Cle Elum City Zoning Code
17.16 R
Residential District
“Day care, family home” means a family day care home located in a private home that supplies care, attention, supervision, and oversight for one to twelve children, governed by Washington State DSHS licensing provisions for said day care use and conducted in accordance with said state DSHS requirements.
“Food preparation” means a small-scale food business operating from a state or local approved kitchen for off-site consumption.
17.16.005 Purpose.
The purpose of the residential district is to create and maintain stable and attractive residential neighborhoods, while providing diversity in housing types and maintaining affordable housing. Residential zones should also protect sensitive natural areas, provide for the efficient use of land and public services, and provide appropriate vehicular and pedestrian access.
17.16.020 Definitions.
“Day care, family home” means a family day care home located in a private home that supplies care, attention, supervision, and oversight for one to twelve children, governed by Washington State DSHS licensing provisions for said day care use and conducted in accordance with said state DSHS requirements.
“Food preparation” means a small-scale food business operating from a state or local approved kitchen for off-site consumption.
“Home occupation” means a business, profession, occupation, or trade conducted for gain or support and located entirely within a residential building or a building accessory thereto, which use is accessory, incidental, and secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential character or appearance of such building.
“Home occupation, business administration” means the accessory use of a dwelling for office use including, but not limited to, the following professions: accountant, architect, artist, author, arts and crafts, attorney, composer, dressmaker, seamstress, tailor, engineer, insurance agent, photographer, music teacher, and real estate agent.
“Home occupation, home contractor” means the accessory use of a dwelling as, but not limited to, lawn care and/or snow removal services, building, electrical and plumbing, contractors’ offices for small business.
“Home occupation, product assemblage/repair” means a business or service involved in assembling products for off-site sales. This definition also includes the repair of small appliances, small engines, radios, televisions, and other similar items.
“Home occupation, professional services” means businesses that require specialized education, expertise, labor, discernment, and skill. This category encompasses professions such as psychologists, doctors, dentists, physical therapists, and massage therapists, or other similar home-office uses.
17.16.040 Front yard.
A front yard having a minimum depth of twenty feet is required. If on any given block, over fifty percent of the existing structures on the same street frontage are set back less than twenty feet, the required front yard shall be reduced to the average of the existing front yard setbacks along that street frontage.
17.16.050 Rear yard.
There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of twenty feet for the principal structure(s). Where a lot is served by an alley, the rear yard for a garage shall be a minimum depth of five feet. Accessory buildings shall maintain a minimum setback of five feet.
17.16.060 Side yard.
There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet in width. A side yard adjacent to a public right-of-way, an alley or street shall have a minimum width of fifteen feet. Side yard setbacks shall be measured from the drip line of the principal structure’s eave to the property line.
17.16.070 Site area.
For every building hereafter erected or structurally altered or moved into the district, there shall be provided a lot area of not less than five thousand square feet per unit for one-family dwellings, and not less than seven thousand square feet per unit for duplexes.
17.16.080 Height limit.
No building hereafter erected or structurally altered within or moved into the district shall exceed thirty-five feet.
17.16.090 Lot coverage and lot width.
The lot area covered by single-family dwellings, duplexes, accessory structures, and paving/concrete for parking areas or walkways shall not exceed sixty percent of the lot area. No residential lot having a width of less than forty feet, a depth of less than seventy-five feet, nor less than twenty feet of street frontage shall be created.
17.16.110 Manufactured homes.
Manufactured homes shall be installed in compliance with applicable codes, including but not limited to:
A. Homes shall be permanently installed on a foundation.
B. All installations must have an eighteen-inch minimum crawl space.
C. The tongue, wheels and any other transport hardware must be removed from the structure.
D. Skirting shall completely enclose the structure.
E. Permanent steps shall be installed to all entrances.
F. A minimum of seven hundred twenty square feet is required and the home must be transported in at least two pieces of equal width to the site. A minimum width of sixteen feet is required.
G. Must meet minimum snow load requirements.
17.16.120 Recreational vehicles.
Recreational vehicles including campers, travel trailers, mobile homes and other similar items the property of the lot owner or lessee may be parked for storage in the residential district provided they are parked on site; no on-street parking is permitted.