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Pequot Lakes Staff Report 4(a) - 2 <br />June 18, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br /> <br /> Section 17-5.6 RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) <br /> <br />1. Purpose and Intent: To provide a zoning classification that allows for low- <br />density residential development. Development in this zone is without municipal <br />utility service and with only limited demand for accessibility. Rural Residential <br />zoning should be used to preserve rural character. <br /> <br />2. Compatibility: The Rural Residential zone is compatible with and can be <br />established adjacent to Forest Management and Agriculture zones, but may not be <br />completely surrounded by those zones. The Rural Residential zone must be <br />adjacent to land zoned Rural Residential, Transition Residential, Light Industrial <br />or Commercial. The Rural Residential zone may be established next to the <br />Shoreline Residential zone or the Water Resource zone. <br /> <br />3. Lot, Use and Density Requirements. <br /> <br /> Lot Width - feet, minimum ......................................................................200 <br /> Buildable Lot Area - acres, minimum..........................................................5 <br /> Setback, right-of-way, local streets - feet, minimum .................................50 <br /> Setback, right-of-way, collector and arterial streets <br /> - feet, minimum ..........................................................................................50 <br /> Setback, side - feet, minimum....................................................................25 <br /> Setback, corner side - feet, minimum ........................................................40 <br /> Setback, sign - feet, minimum .....................................................................1 <br /> Setback, wetland - feet, minimum .............................................................50 <br /> Maximum impervious coverage ............................................................ 15% <br /> Maximum Building Height - feet ...............................................................25 <br /> Accessory Structure Size – square feet, max, cumulative ............................. <br /> .................................................................................. 2,000 for first 2.5 acres <br /> ................................................................ 1,000 for each additional 2.5 acres <br />Maximum animal unit per acre .................................................................0.5 <br /> <br />4. Performance Standards. The following performance standards apply to all <br />development in this zone: <br /> <br />A. Outside Storage. Storage of a fish house and a recreational vehicle <br />is allowed if stored not less than 10 feet distance from any property <br />line and not within the OHW setback. <br /> <br />B. Fences. Fences not exceeding 60 inches in height may be <br />constructed except within the OHW setback area. Fences not <br />exceeding 36 inches may be constructed within the OHW setback <br />area so long as the fencing is transparent. Under no circumstances