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Title 17 — ZONING

Willits Municipal Code § 17.18.010 Purpose

Willits Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Willits

Cite as: Willits Municipal Code § 17.18.010 · Text as of 2026-10-04

17.18.010 - Purpose.

The multiple-residence (R3) zone is intended to stabilize and protect residential characteristics and to promote higher-density residential development.

(Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

(Ord. No. 18-03, 9-26-18)

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17.18.020 - Principal permitted uses.

The following are principal permitted uses in the R3 zone:

Use Group 2 (c) Group Residential;
2 (d) Mobile Home Parks
2 (f) Supportive housing;
2 (g) Transitional housing;
2 (j) Farm worker housing (six or fewer persons);
2 (l) Residential care home (six or fewer persons);

(Ord. No. 18-03, 9-26-18; Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

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17.18.030 - Conditional uses.

The following are conditional uses in the R3 zone:

Use Group 4 (c) Bed and breakfast facilities;
6 Business and professional offices;
18 (c) Child day care services;
20 (a) Private educational or religious institutions;
20 (c) Health care institutions;
22 (b) Outdoor sports or recreational facilities;
36 (b) Public service facilities;
46 Interment services;
2 (a) Single-family residences;
2 (b) Two-family residences;
2 (i) Single-room occupancy units;
2 (m) Residential care home (seven or more persons).

(Ord. No. 18-03, 9-26-18; Ord. 89-12 §2: Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

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17.18.040 - Lot regulations.

The following regulations apply to lots in the R3 zone:

A. Minimum lot area 6,000 square feet
B. Maximum Dwelling Density 1 unit per 1,500 square feet
C. Minimum Dwelling Density 1 unit per 3,000 square feet
B. Maximum ground coverage 60 percent;
C. Minimum lot width 60 feet;
D. Maximum lot depth 3 times lot width;
E. Minimum yards:
1. Front 20 feet;
2. Rear 15 feet;
3. Side 6 feet;
F. Special yards for dwelling groups The distance between separate buildings of a dwelling group shall be not less than 12 feet. (The front of any dwelling unit in a dwelling group shall be set back a minimum of 12 feet from any side lot line which it faces);
G. Maximum building height 40 feet.

(Ord. No. 18-03, 9-26-18; Ord. 82-4 §3 (part)).

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