The purpose of the RRL zone is to provide living environments within areas designated exclusive agriculture/forest (EAF) in the comprehensive plan which do not disrupt commercial resource production activities by allowing small farms and woodlots that can be developed in harmony with commercial agriculture and forestry. Areas designated RRL should have a level of services (roads and utilities) consistent with the residential density afforded under the zone.

(Ord. 0031196 (Vol. 60, page 190) § 31(part), 1996).

The following uses are permitted outright in the RRL zone:

A.

Agriculture;

B.

All land use activities, operations, building structures and other facilities necessary for agriculture, dairy, grazing, horticulture, forestry, and the growing and harvesting of agricultural and timber products;

C.

All legal uses, activities, products, and values associated with wild or managed forest, wild land, forest preserves, wildlife reservations, and watershed protection areas;

D.

Fishing lakes and fish rearing ponds;

E.

Commercial or industrial activity directly serving agriculture and timber operations, including the preparation (with the exception of processing) and storage of farm and forest products;

F.

Single-family dwellings including mobile homes; provided, that where dwellings are located in open and exposed view of a public road or adjoining property, tree and/or shrub plantings shall be employed to minimize the visual impact of the use on the rural character of the area;

G.

Home occupations;

H.

Public and rental stables provided any stable, barn, covered or uncovered arena, corral, or exercise yard shall maintain a distance of not less than one hundred feet from an adjacent property line;

I.

Cottage industries, provided the following standards apply:

1.

No commercial distribution activity (retailing or wholesaling) on site; on-site sales shall be incidental to the main purpose of the cottage industry,

2.

No more than three FTE employees,

3.

No more than one, on-premises sign, and the sign to be no more than six square feet in area,

4.

The business shall be owned and operated by the full-time residents on the subject property,

5.

The following uses shall not be allowed without a conditional use permit:

a.

Any activity which might result in excessive noise, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, or traffic,

b.

Operations or use or manufacture of products which are dangerous in terms of risk of fire, explosion, or hazardous emissions,

c.

Any other use which would disrupt the character or permitted rural uses as determined by the planning director.

(Ord. 0031196 (Vol. 60, page 190) § 31(part), 1996).

The following are conditional uses in the RRL zone:

A.

Public or private school;

B.

Church;

C.

Park, playground, or community center owned and operated by a government agency or nonprofit organization;

D.

Utility facilities necessary for public service;

E.

Migrant labor and farm-hand housing facilities for more than three dwelling units;

F.

Quarries, mines, and sand and gravel pits when the proposed subsequent use of the site, after reclamation, is principally agricultural or silvicultural in nature provided there is a minimum distance from any adjoining property line of one hundred feet;

G.

Kennel;

H.

Cemetery;

I.

Grange hall or community center;

J.

Farm labor camp;

K.

Recreational vehicle park, campground, or picnic area;

L.

Buildings and uses of a public works, public service, or public utility nature, except for facilities for the commercial transmission or reception of communication frequencies;

M.

Processing of farm and forest products provided the area used for such purpose shall not be closer than one hundred feet from an adjoining property line;

N.

Non-resource related industry provided there are no adverse impacts to the environment, nearby land uses, and resource production activities as determined by the board of adjustment;

O.

Resource-based commercial recreation facilities in locations where impacts on the environment, adjacent land uses, and resource management can be adequately controlled and where adequate public facilities and services can be provided;

P.

Bed and breakfast;

Q.

Other uses the board of adjustment judges to be no more detrimental to the adjacent properties than, and of the same type and character as, those uses permitted outright except for the following:

1.

Mobile home park,

2.

Airport or landing strip,

3.

Facilities for the commercial transmission or reception of communication frequencies,

4.

Golf course,

5.

All-terrain vehicle parks, trails, and race tracks,

6.

Hazardous waste disposal and transfer sites,

7.

Sanitary landfill.

(Ord. 0031196 (Vol. 60, page 190) § 31(part), 1996).

The density provisions for the RRL zone shall be:

A.

Maximum number of dwelling structures for permanent living per lot: one;

B.

Minimum lot area: ten acres;

C.

No building lot shall be created that has a depth-to-width ratio of greater than four-to-one;

D.

All buildings and structures, unless otherwise specified, shall maintain a distance of fifty feet from any property line, except that one hundred feet shall be required for all new residences abutting commercial agricultural and timber lands and improved mineral extraction operations;

E.

When clustering in accordance with KCC Chapter 19.50, the minimum lot size of the clustered lots shall be five acres;

F.

When subdividing or short platting parcels within the RRL zone, lot configuration and access shall be designed to minimize conflicts with adjoining farm or timber production areas and mineral extraction operations.

(Ord. 0031196 (Vol. 60, page 190) § 31(part), 1996).

The following are accessory uses in the RRL zone:

A.

Uses customarily incidental to a principal use permitted outright, such as private garages or parking areas for noncommercial vehicles only, but not including any business, trade, or industry;

B.

The renting of rooms by the resident owner for lodging purposes only, and for the accommodation of not more than two persons in a dwelling unit;

C.

Residences provided for farm laborers, not to exceed three dwelling units.

(Ord. 0031196 (Vol. 60, page 190) § 31(part), 1996).

Nonflashing residential and ranch name plates are permitted. See also KCC 19.56.050 and 19.56.060.

(Ord. 0031196 (Vol. 60, page 190) § 31(part), 1996).

At least one, permanently maintained, off-street parking space or a private garage for one vehicle shall be on the same lot as a dwelling or attached thereto or made a part thereof. Adequate parking may be provided for accessory or conditional uses and may be established by the board of adjustment. See also KCC 19.56.020.

(Ord. 0031196 (Vol. 60, page 190) § 31(part), 1996).