Dorris Municipal Code Ch. 18.12 Medium Density Residential, R-2

Sections:

• 18.12.010
• Purpose.
• 18.12.020
• General plan consistency.
• 18.12.030
• Density/intensity.
• 18.12.040
• Site development
• standards.
• 18.12.050
• Permitted uses.
• 18.12.060
• Accessory uses.
• 18.12.070
• Conditional uses.

The R-2 zone district is intended to provide areas for medium density residential develop- ment, particularly for duplex and townhouse units. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

This zone district is consistent with the medium density residential land use designa- tion. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

A. One to twelve (12) housing units per gross acre. B. Minimum parcel size: seven thousand (7,000) square feet. C. One family unit for each three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet of lot area. D. Maximum lot coverage, residential: fifty (50) percent. E. Maximum lot coverage, nonresidential: sixty (60) percent. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

A. Setbacks (Minimum). 1. Front: a. Home: twenty (20) feet. b. Garage or parking area: twenty (20) feet. c. Accessory building: not permitted in front yard setback area. 2. Rear: a. Home: ten (10) feet. b. Garage or parking area: i. Alley access: ten (10) feet. ii. Other: five feet. c. Accessory building(s): i. Not attached to main building(s): five feet. ii. Attached to main building(s): ten (10) feet. 3. Side, interior: five feet. 4. Side, corner: fifteen (15) feet. B. Building. 1. Height: thirty-five (35) feet. 2. Height, accessory: twenty (20) feet. 3. Distance between buildings: ten (10) feet. C. Lot Dimensions (Minimum). 1. Width, standard: sixty (60) feet. 2. Width, cul-de-sac: sixty (60) feet at set- back line. 3. Depth, standard: one hundred (100) feet. 4. Depth, cul-de-sac: ninety (90) feet. D. Parking. 1. Two parking spaces outside of any required setback per dwelling unit, of which one space must be covered. 2. Parking stalls must be parallel and not tandem. 3. The parking areas and the driveway between the public street and the parking area must be covered in an all-weather surface (e.g., concrete, asphalt, bricks, etc.).

179-28 (Revised 5-17) 4. Each required parking space shall have a minimum dimension of nine feet by twenty (20) feet. E. Signs. 1. A single sign per each street frontage advertising the multifamily project, not exceeding six square feet in area in accordance with Section 18.32.170. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

The following uses are permitted in the R-2 zone district subject to issuance of a building permit, business license or other required per- mit(s): A. All uses permitted in the R-1 district pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18.10. B. Duplex and townhouse units. C. Group care home of clients pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code subject to review for overconcentration. D. Small family daycare facilities. E. Second dwelling units pursuant to Sec- tion 18.32.180. F. Supportive housing. G. Transitional housing. (Ord. 219 § 4, 2014; Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

The following uses are permitted in the R-2 zone district as accessory to the primary per- mitted or conditionally permitted use. A. Garage or carport. B. Swimming pool. C. Fences, walls consistent with the provi- sions of Section 18.32.050. D. Home occupation consistent with the provisions of Section 18.32.030. E. Usual and customary structures associ- ated with a residence. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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. Set- backs and development criteria may be amended during the conditional use permit. A. Triplexes. B. Large family daycare facilities. C. Places of assembly or learning: 1. Church, place of worship or spiritual assembly. 2. Grange halls, community centers, meet- ing halls. 3. Schools, public or private. D. Public and quasi-public facilities. E. Parks, picnic areas and playgrounds not associated with approved development. F. Bed and breakfast inns. G. Buildings and structures taller than specified in Section 18.12.040(B). H. Other uses similar to those listed in this section. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

179-29 (Revised 8-11) 179-29 (Revised 8-11)