The RC-1 district is established to provide a rural residential environment permitting one dwelling unit per acre. 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 § 9.1.0, 2005)

The following uses shall be permitted in the RC-1 zone:

A.

One single-family dwelling;

B.

Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of property for gardening or fruit raising;

C.

Agricultural produce stands for products grown on the premises when located not less than twenty (20) feet from any public street or highway.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 9.2.0, 2005)

The following uses shall be permitted as accessory to a permitted use in the RC-1 zone:

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 of 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.

Agricultural Uses (Limited). Agricultural uses (limited) may be considered a permitted use (Section 17.18.020 of this chapter) upon site inspection and verification by the planning director for parcels of land greater than two and one-half acres in size;

C.

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;

D.

Family day-care home;

E.

Home occupations;

F.

Accessory dwellings.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 9.3.0, 2005)

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

In addition to the unclassified uses, the following uses may be permitted by special permit:

A.

Churches and similar places of worship;

B.

Public libraries and municipal office buildings;

C.

Public and private schools, public parks and playgrounds;

D.

Fire department station houses;

E.

Private nursery school, preschool, child mini day-care, and child day-care center;

F.

Agricultural use (commercial);

G.

Nonmotorized recreational trails and similar facilities;

H.

Accessory buildings (located in the front yard area);

I.

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

J.

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.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 9.4.0, 2005)

A.

Minimum lot area: one acre.

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.

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.)

2.

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 conditional/special use permit.

(Ord. 7-2005 § 9.5.0, 2005)