Chapter 18.40
R-3 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
Sections:
18.40.030 Permitted uses and structures.
18.40.040 Conditional uses and structures.
18.40.050 Dimensional standards.
18.40.070 Development standards and review criteria.
18.40.010 Purpose.
To serve as a high density, general residential district allowing a large variety of housing types together with certain nonresidential uses that are without conflict. [Ord. 508 § 3.04.0, 1982].
18.40.020 Intent.
The intent of the R-3 district is to provide adequate amounts of high density residential development within appropriate areas of the presently developed city and to provide for the location of professional service activities which, in accordance with the comprehensive plan, are considered compatible with high density residential areas. [Ord. 508 § 3.04.1, 1982].
18.40.030 Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and structures are permitted outright:
(1) Apartments (as a secondary use as defined in Chapter 18.10 MCMC).
(2) Boarding, lodging, rooming house.
(3) Child care and other home occupations (see MCMC 18.75.040).
(4) Child day care facilities (see MCMC 18.75.050).
(5) Duplex.
(6) Dwelling, multiple-family.
(7) Dwelling, single-family.
(8) Nursing home/rest home/convalescent home.
(9) Preschool/nursery school/kindergarten.
(10) Religious quarters.
(11) Residential home.
(12) Retirement home.
(13) All uses and structures customarily accessory to permitted uses subject to the “limitations and exceptions” as set forth in Chapter 18.75 MCMC. [Ord. 508 § 3.04.2, 1982].
18.40.040 Conditional uses and structures.
The following uses and structures and similar uses and structures are permitted as a conditional use subject to the procedures of Chapter 18.170 MCMC, whereupon, (1) a conditional use permit may be granted when the criteria for approval are met or can be met by observance of conditions; or (2) a conditional use permit may be denied if the findings of fact conclude that the permit criteria cannot be met:
(1) Audio-visual or recording studio.
(2) Beauty or barber shop.
(3) Bed and breakfast.
(4) Bicycle sales and repair shop.
(5) Church.
(6) Community building.
(7) Locksmith.
(8) Mailing/addressing service without fleet vehicle storage.
(9) Mobile home park subject to the approval criteria set forth in Chapter 18.120 MCMC.
(10) Philanthropic or eleemosynary institution.
(11) Planned development/professional office subject to the approval criteria set forth in Chapter 18.130 MCMC.
(12) Planned development/residential subject to the approval criteria set forth in Chapter 18.130 MCMC.
(13) Professional offices.
(14) Schools, business and trade (which are similar to uses permitted outright or conditionally, and which are conducted wholly within an enclosed building).
(15) Stenographic service/notary public.
(16) Studio (including music, dancing, art, crafts, health or photography).
(17) Telephone answering service.
(18) Other similar uses and structures. [Ord. 508 § 3.04.3, 1982].
18.40.050 Dimensional standards.
(1) Lot Requirements.
(a) The minimum lot size shall be 5,400 square feet.
(b) The width of the lot at the building line shall be not less than 60 feet.
(c) The depth of the lot shall be not less than 90 feet.
(d) The maximum lot coverage shall be 60 percent.
(2) Yard Requirements (See Chapter 18.145 MCMC for Exceptions).
(a) The minimum front yard shall be 20 feet.
(b) The minimum side yard shall be five feet. The minimum shall be increased by one-half foot for every one foot of home height over 18 feet not to exceed a minimum side yard setback of 10 feet. Buildings with more than two floors will be required to have an additional five feet of side yard setback for each additional floor.
(c) The exterior side yard abutting a street shall have a minimum side yard setback of 15 feet.
(d) The minimum rear yard shall be 15 feet for a single- or two-story structure. Structures more than two stories will require an additional five feet of rear yard setback per story.
(3) Building Height (See Chapter 18.145 MCMC for Exceptions). In residential districts, no main building shall exceed a height of 35 feet for a one- or two-story structure. Building heights for structures with more than two stories will be reviewed by the city engineer as a part of planned development. A multifamily structure will have a maximum of four stories. No accessory building shall exceed a height of 20 feet; provided, however, that accessory structures approved through the conditional use permit provisions may be built to a height of 24 feet. [Ord. 841 § 1 (Exh. D), 2021; Ord. 508 § 3.04.4, 1982].
18.40.060 Density.
The residential density shall be a maximum of 25 units per gross acre but in no case less than 1,300 square feet per unit (net). [Ord. 508 § 3.04.5, 1982].
18.40.070 Development standards and review criteria.
Notwithstanding the conditional use provisions of MCMC 18.40.040, any project involving the erection of a new building or structure, the enlargement in height or ground coverage, or the intensification of use of any building or structure shall:
(1) Be reviewed in accordance with the site review criteria contained in Chapter 18.150 MCMC. The planning department shall conduct the site review for permitted uses that meet all ordinance requirements, whereas the planning commission or city administrator or the city administrator’s designee shall conduct the site review for conditional uses, variances and other similar procedures as stipulated in the applicable regulations; and
(2) Provide improvements and comply with the design standards applicable to the type of development proposed as set forth in Chapter 18.150 MCMC; and
(3) Provide off-street parking as set forth in Chapter 18.90 MCMC. [Ord. 508 § 3.04.6, 1982].