Inyo County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
30 R-1 DISTRICTS-ONE FAMILY RESIDENCES
§ 18.30.010 Intent.
The one-family residence district, designated herein by the primary symbol R-1, is intended to protect established neighborhoods of one-family dwellings, and to provide space in suitable locations for additional development of this kind, with appropriate community facilities.
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)
§ 18.30.030 Permitted uses.
§ 18.30.040 Conditional uses.
The following are conditional uses in an R-1 district, permitted only when authorized by the planning commission:
A.
Church;
B.
School, attendance at which satisfies the requirements of the state;
C.
Utility, or public service facility, when operating requirements necessitate its location within the district, but not including a storage garage, machine shop or corporation yard;
D.
Recreation facility owned and maintained by an agency of any city, the county, the state or federal agencies;
E.
Community clubhouse and recreation area;
F.
Parking lot, when established to fulfill the parking space requirements of a use occupying abutting property;
G.
Child care facility, in compliance with Section 18.06.223, as determined by the planning commission.
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994; Ord. 997 § 10, 1998; Ord. 1290 § 29, 2022)
§ 18.30.050 Accessory uses.
In addition to the general regulations governing accessory uses, the following specific limitations and special regulations shall apply in an R-1 district:
A.
Not more than one room in a dwelling unit shall be rented to a lodger, and no room shall be rented to more than two persons;
B.
Not more than a total of four of the following units shall be stored on any lot in the open. Any combination of individual units shall not exceed four in number, nor shall there be an aggregate of more than two of any single type of unit. "Unit" means sports camper, boat, travel trailer, camp car, or mobile sports or recreational apparatus;
C.
An accessory building may occupy part of the rear half of a lot, and no such building shall be less than five feet distant from any lot line;
D.
No accessory building shall be rented for occupancy;
E.
Transitional housing, in conformance with the policies stated in the housing element of the Inyo County general plan;
G.
Animal maintenance;
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994; Ord. 997 § 6, 1998; Ord. 1007 § 9, 1998; Ord. 1175 § 6, 2013)
§ 18.30.060 Building site area.
Except as otherwise specified, every building site in an R-1 district shall have an area not less than five thousand eight hundred square feet and an average width not less than fifty feet.
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)
§ 18.30.070 Yards.
The minimum requirements for yards in R-1 districts shall be as follows:
A.
Depth of front yard, subject to the exceptions set forth by the general regulations, twenty-five feet;
B.
Depth of rear yard, twenty feet;
C.
Width of side yard along the street lot line of a corner lot, five feet;
D.
Width of side yard along interior side lot line, five feet.
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)
§ 18.30.080 Height of buildings.
No dwelling in an R district shall have more than two and one-half stories or a height in excess of thirty-five feet. No accessory building shall have a height in excess of twenty feet.
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)
§ 18.30.100 Extension of dwelling.
In an R-1 district, an existing dwelling may be enlarged by an extension so as to occupy not more than thirty percent of the area of a required rear yard; provided, that the coverage limitation is not exceeded, and that no building after extension shall exceed thirty-five feet in height or be less than five feet from any lot line. An existing garage located in a side or rear yard may be connected to a main building by an addition if it is located not less than five feet from any lot line and is used exclusively to provide automobile parking space.
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)
§ 18.30.110 Parking requirement.
Two spaces are required for each dwelling unit.
(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)