84.0335 High Density Multiple Residential (RM-24) District.

The High Density Multiple Residential (RM-24) District shall be located as specified by the Yucaipa General Plan.

(a) Permitted Land Uses
(1) Row, field, tree, and nursery crop cultivation.

(2) Multiple-family dwelling units as specified by Chapter 13 of Division 8. Compatible Neighborhood Commercial uses may be integrated to provide mixed-use development on sites that are located along a Major Highway or Secondary Highway as identified by the General Plan.

(3) Accessory uses as specified by Chapter 5 of this division.
(b) Property Development Standards

The following property development standards shall apply to all multi-family land uses within the RM-24 District.

Maximum Structure Height
45 feet
Minimum Lot Size
2 gross acres
Maximum Lot Coverage
60%
Maximum Building Coverage
50%
Maximum Lot Dimensions (width/depth ratio) <
10 acres = 1:3
Maximum Lot Dimensions (width/depth ratio) >
10 acres = 1:4
Front Yard Setback (single story)
25 feet min. 30 feet avg.
Front Yard Setback (multi-story)
35 feet min. 40 feet avg.
Side Yard Setbacks (single story)
10 feet
Side Yard Setbacks (multi-story)
20 feet
Rear Yard Setbacks (single story)
15 feet
Rear Yard Setbacks (multi-story)
20 feet
Street Side Yard Setbacks (for local streets)
20 feet
Street Side Yard Setbacks (collector streets)
25 feet
Maximum Housing Density
24 du/ac
Minimum Housing Density
20 du/ac
Minimum District Size
5gross acres

(1) The establishment of the High Density Multiple Residential (RM-24) District is intended to facilitate the implementation of General Plan policies that allow for the development of high quality multiple-family housing that may include dwelling units that are also affordable to lower income households. The district provides alternate review procedures and development standards for the existing requirements that are specified by this Code. When the High Density Multiple Residential (RM-24) District is established on any property, including property within the Freeway Corridor Specific Plan, the review procedures and development standards used for that site shall be those that are set forth above and in Chapter 13 of Division 8 of this Code.

(2) Multiple-family dwelling units constructed in the High Density Multiple Residential (RM-24) District shall be permitted by right, pursuant to the administrative review procedures contained in Development Code Section 83.030305, and the development review procedures contained in the City’s Architectural/Design Review application. (3) Mixed-use Development shall be granted a maximum height increase of 20%. Projects that exceed the base height shall be designed such that the top two stories are recessed a minimum of 10 feet from the horizontal plane of the building footprint.

(Added by Ord. 298 § 4, 2010; amended by Ord. 465 § 5, 2025)