HomeMy WebLinkAbout17.18 R-4 ZoneBakersfield Municipal Code - Title 17, Zoning Ordinance R-4 Zone
November, 2012
Chapter 17.18, Page 1
Chapter 17.18
R-4
HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY
DWELLING ZONE
Sections:
17.18.010 Generally
17.18.020 Uses permitted
17.18.025 Uses permitted only by conditional use permit
17.18.026 Additional requirements
17.18.030 Building height
17.18.040 Front yard
17.18.050 Side yards
17.18.060 Rear yard
17.18.070 Minimum lot area
17.18.080 Distance between buildings on the same lot
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November, 2012
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17.18.010 GENERALLY.
The restriction set out in this chapter shall apply in the R-4 high density multiple-family
dwelling zone unless otherwise provided in this title.
17.18.020 USES PERMITTED.
The following uses are permitted in an R-4 zone:
A. Any use permitted in the R-1, R-2 or R-3 zones.
B. Any of the following uses:
1. Apartment house.
2. Apartment hotel.
3. Church.
4. School, elementary or high.
5. Residential facility housing groups of people with disabilities as required
to be permitted by federal law.
6. Roominghouse.
7. Institutions of educational, philanthropic or charitable nature.
8. Lodge halls and private clubs, excepting clubs the chief activity of which
is a service customarily carried on as a business.
C. The accessory buildings or structures necessary to such use located on the
same lot or parcel of land.
17.18.025 USES PERMITTED ONLY BY
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
While any use may be permitted by conditional use permit pursuant to Subsection B of
Section 17.64.020, the following uses are not permitted in the R-4 zone except by
conditional use permit issued in accordance with the procedures provided in Chapter
17.64 of this title:
A. Certified farmers markets.
B. Food and/or shelter service agencies as defined in Section 17.04.285.
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C. Residential facilities housing 7 or more juveniles or adults in custody or court-
ordered living restrictions for violations of local, state and federal law, including,
but not limited to, halfway houses and detention centers.
17.18.026 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
The following requirements shall apply to all development permitted by this chapter:
A. All permitted and conditional uses pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to
site plan review as provided in Chapter 17.08.
B. Landscaping shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.61.
C. Off-street parking and loading shall be subject to the requirements of
Chapter 17.58.
D. Signs shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.60.
17.18.030 BUILDING HEIGHT.
Building heights in an R-4 zone shall not exceed 65 feet.
17.18.040 FRONT YARD.
A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 17.08.125, there shall be a front yard
of not less than 15 feet in depth measured from the front lot line. If a garage or
carport opening faces a public or private street, such garage or carport whether
attached to or detached from the main building, shall be set back not less than
20 feet.
B. The front yard setback shall be determined by the intersection of the first or
each successive story with a 45 degree airspace diagonal as defined in Section
17.04.035. Roofs, parapets and appurtenances may not extend more than 10
feet beyond the air space diagonal.
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November, 2012
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17.18.050 SIDE YARDS.
A. There shall be a side yard for the main building of not less than 5 feet.
B. For corner lots, the side yard on the street side frontage shall not be less than
10 feet; however, the side yard may be reduced to 5 feet for swimming pools
and spas. If a garage or carport opening faces a public or private street, such
garage or carport whether attached to or detached from the main building, shall
be set back not less than 20 feet.
17.18.060 REAR YARD.
There shall be a rear yard upon each lot in an R-4 zone behind every main building of
not less than 15 feet; provided, however - except where the rear property line
separates a lot in an R-4 zone from an adjacent lot zoned R-1, R-S, R-S-1A, MH or a
PUD project of single-family character with private rear and/or side yards - the rear
yard may be reduced to 5 feet if not more than 60% of the lot is covered by buildings
or structures. Whenever the rear property line separates the lot from a lot described
in the above exception, the rear yard shall not be less than 10 feet for the first story
and 25 feet for any second and additional stories.
17.18.070 MINIMUM LOT AREA.
A. The minimum lot area shall be not less than 6,000 square feet, and the
minimum lot area shall be not less than 600 square feet per dwelling unit.
When a nonconforming lot has less than 6,000 square feet and was recorded in
the office of the County Recorder at the time of the passage of the ordinance
codified in this section, said lot may be occupied by not more than 1 dwelling
unit for each 600 square feet.
B. When there is an alley to the rear of the lot, the minimum lot area may be
measured to the center of the alley.
C. A lot may be of less than the minimum provided it is a lot as shown on a
recorded subdivision map approved by the City.
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17.18.080 DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS
ON THE SAME LOT.
Minimum distance requirements between buildings on the same lot in an R-4 zone
shall be as follows:
A. Ten (10) feet between dwelling units.
B. Three (3) feet between a dwelling unit and an accessory building. A lesser
distance is permitted, however, the buildings will be considered attached and
subject to all dwelling unit setbacks, and the regulations of the Building Code as
adopted by the city.
C. Three (3) feet between accessory buildings. A lesser distance is permitted,
however, the buildings will be considered attached and subject to all regulations
as they may pertain to accessory buildings based on this combined area, and
the regulations of the Building Code as adopted by the city.