The regulations established by this chapter apply in the R-4, high density multiple family zone, unless otherwise provided by this title.

(1965 code Title XII, Ch. 12, § 1)

Uses permitted are as follows:

A.

Any use permitted in the R-1 and R-3 zones;

B.

Group dwellings, multiple family dwellings, apartment houses, boarding and rooming houses, and room and board facilities as defined in Section 18.04.655 of this title;

C.

Accessory buildings necessary to such use located on the same lot or parcel of land and not involving the conduct of a business;

D.

Any such other uses as the council, after review by the commission, may determine to be similar.

E.

Room and board facilities are permitted subject to the approval of a conditional development permit.

(Ord. 1376 § 1 (part), 2005: Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 12, § 2)

(Ord. No. 1463, § 5, 4-13-10)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1463, § 5, passed April 13, 2010, set out provisions intended for use as section 18.24.020(G). At the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as section 18.24.020(E).

Minimum height, bulk and space requirements are as follows:

A.

Minimum lot area, seven thousand two hundred square feet;

B.

Minimum lot width, sixty feet;

C.

Minimum lot depth, one hundred feet;

D.

Building height limit, six stories or seventy-five feet;

E.

Minimum lot area per dwelling unit, nine hundred square feet;

F.

Maximum building coverage by all structures, sixty percent of the lot area;

G.

Front yard, fifteen feet. Where lots comprising fifty percent or more of the frontage on one side of a street between intersecting streets are developed with front yards of a greater depth, the average of such front yards establishes the front yard depth for the entire frontage on that side of the street and within that block;

H.

Side yard, same as in R-1 A, single family zone, provided, however, that where any structure has an entry or exit opening into a side yard the entry or exit shall be located not closer than seven feet from the side lot line. Where a dwelling structure is arranged so as to rear upon a side yard it shall comply with the requirement above and the average of the side yard upon which such dwelling structure fronts shall be not less than fifteen feet;

I.

Rear yard, fifteen feet;

J.

Minimum dwelling size, six hundred square feet for units in multiple dwellings or dwelling groups exclusive of porches, eaves or similar features; provided, however, that in any construction involving four or more units on one lot, the developer is entitled to construct one unit having a minimum size of four hundred twenty-five square feet for every three units having a minimum size of six hundred square feet.

Single family dwellings shall be a minimum of eight hundred fifty square feet when only one unit is developed per lot;

K.

Space between main buildings on same lot: For dwelling groups the minimum distance between main buildings is as follows:

1.

Minimum distance between buildings: ten feet,

2.

Buildings built with front entry to front entry: thirty feet,

3.

Buildings built with front entry to rear entry: thirty feet,

4.

Buildings built with rear entry to rear entry: fourteen feet,

5.

Buildings built with one rear entry opening upon a court: twelve feet,

6.

Buildings built with one front entry opening upon a court: twenty feet;

L.

When a lot has an area, width, or depth less than required by this chapter and was held under separate ownership or was of record at the time this chapter became effective, such lot may be occupied by any use permitted in the zone subject to the regulations therein;

M.

Private garages opening into a street from either the front yard or side yard on a corner lot shall be set back a minimum of eighteen feet.

(Ord. 534 § 2, 1965; 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 12, § 3)

For signs, see Section 18.102.060(E).

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 12, § 4)

For off-street parking requirements, see Chapter 18.58.

(Ord. 1057 § 2(6), 1989: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 12, § 5)

The provisions of Section 18.56.030 apply to fences, hedges and walls in the R-4 zone.

(1965 code Title XII, Ch. 12, § 6)

Site plans and elevations shall be submitted to the planning commission for review and approval whenever five or more dwelling units are proposed for any lot or building site.

(Ord. 620 § 1, 1972: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 12, § 7)