Multi-Family Residential, Low (MFR-L), Moderate (MFR-M), High (MFR-H)

INTENT: The “MFR-L” designation is intended to provide for low-density multifamily residential development, such as duplexes and triplexes.

The “MFR-M” designation is intended to encourage long-term multifamily housing by allowing for higher population densities and by not allowing commercial lodging facilities; i.e., hotels, motels.

The “MFR-H” designation is intended to encourage multifamily units by allowing for higher population densities and to provide for commercial lodging facilities; i.e., hotels, motels.

PERMITTED USES

  • Single-family dwelling
  • Manufactured home used as a single-family dwelling1 – MFR-L only  c
  • Duplexes and triplexes
  • Accessory buildings and uses2
  • Animals and pets (see Animal Standards Section 04.270)
  • Home occupations (see Home Occupation regulations, Section 04.290)
  • Small-scale agriculture
  • Transitional and Supportive Housing6

USES PERMITTED SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR REVIEW (Director Review Processing, Ch. 31)

  • MFR-L Model units
  • None stated for MFR-M and MFR-H

USES PERMITTED SUBJECT TO USE PERMIT (Use Permit Processing, Ch. 32)

MFR-L, MFR-M and MFR-H

  • Art galleries 
  • Quasi-public buildings and uses
  • Public utility buildings and structures, not including service yards 
  • Country clubs and golf courses 
  • Condominiums, cooperatives, townhomes, cluster developments, apartments containing four or more units
  • Parking lots and parking structures

MFR-H only

  • Mobile-home parks (see Dev. Standards – Mobile Homes and RV Parks, Ch. 17)
  • Recreational-vehicle parks (see Ch. 17)
  • Social care facilities and related integrated professional offices
  • Parking lots and parking structures when abutting a commercial district
  • Hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfast establishments and dorms
  • Transient rentals (fewer than 30 consecutive days) of four or more dwelling units only
  • Manufactured housing subdivision (see Ch. 18)

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Minimum Lot Area:

MFR-L

Minimum lot size – 7,500 sf 5

Single-family residences & duplexes – 7,500 sf

Multiple family – 11,250 sf

Condominiums, cooperatives, townhomes, cluster developments – 2 acres

Schools – 5 acres

MFR-M

Minimum lot size – 10,000 sf 5

Condominiums, cooperatives, townhomes, cluster developments – 20,000 sf

MFR-H

Minimum lot size – 7,500 sf 5

Hotels, resort hotels, and motels – 20,000 sf

Condominiums, cooperatives, townhomes, cluster developments – 20,000 sf

MFR-M Lots measuring less than 10,000 sq. ft. shall be limited to single-family & duplex uses.

Minimum District Area:      MFR-M     3 acres

       MFR-H     5 acres

Minimum Lot Dimensions:                 Width – 60’

                                                           Depth – 100’

MFR-L width for:

  • Condominiums, cooperatives, townhomes, cluster developments – 150’
  • Schools – 200’

Maximum Lot Coverage:    MFR-L   40%              MFR-M and MFR-H  60%

Minimum Setbacks:

Front:             20’                      Rear:            10’                         Side:            10’

See Section 04.120 for other provisions.

Building Density:

MFR-L

1 du/3,750 sq. ft. or 11.6 du/acre 

MFR-M & -H

Condominiums, multifamily residences and similar uses – 15 du/acre 

In no case shall projects containing density bonuses exceed 26 units/acre. Units designated as manager/employee housing unit shall not be counted in density calculations.

MFR-H

Hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfast establishments, etc. – 40 units/acre

Population Density:     Maximum population density is 37.6 persons per acre for multifamily dwellings.

Maximum Building Height:       35’   See Table 04.010 for other provisions.

Landscaping: Projects subject to use permit shall submit a landscape site plan at the time of application. A minimum of 5% of the building site shall be landscaped in the MFR-L designation.

NOTES

  1. Provided that the unit is fewer than 10 years old and meets the criteria set forth in Section 04.280. When there are two mobile homes on the same parcel, they must 1) comply with the Accessory Dwelling Unit requirements (see Ch. 16), or 2) comply with State standards for a mobile-home park and obtain a use permit from the County (see Ch. 17, Mobile Homes and RV Parks).
  2. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses are permitted only when located on the same lot and constructed simultaneously with or subsequent to the main building.
  3. Densities stated are based upon availability of both community water and sewer.
  4. Uses may have been omitted from the list of those specified, hence the Commission may find other uses to be similar and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare. See explanation of interpreting "similar uses" (Ch. 04, Uses not listed as permitted).
  5. Lots requiring individual septic systems are subject to minimum dimensions as determined by the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board.
  6. Transitional and Supportive Housing projects are permitted in the same manner as other residential housing.

SEE ALSO

Land Development Regulations –

Ch. 03             Uses Permitted

Ch. 04             Development Standards – General

Ch. 06             Development Standards – Parking

Ch. 07             Development Standards – Signs

Table 04.010  Building Heights

FOOTNOTES

c.         Clarification

 

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