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Willcox City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

80 RR-1 RECREATIONAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE

17.80.010 Objectives and characteristics of zone.

   A.   The RR-1 recreational residential zone covers the portion of the city which is best suited for residential development associated with certain domestic animals for family food production and for the enjoyment of families residing on the premises. This zone is characterized by one-family dwellings located on the front part of the lots with pens and stables for the care and keeping of domestic animals located on the rear part of the lots. In an effort to protect the health of the inhabitants and to prevent the emission of excessive odor and dust, limitations as to number of domestic animals and proximity of such pens and stables to dwellings have been imposed. Even so, it can be expected that a certain amount of odor and dust will be present in the zone, and people who construct dwellings or live therein should bear this in mind.
   B.   In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this title and to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of this zone, the following regulations in this chapter shall apply in the RR-1 recreational residential zone.
(Prior code § 17.76.010)

17.80.020 Use requirements.

The following buildings, structures, and uses of land shall be permitted in the zone upon compliance with the requirements set forth in this title:
   A.   Any use of land or buildings permitted in the R-1 zone;
   B.   The raising, care, and keeping of domestic animals and chickens in numbers not to exceed four-animal units for each 35,000 square feet of lot area, not including easements. One animal unit shall be one horse, or one cow, or two sheep and/or dairy goats, or 25 chickens, or 25 rabbits. No animal or fowl (except household pets) may be kept on a lot containing less than 35,000 square feet. Other domestic animals not otherwise mentioned may be kept subject to limitations of numbers and conditions as may be determined by the board of adjustment to be in harmony with the objectives and characteristics of this zone;
   C.   Barns, pens, coops, and feed storage facilities for the care and keeping of permitted domestic animals.
(Prior code § 17.76.020)

17.80.030 Other requirements.

   A.   Requirements and restrictions pertaining to width of lots, the location of buildings and structures, the size of yards and open spaces, the height and size of buildings and the percentage of lots that may be occupied shall be the same as in the R-1 zone, except that no lot for use as a dwelling, barn, or corral or combination thereof, shall contain less than 35,000 square feet or have a width of less than 100 feet.
   B.   All barns, coops, and feeding facilities for the care and keeping of animals and fowl shall be located on the back one-third of the lot. All corrals, pens or other fences shall be located on the back one-half of the lot. All animals and fowl and facilities for their care and keeping shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the city health officer.
   C.   See also supplementary requirements and procedures applicable within zones.
(Prior code § 17.76.030)