Chapter 22.10
ZONING GENERAL REGULATIONS (GMA AND SMA)
Sections:
22.10.010 Maps and zone boundaries.
22.10.020 Actions prohibited in general management area.
22.10.030 Actions prohibited in special management area.
22.10.040 Uses allowed outright.
22.10.050 Expedited development review uses.
22.10.070 Minimum lot line setbacks.
22.10.010 Maps and zone boundaries.
A. Maps. The land use designation, landscape settings, and recreation intensity classes maps adopted by the Gorge Commission as part of the management plan for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area are hereby incorporated by reference into this title.
B. Zone Boundary Lines. Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundary of any zones shown on the land use designation map, the Gorge Commission shall provide assistance in interpreting the maps. A survey prepared by a professional land surveyor licensed in the state of Washington and hired by the applicant may be necessary. (Ord. 2021-05 (Att. A), 12-14-21; Ord. 2018-04 (Exh. A), 4-17-18; Ord. 2008-06 (part): Ord. 2006-11 (part): Ord. 2005-07 (part))
22.10.020 Actions prohibited in general management area.
The following activities and/or uses of land are prohibited in general management area:
A. Any permit for siting or construction outside urban areas or industrial facilities. (Ord. 2021-05 (Att. A), 12-14-21; Ord. 2018-04 (Exh. A), 4-17-18; Ord. 2008-06 (part): Ord. 2006-11 (part): Ord. 2005-07 (part))
22.10.030 Actions prohibited in special management area.
The following activities and/or uses of land are prohibited in special management area:
A. Subdivisions, partitions and short plats, unless the creation of a new parcel will facilitate land adjustments by the federal government to achieve the purposes of the National Scenic Area Act and the management plan;
B. In special management areas, the siting and construction of any new residence or other related major structures is prohibited on parcels of less than forty acres;
C. Any permit for siting or construction outside urban areas of multifamily residential, industrial or commercial facilities, except such facilities as are included in the recreational assessment;
D. Exploration, development and production of mineral resources, unless such exploration, development or production can be conducted without disturbing the surface of any land within the boundaries of a special management area, or is conducted within a forest, agriculture or public recreation zone and is for sand, gravel and crushed rock used for the construction, maintenance or reconstruction of roads within the special management areas used for the production of forest products; and
E. Solid waste disposal sites or sanitary landfills. (Ord. 2021-05 (Att. A), 12-14-21; Ord. 2018-04 (Exh. A), 4-17-18; Ord. 2008-06 (part): Ord. 2006-11 (part): Ord. 2005-07 (part))
22.10.040 Uses allowed outright.
A. The following uses may be allowed without review in all GMA and SMA land use designations, except GMA and SMA open space:
1. In the general management area, agricultural uses except new cultivation. Any operation that would cultivate land that has not been cultivated, or has lain idle, for more than five years shall be considered new cultivation. For this provision, cultivation and vegetation removal may be allowed in conjunction with a home garden.
2. In the special management area, agricultural uses within previously disturbed and regularly worked fields or areas.
3. Forest practices in the general management area that do not violate conditions of approval for other approved uses and developments.
4. Repair, maintenance and operation of existing structures, including, but not limited to, dwellings, agricultural structures, trails, roads, railroads, and utility facilities.
5. Accessory structures sixty square feet or less in area and ten feet or less in height, unless within the buffer zone of a wetland, stream, pond, lake or riparian area. This category does not include signs, fences, outdoor lights, retaining walls, flagpoles, roads, transportation facilities, or utility facilities.
6. Wire-strand or woven-wire fences used for gardens, yards, livestock, and similar uses less than or equal to five hundred feet in length and less than or equal to ten feet in height that are accessory to an existing dwelling, provided woven-wire fences (posts and wire) are brown or black if visible from key viewing areas. Height is measured from the ground to the top wire.
