Article 13 — R-3-3 THREE-UNIT MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

(Amended by O-3283; O-3453)

No building, structure, improvement or premises shall be used, and no building, structure or improvement shall be erected, constructed, established, altered or enlarged which is designed, arranged, or intended to be occupied or used for any purpose other than the following:

a) Any flat building, apartment house or bachelor apartment, together with the allowed accessory buildings located on the same lot or parcel of land;

b) Any use permitted in the R-1 zone or R-2 zone; provided, however, that in the event a single-family dwelling is constructed, or an existing single-family dwelling is remodeled, it shall meet the development standards of the R-1 zone, and in the event a two-family dwelling is constructed or remodeled, or two (2) single-family dwellings are constructed or remodeled that they shall meet the development standards of the R-2 zone;

c) Home occupation in a residential unit;

d) Small family day care home;

e) Large family day care home subject to approval of a large family day care permit.

The building height shall be the same as in the R-3 Zone.

The lot dimensions shall be the same as in the R-3 Zone.

The front yard shall be the same as in the R-3 Zone.

The rear yard shall be the same as in the R-3 Zone.

(Amended by O-3283)

Side yard setbacks shall be provided as follows:

a) Interior side yards shall equal ten (10) percent of the width of the lot except:

1. No setback shall be required to exceed five (5) feet nor be less than three (3) feet;

2. Provided, however, that construction may be permitted in any required interior side yard subject to the City and Building Codes and meeting the following conditions:

A) That the distance between buildings on any two (2) adjacent lots shall not be less than ten (10) percent of the combined widths of the lots,

B) That the consent of the adjacent property owner shall be recorded as provided in Section 92.26.1

b) Exterior side yards shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width.

The distance between buildings shall be the same as in the R-3 Zone.

Accessory buildings may occupy any portion of the required rear yard and the setbacks shall be as regulated in Chapter 2, Article 5.

(Amended by 3235; O-3283; O-3897; O-3896)

The number of dwelling units permitted on any lot, parcel of land or site shall be determined by applying the following factors:

a) No flat building, apartment house or other residential dwelling shall occupy a site which provides less than one thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet of land area per dwelling unit; and

b) No flat building, apartment house or other residential dwelling shall be built, and no flat building, apartment house or other residential dwelling shall be enlarged, modified or remodeled in any way which will result in the flat building, apartment house or residential dwellings and any accessory buildings on the lot exceeding a floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of 0.6 to 1.0 except as provided for in Chapter 5 of this Division. For housing developments consisting of three (3) to seven (7) units, the floor area ratio including enclosed private garage areas shall not exceed 1.0 and for housing developments consisting of eight (8) to ten (10) units, the floor area ratio including enclosed private garage areas shall not exceed 1.25.

c) In calculating the F.A.R., the methods provided in Section 91.2.82 shall be followed; provided, that any garage area shall not be included.

d) The number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.2.3; and

e) No lot or parcel of land shall contain more than three (3) dwelling units.

The driveway separation shall be the same as in the R-3 Zone.

(Amended by O-3235)

The useable open space shall be the same as in the R-3 Zone.

Each dwelling unit shall contain not less than two hundred (200) cubic feet of lockable storage area in the garage or immediately adjacent thereto.