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Elgin City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 19

20. - RESIDENCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

19.20.050. - Purpose and intent.

The purpose of the residence conservation districts is to provide for the conservation of the urban residential environment of the mature residential neighborhoods of the city, which developed under significantly different regulations than the current regulations for new residential development.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.16.050)

19.20.105. - Purpose and intent.

The purpose of the RC1 Residence Conservation District is to provide for the conservation of the urban residential environment of the mature residential neighborhoods of the city, which developed predominantly subsequent to 1962 with single-family detached dwellings.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.105)

19.20.110. - Supplementary regulations.

Any word or phrase contained within this chapter followed by the symbol [SR] shall be subject to the definitions and the additional interpretive requirements provided in chapter 19.90. The exclusion of such symbol shall not exempt such word or phrase from the applicable supplementary regulation.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.110)

19.20.115. - General provisions.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.05.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.115)

19.20.120. - Zoning districts; generally.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.07.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.120)

19.20.125. - Location and size of district.

No RC1 Residence Conservation District shall be mapped subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived, unless such property to be mapped adjoins an existing RC1 zoning district along the entire length of at least two (2) of its sides, encompassing the entire lengths of the northerly property lines, the southerly property lines, the easterly property lines, or the westerly property lines. There shall be no maximum or minimum area of land, which shall be necessary to constitute a separate RC1 Residence Conservation District.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.125)

19.20.130. - Land use.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.10. The following enumerated land uses [SR] shall be the only land uses allowed as a permitted use [SR] or as a conditional use [SR] in the RC1 Residence Conservation District:

A.

Permitted uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a permitted use in the RC1 Residence Conservation District:

1.

Residences division:

Residential garage sales [SR] (UNCL).

Residential occupations [SR] (UNCL).

Residential outdoor storage of firewood [SR].

Residential parking areas [SR] (UNCL).

Residential storage [SR] (UNCL).

Residential storage of trucks or buses [SR] (UNCL).

Single-family detached dwellings [SR] (UNCL).

2.

Municipal services division:

Public parks, recreation, open space (UNCL) on a zoning lot [SR] containing less than two (2) acres of land.

3.

Finance, insurance, and real estate division:

Development sales office [SR] (UNCL).

4.

Services division:

Family residential care facility [SR] (8361).

Home child day care services [SR] (8351).

5.

Construction division:

Contractor's office and equipment areas [SR] (UNCL).

6.

Transportation, communication, and utilities division:

Accessory solar energy systems [SR].

Amateur radio antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Radio and television antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Satellite dish antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Treatment, transmission, and distribution facilities, poles, wires, cables, conduits, laterals, vaults, pipes, mains, and valves [SR] (UNCL).

7.

Miscellaneous uses division:

Accessory structures [SR] (UNCL) to the permitted uses allowed in the RC1 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

Accessory uses [SR] (UNCL) to the permitted uses allowed in the RC1 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.10.400.

Fences and walls [SR] (UNCL).

Signs [SR] (UNCL), subject to the provisions of chapter 19.50.

Temporary uses [SR] (UNCL).

B.

Conditional uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a conditional use in the RC1 Residence Conservation District:

1.

Residences division:

Conditional residential occupations [SR] (UNCL).

2.

Municipal services division:

Municipal facilities [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot containing less than two (2) acres of land.

3.

Mining division:

Temporary mining [SR] (UNCL).

4.

Transportation, communication, and utilities division:

Conditional commercial antenna tower [SR] (UNCL).

Conditional commercial antennas and antenna structures mounted on existing structures [SR] (UNCL).

Other radio and television antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Other satellite dish antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Pipelines, except natural gas (461).

Railroad tracks (401).

Treatment, transmission and distribution facilities, equipment, equipment buildings, towers, exchanges, substations, regulators [SR] (UNCL).

5.

Miscellaneous uses division:

Accessory structures [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the RC1 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

Accessory uses [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the RC1 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.10.400.

Planned developments [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot containing less than two (2) acres of land, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G51-14, 2014; Ord. No. G70-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G9-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G23-94, § 3, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.130)

19.20.135. - Site design.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.12. In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, the site design regulations shall be as follows:

A.

Zoning lots; generally. In the RC1 zoning district, zoning lots [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.300.

B.

Lot area. In the RC1 zoning district, the minimum required zoning lot area [SR] shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet per dwelling unit.

