The R-MT-5 zoning district is intended to apply to all lands designated in the General Plan as "mountain residential." This zoning classification is designed primarily for hillside areas of the city where environmental constraints require development at lower densities. A maximum density of one dwelling unit per five acres is allowed in this district. This zoning classification is intended to achieve the following purposes:

A.

To reserve appropriately located areas for family living in a variety of types of dwellings, at a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety;

B.

To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space to each dwelling unit;

C.

To minimize traffic congestion;

D.

To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and other objectionable influences.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1(part), 1989)

Permitted uses are as follows:

A.

Crop and tree farming;

B.

Small family child care homes;

C.

Foster homes where the total number of children, including those of the proprietary family is six or less;

D.

Public parks and recreation areas;

E.

Single-family dwellings;

F.

Accessory uses located on the same site with a permitted use which are incidental to the permitted use, including but not limited to crop and tree farming for family use only, family animal raising, guest house, home occupations (subject to the provisions of Section 17.50.040 of this title), the keeping of four cats or four dogs or a combination thereof not to exceed a total of four and private garages and parking areas, and private stables on a minimum lot size of two and one-half acres, in accordance with Section 17.46.040 of this title;

G.

Small community care facility.

H.

Transitional housing and supportive housing.

I.

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to Chapter 17.57 and 17.58 of this title.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1(part), 1989; Ord. 16.77 (part), 1989; Ord. 16.115, § 9, 6-4-2003; Ord. 16.123, §§ 36—38, 9-5-2007; Ord. No. 16-138, § 19, 7-15-2015; Ord. No. 16.142, § 33, 12-4-2024)

The following conditional uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.50.020 of this title:

A.

Country clubs and golf courses;

B.

Day care centers;

C.

Foster homes where the total number of children, including those of the proprietary family, exceeds six;

D.

Mining and mineral extraction, subject to the development standards of this section and the provisions of Section 17.44.110 of this title;

E.

Occupancy of existing dwelling while constructing a replacement dwelling on the same lot;

F.

Private stables on a lot size of less than 2.5 acres, in accordance with Section 17.46.040 of this title;

G.

Public and quasi-public uses, including churches, synagogues and other places of worship, firehouses, hospitals, parks and playgrounds, schools, and public utility buildings and uses;

H.

Large family child care homes: No person shall operate a large family child care home without obtaining a large family child care home permit in compliance with the standards set forth within Section 17.50.015.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1(part), 1989; Ord. 16.77 (part), 1989; Ord. 16.115, § 10, 6-4-2003; Ord. 16.123, § 39, 9-5-2007)

The following development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the R-MT-5 zoning district:

A.

Lot Area and Density Requirements. All lots hereafter created shall comply with the following minimum standards:

B.

Minimum Lot Frontage. The minimum lot frontage shall be one hundred feet.

C.

Maximum Site Coverage. The maximum site coverage in the R-MT zoning district shall be thirty-five percent.

D.

Yards. Yard requirements are as follows:

E.

Building Height. No single-family dwelling in the R-MT-5 zoning district shall exceed thirty-five feet in height unless

F.

Additions. For an addition that increases the footprint of the primary dwelling, the roof forms, roof pitches, exterior building materials, and exterior colors of the addition shall be architecturally compatible with those of the primary dwelling, to the extent practical and feasible as determined by the community development director, subject to review and approval by the community development director.

G.

Accessory Structures. See Section 17.46.130 (Accessory Structures).

(Ord. 16.76 § 1(part), 1989; Ord. 16.77 (part), 1989; Ord. 16.115, § 11, 6-4-2003; Ord. No. 16.140, § 7, 11-15-2023; Ord. No. 16.142, § 34, 12-4-2024)

A.

No building shall be located closer than twenty-five feet from the top of the bank of a perennial or intermittent stream, as shown in Section 17.04.230 of this title. All proposed structures shall be constructed above the one-hundred-year floodplain.

B.

Minimum side and rear yards for buildings and areas that accommodate animals shall be forty feet.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1(part), 1989)