Chapter 23.29 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS BY ZONING DISTRICT

Chapter 23.29
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS BY ZONING DISTRICT

Sections:

23.29.020 General zoning district development standards.

23.29.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish development standards for lot area, allowed density, building setbacks, height, and lot coverage as appropriate for each of the City’s base zoning districts. Standards for overlay zoning districts are provided in EGMC Chapter 23.42 (Overlay/Combining Districts). [Ord. 23-2014 §3 (Exh. A), eff. 10-10-2014]

23.29.020 General zoning district development standards.

Table 23.29-1 (Development Standards for Base Zoning Districts) includes lot area, allowed density, building setbacks, height, and lot coverage requirements, as defined in this title, for each of the City’s base zoning districts.

Table 23.29-1

Development Standards for Base Zoning Districts

Part A: Agricultural and Residential Zoning Districts
Measurement/ Zoning District	Agricultural Zoning Districts						Residential Zoning Districts
Measurement/ Zoning District	AG-80	AG-20	AR-10	AR-5	AR-2	AR-1	RD-1	RD-2	RD-3	RD-4	RD-5	RD-6	RD-7	RD-10	RD-15	RD-20	RD-25	RD-30
Residential Density
Density (du/acre)
Minimum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.1 du/acres	10.1 du/acres	15.1 du/acres	20.1 du/acres	25.1 du/acres
Maximum	1 du/lot	1 du/lot	1 du/lot	1 du/lot	1 du/lot	1 du/lot	1 du/acre	2 du/acre	3 du/acre	4 du/acre	5 du/acre	6 du/acre	7 du/acre	10 du/acres	15 du/acres	20 du/acres	30 du/acres	30 du/acres
Lot Dimensions2
Lot Area, minimum
Acres	80	20	10	5	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Square feet	-	-	-	-	-	-	43,560	20,000	10,000	8,500	5,200	4,000	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4
Lot Width/Frontage, minimum
Generally	1,000 ft	500 ft	300 ft	250 ft	150 ft	75 ft	75 ft	75 ft	65 ft	65 ft	52 ft	40 ft	-4	-4	-4	-	-	-
Corner lots	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	75 ft	62 ft	47.5 ft	-4	-4	-4	-	-	-
Lot Depth, minimum	1,500 ft	1,500 ft	100 ft	100 ft	100 ft	100 ft	125 ft	125 ft	125 ft	100 ft	85 ft	65 ft	-4	-4	-4	-	-	-
Setbacks
Front Yard
Generally	50 ft	50 ft	30 ft	30 ft	25 ft	25 ft	20 ft3	20 ft3	20 ft3	20 ft3	15 ft3	15 ft3	12.5 ft3	-4	-4	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft
To covered porch										20 ft3	15 ft3	12.5 ft3	12.5 ft3, 5	-4	-4	-	-	-
To garage door, front facing										22 ft3	20 ft3	20 ft3	18 ft3	-4	-4	-	-	-
To garage, swing/side load										15 ft3	15 ft3	15 ft3	12.5 ft3	-4	-4	-	-	-
Side Yard																-	-	-
Interior side, generally	50 ft	50 ft	20 ft	20 ft	20 ft	10 ft	5 ft	5 ft	5 ft	5 ft	5 ft	5 ft	5 ft	-4	-4	25 ft8	25 ft8	25 ft8
Side setback for zero lot line	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10 ft	10 ft	10 ft	10 ft	-4	-4	-	-	-
Interior side, adjacent to residential and open space
Street side	50 ft	50 ft	15 ft	15 ft	15 ft	15 ft	12.5 ft	12.5 ft	12.5 ft	12.5 ft	12.5 ft	12.5 ft	12.5 ft	-4	-4	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft
Rear Yard
Generally	50 ft	50 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	-	-	-	15 ft7	-4	-4	20 ft8	20 ft8	20 ft8
To living area, lots > 100 feet deep										20 ft	15 ft	15 ft	-	-4	-4	-	-	-
To living area, lots ≤ 100 feet deep										15% of average lot depth6			-	-4	-4	-
To detached garage/secondary dwelling unit										5 ft	5 ft	5 ft	-	-4	-4	-	-	-
Height Limits
Generally	30 ft1	30 ft1	30 ft1	30 ft1	30 ft1	30 ft1	30 ft	30 ft	30 ft	30 ft	30 ft	30 ft	30 ft	35 ft	35 ft	40 ft9	40 ft9	40 ft9
Buildings < 100 feet from agricultural, agricultural residential, residential	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Development Standards
Minimum open space10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25%	25%	25%
Accessory structures	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.46
Fences and walls	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.52
Landscaping	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.54
Lighting	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.56
Parking	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.58
Performance standards	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.60
Signs	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.62

Notes:

1. Accessory structures are generally permitted to a maximum height of forty (40' 0") feet, except that water tanks, silos, granaries, and similar structures or necessary mechanical apparatus may be a maximum height of sixty-five (65' 0") feet.

