33.10.020 Rural Low (R5).
The purpose of the Rural Low zone is to provide areas having a low density rural setting free from commercial, industrial, and moderate density residential developments.
(1) Allowed Land Uses. The following land uses should be allowed outright in the Rural Low zoning district:
•Agricultural activities
•Bed and breakfast inns
•Commercial greenhouses (wholesale)
•Commercial horse facility
•Duplex1
•Family daycare provider
•Home enterprises
•Single-family dwellings
•Timber harvesting
(2) Conditional Land Uses. The following land uses should be permitted in the Rural Low zoning district through a special permitting process with public input and a determination that the proposed use is consistent with applicable land use regulations and the character of the neighborhood:
•Cemeteries
•Child daycare center
•Churches
•Commercial greenhouses (retail)
•Home-based industries
•Mineral extraction
•Outdoor-oriented recreational activity
•Primitive campgrounds
•Private schools with less than fifty (50) students
•Research facilities
•RV parks in the western half of the Straits Regional Comprehensive Planning Area
•Veterinarian clinics/kennels
•Wood manufacturing (small-scale)
(3) Prohibited Land Uses. The following land uses should be prohibited in the Rural Low zoning district:
•Airports
•Asphalt plants
•Business parks
•Commercial storage
•Gas stations
•Grocery stores
•Lodges
•Medical service facilities
•Mobile home parks
•Motels
•Multiple-family dwellings
•Planned unit developments
•Professional offices
•Race tracks
•Restaurants
•Retail stores
•RV parks
•Schools
•Shooting ranges
•Taverns
•Timber labor camps
•Tourist shops
•Vehicular repair
•Wrecking yards
(4) Maximum Residential Density. One dwelling unit per 4.8 acres or 1/128 of a standard section subdivision.
(5) Minimum Lot Size. One acre.
(6) Minimum Lot Width. Seventy-five (75) feet.
(7) Maximum Width to Depth Ratio. 1:5 (0.20).
(8) Setbacks.
(a) Front yard – forty-five (45) feet from a local access street, fifty (50) feet from an arterial street, sixty (60) feet from a highway.
(b) Side yard – ten (10) feet (forty (40) feet from the centerline of the right-of-way of a side street).
(c) Rear yard – fifteen (15) feet (forty (40) feet from the centerline of the right-of-way of a rear street).
(d) From Resource zone – fifty (50) feet (twenty (20) feet for accessory structures).
1Maximum residential density applies to this use (a duplex requires a minimum of 9.6 acres).