Chapter 11.08
RURAL RESIDENTIAL/RESOURCE—1 DWELLING UNIT PER 20 ACRES (RR20)

Sections:

11.08.010    Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.

11.08.020    Standards.

11.08.010 Permitted, accessory and conditional uses.

Permitted, accessory and conditional uses in this district shall be as identified in Chapter 11.04, District Use Chart, of this title. Said uses shall be allowed, as indicated in the district use chart, only after the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable provisions of the Chelan County Code are met. (Res. 2007-98 (part), 7/2/07: Res. 2006-114 (part), 8/29/06; Res. 2006-45 (part), 4/4/06; Res. 2005-66 (part), 6/28/05; Res. 2004-84 (part), 7/27/04; Res. 2003-96 (part), 7/22/03; Res. 2003-93 (part), 7/22/03; Res. 2002-8 (part), 1/15/02; Res. 2001-60 (part), 4/17/01; Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).

11.08.020 Standards.

All development in this zone shall meet the applicable provisions of the Chelan County Code, including without limitation the following:

(1) Minimum lot size: twenty acres, which measures to the centerline of adjoining public rights-of-way, which may be modified one time for:

(A) Cluster subdivisions and planned developments; or

(B) Fractional lot, no less than fifty percent of the minimum area of the district, within a major or minor plat; or

(C) Fractional lot for boundary line adjustment meeting the criteria of Section 12.18.030; or

(D) Lot size reduction for existing dwellings, under the criteria listed in subsection (9) of this section.

(2) Minimum lot width: two hundred feet at the front building line.

(3) Maximum building height: thirty-five feet.

(4) Maximum lot coverage: buildings and structures shall not occupy more than thirty-five percent of the lot area.

(5) Minimum Setback Distances. Minimum setback requirements shall be as provided in this section except when abutting commercial agricultural lands (AC), and riparian and shoreline areas, or as increased by the provisions of this title:

(A) Front yard: twenty-five feet from the front property line or fifty-five feet from the street centerline, whichever is greater.

(B) Rear yard: twenty feet from the rear property line.

(C) Side yard: five feet from the side property line. On corner lots the street side yard shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet from the property line or fifty-five feet from the street centerline, whichever is greater.

(6) Off-street parking requirements in this district shall be as follows:

(A) Two spaces per single-family dwelling unit;

(B) One space per five beds and one space per staff person for adult family homes;

(C) Other off-street parking and loading shall be provided as prescribed in Chapter 11.90 of this title.

(7) Landscape standards shall be provided as prescribed in Chapter 15.50 of Title 15, Development Standards, as amended.

(8) Accessory uses which support, promote, or sustain agricultural operations and production as a secondary, subordinate, and/or supplemental element of the operation of an ongoing agricultural activity as defined by RCW 84.34.020(2) must be on the same parcel (or have adjacent or contiguous ownership) as the agriculture use that they are supporting.

(9) Lot Size Reduction for Existing Dwellings. To support long-term residential living, maintenance of existing housing and affordable housing options throughout the county. The owner of land may segregate, one time only, property into one additional lot when meeting the following criteria, except for those properties within the Icicle Valley Design Review Overlay District, Chapter 11.72:

(A) The parcel, prior to land division, shall not be divisible by subdivision (short or major), cluster subdivision (short or major) or through a certificate of exemption process, as defined by Title 12, excluding “laws of descent.”

(B) The proposed lot has adequate access.

(C) The size of the proposed lot is the minimum area reasonably necessary to support the existing single-family residence and associated accessory uses. If wells and/or septic systems are adjacent to the existing single-family residence, lot size should include these facilities. If wells and/or septic are not adjacent, then easements shall be provided.

(D) Land division process shall be completed through Title 12 short plat provisions.

(10) Lot Size Reduction for Existing Dwellings. In certain rural residential/resource districts for agriculture and timber uses. Land located on “farm and agricultural land” or “timber land” as defined in RCW 84.34.020 may be segregated one time only when meeting the following criteria:

(A) Land is a minimum of five acres.

(B) When proposed lot size is the minimum necessary to incorporate legally constructed dwellings and accessory uses existing prior to September 9, 1997. This provision does not apply to accessory dwelling units, dependent care housing or farm worker housing.

(C) The proposed lot has adequate access.

(D) The lot size meets the provisions of the Chelan-Douglas health district.

(E) Division is completed through a short subdivision process in Title 12. (Res. 2015-73 (Atts. A, B) (part), 8/4/15; Res. 2012-46 (Att. A) (part), 5/15/12; Res. 2011-86 (Att. A) (part), 10/4/11: Res. 2008-13 (part), 2/5/08; Res. 2007-98 (part), 7/2/07: Res. 2002-8 (part), 1/15/02: Res. 2001-60 (part), 4/17/01: Res. 2000-129 (part), 10/17/00).