The R4 zone is intended to serve as a transition zone between residential and retail districts and allowing a compatible mixture of residential and retail commercial uses.

A.

Single-family dwellings: One dwelling per lot.

B.

"Dwelling, duplex" meaning a building, located on one legal lot, containing two dwelling units designed exclusively for occupancy by two families living independently of each other with one family in each dwelling unit.

C.

Cottage housing consisting of small attached or detached dwelling units arranged in a cluster around a common open space with shared parking facilities and a maximum individual square footage of one thousand two hundred(1,200) square feet.

D.

Townhouses with principal access on the ground floor, separated from adjacent units by a common continuous wall from basement to roof.

E.

Mixed use buildings include both residential and nonresidential uses. Such uses may be mixed vertically or horizontally in one building. However, in mixed-use buildings the nonresidential use shall occupy the ground floor of the building, and have frontage and access on the right-of-way. Access to the residential use may have frontage on the right-of-way, but may not constitute the majority of the frontage on the right-of-way.

F.

Multi-family residential dwellings.

G.

Manufactured homes not more than ten (10) years of age from the date of placement.

H.

All dwelling structures shall have a minimum 20-foot width measured at the most narrow point of the structure.

I.

Retail stores including, but not limited to, grocery stores, gift stores, liquor stores, candy shops, drug stores, clothing stores, bakeries, hardware and furniture stores.

J.

Office, business and professional services, including, but not limited to, medical and dental services, accounting services, real estate offices, and legal services.

K.

Barber and beauty shops and similar uses providing both personal service and retail products.

(Ord. No. 830, § 1, 6-24-25)

The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses:

A.

Garages, carports, patios;

B.

Detached buildings for home and garden equipment storage, greenhouses, hobby, home workshops and similar activities;

C.

Accessory uses incidental and subordinate to principal retail uses.

D.

Accessory dwelling units

(Ord. No. 830, § 1, 6-24-25)

Certain uses may have detrimental effects on surrounding properties unless conditioned to lessen or eliminate adverse effects. Such uses are classified as conditional uses and require conditional use permits. The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:

A.

Churches;

B.

Governmental uses and accessory structures including parks, playgrounds, fire stations, police stations, community centers, and libraries;

C.

Hospitals and health clinics including nursing homes;

D.

Day care facilities;

E.

Home occupations;

F.

Boarding houses;

G.

Mobile home parks;

H.

Recreational vehicle parks.

(Ord. No. 830, § 1, 6-24-25)

A.

Commercial uses: Required densities pursuant to the C1 zone.

(Ord. No. 830, § 1, 6-24-25)

Zero lot line development for single-family dwellings may be permitted in order to: promote efficient land use, permit a more energy efficient arrangement of structures, protect environmentally sensitive areas, or provide more usable private or community open space.

A.

Districts in Which Permitted. A zero lot line development for single-family dwellings may be permitted in the R-4 residential retail district.

B.

Application and Procedures. All development applications which include a zero lot line shall be processed in accordance with this chapter, Title 14 Development Regulations and Title 16 Subdivisions, including all application requirements.

C.

Development Standards. All zero lot line developments shall comply with the standards of this chapter, the Tieton Municipal Code and the following requirements; provided, that where the standards included herein conflict with the standards established in other sections of this title, the standards herein shall apply:

1.

Interior Side Yard Setback Standard. The dwelling unit may be placed on the interior side property line (a zero setback).

2.

Platting Requirements. Each dwelling shall be located on its own individual platted lot. The plat shall show the zero lot lines and the related easements;

3.

Openings Prohibited on the Zero Lot Line Side. In order to maintain privacy, there shall be no windows, doors, air conditioning units, or any other type of openings in the wall along the zero lot line, except when such a wall abuts permanent open spaces or a public or private right-of-way;

4.

Maintenance Easement. A perpetual maintenance easement at least five feet wide shall be provided on the lot adjacent to the zero lot line property line, which, with the exception of walls and/or fences, shall be kept clear of structures. This easement shall be shown on the plat and incorporated into each deed transferring title on the property. The wall shall be maintained in its original color and treatment unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the two affected lot owners; and

5.

In no case shall a zero lot line dwelling be built closer than ten (10) feet from the lot line of a lot not approved for zero lot line development.

(Ord. No. 830, § 1, 6-24-25)

The following signs shall be permitted provided they are not illuminated:

A.

Commercial uses: Maximum of three signs not exceeding fifty (50) square feet each or a combined total of one hundred (100) permitted; provided, signs projecting or suspended over public ways shall not exceed 8.5 feet above ground level or project more than seventy-five (75) percent of the distance between the property and curb line unless attached to an awning or canopy.

B.

Residential uses: One name plate per dwelling not exceeding six square feet.

C.

All uses: One sign pertaining to the sale or lease of property not exceeding eight square feet. One temporary sign advertising the sale of land parcels or subdivision lots not exceeding forty (40) square feet and set back a minimum ten (10) feet from any property line.

(Ord. No. 830, § 1, 6-24-25)