Chapter 17.33 — RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONES

• (A) Residential Neighborhood 1 (RN 1). This zone is intended for a low-density mix of attached and detached residential dwelling units allowing a maximum of 10 dwelling units per acre. The RN 1 zone is appropriate in residential areas within a short distance of employment and retail areas. The RN 1 zone is reserved for areas which are or will be served by adequate infrastructure and services needed to support this level of development. This zone implements the Residential Neighborhood 1 General Plan land use designation.

• (B) Residential Neighborhood 2 (RN 2). This zone is intended for grouped housing such as small-lot single-family residential, townhouses, condominiums, and apartments with onsite recreation and open space allowing a density range of 10 to 20 dwelling units per acre. The RN 2 zone is appropriate in existing residential neighborhood areas or planned developments within a short distance of village centers. The RN 2 zone is reserved for areas which are or will be served by adequate infrastructure and services needed to support this level of development. This zone implements the Residential Neighborhood 2 General Plan land use designation.

• (C) Residential Neighborhood 3 (RN 3). This zone is intended for "missing middle" or middledensity housing such as walkups, garden apartments, and rowhouses allowing a density range of 20 to 30 dwelling units per acre. Although single-family attached and detached housing types are allowed in this zone, this housing type will likely be at the lower end of the density range. The RN 3 zone is appropriate in existing residential neighborhoods or planned developments within a short distance of village centers. The RN 3 zone is reserved for areas which are or will be served by adequate infrastructure and services needed to support this level of development. These neighborhoods provide a transition in scale and intensity between lower intensity residential neighborhoods and more dense neighborhoods or mixed-use areas. This zone implements the Residential Neighborhood 3 General Plan land use designation.

• (D) Residential Neighborhood 4 (RN 4). This zone is intended as a high-intensity, walkable neighborhood with multifamily residential uses allowing a density range of 30 to 50 dwelling units per acre. RN 4 areas are situated near commercial, civic and recreational uses in downtown Palmdale, near Avenue Q, and the future multimodal transit station. These areas are compact and therefore allow a larger number of residents to live near one another, within easy walking distance of parks, schools, shops, transit, and employment. These neighborhoods also act as a buffer between lower intensity residential neighborhoods and intense mixed-use areas. This zone implements the Residential Neighborhood 4 General Plan land use designation.

• (Ord. 1603 § 4 (Exh. I), 2023)

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