33.13.030 Urban Very Low Density (VLD).
The purpose of the Urban Very Low Density zoning district is to provide for single-family housing at very low urban densities in areas with development limitations and to establish areas where residential development is free from encroachment of commercial and industrial activities.
(1) Allowed Land Uses. The following land uses should be allowed outright in the Urban Very Low Density zoning district:
•Agricultural activities
•Bed and breakfast inns
•Child daycare center
•Churches
•Duplexes
•Family daycare providers
•Home enterprises
•Lodges
•Planned unit developments
•Single-family dwellings
•Timber harvesting
(2) Conditional Land Uses. The following land uses should be permitted in the Urban Very Low Density 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
•Commercial greenhouses and plant nurseries
•Home-based industries
•Public outdoor-oriented recreational activity
•Schools
(3) Prohibited Land Uses. The following land uses should be prohibited in the Urban Very Low Density zoning district:
•Airports
•Asphalt plants
•Business parks
•Commercial horse facility
•Commercial storage
•Gas stations
•Grocery stores
•Medical service facilities
•Mineral extraction
•Mobile home parks
•Motels
•Multiple-family dwellings
•Primitive campgrounds
•Professional offices
•Race tracks
•Research facilities
•Restaurants
•Retail stores
•RV parks
•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 21,500 square feet.
(5) Minimum Lot Size. 12,500 square feet.
(6) Minimum Lot Width. Fifty (50) 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 – eight (8) 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).
(9) Open Space Overlay: When Urban Very Low Density zoning districts contain contiguous critical areas they are identified by an Open Space Overlay/(OS) designation which identifies them as an area from which development rights may be transferred.
(10) Land Divisions. Divisions of land are subject to the following additional requirements:
(a) Connection to Public Water Supply. All new lots shall be connected to a public water supply. Land divisions of two (2) lots or less located more than 200 feet from a public water system, as measured along existing public right-of-way or utility easement, are not required to connect to a public water supply, except where necessary to comply with State and County health code requirements for potable water.
(b) Connection to Public Sanitary Sewer. All new lots shall be connected to public sanitary sewer services, if available within 200 feet of the land division, as measured along existing public right-of-way or utility easement.