Vernal City Zoning Code

The R-3 Residential Zone is established to accommodate medium-density residential development and to serve as a transition between lower-density residential areas and higher-density residential or mixed-use areas of the City. This zone is intended to provide for a variety of housing types, including single-family dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, and other compatible residential forms. In addition to residential development, the R-3 zone may accommodate parks, schools, churches, and other community-oriented or institutional uses that serve the residents of the area and are compatible with surrounding residential development. Development within the R-3 zone is expected to be more compact than in the R-1 and R-2 zones while maintaining compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods through appropriate site design, landscaping, parking, and access standards. In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this chapter, development within the R-3 Residential Zone shall be subject to the regulations set forth herein. (PZSC § 03-21-001)

Uses are as set out in this section:

(Ord. 2017-11, Amended, 08/16/2017; Ord. 2017-01, Amended, 01/18/2017; Ord. 2012-04, Add, 05/02/2012)

Density calculations shall apply to all residential development types within the R-3 zone, including townhome developments.

The Residential R3 zone shall be limited to fourteen (14) Units Per Acre

1. One (1) family dwelling: six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet;
   

Minimum lot area requirements based on dwelling count are hereby removed. Residential density in the R3 Residential Zone shall be regulated by maximum units per acre as established in Section 16.42.030 (Density Per Acre). Lot size configuration and layout shall be governed by setback, landscaping, parking, and site design standards.

(PZSC § 03-21-004)
(Ord. 2015-06, Amended, 04/15/2015)

Width requirements shall be measured at a distance of thirty (30) feet back from the front lot line.

1. One (1) family dwelling: sixty-five (65) feet;
2. Dwelling utilizing zero side yard: forty-five (45) feet. Such dwelling must be in a structure having two (2) or more dwelling units, with each dwelling being located entirely and solely on one (1) individual lot;
3. Two (2) family dwelling: ninety (90) feet;
4. Three (3) family dwelling: ninety (90) feet;
5. Four (4) family dwelling: one hundred (100) feet;

(PZSC § 03-21-005)
(Ord. 2015-06, Amended, 04/15/2015)

A. Front Setback: All buildings and structures shall be set back at least Twenty (20) feet from the front lot line. B. Side Setback:

1. Except for dwellings utilizing zero side yards, all dwellings and other main buildings shall be set back from the side property line a distance of at least five (5) feet. 2. The minimum side setback for accessory buildings shall be the same as for main buildings except that no side setback shall be required for accessory buildings located twelve (12) feet or more in back of the dwelling. 3. On corner lots, the side setback from the street along the exterior lot line for any dwelling, accessory building or other main building shall not be less than twenty (20) feet, unless:

a. The exterior lot line is directly adjacent to an unimproved, undeveloped section of public right-of-way. If this is the case, the side setback for accessory buildings shall be ten (10) feet.

C. Rear Setback:

1. For interior lots, all dwellings and other main buildings shall be set back from the rear property line a distance of at least fifteen (15) feet. Accessory buildings shall be set back at least one (1) foot from the rear property line. 2. For exterior lots, all dwellings and other main buildings shall be set back from the rear property line a distance of at least fifteen (15) feet. Accessory buildings on corner lots shall be set back from the rear property line a distance of not less than five (5) feet.

PZSC § 03-21-006)

1. The maximum height for any main dwelling, or any other main structure in the R-3 zone is thirty-five )35) feet. The minimum height for any dwelling or any other main structure in the R-3 zone is eight (8) feet.
2. The maximum height for any accessory building shall be governed by the same restrictions as in the R-1 Zone, Section 16.36.100.
3. The maximum area of any lot that may be covered by structures is fifty-five (55) percent.
   

(PZSC § 03-21-007)
(Ord. No. 96-07, Amended, 03/20/96)

1. Special provisions are the same as required in the R-1 residential zone (see Sections 16.36.090 and 16.36.120 through 16.36.140).
2. Studio or efficiency dwelling units shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total dwelling units within a development located in the R-3 Residential Zone.
3. The percentage calculation shall apply to the development as a whole, including phased developments, and shall not be calculated on a per-building basis.
4. Multifamily developments containing more than twenty (20) dwelling units shall provide usable common open space or recreation amenities designed for resident use. 
5. Multifamily residential buildings exceeding one hundred twenty (120) feet in length shall incorporate architectural offsets, façade variation, or building articulation at intervals not exceeding forty (40) feet.

(PZSC § 03-21-008 (1))

Plans showing proposed off-street parking layout and landscaping in conformance with Chapter 16.27 herein shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Director as applicable for buildings containing five (5) or more dwelling units, boarding houses, rest homes, clubs, lodges, churches, schools, and similar uses prior to the issuance of a building permit. The plans shall provide that all land not covered by buildings or by off-street parking space shall be planted in lawn, trees, shrubs or groundcover and otherwise landscaped and maintained in accordance with good landscaping practice as outlined in Chapter 16.27 herein. Where structures are to be placed on the property, the required thirty (30) foot setback space shall not be used for automobile parking, but shall be landscaped and maintained with lawn, trees, shrubs or groundcover except for permitted driveways.

(PZSC § 03-21-008 (2))
(Ord. No. 94-22, Amended, 11/2/94; Ord. No. 96-27, Amended, 11/20/96) (Ord. 2016-13, Amended, 11/02/2016)

Landscaping shall be in conformance with Chapter 16.27 herein and shall provide for and meet the needs of the tenants.

(PZSC § 03-21-008 (3))
(Ord. No. 94-22, Amended, 11/2/94; Ord. No. 96-27, Amended, 11/20/96)