Chapter 17.01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS OF PLANNING CODE AND GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY
§ 17.13
Oakland Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Oakland
17.13.010 - Title, intent, and description. ¶
A.
Title and Intent. The provisions of this Chapter shall be known as the RH Hillside Residential Zones Regulations. The intent of the Hillside Residential (RH) Zones is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas that are primarily characterized by detached structures on hillside lots.
B.
Description of Zones. This Chapter establishes land use regulations for the following four (4) zones:
1.
RH-1 Hillside Residential - 1 Zone. The intent of the RH-1 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance areas for single-family living on lots of one acre or more, and is appropriate in portions of the Oakland Hills.
2.
RH-2 Hillside Residential - 2 Zone. The intent of the RH-2 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance areas for single-family living on lots of at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet, and is appropriate in portions of the Oakland Hills.
3.
RH-3 Hillside Residential - 3 Zone. The intent of the RH-3 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance areas for single-family dwellings on lots of at least twelve thousand (12,000) square feet and is appropriate in portions of the Oakland Hills.
4.
RH-4 Hillside Residential - 4 Zone. The intent of the RH-4 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance areas for single-family dwellings on lots of six thousand five hundred (6,500) to eight thousand (8,000) square feet and is typically appropriate in already developed areas of the Oakland Hills.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-22013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.13.020 - Required design review process. ¶
Except for projects that are exempt from design review as set forth in Section 17.136.025, no Building Facility, Designated Historic Property, Potentially Designated Historic Property, Telecommunications Facility, Sign, or other associated structure shall be constructed, established, or altered in exterior appearance, unless plans for the proposal have been approved pursuant to the design review procedure in Chapter
17.136, and when applicable, the Telecommunications regulations in Chapter 17.128, or the Sign regulations in Chapter 17.104.
(Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.13.030 - Permitted and conditionally permitted activities.
Table 17.13.01 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited activities in the RH Zones. The descriptions of these activities are contained in Chapter 17.10. Section 17.10.040 contains permitted accessory activities.
"P" designates permitted activities in the corresponding zone.
"C" designates activities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
"L" designates activities subject to certain limitations or notes listed at the bottom of the table.
"—" designates activities that are prohibited except as accessory activities according to the regulations contained in Section 17.010.040.
Table 17.13.01: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Activities
| Activities | Zones | Additional Regulations |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH-1 | RH-2 | RH-3 | RH-4 | ||
| Residential Activities | |||||
| Permanent | P | P | P | P | |
| Residential Care | — P(L1) | — P(L1) | — P(L1) | — P(L1) | 17.103.010 |
| Supportive Housing | P | P | P | P | |
| Transitional Housing | P | P | P | P | |
| Emergency Shelter | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | 17.103.010 17.103.015 |
| Semi-Transient | — | — | — | — | |
| Bed and Breakfast | — | — | — | — | |
| Civic Activities | |||||
| Essential Service | P | P | P | P | |
| Limited Child-Care Activities | P | P | P | P | |
| Community Assembly | C | C | C | C | |
| Recreational Assembly | C | C | C | C | |
| Community Education | C | C | C | C | |
| Nonassembly Cultural | C | C | C | C | |
| Administrative | C | C | C | C | |
| Health Care | — | — | — | — |
| Special Health Care | — | — | — | — | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utility and Vehicular | C | C | C | C | |
| Extensive Impact | C | C | C | C | |
| Commercial Activities (all) | — | — | — | — | |
| Industrial Activities (all) | — | — | — | — | |
| Agriculture and Extractive Activities | |||||
| Limited Agriculture | P(L2) | P(L2) | P(L2) | P(L2) | |
| Extensive Agriculture | C(L3) | C(L3) | C(L3) | C(L3) | |
| Plant Nursery | C | C | C | C | |
| Mining and Quarrying | — | — | — | — | |
| Accessory of-street parking serving prohibited activities |
C | C | C | C | 17.116.075 |
| Activities that are listed as prohibited. but are permitted or conditionally permitted on nearby lots in an adjacent zone |
C | C | C | C | 17.102.110 |
Limitations on Table 17.13.01:
L1. See Section 17.103.010 for other regulations regarding Residential Care Activities, and Sections 17.103.010 and 17.103.015 for other regulations regarding Emergency Shelter Residential Activities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Planning Code, Emergency Shelter Residential Activities are permitted by-right on properties owned by churches, temples, synagogues, and other similar places of worship approved for Community Assembly Civic Activities; prohibited elsewhere in the zone.
L2. Limited Agriculture is permitted if the activity occupies less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of land area and any on-site sales occur no more than two (2) times per week between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in a temporary movable structure not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet in size; conditionally permitted if the activity is larger in either land area, or in sales area, frequency, or hours of operation (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
L3. Extensive Agriculture is only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure). In addition to the criteria contained in Section 17.134.050, this activity must meet the following use permit criteria:
- The proposal will not adversely affect the livability or appropriate development of abutting properties and the surrounding neighborhood in terms of noise, water and pesticide runoff, farming equipment operation, hours of operation, odor, security, and vehicular traffic.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13270, § 3(Exh. A), 1118-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.13.040 - Permitted and conditionally permitted facilities.
Table 17.13.02 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited facilities in the RH Zones. The descriptions of these facilities are contained in Chapter 17.10. The descriptions of these facilities are contained in Chapter 17.10.
"P" designates permitted facilities in the corresponding zone.
"C" designates facilities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
"L" designates facilities subject to certain limitations listed at the bottom of the table.
"—" designates facilities that are prohibited.
Table 17.13.02: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Facilities
| Facilities | Zones | Additional | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH-1 | RH-2 | RH-3 | RH-4 | Regulations | |
| Residential Facilities | |||||
| One-Family Dwelling | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Two- to Four-Family Dwelling | —(L1) | —(L1) | —(L1) | P(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Multifamily Dwelling | —(L1) | —(L1) | —(L1) | —(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Rooming House | — | — | — | — | |
| Vehicular | —P | —P | —P | P | 17.103.080 17.103.085 |
| Nonresidential Facilities | |||||
| Enclosed Nonresidential | P | P | P | P | |
| Open Nonresidential | P | P | P | P | |
| Sidewalk Cafe | — | — | — | — | |
| Drive-In Nonresidential | — | — | — | — | |
| Drive-Through Nonresidential | — | — | — | — | |
| Telecommunications Facilities | |||||
| Micro Telecommunications | C | C | C | C | 17.128 |
| Mini Telecommunications | C | C | C | C | 17.128 |
| Macro Telecommunications | C | C | C | C | 17.128 |
| Monopole Telecommunications | C(L2) | C(L2) | C(L2) | C(L2) | 17.128 |
| Tower Telecommunications | — | — | — | — | 17.128 |
| Sign Facilities | |||||
| Residential Signs | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Special Signs | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Development Signs | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Realty Signs | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Civic Signs | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Signs | — | — | — | — | 17.104 |
| Advertising Signs | — | — | — | — | 17.104 |
Limitations on Table 17.13.01:
L1. See Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88 for regulations regarding permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. Also, see Table 17.13.03, Property Development Standards, for additional regulations in the RH-4 Zone.
L2. Monopole Telecommunications Facilities are only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure). In addition to the CUP criteria contained in Section 17.134.050, the proposal must meet the following use permit criterion:
a. There is no existing structure that can accommodate the proposed antenna. To meet this criterion, the applicant must provide a site alternative plan that demonstrates that there is no existing structure that can accommodate the antenna.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-22013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 13666, § 3(Exh. A), 11-16-2021; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022)
17.13.050 - Property development standards.
