Chapter 17.28
SR ZONE
Sections:
17.28.010 Established – Purpose.
17.28.020 Principal permitted uses.
17.28.030 Uses permitted with a use permit.
17.28.070 Maximum building height.
17.28.090 Required geologic study.
17.28.010 Established – Purpose.
The suburban residential zone is intended to be applied in areas designated as suburban residential in the Trinidad general plan. It provides for single-family residential development at low densities suited to the physical capacity of the land and consistent with the density of nearby development. Public water systems are available or will be available in the near future. A second dwelling on a lot may be appropriate if the development design is consistent with neighborhood character and the lot has sufficient area to meet the density requirements for each dwelling. When combined with larger building site requirements, this zone may be suited to areas designated rural residential in the general plan. The following regulations in this chapter shall apply in all suburban residential or SR zones. [Ord. 166 § 4.05, 1979].
17.28.020 Principal permitted uses.
Principal permitted uses in the SR zone are:
A. Single-family dwelling, subject to the requirements of TMC 17.28.090;
B. Keeping of no more than four household pets on each lot;
C. Placement of one recreational vehicle on a vacant lot for use as a seasonal residence for not more than six months in any 12-month period; provided, that if occupied for more than one month in any 12-month period, a water supply and wastewater disposal system shall be provided;
D. Home occupations as provided in TMC 17.56.060. [Ord. 166 § 4.05(A), 1979].
17.28.030 Uses permitted with a use permit.
Uses permitted with a use permit in the SR zone are:
A. Agriculture, including farming, grazing and plant nursery;
B. A second dwelling unit, which may be in a duplex, or guesthouse, or servants’ quarters;
C. Removal of trees more than 12 inches dbh, except as provided in this chapter. [Ord. 167 § 5, 1980; Ord. 166 § 4.05(B), 1979].
17.28.040 Minimum lot area.
When a septic tank is to be the means of wastewater disposal, new lots shall include sufficient area to accommodate required yards, the intended use, and primary and reserve septic leach fields as determined from requirements in the wastewater disposal regulations adopted by the city. In no case shall a lot be less than 20,000 square feet in area. [Ord. 166 § 4.05(C)(1), 1979].
17.28.050 Maximum density.
Maximum density in the SR zone is 20,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling, guesthouse, or servants’ quarters. [Ord. 166 § 4.05(C)(2), 1979].
17.28.060 Minimum yards.
Minimum yards in the SR zone are:
A. Front, 30 feet;
B. Rear, 20 feet;
C. Side, 10 feet. [Ord. 166 § 4.05(C)(3), 1979].
17.28.070 Maximum building height.
Maximum building height in the SR zone is 25 feet, except that the planning commission may require a lesser height as provided in Chapter 17.60 TMC. [Ord. 2001-01 § 4, 2002; Ord. 166 § 4.05(C)(4), 1979].
17.28.080 Vegetation removal.
Trees may be removed if they are deceased or pose an imminent danger to people or structures, subject to the approval of the city engineer. Vegetation shall not be removed from a proposed building site until the site is approved by the building inspector. The building inspector shall approve the proposed site only if it involves removal of the fewest number of trees over 12 inches dbh. The minimum number of trees and shrubs over eight feet in height may be removed for the purpose of improving private or public views, subject to the approval of the design assistance committee. [Ord. 166 § 4.05(C)(5), 1979].
17.28.090 Required geologic study.
Structures, septic disposal systems, driveways, parking areas, pedestrian trails and other improvements permitted in the SR zone shall only be permitted on lands designated as unstable or of questionable stability on Plate 3 of the general plan if analysis by a registered geologist or professional civil engineer with expertise in soils or foundation engineering, or by a certified engineering geologist, at the applicant’s expense, demonstrates to the satisfaction of the planning commission that construction of the development will not significantly increase erosion and slope instability and that any potential adverse impacts have been mitigated to the maximum extent feasible. The geologist’s report shall conform to the requirements of TMC 17.20.130. [Ord. 97-3 § 1, 1997; Ord. 166 § 4.05(C)(6), 1979].