§ 18.02.030. General residential (GR).

The purpose of the general residential zone is to provide for single and multi-family residential housing with some interspersed low-impact, neighborhood commercial uses.

A.

Allowed Uses.

1.

Single-family dwellings and duplexes;

2.

Multi-family dwellings with four units or less;

3.

Places of worship;

4.

Bed and breakfast establishments that accommodate up to and including six guests;

5.

Home businesses;

6.

Daycare facilities;

7.

Other uses which are deemed appropriate in this zone by the planning commission.

B.

Allowed Accessory Uses and Structures.

1.

Private garages and storage facilities.

C.

Conditional Uses.

1.

Mobile home parks;

2.

Recreational vehicle or travel trailer courts and campgrounds;

3.

Multi-family dwellings with more than four units;

4.

Restaurants;

5.

Grocery stores;

6.

Professional offices;

7.

Neighborhood commercial uses at a scale and intensity compatible with surrounding residences;

8.

Governmental, cultural, educational, health care facilities;

9.

Bed and breakfast that accommodate seven or more guests.

D.

Permitted Density. Single-family residences and duplexes are allowed on lots no smaller than six thousand (6,000) square feet in size (or six dwelling units per acre). Multi-family units are allowed at a density of no more than eighteen (18) dwelling units per acre.

E.

General Provisions.

1.

A minimum building setback of fifteen (15) feet shall be required for properties abutting streets, road or utility easements or other rights-of-way.

2.

Minimum building setbacks of fifteen (15) feet in the front, and five feet in the rear and side property lines shall be required for all single-family residential development and accessory buildings.

3.

Minimum building setbacks of ten (10) feet in front, rear, and side lines shall be required for commercial and multi-family development.

4.

No single-family residential or multi-family residential building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

5.

No commercial or industrial building shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height.

6.

Where commercial and industrial uses are next to residential uses there shall be view obscuring planting strip of a width sufficient to adequately screen the commercial or industrial uses from the residential uses.

7.

New grocery stores, restaurants, and professional offices that require conditional use permits shall provide one parking stall for every five hundred (500) square feet of floor area.

8.

New multi-family developments, hotels, motels or lodges that require conditional use permits shall provide one parking stall for every one dwelling unit constructed.

(Ord. 96-07-15 § 5 (part))

(Ord. No. 11-08-13, § 3)