The land use designation RM, Mixed Residential, is intended to encourage development of a variety of housing types. Specified parcels are indicated on the Zoning Map. The following specific rules and regulations established in this chapter shall apply to such designated lands.
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The following general conditions apply to all land designated as RM, Mixed Residential:
A. 
All new uses and expanded uses listed in Section 17.24.040 of this chapter shall require a use permit as regulated by Chapter 17.200 of this title; subdivision or development of five or more parcels or residential dwelling units shall require approval of a Master Development Plan as regulated by Chapter 17.192 of this title; new or expanded structures or exterior remodeling shall require design review approval as regulated by Chapter 17.188 of this title.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)
The following uses shall be permitted within the land use designation RM, Mixed Residential:
A. 
Single-family dwelling;
B. 
Accessory dwelling unit, as regulated by Chapter 17.156 of this title;
C. 
Duplex;
D. 
Multifamily dwellings;
E. 
Residential auxiliary structure, as regulated by Chapter 17.112 of this title;
F. 
Residential care facility;
G. 
Minor home occupations, as regulated by Chapter 17.164 of this title;
H. 
Moderate home occupation, as regulated by Chapter 17.164 of this title and subject to issuance of an administrative use permit as regulated by Chapter 17.196 of this title;
I. 
Small or large family day care homes;
J. 
Keeping of chickens, as regulated by Chapter 6.04 of this code;
K. 
Keeping of bees, as regulated by Chapter 6.04 of this code;
L. 
Supportive housing;
M. 
Transitional housing; and
N. 
Accessory residential uses.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)
The following new and expanded uses shall require a use permit as regulated by Chapter 17.200 of this title:
A. 
Major home occupations as regulated by Chapter 17.164 of this title; and
B. 
Any other compatible or appropriate use as determined by the Town Council in its sole discretion.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)
New land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in compliance with the requirements of Table 17.24-1 of this chapter, in addition to the applicable development standards in Divisions 3 and 4 of Title 17.
Table 17.24-1
Development Standard
Requirement for RM District
Additional Regulations
Density
8 units per gross acre minimum; 10 units per gross acre maximum
See Chapter 17.160 for density bonuses for affordable housing.
Housing Types
Detached single-family dwellings: Minimum of 50% of total units on-site;
Multifamily dwellings: Minimum of 25% of total units on-site.
May be waived for affordable housing projects as regulated by Chapter 17.160.
Lot Size
Single-family dwellings: 4,000 sq. ft. minimum; 8,000 sq. ft. maximum
Duplexes: 5,000 sq. ft. minimum
Multifamily: 6,000 sq. ft. minimum
 
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Single-family dwellings: 0.25
Duplexes: 0.40, up to a maximum of 3,200 sq. ft.
Multifamily: 0.40, up to a maximum of 4,000 sq. ft.
See Section 17.100.030 for exemptions from FAR.
See Section 17.100.040 for FAR bonus for affordable housing.
Minimum Setbacks
See Chapter 17.108 for allowable encroachments into setbacks. See Chapter 17.112 for setbacks for auxiliary structures.
Front
20 feet
Side
5 feet
Side (street fronting)
10 feet
Rear
20 feet
Height Limit
Single-family dwellings: Two stories maximum, however no more than 50% of parcels containing single-family dwelling units in any block1 are permitted to exceed one story in height.
Duplexes and Multifamily:
Two stories maximum.
One-story buildings: max. 15 feet to plate and 20 feet to peak.
Two-story buildings: max. 20 feet to plate and 28 feet to peak.
See Section 17.208.020 for exception process to two-story limit.
See Chapter 17.112 for height limits for auxiliary structures.
Minimum Open Space
Single-family dwellings: n/a
Duplexes and Multifamily: 200 sq. ft. min. private open space directly accessible to unit.
Second story units may locate half of private open space at grade level.
 
Parking
As required by Chapter 17.116, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
 
Footnotes:
1
Block shall mean both sides of the street lying between intersecting streets. Corner houses shall be counted on both street elevations. In situations where a block face is divided by an intersecting street compared with the opposite block face, the determination of block shall include all parcels to the nearest through street on either side of the intersecting street.
(Ord. 21-501 § 9)