Chapter 10.10

RESIDENTIAL ZONES (RE, R-1-12, R-1-9, R-1-7, R-1-6, R-1(SP), MDR, HDR)

SECTION:

A. RE - Residential Estate Zone District. The Residential Estate Zone District (RE Zone District) is designed to serve as a transitional area between the expanding urban growth areas and agricultural lands that surround the City. The RE Zone District is characterized by a mixture of single-unit residential dwellings, missing middle housing types (i.e., two-unit and three-unit dwellings), and agricultural activities. The maximum residential density for the RE Zone District is four (4) dwelling units per acre. The RE Zone District is further established for the following purposes:

1. To protect active farming enterprises and natural resources surrounding the City and further avoid potential premature conversion of agricultural land;

2. To provide a buffer area between urban and those areas reserved for continued agricultural production, to lessen potential conflicts between development and agriculture; and

3. To provide a lifestyle and living area which combines the advantages of both urban and rural settings.

B. R-1 - Low Density Residential Zone Districts. The Low Density Residential Zone Districts are designed to allow a mixture of housing types and densities in newly developing and predominantly low-density residential areas of the City. These Zone Districts allow one-unit dwellings and encourage missing middle housing types (i.e., two-unit and three-unit dwellings), as well as complimentary human services land uses on a variety of parcel sizes. The R-1 Zone Districts are categorized by minimum parcel size as follows: (R-1(SP), R-1-6, R-1-7, R-1-9, and R-1-12). The allowed residential density in the R-1 Zone Districts ranges from one (1) to eight (8) dwelling units per acres. The R-1 Zone Districts implement the Suburban Residential (SR), Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), and Public/Institutional Facility (PI) land use designations in the General Plan.

C. MDR - Medium Density Residential Zone District. The Medium Density Residential Zone District (MDR Zone District) provides areas in the City which allow a range of medium residential development types. The MDR Zone District allows for a mixture of two-, three-, and multi-unit dwellings and complimentary human services land uses on a variety of parcel sizes. The maximum residential density for the MDR Zone District is fifteen (15) dwelling units per acre. The MDR Zone District implements the Medium Density Residential (MDR) and Public/Institutional Facility (PI) land use designations in the General Plan.

D. HDR - High Density Residential Zone District. The High Density Residential Zone District (HDR Zone District) is intended primarily for areas of compact high-density housing development. The HDR Zone District allows for a variety of

residential opportunities including two-, three-, and multi-unit dwellings, as well as complimentary human services land uses on a variety of parcel sizes. The maximum residential density for the MDR Zone District is twenty-nine (29) dwelling units per acre. Single-unit dwellings are not allowed in the HDR Zone District. The HDR Zone District implements the High Density Residential (HDR) and Public/Institutional Facility (PI) land use designations in the General Plan. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-102024)

A. Table 10.10-A Land Use Regulations - Residential Zones. Table 10.10-A (Land Use Regulations - Residential Zones) identifies the allowed land uses within each of the residential zone districts, and the permit required to establish each land use.

B. Uses Not Listed. Land uses not listed in Table 10.10-A (Land Use Regulations - Residential Zones) are not allowed, in compliance with Subsection 10.10.040 .A (Land Use Not Listed is Not Allowed), except as otherwise established in Subsection 10.10.040 .B (Community Development Director Determination).

C. Specific Use Regulations. The far-right column in Table 10.10-A (Land Use Regulations - Residential Zones) indicates additional regulations that apply to the specific land use listed. Land use regulations in other sections of this Zoning Code may also apply.

D. Zone Clearance. In addition to the permit requirements established in Table 10.10-A (Land Use Regulations - Residential Zones), issuance of a Zone Clearance may be required before the establishment of a land use, in compliance with Chapter 10.82 (Zone Clearance).

E. Site Plan and Design Review. In addition to the permit requirements established in Table 10.10-A (Land Use Regulations - Residential Zones), Site Plan Review may be required before the establishment of a land use, in compliance with Chapter 10.96 (Site Plan Review).

Table 10.10-A

Land Use Regulations - Residential Zones

Key: P = Allowed by Right; (-) = Not Allowed; C = Conditional Use Permit

(Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

A. Density Bonuses and Concessions. In addition to the development standards established in this Chapter, qualifying land uses and projects shall be entitled to additional density bonuses, concessions, and/or incentives in compliance with Section 10.50.050 (Density Bonus and Concessions for Affordable Housing).

B. Table 10.10-B Development Standards - Residential Zones. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and established in compliance with the requirements in Table 10.10-B (Development Standards - Residential Zones).

C. Specific Use Regulations. The far-right column in Table 10.10-B (Development Standards - Residential Zones) indicates additional regulations that apply to the specific development feature or zone listed. Development standards in other sections of this Zoning Code may also apply.

D. Other Applicable Regulations. The "Other Applicable Regulations" section of Table 10.10-B (Development Standards - Residential Zones) indicates the location of additional development standards that apply to the residential zones. Other regulations in this Zoning Code may also apply.

