The purpose of this Chapter is to provide and regulate a zone for high density residential use. The regulations specified in this Chapter shall apply to all property designated R-3 (Multiple Family Zone) unless otherwise provided in this Article.

No building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered except for one (1) or more of the following uses:

A.

One family dwellings;

B.

Two family dwellings;

C.

Multiple family dwellings;

D.

Private greenhouses and agricultural collections, public parks, flower and vegetable gardens, and fruit trees;

E.

The keeping of not more than one (1) adult dog and one (1) adult cat and their litters up to the age of ten (10) weeks, and any combination of rabbits, poultry, fowl, bird, reptile, or rodent so long as they are kept in cages and do not exceed a combined total of two (2); provided, further, that livestock, as defined in the Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Ventura, and roosters are strictly prohibited;

F.

Community care facilities as defined in Section 1502 of the California Health and Safety Code which include, but are not limited to: employee housing, group quarter transitional housing, residential facility, adult day care facility, day treatment facility, foster family home, small family home, social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility, residential care facility for the elderly, child day care facility, and day care center; provided, however, that the aforementioned uses serve six (6) or fewer persons;

G.

Small family day care homes;

H.

Supportive housing as defined and allowed per Government Code Section 65650 et seq., and as it may be amended from time to time; and

I.

Transitional housing.

(Ord. No. 711, § 8, 11-5-12; Ord. No. 817, § 2(Exh. A), 11-18-24)

The following uses may be permitted in the R-3 Zone subject to the issuance of a Development Permit pursuant to Section 10352 of this Article; provided, however, that the applicant shows that the use or uses proposed will not be injurious or detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or to property in the vicinity or zone in which the use or uses will be situated; provided, further, that the Development Permit may be issued if potentially injurious or detrimental effects can be mitigated by the imposition of conditions requisite to issuance of said permit:

A.

Boarding houses and lodging houses (among factors to be considered by the City Council in determining whether to approve, deny, or conditionally approve an application for a Development Permit for a boarding or lodging house is the maximum number of residents proposed for the boarding or lodging house as compared to the average number of residents residing in residential structures on lots of the same size in the same zone);

B.

Community care facilities serving seven (7) or more persons which include but are not limited to: group quarter transitional housing, residential facility, adult day care facility, day treatment facility, foster family home, social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility, residential care facility for the elderly, child day care facility, and day care center shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Community care facilities and child day care facilities (excluding foster family homes and residential care facilities for the elderly) shall be separated by a distance of three hundred (300) feet from the outside walls of other structures housing such facilities so as not to impair the integrity of residential neighborhoods.

2.

Hours of operation for child day care facilities are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

3.

Facilities must comply with the provisions of Title 22, Divisions 6 and 12, of the California Administrative Code.

4.

Off-street parking is required pursuant to Section 10301(B)(1)(a).

5.

Development Review for a large family day care homes shall be processed pursuant to Section 1597.46(3) of the California Health and Safety Code.

C.

Mobile home parks, not including recreational vehicles, commercial coaches, or factory-built "modular" housing as defined in the California Health and Safety Code;

D.

Schools;

E.

Community centers;

F.

Private recreation clubs;

G.

Churches, temples, or similar places of worship;

H.

Mobile home park; and

I.

Hospitals and medical office buildings (at least fifty (50) percent of the leased space occupied by medical or dental facilities and the remainder of the leased space to be approved by the City Council).

J.

Government and public utility facilities; and

K.

Single room occupancy (SRO) housing. SRO Housing shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Twenty-four-hour on-site management must be provided at an SRO. The applicant will provide a copy of the proposed rules and residency requirements governing the SRO. The management will be solely responsible for the enforcement of all rules that are reviewed and approved by the City Council as part of a conditional use permit.

2.

A Management Plan to address operations, safety and security and building maintenance must be submitted to the Development Review Committee for review.

3.

Off-street parking must be provided at a rate of one parking space per two units, inclusive of guest parking.

4.

The building shall contain a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet of common space such as recreation areas, lounges, and living spaces. An additional ten (10) square feet of common space is required per rooming unit over eleven (11). Bathrooms, laundries, hallways, the main lobby, vending areas, and kitchens shall not be counted as common space.

5.

Garbage disposal and receptacles are to be provided by the property owner. Garbage receptacles must be located on the lot or property in a manner that does not hinder access to any required off-street parking or loading spaces.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (6), 1999; Ord. 579 § 6 (2)(part), 1992)

(Ord. No. 711, § 8, 11-5-12; Ord. No. 817, § 2(Exh. A), 11-18-24)

In addition to the Land Use Provisions and Development Standards specified in Chapters 2 and 3 of this Article, all property designated R-3 shall be subject to the following Development Standards; provided, however, that these standards may be superseded under a Planned Development Zone designation pursuant to Section 10582 of this Article:

A.

Height. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of forty (40) feet nor be more than three (3) stories.

B.

Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty (20) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such yard need not exceed twenty (20) feet. However, where lots comprising forty (40) percent or more of the frontage of the block are developed with buildings having an average front yard with a variation of not more than six (6) feet, no building hereafter erected or structurally altered on such block shall project beyond the average front yard line so established; provided, however, in no case shall a front yard of more than forty (40) feet be required.

C.

Side Yard. On interior lots with buildings not exceeding two and one-half (2½) stories in height, there shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, provided that such side yard shall not be less than five (5) feet in width. For lots with buildings exceeding two and one-half (2½) stories in height, each side yard shall be increased on foot in width for each additional story, or a fraction thereof, above the second floor. On corner lots, the side yard regulations shall be the same as for interior lots except in the case of the reversed corner lot. In the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be a side yard on the street side of the reversed corner lot of not less than fifty (50) percent of the front yard of the lot immediately to the rear of such reversed corner lot and no accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line of the lot immediately to the rear of the reversed corner lot.

D.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such rear yard need not exceed twenty (20) feet.

E.

Lot Area. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot of less than six-thousand (6,000) square feet; provided, however, that a lot having less area than required herein and of record when this Article became effective, the lot may be improved by no more than a one (1) family dwelling unit.

F.

Lot Width. Each lot shall have a width of not less than sixty (60) feet.

G.

Lot Depth. Each lot shall have a depth of not less than one-hundred (100) feet.

H.

Density. There shall be not more than one (1) dwelling unit for each seventeen hundred forty-two (1,742) square feet of lot area which dwellings may be occupied by not more than one (1) family each. If the aggregate number of dwellings allowed pursuant to this density results in a fraction of a unit, the closest whole number of dwelling units above or below one-half (½) shall be used.

I.

Building additions, garages and carports as permitted and required, shall be constructed so as to match the exterior composition of the principal dwelling with regard to architectural theme/design, roof pitch, colors, textures and materials or the entire structure remodeled in a single style.

J.

Second Story. A minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of the length of the exterior wall of the second story on a new dwelling or an addition to an existing dwelling shall be set back a minimum of two (2) times the required side yard setback and one and one-half (1½) the front yard setback not including uncovered decks or balconies. Openings on a second story exterior wall located on a side yard setback shall use translucent glazing or celestial windows to allow illumination while protecting privacy.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (11), (12), 1999)