The RA district is intended to provide living areas within the city limited to very low density concentration of one-family dwellings; where limited numbers of animals may be kept for pleasure as hobbies; where regulations are designed to promote a suitable environment for family life on large parcels, and to prohibit all activities of a commercial nature (except for permitted home occupations). (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

Uses permitted by right and subject to approval of an administrative site plan or conditional use permit in the RA district shall be as listed in Chapter 17.21 (Permitted Uses in Residential and Public Zones).

Exhibit 15-1: Key Development Standards for Parcels in the RA Zone

(Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

Twenty thousand square feet, minimum. (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

Each site shall have not less than fifty feet of frontage on a public street. The minimum width shall be one hundred twenty feet. Each site shall have a depth of not less than one hundred twenty-five feet. (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

The maximum site area covered by structures shall be twenty-five percent. (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

A.    Front yard: thirty-five feet, minimum.

B.    Rear yard: fifteen feet, minimum.

C.    Side yards (including on corner lots): fifteen feet, minimum.

D.    Accessory structures such as sheds, gazebos and similar may have a zero side or rear yard setback, provided the structure is to the rear of the primary dwelling, and the accessory structure is no taller than twelve feet. Accessory structures taller than twelve feet shall observe setback requirements for primary structures. (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

The minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and another structure shall be ten feet. (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

The maximum height of a permitted use and its accessory structures shall be thirty feet. The maximum height of a conditional use and its accessory structures shall be fifty feet, except as may be allowed under provisions of Chapter 17.45. (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

Fences, walls and hedges are permitted subject to the following standards regarding location and fence height:

A.    Front Yards. Fences, walls and hedges in a required front yard setback area shall not exceed four feet in height, and the fence must be at least fifty percent open “see-through” (such as wrought-iron) from top to bottom.

B.    Rear and Side Yards. Fences, walls, and hedges in the area behind the required front yard setback shall not exceed seven feet in height; however, fencing on corner lots within the required street side yard shall not exceed four feet in height, and the fence must be at least fifty percent open “see-through” (such as wrought-iron) from top to bottom.

C.    Corner Safety Visibility Triangle.

1.    Street Intersection. No fencing higher than three feet shall be placed in the corner area of a lot formed by a triangle with its right angle at corner of the lot adjacent to the street intersection and right angle sides measuring thirty feet long.

2.    Driveway/Street Intersection. No fencing higher than three feet shall be placed in triangular areas situated where a driveway intersects a street. The affected area is defined as a triangle where the right angle corner is set at the point where the driveway intersects the property line, and the right angle sides measure ten feet long.

D.    Materials such as razor wire and barbed wire are prohibited in residential zones (except for temporary construction yards associated with a development project).

E.    For nonresidential uses, the fencing standards of Chapter 17.25 (C-1 Zone (Neighborhood Commercial)) shall apply.

Exhibit 15-2: Fencing Standards Shown on Typical Lots

(Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

Signs are permitted as prescribed in Chapter 17.51 (Signs and Advertising). (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

Off-street parking facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 17.49 (Auto and Bicycle Parking and Loading). (Ord. 2025-01 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2025)

Code reviser’s note: The sections in this chapter, adopted by Ordinance 2025-01, have been editorially renumbered to prevent the duplication of numbering.