A.
Zone Specific Standards. Table 17.13.03 below prescribes development standards specific to individual zones. The number designations in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to the regulations listed at the end of the Table. "—" indicates that a standard is not required in the specified zone.
Table 17.13.03: Property Development Standards
| Development Standards | Zones | Additional | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH-1 | RH-2 | RH-3 | RH-4 | Regulations | |
| Minimum Lot Dimensions | |||||
| Lot Width mean | 100 ft. | 100 ft. | 90 ft. | 45 ft. | 1 |
| Frontage | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 1 |
| Lot area | 43,560 sf. |
25,000 sf. |
12,000 sf. | 6,500 sf. or 8,000 sf. |
1, 2, 3 |
| Maximum Permitted Residential Density | 1 primary | dwelling unit per lot | 1 primary dwelling unit per lot 2 dwelling units on lots 8,000 sf. or greater |
4, 18 |
| Minimum Setbacks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum front (<20% street-to-setback gradient) | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | 4, 5, 6, 17 |
| Minimum front (>20% street-to-setback gradient) | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 4, 5, 6, 7, 17 |
| Minimum interior side (<20% footprint slope) | 6 ft./15% |
6 ft./15% |
6 ft./10% | 5 ft. | 4, 8, 9, 17 |
| Minimum interior side (>20% footprint slope) | 6 ft./15% |
6 ft./15% |
6 ft./10% | 5 ft./10% | 4, 8, 9, 17 |
| Minimum street side | 6 ft. | 6 ft. | 6 ft. | 5 ft. | 4, 5, 10, 17 |
| Rear | 35 ft. | 30 ft. | 25 ft. | 20 ft. | 4, 7, 10, 11, 17 |
| Maximum Lot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) |
See Table 17.13.04 | ||||
| Height Regulations for All Lots with a Footprint Slope of <20% | |||||
| Maximum wall height primary building | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 4, 13, 14 |
| Maximum pitched roof height primary building | 30 ft. | 30 ft. | 30 ft. | 30 ft. | 4, 13, 14 |
| Maximum height for accessory structures | 15 ft. | 15 ft. | 15 ft. | 15 ft. | 4, 13, 14 |
| Height Regulations for all Lots with a Footprint Slope of >20% |
See Table 17.13.05 for Height regulations for all lots with a footprint slope of >20% |
4, 15 | |||
| Minimum Parking | See Chapter 17.116 for automobile parking and Chapter 17.117 for bicycle parking requirements |
4, 16 |
Additional Regulations for Table 17.13.03:
See Sections 17.106.010 and 17.106.020 for exceptions to lot area, width mean and street frontage regulations. In the RH-3 Zone, the minimum average lot width of all lots within a subdivision shall be ninety (90) feet, and the minimum lot width of any individual lot within such subdivision shall be seventy-five (75) feet.
In the RH-4 Zone, for Subdivision Maps of four (4) or fewer lots where each lot created has a buildable area slope of less than or equal to twenty percent (20%), the minimum lot size is six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet. For Subdivision Maps where any one lot buildable area slope is greater than twenty percent (20%) or for Subdivision Maps of five (5) or more lots, the minimum lot size is increased to eight thousand (8,000) square feet.
a. In order to determine buildable area slope of a subdivision, each lot shown on the Subdivision Map shall indicate the buildable area in dashed lines. The buildable area slope is measured at the steepest point between the front and rear setbacks (not included within the side setbacks).
See Subsection 16.16.170.F in the Subdivision regulations for additional regulations regarding minimum lot size. In the RH-3 Zone, the minimum average lot area of all lots within a subdivision shall be twelve thousand (12,000) square feet, and the minimum lot area of any individual lot within such subdivision shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
See Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88 for development standards applicable to permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. Also applicable are the provisions of Section 17.102.270 with respect to additional kitchens for a dwelling unit, and the provisions of Section 17.102.300 with respect to dwelling units with five (5) or more bedrooms.
On lots with only Residential Facilities, paved surfaces within required street-fronting yards, and any unimproved rights-of-way of adjacent streets, shall be limited to fifty percent (50%) on interior lots and thirty percent (30%) on corner lots. Exceptions: The maximum percentages of paved surfaces specified in this additional regulation may be exceeded within unimproved rights-of-way in the following cases upon issuance of a private construction of public improvements (P-job) permit or if undertaken directly by the City or by a private contractor under contract to the City:
a. Roadway construction or widening;
b. Sidewalk construction or widening; and
c. Any work pursuant to an approved final map, parcel map or final development plan pursuant to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) permit.
For purposes of this additional regulation, an unimproved right-of-way is the portion of a street or alley right-of-way that is not paved.
- In the RH-4 Zone, if adjacent lots abutting the side lot lines of the subject lot both contain principle Residential Facilities that have front setbacks with a depth of less than twenty (20) feet, the minimum front setback shall be reduced for buildings and other structures on the subject lot up to a line parallel to the front lot line and extended from the most forward projection of the principle Residential Facility on the adjacent lots having the deeper front setback depth, provided such projection is enclosed, has a wall height of at least eight (8) feet, and has a width of at least five (5) feet. In the case of a corner lot or lot that has one or more vacant parcels next to it, this same principle shall apply if the nearest non-vacant lots to each side of the corner lot, or to each side of a lot that has one or more vacant parcels next to it, have less than a twenty (20) foot front setback (see Illustration for Table 17.13.03, [Additional Regulation 6], below). Also, see Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
Illustration for Table 17.13.03 [Additional Regulation 6] *for illustration purposes only
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- The minimum front setback depth required by the applicable individual zone shall be reduced to five (5) feet on any lot with a street-to-setback gradient that exceeds twenty percent (20%), provided, however, that the distance from the edge of the pavement to a garage or carport elevation containing one or more vehicular entries shall be at least eighteen (18) feet (see Illustration for Table 17.13.03, [Additional Regulation 7], below). See Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
Illustration for Table 17.13.03 [Additional Regulation 7] *for illustration purposes only
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See Section 17.108.080 for the required interior side and rear setbacks on a lot containing two (2) or more living units and opposite a legally-required living room window.
The minimum interior side setback for all lots with a footprint slope that exceeds twenty percent (20%) is the greater of the two (2) listed setbacks - in the RH-1 and RH-2 Zones: either six (6) feet or fifteen percent (15%) of the lot width mean, whichever is greater; in the RH-3 Zone: either six (6) feet or ten percent (10%) of the lot width mean, whichever is greater; and in the RH-4 Zone: either five (5) feet or ten percent (10%) of the lot width mean, whichever is greater. Also, see Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
In all RH Zones, on every corner lot which abuts to the rear a key lot which is in a Residential Zone, there shall be provided on the street side of such corner lot a side setback with a minimum width equal to one-half (½) of the minimum front setback depth required on the key lot and no less than the minimum side setback width required along an interior side lot line of the corner lot. However, such side setback shall only apply to the rear twenty (20) feet of the corner lot, and not be required to exceed five (5) feet in width if it would reduce to less than twenty-five (25) feet the buildable width of any corner lot. Such setback shall be provided unobstructed except for the accessory structures or the other facilities allowed therein by Section 17.108.130 (see Illustration for Table 17.13.03. [Additional Regulation 10], below). See also Subsection 17.110.040.C for special controls on location of detached accessory buildings on such corner lots and Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
Illustration for Table 17.13.03 [Additional Regulation 10] *for illustration purposes only
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Wherever a rear lot line abuts an alley, one-half (½) of the right-of-way width of the alley may be counted toward the required minimum rear setback; provided, however, that the portion of the minimum rear setback depth actually on the lot itself shall not be reduced to less than ten (10) feet. Also, see Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
For lots which abut an adjoining rear setback, the minimum rear setback depth shall be increased by an additional one-half (½) foot of rear setback depth for each additional one (1) foot of lot depth over one hundred (100) feet, up to a maximum rear setback depth of forty (40) feet.
