The regulations set forth in this chapter, or set forth elsewhere in this title, when referred to in this chapter, are the district regulations in the rural district.

(Zoning Ord. § 5-1-101)

A building or premises in the R rural district, shall be used only for the following purposes:

A.

Public and private forest and wild life reservation;

B.

Golf course, except miniature course or practice driving tee operated for commercial purposes;

C.

Private club and fraternal organization and necessary accessory buildings;

D.

Hospitals, medical clinics, physicians, surgeons or medical practitioners of similar nature to have offices for private practice, and institutions of religious, charitable or philanthropic nature, and home for the aged, but such buildings shall not be located upon sites containing an area of less than five acres, may occupy not over twenty (20) percent of the total area of the lot, and the buildings shall be set back from all lot lines a distance of not less than two feet for each foot of building height;

E.

Pharmacy;

F.

Pumping or booster station along a pipe or substation along an electric transmission line;

G.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, not involving the conduct of a business of the extraction of minerals provided that accessory buildings shall comply with the requirements of Section 17.52.070 of this chapter;

H.

Television and radio transmitter tower and station, provided approval is first obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration;

I.

Wireless communications facilities, subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.57 of this title.

(Ord. 05-02 § 1 (part); Ord. 02-12 (part); Ord. 98-10 § 2; Ord. 95-05; Zoning Ord. § 5-1-102)

(Ord. No. 11-01, § I, 1-20-11)

A.

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than forty (40) feet.

B.

Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

(Ord. 02-12 (part); Zoning Ord. § 5-1-103)

Except as provided in Chapter 17.52, and except for corner lots, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building. For corner lots there shall only be one side yard. Side yards shall have a width of not less than thirty (30) feet or ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, whichever amount is smaller; provided, that no side yard shall have a width of less than seven feet.

(Ord. 02-12 (part); Zoning Ord. § 5-1-104)

Except as provided in Chapter 17.52, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than forty (40) feet or twenty (20) percent of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is smaller; provided, that no rear yard shall have a depth of less than twenty-five (25) feet. (See Section 17.20.020(E).)

(Zoning Ord. § 5-1-105)

A.

Public, semi-public or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools may be erected to a height not exceeding thirty (30) feet and churches and temples may be erected to a height not exceeding fifty (50) feet if the building is set back from each line at least one foot for each two feet of additional building above the height limit otherwise provided herein.

B.

No building or structure or any portion thereof which exceeds a height of twenty (20) feet shall be erected or structurally altered within five hundred (500) feet of the projected centerline of an existing or proposed runway or landing strip for a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet from the end of the existing or proposed runway or landing strip. Beyond a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet from the end of the existing or proposed runway or landing strip, no building or structure or any portion thereof shall be erected to exceed a height that would interfere with the takeoff or landing of a plane with a glide angle of one foot vertical for every forty (40) feet horizontal, such glide angle to be computed as beginning at a point on the extended centerline of the runway two hundred (200) feet beyond and at the same elevation as the end of the runway pavement; or, if runway pavement is not provided, one hundred (100) feet beyond and at the same elevation as the end of the landing strip.

(Ord. 02-12 (part); Zoning Ord. § 5-1-106)

The provisions of Section 17.60.010 shall apply.

(Zoning Ord. § 5-1-107)

The provisions of Chapter 17.64 shall apply.

(Zoning Ord. § 5-1-108)

(Ord. No. 10-17, § I, 12-16-10)

A.

Fences or freestanding walls or hedges shall not exceed seven feet in height in any side or rear yard, or thirty-six (36) inches in height in any front yard. Construction of any fence or wall shall require a building permit.

B.

The material of fences in a front yard shall be limited to split rail, chain link, concrete block or brick, wooden slats, steel poles with chains, or similar materials approved by the building official. In approving a material for a fence, the building official shall consider visibility requirements and consistency and compatibility of materials for the specific location of the fence. No approval shall be given for fences made of fence posts, plywood, particle board, barbed wire, chicken wire or pallets.

C.

If a lot has only three sides with two of the sides adjacent to two streets, the building official may approve a fence for the rear yard if the fence is parallel to the lot lines, meets setback requirements and does not extend beyond a line extending from the front of the house to the two adjacent streets.

D.

Slats may be used with chain link fences and, when used, shall be made of aluminum, vinyl, or plastic. Electrified fences are prohibited.

E.

No fence shall encroach onto adjacent property except pursuant to a recorded instrument executed by the owner of the adjacent property.

(Ord. 06-09 § 1 (part); Ord. 03-13 § 1 (part): Ord. 02-12 (part))

Private swimming pools shall be located not closer than three feet to any property line, shall not occupy any front yard, and shall be screened from adjacent properties by a solid wall or fence. The fence and gate shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the International Building Code and Sections 15.04.020(A)(2) and (3) of this code. The provisions of Section 15.04.010(B) of this code shall not apply. Outdoor wading pools, spas and jacuzzis shall be located only in the rear yard.

(Ord. 06-10 § 1 (part): Ord. 02-12 (part))