Chapter 18.44
RECREATION RESIDENTIAL ZONE, RR-1 AND RR-5
Sections:
18.44.005 Regulations designated.
18.44.010 Uses permitted outright.
18.44.020 Conditional uses permitted.
18.44.030 Yard and setback requirements.
18.44.040 Dimensional standards.
18.44.060 Off-street parking and loading.
18.44.070 Limitations on livestock.
18.44.090 Limitations of conditional uses.
18.44.100 Wildlife policy applicability.
18.44.005 Regulations designated.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, the following regulations shall apply. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080, 2003)
18.44.010 Uses permitted outright.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:
(1) Single-family dwelling, including a manufactured dwelling on an individual lot in compliance with CCC 18.132.010.
(2) Subdivision or land partitioning for residential purpose, excluding a mobile home subdivision.
(3) Planned unit development, excluding a PUD with mobile homes.
(4) Residential homes.
(5) Noncommercial wind energy systems and meteorological towers that meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.010.
(6) Noncommercial photovoltaic energy systems that meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.020. (Ord. 321 § 5, 2020; Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 245 § 1, 2011; Ord. 229 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 18 § 3.080(1), 2003)
18.44.020 Conditional uses permitted.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, the following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.160 CCC:
(1) Mobile home subdivision or PUD with mobile homes.
(2) Repealed by Ord. 321.
(3) Utility facility necessary to serve the area including energy facilities, water supply and treatment, sewage disposal and treatment and solid waste disposal.
(4) Public park, playground, recreation facility or community center owned and operated by a governmental agency or nonprofit community organization.
(5) Private or commercial recreation facility including golf course, park, playground, campground or other uses designated to serve recreational needs of the area.
(6) Recreation-oriented retail trade establishment including tourists’/travelers’ accommodations, specialty or gift shops, grocery or sporting goods store.
(7) Automobile service station or marina.
(8) Mobile home park or travel trailer overnight campground.
(9) Home occupations carried on by the residents as an accessory use within their dwelling, a garage or other buildings permitted in the zone.
(10) Noncommercial wind energy systems and meteorological towers that do not meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.010 are subject to any additional standards of the zone and Chapter 18.160 CCC.
(11) Noncommercial photovoltaic energy systems that do not meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.020 are subject to any additional standards of the zone and Chapter 18.160 CCC. (Ord. 321 §§ 4, 5, 2020; Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 245 § 1, 2011; Ord. 229 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 18 § 3.080(2), 2003)
18.44.030 Yard and setback requirements.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, the following yards and setbacks shall be maintained:
(1) The front setback shall be a minimum of 20 feet from a property line fronting on a local minor collector or marginal access street ROW, 30 feet from a property line fronting on a major collector ROW, and 80 feet from an arterial ROW unless other provisions from combining accesses are provided and approved by the county.
(2) There shall be a minimum side yard of 10 feet for all uses, except in the case of a nonresidential use adjacent to a residential use, the minimum side yard shall be 20 feet.
(3) The minimum rear yard shall be 20 feet. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080(3), 2003)
18.44.040 Dimensional standards.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, the following dimensional standards shall apply:
(1) Percent of Lot Coverage. The main building and accessory buildings located on any building site or lot shall not cover in excess of 30 percent of the total lot area.
(2) Building Height. No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be hereafter erected to exceed two stories or more than 30 feet in height. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080(4), 2003)
18.44.050 Signs.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, the following signs are permitted:
(1) Any sign, provided the aggregate of the signs does not exceed an area equal to one square foot of sign face for each foot of lot frontage or 100 square feet of sign face, whichever is the least, and the sign is not in or extending over a street ROW.
(2) Signs may be illuminated but shall not be intermittently flashing.
(3) Signs shall not be placed (post or overhang) or projected into an existing or ultimate street right-of-way.
(4) Signs shall be oriented in a manner not to cast direct light on adjacent or nearby residential dwellings.
(5) The specific types, sizes, design and number of permitted commercial signs shall conform to the general provisions governing signs found in CCC 18.124.040. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080(5), 2003)
18.44.060 Off-street parking and loading.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.128 CCC. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080(6), 2003)
18.44.070 Limitations on livestock.
The following limitations on livestock shall apply in an RR-1/RR-5 zone:
(1) Cows, horses, goats or sheep cannot be kept on lots having an area of less than 20,000 square feet. The total number of all such animals (other than their young under the age of six months) allowed on a lot shall be limited to the square footage of the lot divided by the minimum area required for each animal as listed below:
Horses – 20,000 square feet of area for each adult animal.
Cows – 20,000 square feet of area for each adult animal.
Goats – 20,000 square feet of area for each adult animal.
Sheep – 20,000 square feet of area for each adult animal.
(2) The number of chickens, fowl and/or rabbits (over the age of six months) shall not exceed one for each 500 square feet of property. The number of young under the age of six months allowed on the property at any time shall not exceed three times the allowable number of adult animals.
(3) All livestock shall be located a minimum of 100 feet away from a residential building on an adjacent lot, and at all times shall be confined to the respective owner’s property.
(4) Hogs and mink are prohibited. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080(7), 2003)
18.44.080 Lot size.
In an RR-1/RR-5 zone, the following lot sizes shall apply:
(1) The minimum lot size for a new parcel north of the State Highway No. 126 shall be five acres in size (RR-5).
(2) The minimum lot size for a new parcel south of State Highway No. 126 shall be one acre (RR-1). (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080(8), 2003)
18.44.090 Limitations of conditional uses.
In addition to the standards and conditions that may be attached to the approval of conditional uses as provided by Chapter 18.160 CCC, the following limitations shall apply to conditional uses in an RR-1/RR-5 zone:
(1) An application for a conditional use in an RR-1/RR-5 zone may be denied if, in the opinion of the planning commission, the proposed use is not related to or sufficiently dependent upon the recreational resource of the area.
(2) An application for a conditional use in an RR-1/RR-5 zone may be denied if the applicant fails to demonstrate that a location in close proximity to the recreation resource to be served is essential to the public interest and to the full development of the recreation resource.
(3) The planning commission may require establishment and maintenance of fire breaks, the use of fire-resistant materials in construction and landscaping, or may attach other similar conditions or limitations that will serve to reduce fire hazards or prevent the spread of fire to surrounding areas.
(4) The planning commission may limit changes in the natural grade of land, or the alteration, removal or destruction of natural vegetation in order to prevent or minimize erosion or pollution.
(5) Compliance with the comprehensive plan shall be required for the approval of any application for a conditional use in an RR-1/RR-5 zone.
(6) An application for a mobile home pursuant to CCC 18.44.020(2) can only be approved by unanimous vote of the commission, or by the simple majority vote by the county court on appeal in the event that 66-2/3 percent, or more, of the property owners within 250 feet of the property in question object in writing, before the close of the public hearing, to the granting of the conditional use. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.080(9), 2003)
18.44.100 Wildlife policy applicability.
The residential density limitations and the lot and parcel size limitations found in Wildlife Policy 2 of the Crook County comprehensive plan do not apply to any nonresource zones. (Ord. 280 § 9 (Exh. I), 2015; Ord. 236 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010)