Chapter 18.35
R-3 – GARDEN APARTMENT DISTRICT

Sections:

18.35.010    Intent.

18.35.020    Permitted uses.

18.35.030    Conditional uses.

18.35.040    Intensity of use regulations.

18.35.050    Height regulations.

18.35.060    Yard regulations.

18.35.070    Use limitations.

18.35.080    Parking regulations.

18.35.090    Signs.

18.35.100    Landscaping.

18.35.110    Design standards.

18.35.010 Intent.

The intent of this district is to provide for high-density residential development, with the commingling of single-family, two-family and multifamily residences and low-density garden apartment buildings. (Code 1990 § 16-506.1)

18.35.020 Permitted uses.

In District R-3, no building, structure, land, or premises shall be used, and no buildings or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except for one or more of the following uses:

A. Multifamily dwellings.

B. Garden apartment buildings.

C. Boarding and lodging houses.

D. Group care homes with fewer than 10 residents.

E. Home occupations as set out in Chapter 18.140 GMC. (Code 1990 § 16-506.2)

18.35.030 Conditional uses.

The following uses may be allowed by conditional use permit when submitted to and reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council, under such conditions as to operation, site development, signs and time limit as may be deemed necessary:

A. All conditional uses permitted in District R‑2.

B. Nonprofit institutions of an educational, philanthropic or charitable nature except penal or mental institutions. (Code 1990 § 16-506.3)

18.35.040 Intensity of use regulations.

A. Minimum Lot Area.

1. Garden apartments: 2,500 square feet per dwelling unit.

2. Multifamily: 1,500 square feet per dwelling unit but not less than 6,000 square feet of lot area.

3. Dwellings for the elderly: 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit but not less than 6,000 square feet of lot area.

4. Other uses: 7,500 square feet.

B. Minimum lot width: 70 feet.

C. Maximum lot coverage: 50 percent. (Code 1990 § 16-506.4)

18.35.050 Height regulations.

Maximum structure height: 35 feet. (Code 1990 § 16-506.5)

18.35.060 Yard regulations.

A. Front Yard. The front yard shall be a minimum of 25 feet if the street right-of-way is 60 feet. When the street right-of-way is 50 feet, or for lots fronting a cul-de-sac, the minimum front yard shall be 30 feet. On collector streets, the minimum front yard shall be 65 feet measured from the centerline of the street right-of-way; and on arterial streets, the minimum front yard shall be 85 feet measured from the centerline of the street.

B. Minimum Side Yard.

1. Minimum seven feet on each side of a zoning lot or 20 percent total side yards.

2. Twenty feet shall be provided on the street side of a corner lot.

C. Minimum Rear Yard. No rear yard shall be less than 20 percent of the depth of the lot, or a minimum 25 feet. (Code 1990 § 16-506.6)

18.35.070 Use limitations.

None. (Code 1990 § 16-506.7)

18.35.080 Parking regulations.

The following number of off-street parking spaces are required:

A. One and one-half spaces for each studio or one-bedroom apartment.

B. Two spaces for each two-bedroom apartment.

C. Two and one-half spaces for each three-bedroom or larger apartment. (Code 1990 § 16-506.8)

18.35.090 Signs.

See Chapter 18.170 GMC. (Code 1990 § 16-506.9)

18.35.100 Landscaping.

See Chapter 18.165 GMC. (Code 1990 § 16-506.10)

18.35.110 Design standards.

See Gardner Design Standards. (Ord. 2359 § 6)