See Section 17.108.030 for allowed projections above height limits and Section 17.108.020 for increased height limits in certain situations.
In all RH Zones, if at least sixty percent (60%) of the buildings in the immediate context are no more than one (1) story in height, the maximum wall height shall be fifteen (15) feet within the front twelve (12)
feet of buildable area. The immediate context shall consist of the five (5) closest lots on each side of the project site plus the ten (10) closest lots on the opposite side of the street; however, the Director of City Planning may make an alternative determination of immediate context based on specific site conditions. Such determination shall be in writing and included as part of any approval of any variance, conditional use permit, design review, determination of exemption from design review, or other special zoning approval or, if no special zoning approval is required, part of any Planning Department approval of a building permit application.
See applicable design review criteria for more specific bulk standards.
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided as prescribed in the off-street parking and loading requirements in Chapter 17.116. Bicycle parking shall be provided as prescribed in the bicycle parking regulations in Chapter 17.117. Additional parking standards apply within the S-11 Zone, as prescribed in Chapter 17.92.
See Section 17.103.085 for setback and separation requirements for Vehicular Residential Facilities.
A second primary unit may only be granted in the RH-4 Zone upon determination that:
i)
The project is not located within the S-9 Fire Safety Protection Combining Zone; and
ii)
The minimum pavement width along the entire length of the adjoining street is at least twenty-six (26) feet, and all streets connecting the lot to the nearest arterial street (as designated by the City of Oakland General Plan Land Use and Transportation Element) have a minimum pavement width of at least twenty-six (26) feet.
B.
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and Lot Coverage. Table 17.13.04 below prescribes FAR and lot coverage standards associated with lot sizes. The numbers in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to the regulations listed at the end of the Table.
Table 17.13.04 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and Lot Coverage
| Regulation | Lot Size in Square Feet | Lot Size in Square Feet | Additional Regulations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5,000 | >5,000 and <12,000 |
>12,000 and <25,000 |
>25,000 and <43,560 |
>43,560 | ||
| Maximum FAR | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Maximum Lot Coverage (%) |
40% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 15% | 2 |
Additional Regulations for Table 17.13.04:
Lots with less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in area may have a dwelling with at least two thousand (2,000) square feet, regardless of FAR listed.
Lots with less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in area may have a lot coverage of up to two thousand (2,000) square feet regardless of lot coverage percentage (%) listed.
C.
Height. Table 17.13.05 below prescribes height standards associated with different sloped lots. The numbers in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to the regulations listed at the end of the Table. "N/A" designates the regulation is not applicable to the specified footprint slope category.
Table 17.13.05 Height Regulations for all Lots with a Footprint Slope of >20%
| Regulation | Downslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Downslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Downslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Upslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Additional Rlti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >20% and <40% |
>40% and <60% |
>60% | >20% | eguaons | |
| Maximum Height for Detached Accessory Structures |
15 ft. | 15 ft. | 15 ft. | 15 ft. | 1 |
| Maximum Wall Height Primary Building | 32 ft. | 34 ft. | 36 ft. | 32 ft. | 1, 2 |
| Maximum Wall Height Primary Building with a CUP |
36 ft. | 38 ft. | 40 ft. | 35 ft. | 1 |
| Maximum Pitched Roof Height Primary Building |
36 ft. | 38 ft. | 40 ft. | 35 ft. | 1, 2 |
| Maximum Height Above Edge of Pavement |
18 ft. | 18 ft. | 18 ft. | N/A | 1 |
| Maximum Height Above the Ground Elevation at the Rear Setback Line |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 ft. | 1 |
| Maximum Height from Finished or Existing Grade (whichever is lower) Within 20' of the Front Property Line |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 ft. | 1, 3 |
Additional Regulations for Table 17.13.05:
See Section 17.108.030 for allowed projections above height limits and Section 17.108.020 for increased height limits in certain situations.
On a downslope lot greater than forty percent (40%) footprint slope, the rear wall of an attached garage or carport may exceed the wall height and roof height by five (5) feet, but may not exceed eighteen (18) feet above ground elevation at edge of pavement, if the garage or carport conforms with all of the following criteria:
a. Maximum width is twenty-two (22) feet and maximum depth is twenty (20) feet; and
b. Garage or carport floor is at the same level as the edge of the street pavement resulting from the project at the center point of the driveway entrance or is at a lower level; and
c. Maximum height above the garage or carport floor is ten (10) feet for walls to the top of the plate or flat roof and twelve (12) feet for pitched roofs.
See Illustration for Table 17.13.05 [Additional Regulation 2], below.
- The building height is measured from finished or existing grade, whichever is lower.
Illustration for Table 17.13.05 [Additional Regulation 2]
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(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022; Ord. No. 13666, § 3(Exh. A), 1116-2021; Ord. No. 13518, § 4(Exh. A), 2-5-2019; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13090, § 4(Exh. A), 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.13.060 - Special regulations for Planned Unit Developments. ¶
Planned Unit Developments. Large integrated developments shall be subject to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) regulations in Chapter 17.142 if they exceed the sizes specified therein. In developments which are approved pursuant to said regulations, certain uses may be permitted in addition to those otherwise allowed in the RH zones, and certain of the other regulations applying in said zone may be waived or modified. The normally required design review process may also be waived for developments at the time of initial granting of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) permit. Unless otherwise specified in the PUD permit, any future changes within the Planned Unit Development shall be subject to applicable design review regulations.
(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), adopted July 2, 2013, changed the title of Section 17.13.060 from "Special regulations for mini-lot and planned unit developments" to "Special regulations for planned unit developments." The historical notation has been preserved for reference purposes.
17.13.070 - Other zoning provisions. ¶
A.
Home Occupations. Home occupations shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the home occupation regulations in Chapter 17.112.
B.
Nonconforming Uses. Nonconforming uses and changes therein shall be subject to the nonconforming use regulations in Chapter 17.114.
C.
General Provisions. The general exceptions and other regulations set forth in Chapters 17.102, 17.104, 17.106, and 17.108 shall apply in the RH Zones.
D.
Recycling Space Allocation Requirements. The regulations set forth in Chapter 17.118 shall apply in RH Zones.
E.
Landscaping and Screening Standards. The landscaping and screening regulations set forth in Chapter 17.124 shall apply in the RH Zones.
F.
Buffering. All uses shall be subject to the applicable requirements of the buffering regulations in Chapter 17.110 with respect to screening or location of parking, loading, storage areas, control of artificial illumination, and other matters specified therein.
(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
Chapter 17.15 - RD DETACHED UNIT RESIDENTIAL ZONE REGULATIONS
Sections:
17.15.010 - Title, intent, and description.
Title and Intent. The provisions of this Chapter shall be known as the RD Detached Unit Residential Zone Regulations. The intent of the Detached Unit Residential (RD) Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas primarily characterized by a mix of single-unit structures, small multi-unit buildings, and neighborhood businesses where appropriate.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-22013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.15.020 - Required design review process.