7. Wire-strand fences less than or equal to forty-eight inches in height that are outside deer and elk winter range as delineated in the Gorge Commission and Forest Service natural resource data or determined by an appropriate federal or state agency. Height is measured from the ground to the top wire. This category does not include fences associated with transportation facilities or utility facilities.
8. The following transportation facilities:
a. Replace existing safety or protective structures, including but not limited to guardrails, access control fences and gates, barriers, energy attenuators, safety cables, rockfall structures, and traffic signals and controllers, provided the replacement structures are:
i. The same location and size as the existing structures; and
ii. The same building materials as the existing structures, or building materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
b. Replace existing traffic detection devices, vehicle weighing devices, and signal boxes, provided the replacement structures are:
i. The same location and size as the existing structures; and
ii. The same building materials as the existing structures, or building materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
c. New raised pavement markers, guideposts, object markers, inlay markers, and pavement markings and striping.
d. Permanent public regulatory, guide, and warning signs, except those excluded below, provided:
i. The signs comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2012 or most recent version); and
ii. The support structures and backs of all signs are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish. This category does not include specific service signs, destination and distance signs, variable message signs, or signs that bridge or are cantilevered over the road surface.
e. Extensions of existing guardrails or traffic barriers less than or equal to fifty feet in length and new guardrail ends for existing guardrails, provided the guardrails and guardrail ends are:
i. Located inside rights-of-way that have been disturbed in the past; and
ii. Constructed of the same building materials as the existing structures, natural wood, weathering steel, steel treated with Natina, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
f. New guardrails or traffic barriers and guardrail ends, provided the structures are:
i. Located inside rights-of-way that have been disturbed in the past; and
ii. Constructed of natural wood, weathering steel, steel treated with Natina or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
iii. This category does not include jersey barriers.
g. In the general management area, replacement or expansion of existing culverts, provided the entity or person owning or operating the culvert shall obtain all necessary federal and state permits that protect water quality and fish and wildlife habitat before construction.
h. In the special management area, replacement or expansion of existing culverts for ephemeral streams or ditches, provided the visible ends of culverts shall be dark and nonreflective and provided the entity or person owning or operating the culvert shall obtain all necessary federal and state permits that protect water quality and fish and wildlife habitat before construction.
i. Maintenance of existing railroad tracks and paved roads, provided the activity does not:
i. Increase the width of a road or railroad; or
ii. Disturb the toe of adjacent embankments, slopes or cut banks.
j. Apply dust abatement products to nonpaved road surfaces.
k. Grade and gravel existing road shoulders, provided the activity does not:
i. Increase the width of a road; or
ii. Disturb the toe of adjacent embankments, slopes or cut banks.
l. Replace the superstructure of bridges (e.g., decks, beams) for bridges less than or equal to thirty feet in length and less than or equal to one thousand square feet in area. This category does not include guardrails, traffic barriers, or the substructure of bridges (e.g., foundations, abutments).
9. The following underground utility facilities:
a. Replace or modify existing underground utility facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past or co-locate new underground utility facilities with existing underground facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past, provided no excavation would extend beyond the depth and extent of the original excavation.
b. Replace or modify existing underground utility facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past or co-locate new underground utility facilities with existing underground facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past, provided:
i. No excavation would extend more than twelve inches beyond the depth and extent of the original excavation;
ii. No ditch for linear facilities would be more than twenty-four inches wide;
iii. No excavation for nonlinear facilities would exceed ten cubic yards; and
iv. No recorded archaeological site is located within five hundred feet of the development. To comply with this requirement, the entity or person undertaking the development shall contact the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and obtain a letter or other document stating no recorded archaeological site is located within five hundred feet of the development.
