The purpose of this Chapter is to provide and regulate a zone for low density, single-family residential use. The zone is further intended to provide a quiet living environment free from rooming and boarding houses, commercial and industrial activities, and to the greatest degree possible, free from other than local vehicular traffic. The regulations specified in this Chapter shall apply to all property designated R-1 (Single-Family Zone) unless otherwise provided in this Article.

No building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered except for one (1) or more of the following uses:

A.

One family dwellings;

B.

Private greenhouses and horticultural collections, public parks, flower and vegetable gardens, and fruit trees;

C.

Mobile Homes certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 USC 5401 et seq.) and placed on a permanent foundation system, pursuant to Section 18551 of the California Health and Safety Code;

D.

The keeping of not more than two (2) adult dogs and two (2) adult cats and their litters up to the age of ten (10) weeks, and any combination of rabbits, poultry, fowl, bird, reptile, or rodent so long as they are kept in cages and do not exceed a combined total of four (4); provided, further, that livestock, as defined in the Animal Control ordinance of the County of Ventura, and roosters are strictly prohibited;

E.

Community care facilities as defined in Section 1502 of the State Health and Safety Code which include but are not limited to: employee housing, group quarter transitional housing, residential facility, adult day care facility, day treatment facility, foster family home, small family home, social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility, residential care facility for the elderly, child day care facility, and day care center; provided, however, that the aforementioned uses serve six (6) or fewer persons;

F.

Small family day care homes;

G.

Supportive housing as defined and allowed per Government Code Section 65650 et seq., and as it may be amended from time to time; and

H.

Transitional housing.

(Ord. No. 711, § 6, 11-5-12; Ord. No. 817, § 2(Exh. A), 11-18-24)

The following uses may be permitted in the R-1 Zone subject to the issuance of a Development Permit pursuant to Section 10352 of this Article; provided, however, that the applicant shows that the use or uses proposed will not be injurious or detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or to property in the vicinity or zone in which the use or uses will be situated; provided; further, that the Development Permit may be issued if potentially injurious or detrimental effects can be mitigated by the imposition of conditions requisite to issuance of said Permit:

A.

Community care facility serving seven (7) or more persons which include, but are not limited to group quarter transitional housing, residential facility, adult day care facility, day care treatment facility, foster family home, social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility, residential care facility for the elderly, child day care facility, and day care center; shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Community care facilities and child day care facilities (excluding foster family homes and residential care facilities for the elderly), shall be separated by a distance of three hundred (300) feet from the outside walls of other structures housing such facilities so as not to impair the integrity of residential neighborhoods.

2.

Hours of operation for a child day care facilities are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

3.

Facilities must comply with the provisions of Title 22, Divisions 6 and 12, of the California Administrative Code.

4.

Off-street parking as required pursuant to Section 10301(B)(1)(a).

5.

Development Review for large family day care homes shall be processed pursuant to Section 1597.46(3) of the California Health and Safety Code.

B.

Mobile home parks, not including recreational vehicles, commercial coaches, or factory-built "modular" housing as defined in the California Health and Safety Code;

C.

Schools;

D.

Community centers;

E.

Private recreation clubs;

F.

Churches, temples, or similar places of worship;

G.

Hospitals and medical office buildings (at least fifty (50) percent of the leased space occupied by medical or dental facilities and the remainder of the leased space to be approved by the City Council); and

H.

Boarding houses and lodging houses (among factors to be considered by the City Council in determining whether to approve, deny, or conditionally approve an application for a Development Permit for a boarding or lodging house is the maximum number of residents proposed for the boarding or lodging house as compared to the average number of residents residing in residential structures on lots of the same size in the same zone).

I.

Government and public utility facilities.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (4), 1999; Ord. 579 § 6 (2) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. 711, § 6, 11-5-12; Ord. No. 817, § 2(Exh. A), 11-18-24)

In addition to the Land Use Provisions and Development Standards specified in Chapters 2 and 3 of this Article, all property designated R-1 shall be subject to the following Development Standards; provided, however, that these standards may be superseded under a Planned Development Zone designation pursuant to Section 10582 of this Article:

A.

Height. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet.

B.

Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty (20) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such front yard need not exceed twenty (20) feet.

C.

Side Yard. On interior lots, there shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, provided, that such side yards need not exceed five (5) feet in width. On corner lots, the side yard regulations shall be the same as with interior lots except in the case of a reversed corner lot. In the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be a side yard of not less than fifty (50) percent of the front yard of the lot immediately to the rear of such reversed corner lot, and no accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line of the lot immediately to the rear of the reversed corner lot.

D.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than fifteen (15) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such rear yard need not exceed fifteen (15) feet.

E.

Lot Area. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot of less than six-thousand (6,000) square feet in area; provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required, and was of record at the time this Article became effective, the lot may be improved by not more than one family dwelling unit.

F.

Lot Width. Lots shall have a width of not less than sixty (60) feet.

G.

Lot Depth. Lots shall have a depth of not less than one-hundred (100) feet.

H.

Density. There shall be not more than one (1) dwelling unit per lot, which dwelling may be occupied by not more than one (1) family.

I.

Architectural Features. All one-family dwellings, including mobile homes placed on a permanent foundation in accordance with Section 10401(C), room additions, and similar architectural features constructed, erected, or moved into an R-1 Zone on or after July 1, 1981, shall conform to the following standards:

1.

No sheet metal roofs shall be permitted except those which are covered by wood shake, wood shingle, asphalt shingle, fiberglass shingle, concrete or clay tiles, or built-up roofs; provided, however that sheet metal awnings, patio covers, and other such similar roof appenditures may be installed in rear yards and screened side yards appurtenant to the main building.

2.

All main buildings and structures shall have eave overhang of a minimum of sixteen (16) inches or a minimum of one (1) foot high parapet standing above roof level along the periphery of the building.

3.

No metal siding shall be permitted in front yards or unscreened side yards with the exception of non-corrugated, horizontally applied metal-lapped siding.

4.

Building additions, garages and carports as permitted and required, shall be constructed so as to match the exterior composition of the principal dwelling with regard to architectural theme/design, roof pitch, colors, textures and materials or the entire structure remodeled in a single style.

5.

A minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of the length of the exterior wall of the second story on a new dwelling or an addition to an existing dwelling shall be set back a minimum of two (2) times the required side yard setback and one-half (½) times the required front yard setback not including uncovered decks or balconies. Openings on a second story exterior wall located on a side yard setback shall use translucent glazing or celestial windows to allow illumination while protecting privacy on adjacent property.

J.

Minimum Size. No dwelling unit constructed, erected, or moved into an R-1 Zone on or after July l, 1981, shall have an exterior width of less than twenty (20) feet nor shall any dwelling unit have a gross floor area of less than eight-hundred (800) square feet.

K.

Floor/Lot Area Ratio. No dwelling located within an R-1 Single Family Zone shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered except or unless: (1) the gross floor area of such dwelling does not exceed fifty (50) percent of the total lot area on which said dwelling is situated; (2) building site coverage, including the dwelling garages, carports, accessory buildings over one hundred (100) square feet and all areas under a roof except patio covers, does not exceed thirty-five (35) percent of the total lot area; and (3) a three-car enclosed garage is constructed on the lot when the total number of bedrooms within the dwelling exceeds four (4) and/or when the total number of bathrooms as defined in Section 10032 exceed three (3). These limitations shall not apply to residentially zoned property with an underlying designation of Planned Development (PD). As used herein, the term "gross floor area" shall mean the total area included within the surrounding exterior walls of all the floors and levels of a dwelling.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (7), (8), 1999)