Except for projects that are exempt from design review as set forth in Section 17.136.025, no Building Facility, Designated Historic Property, Potentially Designated Historic Property, Telecommunications Facility, Sign, or other associated structure shall be constructed, established, or altered in exterior appearance, unless plans for the proposal have been approved pursuant to the design review procedure in Chapter 17.136, and when applicable, the Telecommunications regulations in Chapter 17.128, or the Sign regulations in Chapter 17.104.
(Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.15.030 - Permitted and conditionally permitted activities.
Table 17.15.01 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited activities in the RD Zones. The descriptions of these activities are contained in Chapter 17.10. Section 17.10.040 contains permitted accessory activities.
"P" designates permitted activities in the corresponding zone.
"C" designates activities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
"L" designates activities subject to certain limitations or notes listed at the bottom of the table.
"—" designates activities that are prohibited except as accessory activities according to the regulations contained in Section 17.010.040.
Table 17.15.01: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Activities
| Activities | Base Zone | Additional Regulations |
|---|---|---|
| RD | ||
| Residential Activities | ||
| Permanent | P | |
| Residential Care | P(L1) | 17.103.010 |
| Supportive Housing | P | |
| Transitional Housing | P | |
| Emergency Shelter | P(L1) | 17.103.010 17.103.015 |
| Semi-Transient | — | |
| Bed and Breakfast | C | |
| Civic Activities | ||
| Essential Service | P | |
| Limited Child-Care Activities | P | |
| Community Assembly | C | |
| Recreational Assembly | C | |
| Community Education | C | |
| Nonassembly Cultural | C | |
| Administrative | C | |
| Health Care | — | |
| Special Health Care | — | |
| Utility and Vehicular | C | |
| Extensive Impact | C | 17.102.440 |
| Commercial Activities | ||
| General Food Sales | C(L2)(L3) | |
| Full Service Restaurants | C(L2)(L3) | |
| Limited Service Restaurant and Cafe | C(L2)(L3) | |
| Fast-Food Restaurant | — | |
| Convenience Market | — | |
| Alcoholic Beverage Sales | —(L4) | |
| Mechanical or Electronic Games | — | |
| Medical Service | — | |
| General Retail Sales | P(L3)(L5) | |
| Large-Scale Combined Retail and Grocery Sales | — | |
| Consumer Service | —C(L2)(L3) | |
| Consultative and Financial Service | —C(L2)(L3) |
| Check Cashier and Check Cashing | — | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Cleaning and Repair Service | — | |
| Consumer Dry Cleaning Plant | — | |
| Group Assembly | — | |
| Personal Instruction and Improvement Services | — | |
| Administrative | P(L3)(L5) | |
| Business, Communication, and Media Services | — | |
| Broadcasting and Recording Services Commercial Activities | — | |
| Research Service | — | |
| General Wholesale Sales | — | |
| Transient Habitation | — | |
| Building Material Sales | — | |
| Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Sales and Rental | — | |
| Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Gas Station and Servicing |
— | |
| Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Repair and Cleaning | — | |
| Taxi and Light Fleet-Based Services | — | |
| Automotive Fee Parking | — | |
| Animal Boarding | — | |
| Animal Care | — | |
| Undertaking Service | — | |
| Industrial Activities (all) | — | |
| Agriculture and Extractive Activities | ||
| Limited Agriculture | P(L6) | |
| Extensive Agriculture | C(L7) | |
| Plant Nursery | C | |
| Mining and Quarrying | — | |
| Accessory of-street parking serving prohibited activities | C | 17.116.075 |
| Activities that are listed as prohibited, but are permitted or conditionally permitted on nearby lots in an adjacent zone |
C | 17.102.110 |
Limitations on Table 17.15.01:
L1. See Section 17.103.010 for other regulations regarding Residential Care Residential Activities, and Sections 17.103.010 and 17.103.015 for other regulations regarding Emergency Shelter Residential Activities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Planning Code, Emergency Shelter Residential Activities are permitted by-right on properties owned by churches, temples, synagogues, and
other similar places of worship approved for Community Assembly Civic Activities; prohibited elsewhere in the zone.
L2. These activities may only be located in an existing Nonresidential Facility that was both built prior to April 14, 2011. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. Also, these activities may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
L3. The overall outside dimensions of an existing Nonresidential Facility built prior to April 14, 2011 devoted to this activity shall not be increased; and no open parking, loading, or production serving such activity shall be increased in size. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. This regulation supersedes the applicable provisions in Chapter 17.114.
L4. In the case of an existing, nonconforming Alcoholic Beverage Sales Activity, the total floor area, open areas, or outside building dimensions occupied by the establishment shall not be increased. This regulation supersedes the Nonconforming Activity Section 17.114.080(A)1.
L5. These activities may only be located in an existing Nonresidential Facility that was built prior to April 14, 2011. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. Also, these activities may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required if the total floor area devoted to these activities on any single lot exceeds one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
L6. Limited Agriculture is permitted if the activity occupies less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of land area and any on-site sales occur no more than two (2) times per week between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in a temporary movable structure not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet in size; conditionally permitted if the activity is larger in either land area, or in sales area, frequency, or hours of operation (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
L7. Extensive Agriculture is only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure). In addition to the criteria contained in Section 17.134.050, this activity must meet the following use permit criteria:
- The proposal will not adversely affect the livability or appropriate development of abutting properties and the surrounding neighborhood in terms of noise, water and pesticide runoff, farming equipment operation, hours of operation, odor, security, and vehicular traffic.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13270, § 3(Exh. A), 1118-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13090, § 4(Exh. A), 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.15.040 - Permitted and conditionally permitted facilities.
Table 17.15.02 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited facilities in the RD Zones. The descriptions of these facilities are contained in Chapter 17.10.
"P" designates permitted facilities in the corresponding zone.
"C" designates facilities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
"L" designates facilities subject to certain limitations listed at the bottom of the table.
"—" designates facilities that are prohibited.
Table 17.15.02: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Facilities
| Facilities | Base Zone | Additional Regulations |
|---|---|---|
| RD | ||
| Residential Facilities | ||
| One-Family Dwelling | P(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Two- to Four-Family Dwelling | P(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Multifamily Dwelling | —(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Rooming House | — | |
| Vehicular | P | 17.103.085 |
| Nonresidential Facilities | ||
| Enclosed Nonresidential | P | |
| Open Nonresidential | P | |
| Sidewalk Cafe | P(L2) | 17.103.090 |
| Drive-In Nonresidential | — | |
| Drive-Through Nonresidential | — | |
| Telecommunications Facilities | ||
| Micro Telecommunications | C | 17.128 |
| Mini Telecommunications | C | 17.128 |
| Macro Telecommunications | C | 17.128 |
| Monopole Telecommunications | C | 17.128 |
| Tower Telecommunications | — | 17.128 |
| Sign Facilities | ||
| Residential Signs | P | 17.104 |
| Special Signs | P | 17.104 |
| Development Signs | P | 17.104 |
| Realty Signs | P | 17.104 |
| Civic Signs | P | 17.104 |
| Business Signs | P(L3) | 17.104 |
| Advertising Signs | — | 17.104 |
Limitations on Table 17.15.02:
L1. See Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88 for regulations regarding permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. Also, see Table 17.15.03, Property Development Standards, for additional regulations on the conditionally permitted density in the RD-2 Zone.
L2. Sidewalk cafes are allowed only as an accessory facility to an approved Full Service Restaurant or Limited Service Restaurant and Cafe. The sidewalk cafe may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. See Section 17.103.090 for other regulations regarding Sidewalk Cafes.
