The R-3 high density multiple-family residential district is intended primarily to provide for the development of high density multiple-family residential structures, for the purposes of rental or sale to permanent occupants.

(Prior code § 13.07.001)

Permitted uses in the R-3 high density multiple-family residential district are as follows:

A.

Uses permitted in the R-2 district, Section 17.28.020 shall apply;

B.

Multiple housing facilities, including rooming and boarding houses, apartment houses and apartment courts;

C.

Churches and parochial schools;

D.

Public schools;

E.

Public libraries;

F.

Public parks and playgrounds;

G.

Accessory structures and uses;

H.

Labor camps;

I.

Residential care facilities;

J.

Accessory dwelling units;

K.

Transitional housing.

L.

Supportive housing.

(Ord. 91-02 § 4, 1991: prior code § 13.07.002)

(Ord. No. 14-05, § 13, 9-9-2014; Ord. No. 24-02, § 1(Exh. A), 5-28-2024)

In the R-3 high density multiple-family residential district, uses permitted subject to conditional use permit are as follows:

A.

The uses described in Section 17.28.030 shall apply;

B.

Day nurseries, child care nurseries or nursery schools not exceeding two hundred fifty (250) children;

C.

Electrical distribution substation;

D.

Funeral chapels;

E.

Private schools;

F.

Rest homes;

G.

Subdivision signs;

H.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

I.

Water pump stations;

J.

Mobile home parks.

(Ord. 97-02 § 1, 1997; prior code § 13.07.003)

(Ord. No. 24-02, § 1(Exh. A), 5-28-2024)

In the R-3 high density multiple-family residential district, uses expressly prohibited are as follows:

A.

Commercial uses, including hotels and motels;

B.

Industrial uses;

C.

Agricultural uses;

D.

Advertising structures;

E.

Professional offices;

F.

Truck parking;

G.

Wireless telecommunications facilities.

(Prior code § 13.07.004)

(Ord. No. 17-06, § 1, 4-25-2017)

In the R-3 high density multiple-family residential district, property development standards are as follows:

A.

Lot Area.

1.

The provisions of the R-2 district, Section 17.28.050(A)(1) shall apply.

2.

Planned Developments. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of lot area.

B.

Lot Dimensions. The provisions of the R-1 district, Section 17.24.050(B) shall apply.

C.

Population Density.

1.

There shall be a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit.

2.

Planned Unit Developments. The provisions of subsection (A)(2) of this section shall apply.

D.

Building Height.

1.

The maximum height of structures shall be three stories, not to exceed forty (40) feet.

2.

No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story not to exceed twelve (12) feet to plate height.

E.

Yards.

1.

General Yard Requirements. The provisions of the R-1 district, Section 17.24.050(E)(1) shall apply.

2.

Front Yard.

a.

The minimum front yard setback shall be fifteen (15) feet. Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty (50) feet, a site plan review shall be required as provided for in Section 17.08.090.

b.

For neighborhood unit plans, the provisions of the R-1-A district, Section 17.20.050(E)(2)(c) shall apply.

3.

Side Yard.

a.

Each lot shall have a minimum side yard on each side of not less than five feet.

b.

For accessory buildings in side yards, and main buildings abutting an alley, the provisions of the R-1-A district, Section 17.20.050(E)(3)(b) and (e) shall apply.

c.

Corner Lots. The provisions of the R-1 district, Section 17.24.050(E)(3)(c) shall apply.

d.

Reversed Corner Lot. The side yard abutting the street shall not be less than ten feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty (20) feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on said reversed corner lot.

4.

Rear Yard.

a.

Each lot shall have a minimum rear yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet.

i.

For exceptions to the main building, the general provisions and exceptions, Section 17.88.010 shall apply.

b.

For accessory buildings, the provisions of the R-1-A district, Section 17.20.050(E)(4)(b) shall apply.

F.

Space Between Buildings. The minimum space requirements of the R-2 district, Section 17.28.050(F) shall apply.

G.

Lot Coverage. The maximum site area covered by structures shall be sixty (60) percent. The remaining forty (40) percent of the total area shall be devoted to landscaping, lawn, outdoor recreation facilities incidental to residential developments, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, putting green, patios, walkways, fences.

H.

Fences, Hedges and Walls.

1.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.16.050(H) shall apply.

2.

For nonresidential uses, the general provisions and exceptions in Section 17.88.010 shall apply.

I.

Off-Street Parking. The provisions of Section 17.16.050(I) shall apply.

J.

Access. The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.16.050(J) shall apply.

K.

Outdoor Advertising. The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.16.050(K) shall apply.

(Prior code § 13.07.005)

(Ord. No. 13-08, § 8, 12-17-2013; Ord. No. 14-05, § 14, 9-9-2014)

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.08, 17.88 and 17.92.

(Prior code § 13.07.006)

The provisions of Chapter 17.84 shall apply.

(Prior code § 13.07.007)

(Ord. No. 13-08, § 9, 12-17-2013)

Before any building or structure, except one single-family dwelling, is erected on any lot the R-3 district, a site plan shall have been approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.08.090.

(Ord. 99-01 § 4, 1999: prior code § 13.07.008)