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COUNCIL ACTION CORRESPONDENCE
To Frank Schuma, Director
Planning Department
Subject
Proposed Amendment to the S.B.M.
Chapter 19 - R-3 Multiple Family
Residential District
Date August 21, 1986
MeetingDate August 18, 1986
Agenda Item No. 61
Action
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A Public Hearing on the R-3 Multiple Family Residential District
ordinance will be held ~~ptember 8, 1986 at 7:0~. in the
Council Chambers of City Hall, .sOD North "D" Street, San Bernardino,
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER
19.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MULTIPLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19.12 of the San Bernardino Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read:
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-19.12.010 Regulations generally.
The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply to the
R-3 multiple family residential district.
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19.12.020 Use permitted.
No building, structure or land shall be used and no building
13 shall be altered, enlarged or maintained except for the following
14 purposes:
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A. All uses permitted in the R-2 district.
B. Court and apartment buildings subject to the habitable
17 floor area, open space and recreational area per dwelling unit
18 provisions of this chapter.
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19.12.030 Conditional use permit required.
A. Where a project fails to comply with all requirements
21 for development specifically set forth in this Chapter, the
~ pr~ject may be permitted in a district zoned as R-3 subject to
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the issuance of a conditional use permit under the provisions of
Chapter 19.78.
B.
An incentive program to encourage good architectural
design and high quality amenities shall be adopted by resolution.
C.
Any development which complies with all requirements
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1 specifically set forth in this chapter shall be subject to the
2 issuance of a review of plans under the provisions of Chapter
3 19.77.
4 19.12.040 Minimum floor area per unit.
5 The minimum enclosed, habitable floor area for any dwelling
6 unit in a multiple dwelling, exclusive of patios, balcony or
_ covered parking space, shall be:
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8 A. Bachelor or efficiency (one room unit, inclusive of
9 kitchen and bathroom) - four hundred fifty square feet.
10 B. One bedroom - five hundred fifty square feet.
11 C. Two bedroom - six hundred fifty square feet.
12 D. Three bedroom - nine hundred square feet.
13 19.12.050 Minimum lot area and dimensions.
14 The following minimum lot areas and widths shall apply in a
15 district zoned as R-3. Where a lot has a width or area which is
16 less than the minimum area or width required by this section, but
17 which was of record on September 10, 1953, that lot complies with
18 this section. A lot which conformed to the minimum area and
19 width requirements of the applicable county ordinance prior to
20 its annexation into the City, shall be deemed, after its
21 annexation, to comply with the applicable minimum area or width
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23 A. Minimum area. Except as provided above, the minimum lot
24 area in the R-3 district shall not be less than eight thousand
25 one hundred square feet. It is further provided that the minimum
26 lot area per dwelling unit for units built after the effective
27 date of this ordinance may be established and delineated on the
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1 zoning map in accordance with the following table:
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Zone
Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit
R-3-1800
1800 square feet (24 dwelling units per acre)
3000 square feet (14 dwelling units per acre)
R-3-3000
5 When the total lot area exceeds any multiple of the minimum
6 lot area per dwelling unit by fifty percent or more of said
i minimum, one additional dwelling unit shall be permitted.
8 Existing undeveloped property at a density of one unit per
9 1200 square feet of lot area per the R-3-1200 zone shall be
10 allowed to be developed at that density.~o new undeveloped
11 property may be zoned R-3-1200 after the effective
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131 B. Minimum width: all R-3 zones - sixty feet.
14 C. Minimum depth: all R-3 zones - one hundred feet.
15 19.12.060 Building height.
16 Maximum building height of two stories not to exceed thirty-
17 five feet, except the following:
18 A. Nothing in this chapter is intended to render existing
19 buildings built to the R-3-1200 specifications nonconforming.
20 B. Buildings on the project interior which are completely
21 enclosed by two story structures on the same site.
~ C. Whereo:the Planning Director determines that there are
23 unique topographic conditions or constraints on the site.
24 19.12.070 Building coverage.
25 The maximum permissible building coverage shall be fifty
26 percent of the lot or lots. This includes coverage by any
27 habitable structure or any garage, carport or accessory building,
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19.12.080 Setbacks,
A. Where a lot in an R-) district abuts upon a major,
3 pr imary or secondary highway, or collector street, there shall be
4 an average landscaped building setback of not less than twenty-fiv~
5 feet. For every foot of building frontage having a setback of
6 less than twenty-five feet, there shall be a foot of 'buildil"J
frontage having a setback correspondingly greater triin t\..i,'j!ty -five
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8 feet. Rowever, under no circumstances shall a building have a
9 minimum setback of less than twenty feet.