L3. Business Signs are only allowed on existing Nonresidential Facilities built prior to April 14, 2011; otherwise, Chapter 17.104 applies. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. Also, the maximum aggregate area of display surface of all Business, Civic, and Residential Signs on any one lot shall be 0.5 square foot for each one foot of lot frontage in the case of an interior lot, or 0.25 square feet for each one foot of lot frontage in the case of a corner lot. The aggregate shall include only one face of a double-faced sign. The total amount of aggregate sign area shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet
on any one property. See Chapter 17.104 for other regulations regarding Business Signs; however, the regulations in this Section supersede any contradicting regulations in Chapter 17.104.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-22013; Ord. No. 13090, § 4(Exh. A), 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 13666, § 3(Exh. A), 11-16-2021; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022)
17.15.050 - Property development standards.
A.
Zone Specific Standards. Table 17.15.03 below prescribes development standards specific to individual zones. The number designations in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to the regulations listed at the end of the Table. "N/A" indicates that a standard is not applicable in the specified zone.
Table 17.15.03: Property Development Standards
| Table 17.15.03: Property Development Standards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Development Standards | Zone | Additional Reulations |
| RD | g | |
| Minimum Lot Dimensions | ||
| Lot Width mean | 20 ft. | 1 |
| Frontage | 20 ft. | 1 |
| Lot area | 2,000 sf. | 1, 2 |
| Maximum Permitted Residential Density | 1-2 units on any legal lot; 3 units on minimum 3,000 sf. lots; 4 units on minimum 4,000 sf. lots |
3, 4, 5 |
Minimum Setbacks for lots Equal to or Greater than 3,000 Square Feet in Size
| Minimum Setbacks for lots Equal to or Greater than 3,000 Square Feet in Size | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum front (≤?20% street-to-setback gradient) | 15 ft. | 6, 18, 20 |
| Minimum front (>20% street-to-setback gradient) | 5 ft. | 6, 7, 8, 18, 20 |
| Minimum interior side | 4 ft. | 1, 9, 10, 18, 20, 21 |
| Minimum street side | 4 ft. | 1, 8, 9, 11, 18, 20 |
| Rear | 10 ft. | 1, 9, 12, 13, 18 |
| Reduced Setbacks for Smaller Lots | See Table 17.15.04 for reduced setbacks for lots less than 3,000 square feet in size |
1, 20 |
| Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and Lot Coverage for 1 and 2 Units |
See Table 17.15.05 for maximum FAR and lot coverage for 1 and 2 dwelling units, excluding any permitted Accessory Dwelling Units |
1, 19 |
| Maximum Lot Coverage for 3 or More Units | N/A | 19 |
| Height Regulations for All Lots with a Footprint Slope of ≤20% | ||
| Maximum wall height primary buildings | 30 ft. | 13, 14 |
| Maximum pitched roof height primary buildings | 35 ft. | 14, 15, 16 |
| Maximum height for accessory structures | 15 ft. | 13, 14 |
| Height Regulations for all Lots with a Footprint Slope of >20% | See Table 17.15.06 for Height regulations for all lots with a footprint slope of >20% |
15 |
| Minimum Parking | See Chapter 17.116 for automobile parking and Chapter 17.117 for bicycle parking requirements |
3, 16, 18 |
| Minimum Open Space | ||
| Group open space per Primary Unit | 100 sf. | 17 |
| Group open space per Primary Unit when private open space substituted |
25 sf. | 17 |
Additional Regulations for Table 17.15.03:
See Sections 17.106.010 and 17.106.020 for exceptions to lot development standard regulations.
See Subsection 16.16.170.F in the Subdivision regulations for additional regulations regarding minimum lot area.
Also applicable are the provisions of Section 17.102.270 with respect to additional kitchens for a primary dwelling unit, and the provisions of Section 17.102.300 with respect to dwelling units with five (5) or more bedrooms.
See Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88 for development standards applicable to permitted Accessory Dwelling Units.
In the RD Zone, proposals requiring Regular Design Review approval may only be granted upon determination that the proposal conforms to the Regular Design Review criteria set forth in the design review procedure in Chapter 17.136 and to all of the following additional design review criteria:
a. That the site design and landscaping and the scale, height, length and width, bulk, coverage, and exterior treatment of structures are in harmony with facilities on nearby lots;
b. That the design and site planning of the buildings, open areas, parking and service areas, and other facilities provide a convenient, attractive, and functional living environment; and that paths, stairways, accessways, and corridors are designed to ensure privacy.
- If adjacent lots abutting the side lot lines of the subject lot both contain principal Residential Facilities that have front setbacks with a depth of less than the minimum required in this Chapter, the minimum front setback shall be reduced for buildings and other structures on the subject lot up to a line parallel to the front lot line and extended from the most forward projection of the principal Residential Facility on the adjacent lots having the deeper front setback depth. In the case of a corner lot, or lot that has one or more
vacant parcels next to it, this same principal shall apply if the nearest non-vacant lots to each side of a corner lot, or to each side of a lot that has one or more vacant parcels next to it, have less than the minimum required front setback in this Chapter (see Illustration for Table 17.15.03 [Additional Regulation 6], below).
Illustration for Table 17.15.03 [Additional Regulation 6]
*for illustration purposes only
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- In the RD Zone, the minimum front setback depth otherwise required by the applicable individual zone regulations shall be reduced to five (5) feet on any lot with a street-to-setback gradient that exceeds twenty percent (20%), provided, however, that the distance from garage or carport elevation containing one or more vehicular entries to the edge of the street or sidewalk pavement, whichever is closer, shall be at least eighteen (18) feet (see Illustration for Table 17.15.03 [Additional Regulation 7], below. See Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
Illustration for Table 17.15.03 [Additional Regulation 7] *for illustration purposes only
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- On lots with only Residential Facilities, paved surfaces within required street-fronting yards, and any unimproved rights-of-way of adjacent streets, shall be limited to fifty percent (50%) on interior lots and thirty percent (30%) on corner lots. Exceptions: The maximum percentages of paved surfaces specified in this additional regulation may be exceeded within unimproved rights-of-way in the following cases upon issuance of a private construction of public improvements (P-job) permit or if undertaken directly by the City or by a private contractor under contract to the City:
a. Roadway construction or widening;
b. Sidewalk construction or widening; and
c. Any work pursuant to an approved final map, parcel map or final development plan pursuant to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) permit.
For purposes of this additional regulation, an unimproved right-of-way is the portion of a street or alley right-of-way that is not paved.
See Table 17.15.04 for reduced setbacks for smaller lots. See Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
See Section 17.108.080 for the required interior side and rear setback on a lot containing two (2) or more living units and opposite a legally-required living room window.
In the RD Zone, on every corner lot which abuts to the rear a key lot which is in a Residential Zone, there shall be provided on the street side of such corner lot a side setback with a minimum width equal to one-half (½) of the minimum front setback depth required on the key lot and no less than the minimum side setback width required along an interior side lot line of the corner lot. However, such side setback shall only apply to the rear ten (10) feet of the corner lot, and not be required to exceed four (4) feet in width if it would reduce to less than twenty-five (25) feet the buildable width of any corner lot. Such setback shall be provided unobstructed except for the accessory structures or the other facilities allowed therein by Section 17.108.130 (see Illustration for Table 17.15.03 [Additional Regulation 12], below). See also Subsection 17.110.040.C for special controls on location of detached accessory buildings on such corner lots.
