Chapter 17.16 - RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE

17.16.010 - Uses permitted outright.

In a residential (R-1) zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:

A. One- and two-family dwellings.

B. Manufactured homes meeting the following requirements:

1. The home shall have a minimum width of fourteen (14) feet and enclose a floor area of at least one thousand (1,000) square feet, as originally manufactured.

2. The home must have wheels removed and be placed permanently on an excavated and/or back-filled foundation per the requirements of the state of Oregon Manufactured Dwelling Standards and the construction permit issued by the Union County/La Grande building department.

3. The foundation perimeter wall shall be constructed to completely enclose the area under the home. The wall shall be constructed of pressure-treated wood products or masonry products. The foundation wall shall be no higher than twenty-four (24) inches from ground level to bottom edge of the home siding, except that on a sloping lot the foundation wall may exceed twenty-four (24) inches provided the wall is no higher than twenty-four (24) inches at the point of highest elevation of the ground level on the foundation perimeter.

4. The home shall be manufactured to meet or exceed the HUD National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards set in 1976.

5. The home shall have a pitched roof with a minimum pitch of two and one-half rise to twelve (12) run.

6. The home shall meet the requirements of the city of Elgin subdivision and zoning ordinances for a single-family dwelling.

7. The home must be serviced by water and sewer utilities separate from other residential units.

8. The above requirements shall be met before city water service is activated.

C.Uses accessory to dwellings:

1. Private garages as separate buildings, garages attached to or within dwellings;

2. The renting of rooms including boarding for the accommodation of not to exceed five persons in a single-family dwelling.

(Ord. 122 § 3, 1997; Ord. 5-1983 § 4.01)

17.16.020 - Conditional uses permitted.

In the residential (R-1) zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted by conditional use approval in accordance with Chapter 17.44:

A. Multiple-family dwelling.

B. Hospitals.

C. Churches.

D. Home occupation.

E. Parks and playgrounds.

F. Libraries, museums and art galleries.

G. Public buildings such as fire stations, pump stations, schools and community centers.

H. Neighborhood grocery stores.

I. Livestock or farm animals, subject to Section 17.16.030(C).

(Ord. 5-1983 § 4.02)

17.16.030 - Dimension and area requirements.

In the residential (R-1) zone, the following dimension and area requirements shall be followed:

A. Yard Requirements.

1. Front Yard. Twenty (20) feet deep from lot line to any structure.

2. Rear Yard. Five feet deep from lot line to any dwelling.

3. Side Yard. There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet in width on each side of any building or structure, except that a street side yard shall be fifteen (15) feet.

B. Minimum Lot Size.

1. Single-Family Dwelling Units. Five thousand (5,000) square feet.

2. Two-Family Dwelling Units. Six thousand (6,000) square feet.

3. Three or More Dwelling Units. Seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet plus one thousand (1,000) square feet per additional unit over two.

C. Livestock Requirements.

1. Under no circumstances shall cows, burros, goats, sheep, swine, llamas, emus or the like be kept in the residential (R-1) zone.

2. The number of chickens, fowl or rabbits which are housed, penned or held, over the age of six months, shall not exceed one for each five hundred (500) square feet of land open for the use of the animals.

3. Adequate fences, pens or corrals shall be required to keep animals off from adjacent lands.

4. Barns, corrals, pens, sheds and other structures holding and/or sheltering animals shall be located a minimum of twenty (20) feet from a side or rear property line and fifty (50) feet from the front property line.

D. Horses. After a conditional use hearing and an affirmative approval of the city council, horses may be kept in the residential zone (R-1) as follows:

1. Horses shall not be kept on lots having a total area of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. The total number of such animals, over the age of six months, allowed on a lot shall be limited to the area of the lot, available to the animals in square feet, divided by ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

2. Adequate fences, pens or corrals shall be required to keep horses off of adjacent lands. Barns, corrals, pens, fences, sheds, and other structures holding and/or sheltering horses are to be located a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet from a side or rear property line and fifty (50) feet from the front property line. In consideration of the specific circumstances of the site, the council may add to or reduce these set backs.

3. Any such conditional use granted by the council shall be extended only to the applicant who is the current property owner or agent of the current property owner.

4. The city council may revoke the conditional use permit, add to the conditions of the permit or modify the permit if, after a hearing, the council finds one or more of the following: 

(a) the intensity of use has been increased; 

(b) the conditions set out in the permit have been violated; 

(c) the use is found to interfere with the peace and welfare of the residential uses of neighboring property owners; 

(d) the use is found to be a nuisance per the provisions of Chapter 8.08.020 through 8.08.050 of the Elgin Municipal Code.

5.In granting a conditional use, the council may require additional conditions they determine to be necessary to minimize any adverse effects to neighboring properties attributed to the use.

(Ord. 123 § 1, 1997; Ord. 5-1983 § 4.03)