Folsom City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
17 R-M, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT
§ 17.17.010 Intent.
The specific regulations and the general rules set forth in Chapter 17.58 apply in all R-M zones. The R-M zone is intended to be applied in areas where group dwellings and apartments are a logical and desirable use.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.020 Permitted uses.
No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged or maintained, except for the following permitted uses:
A.
Single-family zero lot or patio dwellings consistent with General Plan Figure 21-1 and Table 21-5;
B.
Two-family dwellings;
C.
Multiple dwellings or group dwellings;
D.
Apartment houses;
E.
Parks, playgrounds or community center owned and operated by a governmental agency;
F.
Public and private schools, churches and religious institutions;
G.
Libraries and public utility buildings;
H.
Incidental and accessory buildings and uses on the same lot with and necessary for the operation of any permitted use;
I.
Rest homes or convalescent hospitals;
J.
Public parks, schools, playgrounds, libraries, firehouses and other public buildings and uses;
K.
Small family day care homes in single-family detached dwelling units;
L.
Large family day care homes in single-family detached dwelling units, with an administrative permit issued pursuant to Chapter 5.100.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979; Ord. 904 § 2 (part), 1999; Ord. 1218 § 13, 2015)
§ 17.17.025 Uses requiring use permits.
Use permit is required for operating a day care center in the R-M zoning district.
(Ord. 1218 § 14, 2015)
§ 17.17.030 Lot area.
Minimum lot area six thousand square feet for interior lots and seven thousand five hundred square feet for corner lots. One thousand seven hundred square feet or more is required per dwelling unit or guest room.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979; Ord. 1144 § 3 (part), 2011)
§ 17.17.040 Front yard.
There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.050 Side yard.
There shall be a side yard of not less than eleven feet on one side of the lot and not less than five feet on the other side of the lot, except that the side yard on the street side of each corner lot shall be not less than sixteen feet.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.060 Rear yard.
There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty percent of the average lot depth and need not exceed twenty feet but shall not be less than ten feet.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.070 Distances between buildings.
Distances between main buildings on same lot: ten feet.
A.
Group dwellings in a single row side-to-side series facing a side lot line: side yards to the rear of buildings, eight feet; side yards in front of buildings, fourteen feet;
B.
Group dwellings in a double row side-to-side series facing a central court: side yards to the rear of buildings, eight feet; width of central court, twenty-four feet; distance between buildings, ten feet;
C.
The rear yard on a lot on which a dwelling group is constructed may be reduced to not less than twelve feet. No building in a group dwelling development shall have the rear thereof abutting upon a street.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.080 Lot width.
Every lot shall have a minimum width of sixty feet.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.090 Building coverage.
Maximum main building coverage is sixty percent of lot area.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.100 Parking.
Parking requirements are set forth in Chapter 17.57 and are summarized for the major uses in this district as follows:
2 spaces/unit: | single-family attached and two-family dwellings. Covered parking spaces shall be required and shall be provided outside the required front yards and required street side yards; |
1.5 spaces/unit: | multiple-family structures and complexes. |
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979; Ord. 509 § 8, 1983; Ord. 1187 § 8, 2013)
§ 17.17.110 Loading area.
Loading area requirements are as specified in use permit.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.120 Building height limit.
Building height limit requirement is four stories, but not to exceed fifty feet.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
§ 17.17.130 Exception.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.17.100, where any residential unit or group constructed upon any building lot consists of four or more residential units, there shall be provided one and one-half times the parking required by Section 17.17.100.
(Ord. 378 (part), 1979)
