33.10.050 Rural Character Conservation 5 (RCC5) – Purpose.
The purpose of the Rural Character Conservation 5 zone is to conserve and enhance the rural character of Clallam County by providing for the retention of large rural lot sizes allowing productive woodlots, pasture lands and other rural uses typically requiring more than five (5) acres. The RCC5 zone preserves open land, sensitive natural areas, and rural community character that would be lost under conventional development while allowing developers to reduce road and utility costs.
(1) Allowed Land Uses. The following land uses should be allowed outright in the Rural Character Conservation 5 zoning district:
•Agricultural activities
•Bed and breakfast inns
•Cemeteries
•Family daycare providers
•Home enterprises
•Noncommercial horse arenas
•Planned unit developments
•Rural character conservation developments
•Single-family dwellings
•Timber harvesting
(2) Conditional Land Uses. The following land uses should be allowed in the Rural Character Conservation 5 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
•Churches
•Commercial greenhouses
•Commercial horse facility
•Home-based industries
•Mineral extraction
•Outdoor-oriented recreational activity
•Primitive campgrounds
•Research facilities requiring a rural location
•Veterinarian clinics/kennels
(3) Prohibited Land Uses. The following land uses should be prohibited in the Rural Character Conservation 5 zoning district:
•Airports
•Asphalt plants
•Business parks
•Commercial storage
•Duplexes
•Gas stations
•Grocery stores
•Lodges
•Medical service facilities
•Mobile home parks
•Motels/hotels
•Multiple-family dwellings
•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 ten (10) acres or 1/64 of a standard section subdivision, except as provided in subsection (9) of this section.
(5) Minimum Lot Size. Ten (10) acres, except as provided in subsection (9) of this section.
(6) Minimum Lot Width. 400 feet, except as provided in subsection (9) of this section.
(7) Maximum Lot Width to Depth Ratio. 1:3 (0.33), except as provided in subsection (9) of this section.
(8) Setbacks (except as provided in subsection (9) of this section).
(a) Front yard – sixty (60) feet.
(b) Side yard – twenty-five (25) feet.
(c) Rear yard – thirty (30) feet.
(9) Special Development Standards for Cluster Developments.
(a) Maximum Residential Density. One dwelling unit per 4.8 acres.
(b) Minimum Lot Size (lots within the development portion of the parcel). One-half acre.
(c) Minimum Lot Size (remainder lots).
(i) Parcels less than sixty (60) acres in area – seventy (70) percent of the gross parcel size before development.
(ii) Parcels greater than sixty (60) acres and less than 100 acres in area – sixty (60) percent of the gross parcel size before development.
(iii) Parcels greater than 100 acres – fifty-five (55) percent of the gross parcel size before development.
(e) Minimum Lot Width. Seventy-five (75) feet.
(f) Maximum Lot Width to Depth Ratio. 1:4 (0.25).
(g) Setbacks.
(i) Front yard – thirty (30) feet from private roads, 100 feet from County roads or State highways.
(ii) Side yard – twenty-five (25) feet.
(iii) Rear yard – thirty (30) feet.
(h) At the sole discretion of the land divider, the remainder lot may be identified as an open space lot which may be under the ownership of a homeowners’ association.
(i) Parcels of land which were under a single contiguous ownership prior to February 27, 1995, may not be further divided except at the density provided by subsection (4) of this section.
(j) Lots within the cluster portion of the development must meet the following minimum standards:
(i) No more than nine (9) adjacent lots may be clustered without providing at least 200 feet of separation between cluster areas.
(ii) No lot area shall contain more than twenty (20) percent of floodplain, wetlands, landslide hazard areas, or areas within an Open Space Overlay Corridor.
(iii) There shall be not more than two (2) lots for every 1,000 feet of frontage along a public street; provided, that parcels with less than 1,000 feet of frontage may have two (2) frontage lots.
(iv) Each lot shall be adjacent to the remainder lot or other open space areas.
(v) No lot shall be located closer than 100 feet to a public road, unless the development creates fewer than five (5) lots.
(vi) Alternative designs may be allowed if they are determined to provide design substantially equivalent to standards in subsections (j)(i) through (j)(v) of this section and would also reduce impacts on existing residences to a greater extent than these standards.
(k) Remainder lots shall be located and designed to maximize common boundaries with open land on adjacent tracts, as shown in the Open Space Overlay zone, and shall consist of large contiguous areas not less than 100 feet in width.