CHAPTER 17.04

 

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

 

 

Section:

 

17.04.010   R - Residential District

17.04.040   C - Commercial District

17.04.050   AG - Agricultural District

17.04.060   I - Industrial District

17.04.070   PUD - Planned Unit Development

 

 

 

17.04.010        R - Residential District:

It is the purpose of the R residential district to stabilize and preserve single-family residential neighborhoods and to prevent intrusions of incompatible land uses. 

 

A.        Lot area:  Minimum lot area is seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.

 

B.         Minimum Zoning:  Minimum-zoning area is twenty-two thousand five hundred square feet (three lots).

 

C.        Principally Permitted Uses:  Principally permitted uses are as follows:

 

     1.            Single-family and duplex dwellings

2.                       Public parks

 

             D.      Special Permit Uses:  The following uses are permitted provided they conform to the development standards listed in section 17.08.020:

 

1.         Churches

2.         Nursery schools and day care centers

3.         Rest homes

 

E.         Accessory Uses:  Permitted accessory uses are as follows:

1.         Accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, such as garages, carports and minor structures for storage of personal property.

2.         Rooming and boarding of not more than two (2) persons.

3.         Customary incidental home occupations subject to the provisions of section 17.08.040.

4.         Gardening and fruit growing.

5.         Recreational facilities intended for the use of residents, including swimming pools, saunas, tennis courts and exercise rooms.

6.         Keeping of not more than five (5) family pets, such as dogs, cats or other domestic or tamed animals, which are not vicious by nature.

7.         Keeping of horses, cattle, chickens, rabbits, sheep or other similar animals, not including swine, provided shelters are provided for the animals at least fifty feet from any property line adjoining a street or other lot.  A lot area, in addition to the minimum required for a dwelling, shall be provided equivalent to one acre for each animal over three hundred pounds in weight.  This regulation shall not be construed to permit the keeping of animals in any place or manner, which will endanger the public health or safety

 

F.         Conditional Uses:  General conditional uses as listed in section 17.08.030 as well as:

 

1.         Mobile Homes

2.         Recreational Vehicle Park for the keeping of two or more recreational vehicles.

3.         Mobile Home Park for the keeping of more than one mobile home.

4.         Educational Institutions

5.         Assembly Halls

6.         Bed and Breakfast Inns

 

G.                Development Standards:

 

1.         Minimum lot area is seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. 

2.                  Minimum lot width is sixty feet (60) at the building setback line, and not less than 30 feet at the front line.

3.                  Maximum site coverage is forty (40) percent.

4.                  Minimum yard requirements:

a.         Front yard:  Minimum front yard is twenty-five (25) feet.

b.         Side yard:  Minimum side yard is seven and one half (7.5) feet.

c.         Rear yard:  Minimum rear yard is twenty-five (25) feet.

d.                  Corner yard:  Minimum corner yard is twenty-five (25) feet.

e.                   Side yard on flanking street of corner lot:  Minimum side yard on the flanking street of a corner lot is twenty-five (25) feet.

5.         Height Limitation:  Height limitation is two and one-half stories, not exceeding thirty-five (35) feet. 

6.         Interior Yards:  Interior yards shall not be computed as part of the site coverage.

7.         Additional Standards:  See section 17.08.030 and 17.08.160 pertaining to general and supplementary provisions, for requirements concerning accessory buildings and additional standards. 

 

            H.        Signs:  The sign regulations of chapter 17.06 shall apply.

 

I.          Offstreet Parking:  The offstreet parking regulations of chapter 17.05 shall apply. 

 

17.04.040        C - Commercial District:

            The purpose and intent of the business district is to recognize the existence of commercial areas and to provide use incentives and development standards, which will encourage the redevelopment and upgrading of commercial areas.  It is also meant to provide for a range of trade, service, entertainment and recreation land uses which occur adjacent to transportation arterials and residential uses; and to provide areas for development which are automobile oriented and designed for convenience, safety and the reduction of the visual blight of uncontrolled advertising signs, traffic control devices and utility equipment.

