(A) Permitted uses. Permitted principal uses in the General Residence District are as follows:
(1) Any use or structure permitted in the R- 1 One-Family Residence District;
(2) Dwelling for any number of families;
(3) Boarding and lodging houses;
(4) Kindergartens, day nurseries, and nursery schools;
(5) Private clubs and lodges;
(6) Tourist homes, motels, and motor hotels, provided said uses are located on lots abutting state or federal highways;
(7) Offices of civic, religious, or charitable institutions and financial and insurance companies; offices of physicians, dentists, architects, engineers, attorneys, real estate, and similar professions, but not when merchandise is sold on the premises;
(8) Mobile home parks; provided, that public sewer and water are available and that each mobile home site contains a minimum area of 4,5000 square feet;
(9) Cemeteries;
(10) Parking areas for use in adjoining less restrictive district when abutting directly on the less restrictive district;
(11) Hospitals, sanatoriums, and nursing homes; provided, that no building shall be located nearer than 100 feet from any lot in any R District;
(12) Single-family modular home; and
(1978 Code, § 17.24.010)
(B) Accessory uses.
(1) Any accessory use or structure permitted in the R-1 Family Residence District shall be permitted in the General Residence District.
(2) An accessory use is permissible where two lots are contiguous, have a common ownership, the primary use is on a lot separate from the lot containing the accessory use, and the accessory use does not exceed 1,200 square feet.
(1978 Code, § 17.24.020)
(C) Prohibited uses. No sign shall be erected in such a way as to obscure vision of perpendicular oncoming traffic.
(D) Fences.
(1) All fences shall be set in a minimum of one foot from the boundary lines of each site.
(2) Fences constructed in the front yard shall be no higher than 42 inches from the ground.
(3) Fences constructed in the rear and side yard shall not exceed eight feet in height from the ground.
(4) A fence at least six feet in height from the ground shall enclose all swimming pools to prevent unauthorized entry into the pool area.
(1978 Code, § 17.24.025)
(E) Building height.
(a) Three stories in height; or
(b) Thirty-five feet in height.
(1978 Code, § 17.24.030)
(1) Lot area: 6,000 feet;
(2) Lot width: 60 feet;
(3) Front yard depth: 30 feet;
(4) Rear yard depth: 40 feet;
(5) Side yard width: 12 feet total, minimum width of one side yard, five feet;
(6) Lot area per family: 3,000 square feet;
(7) Floor area: 900 square feet for one- family residence; 600 square feet per family for two- family residence; 350 square feet per family for district residence; and
(8) Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
(1978 Code, § 17.24.040)
(Ord. 368, passed - -1967; Ord. 88-13, passed --1988; Ord. 96-10, passed - -1996; Ord. 98-5, passed --1998; Ord. 2005-1, passed - -2005; Ord. 2009-01, passed 2-19-2009)