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Yreka City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 16

20 - MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL R-2 1 - 13 Units Per Acre

Sections:


16.20.010 - Purpose.

This zone district is intended to provide areas for medium density residential development, particularly for duplex, triplex and fourplex units.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.20.020 - General Plan Consistency.

This Zone District is consistent with the Medium Density Residential Land Use Designation.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.20.030 - Density/Intensity.

A.

One to thirteen (13) housing units per gross acre.

B.

Minimum parcel size: Eight thousand (8,000) square feet.

C.

Not to exceed one dwelling unit for each three thousand three hundred and thirty three (3,333) square feet of lot area.

D.

Maximum Coverage Residential Uses: Fifty (50) percent.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.20.040 - Site Development Standards.

A.

Setbacks, minimum

1.

Front:

(a)

Dwelling: Twenty (20) feet;

(b)

Attached garage or carport: Twenty (20) feet;

(c)

Detached garage or carport of six hundred and fifty (650) square feet or less: Twenty (20) feet;

(d)

Detached garage or carport exceeding six hundred and fifty (650) square feet: Sixty (60) feet;

(e)

Accessory Building: Sixty (60) feet.

2.

Rear:

(a)

Dwelling: Twenty (20) feet;

(b)

Attached garage or carport: Twenty (20) feet;

(c)

Detached garage or carport: Five (5) feet;

(d)

Accessory Building(s): Five (5) feet.

3.

Side: Ten (10) feet on one side and five (5) feet on the other. In the event the lot is located on a corner, the interior side shall be a minimum of five (5) feet and the exterior side shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet.

B.

Building

1.

Maximum Height:

(a)

Dwelling: Thirty-five (35) feet;

(b)

Churches, parks, playgrounds, schools, public and quasi-public buildings and uses: Forty-five (45) feet;

(c)

Accessory: Fifteen (15) feet; twenty-five (25) feet if it is determined by the Planning Director that there is no significant view obstruction to adjacent properties.

C.

Lot Dimensions (minimum)

1.

Width:

(a)

Seventy (70) feet.

(b)

Cul-de-sac lot: Seventy (70) feet at seventeen (17) feet from property line, actual street frontage never to be less than twenty (20) feet.

2.

Depth: Seventy-five (75) feet.

D.

Parking, required minimum:

1.

Duplex, triplex or fourplex units:

(a)

Two parking spaces per family unit. One parking space shall be covered, and one improved parking space not to be located within the front yard setback and not interfering with access to the garage or carport for each dwelling unit.

(b)

Parking spaces shall not be tandem.

(c)

The driveway approach shall be paved with concrete for parcels improved with sidewalk, otherwise it may be paved with asphalt or double chip and seal. The access drive shall be paved with concrete, asphalt, double chip and seal, or other all weather surface for a distance of not less than twenty feet from the public street with a minimum width of ten feet.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.20.050 - Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in the R-2 zone district subject to issuance of a building permit, business license or other required permit(s):

A.

Single-family dwellings.

B.

Duplex, triplex, fourplex units.

C.

Group care home - small.

D.

Small family daycare facilities.

E.

Parks, picnic areas and playgrounds associated with approved development.

F.

Condominiums.

G.

Employee housing - small.

H.

Supportive housing.

I.

Transitional housing.

J.

Large family daycare facility.

K.

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to Section 16.46.170 of this code.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

(Ord. No. 837, § 1, 5-1-2014; Ord. No. 853, § 2, 8-16-2018; Ord. No. 854, § 2, 8-20-2020)

16.20.060 - Accessory uses and structures.

The following uses and structures are permitted in the R-2 zone district as an accessory to the primary permitted:

A.

Garage or carport, in addition to required garage or carport, not exceeding six hundred and fifty square feet of floor area.

B.

Swimming pool.

C.

Fences, walls in compliance with Section 16.46.050.

D.

Bed and breakfasts subject to permit as required in Chapter 16.50.

E.

Home Occupation as described in § 16.46.020

F.

Usual and customary structures associated with a residence (not exceeding six hundred and fifty (650) square feet of floor area)

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

16.20.070 - Conditional Uses.

The following uses are permitted in the R-2 zone district upon approval and validation of a conditional use permit, in addition to any other permits or licenses required for the use:

A.

Day care centers.

B.

Places of assembly or learning:

1.

Church or other place of worship or spiritual assembly;

2.

Grange halls, community centers, meeting halls;

3.

Schools, public or private.

C.

Public and quasi-public facilities:

1.

Public and quasi-public buildings and uses;

2.

Fire, police or sheriff substation;

3.

Parks, picnic areas and playgrounds not associated with approved development;

4.

Water treatment facilities.

D.

Group care home - large.

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).

(Ord. No. 837, § 1, 5-1-2014; Ord. No. 853, § 2, 8-16-2018)

16.20.080 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 853, § 2, adopted Aug. 16, 2018, repealed § 16.20.080, which pertained to second units in residential zones and derived from Ord. 775 (part), adopted in 2004.

16.20.090 - Placement of manufactured homes in residential zones.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65852.3:

A.

Manufactured homes are permitted in residential zone districts as a single-family residence if such manufactured home is placed on a permanent foundation. Such manufactured home is subject to all requirements for a single-family residence in the applicable zone district in which it is proposed to be located.

B.

Each manufactured home shall have a minimum eave overhang of at least sixteen (16) inches.

C.

Any manufactured home proposed within the designated Historic District is subject to the processing, reviews and standards of said district.

D.

Any home for which more than ten (10) years have elapsed between the date of the manufacture of the manufactured home and the date of the application for the issuance of a permit to install the manufactured home are prohibited on lots where conventional single-family residential dwellings are permitted

(Ord. 775 (part), 2004).