This Article contains requirements applicable to all residential zones.

Property in a residential district shall conform to the following minimum bulk requirements:

(a)

Single or multiple family dwellings shall not exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, whichever is less, provided, with a special permit multiple family dwellings in a RM1 District shall not exceed four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet in height, whichever is less.

(b)

Single family dwellings shall have a twenty-five (25) foot front yard setback. Multiple family dwellings shall have a fifteen (15) foot front yard setback.

(c)

Single or multiple family dwellings shall have a five (5) foot side and rear yard setback if the dwelling is one story in height, a ten (10) foot side and year yard setback if the dwelling is two stories in height or if the dwelling is located on a corner lot, provided, property located in an R2 or R3 District may have smaller side and rear yards with a permit.

(d)

Buildings in a single family residential zone shall be separated by at least six (6) ft. Buildings in a multiple family residential zone shall be separated by at least ten (10) ft. for one (1) story structures and twenty (20) ft. for multiple story structures, and accessory buildings shall be separated by at least six (6) ft.

(e)

A breezeway may be used to attach main buildings with accessory buildings and accessory buildings with other accessory buildings provided such breezeway shall be constructed so as to permit authorized firemen and other emergency personnel free access between a building used for dwelling purposes and an accessory building. The intent of such breezeway shall be to permit a roofed section between buildings and not to create an enclosed room.

Enclosed trash receptacles shall be installed and maintained for each multiple-family dwelling.

(a)

Home based businesses shall be permitted in a residential district in accordance with this section.

(b)

Before approving an application for a home based business in accordance with the provisions of this section, the Planning Director shall determine the proposed home based business will comply with the following standards:

(1)

The proposed home based business will not be detrimental to other uses allowed in the zoning district;

(2)

The home based business will be subordinate and incidental to all other uses.

(3)

The home based business will be of such character as to permit its being allowed uniformly in all zoning districts of the same classification.

(4)

A home based business shall be conducted within a dwelling by an inhabitant thereof and shall be clearly incidental to the use of the structure as a dwelling.

(5)

A home based business shall not be conducted in an accessory structure, including a garage, and storage of equipment or supplies shall be inside the dwelling.

(6)

A home based business shall not involve the use of any material of mechanical equipment not recognized as being part of normal household or hobby uses.

(7)

There shall be no external alteration of appearance of the dwelling in which a home based business is conducted.

(8)

The existence of a home based business shall not be apparent beyond the boundaries of the site and no advertising signs of any kind shall be permitted beyond the boundaries of the site.

(9)

No one other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed in the conduct of a home based business.

(10)

A home based business shall not create any noise audible beyond the boundaries of the site.

(11)

No motor power other than electrically operated motors shall be used in connection with a home business, unless for emergency purposes only (power outages, earthquakes, etc.).

(12)

A home based business shall not create pedestrian, automobile or truck traffic significantly in excess of the normal amount generated by permitted uses in the district.

(c)

A permit for a home based business may be modified or revoked as prescribed by this chapter.

(d)

Cottage food operations (CFO) shall be a permitted use under this section.

( Ord. No. 15-735 , § 2, 9-22-2015)

Accessory buildings shall meet the following requirements:

(a)

Detached accessory buildings shall not exceed seventeen and one-half (17.5) ft. in all zoning districts except RM1 and RM2 where detached accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen (15) ft. in height.

(b)

Detached accessory buildings shall not be located at a distance less than 60% of the depth of the lot from the front property line, or ninety (90) ft., whichever is less, provided, on a corner lot, no detached accessory building shall be located at a distance less than ten (10) ft. from the side line.

(c)

An accessory building on the rear twenty-five (25) ft. of a reverse corner lot shall not be located nearer to the side lot line on the street side of the reversed corner lot than the front yard depth required on the key lot in the rear.

(d)

A private garage may be a part of the main building if such garage and the main building have a common wall not less than five (5) ft. in length or if such garage is located not more four (4) ft. from the main building and is connected thereto by a roof not less than five (5) ft. in width.

(Ord. No. 10-690, 11-16-2010)

Fences, walls and hedges shall meet the following requirements:

(a)

No fence, wall or hedge located in a rear or side yard in an R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, RA, RM1 or RM2 District shall exceed a height of six (6) feet.

(b)

No fence, wall or hedge located in the required front yard shall exceed a height of four (4) ft., provided the maximum height shall be three (3) ft. on corner lots.

(c)

No fence, wall or hedge located within twenty-five (25) ft. of the rear line of a reversed corner lot between the street and the established setback line on the key lot to the rear shall exceed a height of four (4) ft.

(d)

No barbed wire or electrified fence shall be used or maintained independently or in connection with a fence wall or hedge along the perimeter of any lot or within three (3) ft. of the perimeter and no sharp wire or sharp points shall project at the top of the fence or a wall which is less than six (6) ft. in height.

(e)

Acceptable fencing materials shall include the following:

(1)

Block wall.

(2)

Natural wood.

(3)

Manufactured wood specifically designed for exposure to the weather.

(4)

Stick frame with stucco.

(5)

Manufactured vinyl.

(6)

Chain link (with or without privacy slats).

(7)

Wrought iron.

(8)

Animal fencing (in RA Zone).

(f)

Obtain a building permit for new fences and changes to existing fences.

(g)

Clear measurement points for established height requirements will be made from the inside property line at slab grade or at the native grade at the fence determined by the Building Official.

(h)

Repairs made to existing fence must be made with like material or material approved by the building department.

(Ord. No. 11-705, 8-16-2011)

(a)

Dwellings in the R1, R2, or R3 Districts, including manufactured homes, shall meet the following minimum requirements:

(1)

Each single-family dwelling, including manufactured homes, shall contain not less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet of building area and shall be at least twenty-four (24) ft. wide. A special permit may be granted for multiple-story manufactured homes of less than twenty-four (24) ft. wide that are integrated with a garage and having a combined width of at least thirty-four (34) ft. Multiple-story single-family dwellings shall have a ground floor containing not less than 750 sq. ft.

(2)

Manufactured units installed on a lot permitting conventional single family dwellings shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 9-2.215 of this Municipal Code.

(B)

No person shall maintain an inoperable vehicle, engage in the prolonged repair of mechanical equipment, including vehicles, or engage in the repair of more than two vehicles except within an area not visible from adjoining properties or adjoining public streets. As used herein, the term prolonged repair activities refers to repair activities which are not completed within thirty (30) consecutive days. The violation of this provision is an infraction.

(Ord. No. 05-635, 11-15-2005; Ord. No. 16-740 , §§ 2, 3, 6-7-2016)

(a)

No person shall construct, or cause to be constructed, maintain, or cause to be maintained, second unit housing within the City unless a building permit is first obtained.

(b)

A Second Unit shall have a minimum of five hundred (500) sq. ft. of floor area and not more than one thousand (1,000) sq. ft. of floor area.

(c)

A Second Unit shall have ingress and egress to the Second Unit independent of the Primary Unit.

(d)

The Second Unit must use the Primary Residence sewer system, provided the Primary Residence sewer system has adequate capacity, otherwise a separate septic or sewer system must be installed.

(e)

A Second Unit may not have independent water, electric or gas service.

(f)

The Second Unit square footage is included with the Primary Residence for the purpose of calculating lot coverage.

( Ord. No. 14-722 , § 5, 4-1-2014)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 06-637, adopted Feb. 7, 2006, repealed former §§ 9-2.308, 9-2.309, in their entirety which respectively pertained to temporary sales offices and garage and yard sales.