10 B. Where a lot in an R-) district abuts any street other
11 than a major, primary or secondary highway, or collector street,
12 there shall be provided an average landscaped building setback of
13 not less than twenty feet. For every foot of building frontage
14 having a setback of less than twenty feet, there shall be a foot
15 cf ~uilding frontage having a setback correspondingly greater
16 than tlolent.y feet. Rowever, under no circumstances shall a
17 building have a minimum setback of less than fifteen feet.
18 C. Where a lot in an R-) district abuts a publicly
19 dedicated alley, any building thereon shall be set back not less
20 than fifteen feet from the edge of an alley for habitable
21 structures and five feet from the edge of the alley for garages
~ and accessory str~ctures, and shall be further subject to the
23 provisicns for off-&treet varking set forth in Chapter 19.56.
24 D. Buildings facing interior property lines: One-story
25 structures shall have a side yard of five feet plus one
26 additional foot for each fifteen feet of continuous wall length:
27 two-story buildings facing an interior property line shall have a
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1 side yard of ten feet plus one additional foot for each fifteen
2 feet of continuous wall length.
3 19.12.090 Yard requirements.
4 There shall be an open yard to separate two or more
5 buildings on the same parcel from one another. The depth of the
6 yard and the length of the yard shall be determined by the
i length of the structural walls of surrounding buildings, the
8 location of windows, the location of the main entrances, and the
9 location relative to the subject buildings of other buildings as
10 specified in this chapter.
11 19.12.100 Distances between buildings.
12 Distance between buiLdings is measured from structural walls
13 or face of habitable balconies and decks. Openings in buildings
14 are defined as walls containing windows, doors, and the face of
15 open balconies/decks.
16 A. Opening to opening: minimum separation - twenty feet
17 plus one foot for every fifteen feet of continuous wall for both
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19 B. Opening to wall: minimum separation - fifteen feet plus
20 one foot for each fifteen feet of continuous wall containing
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~ C. Wall to wall: ten foot minimum building separation.
23 D. To encourage variation in the placement of structures,
24 the required distance between the substantially parallel walls of
25 two main buildings may be decreased at one end if increased an
26 equal distance at the other end. In no case shall the minimum
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1 distance be less than ten feet between any two walls.
2 19.12.110 Yard requirement - Improvement of yard and
3 setback areas.
4 Yard and setback areas shall be landscaped with lawn, trees,
5 shrubs, or other plant materials and shall be permanently
6 maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
19.12.120 Required recreational-leisure areas.
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8 A. Multiple dwelling. On any building site on which there
9 are located ten or more dwelling units other than one-family or
10 two-family dwellings, there shall be not less than three hundred
11 square feet of common usable recreational-leisure space per
12 dwelling.
13 B. Minimum area of private balcony or patio. All ground
14 floor dwelling units shall have a patio. A,private patio for any
15 ground floor dwelling unit shall be not less than seventy-five
16 square feet in area. The least dimension shall be not less than
17 eight feet. Where any dwelling unit above the ground floor is
18 served by a private balcony, that balcony shall be a minimum of
19 fifty square feet in area. The least dimension shall be a
20 minimum of five feet.
2l C. Such common recreational-leisure area shall be
~ conveniently located and readily accessible frpm all dwelling
23 units ~hich it is intended to serve. Wherever there are more
24 than ten dwelling units on one site, the common recreational-
25 leisure area shall include one of the following: swimming pools,
26 jacuzzi, court game facilities, e.g. tennis, racquetball, tot
27 lots (playground equipment) to the satisfaction of the Planning
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Department, and any other recreational-leisure facility, the area
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3 common recreational-leisure space provideu by the development.
1. Common recreational-leisure areas shall not
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a. Rights-of-way for which a perpetual easement
for recreation has not been recorded.
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8 b. Vehicle parking areas and accessways.
9 c. Areas between walls of adjacent structures
10 where such walls are less than fifteen feet apart.
11 d. Slope areas of more than 3:1 grade.
12 e. Front yard setbacks.
13 2. All common recreational-leisure areas, with
14 exception of pedestrian accessways and paved recreational
15 facilities contained therein, shall be landscaped with lawn,
16 trees, shrubs or other plant materials and shall be permanently
17 maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
18 19.12.130 Off-street parking requirements.
19 A. For minimum number and type of parking spaces see
20 Chapter 19.56.
21 B. Maximum distance between private parkin~ area6 and
~ dwelling units. Each required enclosed or covered privat~
23 parking area shall be within two hQndred feet of, and readily
24 accessible to, the unit it serves.
25 C. Required screening of parking facilities. Private
26 parking areas shall be screened' from the view of adjacent
27 properties, living and recreational-leisure areas and from
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6 B. Except as otherwise required by the Uniform Building
_ Code, a carport built to accommodate two or more vehicles may be
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9 enclosed, e~cept as otherwise required by the Uniform Building
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11 C. All interior walls of carports shall be finished to the
12 satisfaction of the Planning Director. There shall be one
13 hundred fifty cubic feet of private storage provided for each
14 unit, but it need not be all in a single location. These general
15 storage cabinets may be provided at a point outside the carport
16 upon the approval of the Planning Department. Bumper guards
17 shall be provided to protect the interior walls of carports from
damage.
