1. One- and Two-Family
Residential Zoning Districts
Agenda Item # 4

3. Phased Approach
• Phase 1: Non-Residential Districts
– adopted in September 2012
• Phase 2: Residential Districts
– Phase 2A – one- and two-family districts
– Phase 2B – multi-family and mixed-use
districts
• Phase 3: Growth Areas

4. Residential Districts
Create:
•“RS Restricted Suburban”
Change & Rename:
•“A-O Agricultural Open” to “R Rural”
•“A-OR Rural Residential Subdivision” to “E Estate”
Rename:
•“R-1 Single Family Residential” to “GS General Suburban”
•“R-3 Townhouse” to “T Townhouse”
•“R-2 Duplex” to “D Duplex”
•“R-7 Manufactured Home Park” to “MHP Manufactured Home Park”
Retire:
•“R1-B Single Family Residential”

5. Residential Districts
 R Rural
 E Estate
 RS Restricted Suburban
 GS General Suburban

6. R RURAL
 Intent: For rural character areas and service limitations
 A-O being renamed
 Average 3 acre lots
 Dimensional standards and uses staying the same

7. E ESTATE
 Intent: Low density SF lots allowing rural infrastructure*
 A-OR being renamed
 Average 1 acre lot size
 Clustering option permitted
 Reduced dimensional
standards
 Uses staying the same

8. RS RESTRICTED SUBURBAN
 Intent: Medium Density SF
development
 New district
 Average 10,000 sf lots
 Clustering option permitted
(average 8,000 sf lots)
 Dimensional standards and
uses similar to existing R-1
 No lot depth required

10. GS GENERAL SUBURBAN
 Intent: High Density
SF development
 R-1 being renamed
 5,000 sf lots
 Clustering permitted
 Dimensional
standards and uses
staying the same