Chapter 17.16
RA RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE DISTRICT
Sections:
17.16.020 Special provisions and development standards.
17.16.040 Fences, walls and hedges.
17.16.060 Frontage, width and depth of site.
17.16.080 Yard setback requirements.
17.16.110 Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities.
17.16.120 Distance between structures.
17.16.010 Purpose.
The RA district is intended to provide living areas within the city limited to very low density concentration of one-family dwellings; where limited numbers of animals may be kept for pleasure as hobbies; where regulations are designed to promote a suitable environment for family life on large parcels, and to prohibit all activities of a commercial nature. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.16.020 Special provisions and development standards.
All uses in the RA district shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.71. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.16.030 Permitted uses.
Uses permitted by right and subject to approval of an administrative site plan or conditional use permit in the RA district shall be as listed in Section 17.26.030. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 2003-8 § 2, 2003; Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993)
17.16.040 Fences, walls and hedges.
In the RA district, fences, walls and hedges shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.71.090. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.050)
17.16.050 Site area.
A. Site Area. In the RA district, the minimum site area shall be twenty thousand square feet for a permitted use. The minimum site area for a conditional use shall be twenty thousand square feet unless specifically approved by the planning commission in granting the use permit.
B. Not more than one dwelling unit shall be located on each site in the RA district, except as otherwise provided by Sections 17.70.020 through 17.70.024. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.060)
17.16.060 Frontage, width and depth of site.
Each site in the RA district shall have not less than fifty feet of frontage on a public street. The minimum width shall be one hundred twenty feet. Each site shall have a depth of not less than one hundred twenty-five feet; provided, that a site fronting or rearing on a railroad right-of-way, freeway, arterial or collector street shall have a depth of not less than one hundred fifty feet. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.070)
17.16.070 Coverage.
In the RA district, the maximum site area covered by structures shall be twenty-five percent for a permitted use and twenty percent for a conditional use. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.080)
17.16.080 Yard setback requirements.
In the RA district:
A. The minimum front yard shall be thirty-five feet measured from the edge of the property line.
B. The minimum rear yard shall be fifteen feet measured from the edge of the property line.
C. The minimum side yard shall be fifteen feet measured from the edge of the property line. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.090)
17.16.090 Building height.
In the RA district, the maximum height of a permitted use and its accessory structures shall be thirty feet. The maximum height of a conditional use and its accessory structures shall be fifty feet, except as may be allowed under provision of Chapter 17.80. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.100)
17.16.100 Signs.
No sign shall be permitted in the RA district except as prescribed in Chapter 17.72. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.110)
17.16.110 Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities.
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the RA district on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 17.64. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.120)
17.16.120 Distance between structures.
In the RA district, except as provided in Chapter 17.71, the minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and another structure shall be ten feet. (Ord. 2008-05 § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. 93-6 § 3 (part), 1993. Formerly 17.16.130)