(Ord. No. 1976, 2019)

(Ord. No. 1976, 2019; Ord. No. 1990, 2020)

(Ord. No. 1976, 2019; Ord. No. 1990, 2020)

1. General Residential Regulations.
   1. Agricultural Uses. Agricultural uses in Residential Zones are interim uses and are only permitted until 75 percent of the abutting parcels are subdivided and/or developed. This includes the following uses:
      1. Accessory Farm Structures. Structures are limited to a maximum of 600 square feet and shall meet the setback requirements of the zone in which the parcel is located.
      2. Farm Animal Keeping/Raising.
         1. Up to two animals, or up to five birds (other than household pets) are permitted per parcel. Director approval is required for additional on-site animals and a minimum of two acres is required. 
         2. Farm animal keeping/raising is not allowed as an accessory use to a residential use in the R-1 and the R-1-5000 Residential Zones. 
      3.   Row Crops.
   2. Development Standards.
      1. Front Setback. The front setback Is measured from the existing or adopted street right-of-way line (ultimate width of the existing street).
      2. Minimum Parcel Size. Where on-site wastewater treatment systems or septic systems are used on each parcel, County of Division of Environmental Health requirements shall be met. This requirement applies to both interior and corner lots.
      3. Access Easements. Access easements are prohibited in residential zones where parcels are required to front a publicly maintained street.
   3. Single-Family Dwellings.
      1. Single-Family dwellings shall be conventional construction or manufactured off-site and placed on a permanent foundation. Two dwellings are permitted in the R-2 Zone and three or more dwellings in the R-3 and R-4 zones based on consistency with the density standards of the General Plan or applicable community plan.
      2. Agricultural Setback Requirement for Residential Uses. New residential dwellings and/or other habitable structures in residential developments in a designated urban community adjacent to agricultural designated lands shall be set back so as to provide a physical separation  of  200 feet, as measured from the dwellings or other habitable structures, to any abutting parcels used for agricultural production. "Agricultural Production," as used herein, means either an existing agricultural operation or an agricultural operation that would be a reasonable anticipated use. The agricultural setback may include roads, parking, trails, creeks, canals, and landscape features. Exceptions to agricultural setback requirements may be permitted with approval of a variance, in compliance with Chapter 18.126 (Variances and Minor Deviations).
      3. Tiny homes shall be considered single-family dwellings and shall be placed on a permanent foundation system.
2. Specific Residential Regulations.
   1. R-R Rural Residential Zone.
      1. Agricultural Uses. Crop, orchard, and vineyard properties shall be one acre or larger.
      2. Truck Parking. The parking on a regular basis of a single operational commercial truck tractor, not exceeding three tons gross weight and not exceeding one truck tractor, owned and operated by the property owner/tenant and regularly used in his/her business occupation, on the owner’s/tenant’s home site. Additional operational commercial truck tractors and parking of any trailers are prohibited. The parking of the commercial truck tractor shall be subject to all of the following conditions:
         1. The truck tractor shall not be parked in a manner as to obstruct the adjoining property owner's view;
         2. Not more than one garage-type structure shall be allowed for repair and parking of the property owner's truck tractor;
         3. Truck tractor are not allowed to operate on the property;
         4. At no time shall the operation of the commercial truck tractor produce a noise that exceeds the noise standards in Section 18.40.050 (Noise); and,
         5. Vehicle repair shall be limited to the property owner's truck tractor.
   2. R-1 Single-Family Residential Zone. The garage driveway front setback can be 15 feet from the right-of-way only for a side-loading garage.

Figure 2-2: Side-Loading Garage

1. 3. R-1-5000 Single-Family Residential Zone. Additional development standards are as follows:
      1. Front Setback. Carports and garages facing the front parcel line shall be 20 feet from the right-of-way.
      2. Rear Setback. The rear setback may be 10 feet if side setback is 15 feet with outdoor access oriented to the side yard.
   4. R-2 Two-Family Residential Zone.
      1. Residential Uses. A minimum of 200 square feet of open space is required for each dwelling unit.
      2. Development Standards.
         1. (1)Front Setback. The garage driveway can be 15 feet from the right-of-way only for a side-loading garage. See Figure 2-2 (Side-Loading Garage).
         2. (2)Side Setback. If the dwelling units are two stories and are adjacent to single-family residential zone, then the side setback shall be 12 feet.
   5. R-3 Multi-family Residential Zone.
      1. Residential Uses. A minimum of 200 square feet of open space is required for each dwelling unit.
      2. Development Standards.
         1. (1)Front Setback. The garage driveway can be 15 feet from the right-of-way only for a side-loading garage. See Figure 2-2 (Side-Loading Garage).
         2. (2)Side Setback. If the dwelling units are two stories and are adjacent to single-family residential zone, then the side setback shall be 12 feet.
   6. R-4 Multi-family Residential Zone.
      1. Residential Uses. A minimum of 200 square feet of open space is required for each dwelling unit.
      2. Development Standards.
         1. (1)Front Setback. The garage driveway can be 15 feet from the right-of-way only for a side-loading garage. See Figure 2-2 (Side-Loading Garage).
         2. (2)Separation from Adjacent Single-Family. A six-foot-high masonry wall shall be built for three or more dwelling units adjacent to single-family residential zone.
         3. (3)Side Setback. If the dwelling units are two stories and are adjacent to single-family residential zone, then the side setback shall be 12 feet.
   7. M-H Single-Family Mobile Home Residential Zone. Single-family dwellings shall be a mobile/manufactured with or without a permanent foundation or a tiny home not on a permanent foundation.

(Ord. No. 1976, 2019; Ord. No. 1990, 2020)