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Willits City Zoning Code

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General Provisions

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)).