The minimum area for each parcel and the maximum density of residential development are determined by Section 19.42.030, except where otherwise determined by this section.
A. Minimum Lot Area for Subdivisions. Where a residential zoning district includes a numerical suffix (for example, RS-1 or RS-4), the minimum lot area shall be as established by the numerical suffix as provided in Table 4-4.
B. Exemptions to Minimum Residential Density. The minimum density requirements shall not apply to developed parcels 15,000 square feet or smaller in size, so long as any additional development or redevelopment results in a greater density than what existed on the parcel at the time the most recent General Plan was adopted. For undeveloped parcels 15,000 square feet or smaller in size, density may be calculated using net site acreage rather than gross acreage when so doing substantially advances General Plan goals of infill development and neighborhood compatibility.
C. Exemptions to Maximum Residential Density. The maximum density requirements shall not apply to subdivisions of infill parcels 15,000 square feet or smaller in size, so long as all newly created lots comply with the minimum lot sizes established in that same table.
(Ord. 2381 §1)(Ord. 2435 §25; Ord. 2600)
Suffix to Zoning Map Symbol | Minimum Lot Area Required (1) |
Suffix to Zoning Map Symbol | Minimum Lot Area Required (1) |
RS-5 | 5 acres |
RS-4 | 4 acres |
RS-3 | 3 acres |
RS-2 | 2 acres |
RS-1 | 1 acre |
RS-20 | 20,000 sq.ft. |
R1-15 | 15,000 sq.ft. |
R1-10 | 10,000 sq.ft. |
Notes:
(1) Minimum lot area may be reduced for eligible RS and R1 zoned properties in compliance with Section 19.76.220.
(Ord. 2427 §15; Ord. 2850, §10 (part))