Illustration for Table 17.15.03 [Additional Regulation 12] *for illustration purposes only
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Wherever a rear lot line abuts an alley, one-half (½) of the right-of-way width of the alley may be counted toward the required minimum rear setback; provided, however, that the portion of the minimum rear setback depth actually on the lot itself shall not be so reduced to less than ten (10) feet. Also, see Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
In the RD Zone, for lots which abut an adjoining rear setback, the minimum rear setback depth shall be increased by an additional one-half (½) foot of rear setback depth for each additional one (1) foot of lot depth over one hundred (100) feet, up to a maximum rear setback depth of twenty (20) feet.
See Section 17.108.030 for allowed projections above height limits and Section 17.108.020 for increased height limits in certain situations.
See applicable design review criteria for more specific bulk standards.
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided as prescribed in the off-street parking and loading requirements in Chapter 17.116. Bicycle parking shall be provided as prescribed in the bicycle parking regulations in Chapter 17.117. Also, additional parking standards apply within the S-11 and S-12 Zones, as prescribed in Chapter 17.92 and Chapter 17.94.
Usable open space is only required on lots with two (2) or more primary living units, excluding any permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. Each one (1) square foot of private usable open space equals two (2) square feet towards the total usable open space requirement, except that actual group space shall be provided in the minimum amount specified in the table per dwelling unit, excluding any permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. All usable open space shall meet the standards contained in Chapter 17.126.
See Section 17.103.085 for setback and separation requirements for Vehicular Residential Facilities.
Maximum Lot Coverage and maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) only apply to lots with one to two dwelling units, excluding any permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. See Table 17.15.05 for applicable
regulations.
- Except as stated below in this limitation, the minimum front setback shall be reduced to five (5) feet for the following facilities:
- a. New principal buildings that include ground floor Commercial Facilities; and
b. New Commercial Facilities located to the front of a Potential Designated Historic Property (PDHP) or Designated Historic Property (DHP), but only if the height of the new Commercial Facility in the area between the front property line and the front building elevation of the existing historic structure does not exceed fifteen (15) feet.
No front or side setback is required for existing Commercial Facilities. Also, no front yard setback is required for new Commercial Facilities if there is an existing context within the adjoining block face of no front yard setback. For the purposes of this limitation, an "existing context" of no front yard setback means that at least fifty percent (50%) of the existing buildings from street corner to street corner on the same side of the street have no front yard setback.
- For developments involving the creation of new units on two or more adjoining parcels under the same ownership, there is no minimum interior side setback required between those new units.
B.
Reduced Setbacks for Smaller Lots. Table 17.15.04 below prescribes reduced setback standards for lots less than three thousand (3,000) square feet in size. The number designations in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to the regulations listed at the end of the Table.
Table 17.15.04 Reduced Setbacks for Lots Less than 3,000 Square Feet
| Regulation | Lot Size | Additional Regulations |
|---|---|---|
| <3,000 sf. | ||
| Minimum Setbacks | ||
| Minimum interior side | 3 ft. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Minimum street side | 3 ft. | 1, 2 |
| Rear | 10 ft. | 1, 2, 3 |
Additional Regulations for Table 17.15.04:
See Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.
See Section 17.103.085 for setback and separation requirements for Vehicular Residential Facilities.
See Section 17.106.010 for exceptions to lot development standard regulations.
For developments involving the creation of new units on two (2) or more adjoining parcels under the same ownership, there is no minimum interior side setback required between those new units.
C.
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and Lot Coverage for One and Two Dwelling Units Only. Table 17.15.05 below prescribes FAR and lot coverage standards for lots of varying sizes with one and two dwelling units, excluding any permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. The numbers in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to the regulations listed at the end of the Table.
Table 17.15.05 Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and Lot Coverage for One- and Two-Dwelling Units Only
| Regulation | Lot Size in Square Feet | Lot Size in Square Feet | Additional Regulations |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <6,000 | >6,000 and <12,000 |
>12,000 and <25,000 |
>25,000 and <43,560 |
> 43,560 | ||
| Maximum FAR for Lots with a Footprint Slope > 20% |
0.55 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Maximum Lot Coverage (%) |
55% | 45% | 30% | 20% | 15% | 2 |
Additional Regulations for Table 17.15.05:
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) only applies to lots that have a footprint slope of greater than twenty percent (20%). Lots less than four thousand (4,000) square feet may have a minimum of two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area, regardless of FAR listed.
Lots less than four thousand (4,000) square feet may have a lot coverage of up to two thousand (2,000) square feet regardless of lot coverage percentage (%) listed.
D.
Height. Table 17.15.06 below prescribes height standards associated with different sloped lots. The
numbers in the right-hand column refer to the additional regulations listed at the end of the Table. "N/A" designates the regulation is not applicable to the specified footprint slope category.
Table 17.15.06 Height Regulations for all Lots with a Footprint Slope of >20%
| Regulation | Downslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Downslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Downslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Upslope Lot Height Regulations With a Footprint Slope of: |
Additional Rlti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >20% and <40% |
>40% and <60% |
>60% | >20% | eguaons | |
| Maximum Height for Detached Accessory Structures |
15 ft. | 15 ft. | 15 ft. | 15 ft. | 1 |
| Maximum Wall Height Primary Building | 32 ft. | 34 ft. | 36 ft. | 32 ft. | 1, 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Wall Height Primary Building with a CUP |
36 ft. | 38 ft. | 40 ft. | 35 ft. | 1 |
| Maximum Pitched Roof Height Primary Building |
36 ft. | 38 ft. | 40 ft. | 35 ft. | 1, 2 |
| Maximum Height Above Edge of Pavement |
18 ft. | 18 ft. | 18 ft. | N/A | 1 |
| Maximum Height Above the Ground Elevation at the Rear Setback Line |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 ft. | 1 |
| Maximum Height from Finished or Existing Grade (whichever is greater) Within 20' of the Front Property Line |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 ft. | 1, 3 |
Additional Regulations for Table 17.15.06:
See Section 17.108.030 for allowed projections above height limits and Section 17.108.020 for increased height limits in certain situations.
On a downslope lot greater than forty percent (40%) footprint slope, the rear wall of an attached garage or carport may exceed the wall height and roof height by five (5) feet, but may not exceed eighteen (18) feet above ground elevation at edge of pavement, if the garage or carport conforms with all of the following criteria:
a. Maximum width is twenty-two (22) feet and maximum depth is twenty (20) feet; and
b. Garage or carport floor is at the same level as the edge of the street pavement resulting from the project at the center point of the driveway entrance or is at a lower level; and
c. Maximum height above the garage or carport floor is ten (10) feet for walls to the top of the plate or flat roof and twelve (12) feet for pitched roofs (see Illustration for Table 17.15.06 [Additional Regulation 2], below).
- The building height is measured from finished or existing grade, whichever is lower.
Illustration for Table 17.15.06 [Additional Regulation 2] *for illustration purposes only
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(Ord. No. 13805, § 2(Exh. A), 7-16-2024; Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1- 18-2022; Ord. No. 13666, § 3(Exh. A), 11-16-2021; Ord. No. 13518, § 4(Exh. A), 2-5-2019; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.15.060 - Special regulations for Planned Unit Developments.
A.
Planned Unit Developments. Large integrated developments shall be subject to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) regulations in Chapter 17.142 if they exceed the sizes specified therein. In
developments which are approved pursuant to said regulations, certain uses may be permitted in addition to those otherwise allowed in the RD Zones, and certain of the other regulations applying in said zone may be waived or modified. The normally required design review process may also be waived for developments at the time of initial granting of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) permit. Unless otherwise specified in the PUD permit, any future changes within the Planned Unit Development shall be subject to applicable design review regulations.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2- 16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), adopted Jan. 18, 2022, amended the title of § 17.15.060 to read as herein set out. The former § 17.15.060 title pertained to special regulations for Mini-Lot and Planned Unit Developments.