10. The following aboveground and overhead utility facilities:
a. Replace existing aboveground and overhead utility facilities including towers, pole/tower-mounted equipment, cables and wires, anchors, pad-mounted equipment, service boxes, pumps, valves, pipes, water meters, and fire hydrants, provided the replacement facilities would have:
i. The same location and size as the existing facilities; and
ii. The same building materials as the existing structures, or building materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
b. Replace existing utility poles, provided the replacement poles are:
i. Located within five feet of the original poles;
ii. No more than five feet taller and six inches wider than the original poles; and
iii. Constructed of natural wood, weathering steel (e.g., Corten), materials that match the original poles, or materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish.
c. New whip antennas for public service less than or equal to eight feet in height and less than or equal to two inches in diameter, cables, wires, transformers, and other similar equipment, provided all such structures are on existing utility poles or towers.
11. Flagpoles that are accessory to the principal building on a parcel, provided the height of the flagpole is less than or equal to the height of the highest ridge line or parapet of the principal building.
12. The following signs:
a. Election signs. Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of election day.
b. “For sale” signs not greater than twelve square feet. Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of close of sale.
c. Temporary construction site identification, public service company, safety, or information signs not greater than thirty-two square feet. Exceptions may be granted for public highway signs necessary for public safety and consistent with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2012 or most recent version). Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of project completion.
d. Signs posted on private property warning the public against trespassing, danger from animals, the private nature of a road, driveway or premises, or signs prohibiting or otherwise controlling fishing or hunting, provided such signs are not greater than six square feet in the general management area and two square feet in the special management area.
e. Temporary signs advertising civil, social, or political gatherings and activities, provided such signs do not exceed twelve square feet. Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of the close of the event.
f. Signs posted by governmental jurisdictions giving notice to the public. Such signs shall be no larger than that required to convey the intended message.
g. In the general management area, signs associated with the use of a building or buildings, if placed flat on the outside walls of buildings (not on roofs or marquees).
13. In the general management area, wind machines for frost control in conjunction with agricultural use.
B. The following uses may be allowed without review in GMA and SMA open space:
1. Repair, maintenance and operation of existing structures, including, but not limited to, dwellings, agricultural structures, trails, roads, railroads, and utility facilities. This category does not include expansions of trails, roads, or railroads.
2. The following transportation facilities:
a. Replace existing safety or protective structures, including guardrails, access control fences and gates, barriers, energy attenuators, safety cables, and traffic signals and controllers, provided the replacement structures are:
i. The same location and size as the existing structures; and
ii. The same building materials as the existing structures, or building materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
b. Replace existing traffic detection devices, vehicle weighing devices, and signal boxes, provided the replacement structures are:
i. The same location and size as the existing structures; and
ii. The same building materials as the existing structures, or building materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
c. New raised pavement markers, guideposts, object markers, inlay markers, and pavement markings and striping.
d. Permanent public regulatory, guide, and warning signs, except those excluded below, provided:
i. The signs comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2012 or most recent version); and
ii. The support structures and backs of all signs are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish. This category does not include specific service signs, destination and distance signs, variable message signs, or signs that bridge or are cantilevered over the road surface.
e. Extensions of existing guardrails or traffic barriers less than or equal to fifty feet in length and new guardrail ends for existing guardrails, provided the guardrails and guardrail ends are:
i. Located inside rights-of-way that have been disturbed in the past; and
ii. Constructed of materials that match the existing structure, natural wood, weathering steel (e.g., Corten), or materials consistent with the historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway or a scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the GMA policies in the section of the scenic resources chapter of the management plan titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
f. New guardrails, traffic barriers, and guardrail ends, provided the structures are:
i. Located inside rights-of-way that have been disturbed in the past; and
ii. The same building materials as the existing structures, or building materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
iii. This category does not include jersey barriers.
g. In the general management area, replacement or expansion of existing culverts, provided the entity or person owning or operating the culvert shall obtain all necessary federal and state permits that protect water quality and fish and wildlife habitat before construction.
h. In the special management area, replacement or expansion of existing culverts for ephemeral streams or ditches, provided the visible ends of culverts shall be dark and nonreflective.
i. Maintenance of existing railroad tracks and paved roads, provided the activity does not:
i. Increase the width of a road or railroad; or
ii. Disturb the toe of adjacent embankments, slopes or cut banks.
j. Apply dust abatement products to nonpaved road surfaces.
k. Grade and gravel existing road shoulders, provided the activity does not:
i. Increase the width of a road; or
ii. Disturb the toe of adjacent embankments, slopes or cut banks.
l. Replace the superstructure of bridges (e.g., decks, beams) for bridges less than or equal to thirty feet in length and less than or equal to one thousand square feet in area. This category does not include guardrails, traffic barriers, or the substructure of bridges (e.g., foundations, abutments).
