Chapter 18.20
RE – RESIDENTIAL ESTATES DISTRICT

Sections:

18.20.010    Intent.

18.20.020    Permitted uses.

18.20.030    Intensity of use regulations.

18.20.040    Height regulations.

18.20.050    Yard regulations.

18.20.060    Parking regulations.

18.20.070    Sign regulations.

18.20.080    Landscaping.

18.20.090    Design standards.

18.20.010 Intent.

The zoning of property as RE, Residential Estates District, is intended to provide for single-family detached dwellings at a density not to exceed one dwelling unit per acre and other selected uses which are compatible with the large-lot/low-density residential character of this district. Property zoned RE should include only those tracts which abut or are in close proximity to existing large-lot single-family development and which have an established neighborhood character of single-family dwellings on large lots containing a minimum of one acre. Land considered for the RE District should also include only that land which, due to its location or the conditions resulting from adjacent large-lot residential development, will not be provided public sanitary sewers within a reasonable period of time. (Code 1990 § 16-502.1)

18.20.020 Permitted uses.

No building, structure, land or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered except for one or more of the following uses:

A. Agricultural uses;

B. Dwellings, one-family;

C. Churches and publicly owned and operated community buildings, public museums, and public libraries;

D. Public parks and playgrounds, including public recreation and service buildings and publicly owned swimming pools;

E. Private parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, tennis courts, clubhouses and other recreation facilities within a subdivision for the use of subdivision residents;

F. Public schools, and private schools with a curriculum equivalent to that of a public school, and institutions of higher learning, including stadiums and dormitories in conjunction therewith, if located on the campus;

G. Golf courses and clubhouses appurtenant thereto (except miniature golf courses, driving ranges, and other similar activities operated as a business). (Code 1990 § 16-502.2)

18.20.030 Intensity of use regulations.

A. Minimum lot area: one acre (43,560 square feet).

B. Minimum lot width: 125 feet. (Code 1990 § 16-502.3)

18.20.040 Height regulations.

A. Maximum structure height: 35 feet. (Code 1990 § 16-502.4)

18.20.050 Yard regulations.

A. Front yards: minimum of 50 feet.

B. Side yards: minimum of 25 feet.

C. Rear yards: minimum of 75 feet. (Code 1990 § 16-502.5)

18.20.060 Parking regulations.

Four off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each single-family dwelling at least one of which shall be in a garage. All driveways shall be a minimum of 18 feet in width. (Ord. 1804 § 1. Code 1990 § 16-502.6)

18.20.070 Sign regulations.

See Chapter 18.170 GMC. (Code 1990 § 16-502.7)

18.20.080 Landscaping.

None required. (Code 1990 § 16-502.8)

18.20.090 Design standards.

See Gardner Design Standards. (Ord. 2359 § 3)