A. Purpose: The purpose of the Natural Resource District (NR) is to preserve and maintain the rural character of the land. This district is also established to allow conditional commercial and industrial uses where they can be compatible, existing side by side, with residential uses, and where the establishment of a separate district for single use would not be desirable.
B. Restrictions: No uses other than those provided in this title are permitted. No building shall be erected, altered, reconstructed, or moved except in conformance with the provisions of this title and this district.
C. Permitted Uses: Uses that do not require direct review by the planning and zoning commission:
Expansion of existing mining facilities.
Extractive manufacturing and prospecting.
Forestry, cultivation of the land, storage and agricultural products and related equipment, floriculture, horticulture, nurseries, greenhouses, animal and poultry husbandry, and general farming.
Home occupations.
Parks and other nonprofit public or private community facilities.
Residential uses:
One single-family dwelling.
One single-family mobile home.
One duplex (two-family dwelling).
One multiple-family dwelling.
D. Site Area Minimums, Yard Requirements (Setbacks), And Access (Road) Requirements:
1. Residential Uses:
a. Site Area Minimum:
(1) Single-family dwelling and mobile home, seven thousand seven hundred (7,700) square feet.
(2) Duplex and multiple-family dwelling, seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet plus two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet for each unit over one.
b. Yard Requirements: Yard requirements for all Residential Districts shall be as follows:
Setback Location | Distance from Property Line | With Admin Approval* | With Variance |
Front Yard | 25' | 10' | Less than 10' |
Rear Yard | 10' | 5' | Less than 5' |
Side Yard | 5' | -- | -- |
Street Side Yard | 10' | 5' | Less than 5' |
*See section D1c for applicable criteria | |||
(1) Front Yard: Minimum of twenty-five feet (25'); ten feet (10') with administrative approval; less than ten feet (10') with approval by variance.
(2) Rear Yard: Minimum of ten feet (10'); five feet (5') with administrative approval; less than five feet (5') with approval by variance.
(3) Side Yard: Minimum of five feet (5').
(4) Street Side Yard: Minimum of ten feet (10'); five feet (5') with administrative approval; less than five feet (5') with approval by variance.
(5) Site Area Minimums: All sites in these districts must provide a minimum of sixty five percent (65%) of the total site area to remain in open space, free of structures.
(6) Building Height Requirements: Maximum building height shall not exceed thirty-five feet (35') or two and one half (2½) stories, whichever is lower, with the following exceptions:
(A) R-2, Multi-Family District: Maximum building height shall not exceed forty-five feet (45').
(B) Accessory Towers, Satellite Dishes, And Similar Structures: These structures will be permitted to exceed maximum building height when approved by the Code Official.
c. Yard Setback Reduction With Administrative Exception: The Planning Administrator may allow for the reduction of yard setbacks requirements if:
(1) Abutting property owners have been notified of the reduction fifteen (15) days prior to construction and if the reduction.
(2) Is the minimum needed to make use of the lot.
(3) Meets building separation standards as defined in Shoshone County Building Code.
(4) Allows for one (1) off-street parking space.
(5) Maintains structural continuity with respect to surrounding buildings.
(6) Provides for proper stormwater management and erosion control.
(7) Does not allow for the encroachment of structures/obstructions into the public right-of-way or line-of-sight (see Title 6, Chapter 1 of Shoshone County Code).
(8) Does not inhibit safe ingress/egress into right-of-way.
(9) Has been submitted to applicable agencies for review and comment.
These regulations apply within the unincorporated areas of Shoshone County, unless otherwise specified by an Area of City Impact ordinance adopted pursuant to Idaho Code 67-6526.
d. Access (Road) Requirements: Recorded legal access must be provided to all lots or parcels.
2. Nonresidential Uses:
a. Site Area Minimum: Sites within this district for nonresidential uses must provide a minimum of sixty five percent (65%) of the total site area to remain in open space free of structures.
b. Yard Requirements (Setbacks): Yard requirements shall be those established in subsection 9-8-2C of this title.
c. Access (Road) Requirements: Recorded legal access must be provided.
d. Commercial And Industrial Uses: The following additional criteria will be considered concerning a request for commercial and industrial uses in the natural resource district:
(1) The proposal complies with the goals and policies established in the comprehensive plan.
(2) The proposal meets all the subdivision and zoning site and performance standards as set out in this title and title 10 of this code.
E. Conditional Uses:
1. All other uses in this district require direct review by the planning and zoning commission under conditional use procedures outlined in chapter 9 of this title; and are subject to the performance standards outlined in chapter 8 of this title. In addition to standards set forth in this title, provision for requirements greater than the minimum may be required by the planning and zoning commission upon review of the request for conditional use.
2. The following are specific conditional uses: gravel pits, rock quarries, sand pits, clay pits, and other pits which produce topsoil, general fill materials and/or common building stone.
(Ord. 15, 7-11-1977; amd. Ord. 23, 4-1-1981; Ord. 39, 8-13-1984; Ord. 112, 6-22-1998; Ord. 165, 1-11-2022)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See chapter 14 of this title for regulations for the siting of manufactured homes. |