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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.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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
22 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
24 Chapter 19.7a.
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B. An incentive program to encourage good architectural
26 design and high quality amenities shall be adopted by resolution.
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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.
The following minimum lot areas and widths shall apply ina
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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
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17 which was of record on September lO, 19S3, 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
22 requirements of. this section.
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.withthe following table:
2 Zone Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit
3 R-3-1800 1800 square feet (24 dwelling units per acre)
4 R-3-3000 3000 square feet (14 dwelling units per acre)
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
7 minimum, one additional dwelling unit shall be permitted.
8 Existing undeveloped property at a density of one unit per
9 l200 square feet of lot area per the R-3-l200 zone shall be
10 allowed to be developed at that density. No new undeveloped
11 property may be zoned R-3-l200 after the effective date .of this
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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-l200 specifications nonconforming.
20 B. Buildings on the project interior which are completely
21 enclosed by two story structures on the same site.
22 C. Where"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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19.12.0ao Setbacks.
A. Where a lot in an R-3 district abuts upon a major,
3 primary 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 bu i ld i l!'J
_ frontage having a setback correspondingly greater trCin t.Wt'lIty -five
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8 feet. However, under no circumstances shall a building have a
9 minimum setback of less than twenty feet.
10 B. Where a lot in an R-3 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 of Duilding frontage having a setback correspondingly greater
16 than twenty feet. However, under no circumstances shall a
17 building have a minimum setback of less than fifteen feet.
18 C. Where a lot in an R-3 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
22 and accessory str~ctures, and shall be further subject to the
23 provisicns for off-s~reet parking 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
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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: mini~um 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
21 openings.
22 C. Wall to wall: tert 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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distance be less than ten feet between any two walls.
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3 setback areas.
Yard and setback areas shall be landscaped with lawn, trees,
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Yard requirement - Improvement of yard and
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5 shrubs, or other plant materials and shall be permanently
6 maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
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19.12.120 Required recreational-leisure areas.
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
minimum of five feet.
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22 conveniently located and readily accessible f~em all dwelling
23 unj~s ~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,
jacuzzi, court game facilities, e.g. tennis, racquetball, tot
c.
Such common recreational-leisure area shall be
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27 lots (playground equipment) to the satisfaction of the Planning
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Department, and any other recreational-leisure facility, the area
of which may be included in the calculation of the total area of
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common recreational-leisure space provided by the develop~eot.
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l. Common recreational-leisure areas shall nOL
include:
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a. Rights-of-way for which a perpetual easement
for recreation has not been recorded.
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b. Vehicle parking areas and accessways.
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where such walls are less than fifteen feet apart.
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Areas between walls of adjacent structures
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d. Slope areas of more than 3:l grade.
e. Front yard setbacks.
2. All common recreational-leisure areas, with
exception of pedestrian accessways and paved recreational
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15 facilities contained therein, shall be landscaped with lawn,
16 trees, shrubs or other plant materials and shall be permanently
maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
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19.12.l30 Off-street parking requirements.
A. por minimum number and type of parking spaces see
20 Chapter 19.56.
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B. Maximum distance between private pa~kin~ areas and
22 dwelling units. Each required enclosed or covered pr1vat~
23 parking area shall be within two hundred feet of, and readily
24 accessible to, the unit it serves.
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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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1 adjacent streets by means of plant landscaping or architectural
2 devices as approved by the Planning Department.
3 19.12.l40 Carports.
4 A. All single car carports shall be enclosed on three
sides.
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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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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
18 damage.
19 19.12.lS0 Vehicle access requirements.
20 A. Every multiple dwelling unit shall be located within two
21 hundred feet of, and be served by, all such public or private
22 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.
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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 abut~ any freeway, expressway, railroad or other right-of-
way, or which abuts the boundary of any area zoned as single-
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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.l70 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.l80 Signs.
21 For sign regulatjonF, see Chapter 19.60.
22 19.12.l90 Television antenna.
23 For television antenna regulations, see Section 19.1a.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 ~his chapter is
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hereby declared to be a nuisance and is abatable under the
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2 provisions of Section 8.33.020 through a.33.l00 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
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Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held en
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the day of , 19a6, by the
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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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