The R-LD low-density residential district is primarily established to promote a suitable residential environment and to accommodate low-density residential uses largely consisting of single-family detached dwelling units and two-family dwelling units uninterrupted by conflicting uses and incompatible activities. For the R-LD low-density residential district, in promoting the general purposes of this title, the specific intent of this section is:

A.

To encourage the construction or placement of, and the continued use of the land for single-family dwellings in the city and extraterritorial area;

B.

To prohibit high-density residential, commercial and industrial use of the land and to prohibit any other use which would substantially interfere with development or continuation of single-family dwellings in the district;

C.

To discourage any use which would generate traffic on minor streets other than normal traffic to serve residents on those streets;

D.

To discourage any use which because of its character or size would create requirements and costs for public services such as water supply and sewerage, substantially in excess of such requirements and costs if the districts were developed solely for single-family and two-family dwellings.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

Single-family detached dwellings units;

B.

Two-family dwelling units;

C.

Neighborhood playgrounds and open spaces;

D.

Accessory buildings and structures;

E.

Home occupation;

F.

Home day-care facilities accommodating eighteen or less children;

G.

Group homes serving eight or fewer individuals.

(Ord. 879 (part), 2008: Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

(Ord. No. 915, 8-5-13; Ord. No. 973, 8-16-21)

Public facilities such as public library, parks, golf courses except miniature courses or driving ranges operated for commercial purposes.

A.

Public and private schools;

B.

Churches, cemeteries and related uses;

C.

Colleges and universities;

D.

Home day-care facilities accommodating more than eighteen children;

E.

Fire stations;

F.

Water reservoirs, water storage tanks, water pumping stations and sewer lift stations;

G.

Attached and detached accessory dwelling units as provided in Section 17.76.130.

(Ord. 879 (part), 2008: Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

(Ord. No. 915, 8-5-13; Ord. No. 945, 12-5-16)

The ground area occupied by the principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed thirty-five percent of the total area of the lot.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

A lot shall contain no less than seven thousand square feet of area per dwelling unit in the city limits and fourteen thousand square feet of area per dwelling unit in the extraterritorial planning area.

B.

The minimum lot area for duplexes shall be ten thousand square feet in the city limits and twenty thousand square feet in the extraterritorial planning area.

C.

The minimum lot width shall be no less than fifty feet.

(Ord. 853 (part), 2003: Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

The minimum front yard, measured from the front lot line, shall be no less than twenty feet on local streets and fifty feet for collector and arterial streets.

B.

The minimum rear yard, measured from the rear lot line, shall be no less than twenty feet.

C.

The minimum side yard, measured from the side lot line, shall be no less than eight feet on each side of a lot.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

No building shall be more than two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet high.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

There shall be a minimum of two off-street parking spaces provided for each residential dwelling unit.

B.

The parking need for the conditionally permitted uses shall be subject to the requirements of Section 17.76.020.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

There shall be no more than one identification sign per residential dwelling unit not exceeding two square feet in area, or there shall be no more than one identification sign for structures with more than four dwelling units not exceeding thirty-six square feet in area. The sign may be wall, pedestal, ground or projecting type but it shall not project into the public right-of-way or public property.

B.

Temporary signs including "For Sale," "For Rent," political campaign signs, greeting signs and rally signs are permitted.

C.

For nonresidential uses, the provisions of Section 17.76.030 shall apply.

(Ord. 879 (part), 2008: Ord. 827 (part), 1999)