The purpose of the SLR zone is to provide for the development of small lot single-family residential subdivisions in a planned neighborhood setting.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21900; Ord. No. 1867, § 4(Exh. A4), 8-13-13)

Permitted uses in the SLR zone are as follows:

(1)

Single-family dwellings.

(2)

Attached single-family dwellings in groups of not more than two attached dwellings.

(3)

Open space uses, including but not limited to parks, playgrounds and community recreation buildings.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21901)

Permitted accessory uses in the SLR zone are as follows:

(1)

Accessory buildings and structures.

(2)

Home occupations as described and regulated in section 90-72.

(3)

Small and large family day care homes, licensed, as defined in section 90-4.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21902; Ord. No. 1965(2020-004), § 5, 2-25-20; Ord. No. 1972, § 2, 2-9-21)

(a)

Site area in the SLR zone shall be a minimum of five gross acres.

(b)

There is no minimum lot area.

(c)

Maximum lot area is 5,000 square feet.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21903)

(a)

Front yard. Front yard requirements in the SLR zone are as follows:

(1)

One-story buildings: 15-foot minimum.

(2)

Two-story buildings: 25-foot minimum.

Front yard vehicular access is specifically prohibited. All vehicular access shall be provided at the rear of the lot as specified in section 90-510.

(b)

Side yards.

(1)

Three-foot minimum side yards are required except as provided in subsections (b)(2), (3) and (4) of this section.

(2)

A side yard of zero feet is permitted on sides with no window or door openings. The opposite side yard shall be a minimum of six feet in width.

(3)

Side yard easements shall be as shown in figure 1. The side yard easement section is exempt from the restrictions of section 90-11(c).

Legend

a.

A three-foot-wide minimum, nonbuildable use easement granted to the adjacent property owner. The opposite side yard shall be three feet wide minimum.

b.

Windows may be installed in the dwelling wall facing the lot line where the side yard easement has been granted if the window is fixed, obscure glass. No door openings shall be installed (water heater cabinets excepted). Fire resistive construction is not required.

c.

Fence line. Typical location:

Figure 1. Side Yard Easement

(4)

A ten-foot minimum side street setback is required.

(c)

Rear yard. A five-foot minimum rear yard is required.

(d)

Wall and landscape buffer for yards adjacent to certain uses. Where a site adjoins a single-family zone, or a site general planned for low density single-family use, a solid masonry wall six feet in height shall be located adjoining the property line, except adjoining a required front yard; and an area at least five feet in depth adjoining the property line shall be landscaped with live plant materials, including trees. Where a carport or garage is placed within three feet of a property line adjoining a single-family zone or a site general planned for low density single-family use, no landscaped buffer is required.

(e)

Projections into yards.

(1)

Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, canopies or other similar architectural features, not including bay windows, may extend or project into a required interior side yard not more than six inches for each foot of width of such side yard, and may extend or project into a required front or rear yard not more than 30 inches except adjacent to a side property line, in which case a minimum of 18 inches shall be maintained between any projection and the property line.

(2)

Chimneys may project into a required front or rear yard not more than 30 inches, provided the width of such side yard is not reduced to less than 30 inches. Chimneys shall not extend into a required interior side yard more than six inches for each foot of width of such side yard.

(3)

Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, canopies or other similar architectural features, including bay windows and building walls, may extend or project not more than 30 inches into a required yard setback facing a side street. The length of such architectural features shall not exceed 30 percent of the length of the building wall on which they are placed.

(4)

Open, unenclosed porches, platforms or landing places not covered by a roof or canopy, which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, may extend or project into any front or rear yard, or into a court, not more than six feet, and may project into a side yard not more than six inches for each foot of width of such side yard. An openwork railing may be installed or constructed on any such porch, platform or landing space, provided it does not exceed 42 inches in height.

(5)

A wall, fence or hedge not to exceed 42 inches in height may be located and maintained on any part of a lot. A wall, fence or hedge not more than six feet in height may be located anywhere on the lot to the rear of the rear line of the required front yard, provided that on the side street side of a corner lot a wall, fence or hedge higher than 42 inches may extend only from the rear lot line to the rear line of the required front yard.

(6)

No structures or architectural features shall project beyond any lot line.

(Ord. No. 1238; Ord. No. 1421; Code 1984, § 21904)

(a)

There is no minimum lot width in the SLR zone.

(b)

There is no minimum lot depth in the SLR zone.

(Code 1984, § 21905)

Maximum building height in the SLR zone is 25 feet.

(Code 1984, § 21906)

There is no minimum building area in the SLR zone.

(Code 1984, § 21907)

All buildings in the SLR zone, including buildings and required patio area, shall not occupy more than 60 percent of the total lot area. Of the remaining lot area, ten percent shall be live landscaping. The term "total lot area," as used in this section, shall mean the building site area excluding public or private rights-of-way.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21908)

All of the following shall be provided in the SLR zone:

(1)

One one-car garage per unit.

(2)

One open area a minimum of ten feet by 20 feet in size for motor vehicle parking or recreational vehicle parking, with the ten-foot frontage on the alley.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21909)

(a)

Minimum width of alleys in the SLR zone shall be 25 feet.

(b)

Design and construction shall be in compliance with standards on file with the city public works department.

(c)

Ongoing maintenance of alleys shall be provided through a homeowners' association, maintenance district or other permanent method approved by the city attorney.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21910)

A minimum outdoor patio area of 100 square feet shall be provided adjacent to the dwelling unit for dwelling units in the SLR zone.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21911)

(a)

A declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) shall be prepared by the developer of all SLR projects. The covenants, conditions and restrictions shall be signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the property to be developed. The covenants, conditions and restrictions shall be submitted to the city attorney for review and approval, and then shall be recorded prior to the issuance of building permits.

(b)

The covenants, conditions and restrictions may restrict occupancy to senior citizens in accordance with Civil Code § 51.1 et seq. Such senior developments would be identified by the city pursuant to article XXXI (Senior Housing Designation). Any potential conversion of a senior housing development to a non-senior housing development shall comply with the provisions of article XVII (Conversions of Senior Housing to Non-Senior Housing).

(c)

Covenants, conditions and restrictions for private alleys shall provide for the effective management, use, repair and maintenance of the alleys.

(d)

Covenants, conditions and restrictions for side yard easements shall:

(1)

Prohibit the construction of any structures.

(2)

Define the owner's right to pass to perform normal structure maintenance.

(3)

Define the adjacent property owner's right to use the easement.

(4)

Be in effect for the economic life of the project.

(Ord. No. 1238; Code 1984, § 21912; Ord. No. 1867, § 4(Exh. A4), 8-13-13)