17.15.070 - Other zoning provisions.
A.
Home Occupations. Home occupations shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the home occupation regulations in Chapter 17.112.
B.
Nonconforming Uses. Nonconforming uses and changes therein shall be subject to the nonconforming use regulations in Chapter 17.114.
C.
General Provisions. The general exceptions and other regulations set forth in Chapters 17.102, 17.104, 17.106, and 17.108 shall apply in the RD Zone.
D.
Recycling Space Allocation Requirements. The regulations set forth in Chapter 17.118 shall apply in RD Zone.
E.
Landscaping and Screening Standards. The landscaping and screening regulations set forth in Chapter 17.124 shall apply in the RD Zone.
F.
Buffering. All uses shall be subject to the applicable requirements of the buffering regulations in Chapter 17.110 with respect to screening or location of parking, loading, storage areas, control of artificial illumination, and other matters specified therein.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-22013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
Chapter 17.17 - RM MIXED HOUSING TYPE RESIDENTIAL ZONES REGULATIONS
Sections:
17.17.010 - Title, intent, and description.
A.
Title and Intent. The provisions of this Chapter shall be known as the RM Mixed Housing Type Residential Zones Regulations. The intent of the Mixed Housing Type Residential (RM) Zones is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas typically located near the City's major arterials and characterized by a mix of single-family homes, townhouses, small multi-unit buildings, and neighborhood businesses where appropriate.
B.
Description of Primary Zones. This Chapter establishes land use regulations for the following four (4) primary zones:
1.
RM-1 Mixed Housing Type Residential - 1 Zone. The intent of the RM-1 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas characterized by a mix of single family homes and duplexes, and neighborhood businesses where appropriate.
2.
RM-2 Mixed Housing Type Residential - 2 Zone. The intent of the RM-2 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas characterized by a mix of single family homes, duplexes, townhouses, small multi-unit buildings, and neighborhood businesses where appropriate.
3.
RM-3 Mixed Housing Type Residential - 3 Zone. The intent of the RM-3 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas characterized by a mix of single family homes, duplexes, townhouses, small multi-unit buildings at somewhat higher densities than in RM-2, and neighborhood businesses where appropriate.
4.
RM-4 Mixed Housing Type Residential - 4 Zone. The intent of the RM-4 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas typically located on or near the City's major arterials and characterized by a mix of single family homes, townhouses, small multi-unit buildings at somewhat higher densities than RM-3, and neighborhood businesses where appropriate.
C.
Description of Combining Zone. This Chapter establishes land use regulations for the following combining zone:
1.
C Residential Commercial Combining Zone. The intent of the C Combining Zone is to allow for expanded commercial uses, as well as new commercial uses within certain areas of the Mixed Housing Type Residential (RM) Zones. When an above primary zone is combined with the C Combining Zone, the C Residential Commercial Combining Zone permitted uses supersede those of the primary zone.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3- 15-2011)
17.17.020 - Required design review process.
Except for projects that are exempt from design review as set forth in Section 17.136.025, no Building Facility, Designated Historic Property, Potentially Designated Historic Property, Telecommunications Facility, Sign, or other associated structure shall be constructed, established, or altered in exterior appearance, unless plans for the proposal have been approved pursuant to the design review procedure in Chapter 17.136, and when applicable, the Telecommunications regulations in Chapter 17.128, or the Sign regulations in Chapter 17.104.
(Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.17.030 - Permitted and conditionally permitted activities.
Table 17.17.01 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited activities in the RM Zones. The descriptions of these activities are contained in Chapter 17.10. Section 17.10.040 contains permitted accessory activities.
"P" designates permitted activities in the corresponding zone.
"C" designates activities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
"L" designates activities subject to certain limitations or notes listed at the bottom of the table.
"—" designates activities that are prohibited except as accessory activities according to the regulations contained in Section 17.010.040.
Table 17.17.01: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Activities
| Activities | Base Zones | Combining Zone |
Additional Reulations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM-1 | RM-2 | RM-3 | RM-4 | C* | g | |
| Residential Activities | ||||||
| Permanent | P | P | P | P | P | |
| Residential Care | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | 17.103.010 |
| Supportive Housing | P | P | P | P | P | |
| Transitional Housing | P | P | P | P | P | |
| Emergency Shelter | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | P(L1)(L2) | 17.103.010 17.103.015 |
| Semi-Transient | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bed and Breakfast | C | C | C | P | P | 17.10.125 |
| Civic Activities |
| Essential Service | P | P | P | P | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Child-Care Activities | P | P | P | P | P | |
| Community Assembly | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Recreational Assembly | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Community Education | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Nonassembly Cultural | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Administrative | C(L3)(L4) (L12) | C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
C(L12) | |
| Health Care | C(L3)(L4) (L12) | C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
C(L12) | |
| Special Health Care | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Utility and Vehicular | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Extensive Impact | C | C | C | C | C | 17.102.44 |
| Commercial Activities | ||||||
| General Food Sales | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L5) | |
| Full Service Restaurants | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L5) | |
| Limited Service Restaurant and Cafe |
C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L5) | |
| Fast-Food Restaurant | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Convenience Market | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Alcoholic Beverage Sales | —(L6) | —(L6) | —(L6) | —(L6) | —(L6) | |
| Mechanical or Electronic Games | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Medical Service | C(L3)(L4) (L12) | C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
C(L3)(L4) (L12) |
P(L4)(L9) (L12) |
P(L5)(L12) | |
| General Retail Sales | C(L3)(L4) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L5) | |
| Large-Scale Combined Retail and Grocery Sales |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Consumer Service | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L5) | |
| Consultative and Financial Service |
P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L5) | |
| Check Cashier and Check Cashing |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Consumer Cleaning and Repair Service |
C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L4)(L9) | P(L5) | |
| Consumer Dry Cleaning Plant | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Group Assembly | — | — | — | — | C(L7)(L8) | |
| Personal Instruction and Improvement Services |
C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | P(L5) |
| Administrative | P(L4)(L9) (L12) | P(L4)(L9) (L12) |
P(L4)(L9) (L12) |
P(L4)(L9) (L12) |
P(L5)(L12) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Communication, and Media Services |
— | — | C(L3)(L4) | C(L3)(L4) | P(L5) | |
| Broadcasting and Recording Services Commercial Activities |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Research Service | — | — | — | — | — | |
| General Wholesale Sales | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Transient Habitation | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Building Material Sales | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Sales and Rental |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Gas Station and Servicing |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Repair and Cleaning |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Taxi and Light Fleet-Based Services |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Automotive Fee Parking | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Animal Boarding | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Animal Care | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Undertaking Service | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Industrial Activities (all) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Agriculture and Extractive Activities | ||||||
| Limited Agriculture | P(L10) | P(L10) | P(L10) | P(L10) | P(L10) | |
| Extensive Agriculture | C(L11) | C(L11) | C(L11) | C(L11) | C(L11) | |
| Plant Nursery | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Mining and Quarrying | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Accessory of-street parking serving prohibited activities |
— | — | — | — | — | 17.116.075 |
| Activities that are listed as prohibited but are permitted or conditionally permitted on nearby lots in an adjacent zone |
C | C | C | C | C | 17.102.110 |
Limitations on Table 17.17.01:
- If an RM Base Zone (RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, or RM-4) also has the C Combining Zone, the C regulations supersede the Base Zone.
