The following Table 8-2.505 identifies the development requirements, including minimum parcel sizes, building setbacks, and other standards that allowed and permitted uses in the residential zones must meet as a standard or condition of any issued building permit, Site Plan Review, or Use Permit. Setback requirements for accessory structures may be different; see Section 8-2.506(a) and (b).
R ZONE | Minimum Lot Area (acres/sf) (1) |
Front Yard Setback (feet) | Rear Yard Setback (feet) | Side Yard Setback (feet) | Height Limits(3) (feet) |
Other Building Standards | Density (dwellings per acre) 4 |
RR-5 | 5.0 acres | 20 feet from property line, or 50 feet from centerline of roadway, whichever is greater(2) |
25 feet from property line | 10 feet from property line | 35 feet for residential uses; no limit for agricultural uses, except for accessory or conditional uses | No limit on primary dwelling; second dwelling no greater than 2,500 square feet | One primary dwelling plus one second dwelling per parcel |
RR-2 | 2.0 acres | ||||||
R-L | 1,200 square feet (minimum of 2.0 acres if no services) | 10 feet from property line or curb strip/ 20 feet for a garage | 20 feet from property line | 5 feet from property line/ less than 5 feet with Use Permit | 35 feet max./two stories, or 40 feet max./three stories with Use Permit | No size limit; open space of 600 sf per unit | 1.0 – 9.9 units per net acre |
R-M | 1,200 square feet | 10 feet from property line or curb strip/ 20 feet for a garage | 15 feet from property line | 5 feet from property line/ less than 5 feet with Use Permit | 40 feet max/three stories, or 50 feet max./four stories, with Use Permit | No size limit; open space of 300 sf per unit | 10.0 – 19.9 units per net acre |
R-H | 1,500 square feet | 10 feet from property line or curb strip | 10 feet from property line/ less than 10 feet with Use Permit | 50 feet/four stories, or 60 feet/five stories with Use Permit | Open space of 200 sf per unit | 20.0 or more units per net acre |
Notes: 1. Parcels in rural areas with no access to public water and/or wastewater services are subject to a 2.0 acre minimum parcel size for new building permits, see Section 8-2.1002(a).
2. The yard abutting a County road is considered the front yard. Properties abutting a major arterial require a 30-foot front yard setback, as measured from the edge of road right-of-way.
3. Appropriate findings for discretionary projects, and ministerial residential projects, located within the floodplain are required, see Section 8-2.306(ae),
4. New development within the R-L, R-M, and R-H zones is recommended to meet minimum densities; if not, Site Plan Review or Use Permit is required, at the discretion of the Planning Director, excepting parcels without existing or planned public water and sewer service.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; as amended by Ord. 681.229, eff. October 29, 2015; as amended by § 6, Ord. 1466, eff. March 24, 2016; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1497, eff. June 7, 2018; as amended by § 3, Ord. 1522, eff. August 6, 2020; as amended by § 3, Ord. 1547, eff. March 10, 2022)