Chapter 7.50

(R-3) HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE 

7.50.010 Purpose.  The R-3 zone is intended to provide minimum standards for residential use in areas of high population concentrations. 

7.50.020 Permitted Uses.  In the R-3 zone, only the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:              

A.  Registered childcare home defined by ORS 657A; 

B.  Residential care facility subject to Chapter 7.120, Site Development Review; 

C.  Home occupation (Type I) subject to Chapter 7.104; 

D.  Minor impact utilities; 

E.  Triplex subject to Chapter 7.120, Site Development Review; 

F.  Townhomes subject to Chapter 7.120, Site Development Review; 

G.  Multi-family dwellings subject to Chapter 7.120, Site Development Review; 

H.  Public park and recreation facility; 

I.   Accessory buildings located in the rear or side yard.   

J.    Portable storage structure located outside the front setback.  [Amended by Ordinance No. 04-600-O 12/5/04]

7.50.030 Conditional Uses.  The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted in the R-3 zone when authorized by the Planning Commission in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 7.130, other relevant sections of this Ordinance and any conditions imposed by the Planning Commission: 

A.  Home occupation (Type II) subject to Chapter 7.104; 

B.  Bed and Breakfast establishment. 

7.50.040 Development Standards.  

A.  The minimum lot area for each dwelling unit shall be twenty five hundred (2,500) square feet per dwelling unit, but no more than 10 units per acre shall be permitted.  

B.  The minimum setback requirements are as follows:

1.  The front setback for all structures shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20).

2.  The side setbacks for all structures, except townhouses, shall be a minimum of six (6) feet.  Any street side setback shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet.

3.   The rear setback shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet.  The minimum rear setback for an accessory building shall be three (3) feet.

  4. The setback from the public right-of-way to the point of vehicular access for any garage, carport or other structure used for vehicle storage shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet, except in the case of an alley where a detached garage or carport may be located no less than three (3) feet from the alley right-of-way, and an attached garage may be located no less than eight (8) feet from the alley right-of-way. [Amended by Ordinance No. 03-589-O 9/18/03]

C.  No building height in an R-3 zoning district shall exceed twenty-four (24) feet.  “Building Height” means the vertical distance from the "building grade" to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.  (See requirements given in the Oregon State Building Code.) [Amended by Ordinance No. 03-589-O 9/18/03]

D.  Accessory buildings shall be similar in appearance to the principal building and shall not be of pole barn type appearance or made of corrugated material.  No accessory building shall exceed 1,000 square feet.           

E.  One principal building per lot or parcel except for multi-family developments. 

F.  Buildings and portable storage structures shall not occupy more than 50 percent of the lot or parcel.  [Amended by Ordinance No. 04-600-O 12/5/04] 

G. Parking requirements shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.100.

H. Landscaping requirements shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.96.

I.  Signs shall be in accordance with Chapter 7.102.

J.  Additional requirements shall include any applicable section of this Ordinance.

K. Side and rear setbacks are not applicable to portable storage structures, except any local, collector or arterial street side setback shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet.  [Amended by Ordinance No. 04-600-O 12/5/04]                       

L. No parking or storage of vehicles, RV’s, trailers, campers, boats, or similar items shall occur in the front setback except in a paved driveway and such parking or storage shall not occupy more than 720 square feet per dwelling unit. [Amended by Ordinance No. 04-600-O 12/5/04]

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