The R-M-6 and R-M-8 zoning classifications are designed to provide areas for single-family subdivisions and townhouse and condominium development at lower density ranges than the R-H district. The R-M-6 and R-M-8 districts multiple-residential districts are intended to achieve the following purposes:

A.

To reserve appropriately located areas for family living in a variety of types of dwellings at a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety;

B.

To preserve as many of the desirable characteristics of one-family residential districts as possible while permitting higher densities;

C.

To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling unit;

D.

To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions which require a residential environment;

E.

To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them;

F.

To protect residential properties from the hazards, noise and congestion created by commercial and industrial traffic;

G.

To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles and, where appropriate, for off-street loading of trucks;

H.

To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and other objectionable influences;

I.

To protect residential properties from fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1 (part), 1989)

Permitted uses are as follows:

A.

Small family child care homes;

B.

Mobile homes and manufactured housing;

C.

Multifamily dwellings conforming to the density requirements of this chapter.

D.

Single-family dwellings;

E.

Accessory uses located on the same site with a permitted use which are incidental to the permitted use, including but not limited to home occupations (subject to the provisions of Section 17.50.040 of this title), private garages and parking areas and the keeping of not to exceed four cats and four dogs or a combination thereof not to exceed a total of four;

F.

Small community care facilities.

G.

Transitional housing and supportive housing.

H.

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to Chapter 17.57 and 17.58 of this title.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1 (part), 1989; Ord. 16.123, §§ 21—23, 9-5-2007; Ord. No. 16.132, § 3, 5-1-2013; Ord. No. 16-138, § 16, 7-15-2015; Ord. No. 16.142, § 26, 12-4-2024)

The following conditional uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.50.020 of this title:

A.

Bed and breakfast establishments;

B.

Country clubs and golf courses;

C.

Day care centers;

D.

Foster homes;

E.

Occupancy of existing dwelling while constructing a replacement dwelling on the same lot;

F.

Public and quasi-public uses, including churches, synagogues and other places of worship, firehouses, parks and playgrounds, schools, and public utility buildings and uses;

G.

Large family child care homes: No person shall operate a large family child care home without obtaining a large family child care home permit in compliance with the standards set forth within Section 17.50.015;

H.

Tract offices and temporary construction trailers.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1 (part), 1989; Ord. 16.123, §§ 24, 25, 9-5-2007)

No person shall operate a large community care home without obtaining a conditional use permit in accordance with Section 17.50.020. In addition the applicant shall submit the following:

a.

A letter or certification of final approval from the state or county licensing authority,

b.

A site plan of the property showing parking, outdoor exercise area, and fencing.

c.

A letter from the fire department approving the safety of the structure for the use,

d.

A letter of application describing the type of use, number of residents, age of residents, any special resident care that is provided, and a daily work schedule showing the number of employees at the facility, and

e.

Landscaping and other information as required by the community development director.

(Ord. 16.123, § 26, 9-5-2007)

The following development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the R-M-6 and R-M-8 zoning districts.

A.

Lot Area and Density Requirements. All lots hereafter created shall comply with the following minimum standards:

*If, after dividing the area of the lot by the area required per dwelling unit or structure containing a dwelling unit, a remainder of more than seventy percent of the area required for an additional unit is obtained, one additional dwelling unit may be located on the site.

B.

Minimum Lot Frontage. The minimum lot frontage shall be sixty feet.

C.

Maximum Site Coverage. The maximum site coverage in the R-M zoning district shall be fifty-five percent.

D.

Yards. Yard requirements are as follows:

E.

Building Height. No structure in the R-M-6 and R-M-8 zoning districts shall exceed thirty-five feet in height unless otherwise provided in Section 17.46.050 of this title.

F.

Multi-unit residential development shall comply with the Multi-Unit Residential Design Standards. See Section 17.44.180.

G.

Accessory Structures. See Section 17.46.130 (Accessory Structures).

(Ord. 16.76 § 1(part), 1989; Ord. 16.77 (part), 1989; Ord. No. 16.140, § 4, 11-15-2023; Ord. No. 16.142, § 27, 12-4-2024)

A.

Architectural and site plan review by the design review board shall be required for all structures (excluding single-family dwelling and accessory structures on a lot with a single-family dwelling), alterations to structures and signage in the R-M zoning district.

B.

No building shall be located closer than twenty-five feet from the top of the bank of a perennial or intermittent stream, as shown in Section 17.04.230 of this title. All proposed structures shall be constructed above the one-hundred-year floodplain.

(Ord. 16.76 § 1(part), 1989; Ord. No. 16.142, § 28, 12-4-2024)