6.6 RA: RURAL RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE

Principal Permitted Uses. The following use types are permitted pursuant to the Development Permit Procedures in Chapter 2 of this division. (Former Section INL#314-20; Added by Ord. 2205, Sec. 1, 4/11/00)

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Use Type Principal Permitted Use
Residential Use Types Single-Family Residential
Accessory Dwelling Unit (Amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 16, 4/7/98)
Civic Use Types Minor Utilities
Agricultural Use Types General Agriculture
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Industrial Use Types Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations
(Amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 16, 4/7/98)
Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use
Residential Use Types Guest House
Civic Use Types Essential Services
Community Assembly
Public Recreation and Open Space
Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations
Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipeline Regulations
Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution
Lines Regulations
Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities
Commercial Use Types Neighborhood Commercial
Private Recreation
Agricultural Use Types Stables and Kennels
Intensive Agriculture
Commercial Timber Use Type Timber Production
Extractive Use Type Surface Mining – 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations
Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Management
Watershed Management
Wetland Restoration
Coastal Access Facilities
Use Types Not Listed in This Any use not specifically enumerated in this division, if it is similar to and
Table compatible with the uses permitted in the RA Zone.
314-6.6 RA: RURAL RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE
Development Standards
Minimum Lot Size and Minimum Lot Width
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Zone Designation Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Width
RA-1 1.0 acre 150 feet
RA-2 2.0 acres 175 feet
RA-2.5 2.5 acres 175 feet
RA-5 5.0 acres 250 feet
RA-10 10.0 acres 350 feet
RA-20 20.0 acres 475 feet
RA-40 40.0 acres 750 feet
Maximum Lot Depth Four (4) times the lot width.
Either one (1) dwelling unit per lawfully created lot or two (2) dwelling
units per lawfully created lot if a Special Permit is secured for a
Maximum Density
second residential unit.
(Amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 16, 4/7/98)
Minimum Lot Size Less Than Minimum Lot Size 2.5 Acres or
Minimum Yard Setbacks*
2.5 Acres Greater
Front Twenty (20) feet Twenty (20) feet; thirty (30) feet
for flag lots
Rear Ten (10) feet Thirty (30) feet
Interior Side Five (5) feet Thirty (30) feet
Exterior Side Twenty (20) feet Thirty (30) feet
Flag Lots The Director, in consultation with The Director, in consultation with
the Public Works Department, the Public Works Department,
shall establish the minimum yard shall establish the minimum yard
that is required for vehicular that is required for vehicular
turnaround on the lot. turnaround on the lot.
Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be Front and rear yards shall be
twenty (20) feet, except that the twenty (20) feet, except that the
rear yard setback may be rear yard setback may be
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reduced to ten (10) feet where reduced to ten (10) feet where
such yard abuts an alley. such yard abuts an alley.
Maximum Ground Coverage Thirty-five percent (35%)
Maximum Structure Height Thirty-five (35) feet
Residential Single Detached
Permitted Main Building Types Limited Mixed Residential – Nonresidential
Nonresidential Detached or Multiple/Group
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*** Note:** Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 314-22.1, “G - Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard,” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Division 11 of Title III.

(From Sections CZ#A313-17(A)(1-4); CZ#A313-17(B)(1-7); CZ#A313-17(C)(1-6); Amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 16, 4/7/ 98) (Ord. 2678, § 4, 7/13/2021; Ord. 2693, § 9, 6/7/2022; Ord. 2721, § 7, 7/11/2023; Ord. 2732, § 7, 3/5/2024; Ord. 2742, § 4, 8/20/2024; Ord. 2748, § 4, 10/1/2024; Ord. 2743a, § 4, 8/20/2024)

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