This section of code is subject to an Administrative Code Interpretation: CI-198
This section of code is subject to an Administrative Code Interpretation: CI-200
4-2-110B DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY ZONES – PRIMARY STRUCTURES1
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R-10 |
R-14 |
RMF |
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Minimum Net Density (per Net Acre)1, 2, 15 |
5 dwelling units30 |
7 dwelling units30 |
10 dwelling units30 |
20 dwelling units30 |
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Maximum Net Density (per Net Acre, Except per Net 10 Acres in RC)2, 14, 15 |
10 dwelling units29 |
14 dwelling units29 |
20 dwelling units29 |
40 dwelling units20 |
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Maximum Number of Dwellings (per Legal Lot)2 |
Detached dwellings: 1 dwelling unit and up to 2 accessory dwelling units Attached dwellings: n/a |
Townhouses: 1 dwelling Other Attached Dwellings: n/a |
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Minimum Lot Size2, 28, 31 |
Detached dwellings: 4,000 sq. ft. Attached dwellings: n/a |
Detached dwellings: 3,000 sq. ft. Attached dwellings: n/a |
n/a |
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Minimum Lot Width31 |
40 ft. |
30 ft. |
Townhouses: 25 ft. Other Attached Dwellings: 50 ft. |
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Minimum Lot Width31 (Corner Lots) |
50 ft. |
40 ft. |
Townhouses: 30 ft. Other Attached Dwellings: 60 ft. |
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Minimum Lot Depth31 |
70 ft. |
60 ft. |
Townhouses: 50 ft. Other Attached Dwellings: 65 ft. |
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Minimum Front Yard4, 5, 31 |
20 ft. except when all vehicle access is taken from an alley, then 15 ft.39 |
15 ft.11, except when all vehicle access is taken from an alley, then 10 ft.39 |
Townhouses: 15 ft.11, except when all vehicle access is taken from an alley, then 10 ft.39 Other Attached Dwellings: 20 ft. |
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Minimum Rear Yard4, 22, 31 |
15 ft.21, 39 |
10 ft.21, 39 |
Townhouses: 10 ft.13, 39 Other Attached Dwellings: 15 ft.39 |
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Minimum Side Yard4, 31 |
Detached Units: 4 ft. Attached Units: 4 ft. for unattached side(s), 0 ft. for the attached side(s).23 |
Detached Units: 4 ft. Attached Units: 4 ft. for unattached side(s), 0 ft. for the attached side(s).23 |
5 ft. for unattached side(s), 0 ft. for the attached side(s).13 |
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Minimum Secondary Front Yard4, 5, 31 (applies to Corner Lots) |
15 ft.11 |
Townhouses: 15 ft.11 Other Attached Dwellings: 20 ft. |
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Maximum Building Coverage (including Primary and Accessory) |
55% |
65% |
Townhouses: 70% Other Attached Dwellings: 35% A maximum coverage of 45% may be allowed through the Hearing Examiner site development plan review process. |
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Maximum Impervious Surface Area |
70% |
80% |
75% |
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Maximum Number of Stories |
2 |
3 |
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Maximum Wall Plate Height8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19 |
24 ft. |
24 ft., increase up to 32 ft. possible subject to administrative conditional use permit approval. |
Townhouses: 32 ft. Other Attached Dwellings: 32 ft., increase up to 42 ft. possible subject to administrative conditional use permit approval. |
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Maximum Number of Units per Building2 |
4 units |
6 units |
n/a |
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Minimum Freeway Frontage Setback |
10 ft. landscaped setback from the street property line. |
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Maximum Wireless Communication Facilities Height (including Amateur Radio Antennas) |
See RMC 4-4-140, Wireless Communication Facilities. Amateur radio antennas are allowed a maximum height of 6 feet without a Conditional Use Permit. Larger structures will have a maximum height determined by the Conditional Use Permit process, RMC 4-9-030, Conditional Use Permits. |
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Design Standards |
See RMC 4-2-115, Residential Design and Open Space Standards. |
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Landscaping |
See RMC 4-4-070, Landscaping. |
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Exterior Lighting |
See RMC 4-4-075, Lighting, Exterior On-Site. |
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Screening |
See RMC 4-4-095, Screening and Storage Height/Location Limitations. |
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Exception for Pre-Existing Legal Lots |
See RMC 4-10-010, Nonconforming Lots. |
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(Amd. Ord. 4963, 5-13-2002; Ord. 4999, 1-13-2003; Ord. 5100, 11-1-2004; Ord. 5132, 4-4-2005; Ord. 5450, 3-2-2009; Ord. 5473, 7-13-2009; Ord. 5518, 12-14-2009; Ord. 5590, 2-28-2011; Ord. 5675, 12-3-2012; Ord. 5726, 10-20-2014; Ord. 5744, 1-12-2015; Ord. 5759, 6-22-2015; Ord. 5790, 4-25-2016; Ord. 5841, 6-12-2017; Ord. 5917, 12-10-2018; Ord. 5960, 12-9-2019; Ord. 6049, 12-13-2021; Ord. 6090, 11-28-2022; Ord. 6160 (Exh. B-2), 6-16-2025)
Please see Section 4-2-110I, Conditions Associated With Residential Development Standards Tables, for explanation of table footnotes.