3. The following underground utility facilities:
a. Replace or modify existing underground utility facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past or co-locate new underground utility facilities with existing underground facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past, provided no excavation would extend beyond the depth and extent of the original excavation.
b. Replace or modify existing underground utility facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past or co-locate new underground utility facilities with existing underground facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past, provided:
i. No excavation would extend more than twelve inches beyond the depth and extent of the original excavation;
ii. No ditch for linear facilities would be more than twenty-four inches wide;
iii. No excavation for nonlinear facilities would exceed ten cubic yards; and
iv. No recorded archaeological site is located within five hundred feet of the development. To comply with this requirement, the entity or person undertaking the development shall contact the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and obtain a letter or other document stating no recorded archaeological site is located within five hundred feet of the development.
4. The following aboveground and overhead utility facilities:
a. Replace existing aboveground and overhead utility facilities including towers, pole/tower-mounted equipment, cables and wires, anchors, pad-mounted equipment, service boxes, pumps, valves, pipes, water meters, and fire hydrants, provided the replacement facilities would have:
i. The same location and size as the existing facilities; and
ii. The same building materials as the existing structures, or building materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish, or building materials consistent with the:
(A) Historic Columbia River Highway master plan for the historic Columbia River Highway; or
(B) A scenic highway corridor strategy for Interstate 84 or Washington State Route 14 prepared according to the policies of the portion of the management plan scenic resources section titled “Scenic Travel Corridors.”
b. Replace existing utility poles, provided the replacement poles are:
i. Located within five feet of the original poles;
ii. No more than five feet taller and six inches wider than the original poles; and
iii. Constructed of natural wood, weathering steel (e.g., Corten), materials that match the original poles, or materials that are dark brown with a flat, nonreflective finish.
c. New whip antennas for public service less than or equal to eight feet in height and less than or equal to two inches in diameter, cables, wires, transformers, and other similar equipment, provided all such structures are on existing utility poles or towers.
5. The following signs:
a. Election signs. Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of election day.
b. “For sale” signs not greater than twelve square feet. Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of close of sale.
c. Temporary construction site identification, public service company, safety, or information signs not greater than thirty-two square feet. Exceptions may be granted for public highway signs necessary for public safety and consistent with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2012 or most recent version). Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of project completion.
d. Signs posted on private property warning the public against trespassing, danger from animals, the private nature of a road, driveway or premises, or signs prohibiting or otherwise controlling fishing or hunting, provided such signs are not greater than six square feet in the GMA and two square feet in the SMA.
e. Temporary signs advertising civil, social, or political gatherings and activities, provided such signs do not exceed twelve square feet. Removal must be accomplished within thirty days of the close of the event.
f. Signs posted by governmental jurisdictions giving notice to the public. Such signs shall be no larger than that required to convey the intended message.
g. In the general management area, signs associated with the use of a building or buildings, if placed flat on the outside walls of buildings (not on roofs or marquees). (Ord. 2021-05 (Att. A), 12-14-21; Ord. 2018-04 (Exh. A), 4-17-18; Ord. 2008-06 (part): Ord. 2006-11 (part): Ord. 2005-07 (part))
22.10.050 Expedited development review uses.
The following developments may be reviewed using the expedited development review process, provided they comply with the process provisions pursuant to Section 22.06.140.
A. Except in open space, accessory structures between sixty and two hundred square feet in area and ten feet or less in height. Only one accessory building per parcel may be allowed under this provision, regardless of whether the parcel already includes an accessory building(s). Additional accessory buildings shall be subject to full review. This category does not include signs, decks, fences, outdoor lights, retaining walls, transportation facilities, or utility facilities.
