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Smithfield City Zoning Code

17.52 RA

RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL ZONE

17.52.010 PURPOSE

The purpose of the RA residential agricultural zone is to provide areas of large lot residential estate neighborhoods of a rural character together with a limited number of farm animals for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents of the neighborhood.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 15-20 on 11/11/2015

17.52.020 ALLOWED USES

Those uses which are allowed in the residential agricultural zone either as a permitted use or a conditional use shall be as specified in SMC chapter 17.120, "Use Matrix Table", of this title.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 15-20 on 11/11/2015

17.52.030 AREA, WIDTH AND YARD REGULATIONS

Area, width and yard regulations in the residential agricultural zone are as follows:

District  Area  Width
(In Feet)  
Front
(In Feet) 
Side
(In Feet)  
Rear
(In Feet)  
RA-1  1 acre  13030  12 x 1230  
RA-2  2 acres  13030  12 x 1230  

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 15-20 on 11/11/2015

17.52.040 HEIGHT REGULATIONS

No building or structure shall be erected to a height greater than two and one-half (21/2) stories or thirty five feet (35'), whichever is greater, to be measured from the threshold of the lowest main entrance.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 15-20 on 11/11/2015

17.52.050 MODIFYING REGULATIONS

Modifying regulations in the RA residential agricultural zone are as follows:

  1. Side Yards: Main buildings other than dwellings shall have a minimum side yard of twenty feet (20') and the total of the two (2) side yards shall be forty feet (40'). Private garages and other accessory buildings located at least ten feet (10') behind the main building may have a side yard of five feet (5'), except that the street side yard on a corner lot shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30') for main and accessory buildings.
  2. Rear Yards:
    1. Private garages and accessory buildings located at least ten feet (10') behind the main building may have a rear yard of five feet (5').
    2. Corner lots rearing on the side yard of another lot, the minimum rear yard setback for all accessory buildings shall be ten feet (10').
    3. A maximum of two (2) architectural projections or pop outs such as bay windows, exclusive of foundations, shall be allowed to encroach into the required rear yard provided such projection does not exceed a depth of forty two inches (42") or a width of ten feet (10').
    4. Unsheltered decks, supported by posts and which are less than thirty inches (30") above the ground or greater than eighty four inches (84") above the ground but, not greater than the uppermost floor level, shall be allowed to project into the required rear yard a maximum of twelve feet (12').
  3. Front Yards: In cases where the average of the front yards of the existing buildings between two (2) street intersections is less than the required thirty feet (30') and more than fifty percent (50%) of the block frontage has been developed, the minimum front yard may be reduced to the average of the existing buildings but in no case less than twenty feet (20').
  4. Lot Reduction: Parcels of land divided into two (2) to four (4) lots after the adoption of the ordinance codified herein must meet all regulations of the zone with the exception that a ten percent (10%) reduction may be granted to regulations of width and area for one divided lot. All buildings placed upon said lots must meet front, rear and side yard requirements.
  5. Accessory Buildings: One accessory building may be used in conjunction with a home occupation/sales, potentially disruptive or nondisruptive provided the accessory building is not more than one story and not larger than eight hundred (800) square feet or one-half (1/2) the area of the main floor of the dwelling excluding attached garage, whichever is smaller.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 15-20 on 11/11/2015
Amended by Ord. 17-15 on 7/26/2017
Amended by Ord. 17-16 on 11/15/2017

15-20

17-15

17-16