 

A.        Principally Permitted Uses:  Principally permitted uses are as follows:

 

1.         Trade:

 

a.         Wholesale - Bakery

b.         Retail - General merchandise:

 

                                                (1)        Department stores

                                                (2)        Dry goods and general merchandise

                                                (3)        Electrical supplies

                                                (4)        Farm equipment

                                                (5)        Hardware

                                                (6)        Heating and plumbing equipment

                                                (7)        Lumberyards

                                                (8)        Mail order houses

                                                (9)        Merchandise vending machine operators

                                                (10)      Paint, glass and wallpaper

                                                (11)      Variety stores

 

            c.         Retail – Food:

 

(1)        Bakeries, with accessory manufacturing

 

 

(2)        Candy, nut and confectionery, with accessory manufacturing

                                                (3)        Diary products

                                                (4)        Fruits and vegetables

                                                (5)        Groceries

                                                (6)        Meat, fish and poultry

 

d.         Retail - Automotive, marine craft, aircraft and accessories:

 

(1)        Aircraft and accessories

(2)        Marine craft and accessories

(3)        Motor vehicles (new or used cars and recreation vehicles)

(4)        Tires, batteries and accessories

(5)        Gasoline service stations

 

e.         Retail - Apparel and Accessories:  New or used apparel and accessories

f.          Retail - Furniture, Home Furnishings and Equipment:  New or used and finished or unfinished furniture, home furnishings and equipment

g.         Retail - Eating and Drinking Establishments:

 

(1)        Drinking establishments (taverns and cocktail lounges)

(2)        Eating establishments (restaurants)

 

h.         Retail – Other:

 

(1)        Antiques

(2)        Bicycles

(3)        Books

(4)        Bottled Gas

(5)        Cameras and Photographic Supplies

(6)        Cigars and cigarettes

(7)        Computers and Software

(8)        Drug and Proprietary Items

(9)        Florists

(10)      Fuel and ice Dealers

(11)      Fuel Oil

(12)      Gifts, Novelties and Souvenirs

(13)      Hay, Grains and Feeds

(14)      Jewelry

(15)      Liquor

(16)      Newspapers

(17)      Optical Goods

(18)      Pets and Pet Supplies

(19)      Secondhand Merchandise

(20)      Sporting Goods

(21)      Stationary

(22)      Videocassette Sales and Rentals

 

2.         Services:

 

a.         Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Services:

 

(1)        Banking and related services

(2)        Commodity brokers, dealers and related services

(3)        Housing and investment services

(4)        Insurance brokers, agents and related services

(5)        Insurance carriers

(6)        Real estate agents, brokers and related services

(7)        Real estate operators, lessors and management services

(8)        Real estate subdividing and developing services

(9)        Security brokers and dealers and related services

(10)      Title abstracting and insurance services

 

b.         Personal services:

 

(1)        Beauty and barber services

(2)        Diaper services

(3)        Funeral and crematory services

(4)        Laundering and dry cleaning (self services)

(5)        Laundering, dry cleaning and dyeing services

(6)        Linen supply and industrial laundry services

(7)        Photographic services

(8)        Pressing, alteration and garment repair

(9)        Rug cleaning and repair services

(10)      Shoe repair, shoe shining and hat cleaning services

 

c.         Business services:

 

(1)        Advertising services

(2)        Automobile and truck rental

(3)        Blueprinting and photocopying services

(4)        Business and management consulting services, adjustment and collection services

(5)        Consumer and mercantile credit reporting services, adjustment and collection services

(6)        Detective and protective services

(7)        Disinfecting and exterminating services

(8)        Employment services

(9)        Equipment rental and leasing services

(10)      Food lockers without food preparation facilities

(11)      Motion picture distribution and services

(12)      News syndicate services

(13)      Other dwelling and business services

(14)      Outdoor advertising services

(15)      Photo finishing services

(16)      Research, development and testing services

(17)      Stenographic services and other duplicating and mailing services

(18)      Trading stamp services

(19)      Window cleaning services

        

d.         Repair services:

