15.130 R-3, Single-Family District.

(1) Intent. This district is intended to provide for single-family detached residential development.

(2) Specific Uses Permitted. Land shall be used and buildings shall be erected, altered, enlarged, or used for only one or more of the following uses, subject to the provisions of this section and those of other applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance:

(a) Single-family dwellings;

(b) Accessory buildings and uses;

(c) Public parks, parkways, and other recreation areas;

(d) Community living arrangements for not more than eight individuals;

(e) Adult day care facilities, and child day care centers for not more than eight individuals;

(f) Vacant lot residential garden; and

(g) Bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals.

Accessory buildings and uses to the specific uses permitted shall also be permitted.

(3) Conditional Uses Permitted. The following uses are permitted subject to MMC 15.370(27):

(a) Churches;

(b) Schools – public, private, and parochial;

(c) Hospitals other than animal hospitals;

(d) Private clubs and lodges;

(e) Homes for the elderly, nursing homes, and adult day care facilities, and child day care centers for nine or more individuals;

(f) Community living arrangements for nine or more individuals;

(g) Residential buildings used in connection with the above conditional uses;

(h) Repealed by Ord. 20-152;

(i) Domestic violence centers;

(j) Expanded home occupations;

(k) Any adaptive reuse authorized pursuant to MMC 15.370(29);

(l) Transitional housing;

(m) Continuing care communities, retirement housing, intergenerational housing, and other collaborative housing options developed pursuant to MMC 15.750; and

(n) Farmers’ markets.

(4) Area Regulations.

(a) Front Yard. No principal or accessory building shall be closer than 25 feet to the street line as established by the Official Map. If said street line is not established by the Official Map, said 25 feet shall be measured from the existing street line.

(b) Side Yard. There shall be two side yards of not less than six feet for each side yard, providing that on corner lots the side yard adjacent to the street shall be not less than 20 feet except that garages shall be set back not less than 25 feet. For accessory buildings located in the rear one-half or located greater than 65 feet from the front lot line of any interior lot, the required side yard may be reduced to two feet except where easement widths are greater.

(c) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet, except on corner lots, the rear yard may be reduced to six feet, provided a minimum setback of 25 feet is maintained in the side yard adjacent to the street. No accessory building located in the rear one-half or located more than 65 feet from the front lot line of an interior lot shall be located closer than two feet to the rear property line except where easement widths are greater.

(d) Lot Area. Each lot shall have a minimum area of 5,500 square feet and a minimum average width of 50 feet. However, corner lots shall provide 10 percent greater minimum lot area and width.

(e) Lot Occupancy. The ground area occupied by the principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed 35 percent of the total area of the lot.

(f) Dwelling Unit Size. All dwelling units shall be at least 24 feet wide and shall have a minimum area, excluding attached or detached accessory buildings, of 900 square feet.

(5) Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height and no accessory building shall exceed 15 feet in height, subject also to airport height provisions.

(6) Vision Clearance. The vision clearance of this district shall not be less than 15 feet, determined by measuring 15 feet each way from the lot corner at the street intersection on each street lot line, or, in the case of an alley, 10 feet, determined by measuring 10 feet along the street line and 10 feet along the alley line.

[Ord. 20-152 § 3, 2020; Ord. 15-559 § 4, 2015; Ord. 13-265 § 4, 2013; Ord. 12-529 §§ 15 – 17, 2012; Ord. 08-490 § 10, 2008. Prior code § 15.13]