C.

Lot width. In the RC1 zoning district, the minimum required lot width [SR] for a zoning lot shall be sixty (60) linear feet.

D.

Setbacks; generally. In the RC1 zoning district, setbacks [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.400.

E.

Setbacks by lot line. In the RC1 zoning district, the minimum required building setbacks for a zoning lot shall be as follows:

1.

Street setback. The minimum required building setback from a street lot line [SR] shall be twenty-five (25) linear feet.

2.

Side setback. The minimum required building setback from a side lot line [SR] shall be six (6) linear feet. The combined width of the side setbacks from the side lot lines shall not be less than fourteen (14) linear feet.

3.

Interior setback. The minimum required building setback from an interior lot line [SR] shall be six (6) linear feet.

4.

Rear setback. The minimum required building setback from a rear lot line [SR] shall be thirty (30) linear feet.

F.

Accessory structures and buildings. In the RC1 zoning district, accessory structures and buildings [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

G.

Yards. In the RC1 zoning district, a street yard [SR], a side yard [SR], or a rear yard [SR] established by a required building setback or by the actual location of a building shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.600.

H.

Residential floor area. In the RC1 zoning district, the maximum residential floor area [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be calculated as follows:

For the construction of a new single-family detached dwelling, residential floor area (RFA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] (ZLA) in square feet minus seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet; the difference times 0.20; the product, plus three thousand (3,000) square feet. Maximum residential floor area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula:

[SR]. RFA = [(ZLA—7,500) x 0.20] + 3,000

For the construction of an addition to an existing single-family detached dwelling, residential floor area (RFA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] (ZLA) in square feet minus seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet; the difference times 0.14; the product, plus two thousand two hundred fifty (2,250) square feet. Maximum residential floor area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula:

[SR]. RFA = [(ZLA—7,500) x 0.14] + 2,250

I.

Building coverage. In the RC1 zoning district, the maximum building coverage [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be as follows:

For the construction of a new single-family detached dwelling, building coverage (BC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] (ZLA) in square feet minus seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet; the difference times 0.1711; the product, plus three thousand forty-two (3,042) square feet. Maximum building coverage can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

BC = [(ZLA—7,500) x 0.1711] + 3,042

For the construction of an addition to an existing single-family detached dwelling, building coverage (BC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] (ZLA) in square feet minus seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet; the difference times 0.12608; the product, plus two thousand four hundred eighty (2,480) square feet. Maximum building coverage can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

BC = [(ZLA—7,500) x 0.12608] + 2,480

J.

Accessory building coverage. In the RC1 Zoning District, the maximum accessory building coverage [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be as follows:

Accessory building coverage (ABC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] (ZLA) in square feet area minus seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet; the difference times 0.02112; the product, plus seven hundred ninety-two (792) square feet. Maximum accessory building coverage can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

ABC = [(ZLA—7,500) x 0.02112] + 792

K.

Vehicle use area. In the RC1 Zoning District, the maximum vehicle use area [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be as follows:

Vehicle use area (VUA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] (ZLA) in square feet minus seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet; the difference times 0.092; the product, plus one thousand six hundred eighty (1,680) square feet. Maximum vehicle use area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula:

[SR]. VUA = [(ZLA—7,500) x 0.092] + 1,680

(Ord. No. G13-96, § 1, 1996; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.135)

19.20.140. - Off-street parking.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, off-street parking shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.45.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.140)

19.20.145. - Off-street loading.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, off-street loading shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.47.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.145)

19.20.150. - Signs.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, signs shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.50.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.150)

19.20.155. - Nonconforming uses and structures.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, nonconforming uses and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.52.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.155)

19.20.160. - Amendments.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, text and map amendments shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.55.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.160)

19.20.165. - Planned developments.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, planned developments shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.165)

19.20.170. - Conditional uses.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, conditional uses shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.65.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.170)

19.20.175. - Variations.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, variations shall be subject to the provisions of sections 19.10.500, 19.12.800, and chapter 19.70.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.175)

19.20.180. - Appeals.

Any requirement, determination, or interpretation associated with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be appealed subject to the provisions of chapter 19.75.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.180)

19.20.305. - Purpose and intent.

