Chapter 17.13
R-E OR ESTATE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
17.13.040 Development standards.
17.13.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the R-E district is to provide very low density residential areas for single-family development where lot sizes and densities are designed to accommodate large areas of open space for recreational activities compatible with a more rural residential environment. The R-E estate residential district is intended to achieve the following purposes:
A. To reserve appropriately located areas for a more rural family living environment in a variety of types of dwellings at a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety;
B. To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling unit;
C. To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions, which require a residential environment;
D. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them;
E. To protect residential properties from the hazards, noise, and congestion created by commercial and industrial traffic;
F. To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles;
G. To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and other objectionable influences;
H. To protect residential properties from fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards; and
I. To serve in many cases as a transitional use between higher density residential zones and agricultural areas. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)
17.13.020 Permitted uses.
The uses listed in the table in EMC 17.11.040 as permitted uses are allowed. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)
17.13.030 Conditional uses.
In addition to the uses authorized by EMC 17.13.020, the uses listed in the table in EMC 17.11.040 as requiring a conditional use permit are allowed if a conditional use permit is issued. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)
17.13.040 Development standards.
The following regulations shall apply in all R-E districts:
A. Minimum lot area: 25,000 square feet.
B. Maximum building coverage: 35 percent.
C. Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
D. Minimum Lot Frontage.
1. Interior lot: 100 feet.
2. Corner lot: 120 feet.
3. Cul-de-sac lot: 50 feet.
E. Maximum height: Two stories, but not exceeding 35 feet in height.
F. Minimum Setbacks.
1. Front: 25 feet.
2. Side: 10 feet on one side and 20 feet on the other side. A corner lot shall have a side yard abutting a street of not less than 20 feet.
3. Rear: 20 feet.
G. Minimum lot depth: 120 feet. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)