Table 10.10-B

(Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

A. RE Zone District. In addition to the standards established in this Chapter and Zoning Code, land uses and development in the RE Zone District shall comply with the following general provisions:

1. Right to Farm and Agricultural Effect Advisory. Parcels adjacent to commercial agricultural production areas within RE Zone District may be subjected to inconvenience, discomfort, and the possibility of injury to property and health arising from normal and accepted agricultural practices and operations, including, but not limited to noise, odor, dust; the operation of machinery of any kind including aircraft; the storage and disposal of manure; the application of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Owners, residents, and users of property within RE Zone District should, therefore, be prepared to accept these conditions, and are hereby placed on official notice that "right to farm" provisions within this Zoning Code may bar them from obtaining a legal judgment against such normal agricultural operations.

2. Agricultural Buffer. A minimum one hundred-foot (100') buffer between new residential development and existing agricultural operations is required as an appropriate transitional space between urban and agricultural land uses to facilitate continued agricultural operations and minimize agricultural effects. The buffer shall be measured from the property line adjoining the agricultural use to any building used for human habitation.

3. Coops, Pens, Cages, and Structures Used to House Animals. Coops, pens, cages, and other structures used to house animals, shall be located a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') away from any structure(s) used for human habitation or side yard property line.

4. Analysis of Impacts on Agricultural Activities and Enterprises. To protect active agricultural enterprises and natural resources surrounding the City while avoiding potential premature conversion of agricultural land, the environmental review for all proposed projects adjacent to existing agricultural activities and enterprises shall include, and not be limited to, analyzing the potential impacts specifically created through agricultural use, traffic generation, groundwater contamination, stormwater drainage disposal and/or the deterioration of air quality.

B. R-1 Low Density Residential Zone Districts. In addition to the standards established in this Chapter and Zoning Code, land uses and development in the R-1 Zone Districts shall comply with the following general provisions:

1. Minimum Parcel Dimension Reduction. Each site shall have not less than the minimum area for a single parcel as established in Table 10.10.B (Development Standards - Residential Zones), except that those sites which front on a cul-desac or street intersection may have a frontage of not less than forty feet (40'), provided that the width of the site as measured along the front yard setback line is at least fifty feet (50').

duction._ Each site shall have not less than the minimum area for a single parcel as established in Table 10.10.B (Development Standards - Residential Zones), except that those sites which front on a cul-desac or street intersection may have a frontage of not less than forty feet (40'), provided that the width of the site as measured along the front yard setback line is at least fifty feet (50').

2. Minimum Parcel Area Reduction. A maximum of forty percent (40%) of the parcels in a subdivision in any R-1 Zone District may be reduced by a maximum of ten percent (10%) of the minimum site area, provided, the average area of all parcels in the subdivision is equal to or greater than the minimum area for a single parcel as established in Table 10.10.B (Development Standards - Residential Zones).

3. Alternative Determination of Front Yard Setback. On a parcel located between parcels improved with structures where such structures are set back less than the minimum distance required by this Chapter, the minimum front yard setback shall be the average depth of the front yards on the improved parcels immediately adjoining the side lines of the parcel.

4. Additional Side Yard Setback Required. In any R-1 Zone District except for R-1(SP), where construction involves more than one story, the side yard shall be increased five feet (5') for each additional story; provided, however, that the side yard on the street side of a corner lot, that is not a reverse corner lot, need not be greater than five feet (5').

C. MDR and HDR Zone Districts. In addition to the standards established in this Chapter and Zoning Code, land uses and development in the MDR and HDR Zone Districts shall comply with the following general provisions:

1. Additional Side and Rear Yard Setback Required. In addition to the side yard and rear yard setback standards established in Table 10.10-B (Development Standards - Residential Zones), parcels in the MDR or HDR Zone Districts shall provide additional setback distances in compliance with the following:

a. Side Yard Setback. When located adjacent to an R-1 Zone District, the side yard setback of an MDR or HDR Zone District parcel shall be increased by five feet (5') for each additional story over one story, up to four stories. For example, a three-story structure would have to be setback an additional ten-feet (10') from the established side yard setback line. See Figure 10.10-1 (Additional Side and Rear Setback Measurement).

b. Rear Yard Setback. When located adjacent to an R-1 Zone District, the rear yard setback of an MDR or HDR Zone District parcel shall be increased by five feet (5') for each additional story over one (1) story, up to four (4) stories. For example, a three-story structure would have to be setback an additional ten-feet (10') from the established rear yard setback line. See Figure 10.10-1 (Additional Side and Rear Setback Measurement).

Figure 10.10-1

Additional Side and Rear Setback Measurement

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2. Garages and Carport Location. Garages and/or carports on the street side yard of a corner parcel or reverse corner parcel in the either MDR or HDR Zone Districts shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five feet (25‘) from the property line.

3. Open Space. New projects in the MDR and HDR Zone Districts shall comply with the open space standards established in Chapter 10.56 (Multi-Unit Dwelling Design Standards). (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)