The purpose of the RC2 Residence Conservation District is to conserve the urban residential environment of the mature residential neighborhoods of the city, which developed predominantly subsequent to 1950 with single-family detached dwellings.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.305)

19.20.310. - Supplementary regulations.

Any word or phrase contained within this chapter followed by the symbol [SR] shall be subject to the definitions and the additional interpretive requirements provided in chapter 19.90. The exclusion of such symbol shall not exempt such word or phrase from the applicable supplementary regulation.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.310)

19.20.315. - General provisions.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.05.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.315)

19.20.320. - Zoning districts; generally.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.07.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.320)

19.20.325. - Location and size of district.

No RC2 Residence Conservation District shall be mapped subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived, unless such property to be mapped adjoins an existing RC2 zoning district along the entire length of at least two (2) of its sides, encompassing the entire lengths of the northerly property lines, the southerly property lines, the westerly property lines, or the easterly property lines. There shall be no maximum or minimum area of land, which shall be necessary to constitute a separate RC2 Residence Conservation District.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.325)

19.20.330. - Land use.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.10. The following enumerated land uses [SR] shall be the only land uses allowed as a permitted use [SR] or as a conditional use [SR] in the RC2 Residence Conservation District:

A.

Permitted uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a permitted use in the RC2 Residence Conservation District:

1.

Residences division:

Residential garage sales [SR] (UNCL).

Residential occupations [SR] (UNCL).

Residential outdoor storage of firewood [SR].

Residential parking areas [SR] (UNCL).

Residential storage [SR] (UNCL).

Residential storage of trucks or buses [SR] (UNCL).

Single-family detached dwellings [SR] (UNCL).

2.

Municipal services division:

Public parks, recreation, open space (UNCL) on a zoning lot [SR] containing less than two (2) acres of land.

3.

Finance, insurance, and real estate division:

Development sales office [SR] (UNCL).

4.

Services division:

Family residential care facility [SR] (8361).

Home child day care services [SR] (8351).

5.

Construction division:

Contractor's office and equipment areas [SR] (UNCL).

6.

Transportation, communication, and utilities division:

Accessory solar energy systems [SR].

Amateur radio antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Radio and television antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Satellite dish antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Treatment, transmission, and distribution facilities, poles, wires, cables, conduits, laterals, vaults, pipes, mains, and valves [SR] (UNCL).

7.

Miscellaneous uses division:

Accessory structures [SR] (UNCL) to the permitted uses allowed in the RC2 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

Accessory uses [SR] (UNCL) to the permitted uses allowed in the RC2 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.10.400.

Fences and walls [SR] (UNCL).

Signs [SR] (UNCL), subject to the provisions of chapter 19.50.

Temporary uses [SR] (UNCL).

B.

Conditional uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a conditional use in the RC2 Residence Conservation District:

1.

Residences division:

Conditional residential occupations [SR] (UNCL).

2.

Municipal services division:

Municipal facilities [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot containing less than two (2) acres of land.

3.

Services division:

Bed and breakfast inns [SR] (7011).

4.

Mining division:

Temporary mining [SR] (UNCL).

5.

Transportation, communication, and utilities division:

Conditional commercial antenna tower [SR] (UNCL).

Conditional commercial antennas and antenna structures mounted on existing structures [SR] (UNCL).

Other radio and television antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Other satellite dish antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Pipelines, except natural gas (461).

Railroad tracks (401).

Treatment, transmission and distribution facilities, equipment, equipment buildings, towers, exchanges, substations, regulators [SR] (UNCL).

6.

Miscellaneous uses division:

Accessory structures [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the RC2 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

Accessory uses [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the RC2 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.10.400.

Planned developments [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot containing less than two (2) acres of land, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G51-14, 2014; Ord. No. G70-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G9-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G23-94, § 3, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.330)

19.20.335. - Site design.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.12. In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, the site design regulations shall be as follows:

A.

Zoning lots; generally. In the RC2 zoning district, zoning lots [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.300.

B.

Lot area. In the RC2 zoning district, the minimum required zoning lot area [SR] shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet per dwelling unit.

C.

Lot width. In the RC2 zoning district, the minimum required lot width [SR] for a zoning lot shall be forty-eight (48) linear feet.

D.

Setbacks; generally. In the RC2 zoning district, setbacks [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.400.

E.

Setbacks by lot line. In the RC2 zoning district, the minimum required building setbacks for a zoning lot shall be as follows:

1.

