Chapter 18.18
SR-2 SUBURBAN RANCH ESTATE ZONE
Sections:
18.18.040 Development standards – General.
18.18.050 Development standards – Open space requirements.
18.18.060 Development standards – Detached accessory buildings.
18.18.010 Purpose.
The suburban ranch estate zone is a low density single-family residential zone in which undisturbed natural areas are preserved. This zone provides a transition between SR zoned properties and more densely zoned neighborhoods. A limited range of agricultural and ranch uses is permitted. [Ord. 2016-107 § 1; Ord. 2015-105 § 1; Ord. 2011-048 § 1; Ord. 1995-06 § 2.]
18.18.020 Permitted uses.
A. The following uses are permitted in the SR-2 zone:
1. All uses as permitted in STC 18.09.020(A) (General Residential and Rural Zoning Provisions);
2. A temporary recreational vehicle, mobile or manufactured home, located on a lot for no more than one year during the construction of a permanent residence on the same lot. Applications for extensions of the one-year time period are considered in accordance with the procedures established in STC 18.17.020(A)(2) (SR Suburban Ranch Estate Zone).
B. The following are permitted as accessory uses in addition to those uses that would customarily be permitted as accessory uses under STC 18.03.020(A):
1. Agricultural and horticultural uses, not for retail sale:
a. Agricultural uses such as field crops, truck gardening, berry or bush crops, tree crops, flower gardening, nurseries, orchards or aviaries;
b. The raising of poultry, rabbits, and similar small animals, and the raising and grazing of livestock, including horses, cattle, sheep, and goats, but excluding swine, subject to the following requirements:
(1) A minimum of 10,000 square feet of lot area is required for each livestock animal that is more than six months of age,
(2) A minimum of 400 square feet of fenced area must be provided for each animal,
(3) All animals must be confined in corral or pen areas surrounded by stock-tight fences in accordance with STC 18.07.030(B),
(4) All animal corrals, shelters, and pens shall be set back a minimum of:
(a) Fifty feet from the side and rear lot lines abutting a rural, residential, or specific plan zone as determined in STC 18.05.010(A), and
(b) Forty feet from the side and rear lot lines abutting a business or industrial zone as determined in STC 18.05.010(A), and
(c) Fifty feet from any residence on an abutting property;
2. Raising of ratites, subject to the following requirements:
a. No more than one ostrich over 14 months of age for each 10,000 square feet of site area, and not more than one emu or similar ratite over 14 months of age for each 5,000 square feet of site area, or a prorated combination of each animal. Two ratites six to 14 months of age may be substituted for each ratite over 14 months of age;
b. Animals shall be confined within minimum six-foot-high, stock-tight corrals. Ostrich corrals shall be surrounded by a minimum six-foot-high, stock-tight fence or other restraint in accordance with STC 18.07.030(B) to prevent ratites from roaming at large;
c. Minimum setbacks for ratite corrals and shelter structures within corrals:
(1) From the front property line: 50 feet,
(2) From the side and rear property lines: 10 feet. [Ord. 2015-105 § 1; Ord. 2011-048 § 1; Ord. 1995-06 § 2.]
18.18.030 Conditional uses.
A. The following are permitted as conditional uses subject to the procedures set forth in Chapter 18.97 STC (Conditional Use Procedures).
B. Permitted Uses Subject to the Type 2 Conditional Use Procedure.
1. Membership organization subject to all the following requirements:
a. Minimum lot area: 10 acres;
b. Minimum building setback from all lot lines: 100 feet;
c. All outdoor lighting shall be arranged to eliminate glare towards streets and adjoining properties, in compliance with the town lighting code;
d. No amplifiers or loudspeakers of any kind may be installed outside any structures on the lot;
2. Community stable as defined in STC 18.03.020, subject to all the following requirements:
a. Minimum area for a community stable site: 10 acres;
b. Minimum community stable area for each horse that is more than six months of age: 10,000 square feet;
c. Minimum setback from boundaries of the subdivision in which the community stable is located: 500 feet;
d. Minimum setback from any residence on an abutting property: 50 feet;
e. All driveways and parking areas shall be:
(1) Maintained with a dust-proof material which will minimize the generation of dust, and
(2) Approved by the town engineer;
f. No amplifiers or loudspeakers of any kind may be installed outside any buildings constructed on the site;
g. All outdoor lighting shall be arranged to eliminate glare towards streets and adjoining properties, in compliance with the town lighting code;
h. A conditional use permit for a community stable may be revoked when the stable is:
(1) No longer owned by a nonprofit community organization, or
(2) Maintained in a manner which violates public health regulations, or which constitutes a public nuisance. [Ord. 2015-105 § 1; Ord. 2011-048 § 1; Ord. 1995-06 § 2.]
18.18.040 Development standards – General.
A. Minimum lot area: 72,000 square feet.
B. Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 72,000 square feet.
C. Minimum lot width: 125 feet.
D. Minimum yard setback requirements:
1. Front: 30 feet;
2. Side: 10 feet each;
3. Rear: 40 feet;
4. Minimum setback requirements or distance between structures may be modified by the zoning administrator, pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in STC 18.07.070.
E. Minimum distance between main buildings: Seven feet.
F. Building height limitations:
1. Maximum building height: 34 feet;
2. Maximum stories: Two. [Ord. 2011-048 § 1; Ord. 1995-06 § 2.]
18.18.050 Development standards – Open space requirements.
A. For unsubdivided lots, individual lots that are not part of a residential subdivision platted under SR-2 zoning:
1. A minimum of 30 percent of the area of a lot, excluding the area occupied by driveways, utility trenches, or perimeter fencing or walls, shall be left as natural area, as that term is defined in STC 18.61.030(A).
2. The location of the designated natural area on a lot shall be shown on a site plan submitted at the time of building permit application.
B. For residential subdivisions:
1. An area which equals a minimum of 30 percent of the combined area of all residential lots in the subdivision shall be left as natural area, as that term is defined in STC 18.61.030(A).
2. The location of the required amount of natural area, which may be part of the common areas of the subdivision or part of individual lots, shall be shown on the final plat and referenced in a plat note.
C. Except as permitted by this chapter, no development shall occur in a designated natural area.
D. Exceptions. The zoning administrator may approve a smaller percentage of natural area than required under this section where the property owner presents evidence that prior to the establishment of SR-2 zoning on the parcel, an area greater than the open space area required under this section was already graded or improved. [Ord. 2011-048 § 1; Ord. 1995-06 § 2.]
18.18.060 Development standards – Detached accessory buildings.
A. Maximum height: 24 feet.
B. Minimum distance requirements:
1. To main buildings: Seven feet;
2. To front lot line: 60 feet;
3. To side and rear lot lines if building is not used for animals:
a. Not adjacent to street: 10 feet;
b. Adjacent to street: 40 feet. [Ord. 2011-048 § 1; Ord. 1995-06 § 2.]
18.18.070 Cluster development option.
Repealed by Ord. 2016-107. [Ord. 2011-048 § 1; Ord. 1995-06 § 2.]