33.10.045A Rural Suburban Community (RSC).
The purpose of the Rural Suburban Community zone is to allow very limited, residential infill development at one acre densities in rural areas that were almost fully developed at these densities prior to the passage of the Growth Management Act. An existing Rural Suburban Community zone shall not be expanded and new Rural Suburban Community zones shall not be established.
(1) Allowed Land Uses. The following land uses should be allowed outright in the Rural Suburban Community zoning district:
•Agricultural activities
•Bed and breakfast inns
•Family daycare providers
•Home enterprises
•Single-family dwellings
•Timber harvesting
(2) Conditional Land Uses. The following land uses should be permitted in the Rural Suburban Community 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:
•Child daycare center
•Home-based industries
•Outdoor-oriented recreational activity
(3) Prohibited Land Uses. The following land uses should be prohibited in the Rural Suburban Community zoning district:
•Airports
•Asphalt plants
•Business parks
•Cemeteries
•Churches
•Commercial greenhouses (retail)
•Commercial greenhouses (wholesale)
•Commercial horse facility
•Commercial storage
•Duplex1
•Gas stations
•Grocery stores
•Lodges
•Medical service facilities
•Mineral extraction
•Mobile home parks
•Motels
•Multiple-family dwellings
•Planned unit developments
•Primitive campgrounds
•Private schools with less than fifty (50) students
•Professional offices
•Race tracks
•Restaurants
•Retail stores
•Research facilities
•RV parks
•Schools
•Shooting ranges
•Taverns
•Timber labor camps
•Tourist shops
•Vehicular repair
•Veterinarian clinics/kennels
•Wood manufacturing
•Wrecking yards
(4) Maximum Residential Density. One dwelling unit per acre.
(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 two (2) acres).