Chapter 17A.65
RURAL 160 (R160)
Sections:
17A.65.010 Purpose of classification.
17A.65.050 Lot area and width.
17A.65.070 Property line setbacks.
17A.65.010 Purpose of classification.
The purpose of the Rural 160 district is to provide rural/low-density development options which are consistent with Okanogan County’s comprehensive plan. (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.020 Permitted uses.
Permitted uses are as indicated on the district use chart (see Chapter 17A.220 OCC). (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.030 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses are as indicated on the district use chart (see Chapter 17A.220 OCC). (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.040 Accessory uses.
Accessory uses are as follows:
A. Normal accessory uses customary and incidental to the permitted and/or conditional use of the property.
B. Accessory Dwelling Units.
1. On lots which meet or exceed the minimum lot size requirement of the district, one additional attached or detached dwelling is allowed. The accessory dwelling must be 1,500 square feet or less and must be located no further than 400 feet from the primary dwelling or structure.
2. On nonconforming lots, an accessory dwelling unit for extended family members is allowed only if a demonstrated family hardship exists. (See OCC 17A.310.120(B)(1)).
3. No more than one accessory dwelling shall be located on any lot.
C. Farmworker Housing. A single-family dwelling, multifamily dwelling, group dwelling, or other similar living space provided for employees, and their families, of a farm. Some farmworker housing is seasonal temporary housing while other forms of farmworker housing are designed for permanent occupancy. Farmworker housing will be subject to the availability of a legal water supply.
D. Bed and Breakfasts. Bed and breakfasts shall only be allowed in an existing single-family dwelling that does not create a new water use on the parcel.
E. Guest Ranch. Guest ranches shall only be allowed in existing dwellings and only if they do not create a new use of water on the parcel.
F. Dry Structure. Structures (cabins, garages, shops or storage structures) that do no require a use of water (dry structures) may be allowed under a conditional use permit. (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.050 Lot area and width.
Lot area and width requirements are as follows:
A. The minimum lot area is 160 acres.
B. Minimum lot width is 500 feet. (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.060 Density.
Density restrictions are as follows:
A. Maximum of one single-family dwelling unit per 160 acres, with an allowance for a second unit per OCC 17A.65.040(B). (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.070 Property line setbacks.
A. All permitted structures shall have the following required property line setbacks:
1. Front: minimum is 25 feet;
2. Side: minimum is 25 feet;
3. Rear: minimum is 25 feet.
B. Manufacturing, Commercial, or Industrial Structures. For structures greater than 35 feet in height, property line setbacks shall be a minimum of one foot horizontal for every one foot of vertical height. Example: A 65-foot-tall structure shall be required to be set back 65 feet from all property lines. If a waiver from adjacent property owner(s) is provided, the standard setback in this section (subsection A of this section) applies. (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.080 Height.
Height restrictions are as follows:
A. Maximum height for all uses in the zone shall be 35 feet except as noted in subsections B through G of this section.
B. Maximum height shall be 50 feet for: appurtenances and decorative nonstructural architectural components on roofs of single- and multiple-family dwelling units and on roofs of accessory buildings, except accessory agricultural buildings.
C. Maximum height for agricultural uses shall be 65 feet, except as noted in subsection E of this section.
D. Maximum height for the following uses shall be 65 feet, unless otherwise limited by condition of a conditional use permit or PUD, as identified in the district use chart: agricultural wind machines; aircraft hangars; asphalt or concrete batch plants; barns; cement, lime or gypsum manufacturers; chimneys not attached to dwellings; church steeples, spires, belfries, cupolas, and domes; community centers, sports facilities and complexes; cooling towers; county administrative and criminal justice buildings (governmental services); crosses and other religious and civic monuments; drive-in movie theater screens; elevator penthouses; fertilizer manufacturing; gas holders or other similar structures; hose towers; mining, milling, and associated facilities; parapet walls; performing arts centers (theaters); petroleum storage tanks; sawmills and pulp mills; school auditoriums and theaters; smokestacks. (Note: Manufacturing, commercial and industrial uses can only be placed on lots 20 acres and larger if the structures exceed 35 feet in height. See lot area and width in OCC 17A.65.050.)
E. Maximum height for the following list of uses is 100 feet: agricultural commodity storage; grain elevators; private communication towers; single-family residential windmills; water tanks.
F. Maximum height for electric transmission and distribution towers and poles shall be 150 feet.
G. Maximum height for communications facilities (commercial and public agency radio and TV, microwave or other antennas for transmitting and receiving) shall be 200 feet. (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.090 Lot coverage.
Lot coverage is not applicable (see required setbacks in OCC 17A.65.070). (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).
17A.65.100 Parking.
Parking requirements are as indicated in Chapter 17A.240 OCC. (Ord. 2023-1 (Att. A), 2023).