Sandy City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
40 - HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL R-317
Editor's note— Pre-republication, this chapter was last revised by Ord. No. 2013-11, effective December 18, 2013. Any amendments occurring post-republication have a history note in parenthesis at the bottom of the amended section.
Sec. 17.40.00.- Intent.
This district is intended to implement the High Density Residential Comprehensive Plan designation by providing for housing in close proximity to retail, public amenities; major transportation routes and transit services where public sewer, water and other services are readily accessible. R-3 uses are designed to be a transition area between commercial and industrial uses and low density single family uses. Pedestrian connections are required to ensure a direct walking route to retail shops. All development shall also provide access to the surrounding neighborhood with excellent linkage between residential areas, schools, parks, and commercial. Density shall not be less than ten or more than 20 units per net acre.
(Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)
Sec. 17.40.10. - Permitted uses.
A.
Primary Uses Permitted Outright:
1.
Single Detached, if located on an existing legal lot;
2.
Single Attached Zero Lot Line;
3.
Duplex;
4.
Row houses;
5.
Multi-family dwellings;
6.
Manufactured dwelling parks;
7.
Residential facility;
8.
Single room occupancy with up to six SRO units on a lot, or up to 20 SRO units per net acre, whichever is greater.
B.
Accessory Uses Permitted Outright:
1.
Accessory dwelling unit (see Chapter 17.74);
2.
Accessory structure, detached or attached (see Chapter 17.74);
3.
Family day care homes, subject to any conditions imposed on the residential dwellings in the zone;
4.
Home business (see Chapter 17.74);
5.
Livestock: The keeping, but not the propagating, of one horse, or one cow, or two sheep for solely domestic purposes on a lot having a minimum area of one acre. The structures for the housing of such livestock shall be located within the rear yard and at a minimum distance of 100 feet from an adjoining lot in any residential zoning district;
6.
Minor utility facility;
7.
Other development customarily incidental to the primary use.
(Ord. No. 2021-16, § 5(Exh. E), 8-16-2021; Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)
Sec. 17.40.20. - Minor conditional uses and conditional uses.
A.
Minor Conditional Uses:
1.
Accessory structures for agricultural, horticultural or animal husbandry use in excess of the size limits in Chapter 17.74;
2.
Projections or free-standing structures such as chimneys, spires, belfries, domes, monuments, fire and hose towers, observation towers, transmission towers, flagpoles, radio and television towers, masts, aerials, cooling towers and similar structures or facilities not used for human occupancy exceeding 35 feet in height;
3.
Other uses similar in nature.
B.
Conditional Uses:
1.
Community services;
2.
Congregate living;
3.
Funeral and interment services, cemetery, mausoleum or crematorium;
4.
Golf course and club house, pitch-and-putt, but not garden or miniature golf or golf driving range;
5.
Group care and assisted living;
6.
Lodges, fraternal and civic assembly;
7.
Major utility facility;
8.
Preschool, orphanage, kindergarten or commercial day care;
9.
Residential care facility (ORS 443.000 to 443.825);
10.
Schools (public, private, parochial or other educational institution and supporting dormitory facilities, excluding colleges and universities);
11.
Other uses similar in nature.
(Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)
Sec. 17.40.30. - Development standards.
Footnotes:
1 Excluding zero lot line development.
2 Shall comply with the vision clearance area requirements of Chapter 17.74.
(Ord. No. 2022-07, § 8(Exh. H), 5-2-2022; Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)
Sec. 17.40.40. - Minimum requirements.
A.
Shall connect to municipal water in accordance with the 2022 Water System Master Plan.
B.
Shall connect to municipal sewer if service is currently within 200 feet of the site, as measured from the nearest property line. Sites more than 200 feet from municipal sewer, may be approved to connect to an alternative disposal system provided all of the following are satisfied:
1.
A county septic permit is to be secured and a copy is provided to the City.
2.
The property owner executes a waiver of remonstrance to a local improvement district and/or signs a deed restriction agreeing to complete improvements required under Chapter 17.84.
3.
The minimum size of the property is one acre or is a pre-existing legal lot, as determined by the City.
4.
Site consists of a legal lot(s) created through dividing property in the city, which is less than five acres in size.
C.
Shall have frontage or approved access to public streets.
(Ord. No. 2022-07, § 8(Exh. H), 5-2-2022; Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)
Sec. 17.40.50. - Additional requirements.
A.
Design review as specified in Chapter 17.90 is required for all uses.
B.
Lots with 40 feet or less of street frontage shall be accessed by a rear alley or a shared private driveway.
C.
Zero lot line dwellings: Prior to building permit approval, the applicant shall submit a recorded easement between the subject property and the abutting lot next to the yard having the zero setback. This easement shall be sufficient to guarantee rights for maintenance purposes of structures and yard, but in no case shall it be less than five feet in width.
(Ord. No. 2024-01, § 1(Exh. A), 2-20-2024)