In order to provide for the development of single-family residential estate areas, and to maintain the integrity of existing single-family residential estate areas within the city, the regulations set out in this chapter shall be applicable to all uses of properties classified in zone R-E.

(Prior code § 9125)

No person shall use, nor shall any property owner permit the use of, any property classified in the R-E zone for any principal or accessory use, other than the following:

A.

Principal Uses.

1.

One single-family dwelling;

2.

Those uses expressly permitted pursuant to Section 18.52.030;

3.

Residential care facilities, as defined in Section 18.06.369 of this code, serving six or fewer persons.

B.

Accessory Uses. Those accessory uses expressly permitted pursuant to the provisions of this title.

C.

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units in compliance with the requirements of Section 18.10.020(I), Accessory Dwelling Units.

(Ord. 2897 § 9, 2008)

(Ord. No. 3116, § 11, 5-26-20)

All uses of property in the R-E zone shall comply with the following development standards:

A.

Minimum Lot Area. No lot classified in the R-E zone shall be created after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section having a minimum lot area of less than fifteen thousand square feet.

B.

Minimum Yard Area. Each lot in the R-E zone shall have and maintain front, side and rear yards conforming to the following requirements:

1.

Front Yards. Each lot in the R-E zone shall maintain a front yard not less than twenty-five feet in depth.

2.

Side Yards. Each lot in the R-E zone shall maintain the following side yards:

a.

Interior lots shall maintain side yards adjacent to each side lot line not less than ten feet in width each.

b.

Each corner lot shall maintain the following side yard requirements:

i.

On the side lot line which abuts another lot, the side yard shall be not less than ten feet in width, and

ii.

On the street side, the side yard shall be not less than twenty-five feet in width.

3.

Rear Yard. Each lot in zone R-E shall maintain a rear yard of not less than ten feet in depth.

C.

Minimum Lot Width. No interior lot classified in zone R-E shall be created after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section having a minimum lot width of not less than seventy-five feet. Each corner lot created after such effective date shall have a minimum lot width of not less than eighty-five feet.

D.

Maximum Height Limits. No building or structure located on a lot classified in zone R-E shall have a height in excess of thirty feet.

E.

Building Bulk. Buildings, including necessary accessory buildings, may cover not to exceed forty percent of the lot area of any lot in an R-E zone.

(Prior code § 9127)