Principal uses permitted outright in the RL district include:

A.

One single-family detached dwelling structure per lot, including manufactured homes, but excluding mobile homes;

B.

Hobby-type gardening and horticultural activities and related structures are permitted, provided they shall be solely for noncommercial purposes.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

Accessory uses permitted in the RL district include:

A.

Uses customarily incidental to a principal use permitted outright, such as private garages, or parking areas for commercial vehicles, but not including any vehicles of over twelve thousand pounds gross weight;

B.

Home occupations; see Section 17.08.230;

C.

Non-flashing residential nameplates not exceeding two square feet, bearing only the name and address of the occupant; non-flashing bulletin boards or signs not exceeding sixteen square feet for quasi-public institutional buildings;

D.

Up to two accessory dwelling units; subject to Chapter 17.64.

E.

Outdoor parking of fully licensed and operable motor vehicles equal to the number of licensed drivers plus two per household.

[F.]

Other accessory uses may be authorized by the board of adjustment in this district are those customarily incidental to permitted and conditional uses allowed.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

A.

Outside storage of wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, inoperable, or unlicensed (vehicle licensing plates and current tabs) and uninsured vehicles.

B.

Use of mobile homes, trailers, motor homes or campers.

C.

Parking or storage of industrial or agriculture vehicles and equipment on lots.

D.

Outside collections of automobile, truck or other motor vehicle parts or paints, fuels, and lubricants.

E.

Outside accumulations of garbage, trash, household goods, yard trimmings, or other materials which create a public nuisance or fire hazard.

F.

On premise storage of flammable, toxic, corrosive, or explosive chemicals, gases, or materials other than reasonable amounts of normal household paints, cleaners, solvents, fuels.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

See Section 17.40.010.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

A.

Dwelling standards:

1.

A single-family residential dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of four hundred square feet, as measured from interior wall to interior wall, excluding porches, carports, garages, and basement or other rooms used exclusively for the storage or housing of mechanical or central heating equipment.

2.

All single-family dwellings shall be placed on permanent foundations.

3.

All manufactured homes must be new on the date of installation and comply with applicable siting standards in Section 17.68.130 - Manufactured home siting standards.

4.

Maximum building height shall not exceed twenty-eight feet.

5.

No business signs shall be erected or displayed on residential lots or adjacent street right-of-way buffer strips, except as provided in Sign Ordinance, Chapter 15.12 of this code.

6.

No contour or existing topography shall be substantially altered by fill, excavation, channeling, or other device that would cause flooding, inundation, siltation, or erosion by stormwater on adjoining lots, open spaces, or rights-of-way.

B.

Accessory use, accessory buildings and garages.

1.

Any plumbing and/or sewer facilities in any accessory building or garage shall be subject to International Building Code requirements and limited to the exclusive private use of the residents of the principal building.

2.

Sewer stub-out facilities shall not be provided in or adjacent to any garage or accessory building for use within that building with the exception of an approved accessory dwelling unit.

3.

Garages and all accessory buildings used as studios, workshops or for home occupations shall conform to International Building Code requirements and to the setback requirements for principal buildings except that such structures may be located up to three feet from the rear lot line if the rear lot line abuts a dedicated alleyway of at least fifteen feet in width.

C.

Fences.

1.

Fence heights shall not exceed six feet along rear or side lot lines.

2.

Fence heights shall not exceed five feet along front lot lines.

3.

On corner lots the fence height along the side yard adjacent to the street shall not exceed four feet for the first twenty-five feet from the lot corner to ensure adequate view clearance per Section 17.68.090.

4.

Fences shall not be constructed or kept in any manner which could constitute a safety hazard to the person or property of adjoining landowners or to the general public.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-06-1143, § 1, 6-21-2023; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

Density provisions for the RL district are as follows:

A.

Maximum number of primary dwelling structures per lot: one;

B.

Minimum area of lot: eleven thousand square feet;

C.

Maximum depth of lot: two hundred feet; alternate lot depth may be approved for lots with future street plan and shadow platting demonstrating potential access for future further division of proposed large lot division.

D.

Minimum width of lot: fifty feet; alternate lot width may be approved for lots with future street plan and shadow platting demonstrating potential access for future further division of proposed large lot division.

E.

Minimum front yard depth: twenty feet;

F.

Minimum side yard width: five feet;

G.

Minimum side yard width along flanking street of corner lot: fifteen feet;

H.

Minimum rear yard required: fifteen feet.

NOTE: Accessory structures are allowed within rear yards subject to five-foot setback from rear lot lines.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

In the RL district, at least two permanently maintained off-street parking spaces or a private garage shall be on the same lot as the dwelling, or be attached thereto or made a part of the main building. Each parking space shall be not less than ten feet wide and twenty feet long. The size of the garage shall not exceed the size of the dwelling.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

In the RL district, all new structures shall be serviced by underground utilities.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)