The purpose of this chapter is to provide zoning development standards to accommodate the city's regional housing needs for all income levels. The regulations set forth in this chapter shall be applicable to all properties classified in R-3-20 or R-3-30 zones.

(Ord. No. 1449, § 2, 4-12-22)

In the R-3-20 and R-3-30 zones, only the uses permitted in the R-3-13 zone (Section 17.28.050) shall be permitted, except as modified by the allowable density regulation listed below in 17.29.030(C)(2). Existing uses which do not conform to the regulations permitted in this chapter may continue and be maintained pursuant to the stipulations of Chapter 17.56.

(Ord. No. 1449, § 2, 4-12-22; Ord. No. 1466, § 64, 3-28-23)

The regulations and limitations pertaining to the R-3-13 zone shall control and be effective in the R-3-20 and R-3-30 zones (Chapter 17.28 of this title) for multi-family dwellings, with the following exceptions:

A.

Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot size for new development shall be eleven thousand square feet.

B.

Allowable Density. The allowable dwelling unit density of development shall be as follows:

a.

R-3-20: Minimum twenty dwelling units/acre, up to twenty-four dwelling units/acre.

b.

R-3-30: Minimum thirty dwelling units/acre, up to thirty-four dwelling units/acre.

C.

Multi-family projects are not subject to the requirements of Section 17.28.070.

D.

Yard and Building Setbacks. In the R-3-30 zone only, the minimum front yard setback for the first and second floors shall be fifteen feet.

E.

Height. A third story building element shall be permitted, provided that this element is located more than forty feet away from any public street and has no horizontal dimension longer than forty-five feet. Additionally, the total floor area of these elements shall equal no greater than twenty percent of the gross lot area. For any project containing a third story, the height limit shall be measured in compliance with the calculation method described in Section 17.20.040 for the R-1 zone, except that the maximum height shall be thirty feet instead of twenty-five feet.

F.

Articulation. The standards described in Section 17.28.080.F.8 shall apply to all stories above the first story.

G.

Floor Area Ratio. The floor area ratio of developments containing more than eleven dwelling units shall be limited to one hundred percent of the gross lot area, except that pursuant to Government Code 65913.11, the floor area of developments containing eight to ten units shall be limited to one hundred twenty-five percent of the gross lot area.

H.

Maximum building coverage requirements shall not apply.

I.

Open space. Two hundred fifty square feet per dwelling unit of on-site open space shall be provided on the ground level for use by residents. Open spaces may be common or private. In order to be counted toward the open space requirement, the minimum width and length of each space shall be ten feet. Driveways and other vehicular access areas shall not count toward the open space requirement.

(Ord. No. 1449, § 2, 4-12-22; Ord. No. 1466, § 65, 3-28-23)

A.

The consolidation of multiple narrow lots is encouraged when such consolidation results in projects which incorporate more usable open space, reduce vehicular access points, and conceal parking from the street.

B.

The requirements of Section 17.28.030 shall not apply to the R-3-20 and R-3-30 zones.

C.

Minimum lot dimensions and size for newly created, reconfigured or consolidated lots. The minimum lot dimensions for a newly created or reconfigured lot shall be ninety feet in width and one hundred feet in depth. The minimum total size shall be eleven thousand square feet.

D.

A maximum height of thirty-five feet shall be permitted for any project with over one hundred feet of continuous street frontage along the front lot line of the development. The height shall be calculated in compliance with the method described in Section 17.28.080.F.

E.

Any project with over one hundred twenty-five feet of continuous street frontage along the front lot line of the development shall provide a pedestrian passageway from the street to the interior of the development which is not covered by any building or structure. Additional pedestrian passageways shall be provided as needed so that no distance between passageways, or between passageways and the edge of the development parcel, is greater than one hundred twenty-five linear feet.

(Ord. No. 1449, § 2, 4-12-22)

A.

All developments which meet the criteria of Section 17.28.070(A) shall be subject to preliminary design review.

B.

Upon submission of a complete preliminary design review application, the director will schedule a preliminary design review hearing before the planning commission.

C.

Public notice of an application shall be provided by the city in a manner deemed reasonable in the sole discretion of the director.

D.

The planning commission shall provide comments to the applicant concerning the mass, form, spatial elements, materials, colors and overall design to encourage the development to incorporate good design principles and to be compatible with its neighborhood and natural surroundings.

(Ord. No. 1449, § 2, 4-12-22)