§ 17.22.050. Property development standards.

The following property development standards shall apply to all lots in the C-R district:

A.

Minimum Lot Area. No limitations. However, each lot created after June 30, 1975, shall have a minimum area of two acres.

B.

Minimum Lot Dimensions. No limitations. However, each lot created after June 30, 1975, shall have a respective width and depth of not less than one hundred fifty feet.

C.

Minimum Setback Requirements. Structures or buildings constructed after June 30, 1975, shall be set back from the property line with yards as defined in Section 17.02.650 as follows:

1.

Where any side or rear yard abuts or adjoins a residential district it shall have a minimum depth of twenty-five feet and shall be fully landscaped.

2.

Where a side or rear yard abuts or adjoins a zoning district other than residential, such yards shall have a minimum depth of fifteen feet and shall be fully landscaped.

3.

All front yards shall have a depth of twenty-five feet and shall be fully landscaped except as permitted in subdivision 4 of this subsection.

4.

Encroachments of up to five feet for vehicle parking may be permitted in the front yard setback when such yards do not abut or adjoin residential districts.

D.

Maximum Building Coverage. The total lot coverage by buildings shall not exceed twenty percent of the total lot area of the lot on which the building is to be constructed.

E.

Maximum Building Height. No building or structure shall have a height greater than forty-four feet, not including underground parking.

F.

Required Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking requirements shall be established for each use by the planning director. There shall be sufficient on-site parking to meet the needs of the specific use.

G.

Service Entrance. Service entrance, including loading platforms, shall be located on-site and screened from view of residential and agricultural districts and adjoining streets.

H.

Vehicular Access. There shall be adequate vehicular access from a dedicated improved street or service road.

I.

Landscaping Requirement.

1.

A minimum of twenty percent of the total site shall be fully landscaped.

2.

An area equal to at least five percent of the site shall be devoted to landscaping of parking lot areas as a part of the total twenty percent requirement. The limits of parking areas for landscape calculation purposes shall be defined by the planning director.

J.

Limiting of Certain Structures. Fences, hedges and walls up to six feet in height may be installed, constructed or attached to the ground in front yards, as defined in Chapter 17.02 of this code; and fences, walls, cages, netting or barriers up to fifteen feet in height, regardless of the percentage of vertical surface thereof which is open to permit transmission of light, air and vision, may be installed, constructed or attached to the ground for the purpose or cordoning off the land, building or structure for security, health, safety or recreation purposes in any area not within a required setback.

(Prior code § 1843)

(Ord. No. 679, § 1, 8-9-2011)