The purposes of this district are to:

1.

Establish a district that contains limited areas of more intensive rural residential development, consistent with RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d), that existed as of July 1, 1990 at a density of approximately two dwelling units per acre.

2.

Provide for infill residential development at a maximum density of two dwelling units per acre, consistent with the development pattern established before July 1, 1990.

3.

Provide development standards to assure that infill residential development is consistent with surrounding uses and can be accommodated without new urban level services.

(Ord. 13834 § 7, 2007)

Subject to the provisions of this title, the following uses are permitted up to a maximum density of two dwelling units per acre:

1.

Single-family and two-family residential (limited to one primary residential structure per lot);

2.

Agriculture, including forest practices; and

3.

Home occupations per standards in Section 20.54.070(16).

(Ord. 13834 § 7, 2007)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 7(Att. F), 7-24-2012)

See Chapter 20.54, Table 1, to identify the special uses permitted in this district.

(Ord. 13834 § 7, 2007)

The following standards are established as the minimum necessary to insure that the purpose of this rural residential, two dwelling units per acre district is achieved and maintained as new lots are created and new buildings are constructed:

1.

Minimum lot size:

a.

Conventional subdivision lot (excluding public rights-of-way)—twelve thousand five hundred square feet for single-family, twenty-five thousand square feet for two-family structures;

b.

Cluster subdivision lot—seven thousand two hundred square feet for single-family, fifteen thousand square feet for duplexes; and

c.

Nonresidential use—twenty thousand square feet.

2.

Minimum lot width:

a.

Individual lot or conventional subdivision lot:

i.

Interior lot—seventy-five feet; and

ii.

Corner lot—one hundred feet;

b.

Cluster subdivision lot:

i.

Interior lot—fifty feet;

ii.

Corner lot—seventy-five feet;

iii.

Cul-de-sac—thirty-five feet; and

iv.

Flag lot—twenty feet;

c.

Nonresidential uses:

i.

Interior lot—seventy-five feet; and

ii.

Corner lot—one hundred feet;

3.

Minimum district size for purpose of zoning map amendments—five acres.

4.

Maximum building height—thirty-five feet.

5.

Minimum yard requirements: See Section 20.07.030;

6.

Maximum Coverage by Hard Surfaces. Maximum hard surface coverage for new development in this district is as follows (also see Chapter 20.07): Sixty percent or twenty thousand square feet, whichever is less.

7.

Dedication of Open Space. Land which is to be divided must conform to the open space dedication requirements of Chapter 18.47 of the Subdivision Ordinance.

(Ord. 13834 § 7, 2007; Ord. No. 15355, 1(Att. A, § Y), 10-18-2016)

1.

The maximum density for residential uses in this district is two dwelling units per acre; and

2.

The maximum number of dwelling units allowed on a site shall be calculated by subtracting all submerged lands as defined in the Shoreline Master Program for the Thurston Region from the area of the parcel and, then applying the allowed zoning density in Section 20.13A.035(1).

(Ord. No. 14773, § 7(Att. F), 7-24-2012)

Refer to the following chapters for provisions which may qualify or supplement the regulations presented above:

1.

Chapter 20.32, Open Space;

2.

Chapter 20.34, Accessory Uses and Structures;

3.

Chapter 20.40, Signs and Lighting;

4.

Chapter 20.44, Parking and Loading;

5.

Chapter 20.45, Landscaping and Screening.

(Ord. 13834 § 7, 2007)