Chapter 17.20
R-1 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT
Sections:
17.20.040 Uses permitted with special standards.
17.20.060 Area, width, and yard requirements.
17.20.110 Hydrologist, soil engineer, engineer, and/or geologist.
17.20.010 Purpose.
To stabilize and protect the suburban characteristics of the district and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.20.020 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. Public works utilities storage yards; includes vehicle and equipment storage, maintenance, and repair;
2. Religious institutions and houses of worship;
3. School, preschool-kindergarten;
4. School, secondary;
5. 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;
6. Utility structures and facilities, city-planned projects; i.e., utilities identified by an adopted city master plan or development review approval. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.20.030 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;
2. Household solar panels.
B. Public and Institutional Uses.
1. Child daycare center;
2. Community garden;
3. Clinic, outpatient only;
4. Emergency services; includes police, fire, ambulance;
5. Hospital, including acute care center;
6. Public parks and open space, including playgrounds, trails, nature preserves, athletic fields, courts, swim pools, and similar uses;
7. Utility structures and facilities, regional projects; project is not part of an adopted city master plan or development review approval;
8. Wireless communication facilities.
C. Commercial Uses.
1. Bed and breakfast inn. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.20.040 Uses permitted with special standards.
The following uses are permitted when found to be in compliance with their relevant special standards criteria contained in this code:
A. Residential Uses.
1. Accessory dwelling unit;
2. Manufactured home;
3. Home occupation;
4. Solar panels (for incidental);
5. Backyard hens, subject to the requirements below:
a. Hens kept for backyard use are allowed, but not to the scale allowed in the R-E zone. A maximum of four hens are allowed at any single-family dwelling with a lot size 6,000 square feet or larger. No roosters are allowed to be kept within the city limits. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.20.050 Accessory uses.
The following uses are permitted as accessory to an existing use in the R-1 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)].
17.20.060 Area, width, and yard requirements.
The following measurements indicate minimum lot and yard standard requirements:
|
Zone |
Corner Lot Area (sq. ft.) |
Lot Area (sq. ft.) |
Lot Width |
Corner Lot Width |
Front Yard |
Side Yard |
Rear Yard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
R-1-8 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
70' |
60' |
20' |
5' per story |
10' |
|
R-1-12 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
100' |
100' |
20' |
5' per story |
10' |
Provided, however, that side yards abutting a street shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width. The maximum building height is 40 feet. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.20.070 Garage requirement.
All single-family dwelling construction, manufactured dwelling units, 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. Garages fronting on the street side yard of a corner lot shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the property line. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.20.080 Coverage.
The maximum permitted aggregate building coverage shall be 50 percent of the lot area. [Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4)].
17.20.090 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)].
17.20.100 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)].
17.20.110 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)].