R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right14
Conditional / special use10
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum chicken coop size64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Chicken coop minimums and maximums are 32 sq. ft. and 64 sq. ft., respectively.
- Minimum chicken coop size32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Chicken coop minimums and maximums are 32 sq. ft. and 64 sq. ft., respectively.
- Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from principal dwelling10 ft
Coops shall be located a minimum 10 feet from the principal dwelling on the property.
- Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
Coops shall be located ten feet from any property line
- Coop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from storm drain or RPA stream50 ft
Coops shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from any storm drain or RPA stream.
- Flyway barrier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
A flyway barrier shall be erected at six feet in height parallel to the lot line between the hive opening and the adjacent property lot line within 15 feet.
- Hive setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from principal dwelling20 ft
20 feet from the principal dwelling unit on the property
- Hive setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from childcare, educational, assisted living, or confined animals50 ft
50 feet from any childcare center, educational center, assisted living facility or any penned, tethered, kenneled, or confined animal.
- Hive setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street, sidewalk, or adjacent lot lines10 ft
Hives shall be setback ten feet from a street, sidewalk, or adjacent lot lines
- Maximum number of hens4 hens
The maximum number of chickens allowed is four hens.
- Maximum guests per bedroom2 guests
Maximum number of guests allowed: Two per bedroom.
- Maximum number of beehives4 hives
The minimum lot size required to keep honeybees is one acre, for a maximum of four hives.
- Maximum short term rentalShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. days per year180 days
Homes may be rented for a maximum (cumulative) 180 days in a calendar year.
- Minimum lot size for chickens43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size for the keeping of chickens shall be 1 acre or greater
- Minimum lot size for honeybees43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size required to keep honeybees is one acre, for a maximum of four hives.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per additional hive2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
More than four beehives may be kept provided there is 2,500 square feet per additional hive.
- Minimum chicken run area per bird6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Chicken runs should allow for a minimum of six square feet per bird
From the ordinance
The keeping of honeybees is allowed as an accessory use to a residential principal use in the R-1 district... Domestic chickens are permitted in R-1 zoning districts... Short term rentals are an allowed accessory use in the R-1 and R-2 zoning districts