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Attachment 3 <br />ZONING COMPARISON <br />RURAL RESIDENTIAL (R1) and AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL (AR) DISTRICTS <br /> <br />09/12/2014 <br />DISTRICTS R-1 <br />RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT <br />AR <br />AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT <br />DISTRICT PURPOSES <br />The purpose of the R-1 District is to provide <br />locations for rural non-farm residential <br />development, at very low intensities, in areas <br />where the short and long-term solutions to <br />domestic water supply and sewage disposal <br />shall be individual wells and ground absorption <br />system. <br />The purpose of the AR District is to assist in the <br />preservation of land suitable, as a result of <br />location, existing farming operations, soils and <br />topography, for agricultural, silvicultural or <br />horticultural uses and to protect such uses from <br />the adverse effects of incompatible land uses. <br />DISTRICT APPLICATION <br />Where designated Rural Residential by the <br />Comprehensive Plan; and where urban <br />services, including water distribution and <br />sewage collection mains, are not likely within <br />10-20 years. <br />Where designated Agricultural Residential by <br />the Comprehensive Plan; and where urban <br />services, including water distribution and <br />sewage collection mains, are not likely within <br />10-20 years. <br />STANDARDS R-1 AR <br />Minimum lot size 40,000 square feet 40,000 square feet <br />Minimum lot width 130 feet 150 feet <br />Minimum front setback from r-o-w 40 feet 40 feet <br />Minimum corner side setback 40 feet 40 feet <br />Minimum side setback 20 feet 20 feet <br />Minimum rear setback 20 feet 20 feet <br />Maximum height 25 feet, with 2 feet of additional height allowed <br />for one foot increase of the required front and <br />side setbacks <br />25 feet, with 2 feet of additional height allowed <br />for one foot increase of the required front and <br />side setbacks <br />Minimum gross land area R-CU, NR-CU: 80,000 square feet R-CU, NR-CU: 80,000 square feet <br />Minimum required open space ratio R-CU NR, NR CU: .84 R-CU NR, NR CU: .84 <br />Minimum required recreation space ratio R, R-CU: .031 R, R-CU: .031 <br />Minimum required livability space ratio R-CU: .75 R-CU: .75 <br />Minimum required pedestrian/landscape ratio NR, NR-CU: .21 NR, NR-CU: .21 <br />Density The density permitted based on the Watershed <br />Protection Overlay District <br />The density permitted based on the Watershed <br />Protection Overlay District <br />Differences in permitted uses *See attached permitted use table *See attached permitted use table <br /> <br />Indicates difference in standards or uses <br />39