19.12.150
1 adjacent streets by means of plant landscaping or architectural
2 devices as approved by the Planning Department.
19.12.140 Carports.
A. All single car carports shall be enclosed on three
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21 hundred feet of, and be served by, all such public or private
~ accessways as will provide adequate access and circulation for
23 vehicular traffic, including fire, utility, trash collection and
24 other essential services.
25 B. Where a building site abuts ~pon an alley, all vehicular
26 access to garages and carports shall be only from that alley.
19.12.160 Required site screening.
Vehicle access requirements.
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1 A. Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decorative
2 type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm. natural terrain or
3 any combination thereof. totaling not less than six feet in
4 height. shall be provided as a divider along and immediately
5 adjacent to the site boundary line of any multiple-dwelling unit
6 which abuts any freeway, expressway, railroad or other right-of-
way, or which abuts the boundary of any area zoned as single-
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8 family residential or any alley adjacent to such boundary. The
9 height of any such divider shall be as measured from the highest
10 finished grade adjacent to the wall.
11 B. For regulations for fences, hedges and walls, see
12 Chapter 19.62.
13 19.12.170 Required refuse storage areas.
14 Refuse storage shall conform to the standards as shown on
15 the specifications for 'Minimum Acceptable Trash Collection
16 Areas' as established by the Director of Public Works/City
17 Engineer. Said storage area shall be designed, located or
18 screened so as not to be readily identifiable from adjacent
19 streets or highways.
20 19.12.180 Signs.
21 For sign regulations, see Chapter 19.60.
22 19.12.190 Television antenna.
23 For television antenna regulations, see Section 19.18.270.
24 19.12.200 Violation.
25 Any construction, erection, reconstruction, moving,
26 conversion, alteration or addition to any building or structure
27 in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of ,this chapter is
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hereby declared to be a nuisance and is abatable under the
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provisions of Section 8.33.020 through 8.33.100 of this Code."
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
5 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, belc en
6 the day of , 1986, by the
i following vote, to wit:
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ABSENT:
City Clerk
The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
day
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Mayor of.the City of San Bernardino
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CIO OF SAN BERNARoQO - REQUOT FOR COUNCIL AcOON
Frank A. Schuma
From: Planning Director
Dept: Planning
Date: August 8, 1986
Subject:
Proposed Amendment to the S.B.M.C.
Chapter 19 - R-3 Multiple Family
Residential District
Mayor and Council Meeting of
August 18, 1986, 2:00 p.m.
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Item reviewed by Legislative Review Committee at meetings of January 23,
1986, February 6, 1986, February 20, 1986, May 22, 1986.
Staff met with representatives of the Building Industry Association
since February 20, 1986 Legislative Review Committee meeting.
April 7, 1986, status report presented to Mayor and Council.
June 2, 1986, Mayor and Council referred item to Planning Commission.
July 15, 1986, Planning Commission reviewed item at an adjourned meeting.
Recommen<:led motion:
That the Mayor and Council adopt the amendment to the San Bernardino
Municipal Code, Chapter 19 - R-3 Multiple Family Residential zone, as
recommended by the Legislative Review Committee and labeled "Council
Proposal."
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Signature Frank A. Schuma
Contact person:
Frank A. Schuma
Phone:
383-5057
Supporting data attached: Staff Report, Proposed Ord.
Ward:
City-wide
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
Sou rce:
Finance:
Council Notes:
75.0262
Agenda Item No._'
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OCITY OF SAN B~NARDINcP- MEMORAND~
To Planning Commission
From Planning Department
Subject
Ordinance Amendment R-3. Multiple-
Family Residential District
Date July 8. 1986
Approved
Item No. 9
Date
The proposed revisions to the R-3, Multiple-Family Residential
District is the cumulation of approximately eighteen mopths
effort on the part of the Common Council, Planning Staff, and the
Building Industry Association IBIA). The final product is a give
and take from both the Staff the the BIA. The following is a
synopsis of the changes proposed and both the BIA proposal as
well as the Staff proposal:
1. 19.12.030 - Conditional Use Permit Required
Existing - No requirement for a
Conditional Use Permit.
Review of Plans required for
30 or more units.
Proposed - Conditional Use Permit
permitted for 25 or more
when requesting deviation
from Code.
Review of Plans for 3 or
more units.
BIA Proposal - Conditional Use Permit and
Review of Plans when
requesting deviation from
Code.
Staff Proposal - Conditional Use Permit for
all projects exceeding 25
units.
