Scappoose City Zoning Code
17.44 R-1
Low Density Residential
17.44.010 Purpose.
The R-1 zone is intended to provide minimum standards for residential use in areas of low population densities. (Ord. 634 § 1 Exh. A, 1995)
17.44.030 Permitted and Conditional uses.
Use | |
|---|---|
Single-family detached residential dwelling | Permitted outright1 |
Manufactured homes on individual lots subject to Section 17.94.030 | Permitted outright1 |
Duplex | Permitted outright1 |
Residential care home | Permitted outright1 |
Day care home | Permitted outright1 |
Home occupation (Type I) subject to Chapter 17.142 | Permitted outright1 |
Public park and recreation areas, provided that all building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty feet from any property line | Permitted outright1 |
Public support facilities | Permitted outright1 |
Sewage pump station | Permitted outright1 |
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's) subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.92 | Permitted outright1 |
Cottage housing subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.58 | Conditional use2 |
Church, provided that all building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty feet from any property line | Conditional use2 |
Day care facility | Conditional use2 |
Home occupation (Type II) subject to Chapter 17.142 | Conditional use2 |
Schools, provided that all building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty feet from any property line | Conditional use2 |
Electric power substation | Conditional use2 |
Minor impact utilities | Conditional use2 |
Public safety facilities | Conditional use2 |
Wireless communications facilities, not to include antenna support structures, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.93 | Conditional use2 |
1These uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright outside of the Scappoose Creek Flood Plain. In the R-1 zone within the Scappoose Creek Flood Plain, only uses listed in Section 17.84.040 shall be permitted. Additional requirements shall include any applicable section of this title
2These uses and their accessory uses may be permitted in the R-1 zone when authorized by the planning commission in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 17.130, other relevant sections of this title and any conditions imposed by the Planning Commission when such uses are located outside of Scappoose Creek Flood Plain.
(Ord. 740 §§ 2, 3, 2004; Ord. 705 § 1, 2001; Ord. 634 § 1 Exh. A, 1995)
17.44.050 Dimensional requirements.
Dimensional Requirements | Requirement1 |
|---|---|
Minimum lot area | |
Single-family detached | Six thousand (6,000) square feet outside the Scappoose Creek Flood Plain |
Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet when a structure is located in the Scappoose Creek Flood Plain | |
Duplex | Ten thousand square feet per duplex |
Other uses | The minimum lot area for all other uses shall be six thousand square feet |
Minimum lot width | Not be less than fifty feet, except the minimum lot width at front property line on the arc of an approved full cul-de-sac shall not be less than thirty feet |
Flag lots shall provide a minimum of twenty-five feet of frontage along a public right-of-way | |
Minimum setback | |
Front Yard | Twenty feet |
Front of garages or carports | Twenty feet from the property line where access occurs |
Side yard | Total a minimum of fifteen feet with one setback not less than ten feet, which shall be on the street side for corner lots |
Rear yard | Twenty feet |
Setbacks for accessory building behind a residence | |
Side | Five feet each |
Rear | Five feet |
Maximum height | Thirty-five feet |
Accessory Building | Twenty-two feet |
Principal building per lot | One |
Maximum building coverage | Thirty-five percent of the lot area |