Chapter 17.14
R-1 OR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
17.14.040 Development standards.
17.14.010 Purpose.
The R-1 zoning district provides low density residential areas for single-family development where lot sizes and densities are designed to accommodate large areas of open space for recreational activities compatible with a residential environment. The R-1 single-family residential district is intended to achieve the following purposes:
A. To reserve appropriately located areas for family living in a variety of types of dwellings at a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety;
B. To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling unit;
C. To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions, which require a residential environment;
D. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them;
E. To protect residential properties from the hazards, noise, and congestion created by commercial and industrial traffic;
F. To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles;
G. To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and other objectionable influences; and
H. To protect residential properties from fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)
17.14.020 Permitted uses.
The uses listed in the table in EMC 17.11.040 as permitted uses are allowed. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)
17.14.030 Conditional uses.
In addition to the uses authorized by EMC 17.14.020, the uses listed in the table in EMC 17.11.040 as requiring a conditional use permit are allowed if a conditional use permit is issued. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)
17.14.040 Development standards.
The following regulations shall apply in all R-1 districts:
A. Minimum lot area: 6,000 square feet for an interior lot and 7,000 for a corner lot, except as provided for in EMC 17.12.060.
B. Density standard: Minimum of two/maximum of six dwelling units per net acre. In a PD, seven to 10 units.
C. Maximum building lot coverage: 65 percent.
D. Minimum lot width: 60 feet.
E. Minimum Lot Frontage.
1. Interior lot: 60 feet.
2. Corner lot: 70 feet.
3. Cul-de-sac lot: 30 feet.
F. Minimum lot depth: 90 feet.
G. Maximum height: Two stories, but not exceeding 35 feet.
H. Minimum Setbacks.
1. Front: 15 feet when a front porch is provided; 20 feet when no porch is provided, and the minimum depth of a front porch shall be six feet and a minimum of 60 square feet. When the garage door is facing the street, the garage shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the front property line, and a minimum of five feet back from the closest front wall of the structure to the front property line, or as otherwise approved by the approving authority. The minimum setback from the garage to the front property line shall be 20 feet.
2. Side: Five feet. A corner lot shall have a side yard abutting a street of not less than 15 feet. If the side yard not abutting a street is to be used for driveway purposes, the minimum width shall be 12 feet.
3. Rear: 20 feet. On corner lots, the rear yard for any building shall be not less than 10 feet in depth.
I. Minimum Floor Area.
1. Studio units: 450 square feet.
2. One-bedroom units: 650 square feet.
3. Two-bedroom units: 800 square feet.
4. Three-bedroom units: 900 square feet.
5. Four-bedroom units: 1,000 square feet. (Ord. 530 Att. A, 2011; Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)