Connell City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
10 RH RESIDENTIAL, HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT
§ 17.10.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the RH district is to establish areas for multiple-family residential buildings and townhomes and promote a suitable residential environment. The district is a transitional area between commercial and low and medium density residential areas.
(Formerly 17.30.010; Ord. 689 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 923 § 1 (part), 2012; Ord. 1038 § 7, 2024)
§ 17.10.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are the only uses permitted in an RH district:
(1)
Residential buildings;
(3)
Hospitals, nursing homes, and homes for the aged;
(6)
Motels, not furnishing food, drink, entertainment or car services in accord with Section 17.19.040;
(7)
Multifamily buildings;
(8)
Townhomes, no more than four connected units;
(12)
Adult family home; and
(13)
Family day care.
(Formerly 17.30.020; Ord. 689 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 803 § 1, 2006; Ord. 923 § 1 (part), 2012; Ord. 1006 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2020; Ord. 1038 § 7, 2024)
§ 17.10.030 Uses requiring a conditional use permit.
The following uses require a conditional use permit in accord with Section 17.23.020:
(1)
Public and quasi-public uses;
(3)
Mini-storage units for the storage of personal effects normally associated with a dwelling unit (no commercial or industrial merchandise or equipment).
(Formerly 17.30.030; Ord. 689 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 923 § 1 (part), 2012; Ord. 1006 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2020; Ord. 1038 § 7, 2024)
§ 17.10.040 Development standards.
In addition to the specific regulations set forth in this title and the standards set forth in or adopted by this code, development standards in the RH district shall include:
(1)
Minimum lot area: four thousand square feet required for the first unit, and one thousand five hundred square feet for each additional unit;
(2)
Minimum lot width: fifty feet for a single-family and two-family dwelling units, and twenty-five feet for a townhome; seventy-five feet for two or more units;
(3)
Minimum setbacks: street frontage—twenty feet; sides—five feet on one side, and ten feet on the garage side, except zero feet for the attached side(s) of a townhome unit; rear—twenty feet. If the structure exceeds thirty-five feet in height, non-street side yards must be one foot for each three feet or portion thereof of building height (for corner lots see Section 17.21.080);
(4)
Building height: thirty-five feet. A conditional use permit, in accord with Chapter 17.23, must be obtained when a structure is to be in excess of thirty-five feet;
(6)
Site review: Site review, in accord with Section 16A.06.020, will be required for developments having two or more units per parcel.
(Formerly 17.30.040; Ord. 689 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 821 § 4, 2007; Ord. 923 § 1 (part), 2012; Ord. 1006 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2020; Ord. 1038 § 7, 2024)