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8-2-8: SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL (RSW):

A. Purpose: The Southwest Community Residential (RSW) District promotes the public health, safety, and welfare of Ada County by accommodating single-family residential and limited agricultural uses within the Southwest Planning Area. Although low density development mostly characterizes this district, redevelopment should accommodate higher density development when urban public facilities are extended. This district provides conventional and cluster development patterns to achieve the appropriate Southwest Community Residential characteristics by:

1. Implementing the Boise City Comprehensive Plan for the Southwest Planning Area. After the effective date of this Title, rezones to designate additional land "southwest community residential" shall not be approved;

2. Allowing agriculture and rural residential uses to continue within areas of impact until urban public facilities are extended.

B. Development and Dimensional Standards:

Density and Development		Base	Rural Residence
1	Lot Size (min)	2.5 acres	1 acre (min) to 2.5 acres (max)
2	Lot Coverage (max)	20%	20%
3	Building Height (max)	35'	35'
4	Street Frontage (min)	250'	100'
Setbacks		Base	Rural Residence
5	Front Setback (min)
	Arterial or Collector Street	30'	30'
	Local Street or Private Road	25'	25'
	If providing alley access, a side loaded garage, or rear garage	25'	20'
6	Interior Side Setback (min) (for rural residences, side property line setback of 10' is allowed adjacent to other rural residences)	25'	15'
7	Rear Setback (min)	25'	25
NOTES: Only one dwelling unit is allowed per property, with the exception of an approved additional dwelling in the form of a Duplex, Secondary Dwelling, Additional Farm Dwelling, Caretaker Dwelling, or Temporary Living Quarters. No more than two dwelling units total are allowed on a single property or as allowed per Table 8-2-23-2. See Section 8-2-2 C, Table 8-2-2-1 (Summary / Description of Dimensional Standards). See Chapter 4 (Use Standards) for additional or supplemental standards for use types, such as Secondary Dwellings.

C. Permitted Uses: Refer to Section 8-2-23 of this Chapter (Use Table).

(Ord. 1002, 10-28-2025)

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