B. Additions and covered decks for existing buildings, provided the existing building is at least five hundred square feet in area and the addition or covered deck is no larger than two hundred square feet in area and no taller than the height of the existing building. Only one addition and one covered deck per parcel may be allowed under this provision, regardless of whether the parcel already includes an addition or covered deck.
C. Rail, solid or semi-solid fences accessory to existing dwellings less than or equal to six feet in height and less than or equal to one hundred feet in length.
D. Wire-strand fences other than those allowed outright, provided the fence complies with Section 22.20.030(B) if it is inside deer and elk winter range as delineated in the Gorge Commission and Forest Service natural resource data or determined by an appropriate federal or state agency.
E. In the general management area, woven-wire fences for agricultural use that would enclose eighty acres or less.
F. Decks that are:
1. Uncovered;
2. Attached and accessory to existing dwellings; and
3. Five hundred square feet or less in area and thirty inches or less in height above existing natural grade.
G. Road closure gates.
H. Signs, other than those allowed outright.
I. Outdoor lights.
J. The following transportation facilities provided they are not part of larger construction or reconstruction projects (which shall be reviewed as a whole):
1. New guardrails, traffic barriers, and guardrail ends, other than those allowed outright, and new wire-strand and woven-wire access control fences.
2. This category does not include jersey barriers.
3. New traffic detection devices, vehicle weighing devices, and signal boxes less than or equal to one hundred twenty square feet in size and less than or equal to twelve feet in height. This category does not include signs.
4. Pave existing dirt and gravel roads, provided the activity does not increase the width of the road or disturb the toe of adjacent embankments, slopes or cut banks.
5. New weather, air, traffic or other monitoring equipment attached to existing structures or that are less than or equal to one hundred twenty square feet in size and less than or equal to twelve feet in height.
K. New underground utility facilities located inside road, utility or railroad rights-of-way or easements that have been disturbed in the past, provided:
1. No ditch for linear facilities would be more than thirty-six inches wide; and
2. No excavation for nonlinear facilities would exceed twenty cubic yards.
L. The following aboveground and overhead utility facilities:
1. Modify existing aboveground and overhead utility facilities or develop new aboveground and overhead utility facilities including building and equipment foundations, poles, transformers, conduit, fencing, pumps, valves, pipes, and water meters, provided the development would be less than or equal to one hundred twenty square feet in area and less than or equal to twelve feet in height.
2. Replace existing aboveground and overhead utility facilities including building and equipment foundations, poles, transformers, conduit, fencing, pumps, valves, pipes, and water meters, provided the replacement of facilities would be in the same location and no more than fifteen percent larger than the physical size of the existing facilities.
3. New antennas and associated support structures necessary for public service on existing wireless communication poles and towers other than those allowed outright, provided the size is the minimum necessary to provide the service.
M. Retaining walls accessory to existing dwellings less than or equal to two feet in height and less than or equal to one hundred feet in length.
N. In the special management area, wind machines for frost control in conjunction with agricultural use.
O. Lot line adjustments in the GMA that would not result in the potential to create additional parcels through subsequent land divisions, subject to Section 22.08.030, except all lot line adjustments for parcels designated open space, public recreation, or commercial recreation shall be reviewed through the full development review process.
P. Lot line adjustments in the SMA, subject to Section 22.08.040.
Q. Removal/demolition of structures that are less than fifty years old, including wells, septic tanks and fuel tanks.
R. Decommission nonpaved roads, including ripping the road surface, barriers, and revegetation.
S. Trail reconstruction involving up to one thousand feet of trail en route.
T. Replace an existing mobile home in a mobile home space within a mobile home park, provided:
1. The mobile home to be replaced, the mobile home space and the mobile home park shall be existing, lawful uses according to the definition of “existing use or structure” (Section 22.04.010(E)) and “existing uses” (Section 22.06.160);
2. The replacement mobile home shall be in the same location as the mobile home to be replaced;
3. The height of the replacement mobile home shall be no more than twenty percent greater than the mobile home to be replaced; and
4. The mass and footprint of the replacement mobile home shall be no more than one hundred percent greater than a single-wide mobile home to be replaced or no more than twenty-five percent greater than a double-wide mobile home to be replaced.
