<strong>KETCHIKAN</strong> <strong>GATEWAY</strong> <strong>BOROUGH</strong> CODE 18.40.040Sections:18.40.010 Intent.18.40.020 Uses permitted.18.40.030 Uses prohibited.18.40.040 Development requirements.Chapter 18.40MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RM) ZONEO.B.A. – Consistency of referendum petition for Ord. No. 121 with Section 7, Article XI of the Alaska Constitution, 73-13; referendumon Ord. No. 121, authority of borough mayor to direct progress of litigation, 73-15.18.40.010 Intent.The RM zone is established to provide for areas where a predominantly medium density residential development isdesirable. Nonresidential uses are permitted or prohibited on the basis of their compatibility with the residentialcharacter of the environment. [Ord. No. 1589, §2, 6-20-11; Ord. No. 1089, §4, 2-16-99; Ord. No. 761, §4, 9-4-90;Ord. No. 244A, §§2, 3, 7-5-77; Ord. No. 121, §2, 3-19-73. Code 1974 §60.10.040(A).]18.40.020 Uses permitted.(a) Principal Uses. As permitted in the RL zone.(b)(c)Accessory Uses. As permitted in the RL zone.The conditional uses which may be permitted by action of the planning and zoning commission as provided inChapter 18.155 KGBC are:(1) All conditional uses permitted in the RL zone, subject to the conditions listed therein, except that no multifamilygroup housing developments shall be permitted in the RM zone.(2) In addition to those conditional uses set forth in subsection (c)(1) of this section: public utility and communityfacilities, churches, convents, marinas, libraries, museums and art galleries, commercial day caresfor hire, children’s homes, orphanages, community and recreational clubs, hospitals, sanitariums, nursinghomes, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, preschools, schools (public and private), professionalmedicaland dental clinics (occupied by ten (10) or fewer persons), funeral and mortuary establishments,and cemeteries and related uses. [Ord. No. 1603S2, §5, 12-5-11; Ord. No. 1589, §2, 6-20-11; Ord. No.1089, §4, 2-16-99; Ord. No. 761, §4, 9-4-90; Ord. No. 244A, §§2, 3, 7-5-77; Ord. No. 121, §2, 3-19-73.Code 1974 §60.10.040(B).]18.40.030 Uses prohibited.Any use or structure not hereinabove listed under principal, accessory or conditional uses; provided always, that noresidences other than one (1) and two (2) family residences and triplex dwellings are permitted in the RM zone.[Ord. No. 1589, §2, 6-20-11; Ord. No. 1089, §4, 2-16-99; Ord. No. 761, §4, 9-4-90; Ord. No. 244A, §§2, 3, 7-5-77;Ord. No. 121, §2, 3-19-73. Code 1974 §60.10.040(C).]18.40.040 Development requirements.(a) Minimum lot area: five thousand (5,000) square feet;(b)(c)Minimum lot width: fifty (50) feet;Minimum yards:(1) Front yard: ten (10) feet;(2) Side yards: five (5) feet;18-41
18.40.040 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RM) ZONE(3) Rear yard: fifteen (15) feet;(d)(e)Maximum lot coverage by all buildings: fifty (50) percent.Maximum height of all structures: thirty (30) feet measured as prescribed under definitions for maximumstructure height or maximum building height and grade as applicable. [Ord. No. 1589, §2, 6-20-11; Ord. No.1089, §4, 2-16-99; Ord. No. 761, §4, 9-4-90; Ord. No. 244A, §§2, 3, 7-5-77; Ord. No. 121, §2, 3-19-73. Code1974 §60.10.040(D).]18-42
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