Hawthorne Zoning Code Ch. 17.18

R-3 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION

The principal objective and purpose to be served by this classification and its application are to establish areas permitting a greater population density than is allowed in more restrictive classifications and to permit accommodations and care for a limited number of individuals who may or may not constitute a family unit as defined in this title while, at the same time, by means of the standards and requirements set forth herein, maintaining a desirable family living environment by establishing a minimum lot area, lot dimensions, yards, setbacks and open spaces proportionate to the size of the lot. A related consideration for the city in establishing these standards and requirements is to more efficiently and economically design, install, and maintain public service facilities in terms of size and capacity to adequately and permanently meet the needs resulting from the intensity of land use allowed in this zoning classification. (Ord. 1894 § 22, 2007)

All uses and structures in the R-3 High Density Residential classification shall comply with the standards and requirements of the table below.

ZONING

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Table of Uses and General Standards for R-3 Zone1
Minimum Maximum Minimum
Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Front Side Setback Minimum Maximum Building Open Space
Size Width Depth Setback2 Interior3/Street4 Rear Setback5 Lot Coverage Height6 Per Unit7
Uses permitted in R-1 or See 17.14 (R-1) and 17.16 (R-2)
R-2 subject to standards of
that zone
Multifamily dwelling units 1,452/unit 50 100 15 5/10 5 80% 45 150
(min. 3 units)
Fire station 5,000 50 100 15 5/10 5 60% 22 —
Public parking 5,000 50 100 15 0 0 — 0 —
Residential care facility, See 17.20.190
large (CUP)
Single-room occupancy See 17.101.040
Employee housing
Residential care facility,
small
Subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this zone.
Supportive housing
Transitional housing

CUP = Conditional Use Permit required; - = Not Applicable

Notes:

1 Units are feet except lot size and open space, which are square feet.

2 For garage facing street, minimum setback of 18 feet required.

3 Side setback is 10% of lot width up to 5 feet, but not less than 3.5 feet.

§ 17.18.020

HAWTHORNE CODE

4 Side yard adjacent to a street shall have a minimum width of 20% of lot width, up to 10 feet.

5 On through lots the rear setback shall be the same as required for front setback.

6 Twelve feet maximum on lots less than 40 feet average width and less than 5,000 square feet.

7 Not more than 50% may be private open space.

Marijuana cultivation, marijuana processing, marijuana delivery, except as authorized in Section 17.90.070, and marijuana dispensaries, except where the city is prohibited by federal or state law from enacting a prohibition on any such activity.

(Ord. 2106 § 5, 2016; Ord. 2148 § 6, 2017)