Angels Camp City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
24 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-3
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Prior ordinance history: Ords. 275, 405, 409 and 425.
§ 17.24.010 Purposes and intent.
The multiple-family residential (R-3) district is intended to implement the city general plan’s high density residential (HDR) land use and the city’s general plan housing element. The purposes of the district are:
To provide for a wide variety of housing needs and choices at all income levels throughout the city at a higher density than allowed in other residential districts. While single-family and two-family dwellings may be allowed, the district is intended primarily for higher densities and alternative forms of housing.
High density residential developments generally will be located close to commercial or other services and near major streets and thoroughfares for convenient access. High density residential developments typically will be located throughout the city and not concentrated in a single location.
(Ord. 270 (part), 1984; Ord. 418 § 2(part), 2005; Ord. 511 § 4 (Att. D), 2021)
§ 17.24.020 Permitted uses.
Within the R-3 district, the following uses are permitted unless otherwise specified in Chapters 17.73 and 17.74 (Administrative Site Plan Review Permit, Site Development Permits):
A.
Single-family dwelling on a permanent foundation;
B.
Accessory dwelling unit in accordance with Chapter 17.61;
C.
Multifamily dwellings including duplexes, triplexes, multiplexes, apartments, dwelling groups, condominiums, townhouses, and similar;
D.
Missing middle housing;
E.
Co-housing;
F.
Tiny houses;
G.
Life plan communities, intergenerational housing;
H.
Mobilehome or manufactured home parks;
I.
Public safety facilities;
J.
Transitional housing or supportive housing within a permitted single-family dwelling. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this same zone;
K.
Special needs housing for six or fewer persons. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;
L.
Small or large family day care home within a permitted family dwelling. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;
M.
Employee or farmworker housing for six or fewer employees;
N.
Public parks, community gardens;
O.
Small residential freestanding solar energy systems on residential parcels of one acre or greater in size in compliance with the provisions of Section 15.28.040(D)(3);
P.
Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to permitted uses.
(Ord. 270 (part), 1984; Ord. 469 (part), 2015; Ord. 511 § 4 (Att. D), 2021)
§ 17.24.030 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses in the R-3 district are:
A.
Cottage housing;
B.
Neighborhood services;
C.
Child day care centers;
D.
Bed and breakfast establishments, within a permitted family dwelling, not to exceed six guest bedrooms;
E.
Small residential freestanding solar energy systems on residential parcels of less than one acre in size with minimum standards per Section 15.28.040(D)(3);
F.
Public utility uses;
G.
Special needs housing for seven or more individuals;
H.
Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to conditional uses.
(Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.24.040; Ord. 305 § 2(part), 1990; Ord. 418 § 2(part), 2005; Ord. 511 § 4 (Att. D), 2021)
§ 17.24.040 Site development standards.
Site development standards in the R-3 district are:
A.
Minimum lot area for new lots, eight thousand seven hundred twenty-five square feet; except that lot sizes to three thousand square feet are permitted for cottage housing in accordance with Section 17.24.030;
B.
Density. Fifteen dwelling units per gross acre. Higher densities are possible through density bonuses granted for the provision of affordable housing in accordance with the general plan;
C.
Maximum impervious surfaces: sixty percent. Impervious surfaces totaling up to seventy-five percent are permitted for projects providing affordable housing in accordance with the general plan;
D.
Landscaping: twenty percent minimum. Landscaping may be reduced to fifteen percent with the provision of affordable housing in accordance with the general plan;
E.
Maximum building height, thirty-five feet;
F.
Lot width, eighty feet, minimum;
G.
Lot depth, one hundred twenty feet, minimum;
H.
Minimum building setbacks:
1.
Front, twenty feet;
2.
Side, five feet;
3.
Exterior side of a corner lot, same as front;
4.
Rear:
a.
Principal building, ten feet;
b.
Accessory building, five feet;
5.
Between buildings, ten feet;
6.
Vision clearance, thirty-five feet;
I.
For parcels adjoining or visible from highways, arterials or collectors, project design shall accommodate the provision of street trees;
J.
Swimming pools shall not be located closer than five feet from any property line or within the front setback;
K.
Fences and walls, except retaining walls, shall not exceed six feet in height, except in the front setback area where the maximum allowed is three feet, and thirty inches in the vision clearance zone;
L.
Retaining walls constructed within building setbacks shall not have exposed surfaces that exceed four feet in height, except:
1.
A series of retaining walls, none of which individually exceed four feet in height, may be used, provided each successive wall is set back or stepped at least one foot for each one foot of height for that wall; and
2.
Within the vision clearance zone, on upsloping lots, a single retaining wall shall be permitted that does not exceed thirty inches in height. Successive or stepped retaining walls shall not be permitted in the vision clearance zone on upsloping lots;
3.
Within side and rear building setbacks that are not adjacent to a street or right-of-way, a retaining wall that faces in toward the subject property may be allowed that is up to eight feet in height;
4.
A retaining wall may be allowed that is up to eight feet in height, provided the wall is being used to retain the existing grade or slope of the site. Cut and fill shall be limited to that which is necessary for construction and upon completion, the location of the top and bottom of the wall shall be substantially similar to the top and toe of the preconstruction slope.
(Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.24.070; Ord. 511 § 4 (Att. D), 2021)
