18.15.040 Urban separator zone.
(1) The purposes of the urban separator zone (US) are to phase growth and demand for urban services, and to reserve large tracts of land for possible future growth in portions of areas designated by the comprehensive plan for future urban growth while allowing reasonable interim uses of property; or to reflect designation by the comprehensive plan of a property or area as part of the urban growth area when a detailed plan for urban uses and densities has not been completed; or when the area has been designated as a site for future development or annexation. These purposes are accomplished by:
(a) Allowing for limited residential growth, contiguous to existing urban public facilities; and
(b) Requiring clustered residential developments, where feasible, to prevent establishment of uses and lot patterns which may foreclose future alternatives and impede efficient later development at urban densities.
(2) Use of this zone is appropriate in urban areas, designated by the comprehensive plan, when such areas do not have adequate public facilities and services or are not yet needed to accommodate planned growth, or do not yet have detailed land use plans for urban uses and densities. (Ord. 10-10 § 3 (Exh. C); Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.04.070))