U. Air, weather, water and other similar research and monitoring facilities, provided the facilities are attached to existing structures or are less than or equal to one hundred twenty square feet in size and less than or equal to twelve feet in height.
V. Additions to existing buildings or structures that generate solar power for approved uses, provided that the panels and hardware are nonreflective black or dark earth tone colors and do not increase the overall roof height. This category does not include free-standing solar arrays, which are subject to full review as new structures. (Ord. 2021-05 (Att. A), 12-14-21; Ord. 2018-04 (Exh. A), 4-17-18; Ord. 2008-06 (part): Ord. 2006-11 (part): Ord. 2005-07 (part))
22.10.060 Minimum lot size.
A. In general management areas, minimum lot sizes shall be as set forth on the maps referred to in Section 22.10.010(A), unless a larger minimum lot size is required by the local health department authority. The following zoning classifications are established on the maps with the following minimum lot sizes:
1. Residential 1 (R-1) zoning classification has a minimum lot size of one acre.
2. Residential 2 (R-2) zoning classification has a minimum lot size of two acres.
3. Residential 5 (R-5) zoning classification has a minimum lot size of five acres.
4. Residential 10 (R-10) zoning classification has a minimum lot size of ten acres.
B. In general management areas, minimum lot sizes in the rural center (RC) zoning classification shall be one acre, unless a larger minimum lot size is required by the local health department authority.
C. In general management areas, minimum lot sizes in the commercial (C) zoning classification shall be one acre, unless a larger minimum lot size is required by the local health department authority.
D. In general management areas, minimum lot sizes in the small woodland (F-3) zoning classification shall be as set forth on the maps referred to in Section 22.10.010(A), unless a larger minimum lot size is required by the local health department authority. The following minimum lot sizes are established on the maps for the small woodland (F-3) zoning classification:
1. Small woodland (F-3) 20 has a minimum lot size of twenty acres.
2. Small woodland (F-3) 40 has a minimum lot size of forty acres.
3. Small woodland (F-3) 80 has a minimum lot size of eighty acres.
E. In special management areas, new residential development is prohibited on parcels of less than forty acres.
F. In the National Scenic Area, the fact that a parcel is of sufficient size to meet the minimum lot size does not mean that residential use of the property is otherwise allowed. All residential development is subject to compliance with other standards set out in this title. (Ord. 2021-05 (Att. A), 12-14-21; Ord. 2018-04 (Exh. A), 4-17-18; Ord. 2008-06 (part): Ord. 2006-11 (part): Ord. 2005-07 (part))
22.10.070 Minimum lot line setbacks.
The following are the minimum lot line setbacks for all structures except fences. The lot line setbacks shall not reduce or otherwise affect the buffers in this title that protect agricultural and forest lands as well as scenic, natural, cultural, and recreation resources (resource buffers). If a conflict arises between the property line setbacks and the resource buffers, the resource buffers shall prevail. Variances to the minimum lot line setbacks may be granted through Section 22.06.040.
A. Parcels of land less than two acres:
1. Front yard: forty-five feet from the centerline of the street or road or fifteen feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.
2. Side yard: five feet.
3. Rear yard: fifteen feet.
B. Parcels of land two acres or greater:
1. Front yard: fifty feet from the centerline of the street or road or twenty feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.
2. Side yard: twenty feet.
3. Rear yard: twenty feet. (Ord. 2021-05 (Att. A), 12-14-21; Ord. 2018-04 (Exh. A), 4-17-18; Ord. 2008-06 (part): Ord. 2006-11 (part): Ord. 2005-07 (part))