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Tracy City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 11

- High Density Residential Zone HDR

10.08.1570 - Purpose (HDR).

The High Density Residential (HDR) Zone classification is designed to provide for apartments, multiple-family dwellings, dwelling groups, and supporting uses and to be utilized in appropriate locations within the areas designated high-medium density residential with a density range of twelve (12) to twenty-five (25) dwelling units per gross acre by the General Plan.

(Prior code § 10-2.1100)

10.08.1580 - Permitted uses (HDR).

(a)

The following uses shall be permitted in the HDR Zone:

(1)

Single-family, two-family, or multiple-family dwelling, dwelling group, or apartment house; Accessory dwelling unit, subject to TMC section 10.08.3180;

(2)

Boarding and rooming house;

(3)

Emergency homeless shelter, subject to TMC section 10.08.3197;

(4)

Single-Room Occupancy Facility ("SROs"), subject to TMC section 10.08.3197

(5)

Crop and tree farming;

(6)

Public park, building or school; and

(7)

Accessory use as provided in section 10.08.1080 of Article 5 of this chapter.

(b)

The following conditional uses shall be permitted in the HDR Zone subject to the granting of a use permit as provided in sections 10.08.4250 through 10.08.4420 of Article 34 of this chapter:

(1)

Mobile home park or mobile home park subdivision;

(2)

Condominium or planned residential development;

(3)

(Not used);

(4)

Off-street parking to serve an adjacent commercial or office use;

(5)

Church and church-related use;

(6)

Educational, cultural, institutional or recreational use;

(7)

Private school, nursery school or day care center;

(8)

Board and care facility;

(9)

Hospital, convalescent hospital, rest home or nursing home; and

(10)

Mortuary.

(Prior code § 10-2.1101)

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 17, 12-1-2015; Ord. No. 1254, § 5, 5-1-2018)

10.08.1590 - Lot area and width (HDR).

The following lot area and width requirements shall apply in the HDR Zone:

(a)

The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet.

(b)

The minimum lot width shall be sixty (60') feet; provided, however, lots on cul-de-sacs or knuckles shall have a minimum frontage of at least thirty-five (35') feet and a width at the twenty (20') foot building line of at least forty-five (45') feet.

(c)

The requirements set forth in this section may be increased or decreased for conditional uses.

(Prior code § 10-2.1102)

10.08.1600 - Density (HDR).

There shall be at least 1,400 square feet of net lot area for each dwelling unit in the HDR Zone.

(Prior code § 10-2.1103)

10.08.1610 - Minimum yards (HDR).

The following minimum yards shall be required in the HDR Zone:

(a)

Front: Fifteen (15') feet, except garage structures which shall be twenty (20') feet;

(b)

Side:

(1)

Interior lots: Five (5') feet on each side; provided, however, this requirement shall be increased by four (4') feet for every story above the second story;

(2)

Corner lots: Ten (10') feet on the street side; the interior side shall be the same as set forth in subsection (1) of this subsection; and

(3)

Detached accessory buildings not exceeding one story in height on the rear one-third (⅓) of the lot or set back at least seventy (70') feet from the front line whichever is less, may be located in a required side yard other than a street side yard;

(c)

Rear:

(1)

Main buildings: Ten (10') feet; provided, however, this requirement shall be increased by four (4') feet for every story above the second story; and

(2)

Accessory buildings: Detached accessory buildings not exceeding one story in height may be located in the rear yard; and

(d)

Distance between buildings: Six (6') feet between accessory buildings and between an accessory and main building; and the minimum distance between main buildings shall also be six (6') feet.

(Prior code § 10-2.1104)

(Ord. No. 1179, § 1, 1-15-2013)

10.08.1620 - Height (HDR).

There shall be no height limit in the HDR Zone.

(Prior code § 10-2.1105)

10.08.1630 - Lot coverage (HDR).

The maximum aggregate coverage of all buildings in the HDR Zone shall not exceed forty-five (45%) percent of the lot.

(Prior code § 10-2.1106)

10.08.1640 - Usable open space (HDR).

Residential uses in the HDR Zone shall provide minimum usable open space of 100 square feet for each of the first ten (10) dwelling units, fifty (50) square feet for each of the second ten (10) units, and twenty-five (25) square feet for each unit in excess of twenty (20).

For the purposes of this section, "usable open space" shall mean an on-site ground level area, not less than twenty (20') feet in width, of lawn, pool, or garden courts with concrete paving accessible to all dwelling units via a walk, path, or stairway easily used and intended to be used by pedestrians. The space shall not include the required front yard or street side yard, off-street parking, driveways, or service areas. There shall be no obstruction above the space, except for devices to enhance the usability of the space.

(Prior code § 10-2.1107)

10.08.1650 - Off-street parking (HDR).

Off-street parking in the HDR Zone shall be provided as required by Article 26 of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.1108)

10.08.1660 - Development review (HDR).

Development approval for all uses, buildings, structures, and site development in the HDR Zone, except a single- or two-family residence and accessory structures on a single lot, shall be required as provided in Article 30 of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.1109)