Rohnert Park Municipal Code § 17.06.010 Purpose

The residential districts are intended to achieve the following purposes:

A. Reserve residential areas for a broad range of dwelling types and densities, which meet the diverse economic and social needs of the residents consistent with sound standards of public health and safety.

B. Ensure the provision of light, air, privacy, and open space.

C. Protect residential neighborhoods from excessive noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare, and other objectionable influences.

D. Minimize congestion and avoid the overloading of public services and utilities. (Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)

(Ord. No. 854, § 2(Exh. A), 7-9-2013; Ord. No. 897, (Exh. B), 4-12-2016)

A. R-R: Rural Residential. This district is intended for very low-density residential development on large lots of typically forty thousand square feet or more that convey a "rural" or agricultural character. These districts are located at the perimeter of the city and provide a transition from the more urban development to the open space/agricultural areas outside of the city. This district is consistent with the "Estate Residential" general plan designation.

B. R-E: Estate Residential. This district is intended for very low-density residential development on large estate size lots of typically seventeen thousand square feet or more. This district also is located at the perimeter of the city to provide a transition from the more urban development to the open space/agricultural areas outside the city. This district is consistent with the "Estate Residential" general plan designation.

C. R-L: Residential-Low Density. This district is intended to promote the development of single-family detached dwellings in a suburban setting with a variety of minimum lot sizes. This district is consistent with the "Low Density" general plan designation. The floor area ratio for this district is 0.40.

D. R-M: Residential-Medium Density. This district is intended for attached and detached single-family housing and duplexes as part of a planned residential development with a minimum lot size of three thousand seven hundred square feet. Multi-family housing is not permitted. Side-by-side duplexes not separated by a property line or without individual heating systems are permitted. This district is consistent with the "Medium Density" general plan designation. The floor area ratio for this district is 0.55.

E. R-H: Residential-High Density. This district is intended to permit a wide range of housing types, ranging from single-family attached to multi-family, and are intended for specific areas where higher densities may be appropriate. This district is consistent with the "High Density" general plan designation. The floor area ratio for this district is 1.15.

F. DTR-H: Downtown Residential-High Density. This district is located within the Central Rohnert Park PDA planning area as identified in the general plan and is intended to allow for residential development proximate to the downtown area. This district is consistent with the "High Density" general plan designation. Unless otherwise specified, all special provisions, development standards and other requirements and limitations shall be the same as the R-H district.

(Ord. No. 695, § 3, 2003; Ord. No. 854, § 2(Exh. A), 7-9-2013; Ord. No. 897, (Exh. B), 4-12-2016; Ord. No. 991, § 4(Exh. A, § 13), 1-27-2026)

The following is a list of land uses and the residential districts within which they are permitted as follows:

P = Permitted.

C = Conditionally-permitted by planning commission.

A = Administrative permit.

Z = Certificate of zoning compliance.

T = Temporary conditional use permit.

I = Uses allowed as incidental to a primary use.

Land uses that are not specifically listed are not permitted unless determined, by the development services director, to be substantially similar to a listed use. If the listed land use contains a code section reference in the right column, that reference directs the reader to the additional provisions which apply to that use.

(Ord. 739 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 695 § 3, 2003; Ord. No. 844, § 2(Exh. A), 3-13-2012; Ord. No. 854, § 2(Exh. A), 7-9-2013; Ord. No. 897, (Exh. B), 4-12-2016; Ord. No. 906, § 6, 4-11-2017; Ord. No. 908, § 6, 8-8-2017; Ord. No. 991, § 4(Exh. A, § 14), 1-27-2026)