The following regulations apply in the R-3 multiple-family dwelling zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 373, §13(a), 2023)

The multiple family zoning district is designated for apartments, condominiums, and townhouse-type units to achieve higher density housing.

A.

Uses permitted in the R-3 zone are:

1.

Multiple family dwellings, apartment houses, condominiums, and townhouses;

2.

The accessory buildings necessary to such use located on the same lot or parcel of land including garages and carports;

3.

Home occupations upon securing a home occupation use permit;

4.

Family daycare homes;

5.

Farm worker housing;

6.

Residential care facilities (small and large);

7.

Transient occupancy buildings and board and rooming house;

8.

Transitional housing;

9.

Permanent supportive housing that meets the criteria set forth in Government Code Section 65651 et seq.;

10.

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to Chapter 18.61; and

11.

Single room occupancy (SRO) dwellings.

B.

Permanent supportive housing projects that meet specific criteria specified in Article 11 (commencing with Section 65650), within Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code are allowed by right. All other supportive housing projects not meeting the criteria specified in Government Code Article 11 Section 65650 are subject to a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 330 §6, 2008; Ord. 373, §13(a, b), 2023)

Building height in the R-3 zone shall be limited to three stories and shall not exceed forty feet.

(Ord. 373, §13(a), 2023)

There shall be a front yard of not less than ten feet.

There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet, except that on the street side of corner lots there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet.

There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet.

The minimum lot area shall be not less than three thousand five hundred square feet or one thousand square feet per dwelling unit.

(Ord. 373, §13(c), 2023)

There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between buildings used for dwelling purposes. There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between a building used for dwelling purposes and an accessory building. There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between accessory buildings.

Building lot coverage shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the lot area.

Maximum development density shall be sixteen to twenty-nine units per acre, as established in City of Sutter Creek General Plan Land Use Element Table 4-3, and dependent upon site conditions and constraints. See 18.62 regarding density bonus allocations.

(Ord. 373, §13(d), 2023)