Chapter 18.06
RS5000 ZONE – RESIDENTIAL

Sections:

18.06.010    Land uses.

18.06.020    Repealed.

18.06.030    Repealed.

18.06.040    Minimum lot size.

18.06.050    Setbacks.

18.06.060    Maximum height.

18.06.080    Maximum lot coverage – RS5000.

18.06.085    Floor area limits.

18.06.090    Density including accessory dwelling units.

18.06.095    Tiny homes as an SFD.

18.06.010 Land uses.

The table in Section 18.09.010 identifies the allowed land uses in the RS5000 district. (Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019; Ord. 1004 § 4 (Exh. E), 2014; Ord. 820, 2002; Ord. 696, 1995; Ord. 527, 1989)

18.06.020 Secondary uses.

Repealed by Ord. 1004. (Ord. 875, 2006; Ord. 754, 1997; Ord. 703, 1995; Ord. 696, 1995; Ord. 687, 1994; Ord. 597, 1991; Ord. 591, 1991; Ord. 583, 1990; Ord. 527, 1989)

18.06.030 Conditional uses.

Repealed by Ord. 1004. (Ord. 875, 2006; Ord. 798, 2001; Ord. 771, 1999; Ord. 754, 1997; Ord. 699, 1995; Ord. 696, 1995; Ord. 583, 1990; Ord. 527, 1989)

18.06.040 Minimum lot size.

Minimum lot size in the RS5000 zone is 5,000 square feet; provided, that submerged lands and all but 25 percent of sensitive areas shall be deducted before calculating the development density for the property. (Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019; Ord. 1004 § 4 (Exh. E), 2014; Ord. 733, 1997; Ord. 623B, 1992; Ord. 527, 1989)

18.06.050 Setbacks.

Setbacks in the RS5000 zone are:

A. Street or front: 20 feet;

B. Side yard: five feet on each side;

C. Rear yard: 25 feet;

D. Where a lot abuts a public or private alley, the setback for a principal building shall be 25 feet from the centerline of the alley; for accessory structures, exclusive of accessory dwelling units, the setback shall be 10 feet from the center of the alleyway; and in no case shall a structure be erected closer than two feet to the alley right-of-way;

E. All parts of the structure or building including, without limitation, cornices, eaves, canopies, sun shades, gutters, chimneys and flues shall be considered in calculating the location of the structure or building in determining compliance with the setback requirements of this section. (Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019; Ord. 1004 § 4 (Exh. E), 2014; Ord. 788, 2000; Ord. 771, 1999; Ord. 569, 1990; Ord. 527, 1989)

18.06.060 Maximum height.

A. Maximum height in the RS5000 zone is 25 feet; provided, that the height may be built to 30 feet with a pitched roof if the lowest part of the pitch begins no higher than 25 feet.

B. Except as otherwise provided herein, the maximum height for accessory structures is 15 feet. On lots one-half acre or larger in size, the height may be increased up to the height of the principal building; provided, that there shall be one foot of additional yard setback for each added foot of additional height above 15 feet. (Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019; Ord. 1004 § 4 (Exh. E), 2014; Ord. 965 § 2, 2012; Ord. 820, 2002; Ord. 699, 1995; Ord. 617, 1992; Ord. 527, 1989)

18.06.080 Maximum lot coverage – RS5000.

The maximum lot coverage is the maximum percentage of surface (exclusive of sensitive areas and submerged lands but including required buffers) that may be covered with materials that will not allow percolation of water into underlying soils. The maximum lot coverage percentages are as follows:

A. Lots 10,000 square feet or less: 40 percent;

B. Lots 10,000 to 43,560 square feet (one acre): 40 percent for the first 10,000 square feet and 30 percent for all area over 10,000 square feet;

C. Lots over one acre: 25 percent. (Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019; Ord. 1004 § 4 (Exh. E), 2014; Ord. 771, 1999; Ord. 699, 1995; Ord. 617, 1992)

18.06.085 Floor area limits.

The maximum floor area limit is the maximum amount of habitable floor area that may be constructed in a principal building on a legal lot or parcel. Floor area limits are applicable to all floors above grade and one-half of the total floor area of a daylight basement. The maximum floor area limits are calculated as follows:

Lot/parcel area to be used in the calculations shall be performed in conjunction with Section 18.06.040.

A. Single-family residences: 40 percent of the first 5,000 square feet of lot/parcel area; 25 percent of additional lot/parcel area over 5,000 and up to 15,000 square feet; 10 percent of additional lot/parcel area over 15,000 square feet.

B. Duplex residences: 50 percent of the first 5,000 square feet of lot/parcel area; 35 percent of additional lot/parcel area over 5,000 square feet and up to 15,000 square feet; 10 percent of additional lot/parcel area over 15,000 square feet. (Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019; Ord. 1004 § 4 (Exh. E), 2014; Ord. 799, 2001)

18.06.090 Density including accessory dwelling units.

For the purpose of this section accessory dwelling units include tiny homes as an ADU.

Lot with SFD on sewer

Lot with duplex on sewer

Lot with SFD on septic

Lot with duplex on septic

One attached and one detached ADU

One detached ADU

One attached or one detached ADU

No ADUs

Maximum two ADUs

Maximum one ADU

Maximum one ADU

 

(Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019)

18.06.095 Tiny homes as an SFD.

Tiny homes constructed or placed on a lot as a single-family dwelling shall meet the same requirements for a single-family dwelling as regulated in this zone. (Ord. 1051 § 4 (Exh. D), 2019)