Street setback. The minimum required building setback from a street lot line [SR] shall be twenty (20) linear feet.

2.

Side setback. The minimum required building setback from a side lot line [SR] shall be six (6) linear feet. The combined width of the side setbacks from the side lot lines shall not be less than twelve (12) linear feet.

3.

Interior setback. The minimum required building setback from an interior lot line [SR] shall be six (6) linear feet.

4.

Rear setback. The minimum required building setback from a rear lot line [SR] shall be twenty (20) linear feet.

F.

Accessory structures and buildings. In the RC2 zoning district, accessory structures and buildings [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

G.

Yards. In the RC2 zoning district, a street yard [SR], a side yard [SR], or a rear yard [SR] established by a required building setback or by the actual location of a building shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.600.

H.

Residential floor area. In the RC2 zoning district, the maximum residential floor area [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be calculated as follows:

For the construction of a new single-family detached dwelling, residential floor area (RFA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.20; the product, plus two thousand seven hundred (2,700) square feet. Maximum residential floor area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

RFA = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.20] + 2,700

For the construction of an addition to an existing single-family detached dwelling, residential floor area (RFA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.1928; the product, plus one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet. Maximum residential floor area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

RFA = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.1928] + 1,800

I.

Building coverage. In the RC2 zoning district, the maximum building coverage [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be as follows:

For the construction of a new single-family detached dwelling, building coverage (BC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.1782; the product, plus two thousand six hundred eighty-five (2,685) square feet. Maximum building coverage can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

BC = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.1782] + 2,685

For the construction of an addition to an existing single-family detached dwelling, building coverage (BC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.1729; the product, plus two thousand ten (2,010) square feet. Maximum building coverage can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

BC = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.1729] + 2,010

J.

Accessory building coverage. In the RC2 zoning district, the maximum accessory building coverage [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be as follows:

Accessory building coverage (ABC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet area (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.0283; the product, plus six hundred sixty (660) square feet. Maximum accessory building coverage can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

ABC = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.0283] + 660

K.

Vehicle use area. In the RC2 zoning district, the maximum vehicle use area [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be as follows:

Vehicle use area (VUA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.096428571; the product, plus one thousand four hundred eighty (1,480) square feet. Maximum vehicle use area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

VUA = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.096428571] + 1,480

(Ord. No. G13-96, § 2, 1996; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.335)

19.20.340. - Off-street parking.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, off-street parking shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.45.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.340)

19.20.345. - Off-street loading.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, off-street loading shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.47.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.345)

19.20.350. - Signs.

In the RC1 Residence Conservation District, signs shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.50.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.350)

19.20.355. - Nonconforming uses and structures.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, nonconforming uses and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.52.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.355)

19.20.360. - Amendments.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, text and map amendments shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.55.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.360)

19.20.365. - Planned developments.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, planned developments shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.365)

19.20.370. - Conditional uses.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, conditional uses shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.65.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.370)

19.20.375. - Variations.

In the RC2 Residence Conservation District, variations shall be subject to the provisions of sections 19.10.500, 19.12.800, and chapter 19.70.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.375)

19.20.380. - Appeals.

Any requirement, determination, or interpretation associated with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be appealed subject to the provisions of chapter 19.75.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.380)

19.20.605. - Purpose and intent.

The purpose of the RC3 Residence Conservation District is to conserve the urban residential environment of the mature residential neighborhoods of the city, which developed predominantly subsequent to 1950 with single-family detached dwellings.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.605)

19.20.610. - Supplementary regulations.

Any word or phrase contained within this chapter followed by the symbol [SR] shall be subject to the definitions and the additional interpretive requirements provided in chapter 19.90. The exclusion of such symbol shall not exempt such word or phrase from the applicable supplementary regulation.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.610)

19.20.615. - General provisions.

In the RC3 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.05.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.615)

19.20.620. - Zoning districts; generally.

In the RC3 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.07.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.620)

19.20.625. - Location and size of district.

No RC3 Residence Conservation District shall be mapped subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived, unless such property to be mapped adjoins an existing RC3 zoning district along the entire length of at least two (2) of its sides, encompassing the entire lengths of the northerly property lines, the southerly property lines, the westerly property lines, or the easterly property lines. There shall be no maximum or minimum area of land, which shall be necessary to constitute a separate RC3 Residence Conservation District.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.625)

19.20.630. - Land use.

