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Davis City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 40

06 RESIDENTIAL RESTRICTED R-R DISTRICT

§ 40.06.010 Purpose.

The purpose of a residential restricted (R-R) district is to stabilize and protect the residential character of the district, to promote university oriented uses and to insure that new uses harmonize with the existing development in terms of architectural design and general landscaping plan.
(Ord. 452 § 1)

§ 40.06.020 Permitted uses.

The principal permitted uses in an R-R district are as follows:
(a) 
Single-family dwellings with five or fewer bedrooms.
(b) 
Family and group day care homes as defined in Section 40.26.270.
(c) 
Group care homes with six or fewer clients.
(d) 
Supportive housing.
(e) 
Transitional housing.
(Ord. 452 § 1; Ord. 1198 § 2; Ord. 1787 § 8; Ord. 2276 § 3, 2007; Ord. 2413 § 2, 2013; Ord. 2677, 11/4/2025)

§ 40.06.030 Accessory uses.

The following accessory uses are permitted in an R-R district:
(a) 
Home occupations, subject to the provisions of Sections 40.01.010 and 40.26.150.
(b) 
Swimming pools, subject to the provisions of Section 40.26.350.
(c) 
Signs, subject to the regulations of Section 40.26.020.
(d) 
Other accessory uses and accessory buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, subject to the requirements of Section 40.26.010.
(e) 
Accessory dwelling units meeting the requirements of Section 40.26.450 (Ministerial accessory dwelling units).
(Ord. 452 § 1; Ord. 875 § 5; Ord. 2126 § 5, 2003; Ord. 2572 § 7, 2020)

§ 40.06.040 Conditional uses.

The following conditional uses may be permitted in an R-R district:
(a) 
Public and semipublic uses.
(b) 
Living groups or other organized groups of university students, faculty members or employees, who have elected officers, who are self-governed and who do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or national origin.
(c) 
Professional and administrative offices.
(d) 
Duplexes.
(e) 
Medical clinics.
(f) 
Nursery schools and day care centers, subject to the provisions of Section 40.26.270.
(g) 
Group care homes with more than six clients, subject to the provisions of Section 40.26.135.
(h) 
Cooperative housing, as defined in Section 40.01.010.
(i) 
Residential dwellings with more than five bedrooms in the unit subject to the requirements of Section 40.26.255.
(j) 
Single room occupancy (SRO) units.
(k) 
Residential dwellings with more than five bathrooms in the unit subject to the requirements of Section 40.26.256. Individual bathrooms shall not consist of more than one toilet fixture per bathroom with the exception of a bidet, and shall not contain more than two sinks, a shower, a bathtub or combination thereof.
(Ord. 452 § 1; Ord. 862 § 3; Ord. 1198 § 6; Ord. 1737 § 4, 1994; Ord. 1786 § 2; Ord. 1787 § 9; Ord. 2276 § 4, 2007; Ord. 2413 § 4, 2013; Ord. 2572 § 7, 2020; Ord. 2633 § 5, 2022)

§ 40.06.050 Height regulations.

No principal building shall exceed two stories or thirty feet in height. No accessory building shall either exceed one story or fifteen feet in height, except as provided in Section 40.27.030.
(Ord. 452 § 1; Ord. 1786 § 1)

§ 40.06.060 Area, lot width and yard requirements.

The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as provided in Sections 40.27.040 through 40.27.070:
(a) 
Lot area. Eighty-eight hundred square feet.
(b) 
Usable open space. Twenty-five percent of gross area.
(c) 
Lot coverage. Not more than forty percent of the area.
(d) 
Lot width. Seventy feet.
(e) 
Front yard. Twenty feet.
(f) 
Side yard. Ten feet.
(g) 
Rear yard. Thirty feet.
(h) 
Floor area ratio (FAR).
(1) 
Up to forty percent plus up to five hundred square feet for garage or carport.
(2) 
In excess of forty percent plus up to five hundred square feet for garage or carport with approval of a discretionary design review application pursuant to Article 40.31.
(i) 
For the purpose of setback determination, a converted attic space shall have the same setbacks as the story directly below it in all residential districts.
(j) 
No exterior changes to the existing roofline of the structure shall be allowed except for the provision of egress windows or doors in compliance with California Building Code (CBC). Any dormers or similar structures provided to comply with the CBC required egress window, shall not exceed the minimum size necessary to obtain the required egress.
(k) 
No attic conversion shall be allowed if one of the following occurs:
(1) 
The maximum stories allowed in the district have been achieved.
(2) 
The number of stories that can be built on a lot are restricted (usually restricted to one story building).
(l) 
If no restrictions apply and the maximum stories allowed in the district have not been achieved, a building permit only would be required for the attic conversion.
(Ord. 452 § 1; Ord. 2110 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2572 § 7, 2020)

§ 40.06.070 Special conditions.

(a) 
Site plan and architectural approval by the director or designee shall be required for all uses.
(b) 
Where a use adjoins an R-1 district, a solid wall, fence or hedge seven feet in height shall be located on the property line, except in a required front yard. Such fence shall be landscaped with hardy vines, shrubs or trees for its entire length.
(Ord. 452 § 1; Ord. 1627 § 6; Ord. 2390 § 2, 2012; Ord. 2677, 11/4/2025; Ord. 2677, 11/4/2025)