Chapter 18.14
PMR – PLANNED MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
18.14.040 Screening and landscaping.
18.14.050 Performance standards.
18.14.070 Site area and site area per dwelling unit.
18.14.080 Frontage, width and depth of site.
18.14.100 Height of structures.
18.14.110 Distances between structures.
18.14.120 Special setbacks and distances between buildings.
18.14.140 Off-street parking and loading facilities.
18.14.160 General provisions and exceptions.
18.14.010 Purposes.
In addition to the objectives prescribed in DMC 18.01.010, the PMR planned multiple residential district is included in this title to achieve the following purposes:
A. To implement the land use and housing elements of the Dixon General Plan.
B. To reserve appropriately located areas for family living in a variety of types of dwellings, with emphasis on condominiums, townhomes, cluster homes, patio homes and any other form of individual ownership in multiple density projects. The developments will have a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety.
C. To preserve as many of the desirable characteristics of one (1) family residential districts as possible while permitting higher population densities.
D. To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling unit.
E. To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions which require a residential environment.
F. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them.
G. To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles and, where appropriate, for off-street loading of trucks.
H. To protect residential properties from the hazards, noise and congestion created by commercial and industrial traffic.
I. To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and other objectionable influences.
J. To protect residential properties from fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A. One (1) family dwellings.
B. Two (2) family dwellings or duplexes.
C. Condominiums, apartments, townhomes, cluster homes, patio homes, half-plexes, and any other form of individual ownership in a multi-density project.
D. Raising fruit and nut trees, vegetables and horticultural specialties in conjunction with one (1) of the above-mentioned uses.
E. Home occupations conducted in accord with the regulations prescribed in Chapter 18.30 DMC.
F. Accessory structures located on the same site as a permitted or conditional use.
G. Swimming pools used solely by persons residing on the site and their guests; provided, that no swimming pool or accessory mechanical equipment shall be located in a required front yard or in a required side yard or less than five (5) feet from a property line as to a swimming pool or less than three (3) feet from a property line as to any accessory mechanical equipment and related structures.
H. Accessory and temporary uses, subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.22 DMC.
I. Churches, parsonages, parish houses, monasteries, convents and other religious institutions.
J. Windmills in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use.
K. Transitional and supportive housing. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1); Ord. 15-002 § 28.]
18.14.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a use permit, as provided in Chapter 18.25 DMC:
A. Public, private and parochial elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges; nursery schools; day care centers; private nonprofit schools and colleges, not including art, craft, music or dancing schools or business, professional or trade schools and colleges.
B. Public playgrounds, parks, community centers, libraries, museums, art galleries, police and fire stations and other public buildings, structures and facilities, not including post offices.
C. Public and private charitable institutions; hospitals, sanitariums and nursing homes, not including hospitals, sanitariums or nursing homes for mental or drug addict or liquor addict cases.
D. Golf courses.
E. Lodging houses serving no more than fifteen (15) persons.
F. Public utility and public service pumping stations, power stations, drainage ways and structures, storage tanks and communications equipment buildings found by the City Planning Commission to be necessary for the public health, safety or welfare. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.040 Screening and landscaping.
All uses shall provide screening and landscaping as required in Chapter 18.33 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.050 Performance standards.
All existing and proposed uses shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.28 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.060 Required yards.
A. The minimum front yard shall be twenty (20) feet, subject to the following exceptions:
1. On a site situated between sites improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average depth of the front yards on the improved sites adjoining the side lines of the site.
2. Where a site is situated between one (1) or two (2) unimproved sites and where the sites comprising forty percent (40%) of the frontage on a block are improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average of the existing front yard depths on the block.
3. In computing average front yard depths, thirty (30) feet shall be used in lieu of any front yard depth greater than thirty (30) feet.
4. The required front yard may be reduced by five (5) feet when all required off-street parking spaces are located on the rear half of the site or are entered parallel to the front property line of the site; provided, that the front yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet.
B. The minimum side yard shall be as follows:
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Minimum Side |
Minimum Side Yard Required for Building |
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6 feet |
8 feet |
On the street side of a corner lot, the side yard shall be twenty percent (20%) of the average width of the site or twenty (20) feet, whichever is the lesser requirement; provided, a side yard less than ten (10) feet shall not be permitted.
C. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet, subject to the following exceptions:
1. The rear yard may be reduced to not less than fifteen (15) feet; provided, that one (1) side yard is twenty (20) feet or more.
2. One (1) foot shall be added to the required rear yard for each two (2) feet of height or fraction thereof by which a portion of a structure within thirty (30) feet of the rear property line exceeds fourteen (14) feet in height.
3. Accessory structures not exceeding ten (10) feet in height may be located no closer than three (3) feet from the side or rear property lines. Accessory structures up to fourteen (14) feet in height must be located a minimum of five (5) feet from the rear or side property lines; provided, that not more than twenty percent (20%) of the area of the required rear yard shall be covered by structures enclosed on more than one (1) side. An additional ten percent (10%) of the area may be covered by structures open on three (3) sides or more. On a reversed corner lot an accessory structure shall be located not closer to the rear property line than the required side yard on the adjoining key lot and not closer to the property line on the side yard adjoining the street than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot. Where an alley abuts a property’s rear lot line, accessory structures which provide covered parking for automobiles may be located within five (5) feet of the rear lot line if access to the covered parking is from the alley. Covered parking accessed from an alley may cover thirty percent (30%) of the area of the required rear yard or four hundred (400) square feet, whichever is less. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 §§ 2(1), (10); Ord. 15-002 § 29; Ord. 17-013 § 1.]
18.14.070 Site area and site area per dwelling unit.
A. The minimum site area shall be nine thousand (9,000) square feet.
B. The minimum site area per dwelling unit shall be four thousand three hundred fifty (4,350) square feet. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.080 Frontage, width and depth of site.
A. Each site shall have not less than forty (40) feet of frontage on a public street.
B. The minimum site width shall be sixty-five (65) feet.
C. Each site shall have a depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet; provided, that a site fronting or rearing on a railroad right-of-way, freeway or major street shall have a depth of not less than one hundred thirty (130) feet. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.090 Coverage.
The maximum site area covered by the main structure shall be forty percent (40%) for a permitted or conditional use. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.100 Height of structures.
No structure shall exceed thirty-eight (38) feet in height. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.110 Distances between structures.
A. Where there is more than one (1) structure on a site, the minimum distance between a structure used for human habitation and an accessory structure shall be ten (10) feet. The minimum distance between structures shall be increased one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of height, or fraction thereof, by which a portion of a structure within thirty (30) feet of another structure exceeds fourteen (14) feet in height.
B. Special Yards Required for Dwelling Groups.
1. In case the buildings of the group are not located on the site that the rear of the buildings which face the street is itself faced by the front of a building to the rear (i.e., in a front-to-back series), no such building shall be closer than twenty (20) feet to any other such buildings and the side providing access shall not be less than eight (8) feet.
2. In case the buildings of the group are so located that the rear thereof abuts upon one (1) side yard and the fronts thereof abut the other side yard (i.e., in a single-row side-to-side series), the side yard providing access shall have a width of not less than twelve (12) feet.
3. In case the buildings of a group are so located on the lot that the rears thereof abut upon each side yard and the fronts thereof face a court (i.e., in a double-row side-to-side series) the court shall have width of not less than twenty (20) feet.
4. In no case shall any separate buildings of the group be closer to any other buildings of the group than a distance of ten (10) feet. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.120 Special setbacks and distances between buildings.
A. The City Planning Commission may approve special setbacks and distances between buildings if the applicant demonstrates that:
1. A better or more appropriate design can be achieved by not applying the provisions of the zoning district; and
2. Adherence to the requirements of the zoning district is not required in order to ensure health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the development or the adjacent property.
B. Setbacks greater than those specified by the zoning district may be required where the intensity of development is greater than that of the adjacent property to such an extent that greater peripheral setbacks are needed in order to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the development or the adjacent property.
C. Request for special setbacks and distances between buildings shall be supported with full written documentation of the deviation from the district standards. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1); Ord. 15-002 § 30.]
18.14.130 Signs.
No sign, or display of any character, shall be permitted except as prescribed in Chapter 18.24 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.140 Off-street parking and loading facilities.
Off-street parking facilities and off-street loading facilities shall be provided as prescribed in Chapter 18.27 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.150 Design review.
All uses shall be subject to design review as prescribed in Chapter 18.23 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]
18.14.160 General provisions and exceptions.
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 18.20 DMC. [Ord. 13-008 § 2; Ord. 13-009 § 2(1).]