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Rogue River City Zoning Code

17.20 R-1

Residential Single-Family District

17.20.010 Purpose.

To stabilize and protect the suburban characteristics of the district and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:

A. Residential Uses.

1. Single-family dwelling, detached;

2. Family daycare;

3. Residential care home.

B. Public and Institutional Uses.

1. Public works utilities storage yards; includes vehicle and equipment storage, maintenance, and repair;

2. Religious institutions and houses of worship;

3. School, preschool-kindergarten;

4. School, secondary;

5. Transportation facilities; includes construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities located within right-of-way controlled by a public agency, consistent with the transportation system plan;

6. Utility structures and facilities, city-planned projects; i.e., utilities identified by an adopted city master plan or development review approval. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.030 Conditional uses.

The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted when authorized in accordance with Chapter 17.100 RRMC:

A. Residential Uses.

1. Residential care facility;

2. Household solar panels.

B. Public and Institutional Uses.

1. Child daycare center;

2. Community garden;

3. Clinic, outpatient only;

4. Emergency services; includes police, fire, ambulance;

5. Hospital, including acute care center;

6. Public parks and open space, including playgrounds, trails, nature preserves, athletic fields, courts, swim pools, and similar uses;

7. Utility structures and facilities, regional projects; project is not part of an adopted city master plan or development review approval;

8. Wireless communication facilities.

C. Commercial Uses.

1. Bed and breakfast inn. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.040 Uses permitted with special standards.

The following uses are permitted when found to be in compliance with their relevant special standards criteria contained in this code:

A. Residential Uses.

1. Accessory dwelling unit;

2. Manufactured home;

3. Home occupation;

4. Solar panels (for incidental);

5. Backyard hens, subject to the requirements below:

a. Hens kept for backyard use are allowed, but not to the scale allowed in the R-E zone. A maximum of four hens are allowed at any single-family dwelling with a lot size 6,000 square feet or larger. No roosters are allowed to be kept within the city limits. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.050 Accessory uses.

The following uses are permitted as accessory to an existing use in the R-1 district:

A. Residential Uses.

1. Accessory uses and structures (including, but not limited to, garages, workshops, pools).

B. Other Uses.

2. Solar panels (for incidental use). [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.060 Area, width, and yard requirements.

The following measurements indicate minimum lot and yard standard requirements:

Zone

Corner Lot Area (sq. ft.)

Lot Area (sq. ft.)

Lot Width

Corner Lot Width

Front Yard

Side Yard

Rear Yard

R-1-8

8,000

8,000

70'

60'

20'

5' per story

10'

R-1-12

12,000

12,000

100'

100'

20'

5' per story

10'

Provided, however, that side yards abutting a street shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width. The maximum building height is 40 feet. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.070 Garage standards.

Garages fronting on the street side yard of a corner lot shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the property line. [Ord. 24-434-O § 3; Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.080 Coverage.

The maximum permitted aggregate building coverage shall be 50 percent of the lot area. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.090 Driveway.

All single-family dwelling construction, manufactured dwelling units, the replacement of any existing dwelling unit or major remodeling (50 percent or more of the replacement cost of existing dwelling unit) shall have a durable surface driveway suitable for maneuvering beginning from a city-maintained street to the parking space(s) serving the dwelling unit(s). It shall also be required to pave the portion of the public right-of-way being used as ingress/egress to the property. Any private road beginning from a city-maintained street shall also have a durable surface suitable for vehicle maneuvering. [Ord. 24-434-O § 4; Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.100 Street liability.

Any developer working in any public right-of-way within the city limits shall provide the city with a certificate of insurance in the amount of $1,000,000, naming the city as an additional insured. Public utilities are exempt from this section. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].

17.20.110 Hydrologist, soil engineer, engineer, and/or geologist.

Any developer developing in the city limits may be required to pay for a state of Oregon licensed hydrologist, soil engineer, engineer, and/or geologist who is hired by the city to review the development plans to ensure that all requirements and specifications of the city are met. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].