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Kittitas County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

28 A-3 - AGRICULTURAL 3 ZONE 1

§ 17.28.010 Purpose and intent.

The purpose and intent of the agricultural (A-3) zone is to provide for an area where various agricultural activities and low density residential developments co-exist compatibly. A-3 zones are predominately agricultural-oriented lands and it is not the intent of this section to impose further restrictions on continued agricultural activities therein.
(Ord. 83-Z-2 (part), 1983)

§ 17.28.020 Uses permitted.

Uses allowed in the agricultural (A-3) zone include those uses pursuant to KCC Chapter 17.15.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 83-Z-2 (part), 1983; Ord. 88-4 § 3, 1988; Ord. 96-19 (part), 1996; Ord. O-2006-01, 2006; Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2011-013, 2011; Ord. 2012-009, 2012; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.030 Lot size required.

1. 
The minimum residential lot size shall be three (3) acres in the Agricultural-3 zone, unless within a cluster plat as provided for in KCC Chapter 16.09, Cluster Platting and Conservation Platting. Lots within a clusterplat shall be a minimum of one-half (½) acre. The overall density of any residential development shall not exceed one dwelling for each three acres.
2. 
The minimum average lot width shall be two hundred fifty (250) feet.
3. 
Ag-3 property within Urban Growth Areas shall defer to the density requirements of KCC § 17.11.050. The minimum average lot width of 250 feet shall not apply in Urban Growth Areas.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.040 Yard requirements - Front.

There shall be a minimum front yard of twenty-five (25) feet.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 96-19 (part), 1996; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.050 Yard requirements - Side.

Side yard shall be a minimum of five (5) feet. Side yard setbacks may be modified in accordance with KCC § 16.10.065.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2013-001, 2013; Ord. 2019-013, 2019; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)

§ 17.28.060 Yard requirements - Rear.

There shall be a rear yard with a minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet. Rear yard setbacks may be modified in accordance with KCC § 16.10.065.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2013-001, 2013; Ord. 2022-005, 2022; Ord. 2022-017, 2022)

§ 17.28.065 Yard requirements - Zones adjacent to Commercial Forest Zone.

Properties bordering or adjacent to the Commercial Forest zone are subject to a two hundred (200)-foot setback from the Commercial Forest Zone. (KCC § 17.57.050(1)). For properties where such setback isn't feasible, development shall comply with KCC § 17.57.050(2).
(Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.080 Sale or conveyance of lot portion.

No sale or conveyance of any portion of a lot, for other than a public purpose, shall leave a structure or the remainder of the lot with less than the minimum lot, yard or setback requirements of this zone.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.090 Off-street parking.

One automobile parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit and shall be located to the rear of the building setback line.
(Res. 83-10, 1983)

§ 17.28.100 Access requirement.

No dwelling shall be constructed or located on a lot or parcel which is not served by a legal sixty-(60)-foot right-of-way or existing county road.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.110 Setback lines.

None of the following uses shall be located within the distances indicated of any public street or road, any school or public park, or any dwelling (except such dwelling as may exist upon the same property with the restricted use):
1. 
Within one and one-half (1½) miles:
a. 
(Repealed by Ord. 88-5)
b. 
Farms or establishments for feeding of garbage or other refuse to hogs or other animals:
i. 
Provision is made that all such operations of subsections 1 and 2 shall be conducted in compliance with all state and county health regulations, and
ii. 
Complete protection from any potential detrimental effects such use might have on surrounding properties and/or use zones will be provided;
2. 
(Deleted by Ord. 87-11)
3. 
Within one hundred (100) feet: barns, shelters or other buildings or structures for keeping or feeding of any livestock, poultry, or other animals or birds whether wild or domestic;
4. 
Feedlots containing fifty (50) to one hundred (100) head at a density of less than five hundred (500) square feet per head for a period of six (6) months or more shall be located no closer than three hundred (300) feet to any existing home, school or park.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 87-11 (part), 1987; Ord. 88-5 (part), 1988; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.120 Prohibited uses.

(Deleted by Ord. 87-11).
(Res. 83-10, 1983)

§ 17.28.130 Repealed.

(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 83-Z-2 (part), 1983; Ord. 83-Z6, 1983; Ord. 87-9 § 3, 1987; Ord. 88-4 § 4, 1988; Ord. 90-10 (part), 1990; Ord. 90-15 §§ 2, 3, 1990; Ord. 93-6 (part), 1993; Ord. O-2006-01, 2006; Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2009-25, 2009; Ord. 2012-009, 2012; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)

§ 17.28.140 Repealed.

(Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)