Single Family Residential Developments

Single-family (R1) zoning districts are intended to create, preserve, and enhance areas suitable for low-density, detached dwellings. These districts are meant to ensure provision of light, air and a reasonable level of privacy to individual residential parcels, ensure compatibility of scale of structures within residential neighborhoods, and reinforce the predominantly low-intensity setting in the community. All parcels zoned R1 must be constructed or remodeled in accordance with the R1 Ordinance.

There are different processes and permit requirements for One-Story Homes and Two-Story Homes.

  

There are specific zoning designations within R1 which have different design requirements or development regulations:

R1-x - Single Family Residential District: Areas where single-family residential development in accordance with the R1 Ordinance is allowed. Minimum lot area corresponds to the number (X), multiplied by 1,000 square feet.

R1-xi - Single Story Overlay District: Areas in the city where neighborhood residents limited development to single story and 18 feet in height. If you are interested in creating a Single-Story Overlay District, contact City staff for additional information and directions.

R1-e - Eicher Single Family Zoning District: This is a small area of the city where the predominant architectural style is Eichler. See the Eichler Building Design Requirements in the R1 Ordinance for specific development regulations.

In addition, the City developed the Eichler Design Handbook(PDF, 941KB) with the residents of the neighborhood to aid current and future developers of property in this zone to preserve the Eichler style of architecture.

R1-a - Semi-Rural District: This is an area of the city where the residents approached the city to modify the regulations to allow semi-rural development in the neighborhood. See the R1-a section in the R1 Ordinance for the specific development regulations.

R1C - Residential Single-Family Cluster District: The Residential Single-Family Cluster zoning ordinance regulates developments that use a more creative approach to land development by reducing the amount of street improvements and public utilities required in residential development, to conserve natural features and to provide more desirable aesthetic and efficient use of open space.