The single residence districts are designed to provide for a range of single residence land uses. The purpose of these districts is to protect the stability of existing land uses, existing neighborhoods, and to encourage desirable new residential developments encompassing the many lifestyles and areas of the town. It is also the intent of these districts to accommodate the needs of single residence neighborhoods by providing for associated, limited, nonresidential uses that are required by law such as religious, educational and recreational facilities. The single residence districts are further delineated in the following categories:
A. Rural/Ranch Residential Zoning Districts:
1. RR-20 residential zoning with minimum lot size of twenty (20) acres per dwelling unit.
The purpose of this rural zoning district is to provide areas for large more intense agricultural activities, ranching land uses, and their related activities, in appropriate locations with buffering to mitigate the negative impacts upon or from the agricultural and ranching operations. The intent is to protect areas that have prime agricultural soils and existing or desired ranching uses from incompatible land uses and urban encroachment. This district is appropriate where low density development is desired, and where minimal public facilities and services are programmed or anticipated. The RR-20 zoning district may also act as a holding zone to prevent the premature conversion of rural lands to suburban or urban uses and until there exists adequate public facilities and an appropriate development plan.
2. RR-2.5 residential zoning with minimum lot size of one hundred eight thousand nine hundred (108,900) square feet (21/2 acres) per dwelling unit.
The purpose of this ranch zoning district is to provide for and conserve existing rural, ranch, and very low density residential uses in their present or desired character, and to foster orderly growth in the ranch areas. The intent of this district is to allow for areas where small ranching and semirural residential uses can be maintained without conflict from higher intensity development. This district is appropriate where low density development is desired, and as a buffer for the low and medium density residential uses from the more intense agricultural uses of the RR-20 district.
B. Low Density Residential Zoning Districts:
1. R1-43 residential zoning with minimum lot size of forty three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet (1 acre) per dwelling unit.
The purpose of this zoning district is to foster orderly growth in the transitional or fringe areas, whereby large lot residential uses would be most appropriate. The intent of this district is to provide a pastoral character and home sites that create an open environment and to provide a transitional land use buffer between the rural land uses and medium density residential land uses.
2. R1-18 residential zoning with a minimum lot size of eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet per dwelling unit.
The purpose of this zoning district is to provide for detached single residence development in areas where adequate public facilities and services are available. The intent of this district is to encourage a traditional neighborhood environment.
C. Medium Density Residential Zoning Districts:
1. R1-10 residential zoning with a minimum lot size of ten thousand (10,000) square feet per dwelling unit.
The purpose of this zoning district is to provide for detached single residence development in areas where adequate public facilities and services are available. The intent of this district is to encourage a traditional neighborhood environment.
2. R1-7 residential zoning with a minimum lot size of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet per dwelling unit.
The purpose of this zoning district is to provide for detached single residence development in areas where adequate public facilities and services are available. The intent of this district is to encourage a traditional neighborhood environment. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)