 

(1)        Armature rewinding services

(2)        Automobile repair services

(3)        Automobile wash services

(4)        Electrical repair services

(5)        Fleet vehicle maintenance

(6)        Radio and television repair services

(7)        Reupholster and furniture repair services

(8)        Small engine repair

(9)        Truck repair

(10)      Watch, clock and jewelry repair services

 

e.         Professional services:

 

(1)        Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services

(2)        Educational and scientific research services

(3)        Engineering and architectural services

(4)        Hospital services

(5)        Legal services

(6)        Medical and dental laboratory services

(7)        Medical and dental services

 

(8)        Medical clinic, outpatient services

(9)        Sanitarium, convalescent and rest home services

(10)      Urban Planning services

 

f.          Contract construction services:

 

(1)        Building construction, general contractor services

(2)        Carpentering, wood flooring, and woodworking shops

(3)        Concrete services

(4)        Electrical services

(5)        Masonry stonework, tile setting and plastering services

(6)        Painting, paper hanging and decorating services

(7)        Plumbing, heating and air conditioning services

(8)        Roofing and sheet metal services

(9)        Water well drilling services

 

g.         Educational services:

 

(1)        Art and music schools

(2)        Barber and beauty schools

(3)        Business and stenographic schools

(4)        Correspondence schools

(5)        Dancing schools

(6)        Driving schools, auto

(7)        Driving schools, truck

(8)        Vocational or trade schools

 

h.         Miscellaneous services:

 

(1)        Animal grooming parlors

(2)        Business associations and organizations

(3)        Civic, social and fraternal associations

(4)        Labor unions and similar labor organizations

(5)        Veterinary clinics and animal hospital services when located no closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to any residential use, providing the animals are housed indoors, with no outside runs, and the building is soundproofed. Competent acoustical engineers must design the soundproofing.

(6)        Welfare and charitable services

 


 

3.         Residential:

 

a.         Lodgings:

 

(1)        Hotels

(2)        Motels

 

b.         Existing dwellings may be rebuilt, repaired and otherwise changed for human occupancy. Accessory uses for existing dwellings may be constructed. Such uses are garages, carports, storage sheds and fences.

c.         Transitional housing facilities, limited to a maximum of twenty (20) residents at any one (1) time and four (4) resident staff.

d.         Housing:

 

(1)        Single family residential uses

(2)        Multi family residential uses

 

4.         Cultural, entertainment and recreational:

 

a.         Cultural activities and nature exhibitions

 

(1)        Art galleries

(2)        Historic and monument sites

 

b.         Public assembly:

 

(1)        Amphitheaters

(2)        Arenas and field houses

(3)        Auditoriums

(4)        Drive-in movies

(5)        Exhibition halls

(6)        Legitimate theaters (live)

(7)        Motion picture theaters

(8)        Stadiums

 

c.         Amusements and recreation:

 

(1)        Amusement parks

(2)        Athletic clubs

(3)        Bowling

(4)        Fairgrounds

(5)        Go-cart tracks

(6)        Golf driving ranges

(7)        Miniature golf

(8)        Skating (roller or ice)

(9)        Tennis

(10)      Video arcades

 

5.         Other uses:

 

a.         Other retail trade, service, or entertainment or recreational uses that are of the same general character as those listed in this subsection, which are deemed compatible with other permitted uses in this district and which operate in accordance with the stated purpose of this district.

b.         Municipal uses and buildings

 

B.         Special Permit uses:  The following uses are permitted:

 

1.         Nursery schools and day care centers

2.         Churches

3.         Rest homes

 

C.        Accessory uses:  Permitted accessory uses are as follows:

 

Accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, such as incidental storage facilities.

 

D.        Conditional uses:  Conditional uses are as follows:

 

1.         Printing and publishing establishments, and accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to such use.

2.         Mini warehouses and self-service storage

3.         General conditional uses as listed in section 17.08.030, except for transitional housing with a maximum of twenty (20) residents and four (4) staff.