L1. See Section 17.103.010 for other regulations regarding Residential Care Residential Activities, and Sections 17.103.010 and 17.103.015 for other regulations regarding Emergency Shelter Residential Activities.
L2. Emergency Shelters are permitted by-right on properties owned by churches, temples, synagogues, and other similar places of worship approved for Community Assembly Civic Activities; and within that portion of the Martin Luther King Jr. Way corridor described in Section 17.103.015(A)(1) and subject to the development standards in Section 17.103.015(B); prohibited elsewhere in the zone.
L3. These activities may only be located in an existing Nonresidential Facility that was built prior to April 14, 2011. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. Also, these activities may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Planning Code, General Food Sales, Full Service Restaurants, Limited Service Restaurants and Cafes, and General Retail Sales are permitted, and therefore do not require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), if the total floor area is six hundred (600) square feet or less in a food desert as defined in Section 17.09.040.
L4. The overall outside dimensions of an existing Nonresidential Facility built prior to April 14, 2011 devoted to this activity shall not be increased; and no open parking, loading, or production serving such activity shall be increased in size. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. This regulation supersedes the applicable provisions in Chapter 17.114.
L5. These activities may only be located in an existing Nonresidential Facility that was built prior to April 14, 2011 or on the ground floor of a new Nonresidential Facility, and may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required if the total floor area devoted to these activities on any single lot exceeds three thousand (3,000) square feet (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure). For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit.
L6. In the case of an existing, nonconforming Alcoholic Beverage Sales Activity, the total floor area, open areas, or outside building dimensions occupied by the establishment shall not be increased. This regulation supersedes the Nonconforming Activity [in] Subsection 17.114.080.A.1.
L7. These activities may only be located in an existing Nonresidential Facility that was built prior to April 14, 2011 or on the ground floor of a new Nonresidential Facility, and the activity may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit.
L8. Adult Entertainment Activities are prohibited.
L9. These activities may only be located in an existing Nonresidential Facility that was built prior to April 15, 2011. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. Also, these activities may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required if the total floor area devoted to these activities on any single lot exceeds one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
L10. Limited Agriculture is permitted if the activity occupies less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of land area and any on-site sales occur no more than two (2) times per week between the hours of 8:00 am and 9:00 pm in a temporary movable structure not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet in size; conditionally permitted if the activity is larger in either land area, or in sales area, frequency, or hours of operation (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
L11. Extensive Agriculture is only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure). In addition to the criteria contained in Section 17.134.050, this activity must meet the following use permit criteria:
a. The proposal will not adversely affect the livability or appropriate development of abutting properties and the surrounding neighborhood in terms of noise, water and pesticide runoff, farming equipment operation, hours of operation, odor, security, and vehicular traffic.
L12. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Planning Code, a Major Conditional Use Permit is required if these activities are to be located in the residentially zoned areas between 53rd Street, 55th Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Way, and Highway 24 (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2024; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13270, § 3(Exh. A), 1118-2014; Ord. No. 13248, § 3(Exh. A), 7-15-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13090, § 4(Exh. A), 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)
17.17.040 - Permitted and conditionally permitted facilities.
Table 17.17.02 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited facilities in the RM Zones. The descriptions of these facilities are contained in Chapter 17.10. Section 17.10.040 contains permitted accessory activities.
"P" designates permitted facilities in the corresponding zone.
"C" designates facilities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).
"L" designates facilities subject to certain limitations listed at the bottom of the table.
"—" designates facilities that are prohibited.
Table 17.17.02: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Facilities
| Facilities | Base Zones | Base Zones | Combining Zone |
Additional |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM-1 | RM-2 | RM-3 | RM-4 | C* | Regulations | |
| Residential Facilities | ||||||
| One-Family Dwelling | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Two- to Four-Family Dwelling | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Multifamily Dwelling | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | P(L1) | 17.103.080 |
| Rooming House | P | P | P | P | P |
| Vehicular | —P | —P | —P | —P | —P | 17.103.080 17.103.085 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential Facilities | ||||||
| Enclosed Nonresidential | P | P | P | P | P | |
| Open Nonresidential | P | P | P | P | C(L5) | |
| Sidewalk Cafe | P(L2) | P(L2) | P(L2) | P(L2) | P(L2) | 17.103.090 |
| Drive-In Nonresidential | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drive-Through Nonresidential | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Telecommunications Facilities | ||||||
| Micro Telecommunications | C | C | C | C | C | 17.128 |
| Mini Telecommunications | C | C | C | C | C | 17.128 |
| Macro Telecommunications | C | C | C | C | C | 17.128 |
| Monopole Telecommunications | C | C | C | C | C | 17.128 |
| Tower Telecommunications | — | — | — | — | — | 17.128 |
| Sign Facilities | ||||||
| Residential Signs | P | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Special Signs | P | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Development Signs | P | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Realty Signs | P | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Civic Signs | P | P | P | P | P | 17.104 |
| Business Signs | P(L3) | P(L3) | P(L3) | P(L3) | P(L4) | 17.104 |
| Advertising Signs | — | — | — | — | — | 17.104 |
Limitations on Table 17.17.02:
- If an RM Base Zone (RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, or RM-4) also has the C Combining Zone, the C regulations supersede the Base Zone.
L1. See Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88 for regulations regarding permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. Also, see Table 17.17.03, Property Development Standards, for additional regulations on density.
L2. Sidewalk cafes are allowed only as an accessory facility to an approved Full Service Restaurant or Limited Service Restaurant and Cafe. The sidewalk cafe may only operate within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. See Section 17.103.090 for other regulations regarding Sidewalk Cafes; however, the regulations in this Section supersede any contradicting regulations in Section 17.103.090.
L3. For RM Zones without the C Combining Zone, Business Signs are only allowed on existing Nonresidential Facilities built prior to April 14, 2011; otherwise Chapter 17.104 applies. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. Also, the maximum aggregate area of display surface of all
hout the C Combining Zone, Business Signs are only allowed on existing Nonresidential Facilities built prior to April 14, 2011; otherwise Chapter 17.104 applies. For the purposes of this limitation, a facility is considered existing if it received its certificate of occupancy or passed its final building inspection on its building permit. Also, the maximum aggregate area of display surface of all
Business, Civic, and Residential Signs on any one lot shall be 0.5 square foot for each one foot of lot frontage in the case of an interior lot, or 0.25 square feet for each one foot of lot frontage in the case of a corner lot. The aggregate shall include only one face of a double-faced sign. The total amount of aggregate sign area shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet on any one property. See Chapter 17.104 for other regulations regarding Business Signs; however, the regulations in this Section supersede any contradicting regulations in Chapter 17.104.
L4. Business Signs are allowed in the C Combining Zone on existing or new Nonresidential Facilities. The maximum aggregate area of display surface of all Business, Civic, and Residential Signs on any one lot shall be one square foot for each one foot of lot frontage in the case of an interior lot, or 0.5 square feet for each one foot of lot frontage in the case of a corner lot. The aggregate shall include only one face of a double-faced sign. The total amount of aggregate sign area shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet on any one property. See Chapter 17.104 for other regulations regarding Business Signs; however, the regulations in this Section supersede any contradicting regulations in Chapter 17.104.
L5. For RM Zones with the C Combining Zone, no Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for Open Nonresidential Facilities to accommodate Civic Activities, Limited Agriculture, seasonal sales, or special events.
(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022; Ord. No. 13666, § 3(Exh. A), 1116-2021; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13270, § 3(Exh. A), 11-18-2014; Ord. No. 13251, § 5(Exh. A), 7-29-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13090, § 4(Exh. A), 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011; )
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