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Willits City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

14 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE R1 ZONE

Sections:

17.14.010 - Purpose.

The single-family residence (R1) zone is intended to stabilize and protect residential characteristics and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life. The R1 zone is intended for single-family dwellings and appurtenant uses.

(Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

(Ord. No. 18-03, 9-26-18)

17.14.020 - Principal permitted uses.

The following are principal permitted uses in the R1 zone:

Use Group 2 (a) Single-family Residences;
2 (f) Supportive housing;
2 (g) Transitional housing;
2 (j) Farm worker housing (six or fewer
persons);
2 (l) Residential care home (six or fewer
persons);

 

(Ord. No. 18-03, 9-26-18; Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

17.14.030 - Conditional uses.

The following are conditional uses in the R1 zone:

Use Group 4 (c) Bed and breakfast facilities;
18 (c) Child day care services;
20 (a) Private educational or religious institutions;
22 (b) Outdoor sports or recreational facilities;
36 (b) Public service facilities;
42 (a) General agriculture;
46 Interment services.

 

(Ord. 85-2 §2 (part); Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

17.14.040 - Lot regulations.

The following regulations apply to lots in the R1 zone:

A. Minimum lot area 6,000 square feet;
B. Minimum lot width 60 feet;
C. Maximum lot depth 3 times lot width;
D. Maximum ground coverage 40 percent;
E. Minimum yards:
1. Front 20 feet;
2. Rear 20 feet;
3. Side 6 feet;
F. Maximum building height 35 feet.

 

(Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

17.14.050 - Bed and breakfast facility standards.

The following standards shall govern the establishment of bed and breakfast facilities within the single-family residence zone (R1):

A.

The structure shall serve as the primary residence of the owner and the bed and breakfast use shall be operated as an accessory use to the owner's residence.

B.

The residential and any historic character of the building shall be preserved.

C.

There shall be a maximum of four guestrooms per parcel.

D.

No meals shall be served other than to overnight guests of the bed and breakfast facility.

E.

One off-street parking space meeting the requirements of Chapter 17.52 shall be provided for each guestroom used in the nonresidential operation in addition to the two spaces required for the residence, unless the bed and breakfast facility is within three hundred feet of a public parking lot.

F.

Signs may be permitted in connection with this use in an R1 zone, but shall be limited to no more than eight square feet in area and shall be considered as part of the review for the conditional use permit.

(Ord. 85-2 §2 (part)).

17.14.060 - Purpose.

The purposes of this article are:

A.

To allow creations of new secondary residential units on residentially zoned lots that already contain one legally created unit; and

B.

To legalize secondary residential units created on residentially-zoned lots (or identify specific zones) prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(Ord. 90-15 §2 (part).

17.14.070 - Definitions.

"Secondary residential unit" means a separate residential unit, containing sleeping quarters, kitchen and bathroom facilities, created on a single-family residential (R-1) lot or on lots zoned residential estates (RE) that already contain one legally created residential unit. A secondary residential unit may be created by:

A.

Conversion of existing floor space in a residential structure.

B.

Addition to an existing residential structure.

C.

Construction of a separate structure on a lot in addition to an existing primary residential structure.

(Ord. 90-15 §2 (part).

17.14.080 - Creation of new secondary residential units.

A.

As of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, a new secondary residential unit may be created or occupied only if a use permit has been granted pursuant to the provisions of this section.

B.

An application for a use permit for a secondary residential unit may be made by the owner of the property upon which the new unit will be located or the owner's authorized agent. The application shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the community development department.

C.

Upon filing of an application in proper form, the planning commission will hold a use permit hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 17.82 and subject to the following standards:

1.

The maximum total floor area of the secondary unit shall not exceed six hundred fifty feet.

2.

The minimal parcel size that a secondary unit may be located on is seven thousand square feet.

3.

The secondary residential unit shall conform to the setback standards as the primary residential.

4.

If a secondary residence is detached, a ten-foot separation between the primary residence and the secondary residence is required.

5.

One additional off-street parking space shall be provided in additional to the required parking spaces. This space shall be behind the front yard setback line.

6.

An attached or detached garage may not be converted to a secondary residence.

7.

No detached secondary residence shall exceed one and one-half stories or fifteen feet in height.

8.

No attached secondary residence shall exceed two stories or twenty-five feet in height.

9.

The secondary residential unit shall be constructed in accordance with provisions of the latest editions of the building codes.

(Ord. 90-15 §2 (part).