33.10.030 Rural Moderate (R2).
The purpose of the Rural Moderate (R2) zone is to provide areas having a moderate density rural setting free from commercial, industrial, and high density residential developments.
(1) Allowed Land Uses. The following land uses should be allowed outright in the Rural Moderate zoning district:
•Agricultural activities
•Bed and breakfast inns
•Commercial greenhouses (wholesale)
•Duplexes1
•Family daycare providers
•Home enterprises
•Single-family dwellings
•Timber harvesting
(2) Conditional Land Uses. The following land uses should be permitted in the Rural Moderate 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)
•Commercial horse facility
•Home-based industries
•Mineral extraction
•Outdoor-oriented recreation 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
(3) Prohibited Land Uses. The following land uses should be prohibited in the Rural Moderate 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
•Wood manufacturing
•Wrecking yards
(4) Maximum Residential Density. One dwelling unit per 2.4 acres or 1/256 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 zones – fifty (50) feet (twenty (20) feet for accessory structures).
1Maximum residential density applies to this use (a duplex requires a minimum of 4.8 acres).