The RA residential acreage district is intended to provide living area which combines certain of the advantages of both urban and rural location by limiting development to low density concentrations of one-family dwellings as designated by the general plan, and permitting limited numbers of animals and fowl to be kept for pleasure or hobbies, free from activities of a commercial nature. The RA district is intended to encourage the use of the subdivision or parcel map process in the creation of large residential sites to assure the provision of those physical improvements necessary to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the people.

(Ord. 92-11 § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 408 (part), 1982)

(Ord. No. 2024-07, § 1, 12-18-2024)

A.

One-family dwellings.

B.

Raising of field crops, fruit and nut trees, vines, vegetables and horticultural specialties.

C.

Breeding, hatching, raising and fattening of birds, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters and other small animals and fowl on a domestic, non-commercial basis on sites of one-half (½) acre or more in area.

D.

Raising of livestock, except swine, on a site containing not less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet, provided that the number of livestock shall not exceed four (4) adult animals in any combination, and their immature off-spring, and further provided that the number of bovine and equine animals shall not exceed more than adults in any combination for each forty thousand (40,000) square feet of site area.

E.

Fenced or enclosed swimming pools for either individual, family or communal use on an exclusive non-commercial basis, provided that no swimming pool shall be located within a utility easement.

F.

Incidental and accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use, as follows:

1.

Private garages and carports; storehouses, garden structures, greenhouses, recreation rooms and hobby rooms and hobby shops.

2.

On sites containing not less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet: barns, stables, coops, and other farm-type outbuildings. Underground storage of petroleum products is prohibited.

G.

Accessory dwelling units in accordance with section 17.56.060.

H.

Mobilehomes in accordance with section 17.56.050.

I.

Manufactured housing in accordance with section 17.56.050.

J.

Employee housing, six (6) persons or fewer.

K.

Employee housing, more than six (6) persons.

L.

Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedure in Chapter 17.60.

(Ord. 92-11 § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 408 (part), 1982)

(Ord. No. 2024-07, § 1, 12-18-2024)

The following uses may be permitted in accordance with provisions of Chapter 17.64:

A.

Enclosed temporary construction materials storage yards required in connection with the development of a subdivision, temporary subdivision sales offices and signs, and model home display areas in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.56.

B.

Gas and electric transmission lines, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.64, electrical distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings, public service pumping stations, and elevated pressure tanks.

C.

Incidental and accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a use permitted by administrative approval or conditional use.

D.

Group residential facilities, small.

E.

Group residential facilities, large.

F.

Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedure in Chapter 17.60.

(Ord. 92-11 § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 408 (part), 1982)

(Ord. No. 2024-07, § 1, 12-18-2024)

The following conditional uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.68:

A.

Public and quasi-public uses of an educational or religious type, including public and private elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges; nursery schools; private non-profit schools and colleges; churches, parsonages and other religious institutions.

B.

Public and private charitable institutions, hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes and rest homes, not including hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes or rest homes for mental, drug addict, or liquor addict cases except as provided under Section 17.28.040 B.

C.

Public uses of an administrative, recreational, public service or cultural type, including city, county, state or federal administrative centers and courts, libraries, museums, art galleries, police and fire stations and other public buildings, structures and facilities; public playgrounds, parks and community centers.

D.

Private or public golf courses.

E.

Modest expansion or remodeling of an existing non-conforming use of a structure or land, limited to twenty-five percent (25%) or less of the assessed value of the existing structure, or reestablishment of a non-conforming use which has been damaged, except non-conforming signs and outdoor advertising structures, non-conforming uses occupying a structure with an assessed valuation of less than two hundred dollars ($200.00), and nonconforming fences, walls and hedges.

F.

Home occupations in accordance with Chapter 17.56.

G.

Mobilehome parks in accordance with Chapter 17.56, subject to density standards applicable to single-family dwellings in the RA district of not more than one mobile home dwelling per net acre.

H.

Expansion, remodeling, or additions to a conditional use that are not either incidental or accessory as defined in Chapter 17.96.

I.

Incidental and accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use.

J.

Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedure in Chapter 17.60.

(Ord. 92-11 § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 408 (part), 1982)

(Ord. No. 2024-07, § 1, 12-18-2024)

A.

Fences, Walls and Hedges. Fences, walls and hedges shall be permitted as follows:

1.

Along side and rear property lines, and along any portion of the street side yard of a corner lot, not exceeding seven (7) feet in height.

2.

Fences or walls not exceeding three (3) feet in height may be erected within any portion of the required front yard. A fence or wall not exceeding four (4) feet in height may be located in the front yard, provided that the top one foot is at least fifty percent (50%) open.

3.

No fence, wall or hedge exceeding two and one-half (2½) feet in height may be located within an area of a corner lot on the street side of a diagonal line connecting points located twenty-five (25) feet along the property line as measured from the intersecting property lines at the street corner.

4.

Open fences not exceeding seven (7) feet in height, and hedges, may be located within any required yard, or along any side lot line, except as limited by the provisions of Section 17.24.050 A 3, above.

B.

Site Area. The minimum site area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, provided that the average size of all lots or sites created by a division of land or subdivision shall be a minimum of forty thousand (40,000) square feet, and further provided that not more than one-half (½) of such lots or sites shall be at the minimum site area.

C.

Frontage, Width and Depth of Site. Each site shall have not less than one hundred (100) feet of frontage, or one hundred (100) feet of frontage when measured along the front yard setback line when a site fronts upon a cul-de-sac or loop-out street.

1.

The minimum width of each site shall be one hundred (100) feet.

2.

The minimum depth of each site shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet.

D.

Number of Dwelling Units Per Site. Not more than one dwelling unit shall be allowed on each site, except as provided under Chapter 17.56.

E.

Coverage. The maximum site area covered by structures shall be thirty-five percent (35%).

F.

Yard Requirements.

1.

Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be not less than thirty-five (35) feet, except along those streets where a greater setback is required by the general plan or an ordinance of the city.

2.

Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be ten (10) feet, subject to the following conditions:

a.

Where construction involves more than one story, the rear yard shall be increased by ten (10) feet for each additional story.

b.

Accessory and garden structures less than seven (7) feet in height may be located within any portion of a required rear yard.

3.

Side Yards. The minimum side yard shall be ten (10) feet, subject to the following conditions:

a.

Where construction involves more than one story, the side yard shall be increased by ten (10) feet for each additional story.

b.

Accessory and garden structures under seven (7) feet in height may be located in any portion of a required side yard.

c.

On the street side yard of a corner lot, the side yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet.

G.

Distances between Structures. The minimum distance between a one-family dwelling and another structure shall be ten (10) feet, except as provided by the city's building code, provided however that no structure housing poultry, or animals other than cat or dog household pets, shall be closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any side yard property line or to any dwelling on the site.

H.

Building Height. No building or structure shall have a height greater than thirty-five (35) feet except as may be permitted under Chapter 17.68.

I.

Signs. No sign or outdoor advertising structure of any character shall be permitted except as prescribed in Chapter 17.56.

J.

Off-Street Parking and Off-Street Loading. Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided as prescribed in Chapter 17.52.

(Ord. 92-11 § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 408 (part), 1982)

(Ord. No. 2024-07, § 1, 12-18-2024)

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.60.

(Ord. 92-11 § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 408 (part), 1982)

(Ord. No. 2024-07, § 1, 12-18-2024)