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Del Norte County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

20.14 R-2A District

Residential And Agricultural

20.14.10 Purpose

This district classification is designed for the orderly development of suburban homesites and sprawling country type multiple housing on parcels of land in the one to five acre category, to encourage a suitable environment for the development of rental units with space for family living and outdoor space for relaxation.

The regulations set forth in this chapter apply in all R-2A districts and are subject to the provisions of Chapters 20.46-20.58.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0500, 1967)

20.14.20 Permitted Users

Uses permitted shall be as follows:

  1. All uses permitted in R1-A districts subject to the securing of a use permit for any use for which a use permit is required in an R1-A district
  2. Child Day Care Home, up to 14 children
  3. Community Care Facilities for six or fewer people in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 1566.3
  4. Two-family dwellings
  5. Accessory dwelling units
  6. Junior accessory dwelling units
  7. Employee housing, agriculture, up to 12 dwelling units or 36 beds as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5).
  8. Employee housing, up to six residents as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5).
  9. Multiple dwellings and dwelling groups on a single parcel provided that not less than six thousand square feet of property is required for each living unit.

(Ord. 2023-007 § 26. 2023; Ord. 2023-006 § 3 (part), 2023; Ord. 67-10 § 3.0501, 1967)

20.14.30 Uses Permitted With A Use Permit

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:

  1. Multiple dwellings where the area per unit is less than six thousand square feet.
  2. Mobile homes.
  3. Mobile home parks.
  4. Motels.

(Ord. 76-22 § 1 (part), 1976: Ord. 67-10 § 3.0502, 1967)

20.14.40 Building Height

Building height limit shall be thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0503, 1967)

20.14.50 Minimum Lot Area

Minimum lot area shall be one acre.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0504, 1967)

20.14.60 Minimum Lot Width

Minimum lot width shall be one hundred feet.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0505, 1967)

20.14.70 Lot Coverage

Percentage of lot coverage permitted shall be thirty-five percent.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0506, 1967)

20.14.80 Front Yard

Front yards shall be twenty-five feet. See also Section 20.48.90.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0507, 1967)

20.14.90 Side Yard

Side yards shall be ten feet unless the building site is less than one hundred feet in width in which case side yards of ten percent of such width, but not less than five feet, shall be required.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0508, 1967)

20.14.100 Rear Yard

Rear yards shall be twenty feet for main buildings, five feet for accessory buildings.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0509, 1967)

20.14.110 Special Yards And Distances Between Buildings

  1. Accessory buildings used as barns, stables or farm outbuildings shall be not less than twenty feet from any side or rear property line, and not less than fifty feet from the front property line, and not less than twenty feet from any dwelling unit on the property.
  2. Yards for the use of livestock shall be fenced to keep animals not less than twenty feet from any dwelling.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.0510, 1967)