CHAPTER 12.64
R-1D LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
SECTION:
12.64.040: Development Standards
12.64.050: Site Plan Permit Approval
12.64.010 INTENT:
The R-1D zone is applied to areas generally developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s that are adjacent to the downtown central business district. The R-1D zone is intended to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of architecturally and historically valuable structures and neighborhoods by assuring adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling, minimize traffic and parking congestion, and reduce hazards from encroachment of industry and commercial activity. The zone also allows the continued use of multiple-family dwellings that lawfully existed at the time the property was rezoned to R-1D. The R-1D low density residential downtown district is intended to achieve the following purposes:
A. To reserve appropriately located areas for family living in a variety of types of dwellings at a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety;
B. To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling unit;
C. To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions, which require residential environment;
D. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them;
E. To protect residential properties from the hazards, noise, and congestion created by commercial and industrial traffic;
F. To provide necessary space for off street parking of automobiles;
G. To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and other objectionable influences; and
H. To protect residential properties from fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards. (Ord. 2001-13, 11-19-2001)
12.64.020 PERMITTED USES:
The uses listed under R-1D in the table in section 12.56.040 of this title as permitted uses are allowed. (Ord. 2001-13, 11-19-2001)
12.64.030 CONDITIONAL USES:
In addition to the uses authorized by section 12.64.020 of this chapter, the uses listed under R-1D in the table in section 12.56.040 of this title are allowed if a conditional use permit is issued. (Ord. 2001-13, 11-19-2001)
12.64.040 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
The following regulations shall apply in the R-1D district and shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 12.128 of this title if not covered here:
A. Minimum Lot Size: Five thousand (5,000) square feet for single-family dwellings, eight thousand (8,000) square feet for two-family dwellings.
B. Density Standard: One to seven (7) units per gross acre.
C. Maximum Lot Coverage: Maximum lot coverage of a lot shall not exceed sixty five percent (65%) of the total lot area. Said coverage shall specifically include all buildings, parking areas, and driveways.
D. Minimum Lot Width: Fifty feet (50’).
E. Maximum Height: Two (2) stories, but not exceeding thirty five feet (35’) in height.
F. Minimum Setbacks:
1. Front: Fifteen feet (15’) when a front porch is provided; twenty feet (20’) when no porch is provided, and the minimum depth of a front porch shall be six feet (6’). Garages shall be set back a minimum of twenty five feet (25’) from the front property line.
2. Side: Five feet (5’). A corner lot shall have a side yard abutting a street of not less than ten feet (10’) (see definition of "lot, corner" in section 12.08.020 of this title).
3. Rear: Twenty feet (20’).
G. Minimum Lot Frontage:
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Interior lot: |
50 feet |
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Corner lot: |
50 feet |
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Cul-de-sac: |
30 feet |
H. Minimum Lot Depth: Eighty feet (80’).
I. Yards: Yard requirements as specified in section 12.112.040 of this title.
J. Parking: Parking requirements as specified in chapter 12.120 of this title.
K. Landscaping: Landscaping requirements as specified in chapter 12.124 of this title. (Ord. 2001-13, 11-19-2001)
12.64.050 SITE PLAN PERMIT APPROVAL:
A. Approval Required: Site plan permit approval is required for new construction to a two-family dwelling, conversion of a single-family dwelling to a two-family dwelling, and additions to any two-family dwelling and to any nonconforming multi-family dwelling.
B. Consideration Of Factors: All new structures, additions and remodelings proposed to be constructed in the R-1D zone shall be designed so as to architecturally harmonize with the surrounding structures. The factors to be considered when reviewing the design of such proposed structures include:
1. The height in relation to adjacent structures;
2. Building materials;
3. Colors;
4. Appearance of building facade facing the street, in terms of its resemblance to a single-family dwelling;
5. The inclusion of architectural features such as bay windows and front porches to permit compatibility of design with other structures in the immediate neighborhood. (Ord. 2001-13, 11-19-2001)