This zone accommodates low intensity residential development within a preserved rural landscape which is intended to serve as a buffer between Agriculture and any of the urban uses or as the edge of the urbanized City. It is intended to provide for the establishment of residential areas which are to be developed at low density and with reasonable and adequate limitations, safeguards, and controls for the keeping and maintenance of horses in those areas of the city where noncommercial equestrian activities may be an integral part of the neighborhood amenities. This zone implements the Rural Rancho land use designation in the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

The following uses are permitted in the R-R (Rural Rancho) zone subject to all provisions of this chapter:

A.

Primary Uses.

1.

Dwellings, single-family detached. No more than one such dwelling shall be permitted on one lot regardless of the size of the lot.

2.

The growing of field crops, trees, vegetables, fruits, berries, flowers, and nursery stock, including wholesaling of crops produced upon the premises.

3.

Animal raising, noncommercial, small animals, such as, poultry, birds, fish, fowl, rabbits, chinchillas, mice, frogs, earthworms, bees, and others of similar nature, form, and size, including hatching and fattening, and involving eggs or similar products derived therefrom.

4.

Public and private parks.

5.

Public Utility Facilities (City-initiated).

B.

Accessory Uses. The following buildings, structures, and uses are permitted when clearly incidental and accessory to the primary permitted use:

1.

Accessory dwelling units and Junior accessory dwelling units, per Section 17.60.010.H. (Accessory Dwelling Units).

2.

Accessory structures, non-habitable, including private garages or carports, garden greenhouses, recreation rooms, pool bathhouses, or private stables and swimming pools.

3.

Storage of tools, supplies, equipment, and petroleum products intended for use on the premises, but not for resale.

4.

Housing and storage (including corrals, coops, pens, etc.) for animals and for crop products produced on the premises.

5.

Keeping of horses with the following specifications:

a.

Minimum Lot Area. Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

b.

Minimum Lot Area Per Horse. Five thousand (5,000) square feet.

c.

No stable, shelter or corral shall be located within thirty-five (35) feet of any dwelling or other building used for human habitation.

d.

Horses are kept or maintained for the private use of the family residing on the premises, except that a maximum of two horses owned by residents in the neighborhood may be boarded.

6.

Pens and other shelter for domestic, noncommercial animals and pets. Such shelter shall not be nearer than thirty-five (35) feet from any building used for human habitation.

7.

Parking facilities, including cars, trucks, and vehicles owned by persons residing on the premises.

8.

Permitted Signs. Only the following signs shall be permitted:

a.

One unlighted identification sign not to exceed twelve (12) square feet in area.

b.

One unlighted sign pertaining to the rental, sale, or lease of the premises, not to exceed twelve (12) square feet in area. Such signs shall be located at least ten (10) feet from any property line.

9.

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of Section 17.58.010.

10.

Public Utility Facilities (City-Initiated)

C.

Conditional Uses. The following may be permitted in the R-R (Rural Rancho) zone, subject to obtaining a conditional use permit as specified in Section 17.74.010.

1.

Animal Raising, Commercial. Small animals, such as, poultry, birds, fish, fowl, rabbits, chinchilla, mice, frogs, earthworms, bees, and others of similar nature, form, and size, including hatching and fattening, and involving eggs or similar products derived therefrom.

2.

Borrow pits, gravel pits, and other recovery of natural mineral resources.

3.

Campgrounds, private, containing picnic areas, overnight camping facilities and temporary parking for travel trailers and camper trucks.

4.

Cemeteries, crematories, columbariums, and mausoleums.

5.

Clubs and lodges, private, nonprofit when site fronting on an arterial street.

6.

Dairy farms.

7.

Equestrian establishments, provided that in no case shall permanent maintenance or stabling of horses, storage of feed, riding arenas, or storage or maintenance of equipment be permitted within three hundred (300) feet of the boundary of any residential zone except for A-R (Agricultural Reserve) zone.

8.

Farms or establishments for the selective or experimental breeding of cattle or horses, or the raising and training of horses or show cattle.

9.

Farm labor camps.

10.

Fruit and vegetable packing houses.

11.

Golf courses (public and private).

12.

Interim outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation, pursuant to Chapter 17.85.

13.

Kennels.

14.

Mobilehomes.

15.

One temporary stand of temporary construction, for the display and sale of agricultural products produced on the premises, and placed not less than twenty-five (25) feet from any street or highway upon which such property fronts. When granting approval for such a temporary stand, the Planning Commission shall set a maximum time limit not to exceed one year on each such stand. Said time limit may be renewed at the option of the Planning Commission.

16.

Swimming, polo, and country clubs.

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

The following standards of development shall apply in the R-R (Rural Rancho) zone:

A.

Residential Density.

1.

Minimum Density. 0.4 dwelling units/acre.

2.

Maximum Density. One dwelling unit/acre.

B.

Lot Requirements.

1.

Minimum Lot Size. One acre.

2.

Minimum Lot Width. One hundred twenty (120) feet.

3.

Minimum Lot Depth. One hundred twenty (120) feet.

C.

Yard Requirements.

1.

Building Setback. A building setback of not less than sixty (60) feet from the center line of any street, public or private, or not less than twenty (20) feet from the established street line of any street shall be maintained.

2.

Side Yard. Each lot shall have side yards of at least twenty (20) feet in width.

3.

Rear Yard. Each lot shall have a rear yard of at least twenty-five (25) feet.

4.

Animals. Housing for animals (including corrals, coops, pens, stables, etc.) as permitted in this zone shall not be located within thirty-five (35) feet of any building or structure which is used for human habitation or assembly of persons.

5.

Feed and Crop Storage. Feed and crop products shall not be stored within:

a.

Fifty (50) feet of any front lot line.

b.

Twenty (20) feet of any residential lot line.

D.

Height Limits.

1.

The maximum height of the primary structure shall be two-and-one-half stories or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is less.

2.

The maximum height of accessory buildings or structures shall be seventeen (17) feet except that the maximum height of accessory buildings or structures incidental to agricultural pursuits as permitted in Section 17.10.020 shall be equal to one-half the distance of such building or structure from any property line.

3.

The maximum height of accessory dwelling units shall be per Section 17.60.010.H. (Accessory Dwelling Units).

E.

Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided for, subject to the requirements of Section 17.54.010 of this chapter.

F.

The minimum perimeter landscape setback shall equal at minimum ten (10) feet at any point and have an average perimeter landscape setback of 20-foot for the entire frontage.

G.

Architectural Review. All development in the R-R, (Rural Rancho) zone, is subject to architectural review as set forth in Section 17.72.010 of this title.

1.

Single-family dwellings (one only per parcel) in the R-R (Rural Rancho) zone are subject to the architectural review process as set forth in Section 17.72.010 of this chapter. Approval of such applications shall be made only after review by the planning division and concurrence by the director therefor.

2.

All mobilehomes subject to this review process shall be certified under the National Mobilehome Construction and Safety Act of 1974; and permanent foundations shall be approved by the building official; and roof material, roof overhang and exterior finish materials shall be the same as typically used on conventional single-family structures.

3.

All mobilehomes shall be compatible with surrounding development.

4.

All mobilehomes subject to the same development standards that apply to a conventional single-family dwelling.

5.

All mobilehomes shall be allowed to be placed upon any lot of record.

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23; Ord. No. 1220, § 2(Exh. A), 2-26-25)