Chapter 17.15
R-E RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT
Sections:
17.15.040 Uses permitted with special standards.
17.15.060 Area, width, and yard requirements.
17.15.070 Limitation on keeping of livestock.
17.15.110 Hydrologist, soil engineer, engineer, and/or geologist.
17.15.010 Purpose.
To stabilize and protect the rural residential characteristics of the district. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:
A. Residential Uses.
1. Single-family dwelling, detached.
2. Family daycare.
3. Residential care home.
B. Public and Institutional Uses.
1. Community garden.
2. Public works utilities storage yards; includes vehicle and equipment storage, maintenance, and repair.
3. Transportation facilities; includes construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities located within right-of-way controlled by a public agency, consistent with the transportation system plan.
4. Utility structures and facilities, city planned projects; i.e., utilities identified by an adopted city master plan or development review approval.
C. Commercial Uses.
1. Agriculture, plant based. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted when authorized in accordance with Chapter 17.100 RRMC:
A. Residential Uses.
1. Residential care facility.
B. Public and Institutional Uses.
1. Cemetery, including crematorium;
2. Child daycare center;
3. Clinic, outpatient only;
4. Emergency services; includes police, fire, ambulance;
5. Hospital, including acute care center;
6. Mortuary;
7. Public parks and open space, including playgrounds, trails, nature preserves, athletic fields, courts, swim pools, and similar uses;
8. Religious institutions and houses of worship;
9. School, preschool-kindergarten;
10. School, secondary;
11. School, trade, technical, or vocational;
12. Utility structures and facilities, regional projects; project is not part of an adopted city master plan or development review approval;
13. Wireless communication facilities.
C. Commercial Uses.
1. Bed and breakfast inn;
2. Golf course;
3. Kennel;
4. Medical clinic, outpatient;
5. Veterinary clinic.
D. Industrial and Employment Uses.
1. Dairy products manufacture, e.g., butter, milk, cheese, ice cream. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.040 Uses permitted with special standards.
The following uses are permitted when found to be in compliance with their relevant special standards criteria, contained in the RRMC:
A. Residential Uses.
1. Accessory dwelling unit;
2. Manufactured home;
3. Home occupation;
4. Short-term rental.
B. Commercial Uses.
1. Agriculture, small livestock based, as prescribed in RRMC 17.15.060. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.050 Accessory uses.
The following uses are permitted as accessory to an existing use in the R-E district.
A. Residential Uses.
1. Accessory uses and structures (including but not limited to, garages, workshops, pools).
B. Other Uses.
2. Solar panels (for incidental use). [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.060 Area, width, and yard requirements.
The following measurements indicate minimum lot and yard standard requirements:
|
Lot Area |
Lot Width |
Front Yard |
Side Yard |
Rear Yard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum 20,000 square feet |
100 feet |
20 feet |
10 feet |
20 feet |
The maximum building height is 40 feet. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.070 Limitation on keeping of livestock.
No person may keep swine on any R-E lot. Other types of livestock, or similar kinds as determined by the city planner, as listed in Table 17.15.070, shall have their number limited in accordance with the table below. Young under six months shall not count towards this limit.
|
|
Minimum Lot Size |
|---|---|
|
Horses |
|
|
1 or 2 |
40,000 square feet / around 1 acre |
|
3 |
80,000 square feet |
|
4 or more |
120,000 square feet + 20,000 square feet for each horse over 4 |
|
Goats/Sheep |
|
|
1 |
20,000 square feet |
|
2 |
40,000 square feet |
|
3 |
60,000 square feet |
|
4 (maximum allowed) |
80,000 square feet |
|
Chickens/Poultry |
|
|
10 |
20,000 square feet |
|
20 |
40,000 square feet |
|
30 |
60,000 square feet |
|
40 |
80,000 square feet |
|
50 (maximum allowed) |
100,000 square feet |
[Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.080 Garage requirement.
All single-family dwelling construction, the replacement of any existing dwelling unit or major remodeling (50 percent or more of the replacement cost of existing dwelling unit) shall have a minimum of a two-car attached or detached garage, for a total of two spaces per dwelling unit. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.090 Driveway.
All dwellings shall have a durable surface driveway suitable for maneuvering beginning from a city-maintained street to the garage serving the dwelling unit(s). It shall also be required to pave the portion of the public right-of-way being used as ingress/egress to the property. Loose material that can migrate into city streets is not acceptable without at least a 12-foot apron of a durable surface. Any private road beginning from a city-maintained street shall also be paved with a durable surface. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.100 Street liability.
Any developer working in any public right-of-way within the city limits shall provide the city with a certificate of insurance in the amount of $1,000,000, naming the city as an additional insured. Public utilities are exempt from this section. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.15.110 Hydrologist, soil engineer, engineer, and/or geologist.
Any developer developing in the city limits may be required to pay for a state of Oregon licensed hydrologist, soil engineer, engineer, and/or geologist who is hired by the city to review the development plans to ensure that all requirements and specifications of the city are met. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].