Selah City Zoning Code
10.12 One-Family
Residential R-1 Zoning District
Class 1 permitted, Class 2 administrative and Class 3 conditional uses as listed in Chapter 10.28, Table 10.28A.
10.12.010 Purpose.
The one-family residential (R-1) zoning district is established to provide for mixed-use housing types, which include single-family, duplexes, and townhouses. Residential development in this zone is limited by a density of five dwelling units per gross acre, the underlying zoning district development standards, and the availability of urban governmental services or their potential extension by the proponent to facilitate development at no public cost.
Specifically, the intent of this district is to:
(1) Provide for an orderly, phased transition from vacant or partially developed land to mixed residential development as defined above;
(2) Facilitate coordinated and collaborative public infrastructure investment;
(3) Require individual lot connections to municipal water and sewer systems;
(4) Require developments to meet the city's minimum urban development standards;
(5) Particular emphasis shall be given to ensuring that R-1 uses and land divisions will facilitate future urban development and extension of utilities. (Ord. 2046, § 2 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 1634, § 51, 2004.)
10.12.020 Class 1 permitted, Class 2 administrative and Class 3 conditional uses.
Class 1 permitted, Class 2 administrative and Class 3 conditional uses as listed in Chapter 10.28, Table 10.28A. (Ord. 2046, § 2 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 1634, § 52, 2004.)
10.12.030 Lot size.
(a) The minimum lot size requirements for any newly created lot (including lot line adjustments) in this district are progressive based on slope and utility provisions:
Slope | Water and Sewage System | Minimum Lot Size |
<10% | Municipal water and sewage system | 8,000 sq. ft. |
>10% <15% | Municipal water and sewage system | 10,000 sq. ft. |
>15% <20% | Municipal water and sewage system | ½ acre |
>20% <25% | Municipal water and sewage system | 1 acre |
>25% | 5 acres |
(b) Subdivision designs shall ensure that adequate setbacks, buffering of adjoining uses and sensitivity to physical features are achieved. Lot sizes shall be increased to accommodate specific uses, lot coverage, setbacks, access, landscaping and other requirements as provided in this title. (Ord. 2046, § 2 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 1634, § 53, 2004.)
10.12.040 Designated two-family residential lots.
Within a proposed land division of ten or more lots ten percent of the lots may be designated for a future two-family dwelling. The proposed lot(s) shall be considered by the reviewing body and, once the lot location(s) are approved, the lot(s) shall be clearly identified on the recorded subdivision providing public disclosure of said approval.
Careful consideration of adjacent properties by the hearing examiner shall be made ensuring harmonious compatibility.
The minimum lot size requirement of any lot(s) designated for a future two-family dwelling shall be a minimum of nine thousand square feet or such minimum lot size based on slope specified in Section 10.12.030. (Ord. 2046, § 2 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 1958, § 3, 2015; Ord. 1634, § 54, 2004.)