2023-007 § 24, 2023; Ord. 2023-006 § 3 (part), 2023; Ord. 94-19 § 2, 1994; Ord. 79-18 § 1 (part), 1979; Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.20 A Uses Permitted With A Use Permit

1. Golf courses and country clubs.

2. Public and quasi-public uses.

3. Nurseries and plant gardens.

4. Veterinary clinics and/or kennels or catteries.

5. Hog farming.

6. Recreational vehicle parks with the maximum lot coverage being sixty percent or less including buildings and user sites.

7. Guest lodging.

8. Home enterprises.

(Ord. 99-002 (part), 1999; Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.30 A Building Height

The building height limit shall be thirty-five feet excluding silos.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.40 A Minimum Lot Area

The minimum lot area shall not be less than three acres.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.50 A Minimum Lot Width

The minimum lot width shall be not less than two hundred feet.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.60 A Percentage Of Lot Coverage

The maximum lot coverage shall be fifteen percent except as noted in subsection F of Section 20.12A.20.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.70 A Front Yard

The minimum front yard shall be twenty-five feet and also subject to Section 20.48.90.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.80 A Side Yard

The minimum side yard shall be twenty feet unless the lot size is less than two hundred feet in width in which case the side yards of ten percent of the width, but not less than five feet, shall be required, or as required by the planning commission.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.90 A Rear Yard

The required rear yard shall be twenty feet for the main building and five feet for an accessory building, or as required by the planning commission.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)

20.12A.100 A Special Yards

Yards for the use of livestock shall be fenced to keep animals not less than twenty feet from any dwelling.

(Ord. 77-18 (part), 1977)