Chapter 18.80
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Sections:
18.80.020 Permitted uses and structures.
18.80.030 Conditional uses and structures.
18.80.040 Dimensional requirements.
18.80.050 Performance standards.
18.80.010 Intent.
It is the intent of the resource development district to allow natural resources development and associated uses and to allow other unrestricted uses. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.80.020 Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the resource development district:
(a) Mining of minerals, aggregate, sand, or other earth products; and accessory uses and buildings. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.80.030 Conditional uses and structures.
The following uses are permitted with a conditional use permit in resource development districts; provided, that the following additional criteria are met:
(a) The use is consistent with the intent of the resource development district subarea.
(b) There will be no conditional uses allowed until a resource development subarea plan is adopted. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.80.040 Dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to all uses in the resource development district unless approved by variance as provided in Chapter 18.140 NCO:
(a) Lot Size. The minimum lot area shall be five thousand square feet.
(b) Building and Use Setbacks.
(1) Buildings shall be set back ten feet from all dedicated rights-of-way.
(2) Buildings shall be set back five feet from all other lot boundary lines.
(3) No mining, quarrying, dredging, or processing of material shall be permitted closer than one hundred feet from any residential property.
(4) Buildings shall be set back at least ten feet from the top bank of any drainage ditch.
(5) Buildings shall be set back at least ten feet from a closed drainage system. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.80.050 Performance standards.
All development shall be subject to the following performance standards:
(a) Drainage. The development shall provide a drainage system that is designed to deposit all runoff into either an engineered drainage system or into a natural drainage in conformance with the city’s drainage management plan.
(b) Site Development Standards. All development on lands in this zoning district shall conform to the following:
(1) Development activities shall not adversely impact other properties by causing damaging alteration of surface water drainage, surface water ponding, slope failure, erosion, or siltation. The property owner and developer shall take such steps, including installation of culverts or buffers, or other methods, as necessary to comply with this requirement.
(2) Upon completion of earthwork operations, all exposed slopes, cleared, filled, and disturbed soils shall be given sufficient protection to prevent subsequent erosion.
(3) Drainage will be stabilized using best management practices and approved by the city. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)