99.03 Residential Building Floor Area — Needles Zoning Code

The minimum gross floor area of each dwelling unit shall be as shown in the following table entitled Minimum Dwelling Unit Floor Area. Up to fifteen (15) percent of minimum required gross floor area may be in private balconies, porches and patios. Attic and basement space where the headroom is less than six and one-half (6 1/2) feet, and garages and accessory buildings, shall not be included as part of the required dwelling unit floor area.

Section 99.03 “Table of minimum dwelling unit floor area”

Zone	Minimum Gross Floor Area(square feetper dwellingunit)	Minimum Gross Floor Area(square feetper dwellingunit)	Minimum Gross Floor Area(square feetper dwellingunit)
	0 Bedroom Unit	1 Bedroom Unit	2 Bedroom Unit	3Bedroom Unit
R-1 and CRR zones	900	1,000	1,100	1,200
R-2 zone	220*	600	950	1,050
R-3and C-2 zones	220*	600	800	950
C-2 zone, Downtown Core/ elderly housing in any zone	220*	600*	800	900
* efficiency units. Note: 0-bedroom units/efficiency units may be occupied by a maximum of 2 bedroom beyond3requires an additional 100 square foot minimum to thegross floor area.			persons. Note: Each additional

(Ord. No. 427-AC), 659-AC

HISTORY

Amended by Ord. 427-AC on 3/4/1996

99.04 Residential Garages And Carports

For required residential garages and carports, the minimum floor area and vehicular openings shall be as shown in the following table:

Residential Garages and Carports

For required residential garages and carports, the minimum floor area and vehicular openings shall be as shown in the following table:
Residential Garages and Carports
	Minimum Gross Floor Area(square feet)	Minimum Clear Width of Vehicular Doors of Openings(feet)
Single-FamilyDwelling		1 Opening	2+ Openings
R-1 zone	300	8	16
R-2 zone	300	8	16
R-3zone	As required to accommodateparkingspaces

(Ord. No. 427-AC)

99.05 Height Of Structures

The maximum height of any building or structure shall be as shown in the following tables:

Height Limits – Residential zones
		Maximum Height
Zones	Type of Building	Maximum Height
R1	Main building	2 stories or35feet,whichever is less
R2,R3	Main building	3stories or45feet,whichever is less
Commercial/Industrial/Mixed Use Zones	Main building	45 feet

Antennae. Notwithstanding the restrictions of subsection (a) of this section, radio, television, telecommunications tower, microwave antennae and similar equipment shall be subject to the following regulations:
Ground-mounted antennae are permitted to a height of fifty (50) feet, unless permitted higher by a conditional use permit.
1. Roof-mounted antenna and telecommunications facilities, which may include dishes to a maximum of twenty-four (24) inches in diameter, may be used but may not be more than twentyfive (25) feet higher than the highest point of the building to which they are attached, excluding chimneys and like projects, unless permitted higher by the issuance of a conditional use permit.
2. Any antennae that is primary to the use shall be subject to the height limit established under a conditional use permit. (Ord. 427-AC, 659-AC)
Rooftop Equipment. All rooftop equipment shall be screened form public view by screening materials of the same nature as the building's basic materials. Mechanical equipment should be located below the highest vertical element of the building. All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be located at a distance from the edge of the building so as not to be visible from the pedestrian level, from adjacent properties, and from adjacent roadways. If such units must be placed in a visible location for functional reasons, they shall be screened in a manner consistent with the building facade. Landscaping and screening of areas needed for services, such as deliveries, trash collection is required. Other appurtenances such as ground mechanical units, utility boxes, back-flow devices, and similar equipment shall either be screened or blended with surrounding area.

HISTORY

Amended by Ord. 663-AC on 10/24/2023
99.06 Open Space
99.06.01 Open Areas
99.06.02 Common Usable Open Area
99.06.03 Private Open Area
99.06.04 Future Rights-Of-Way
99.06.05 Front, Side, Rear Yards
99.06.05(b) Shipping Containers
99.06.06 Zero Side Or Rear Yard
99.06.07 Zero Residential Side Yard
99.06.08 Space Between Buildings
99.06.09 Courts
99.06.10 Pedestrian Access To Dwellings
99.06.11 Entrances To Multifamily Dwellings
99.06.01 Open Areas

R-2 and R-3 zones, at least thirty (30) percent of the net area of each developed lot shall be open which is landscaped or arranged for outdoor recreation or pedestrian use. (Ord. 427-AC)

99.06.02 Common Usable Open Area

For all multi-family residential uses, the open area provided shall include common usable open area of at least two hundred (200) square feet per dwelling unit for the first twenty (20) dwelling units, plus one hundred fifty (150) square feet per dwelling unit for the next twenty (20) dwelling units, plus one hundred (100) square feet per dwelling unit for each additional dwelling unit. The minimum dimensions of such common usable open area shall be ten (10) feet in each direction and the least horizontal dimension shall be at least one-third (1/3) of the greatest horizontal dimension. (Ord. No. 427AC, (part).) For stand-alone multi-family residential uses built in the Downtown Core, the amount of common open space required shall be reduced by 50 percent. For multi-family residential uses built as part of a mixed-use residential development in the Downtown Core, the amount of common open space required shall be reduced by 75 percent. (Ord. 427-AC, 659-AC)