The following uses shall be allowed in the R-3 Zone:
A. Multiple-family dwelling structures on a minimum 3,500-square-foot lot or building site;
B. Single-family dwelling buildings (to include manufactured housing) and duplexes of a permanent character located on a minimum 3,500-square-foot lot or building site;
C. The following accessory uses are allowed in conjunction with the uses specified in subsection A of this section:
1. Incidental home occupations subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.08 CMC;
2. Accessory buildings subject to the provisions of Chapter 86.56 CMC;
D. Residential care facility;
E. Transitional housing. (Ord. 2022 §§ 5, 9, 2011; Ord. 2015 §§ 8, 15, 2010; Ord. 1756; Ord. 1676; Ord. 1559; Ord. 1392)
A. Multiple-family dwelling or nonresidential main buildings shall not exceed a maximum of 30 feet in height and shall not contain more than two stories.
B. Multiple-family dwelling or nonresidential main buildings shall not exceed 23 feet in height for more than 40 percent of the gross lot area.
C. Single-family or duplex main buildings shall not contain more than two stories and shall comply with the following:
1. Main buildings with a flat, mansard, or sloped roof with a pitch of less than 3:12 shall not exceed a maximum of 22 feet in height except for parapet walls, which shall not exceed 25 feet in height;
2. Main buildings with a sloped roof of 3:12 and greater but less than 6:12 shall not exceed a maximum of 27 feet, six inches in height;
3. Main buildings with a sloped roof of 6:12 or greater shall not exceed a maximum of 30 feet in height. That portion of the roof exceeding 27 feet, six inches shall be limited to a maximum of 15 percent of the entire building’s roof plan area.
D. Accessory buildings shall not contain more than one story and shall comply with the following:
1. Accessory buildings with a flat, mansard, or sloped roof with a pitch of less than 3:12 shall not exceed a maximum of 11 feet in height except for parapet walls, which shall not exceed 14 feet in height;
2. Accessory buildings with a sloped roof of 3:12 and greater but less than 6:12 shall not exceed a maximum of 14 feet, four inches in height;
3. Accessory buildings with a sloped roof of 6:12 or greater shall not exceed a maximum of 15 feet, seven inches in height. That portion of the roof exceeding 14 feet, four inches shall be limited to a maximum of 15 percent of the entire building’s roof plan area. (Ord. 1992 §§ 1, 2, 2008)
A. All multiple-family dwelling or nonresidential development shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 0.90 (90 percent).
B. Single-family or duplex development shall not exceed a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.54 (54 percent) except that the FAR may be cumulatively increased up to a maximum of 0.75 (75 percent) if the development is designed:
1. With a different front elevation compared to all other development on both the subject block face and the block face immediately across the street from the front of the subject property if new construction, replacement, or 50 percent or more reconstructed or restored; and
2. In accordance with the following allowable FAR table when one or more of the additional features listed below are incorporated into the project:
C. Additional Features.
1. A shade tree with no less than a four-inch diameter trunk (measured four feet, six inches above the root crown) planted in the required front yard and an automatic irrigation system, consistent with water conservation laws, for all landscaping in the front yard, including the adjoining public property.
2. Plans drawn and signed by a California licensed building designer or architect.
3. An addition designed to be compatible to, and to retain, the architectural style of the original dwelling.
4. All roofs which have a slope of 2:12 or greater with eaves of at least 12 inches for the entire roof perimeter.
5. A variation of roof lines visible from all adjoining street rights-of-way.
6. A dwelling and garage with all facades being of a different color, style, and texture, and all visible roofs being of a different color, as compared to the dwellings and garages of the adjoining next door neighbors.
7. A roof with a pitch of 6:12 or greater for at least 50 percent of the length of the roof.
8. Preservation, restoration, or replication of historical or architectural elements and design of the original dwelling if an addition to a dwelling designated historic by the City of Coronado, State of California, or the Federal government.
9. A raised, covered, and unenclosed front porch which projects out at least six feet from the dwelling and has a width of at least 70 percent of the width of the dwelling. The front and side walls of said porch shall be open except for required guard rails.
10. All windows along both side facades offset at least 12 inches (edge to edge) from windows of immediately adjoining dwellings. Windows with a sill height of 66 inches or more above the floor are not required to be offset.
11. A front second story facade set back a minimum of eight feet from the dominant first-story facade.
12. A 25-foot required front yard setback where the average front yard setback of the block face is 23 feet or less.
13. A front yard setback which is at least 20 percent greater than the minimum required front yard setback for 40 percent or more of the front facade width. Porches, architectural features, and other permitted projections shall be allowed to project the standard distance from the normal required front yard setback line.
14. A maximum structural coverage of 45 percent with normal exceptions permitted.
15. Approval from the Design Review Commission.
16. A garage with the vehicle entry door turned 90 degrees or more from the street. This shall only be permitted for required off-street parking in fully enclosed garages and on lots which do not have alley access.
17. A courtyard along the side facade, open to the side yard, of at least 15 feet in width (parallel to the side property line), and a minimum depth of 30 percent of the lot width from the normal setback line. Said courtyard shall be open to the sky, except for architectural features which may project into the courtyard up to a maximum of 10 percent of the lot width. Said courtyard shall not be open to the front or rear yards.
18. One side yard setback above the first story which is at least 33 percent greater than the minimum required side yard setback.
19. One side yard setback at the first story which is at least 33 percent greater than the minimum required side yard setback when subsection (C)(18) of this section is implemented at the second story on the same side.
20. An increased side yard setback above 15 feet in height which slopes away from the vertical plane by at least 45 degrees for a minimum of 50 percent of the side facade length, continuous from the front facade. Dormers shall be permitted to encroach into the 45-degree setback; provided, that they shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the property line, shall not exceed a total width of
25 percent of the length of the roof abutting the side yard, that each dormer shall not exceed a width of eight feet, and that there shall be a minimum of four feet between each dormer.
21. A second increased side yard setback in accordance with subsection (C)(20) of this section for the entire length of the second or opposite side yard.
22. Two or more attached dwellings and covered parking constructed with a zero side yard setback on two or more lots having contiguous interior lot lines. The remaining side yards shall not be less than 20 percent of the width of the lot; provided, however, that such side yard shall not be less than six feet and need not exceed 10 feet in width. All side street lot lines and interior lot lines adjoining property not part of the development shall not be permitted to have such a reduced side yard. (Ord. 1865; Ord. 1834; Ord. 1756; Ord. 1650)
