Principal uses permitted outright in the R3 district include:

A.

Principal uses permitted in the R1 and R2 districts and subject to all development standards applicable to such uses.

B.

Multiple-dwelling structures including triplex and fourplex family dwelling structures and multifamily apartments in which units are rented on a permanent basis, but not including motels or other facilities offered on a transient-tenancy basis;

C.

Rowhouse buildings containing no more than eight rowhouses.

D.

Principal uses conforming to approved prototype site plans are not subject to site plan review.

E.

Other multifamily residential developments or rowhouses are subject to site plan review pursuant to [Chapter 17.81] of this code in addition to General Development Guidelines listed in Section [17.50.070].

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

Accessory uses in the R3 district include uses listed in R1 and R2 and such uses customarily incidental to a principal use permitted outright, such as private garages or parking areas for noncommercial vehicles only, but not including any business, trade or industry except as a home occupation or "live-work" per definition in Section 17.08.290, or a retail business that primarily serves the surrounding residential area, not to exceed two thousand square feet of gross leasable space. All accessory uses are subject to applicable development standards.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, adopted Dec. 20, 2023, repealed § 17.32.025, which pertained to principal uses permitted subject to site plan review and derived from Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012.

See Chapter 17.40.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

A.

Outside storage of wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, inoperable, or unlicensed (vehicle licensing plates and current tabs) and uninsured vehicles.

B.

Use of mobile homes, trailers, motor homes or campers.

C.

Parking or storage of industrial or agriculture vehicles and equipment on lots.

D.

Outside collections of automobile, truck or other motor vehicle parts or paints, fuels, and lubricants.

E.

Outside accumulations of garbage, trash, household goods, yard trimmings, or other materials which create a public nuisance or fire hazard.

F.

On premise storage of flammable, toxic, corrosive, or explosive chemicals, gases, or materials other than reasonable amounts of normal household paints, cleaners, solvents, fuels.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

A.

Dwelling standards:

1.

A primary (not accessory) single-family residential dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of four hundred square feet, as measured from interior wall to interior wall, excluding porches, carports, garages, and basement or other rooms used exclusively for the storage or housing of mechanical or central heating equipment.

2.

All dwellings shall be placed on permanent foundations.

3.

All manufactured homes must be new on the date of installation and comply with applicable siting standards in Section 17.68.130.

4.

No business signs shall be erected or displayed on residential lots or adjacent street right-of-way buffer strips, except as provided in Sign Ordinance, Chapter 15.12 of this code.

5.

No contour or existing topography shall be substantially altered by fill, excavation, channeling or other device that would cause flooding, inundation, siltation, or erosion by stormwater on adjoining lots, open spaces, or rights-of-way.

B.

Accessory use, accessory buildings and garages.

1.

Any plumbing and/or sewer facilities in any accessory building or garage shall be subject to International Building Code requirements and limited to the exclusive private use of the residents of the principal building.

2.

Sewer stub-out facilities shall not be provided in or adjacent to any garage or accessory building for use within that building unless the building contains an approved ADU, where it is allowed.

3.

Garages and all accessory buildings used as studios, workshops or for home occupations shall conform to International Building Code requirements and to the setback requirements for principal buildings except that such structures may be located up to five feet from the rear lot line if the rear lot line abuts a dedicated alleyway of at least fifteen feet in width.

C.

Fences.

1.

Fence heights shall not exceed six feet along rear or side lot lines.

2.

Fence heights shall not exceed five feet along front lot lines.

3.

On corner lots the fence height along the side yard adjacent to the street shall not exceed four feet for the first twenty-five feet from the lot corner to ensure adequate view clearance per Section 17.68.090.

4.

Fences shall not be constructed or kept in any manner which could constitute a safety hazard to the person or property of adjoining landowners or to the general public.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

Density provisions for the R3 district are as follows:

A.

Maximum height of buildings: Not to exceed twenty-eight feet, except that approved multifamily apartments are not to exceed thirty-five feet;

B.

Minimum area of lot for single-family dwellings: Three thousand square feet; and eight hundred square feet for rowhouse units on separate lots; or up to four multiplex units on the same lot;

C.

Minimum area of lot for multifamily dwellings and rowhouse buildings: One thousand square feet per unit;

D.

Minimum lot depth: Fifty feet;

E.

Minimum width of lot: Thirty feet; twelve feet per rowhouse;

F.

Maximum percentage of lot coverage: Seventy-five percent;

G.

Minimum front yard depth: Twelve feet, except that porches, stoops or other transitional structures may encroach up to eight feet into this frontage zone;

H.

Minimum side yard width: Five feet, zero for rowhouse common wall;

I.

Minimum side yard width along flanking street of corner lot: Ten feet;

J.

Minimum rear yard depth: Five feet.

NOTE: Accessory structures are allowed within rear yards and subject to five-foot setback from rear lot lines, and also subject to development standards in this zone. If the rear lot line is on an alley, a three-foot setback is required.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

For dwelling units in an R3 district, there shall be at least one off-street spaces or private garage or building on the same lot as the dwelling unit complex, or attached thereto, or made a part thereof, for each housekeeping unit in the dwelling, the size and type of such parking space to be the same as prescribed in the R1 and R2 districts. For accessory dwelling units, there shall be one-half space per unit, with a minimum of one space.

Assigned parking in remote lots, including approved joint use parking under binding agreement, may be substituted if they are within 200 feet of the subject property.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023; Ord. No. 2024-07-1166, 7-3-2024)

In the R3 districts, all new structures shall be serviced by underground utilities.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)