Del Norte County Municipal Code § 21.16 RR-1 Rural Residential District 21.16.10 Intent; Purpose 21.16.20 The Principal…

This district classification is designed for the orderly development of rural home-sites in the one acre category, to encourage a suitable environment for family life for those 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 be in conflict therewith. The provisions of this section, therefore, shall be liberally interpreted to apply to rural residential

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 use 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-1, and changes of zone from RR-1 to another classification are to be made only where such uses are in accord with the General Plan or an adopted specific plan.

For the purposes of Section 21.52.20(A)(4), the rural residential districts uses listed under the principal permitted use section herein shall be considered as the principal permitted use in the California Coastal Zone. Variances and adjustments to the district's requirements and standards shall not be considered a principal permitted use for purposes of Section 21.52.20(A)(4).

The following regulations shall apply in the RR-1 district subject to the provisions of Chapters 21.02 through 21.60.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

The principal permitted rural residential use includes:

1. A one-family residence.

2. Accessory buildings.

3. 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. 94-19 § 11, 1994: Ord. 83-03 (part))

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:

1. Home occupations.

2. Guest lodging where it is an integral part of the principal one-family residential use.

3. Animal husbandry, where more than one horse, mule, cow or steer, or more than five goats, sheep or similar livestock are kept for each twenty thousand square feet of lot area.

(Ord. 94-19 § 12, 1994: Ord. 83-03 (part))

Building height limit shall be thirty (30) feet for primary residences and sixteen (16) feet for detached accessory buildings including Accessory Dwelling Units.

• (Ord. 2018-001: Ord. 83-03 (part))

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

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

Minimum lot width shall be one hundred feet.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

Percentage of lot coverage permitted shall be twenty percent.

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

Required front yard shall be twenty-five feet. (Also refer to Chapter 21.46.)

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

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

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

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

(Ord. 83-03 (part))

1. Accessory buildings used as barns, stables or farm outbuildings for animals other than small livestock farming, shall be kept no less than twenty feet from any side or rear property line, and no less than fifty feet from the front property line. In no case shall any animal other than a household pet be kept or sheltered in a dwelling structure or within twenty feet of a dwelling or residential structure.

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

(Ord. 86-04 (part), 1986: Ord. 83-03 (part))

21.17 RRA Rural Residential Agriculture District

21.17.10 Intent; Applicability

21.17.20 The Principal Permitted Use

21.17.30 Uses Permitted With A Use Permit

21.17.40 Building Height Limit

21.17.50 Minimum Lot Area

21.17.60 Minimum Lot Width Yard And Maximum Building Coverage Requirements

21.17.70 Special Yards And Distances Between Buildings Required