Hawthorne City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
18 R-3 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION
§ 17.18.010 Purpose.
The principal objective and purpose to be served by this classification and its application are to establish areas permitting a greater population density than is allowed in more restrictive classifications and to permit accommodations and care for a limited number of individuals who may or may not constitute a family unit as defined in this title while, at the same time, by means of the standards and requirements set forth herein, maintaining a desirable family living environment by establishing a minimum lot area, lot dimensions, yards, setbacks and open spaces proportionate to the size of the lot. A related consideration for the city in establishing these standards and requirements is to more efficiently and economically design, install, and maintain public service facilities in terms of size and capacity to adequately and permanently meet the needs resulting from the intensity of land use allowed in this zoning classification.
(Ord. 1894 § 22, 2007)
§ 17.18.020 Permitted uses and general standards.
All uses and structures in the R-3 High Density Residential classification shall comply with the standards and requirements of the table below.
Table of Uses and General Standards for R-3 Zone1 | |||||||||
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Minimum Lot Size | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Lot Depth | Minimum Front Setback2 | Side Setback Interior3/Street4 | Minimum Rear Setback5 | Maximum Lot Coverage | Maximum Building Height6 | Minimum Open Space Per Unit7 | |
Uses permitted in R-1 or R-2 subject to standards of that zone | See 17.14 (R-1) and 17.16 (R-2) | ||||||||
Multifamily dwelling units (min. 3 units) | 1,452/unit | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 80% | 45 | 150 |
Fire station | 5,000 | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 60% | 22 | — |
Public parking | 5,000 | 50 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Residential care facility, large (CUP) | See 17.20.190 | ||||||||
Single-room occupancy | See 17.101.040 | ||||||||
Employee housing | Subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this zone. | ||||||||
Residential care facility, small | |||||||||
Supportive housing | |||||||||
Transitional housing | |||||||||
CUP = Conditional Use Permit required; - = Not Applicable | |||||||||
Notes: | |||||||||
1 | Units are feet except lot size and open space, which are square feet. | ||||||||
2 | For garage facing street, minimum setback of 18 feet required. | ||||||||
3 | Side setback is 10% of lot width up to 5 feet, but not less than 3.5 feet. | ||||||||
4 | Side yard adjacent to a street shall have a minimum width of 20% of lot width, up to 10 feet. | ||||||||
5 | On through lots the rear setback shall be the same as required for front setback. | ||||||||
6 | Twelve feet maximum on lots less than 40 feet average width and less than 5,000 square feet. | ||||||||
7 | Not more than 50% may be private open space. | ||||||||
(Ord. 2240, 11/14/2023)
§ 17.18.030 Prohibited uses.
Marijuana cultivation, marijuana processing, marijuana delivery, except as authorized in Section 17.90.070, and marijuana dispensaries, except where the city is prohibited by federal or state law from enacting a prohibition on any such activity.
(Ord. 2106 § 5, 2016; Ord. 2148 § 6, 2017)