To provide appropriately located areas for residential dwellings at a medium to high range of population density, and to provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential uses.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
The following uses shall be permitted in the DRN district:
Home occupations;
One-family dwellings lawfully in existence as of July 1, 2002, subject to Section 9.25.055;
Multiple-family dwellings on a minimum lot size of twenty-one thousand square feet;
Occupational activities within a live/work unit subject to the approval of a live/work permit. Such activities shall not have excessive emissions, exhausts, noise, vibrations, dust, heat, odors, or glare;
Supportive housing;
Transitional housing;
Employee housing;
Second dwelling unit/accessory dwelling unit;
Junior accessory dwelling unit.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 607 § 2, 2005; Ord. 731 § 9, 2014; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
The following uses may be permitted subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 9.72:
Schools and places of worship;
Hotels or inns;
Motels;
Bed and breakfast inns;
Nonresidential uses; such as outdoor common recreation facilities and parks;
Multiple-family dwellings on lots between ten thousand square feet and twenty thousand ninety-nine square feet shall be subject to the requirements of Section 9.25.060;
New construction and/or conversion of existing dwelling units to live/work units subject to the following:
1. 
The live/work unit shall specifically be designed to be consistent with the DRN (downtown residential neighborhood) district.
2. 
Complete kitchen space and sanitary facilities in compliance with all applicable codes.
3. 
The work space shall not occupy more than forty percent of the unit.
4. 
The minimum square footage of a live/work unit shall be one thousand two hundred fifty square feet.
5. 
All work activities and work space shall be limited to the first floor.
6. 
Signage can have a maximum of three square feet and illumination is prohibited.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 607 § 3, 2005; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
Uses not listed in this chapter are expressly prohibited. No land shall be used nor buildings and structures hereafter be erected, altered, enlarged, or otherwise modified in this zoning district unless said use and improvement is in compliance with the district provisions.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
For the purposes of determining multiple-family density, the following dwelling unit equivalent formulas shall be used.
A. 
Studio units shall be calculated at one half dwelling units.
B. 
One bedroom units shall be calculated at three fourth dwelling units.
C. 
Two bedroom units shall be calculated at one dwelling units.
D. 
Additional bedrooms shall be calculated at additional one half dwelling units. For example, a three-bedroom unit would be one and one half D.U.E.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
One-family dwellings may be retained or replaced on a legally nonconforming lot of record having at least one public street frontage of fifty feet or more and a minimum lot area of at least four thousand five hundred square feet. Any exterior modifications or reconstruction requiring a building permit is subject to design review per Chapter 9.78.
(Ord. 607 § 4, 2005; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
The following densities are available subject to the approval process described in Sections 9.25.020 and 9.25.030:
Lot Size
Density
10,000 to 20,999 square feet
1 D.U.E. to 2,200 square feet of net lot area
21,000 to 41,999 square feet
1 D.U.E. to 1,600 square feet of net lot area
Greater than 42,000 square feet
1 D.U.E. to 1,200 square feet of net lot area
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 607 § 5, 2005; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
A. 
Street/alley: average of fifteen feet.
B. 
Interior: zero feet, or not less than ten feet.
C. 
Yards that are adjacent to commercial districts shall be a minimum of ten feet from the property line. Exception: detached garages and/or carports may be located zero feet from the property line.
D. 
Porches and steps may extend a maximum of five feet into the street/alley side setback.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
A. 
Building height shall be measured from the adjacent sidewalk or finished grade, whichever is greater in elevation, to the top of cornice, parapet, or eave line. Buildings located on sloped lots shall be measured from the highest elevation point of the finished grade.
B. 
Height shall not exceed thirty-six feet except:
C. 
Single-family residential shall not exceed twenty-six feet.
D. 
Additional height may be approved for buildings constructed above subsurface or surface parking, but in no case shall the overall height exceed forty-eight feet.
E. 
Special architectural features such as towers, turrets, cupolas, building entry volumes, or ornamental portions of parapet walls, may exceed the maximum heights prescribed herein by not more than twelve feet. Special architectural features may include habitable space but shall not have a footprint greater than twenty-five percent of the footprint of the main building to that it is attached.
F. 
Rooftop structures such as elevator and mechanical equipment enclosures, or roof deck trellises and gazebos may exceed the height limit by ten feet, provided they are screened by a parapet or a pitched roof.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
Parking shall be determined based upon the following. At least one space per unit shall be enclosed within a garage.
A. 
Studio units shall provide one space per unit.
B. 
One-bedroom units shall provide one and one half spaces per unit.
C. 
Two-bedroom units shall provide two spaces per unit.
D. 
Each additional bedroom shall provide one-quarter space per unit.
E. 
Multiple-family projects shall provide guest parking at twenty-five percent of the total required parking.
F. 
Customer parking for live/work units shall have a rate of one space per unit.
G. 
All parking spaces shall meet the minimum dimensions described in Chapter 9.58. Compact spaces are not considered when calculating required parking.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 607 § 7, 2005; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
A. 
All fencing shall comply with Section 9.80.120 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code.
B. 
When open parking areas are located adjacent to perimeter walls, a minimum five-foot landscape planter shall be provided adjacent to the walls with screen trees planted at a maximum spacing of twenty feet on center.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 607 § 8, 2005; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
A. 
Common, useable open space shall be provided for all buildings containing four or more units. A minimum total of two hundred ten square feet of total open space shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
B. 
Landscaped courtyards and/or garden areas of at least one hundred square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided.
C. 
In addition to landscaped common areas, at least sixty square feet per dwelling unit of common outdoor paved deck or patio space shall be provided. This may be in the form of paved areas, common roof deck space, swimming pool and deck area, or any combination thereof. Required outdoor paved deck or patio areas shall be directly connected to the required landscape common areas by walks, stairs and/or ramps.
D. 
At least fifty square feet of private open space shall be provided for each dwelling unit. This space shall be in the form of a patio, deck or balcony attached to the individual dwelling unit.
E. 
All multi-family developments containing twenty or more dwelling units shall provide a swimming pool. Other amenities, such as tennis courts or facilities for other court sports, barbecue pits, tot lots, laundry rooms and recreation rooms shall be required in accordance with applicable city guidelines for larger developments.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)
Trash and recycling enclosures, constructed to the requirements of Chapter 9.88, shall be required for all developments with three or more dwelling units that have alley or private common drive access capable of accommodating refuse removal vehicles, and all developments with five or more dwelling units regardless of access. The trash/recycling enclosure shall not be situated within twenty-five feet of the front or main entrance to any dwelling on site or on adjacent properties.
(Ord. 565 § 4, 2002; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)