Yamhill City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 10
21 RM MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
§ 10.21.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the RM zone is to provide higher density housing options to meet the needs of Yamhill residents for more affordable housing in a manner compatible with adjacent single-family and duplex dwellings. The target net density is 5.4 to 20 dwelling units per acre.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.020 Use.
Within an RM Multi-Family Zone, no building, structure or premises shall be used, arranged or designed to be used, erected, structurally altered, or enlarged except for one or more of the following uses:
(A)
Duplex dwellings meeting all lot size and setback requirements of the zone.
(B)
Multi-family dwellings (with Site Development Review as per Section 10.21.040).
(C)
Tiny house developments (with Site Development Review as per Section 10.20.040 or Planned Unit Development approval as per Chapter 10.124).
(D)
Affordable housing.
(E)
Assisted living facility.
(F)
Government assisted housing.
(G)
Residential home.
(H)
Residential facility.
(I)
Single room occupancy.
(J)
Playgrounds, parks.
(K)
Accessory Uses and Structures (Subject to the Requirements of Chapter 10.72).
(1)
Customary residential accessory building for private use, such as pergola, greenhouse, hot house, hobby shop, or summer house, above-ground pool, patio, enclosed or covered patio, woodshed, quarters for domestic animals maintained as pets of the residents. This shall not include livestock of any kind including cattle, or other livestock or poultry, except as provided in Section 10.21.030. In no instance shall goats or pigs be maintained on any lot within the City limits;
(2)
Fallout shelters;
(3)
Fences;
(4)
Private garages for not more than two motor vehicles for each dwelling on the same lot with or within the dwelling to which it is accessory and in which no garage business or industry is conducted; residential purposes;
(5)
Swimming pools for private use that are built below grade requiring a building permit and subject to the requirements of Chapter 10.72.
(L)
Home occupation, subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.96.
(M)
Child care center.
(N)
Family child care home.
(O)
Private parking area within 500 feet of the CBD Overlay.
(P)
Planned unit development, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.112 and 10.124.
(Q)
Mobile home and manufactured dwelling parks.
(R)
Right-of-way (subject to provisions of Section 10.48.080, Underground Utility Installation) for:
(1)
Electric service lines;
(2)
Gas mains;
(3)
Communications lines;
(4)
Water lines;
(5)
Sewer lines; and
(6)
TV cable lines.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.030 Conditional Uses.
When authorized under the procedure provided for conditional uses in this Title, the following uses will be permitted in an RM zone:
(A)
Miscellaneous Uses.
(1)
Beauty shop where no assistants are employed.
(B)
Boat, camper, equipment and trailer storage area on a lot, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.104 and 10.108.
(C)
Livestock maintained on lots, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.104 and 10.108.
(D)
Other uses which can meet the provisions of Section 10.104.030, Circumstances for Granting Conditional Uses.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.040 Uses Requiring Site Development Review.
When authorized under the procedure provided for Site Development Review in this Title, the following uses will be permitted in an RM zone per Chapter 10.112:
(A)
Semi-Public, Parochial and Private Buildings and Structures.
(1)
Religious institutions;
(2)
Community or neighborhood club buildings, swimming pools and other allied facilities when erected by a non-profit community club for the improvement of the zone or social recreation of the members.
(B)
For multifamily dwellings a development plan shall be submitted to the Planning Official for its approval. The plan shall demonstrate compliance with the following design criteria:
(1)
Gross housing density shall not exceed 20 dwelling units per acre.
(2)
No single building shall contain more than eight dwelling units.
(3)
Impervious surface shall not cover more than 75% of the lot. All non-impervious land shall be permanently landscaped.
(4)
Side and rear yards shall be buffered from adjacent uses by fencing or hedges dense enough to obscure 80% of all light passage. Fences shall be no less than six feet in height. Hedges shall be designed, planted, and maintained so as to be no less than six feet in height and achieve the 80% light obscuring standard within three years of planting and then shall be maintained as such in perpetuity.
(5)
The plan shall show the location of all existing and proposed buildings and structures, parking areas, drainage facilities, utility services, access points, lighting, signs, landscaping and other such data as may have a bearing on the adjacent properties.
(C)
Mobile home and manufactured home parks, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.112 and 10.120.
(D)
Assisted living facility.
(E)
Residential facility.
(F)
Child care center.
(G)
Parks.
(H)
Public facilities including educational, municipal and public facilities.
(I)
Public utility structures when they comply with all yard and setback requirements.
(J)
Other structures/facilities which can meet the provisions of Section 10.112.030, Circumstances for Granting Site Development Review.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.050 Height of Building.
No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height as measured using the Oregon Structural Specialty Code.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.060 Yard Setback Requirements.
In an RM zone, each lot shall have yards of the following size unless provided for in Section 10.76.050 (General Exceptions to Yard Requirements):
(A)
Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard on every lot in an RM zone, which rear yards shall have a minimum depth of 15 feet except for multi-family which shall be 20 feet.
(B)
Side Yards. There shall be a side yard on each side of the main building on every lot in an RM zone in width of five feet expect for multi-family which shall be seven and one half feet; however, any side yard provided adjacent to a street shall not be less than 20 feet.
(C)
Front Yard. Every building erected, constructed or altered in a zone shall have a front yard of not less than 15 feet to a living space and 20 feet to a garage or carport. The setback shall be 20 feet for multi-family. When by this Title or any other regulations a greater setback or a front yard of greater depth is required than specified in this chapter, then such greater setback line or front yard depth shall apply.
(D)
The yard width between two or more buildings, excluding duplex dwellings, but including multi-family dwellings, on the same lot shall not be less than 15 feet.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.070 Lot Size, Width, and Depth.
(A)
In an RM zone, except as noted in subsection (B) below the minimum requirements for lot area shall be 6,000 square feet. The width of a lot at the building line shall be not less than 60 feet.
(B)
In an RM zone, a lot on which one legally established dupex dwelling exists or is being built may be divided so as to allow the duplex dwelling to be divided and have separate ownerships of each dwelling and the associated portion of the original lot in accordance with Chapter 11.14 and providing all State of Oregon Residential Structure Specialty Code requirements are met. The minimum requirements for lot area shall be no less than 50% of the minimum required lot area for a nondivided duplex dwelling. The width of each lot at the building line shall be not less than 30 feet.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 528 §1, 2020; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.080 Development Regulations.
(A)
All developments shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.48, General Provisions.
(B)
All accessory structures shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.72, Accessory Structures.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.090 Parking Requirements.
All new developments shall require off-street parking, which shall be in accordance with Chapter 10.52, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.100 Bicycle Requirements.
All new developments shall require bicycle parking, which shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 10.56, Bicycle Parking.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.110 Fence Regulations.
All new developments shall adhere to the fence regulations, which shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 10.60, Fence and Wall Regulations.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.120 Clear-Vision Area.
All new developments shall adhere to the clear-vision requirements which shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 10.68, Clear-Vision Area.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.21.130 Sign Regulations.
All signs shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.64, Sign Regulations.
(Ord. 515 §1, 2017)