Principal uses permitted outright in the R1 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 R1 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; operable motor vehicles equal to the number of licensed drivers plus two per household, provided that no boat or RV with an overall length of more than thirty feet shall be stored or parked in the R1 zone without special permission from the city to do so.

E.

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. ;hn0; (Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

A.

Dwelling standards:

1.

A primary (not accessory) 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 sitting 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 approved accessory dwelling units.

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 R1 district are as follows:

A.

Maximum number of primary dwelling structures per lot: One;

B.

Maximum height of building: Not to exceed twenty-eight feet;

C.

Minimum area of lot: Three thousand square feet for each single-family structure;

D.

Minimum depth of lot: Fifty feet;

E.

Minimum width of lot: Thirty feet for each single-family structure;

F.

Maximum percentage of lot coverage: Seventy-five percent;

G.

Minimum front yard depth: Twelve feet, except that porches, stoops or other transitional structures may encroach up to eight feet into this frontage zone;

H.

Minimum side yard width: Five feet;

I.

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

J.

Minimum rear yard required: Ten feet.

NOTE: Accessory structures are allowed within rear yards and subject to five-foot setback from rear lot lines, and also subject to development standards in this zone. If the rear lot line is on an alley, a three-foot setback is required.

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

In the R1 district, at least two permanently maintained off-street parking spaces or a private garage for two cars for each dwelling unit shall be on the same lot as the dwelling, or be attached thereto or made a part of the main building, for any dwelling over one thousand square feet in size. Each parking space shall not be less than ten feet wide and twenty feet long. Assigned parking in remote lots, including lots under the same ownership as the dwelling(s), or joint use parking under binding agreement, may be substituted if they are within 200 feet of the subject property.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023; Ord. No. 2024-07-1166, 7-3-2024)

In the R1 district, all new structures shall be serviced by underground utilities.

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