The following regulations apply in the RE residential estates zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

The residential estates zoning district is designated for detached one-family dwellings on larger lots characterized by varying terrain.

Uses permitted in the RE zone are:

A.

One detached one-family dwelling per lot or parcel;

B.

The accessory buildings necessary to such use located on the same lot or parcel of land including an attached or detached garage;

C.

Family food production plus the growing of fruits, flowers and vegetables, and related horticultural activities;

D.

Educational animal project;

E.

One horse, or one cow, or two ratites (ostrich or emu), or two llamas, or two sheep, or two goats for each two acres of lot area;

F.

Family daycare homes;

G.

Home occupations upon securing a home occupation use permit;

H.

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to chapter 18.61;

I.

Employee housing for six or fewer employees; and

J.

Residential care facilities—small.

(Ord. 373, §8(a), 2023)

Maximum building height in the RE zone shall be limited to two and one-half stories and shall not exceed thirty-five feet.

There shall be a front yard of not less than thirty-five feet.

There shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen feet except that on the street side of corner lots there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty feet.

There shall be a rear yard of not less than forty feet.

The minimum lot area shall be not less than forty thousand square feet.

(Ord. 373, §8(b), 2023)

There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between a building used for dwelling purposes and an accessory building. There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between accessory buildings.

Building lot coverage shall not exceed fifteen percent of the lot area.

Maximum development density shall be up to one unit per acre, as established in City of Sutter Creek General Plan Land Use Element Table 4-3, and dependent upon site conditions and constraints.

(Ord. 373, §8(c), 2023)