The R-R-2.5 district is intended to apply to all lands designated in the General Plan as "rural residential." This zoning classification is designed to provide areas for large-lot residential living and minor agricultural activities and 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 for each dwelling unit;

C.

To minimize traffic congestion;

D.

To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles;

E.

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.

Family day care homes;

B.

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

C.

Single-family dwellings;

D.

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, guesthouse, 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;

E.

Small family child care homes;

F.

Small community care facilities.

G.

Transitional housing and supportive housing.

H.

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, § 6, 6-4-2003; Ord. 16.123, §§ 32, 33, 9-5-2007; Ord. No. 16-138, § 18, 7-15-2015; Ord. No. 16.142, § 31, 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.

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

E.

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

F.

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;

G.

Temporary tract offices and construction trailers;

H.

Wholesale nurseries;

I.

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, § 7, 6-4-2003; Ord. 16.123, § 34, 9-5-2007)

No person shall operate a large community care home without obtaining a conditional use permit in accordance with Section 17.50.020. In addition the applicant shall submit the following:

a.

A letter or certification of final approval from the state or county licensing authority,

b.

A site plan of the property showing parking, outdoor exercise area, and fencing.

c.

A letter from the fire department approving the safety of the structure for the use,

d.

A letter of application describing the type of use, number of residents, age of residents, any special resident care that is provided, and a daily work schedule showing the number of employees at the facility, and

e.

Landscaping and other information as required by the community development director.

(Ord. 16.123, § 35, 9-5-2007)

The following development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the R-R-2.5 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-R-2.5 zoning district shall be thirty-five percent.

D.

Yards. Yard requirements are as follows:

E.

Building Height. No single-family dwelling in the R-R-2.5 zoning district shall exceed thirty-five feet in height unless otherwise provided in Section 17.46.050 of this title.

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 room additions 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, § 8, 6-4-2003; Ord. No. 16.140, § 6, 11-15-2023; Ord. No. 16.142, § 32, 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)