In the RC3 Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.10. The following enumerated land uses [SR] shall be the only land uses allowed as a permitted use [SR] or as a conditional use [SR] in the RC3 Residence Conservation District:

A.

Permitted uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a permitted use in the RC3 Residence Conservation District:

1.

Residences division:

Residential garage sales [SR] (UNCL).

Residential occupations [SR] (UNCL).

Residential outdoor storage of firewood [SR].

Residential parking areas [SR] (UNCL).

Residential storage [SR] (UNCL).

Residential storage of trucks or buses [SR] (UNCL).

Single-family detached dwellings [SR] (UNCL).

Original residential use [SR] (UNCL).

2.

Municipal services division:

Public parks, recreation, open space (UNCL) on a zoning lot [SR] containing less than two (2) acres of land.

3.

Finance, insurance and real estate division:

Development sales office [SR] (UNCL).

4.

Services division:

Family residential care facility [SR] (8361).

Home child day care services [SR] (8351).

5.

Construction division:

Contractor's office and equipment areas [SR] (UNCL).

6.

Transportation, communication, and utilities division:

Accessory solar energy systems [SR].

Amateur radio antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Commercial antennas and antenna structures mounted on existing structures [SR] (UNCL).

Radio and television antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Satellite dish antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Treatment, transmission, and distribution facilities, poles, wires, cables, conduits, laterals, vaults, pipes, mains, and valves [SR] (UNCL).

7.

Miscellaneous uses division:

Accessory structures [SR] (UNCL) to the permitted uses allowed in the RC3 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

Accessory uses [SR] (UNCL) to the permitted uses allowed in the RC3 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.10.400.

Fences and walls [SR] (UNCL).

Signs [SR] (UNCL), subject to the provisions of chapter 19.50.

Temporary uses [SR] (UNCL).

B.

Conditional uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a conditional use in the RC3 Residence Conservation District:

1.

Residences division:

Conditional residential occupations [SR] (UNCL).

2.

Municipal services division:

Municipal facilities [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot containing less than two (2) acres of land.

3.

Services division:

Bed and breakfast inns [SR] (7011).

4.

Mining division:

Temporary mining [SR] (UNCL).

5.

Transportation, communication, and utilities division:

Conditional commercial antenna tower [SR] (UNCL).

Conditional commercial antennas and antenna structures mounted on existing structures [SR] (UNCL).

Other radio and television antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Other satellite dish antennas [SR] (UNCL).

Pipelines, except natural gas (461).

Railroad tracks (401).

Treatment, transmission, and distribution facilities, equipment, equipment buildings, towers, exchanges, substations, regulators [SR] (UNCL).

6.

Miscellaneous uses division:

Accessory structures [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the RC3 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

Accessory uses [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the RC3 Residence Conservation District, subject to the provisions of section 19.10.400.

Planned developments [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot containing less than two (2) acres of land, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G51-14, 2014; Ord. No. G70-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G9-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G23-94, § 3, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.630)

19.20.635. - Site design.

In the RC3 zoning district, the site design regulations shall be as follows:

A.

Zoning lots; generally. In the RC3 zoning district, zoning lots [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.300.

B.

Lot area. In the RC3 zoning district, the minimum required zoning lot area [SR] shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet per single-family detached dwelling [SR]. For original residential uses [SR], encompassing existing two (2) family dwellings [SR] and existing multiple-family dwellings [SR], the minimum required lot area shall be the original lot area at the time the land use [SR] was lawfully established or the minimum required lot area at the time the land use was lawfully established, whichever is greater and constitutes the zoning lot area on the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived.

C.

Lot width. In the RC3 zoning district, the minimum required lot width [SR] for a zoning lot shall be forty-eight (48) linear feet.

D.

Setbacks; generally. In the RC3 zoning district, setbacks [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.400.

E.

Setbacks by lot line. In the RC3 zoning district, the minimum required building setbacks for a zoning lot shall be as follows:

1.

Street setback. The minimum required building setback from a street lot line [SR] shall be twenty (20) linear feet.

2.

Side setback. The minimum required building setback from a side lot line [SR] shall be six (6) linear feet. The combined width of the side setbacks from the side lot lines shall not be less than twelve (12) linear feet.

