The C-R zone is intended to provide an area where a planned,
integrated relationship can be developed utilizing certain commerce,
office and high-density residences.
(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)
See Section 18.06.040.
(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)
In the C-R zone, the following accessory uses are permitted:
The accessory buildings and structures necessary to such use of the permitted uses set out in Section 18.33.020.
(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)
In the C-R zone, the following standards of development shall
apply:
A.
Building
Height. No limit except for structures in excess of four stories or
fifty feet in which case a conditional use permit is required.
B.
Front
Yard.
1.
There
shall be a front yard of not less than fifteen feet. In cases where
a structure is built adjacent to this setback and the building height
exceeds twenty-five feet, the front yard setback shall be increased
to twenty feet in front of the structure.
Exception: Existing properties with approved building structures
are exempt from this requirement but must maintain existing front
yard setbacks. No new improvements will be permitted within the front
fifteen or twenty-foot setback area based on the location and height
of the structures on the property. Total new construction shall be
limited to fifty percent of the assessed value of the existing structures
as determined by the county assessor's office.
2.
Where
buildings exceed two stories in height, the side yard shall be increased
by one foot for each additional one story above two stories; provided,
however, that such side yard need not exceed sixteen feet.
3.
Where
a garage is attached to or built into the main building such garage
shall set back a minimum of twenty feet from the front property line
when the garage door faces the street.
4.
Where
yards are required in this title, they shall be not less in depth
or width than the minimum dimension specified for any part, and they
shall be at every point open and unobstructed from the ground upward,
except as follows:
a.
Cornices, canopies, carports, eaves or other similar architectural
features not providing additional floor space within the building
may extend into a required front, side or rear yard not to exceed
two feet six inches.
b.
Open, unenclosed, uncovered porches, platforms or landing places
which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building,
may extend into any front, side or rear yard not more than six feet;
provided, however, that an open work railing not more than thirty
inches in height may be installed or constructed on any such porch,
platform or landing place.
d.
A patio roof may extend into a required rear yard fifteen feet; provided,
however, the patio is unenclosed on no less than two sides. For the
purposes of this chapter a wall of a height of three feet or less
shall not be considered to constitute an enclosure.
5.
Front
yards shall be landscaped and maintained.
C.
Side
Yards.
1.
There
shall be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than
five feet; provided, that there shall be a side yard along the street
side of all corner lots of not less than ten feet. Where a garage
is attached to or built into the main building, such garage shall
be set back a minimum of twenty feet from the side lot line along
the street side of a corner lot when the garage door faces the street.
2.
No
accessory buildings, if two stories in height, shall be located nearer
than five feet to any interior property line.
3.
On
a corner lot no detached accessory buildings shall be located at a
distance less than ten feet from the side street line. On a corner
lot no detached garage shall be located at a distance less than twenty
feet from the side street line when the garage door faces the street.
4.
No
accessory buildings on the rear twenty-five feet of a reversed corner
lot shall be located nearer to the side lot line on the street side
of such reversed corner lot than the front yard depth required on
the key lot in the rear.
5.
Side
yards may be used for access to parking or loading, but may not be
used for parking.
D.
Rear
Yard.
1.
There
shall be behind every commercial building a rear yard having a minimum
depth of twenty feet. Where there is an alley at the rear of the lot,
such rear yard may be measured to the center of the alley. There shall
be behind every residential building a yard area having a minimum
depth of fifteen feet.
Exception: Multistory buildings shall have rear yards not less
than the following: Two-story buildings, fifteen feet; three-story
buildings, twenty feet; four-story buildings and over, twenty-five
feet.
2.
The
rear yard may be used for parking, access to parking or loading.
3.
On
through lots, either line separating such lot from a public thoroughfare
may be designated by the owner as the front lot line. In such cases,
the minimum rear yard shall be the average of the yards on lots next
adjoining. If such lots next adjoining are undeveloped, the minimum
rear yard shall conform to the front yard setback for the zone in
which the property is located.
E.
Area
Requirements.
1.
Residential
Uses.
a.
For one-family dwelling, each lot or parcel of land shall have a
minimum lot area of three thousand square feet per dwelling unit.
3.
For
single residential units the minimum floor area exclusive of open
porches or garages shall be not less than seven hundred and fifty
square feet. The following uses shall be subject to minimum square
feet of gross floor area per living unit, exclusive of garages, carports
and open porches:
F.
Usable
Yard Area.
1.
For
each dwelling unit placed on a lot or parcel there shall be provided
one thousand square feet of usable yard area. Such usable yard space
shall have no dimension less than fifteen feet and may be provided
at any location on the lot except in a required front yard or in a
required side yard abutting a street. Such space may be divided into
not more than two separate subareas.
2.
Usable
yard area shall not be used for parking, driveways, automobile turning
area or accessory buildings. Maximum gradient for usable yard area
shall be five percent.
(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)
In the C-R zone, the following special development standards
shall apply:
A.
Distance
Between Buildings on the Same Lot.
1.
When
the subject lot is used for residential purposes the following space
between buildings shall apply:
a.
Buildings side to side, no entry or exit into space: ten feet;
b.
Buildings side to side, rear to side, front to end, only one entry
or exit into space: fifteen feet;
c.
Buildings side to side, rear to side, front to end, front to rear,
rear to front, more than one entry or exit into space: twenty feet;
d.
Buildings front to front arranged about an interior court, permitting
a ten-foot wide driveway in such interior court, such driveway being
accessible to parking area or building: thirty feet;
e.
Where U-shaped buildings, forming an interior open space, are proposed,
the opposing wings of such U-shaped buildings shall be separated by
a space of not less than twenty feet.
2.
When
the subject lot is used exclusively for commercial purposes there
shall be no minimum space between buildings requirements.
3.
When
the subject lot is used for commercial and residential uses, there
shall be a minimum space between commercial and residential uses of
not less than fifteen feet.
E.
Miscellaneous
Requirements.
1.
Every
dwelling shall be on a lot having frontage upon a dedicated street.
Exception: No building permits shall be issued on any lot not having frontage on a dedicated street until the applicant has applied for and secured a zone variance as per Chapter 18.78.
2.
All
mechanical equipment shall be screened behind a permanent structure
and all roof-top equipment shall be screened by a permanent parapet
wall and shall not be visible from grade level or adjacent higher
street elevations. Such screening shall be as high as the highest
portion of equipment and shall be readily accessible for maintenance.
(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1748 § 3, 2013; Ord. 1852, 12/4/2023)
