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Winnemucca City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

44 - E ESTATES DISTRICT

Sections:


17.44.010 - Purpose.

To provide a low density area for single-family dwellings. This district is intended to reduce the demand on streets, public utilities, and related public services. This classification applies to zoning districts that were formerly designated "E-1 first estates" and any other estates designation.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

17.44.020 - Allowed uses.

A.

Single-family dwellings;

B.

Manufactured homes in compliance with Chapter 17.34;

C.

Parks;

D.

Group homes for up to eight aged persons not located within seven hundred fifty feet of another such group home;

E.

State licensed group home for up to eight developmentally disabled persons not located within seven hundred fifty feet of another such group home;

F.

State licensed group home for up to eight mentally ill persons not located within seven hundred fifty feet of another such group home or group home for aged or developmentally disabled persons.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

17.44.030 - 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)

17.44.040 - Prohibited uses.

A.

Multiple-family dwellings.

B.

All commercial uses not listed in Section 17.44.020 - Permitted Uses, and Section 17.44.040 - Uses allowed with special use permit.

C.

Industrial uses.

D.

Mobile homes.

E.

Medical marijuana establishments as provided in WMC 17.21.130.

F.

Recreational marijuana establishments as provided in WMC 17.21.130.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

( Ord. No. 801 , § 1.5, 12-16-2014; Ord. No. 825 , § 1.5, 9-17-2019)

17.44.050 - Uses allowed with special use permit following a public hearing.

A.

Home occupations.

B.

Temporary sales offices.

C.

Country clubs, tennis clubs, and golf courses.

D.

Family home child care facilities (as defined by Nevada Administrative Code 432A.100, as amended from time to time).

E.

Group home child care facilities (as defined by Nevada Administrative Code 432A.110, as amended from time to time).

F.

Public and semi-public buildings such as, but not limited to, the following: churches and schools.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

( Ord. No. 835 , § 1.1, 12-15-2020)

17.44.060 - Area and yard requirements.

A.

Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.

B.

Average lot depth: 120 feet.

C.

Average lot width: 80 feet.

D.

Minimum yard requirements:

1.

Front yard: 20 feet.

2.

Side yard: 10 feet.

3.

Rear yard: 20 feet.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

17.44.070 - Height limitations.

No principal building or structure shall exceed three stories or thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

17.44.080 - Development standards.

See Chapter 17.22.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

17.44.090 - Other requirements.

A.

A minimum distance of not less than forty feet between a building for human habitation and a structure housing livestock.

B.

The following adult animals are allowed at the stated density:

1.

Horses: 1 per 15,000 square feet.

2.

Cows: 1 per 15,000 square feet.

3.

Sheep: 4 per 15,000 square feet.

4.

Goats: 4 per 15,000 square feet.

5.

Chickens: 1 rooster/6 hens.

C.

A minimum distance of not less than twenty feet between a main dwelling and a guest house.

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)