3.

Interior setback. The minimum required building setback from an interior lot line [SR] shall be six (6) linear feet.

4.

Rear setback. The minimum required building setback from a rear lot line [SR] shall be twenty (20) linear feet.

F.

Accessory structures and buildings. Accessory structures and buildings [SR] shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.500.

G.

Yards. In the RC3 zoning district, a street yard [SR], a side yard [SR], or a rear yard [SR] established by a required building setback or by the actual location of a building shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.12.600.

H.

Residential floor area. In the RC3 zoning district, the maximum residential floor area [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be calculated as follows:

For the construction of a new single-family detached dwelling, residential floor area (RFA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.20; the product, plus two thousand seven hundred (2,700) square feet. Maximum residential floor area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

RFA = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.20] + 2,700

For the construction of an addition to an existing single-family detached dwelling, residential floor area (RFA) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.1928; the product, plus one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet. Maximum residential floor area can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

RFA = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.1928] + 1,800

I.

Building coverage. In the RC3 zoning district, the maximum building coverage [SR] for a single-family zoning lot shall be as follows:

For the construction of a new single-family detached dwelling, building coverage (BC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.1782; the product, plus two thousand six hundred eighty-five (2,685) square feet. Maximum building coverage can be expressed in the following site capacity formula [SR]:

BC = [(ZLA—6,000) x 0.1782] + 2,685

For the construction of an addition to an existing single-family detached dwelling, building coverage (BC) in square feet shall equal zoning lot area [SR] in square feet (ZLA) minus six thousand (6,000) square feet; the difference times 0.1729; the product to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.635)

19.20.670. - Conditional uses.

In the RC3 Residence Conservation District, conditional uses shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.65.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.670)

19.20.675. - Variations.

In the RC3 Residence Conservation District, variations shall be subject to the provisions of sections 19.10.500, 19.12.800, and chapter 19.70.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.675)

19.20.680. - Appeals.

In the RC3 Residence Conservation District, appeals shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.75.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.680)

19.20.905. - Purpose and intent.

The purpose of the PRC Planned Residence Conservation District is to conserve the urban residential environment of planned developments granted prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.905)

19.20.910. - Supplementary regulations.

Any word or phrase contained within this chapter followed by the symbol [SR] shall be subject to the definitions and the additional interpretive requirements provided in chapter 19.90. The exclusion of such symbol shall not exempt such word or phrase from the applicable supplementary regulation.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.910)

19.20.915. - General provisions.

In the PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.05, unless a departure has been granted by the city council, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.915)

19.20.920. - Zoning districts; generally.

In the PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.07, unless a departure has been granted by the city council, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.920)

19.20.925. - Location and size of district.

No PRC Planned Residence Conservation District shall be mapped subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived, unless such property to be mapped adjoins any existing residence conservation district along the entire length of at least two (2) of its sides, encompassing the entire lengths of the northerly property lines, the southerly property lines, the westerly property lines, or the easterly property lines. The amount of land necessary to constitute a new and separate the PRC Planned Residence Conservation District exclusive of rights-of-way but including adjoining land or land directly opposite a right-of-way shall not be less than two (2) acres nor greater than twenty (20) acres. No departure from the required minimum size of a planned residence district may be granted by the city council.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.925)

19.20.930. - Land use.

In a PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, the only land uses allowed shall be those land uses approved by the city council, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.930)

19.20.935. - Site design.

In a PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, the site design regulations shall be as approved by the city council, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.935)

19.20.940. - Off-street parking.

In a PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, off-street parking shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.45, unless a departure is granted by the city council, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.940)

19.20.945. - Off-street loading.

In a PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, off-street loading shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.47, unless a departure is granted by the city council, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.945)

19.20.950. - Signs.

In a PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, signs shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.50, unless a departure is granted by the city council, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.60.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.950)

19.20.955. - Nonconforming uses and structures.

In the PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, nonconforming uses and structures shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.52.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.955)

19.20.960. - Amendments.

In the PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, text and map amendments shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.55.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.960)

19.20.965. - Variations.

In the PRC Planned Residence Conservation District, no variation shall be granted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19.70.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.965)

19.20.970. - Appeals.

Any requirement, determination, or interpretation associated with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be appealed subject to the provisions of chapter 19.75.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.20.970)