Chapter 21.32
RESIDENTIAL 2 ZONE CLASSIFICATION (R-2)

Sections:

21.32.010    Purpose—Intent.

21.32.020    Allowable uses.

21.32.025    Administrative review uses.

21.32.031    Conditional uses.

21.32.040    Temporary uses permitted.

21.32.050    Minimum development standards.

21.32.010 Purpose—Intent.

The R-2 zone classification is intended to provide a transition zone of medium density residential development which will maintain a rural character of the areas in the rural I and rural II land use areas of the county comprehensive plan A. (Ord. 2005-02 (part))

21.32.020 Allowable uses.

A. Single-family dwellings.

B. Commercial and domestic agriculture.

C. Forestry.

D. Public facilities and utilities.

E. Professional services.

F. Cottage occupation (in accordance with Chapter 21.70).

G. Light home industry (in accordance with Chapter 21.70).

H. Residential care facilities (in accordance with Chapter 21.85).

I. Family day care home (in accordance with Section 21.86.020).

J. Safe home.

K. Accessory equipment structures.

L. Attached communication facilities located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).

M. Religious facilities. (Ord. 2018-03, 4-17-18; Ord. 2005-02 (part))

21.32.025 Administrative review uses.

A. Child mini-day care center (in accordance with Section 21.56.030).

B. Attached communication facilities, not located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160). (Ord. 2005-02 (part))

21.32.031 Conditional uses.

A. Outdoor recreational facilities.

B. Indoor recreational facilities.

C. Campgrounds.

D. Group camps.

E. Rural event centers.

F. Retreat centers.

G. Geothermal energy facilities.

H. Public displays.

I. Surface mining.

J. Cluster development.

K. Duplexes.

L. Mobile home parks.

M. Semi-public facilities.

N. Child day care center (in accordance with Section 21.86.040).

O. Communication towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).

P. Co-location of communication towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160). (Ord. 2021-02, 6-22-21; Ord. 2005-02 (part))

21.32.040 Temporary uses permitted.

Temporary uses shall be permitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 21.70.120 of this title. (Ord. 2005-02 (part))

21.32.050 Minimum development standards.

A. Lot Size. Minimum lot size shall be two acres. The lot depth should not exceed the lot width by more than a ratio of four to one (four being the depth). Minimum lot width shall be two hundred feet. Access panhandles shall not be taken into account as part of the area calculations relative to minimum lot size indicated above.

B. Density Requirements.

1. Single-Family. Each single-family housing unit (including mobile homes) shall require the minimum lot area listed under subsection A of this section.

2. Duplex. Each duplex shall require one hundred fifty percent of the minimum lot area listed under subsection A of this section.

C. Setbacks. The standard setback requirements shall be as follows:

1. Front Yard. No building or accessory building shall be constructed closer than fifty feet from the centerline of the public road right-of-way or thirty-five feet from the centerline of a private road (not including private driveways), or twenty feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.

2. Side Yard. On each side of the building or accessory building, a side yard shall be provided of not less than twenty feet.

3. Rear Yard. A rear yard shall be provided of not less than twenty feet, including accessory buildings.

4. Nonconforming Lots. Lots of less than two acres in size shall conform to standard building code setback requirements.

5. A Yard that Fronts on More than One Road. A setback requirement for the front yard of a lot that fronts on more than one road shall be the required setback for that zone classification. All other frontages shall have a setback of fifteen feet from the property line, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater if the parcel is less than two acres. If the parcel is greater than two acres, the setback shall be twenty feet from the property line, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater.

6. Setbacks from cul-de-sacs and hammerhead turn arounds shall be twenty feet from the property line, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater.

D. Other Standards.

1. Building height limit for permitted residential uses shall not exceed thirty-five feet above average site grade, with the exception of Section 21.70.050 of this title.

2. Standards for off-street parking shall comply with Section 21.70.070 of this title.

3. No building or structure may be located within any easement. (Ord. 2005-02 (part))