Chapter 17.21 — R-S RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT

The purpose of the R-S Residential Suburban District is to accommodate very low density residential uses composed of a single-detached residence per lot with the exception of a second residential unit, characterized by a maximum density up to two (2) dwelling units or less per gross acre fronting on a public street. (Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

Permitted principal uses in any R-S district shall be as follows:

• A. One single-family dwelling unit per lot provided it meets all of the following criteria:

1. The structure is a conventional framed, prefabricated, kit, modular, or manufactured home.

2. It is placed on a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code.

• B. Agricultural uses, including small commercial crop production and/or livestock for retail sale of any products on the premises provided it meets the following criteria:

1. Agricultural buildings, greenhouses, and other appurtenant structures to support small scale urban agricultural production.

2. Field and tree crops.

3. Practices of fertilization, spraying, and/or harvesting shall not impact adjacent neighbors by overspray, dust, or nuisance.

4. Livestock shall be:

• a. Limited to sheep, goats, and small sized animals.

• b. The keeping of cattle or swine shall require a conditional use permit and comply with the requirements of

• Chapter 17.08.

• c. Restricted to other numbers of animals as defined in Title 6, "Animals".

• d. All areas and enclosures where livestock is kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.

• C. Small family child care home as defined by Section 17.04.077.

• D. Family care facility as defined by Section 17.04.0765.

• E. Family day care homes, provided that family day care homes serving seven (7) to twelve (12) children shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.72.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

The following accessory uses shall be allowed in any R-S district:

• A. Home occupations pursuant to Chapter 17.84.

• B. At-home commercial services pursuant to Chapter 17.85.

• C. Private stables and corrals.

• D. Other structures and uses customarily appurtenant to permitted uses.

• E. Large family child care home requiring an administrative use permit.

• F. Second dwelling units pursuant to Chapter 17.82.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

Conditional uses in any R-S district shall be as follows:

• A. Public and quasi-public uses.

• B. Churches.

• C. Residential care facility.

• D. Temporary sales tract office.

• E. Keeping of cattle or swine.

• F. Kennels.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

A minimum lot area in an R-S district shall be as follows:

• A. Each lot shall have a standard minimum area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet, except as described herein.

• B. Lots as small as ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area may be permitted in subdivisions which meet all of the criteria listed below:

1. The total number of lots existing or created by a land division does not exceed the gross area of the site being subdivided, divided by the standard minimum area described in subsection A. of this section and does not exceed the allowable density described in Section 17.21.020. In R-S zones, no lots with less than twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet of area may be subdivided, and forty three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet shall be required in order to create two (2) lots, etc.

2. If the number of lots created by a land division or subdivision equals the maximum number permitted by density standards for the zoning district, then all lots must be smaller in area than 1.9% times the standard minimum area described in subsection A. above. This requirement is intended to prevent future density increases on the property being subdivided, unless at some point in the future the City revises adopted density limitations and lot standards are also revised accordingly.

3. No corner lot may have an area less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.

C. No lot shall be further divided if calculated contiguous to other parcels the total is equal to the maximum allowable density.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

No building in an R-S district shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

Minimum lot width in an R-S district shall be as follows:

• A. Each lot fronting a residential street shall have a minimum width of seventy-five (75) feet.

• B. Each corner lot abutting an arterial or collector road shall have a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

In an R-S district, lot coverage shall not exceed:

• A. Forty (40) percent for all residential and paved areas; and

• B. Sixty (60) percent combined square footage for all residential, accessory, and paved areas with a second residential unit.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

In an R-S district, the provisions of Chapter 17.78 shall apply.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

In an R-S district, the general provisions of Chapter 17.76 shall apply.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

In an R-S district, the general provisions of Chapter 17.72 shall apply.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

Sign requirements in any R-S district are as follows:

A. One temporary detached sign pertaining to the sale, lease, or rental of the property, not to exceed four (4) square feet in area.

B. Signs may be erected in conjunction with a home occupation and shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area and shall not be illuminated.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)

Any lawfully established development prior to the adoption of this ordinance that, because of a change in zoning designation or amendment to adopted design guidelines or development standards, no longer conforms with the design guidelines or development standards applicable to the development and requires a variance, is deemed to have such entitlement and is subject to the provisions of all of this Title related to variances.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 6 (part), 2016)