Chapter 18.32 — R-3 MULTIPLE DWELLING (HIGHDENSITY) RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

The purpose of the R-3 district is to provide an area for apartment living, group dwellings, transient residential accommodations, and similar residential quarters, along with compatible or accessory uses of land, in conformance with the General Plan. (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §5.1, 1980)

Uses permitted in the R-3 district include:

• A. One or more single-family or multiple-family dwellings, including apartment houses or condominiums, plus ADUs and JADUs consistent with Chapter 18.53 , provided that there shall be no more than one dwelling unit for each 1,452 square feet of land within the lot or parcel on which the dwelling is located. All dwellings shall be of a permanent character, placed upon a permanent foundation, and shall not be a mobile home or other temporary or vehicular type of dwelling;

• B. Group dwellings with six or fewer residents, such as boardinghouses, family care homes, rest homes, convalescent homes, or other similar residential uses, provided that there shall not be more than one residing occupant for each 500 square feet of land within the lot or parcel on which the dwellings are located;

• C. Offices, recreation facilities, dining rooms, laundry facilities and other incidental uses constructed simultaneously or subsequent to the main building on the same lot;

• D. A church, public or private school, public building, public utility building, park or playground;

• E. A minimum of 60% of the rear yard area shall be retained for landscaping. Storage of RVs, boats, trailers and other vehicles shall be stored on a paved surface for which zoning clearance is required;

• F. Hosted short-term rentals as permitted by Section 18.55.030 ;

• G. Electric vehicle charging station.

• (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §5.2, 1980; Ord. 2014-426 §3; Ord. 2018-468 §1; Ord. 2022-497 §8; Ord. 2023-509 §9; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)

Uses permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit, or an administrative use permit when allowed, in the R-3 district include:

• A. Mobile home parks or recreational vehicle parks;

• B. Mortuaries;

• C. A home occupation;

• D. Group dwellings with more than six occupants, such as hotels, motels, boardinghouses, family care homes, rest homes, convalescent homes or other similar residential uses, provided that such a group dwelling shall not be located within 300 feet of the boundaries of a parcel containing another group dwelling, unless a conditional use permit is issued on the basis that waiver of such separation requirement would not be materially detrimental or injurious to the property, improvements or uses in the immediate vicinity;

• E. Accessory buildings or uses normally incidental to one of the uses permitted above, if constructed or installed prior to the main building on the same lot;

• F. Employee housing as defined by Section 18.08.328 of this title, where accommodations are provided to seven or more employees in a dwelling unit, or on a single parcel if there is also an accessory dwelling unit and/or a junior accessory dwelling unit in addition to the primary dwelling unit on the parcel;

• G. Unhosted short-term rentals as permitted by Section 18.55.040 ;

• H. Electric vehicle charging station, if the Building Official or delegee determines the charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety.

• (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §5.3, 1980; Ord. 2014-426 §3; Ord. 2019-482 §4; Ord. 2022-497 §9; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)