Chapter 17.20 — MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) ZONE

17.20.010 – Purpose and Application ¶

The R-3 zone is intended primarily to provide housing opportunities provides for attached dwellings with common outdoor areas and compact private outdoor spaces. The R-3 zone is generally appropriate near employment centers and major public facilities, along transit corridors and nodes, and close to commercial and public facilities serving the whole community.

17.20.020 – Development Standards ¶

A. General Development Standards. The general property development standards for the R-3 zone shall be as set forth in Table 2-8: R-3 Zone Development Standards. See also Section 16.18.030 (Subdivisions; Lot Dimensions) for minimum lot dimensions.

Table 2-8: R-3 Zone Development Standards
Development Standard		R-3 Zone	Additional Regulations
MaximumResidential Density		20 units/net acre	See also Section 17~~.16.01070.040 (Density). Regardless of the density calculation, at least three units shall be allowed on each parcel; except this shall not apply to common interest subdivisionsthat~~ ~~conforms with minimum lot size for the R-3 zone~~.

Minimum	Setbacks
Front		10 feet	See also Section Paving)	~~XX.XX.XXX~~17.76.030: (Front Yard
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Interior Side and Rear		See Section 17.20~~3.~~020.B, Table 2-9: R-3 Zone Minimum Interior Side and Rear Setbacks.
Corner Lot-Street Side		~~151~~0feet
Maximum Building Height		35 feet	See also Sections17.20.020.B (Interior Side and Rear Setback Standards) and 17.70.080 (Height Measurement and Exceptions)~~.17.16.020 and~~ ~~17.16.040~~
			Measurement and Exceptions)
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			~~17.16.040~~
Maximum Lot Coverage		60%	See also Section 17.70.120 (Lot Coverage			)~~16.030~~
Minimum Lot Area		5,000 square feet~~/unit~~	See also Section 16.18.030 (Subdivisions; Lot Dimensions)
Edge Condition Requirements		See Section~~XXX7~~0.050 (Edge Conditions)

B. Interior Side and Rear Setback Standards. The interior side and rear setback standards for the R-3 zone shall be as set forth in Table 2-9: R-3 Zone Minimum Interior Side and Rear Setbacks. See also Figure 2-5: R-3 Zone Minimum Interior Side and Rear Setbacks and Building Height.

Table 2-9: R-3 Zone Minimum Interior Side and Rear Setbacks

Table 2-9: R-3 Zone Minimum Interior Side and Rear Setbacks
Maximum Building Height		Minimum Required Setback
Apoint this high on the roof of a building:		Must be at least this far from thepropertyline:
1 – 13 feet		5 feet(minimum setback)
14 – 17 feet		6 feet
18 – 22 feet		7 feet
23 – 26 feet		8 feet
27 – 31 feet		9 feet
32 – 35 feet		10 feet
Note: See also Section	~~XX.XX.XXX1~~7.70.050.D.2(Edge Conditions - Setbacks).
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Figure 2-5: R-3 Zone Minimum Interior Side and Rear Setbacks and Building Height

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