Winnemucca City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
40 - RE RURAL ESTATES
Sections:
17.40.010 - Purpose.
To provide for a very low density residential area in which there is a reduction in streets and public utilities.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
17.40.020 - Allowed uses.
A.
Single-family dwellings;
B.
Manufactured homes in compliance with Chapter 17.34.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
17.40.030 - Accessory uses.
A.
Guest house (as defined in Chapter 17.08);
B.
Private stables;
C.
Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to an allowed use.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
17.40.040 - Prohibited uses.
A.
Multiple-family dwellings.
B.
All commercial uses not listed in Section 17.40.020 - Allowed Uses, and 17.40.050 - Uses allowed with a special use permit.
C.
Commercial slaughterhouses.
D.
Industrial uses.
E.
Mobile homes.
F.
Medical marijuana establishments as provided in WMC 17.21.130.
G.
Recreational marijuana establishments as provided in WMC 17.21.130.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
( Ord. No. 801 , § 1.4, 12-16-2014; Ord. No. 825 , § 1.4, 9-17-2019)
17.40.050 - Uses allowed with special use permit following a public hearing.
A.
Home occupations;
B.
Temporary sales office;
C.
Country clubs, tennis clubs and golf courses;
D.
Public and semi-public buildings such as, but not limited to, the following: churches and schools.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
17.40.060 - Area and yard requirements.
A.
Minimum lot area: 21,780 square feet (½ acre).
B.
Average lot depth: 100 feet.
C.
Average lot width: 120 feet.
D.
Minimum yard requirements:
1.
Front yard: 30 feet.
2.
Side yard: 10 feet.
3.
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
17.40.070 - Height limitations.
No principal building or structure shall exceed three stories or thirty-five feet.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
17.40.080 - Development standards.
See Chapter 17.22.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)
17.40.090 - Other requirements.
A.
A minimum distance of not less than forty feet between a building for human habitation and a structure housing livestock;
B.
A minimum distance of not less than twenty feet between a main dwelling and a guest house;
C.
Livestock and poultry shall not be located any closer than one hundred feet to any residential building on an adjacent lot;
D.
All off-street parking requirements and regulations shall be as provided in Chapter 17.25;
E.
Setbacks for accessory buildings shall be five feet from the rear and side property lines.
(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)