"use Code" Vs. Zoning

[Mike Kennedy]

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ARTICLE VIII

R-3 ZONE (GENERAL RESIDENTIAL)

The following regulations shall apply in all R-3 Zones:

SECTION 8.1. USES PERMITTED.

a. The following uses are allowed providing a plot plan shall first have been obtained pursuant to the provisions of Section 18.30 of Ordinance 348 is approved:

(12) Two family dwellings, multiple family dwellings, bungalow courts and apartment houses.

SECTION 8.2. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following standards of development shall apply in the R-3 Zone, except that planned residential developments shall comply with the development standards contained in Section 18.5 of this ordinance.

a. The minimum lot area shall be 7200 square feet with a minimum average width of 60 feet and a minimum average depth of 100 feet, unless different minimums are specifically required in a particular area.

b. The minimum front and rear yards shall be ten feet for buildings that do not exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front and rear lot lines no less than ten feet plus two feet for each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet. The front setback shall be measured from any existing or future street line as shown on any specific street plan of the County. The rear setback shall be measured from the existing rear lot line or from any recorded alley or easement; if the rear line adjoins a street, the rear setback requirement shall be the same as required for a front setback.

c. The minimum side yard shall be five feet for buildings that do not exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from each side lot line five feet plus two feet for each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet; if the side yard adjoins a street, the side setback requirement shall be the same as required for a front setback. No structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, side, or rear yard except as provided in Section 18.19 of this ordinance.

d. No lot shall have more than 50 percent of its net area covered with buildings or structures.

e. The maximum ratio of floor area to lot area shall not be greater than two to one, not including basement floor area.

f. All buildings and structures shall not exceed 50 feet in height, unless a height up to 75 feet is specifically permitted under the provisions of Section 18.34 of this ordinance.

g. (Deleted)

h. Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by Section 18.12 of this ordinance.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/zoning/ordnance/ord348a.html#article_viii
ARTICLE VIII

R-3 ZONE (GENERAL RESIDENTIAL)

The following regulations shall apply in all R-3 Zones:

SECTION 8.1. USES PERMITTED.

a. The following uses are allowed providing a plot plan shall first have been obtained pursuant to the provisions of Section 18.30 of Ordinance 348 is approved:

(12) Two family dwellings, multiple family dwellings, bungalow courts and apartment houses.

SECTION 8.2. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following standards of development shall apply in the R-3 Zone, except that planned residential developments shall comply with the development standards contained in Section 18.5 of this ordinance.

a. The minimum lot area shall be 7200 square feet with a minimum average width of 60 feet and a minimum average depth of 100 feet, unless different minimums are specifically required in a particular area.

b. The minimum front and rear yards shall be ten feet for buildings that do not exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from the front and rear lot lines no less than ten feet plus two feet for each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet. The front setback shall be measured from any existing or future street line as shown on any specific street plan of the County. The rear setback shall be measured from the existing rear lot line or from any recorded alley or easement; if the rear line adjoins a street, the rear setback requirement shall be the same as required for a front setback.

c. The minimum side yard shall be five feet for buildings that do not exceed 35 feet in height. Any portion of a building which exceeds 35 feet in height shall be set back from each side lot line five feet plus two feet for each foot by which the height exceeds 35 feet; if the side yard adjoins a street, the side setback requirement shall be the same as required for a front setback. No structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, side, or rear yard except as provided in Section 18.19 of this ordinance.

d. No lot shall have more than 50 percent of its net area covered with buildings or structures.

e. The maximum ratio of floor area to lot area shall not be greater than two to one, not including basement floor area.

f. All buildings and structures shall not exceed 50 feet in height, unless a height up to 75 feet is specifically permitted under the provisions of Section 18.34 of this ordinance.

g. (Deleted)

h. Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by Section 18.12 of this ordinance.

 

[CANative]

Marion - I understand zoning quite well. But in all my years of researching title in California have not seen it differ the way it does on this property profile from Fidelity Title. As Walter mentioned, the adjacent town could interpret R2 or R3 entirely different yet be in the same county. I think an east coast appraiser may be very surprised with some of the inconsistencies in California.

Zoning = What CAN be there.
Use Code = What IS there.

The R's in the Residential zoning codes typically refers to building density, not what got built - eg 1 residential unit per acre, 10 units per acre, 100 units per acre. You also have to make sure you look up the right code as some are subject to the City codes (for incorporated cities) or the County codes which are for everywhere else.

 

[DWiley]

Zoning = What CAN be there.
Use Code = What IS there.

Sometimes Use codes are typically a property tax thing, and may have nothing to do with zoning. For example, where I live all 2-4 unit properties are taxed at the commercial rate. So, on the tax cards the property use code for all 2-4 unit dwellings is "Commercial," simply because that is how they are taxed (40% assessment vs. 25% assessment)

And the "R numbers" can vary greatly, even within the same area. Again, in my area R40 means residential with a 40,000 SF minimum lot size, but RM30 means high density residential, up to 30 units per acre.

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

I review appraisals all the time in this are where they out the use code and single family residential in rural areas with no zoning. I see it in the cities too, use code instead of the actual zoning you can find online rather quickly.

 

[glenn walker]

I work Riverside County California and the The use code in Riverside County is not necessarily the same as the actual current zoning ? R-3 does not mean it only allows 3 units because it depends on lot size and density. It may even allow 5-15 units or even condominiums or PUDS. The old R-2, R-3, R-4 has mostly been replaced over the years and many Riverside County properties have been incorporated into the City of Riverside so you have to determine if the Subject is located in the City or County ?