§ 4.04. R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District.

4.04.01. Description: This district is primarily intended for multiple-family dwellings consisting of townhouses, row houses, garden apartments, and other similar medium density designs, along with related religious, educational, and recreational facilities normally required to provide the basic elements of a balanced and attractive neighborhood. The purpose of the R-3 District is to provide for a higher density residential district with a more diverse mixture of residential and associated land uses. In order to accommodate higher densities, a greater use of open space and recreational areas is required within this district. Projects in this district are intended for locations along or near designated arterial streets to accommodate the higher traffic generation of uses within the district. These areas are intended to be separated and protected from the encroachment of land use activities which do not perform a function necessary to sustain the residential environment, internal stability, attractiveness, order, efficiency, and security. The maintenance of property values is encouraged through the provision of adequate light, air and open space for dwellings and related facilities and through consideration of the proper functional relationship of various land use elements. The regulatory provisions of this district are aimed at achieving the goals, objectives and policies identified in the Santa Fe Comprehensive Plan.

4.04.02. Uses Permitted by Right: Please see Appendix 4F Zoning District Matrix, at the end of this Section of the Ordinance.

4.04.03. Conditional Uses: Please see Appendix 4F Zoning District Matrix, at the end of this Section of the Ordinance.

4.04.04. Area Regulations: For a comprehensive review of area regulations pertaining to all zoning districts, please see Appendix 4E Lot Area and Standards Matrix, at the end of this Section of the Ordinance.

A.

Site Area: A site located in the R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District shall have not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

B.

Site Width: A lot located in the R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District shall have not less than one hundred (100) feet of width as measured at the front and rear building setback line.

C.

Site Depth: A site located in the R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District shall have not less than one hundred (100) feet of depth.

D.

Additional Parking: In addition to the parking established by the Parking Matrix, additional office and/or visitor parking shall be required according to the following standard and shall be placed in close proximity to the project office or project manager's administrative location:

Three (3) to sixteen (16) units two (2) parking spaces.

One (1) additional parking space for every additional thirty-two (32) units thereafter.

E.

Front Yard: Each site in an R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District shall have a front yard building line setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

F.

Rear Yard: Each site in an R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District shall have a rear yard building line setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

G.

Side Yard: Each site in an R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District shall have side yard building line setbacks of not less than twenty-five (25) feet on each side.

H.

Lot Coverage: The maximum impervious surface permitted in the project shall be sixty (60) percent of the project site.

I.

Height: No structure in an R-3 - Multi-Family Residential District shall exceed two (2) stories in height. Exception: Multi-Family Residential may be increased to three (3) stories when connected to a public water supply with a capacity and pressure approved by the Fire Marshal.

4.04.05. Signs: No lot located in this zoning district may have more than one (1) sign. No sign may exceed twenty (20) square feet in area. No sign may exceed five (5) lineal feet on any side. All signs shall be constructed in accordance with specifications provided by the Santa Fe Zoning Officer. (Note limits established by Section 5.03 Home Occupations. Exception: Multi-family residential complexes may erect a single identification sign larger than twenty (20) square feet but otherwise limited by the provisions of Article 7, "Outdoor Advertising Sign Regulations".)

4.04.06. Buffering and Screening: Any property developed in this zoning district which adjoins or abuts any residential property shall provide a fifteen (15) foot wide buffer yard along the entire perimeter of such residential property. Any property developed in this zoning district which adjoins or abuts any residential property shall be screened along the entire perimeter of such lot or zoning district by a solid, opaque fence or dense landscaping, created and maintained in accordance with specifications which shall be provided by the Santa Fe Zoning Officer.

4.04.07. Landscaping: One (1) square foot of landscaping for each gross square foot of building area excluding detached support buildings such as offices, maintenance facilities, boiler and utility rooms and similar detached ancillary activity spaces and excluding detached buildings devoted exclusively to recreational activities

4.04.08. Additional Support Facilities: The greater of four hundred (400) square feet or five (5) percent of the lot area shall be dedicated and constructed for recreational uses; this is in addition to mandatory landscaping areas.

4.04.09. Platting: The creation of an R-3 - Multi-Family Residence shall require conformity to the platting requirements of the Santa Fe Subdivision Development Ordinance and Chapter 3 Building Regulations, Section 7, Multi-Family Dwellings of the Code of Ordinances.

4.04.10. Public Safety: Specific provision shall be incorporated into development in this classification allowing reasonable access by fire and other emergency vehicles and personnel to individual units.

A.

All vehicular circulation and parking shall be paved with concrete, asphalt or an approved masonry paver system. Streets shall be no less than twenty-four (24) feet wide. Cul-de-sacs shall have no less than forty (40) feet radius turn-arounds or "T" turn-arounds with a cross bar no less than eighty-five (85) feet long. Parking spaces may be loaded from streets but no parking may occur on streets except parallel parking may be permitted when streets are increased by eight (8) feet in width for parking on one (1) side only or sixteen (16) in width for parking on both sides.

B.

Buildings containing courts and court-yards shall be restricted as follows:

1.

Outer Courts: Any outer court in a multi-family dwelling shall have a minimum width no less than the greater of eight (8) feet or the depth or the height of the court; but, the width need not exceed thirty (30) feet in any case. Access to said court shall be directly to a street or yard and shall remain accessible to emergency services personnel at all times.

2.

Inner Courts: Any inner court in a multi-family dwelling shall have a length or width no less than the height of the building or wall surrounding the court. In no case shall an inner court be less than twenty (20) in width or length. Inner courts shall be served by no less than two (2) means of protected egress and shall remain accessible to emergency services personnel at all times.

(Ord. No. 20-2003, 8-28-03; Ord. No. 04-2007, 3-8-07)