The RC-5 district is established to provide a rural residential environment permitting one dwelling unit per five acres. Lands within this district are normally located in rural areas that are outside designated urban growth area boundaries and contain residential development with large lots and expansive yards. Structures in this district are limited to single-family dwellings and customary accessory structures. Certain public facilities and institutions may also be permitted, provided their nature and location are not detrimental to the intended rural residential environment.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 10.1.0, 2005)

The following uses shall be permitted in the RC-5 zone:

A.

One single-family dwelling;

B.

Agriculture, floriculture, horticulture, general farming;

C.

Rural retail businesses associated with agricultural products grown or produced on-site (subject to the criteria listed in Chapter 17.66, Use Regulations);

D.

Veterinary clinics;

E.

Nurseries and greenhouses;

F.

Winery/distillery/brewery.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 10.2.0, 2005)

(Ord. No. 8-2013, 9-25-2013)

The following uses shall be permitted as accessory:

A.

Accessory Buildings.

1.

A property is permitted two accessory buildings.

2.

The total combined square allowed for the two permitted accessory buildings is as follows:

i.

One thousand (1,000) square feet plus a square foot amount that is equal to but not greater than fifty (50) percent of the total footprint size of the home, including attached garage.

ii.

Any single accessory structure greater in size than one thousand six hundred eighty (1,680) square feet shall be compatible (similar roofing and siding materials, both type and color) and similar in relation to the primary home.

iii.

Any single accessory structure square footage shall not exceed the square footage of the footprint for the primary residence, including attached garage.

iv.

Deviations to the standards in subsection A.2.i—iii., of this section, may be considered through a conditional/special use permit process.

v.

Parcels that are greater in size than two and one-half acres are exempt from the standards described in subsection A.2., of this section.

B.

One animal unit shall be allowed for each full ten thousand (10,000) square foot increment of land within the same parcel minus the area set aside for the minimum effective lot size for the dwelling on the lot (twelve thousand (12,000) square feet); provided, that all barns, barnyards, chicken houses, or corrals shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from a public roadway and not less than ten (10) feet from any adjoining or abutting property held under separate ownership. This requirement only applies to parcels that are less than twenty (20) (net) acres in size, and may be waived upon the approval of a conditional/special use permit;

C.

Family day-care home;

D.

Home occupations;

E.

Accessory dwellings.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 10.3.0, 2005)

(Ord. No. 8-2013, 9-25-2013)

The following uses are permitted upon issuance of special permit:

A.

Schools and churches (including elementary, junior high, high schools, kindergarten, day-care centers and mini day-care programs);

B.

Power plants, pumping plants, substations and transmission lines;

C.

Cemeteries, crematoriums or mausoleums;

D.

Public and quasi-public buildings;

E.

Kennel (commercial);

F.

Nonmotorized recreational trails and similar facilities;

G.

Group homes or therapeutic centers;

H.

Contractors (parking and storage of equipment/materials that does not meet the intent of Chapter 17.68, Home Occupations);

I.

Ancillary services, such as tasting rooms/facilities and event centers associated with winery/distillery/brewery;

J.

Off-site agricultural services (i.e., spraying, trucking, farriering of goods or commodities);

K.

Commercial and private stables, riding academies, including farrier and training, and including caretakers' quarters. This provision shall provide for all animals listed in the permitted animal unit definition;

L.

Rural retail businesses associated with agricultural products grown or produced on-site (subject to the criteria listed in Chapter 17.66, Use Regulations).

(Ord. 7-2005 § 10.4.0, 2005)

(Ord. No. 8-2013, 9-25-2013)

A.

Minimum lot area: five acres.

B.

Density: one dwelling unit per lot.

C.

Maximum lot coverage: forty (40) percent.

D.

Minimum Yard Setbacks (Primary).

1.

Front. No building shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet from a road right-of-way/access easement, or fifty-five (55) feet from the centerline of the adjoining road or whichever is greater.

2.

Side. There shall be a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet in width on each side of a building, providing that the side yard on a corner lot shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet wide, or fifty-five (55) feet wide from the centerline of an existing/future road, access easement, or whichever is greater.

3.

Rear. There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet.

E.

Minimum Yard Setbacks (Accessory).

1.

Front. No building shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet from a road right-of-way, or fifty-five (55) feet from the centerline of the adjoining road or whichever is greater.

2.

Side. There shall be a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet in width on each side of a building. (See Chapter 17.72, Site Design Standards, for corner lot setback requirements.)

3.

Rear. There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of ten (10) feet.

F.

Maximum Building Height.

1.

Principal building: thirty-five (35) feet.

2.

Accessory buildings: eighteen (18) feet average roof height. Heights can exceed the maximum allowed height upon approval of a special/conditional use permit.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 10.5.0, 2005)