4.         Kennels

5.         Recreational vehicle parks

6.         Public buildings, open space, and other public uses

7.         Drive-in establishments

 

E.         Development standards:


 

1.         Minimum lot:  Minimum lot area is five thousand (5,000) square feet.

2.         Maximum site coverage: Maximum site coverage is seventy (70) percent.

3.         Minimum lot width:  Minimum lot width shall be fifty feet (50).

4.         Minimum yard requirements:  There are no minimum yard setbacks.

5.         Height limitations. The height limitation is forty feet (40).

6.         Landscaping: The landscaping requirements of chapter 17.07 shall apply.

7.         Outdoor storage:  Outdoor storage areas shall be fenced for security and public safety by a sight-obscuring fence unless it is determined through the development plan review that a sight-obscuring fence is not necessary.

 

F.         Signs:  The sign regulations of chapter 17.06 shall apply.

 

G.        Offstreet parking:  The offstreet parking requirements of chapter 17.05 shall apply.

 

17.04.050        AG - Agricultural District:

The purpose of the AG district is to provide appropriately located for agricultural and agriculturally compatible uses, such as commercial farms, commercial livestock raising, commercial horse raising and/or boarding, and commercial agricultural product stores.

 

A.        Lot area:  The minimum lot area for all principal and accessory uses shall be ten acres.  However, only one commercial feed store shall be allowed per lot.  It must meet the lot size requirements of the C district.

 

B.         Principally permitted uses:  The following list is illustrative of the types of permitted uses and is not intended to be exclusive:

 

1.         Commercial horse breeding, raising, and boarding

2.         Commercial horse stable and/or boarding

 

C.        Accessory uses: The following are the accessory uses permitted in the AG district:

 

1.         Residential uses accessory to the primary use as a commercial farm

2.         Commercial retail feed store selling retail products generally purchased for farm and agricultural production.

3.         Barns and farm buildings generally considered accessory to the commercial pursuit of agriculture.


 

D.        Conditional uses:  Conditional uses are as follows: 

 

1.         Public buildings, open space and other public uses.

2.         General conditional uses as listed in section 17.08.030.

 

E.         Development standards:  Development standards will be determined on a case-by-case basis.  These standards include, but are not limited to: bulk requirements, set back requirements, minimum lot size requirements, and minimum lot width requirements.  Otherwise the standards are as follows:

 

1.         Maximum site coverage:  Maximum site coverage is twenty (20) percent or 80,000 square feet, whichever is greater, of the lot size.

2.         Height limitations: The height limitation is forty feet (40).

3.         Minimum Street Frontage:  The minimum street frontage is fifty feet (50).

 

F.         Signs:  The sign regulations of chapter 17.06 shall apply.

 

G.        Offstreet parking:  The offstreet parking regulations of chapter 17.05 shall apply. 

 

17.04.060        I - Industrial District:

The purpose of the I district is to provide areas suitable for a broad range of industrial activities whose characteristics are of a light industrial nature. Development standards are aimed at maintaining an efficient and desirable industrial area.

 

A.  Principally permitted uses:  The following list is illustrative of the types of permitted uses and is not intended to be exclusive:

 

1.   Manufacturing, processing, assembling and packaging of articles, products or merchandise from previously prepared natural or synthetic materials, including but not limited to, asbestos, bristles, bone, canvas, cellophane and similar synthetics, chalk, clay (pulverized only, with gas or electric kilns), cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass (including glass finishing) graphite, hair, horn, leather, paints (except boiling processes), paper, paraffin, plastic and resins, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, putty, pumice, rubber, shell, textiles, tobacco, wire, wood, wool and yarn.

2.         Manufacturing, processing, treating, assembling and packaging of articles, products or merchandise from previously prepared ferrous, nonferrous or alloyed metals (such as bar stock, sheets, tubes, and wire and other extrusions), including light foundry casting and forging operations and other forming operations.

3.         Printing, publishing and allied industries, including such processes as lithography, etching, engraving, binding, blueprinting, photocopying, film processing and similar operations or activities.