A. 
Title. The provisions of this article shall be known as the "residential zoning regulations" of this title.
B. 
Purpose. The purposes of the residential zones and the regulations applying to these zones are as follows:
1. 
To provide appropriately located areas for a variety of residential neighborhoods to meet the housing needs of the Brentwood community;
2. 
To provide for a range of housing types and housing alternatives for all economic segments of the community;
3. 
To encourage the provision of attractive and stimulating surroundings that will make Brentwood's residential areas enjoyable places to live;
4. 
To protect residential areas from the intrusion of incompatible uses or activities which may impair the livability of a neighborhood.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the RE, R-1-E, R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones unless expressly provided otherwise, and are supplementary to the residential zoning regulations of this title.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
A. 
Design and site development review shall be required pursuant to Chapter 17.820 for each new housing unit, including a single-family dwelling, duplex, triplex, townhouse, multiple residential dwelling or mobile home.
B. 
The city council may, through resolution, delegate to the planning department, design and site development review for certain types or categories of residential projects.
C. 
Prior to the granting of design and site development review by the planning department, written notification of the pending application shall be given to the planning commission. If any member of the planning commission requests, within five days of receipt of the notification, that a pending application be considered by the commission, such application shall be scheduled at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
(Ord. 408, 1987; Ord. 469 § 2, 1990)
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All housing units shall have a minimum overall width and depth of twenty feet.
B. 
Exterior building material shall be of the type customarily used on conventional housing and shall be compatible with the existing homes in the immediate neighborhood. Recommended siding material includes all types of board; plywood a minimum of one-half inch thick class 303 or 303-6 only with approved stain or paint application, and the use of hot dipped galvanized nails only; stucco; brick, stone, cultured stone; shake or shingle which has been pressure treated at the mill.
C. 
The architectural style of the structure shall be complimentary to and compatible with the architectural style of the existing homes in the immediate neighborhood.
D. 
All siding material shall extend to a maximum of ten inches from the finish grade of the lot.
E. 
All roofing material shall be of the type customarily used on conventional housing and shall be compatible with the existing homes in the immediate neighborhood. Recommended roofing material includes all types of tile; composition which is a thick butt architectural; and cedar shake or shingle which has been pressure treated at the mill.
F. 
All roofs shall have a minimum twelve-inch eave overhang and shall have a pitch of not less than a four-inch vertical rise for each twelve-inch horizontal run.
G. 
All materials shall be installed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and manufacturer's specifications.
H. 
All housing units shall have an enclosed two-car garage having an inside clear width of eighteen feet and depth of twenty feet. Garages shall be constructed with material identical to or compatible with the external material of the housing unit. Garage doors shall have a minimum width of sixteen feet except where two doors are provided, in which case the doors shall have a minimum width of eight feet. A garage facing a street shall be set back not less than twenty feet measured from the property line to the center of the garage door.
I. 
The floor elevation of the housing unit shall be a maximum of twenty-four inches above the finish grade of the lot or be compatible with the immediate neighborhood.
J. 
All housing units shall comply with the minimum setback standards established for the single-family residential zone in which the unit is located.
K. 
Front yards and unfenced side yards adjacent to a street shall be landscaped in conformance with the standards set forth in Sections 17.630.008(H) through (N). Landscaping shall be installed within eighteen months of occupancy of that housing unit.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
Editor's Note: Section 17.100.005, Accessory dwelling units, consisting of Ord. 769, Ord. 991, Ord. 1021, Ord. 1030, Ord. 1033, and Ord. 1052, was repealed by Ord. 1083, 2/25/2025. See now Chapter 17.715.