The rural residential (RR) district provides for the rural residential use of land, accommodating agriculture and very low-density residential environments. It is designed for permanent development of relatively remote areas that are beyond the reach of the city's foreseeable urban development pattern, making eventual extension of urban services extremely unlikely. RR districts do not permit comprehensive agriculture, and are intended for areas where farming is not a primary, permanent land use. Subdivisions in RR districts generally will be developed to rural standards, with gravel roads, surface drainage, and individual water and wastewater management systems. In parts of the city's jurisdiction with distinctive landforms, conservation development design is required to maintain the character of the land. These areas are designated by the conservation development (CD) overlay district and are subject to special standards and planning procedures set forth in supplemental provisions of this chapter. These standards encourage the preservation of important open space resources without reducing the density permitted the developer or property owner.

Table 38-176. Site Development Regulations for
Rural Residential Districts

¹ Front yard setback is measured from property line of platted lots. For unplatted lots along roads, residential structures shall be set back sufficiently to allow for future right-of-way dedications. This setback is typically 75 feet from the centerline of the adjacent road. The city may establish a different set-back requirement based on the specific context of a parcel. The reason for any such variation shall be documented in writing by the city council.

(Code 1970, § 38-37; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015)

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