2. Flag lots are discouraged and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

3. The front yard setback may be reduced when separated sidewalks are utilized. The setback reduction shall not exceed the width of the planter separating the sidewalk and the street. The front yard setback is measured from the front property line, which is typically located at the back of a monolith sidewalk that is contiguous to the street. When a separated sidewalk is used, the property line may either be located at the back of the sidewalk or at the back of the curb. In such instances, the width of the landscaping separating the sidewalk from the curb may be reduced from the required front yard setback. In any instance, however, the driveway shall maintain a minimum depth of twenty (20' 0") feet (fifteen (15' 0") feet for side garages/swing driveways). See the following example figure, which illustrates this concept with the development standards for the RD-5 zone:

4. Determined through the design review process.

5. The front setback to covered porch may be reduced to ten (10' 0") feet if a reduced public utility easement (PUE) is approved as part of the subdivision map.

6. In no event shall the rear yard be less than ten (10' 0") feet for one (1) story buildings and fifteen (15' 0") feet for two (2) and three (3) story buildings.

7. Fifteen (15' 0") foot setback for two (2) story; ten (10' 0") foot setback for one (1) story.

8. The side and rear setback for all three (3) or more story multifamily structures (or portions thereof) abutting any single-family residential or open space district shall be one hundred (100' 0") feet, measured from the property line of the common boundary.

9. As part of the design review process, the maximum height may be increased to sixty (60' 0") feet.

10. Open space includes active and passive recreation areas, other outdoor amenities, natural open space areas, and all landscaped areas outside of the required landscape corridors along adjoining streets.

Table 23.29-1

Development Standards for Base Zoning Districts

Part B: Commercial, Mixed Use, Office, Industrial, and Public/Quasi-Public Zoning Districts
Measurement/Zoning District	Commercial Zoning Districts					Mixed Use		Office Zoning Districts		Industrial Zoning Districts			Public/Quasi-Public Zoning Districts
Measurement/Zoning District	LC	GC	SC	AC	C-O	VCMU	RMU	BP	MP	LI	LI/FX	HI	PR	PS	O
Residential Density
Density Range (du/acre)
Minimum	-	-	-	-	-	12.1	15.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maximum	-	-	-	-	-	40	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nonresidential Building Intensity
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.3	2.0	0.1
Lot Dimensions
Lot Area, minimum (square feet)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lot Width/Frontage, minimum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Generally	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corner lots	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lot Depth, minimum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Setbacks
Front Yard
Generally	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	0 ft	5 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	10 ft	25 ft	25 ft
To covered porch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
To garage door, front facing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
To garage, swing/side load	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Side Yard
Interior side, generally	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft	0 ft	10 ft	10 ft	0 ft	0 ft	0 ft	10 ft	10 ft	10 ft
Interior side, adjacent to residential and open space	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	10 ft	15 ft	-	-	-	15 ft	-	15 ft	15 ft	-
Street side	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft	5 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	10 ft	25 ft	25 ft
Rear Yard
Generally	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft1	0 ft	10 ft	10 ft	10 ft	0 ft	0 ft	0 ft	10 ft	10 ft	25 ft
To living area, lots > 100 feet deep	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
To living area, lots ≤ 100 feet deep	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
To detached garage/secondary dwelling unit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adjacent to residential and open space	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	25 ft	10 ft	15 ft	-	-	-	15 ft	-	15 ft	15 ft	-
Height Limits
Generally	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft2	40 ft	40 ft	40 ft
Buildings < 100 feet from agricultural, agricultural residential, residential, or open space zoning district	20 ft2	20 ft2	20 ft2	20 ft2	20 ft	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2	24 ft2
Other Development Standards
Accessory structures	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.46
Fences and walls	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.52
Landscaping	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.54
Lighting	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.56
Parking	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.58
Performance standards	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.60
Signs	Refer to Chapter EGMC 23.62

Notes:

1. When the building frontage along the applicable yard is greater than three hundred (300' 0") linear feet, the required setback shall be a minimum of twenty (20' 0") feet.

2. As part of the design review process, the maximum height may be increased to a height as determined by the designated approving authority; provided, that the intensity of the development is consistent with the General Plan and on-site improvements, including but not limited to architectural articulation, quality, and materials and landscaping, are provided to ensure, as determined by the approval authority, compatibility with the surrounding context and character of the project site.

[Ord. 6-2019 §3 (Exh. A), eff. 4-26-2019; Ord. 24-2015 §11 (Exh. I), eff. 2-12-2016; Ord. 31-2014 §3 (Exh. A), eff. 2-13-2015; Ord. 23-2014 §3 (Exh. A), eff. 10-10-2014]