Appendix 9592. Development standards.

In addition to the development standards governing development in the underlying district, the following development standards shall apply:

A.

Minimum horse keeping area. A minimum horse keeping area for the stabling and servicing of horses consisting of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of useable area shall be designated as part of a conditional use permit or site plan review for development of a house on a residential lot within the "EQ" Overlay District. A site plan identifying the location, dimensions, and slope of the one thousand five hundred (1,500) square foot area shall be provided to the city and retained in the city's files. At the discretion of the planning commission, the minimum horse keeping area shall be optional for lots under ten thousand eight hundred ninety (10,890) square feet (¼ acre) or lots with an average slope over twenty-five (25) percent.

B.

Useable area for horse keeping. Useable area for horse keeping areas shall be defined as an area with an average slope no greater than ten (10) percent. Proposed development projects shall demonstrate that the horse keeping area is able to viably site, at a minimum, the following horse facilities:

1.

Stall: Twelve (12) feet by twelve (12) feet or a minimum one hundred forty-four (144) square feet per horse with a minimum ten- foot interior clearance.

2.

Paddock (corral): A twenty-four (24) feet x forty-eight (48) feet (one thousand one hundred fifty-two (1,152) square feet) paddock area with length for running should be provided. Paddocks refer to pens, exercise areas, or pasture often adjacent to horse stalls.

3.

Access for feed delivery, manure management and veterinary access.

4.

A minimum area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet for hay and tack storage.

If it cannot be demonstrated that these facilities can be practically accommodated within one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet, the planning commission may require additional square footage be dedicated to the horse keeping area.

C.

Uses permitted in horse keeping area. The dedicated horse keeping area, if not actually supporting horses, may be developed to the extent that any activity (such as landscaping) or structures may be easily removed without any loss of value to the entire property. Site improvements consisting of landscaping and irrigation; detached trellises, patio covers or gazebos; above-grade/portable spas; barbeques and fire pits; temporary (as defined by the building code) non-habitable accessory structures that are no more than one hundred twenty (120) square feet in size and private sewage disposal systems shall be permitted within the one thousand five hundred-square-foot area. Orchards, vineyards and specimen trees are not considered landscaping for the purposes of this section and would be prohibited within the horse keeping area. Any improvements in the horse keeping area shall have a permeable foundation.

D.

Setbacks for horse facilities. Barns and other similar roofed structures for stabling or servicing horses shall be permitted to encroach up to thirty (30) percent into the required front yard setback of the underlying district.

E.

Equestrian trails. All lots adjacent to a proposed equestrian trail shall provide public equestrian trails in accordance with city plans and policies.

(Ord. No. 09-358, § 8, 1-18-2009)