2. 19.12.040 - Minimum Floor Area Per Unit
Existing -
Proposed -
No Requirement.
Bach. 450 sq.
1 Bdrm. 550 sq.
2 Bdrm. 650 sq.
3 Bdrm. 900 sq.
Bach. 400 sq.
1 Bdrm. 550 sq.
2 Bdrm. 650 sq.
3 Bdrm. 850 sq.
Bach. 550 sq.
1 Bdrm. 700 sq.
2 Bdrm. 850 sq.
3 Bdrm. 950 sq.
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Staff Proposal -
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Memorandum
Planning Commission Meeting
July 8,1986
Proposed Ordinance Amendment
to Section 19.12
Page 2
3. 19.12.070 - Building Height
St'aff Proposal
2 1/2 stories or 35 ft.
2 stories not to exceed 35
feet + 3 stories in the
interior + R-3-1200
specifications.
3 stories not to exceed 38
feet.
2 stories not to exceed 35
feet.
Existing -
Proposal -
BIA Proposal -
4. 19.12.070 - Building Coverage
Existing -
Proposed -
BrA Proposal -
Staff Proposal
60%
50%
60%
- 50%
5. 19.12.080 - Setbacks
Existing - 15' front
10% of lot width not to
exceed 5 feet
Proposal - 25' abutting major streets
20' when not abutting major
streets
15' from alleys or 5 feet
for garages for structure
BIA Proposal - 20' abutting major streets
15' when not abutting major
streets
5' from alleys
Staff Proposal - 25' abutting major streets
20' when not abutting major
streets
15' from alleys
6. 19.12.090 - Yards
Existing -
Front to Front
End to End
Side to Side
20 ft.
10 ft.
5 ft.
20' +
Linear
to Wall 15' +
Linear
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20' + 1'/15
Linear foot
Both Bldg.
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Memorandum
Planning Commission Meeting
July 8, 1986
Proposed Ordinance Amendment
to Section 19.12
page 3
Proposal -
Front to Front
Front to Wall
,BIA Proposal -
Wall to
Opening
Front
Wall
to
Opening
Staff Proposal
Wall to Wall
Face to Face
Face to
Property Line
Face to Side
or Rear
with windows
Face to Side
or Rear
No windows
Side to Side
with windows
Rear to Side
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19.12.130 -
Required Recreational Leisure Areas
Existing - None
Proposal - Open Space 300
of common open
PatiolBalcony
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1 inear foot
15' + 1/15
linear foot
10 feet
1'/15
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1'/15
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1 story 5' +
1'/15 Linear
foot
2 story 10 +
1'/15 Linear
foot
15'+1'/15
Linear foot
Both Bldg.
10' + 1'/15
Linear foot
15' + 1/15
Linear foot
Both Bldg.
15' + 1'/15
Linear Foot
Both Bldg.
sq. ft./unit
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Private
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Memorandum
Planning Commission Meeting
July 8, 1986
Proposed Ordinance Amendment
to Section 19.12
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Facilities - more than 10
units, 1 major facility
BIA Proposal - Open Space ' 300 sq.
ft./unit
PatiolBalcony - 50% of all
units, 75 sq. ft.
Facilities -None required
but allowed
Staff Proposal - Open Space
8. 19.12.140 - Carports
Existing -
Proposed -
BIA Proposal -
Staff Proposal '-
All carports enclosed on 3
sides, all interior walls
shall be finished
All carports shall be
enclosed on 3 sides
Not enclosed
Same as existing; no change
Other Modification Definition of Story -
Existing -
Proposal -
BIA Proposal -
A space in a building
between the surface of any
floor including a basement
floor and the floor thereof
next above but not including
any attic or under floor
space
Same as above
Story is that portion of a
building included between
the upper surface of any
floor and the upper surface
of the floor next above,
except that the topmost
story shall be that portion
of a building included
between the upper surface of
the topmost floor and the
ceiling or roof above. If
the finished floor level
directly above a usable or
unused under-floor space is
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Memorandum
Planning Commission Meeting
July 8, 1986
Proposed Ordinance Amendment
to Section 19.12
Page 5
more than 6 feet above grade
as defined herein for more
than 50 percent of the total
perimeter or is more than 12
feet above grade as defined
herein at any point, such
usable or unused under-floor
space shall be considered as
a story.
Staff Proposal - No Change
Conclusion:
The Council proposal substantially strengthens the prov1s10ns for
multi-family development. The Planning Commissin may approve the
ordinance in its entirety or may modify any provisions which it
deems necessary. The ordinance being considered is that which
the Legislative Review Committee, the Building Industry
Association and Staff have spent a considerable amount of time
reviewing and revising.
Respectfully Submitted,
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FRANK A. SCHUMA,
PLANNING DIRECTOR