Chapter 13.18
RESIDENTIAL OFFICE ZONE (R-O)
Sections:
13.18.020 Intent.
13.18.040 Permitted uses.
13.18.060 Conditional uses.
13.18.080 Building site area.
13.18.090 Maximum and minimum allowable residential densities.
13.18.100 Yards.
13.18.120 Height limit.
13.18.140 Off-street parking.
13.18.020 Intent.
This district is intended to serve as a transition zone separating a more intensive use and will generally occur between commercial and residential districts. It is also intended that all nonresidential uses within this district be compatible with existing residential development. [Ord. 2962 § 7-A, 1973; Ord. 2810 § 9.01, 1970.]
13.18.040 Permitted uses.
In the R-O zone, the following uses shall be permitted:
A. Any use listed as a permitted use in the R-L or R-M zones; except that multifamily residential structures developed after March 18, 1999, shall not exceed four dwelling units per structure;
B. Business or professional offices, not including veterinary clinics;
C. Parking facilities;
D. Retirement homes;
E. Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes;
F. Churches;
G. Multifamily residential structures which, after March 18, 1999, shall not exceed four dwelling units per structure. Such multifamily residential developments which submit to and complete the landmarks and design process as set forth in Chapter 1.45 ECC may apply for adjustments to building site area requirements;
H. Home occupations, except that public notice of application and the appeal procedure be sent to property owners within 300 feet of the requesting property 10 days prior to any staff decision or interpretation. Such notice shall include the applicable appeal procedures, and a statement the request may be approved by the community development department if no substantive objections are received before the 10-day review period expires;
I. Public utilities;
J. Personal services;
K. Family day care homes. [Ord. 4286, 2001; Ord. 4245, 2000; Ord. 4196, 1999; Ord. 4096, 1997; Ord. 3973 § 6, 1995; Ord. 3106 § 2, 1976; Ord. 2810 § 9.02, 1970.]
13.18.060 Conditional uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the R-O zone through the granting of a conditional use permit as described in Chapter 13.50 ECC:
A. Public uses;
B. Fraternities and sororities;
C. Boarding houses and lodging houses;
D. Buildings in excess of 35 feet in height;
E. Private lodges and clubs;
F. Any use otherwise permitted but which provides off-street parking on a lot or parcel which is not contiguous with the lot on which the primary use is located;
G. Child day care centers;
H. Veterinary offices and clinics, subject to the following conditions:
1. Clinic activities shall be restricted to the medical care and treatment of small animals during regular office hours, and the confinement of such animals on the premises shall be limited to essential and usually occasional overnight care;
2. The boarding and breeding of animals shall be prohibited;
3. Clinic activities shall be completely contained within enclosed buildings which shall be so constructed as to prevent emission of any noise or odor;
4. All refuse shall be stored within a completely enclosed container;
5. Clinic locations shall be limited to lots of record which are adjacent to and have frontage on an arterial street. [Ord. 4082, 1997; Ord. 3955 § 6, 1994; Ord. 3432 § 1, 1984; Ord. 3106 §§ 3, 4, 1976; Ord. 3015 § 1, 1974; Ord. 2810 § 9.04, 1970.]
13.18.080 Building site area.
The minimum lot size for all lots of record created after March 18, 1999, in an R-O zone shall be 7,000 square feet. Every duplex structure constructed after March 18, 1999, in an R-O zone shall provide a lot area of not less than 7,260 square feet. Every fourplex structure constructed after March 18, 1999, in an R-O zone shall provide a lot area of not less than 14,520 square feet. All lots shall provide a minimum frontage of 50 feet on a public street or highway. Fifty percent of the area of all sites used for single-family residential uses must be maintained as open spaces free from buildings or structures. Where an existing lot has less than the required frontage and/or less than the required area as shown by the last conveyance of record on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, then this section shall be deemed to permit construction of a single-family dwelling, provided minimum variances are considered and granted by the board of adjustment. All required setback areas for single-family dwelling units must be maintained free from buildings or structures, building eaves which project more than two feet into the setback, or paved vehicle parking and maneuvering areas, except for driveway ingress/egress access to rights-of-way.
Multifamily residential dwellings and all nonresidential uses included under the R-O zone as permitted or conditional uses shall be required to maintain all required setback areas plus an additional 15 percent of the total lot area as open space. The open space shall remain free of structures and vehicle parking or maneuvering areas, except for driveway ingress/egress access to rights-of-way, minimum projections of vehicle maneuvering areas approved by the city in the parking lot permit process, and building eave projections greater than two feet into the required setbacks. [Ord. 4196, 1999; Ord. 4012 § 3, 1995; Ord. 3973 § 7, 1995; Ord. 2962 § 8, 1973; Ord. 2810 § 9.06, 1970.]
13.18.090 Maximum and minimum allowable residential densities.
All residential development after March 18, 1999, in an R-O zone shall not exceed a maximum density of 12 dwelling units per acre. There is no minimum density for residential development in the R-O zone. [Ord. 4196, 1999.]
13.18.100 Yards.
A. Front Yards. There shall be a front yard minimum depth of 15 feet. On corner lots which abut alleys, the side yard on the flanking street along all but the front 30 feet may be reduced to a minimum depth of five feet; except where carports or garages are entered from the flanking street, the carport or garage shall be set back a minimum distance of 15 feet from the property line.
B. Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of 10 feet in depth.
C. Side Yard Abutting Interior Lot Lines. There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet in width on either interior side lot line and a side yard of not less than 10 feet in width on the opposite interior lot line; provided, however, that on an existing lot having a width of less than 50 feet as shown by a conveyance of record March 16, 1970, there shall be a side yard on each interior side lot line of not less than five feet in width. Lots having access on a dedicated and improved alley contiguous with the rear lot line may provide a minimum side yard of five feet in width on each side of the lot.
D. Interior Side Yard of Corner Lots. The interior side yard of a corner lot shall be not less than five feet in width. [Ord. 2962 § 9, 1973; Ord. 2810 § 9.08, 1970.]
13.18.120 Height limit.
No building shall exceed a height of 35 feet except as conditionally permitted pursuant to ECC 13.18.060(D). [Ord. 2810 § 9.10, 1970.]
13.18.140 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking facilities as required in Chapter 13.42 ECC shall be provided. [Ord. 2810 § 9.12, 1970.]