17.03.010 Urban low density residential zone (R-1)

17.03.010 Urban low density residential zone (R-1).

1. Detached single family dwellings for residential use and accessory structures

2. Manufactured homes for residential use

3. Mobile home parks

4. Residential care facilities

5. Transportation facilities pursuant to 17.20.050(A)

6. Public parks, playgrounds, and related facilities in an approved subdivision, subject to site plan review

7. Accessory uses permitted when accessory to residential use:

a. Accessory dwelling units subject to HRMC 17.23

b. Family day care subject to HRMC 17.04.100

c. Home Occupations subject to HRMC 17.04.100

d. Hosted homeshares and vacation home rentals subject to HRMC 17.04.115

8. Middle housing subject to HRMC Chapter 17.25.

B. Conditional Uses. In the R-1 zone the following uses are allowed subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.06:

1. Planned unit developments

2. Schools and child care centers

3. Public parks, playgrounds, and related facilities

4. Utility or pumping substations

5. Religious Institutions

1. Minimum Lot Size: The minimum lot or parcel size shall be 7,000 square feet.

2. The minimum requirements for building sites are as follows:

a. Per dwelling, unit a minimum of 7,000 square feet.

b. A minimum frontage of fifty (50) feet on a dedicated public street.

c. A minimum frontage of thirty (30) feet on a public dedicated cul-de-sac.

3. Lot Coverage: Pursuant to 17.04.120

D. Setback Requirements. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

1. No structure shall be placed closer than ten (10) feet from the nearest public right-of-way line of a dedicated public street.

2. Garages that directly face adjacent streets shall be at least twenty (20) feet from the nearest public right-of-way lines of the dedicated public streets. Garages so constructed to not face an adjacent street may be ten (10) feet from the nearest right-of-way line of the dedicated public street. Detached garages so constructed to not face an adjacent public dedicated alley may be five (5) feet from the right-of-way line.

3. Side yard/rear yard.

a. No structure shall be placed closer than six (6) feet from the side property line.

b. Structures greater than twenty-eight (28) feet in height shall be eight (8) feet from the side property line.

c. No structure shall be placed closer than ten (10) feet from the rear property line.

d. Projections may not encroach more than three (3) inches for each foot of required yard setback width.

E. Maximum Building Height. Thirty-five (35) feet for all uses except residential development; twenty-eight (28) feet for all residential development.

1. Individual dwelling units shall be provided with at least two (2) parking spaces on the building site, one (1) of which may be within the required front yard setback area.

2. Parking spaces utilizing access from a public dedicated alley may be located within the setback area.

3. All parking areas and driveways shall be hard surfaced prior to occupancy, under the following circumstances:

a. New construction

b. Change of use

c. New or expanded parking area

G. Signs. All signs shall be in conformance with the sign regulations of this title. (Ord. 2061 §1 (Exh. A), 2021)