20 RUSSELL #115, Salinas, CA 93906

Residential Medium Density Districts

The purpose of the residential medium density (RM) districts regulations is to: Provide appropriately located areas for single-family and medium density multifamily dwellings consistent with the general plan and with standards of public health and safety established by the Municipal Code; Provide adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling unit and protect residents from the harmful effects of excessive noise, inappropriate population density, traffic congestion, and other adverse environmental impacts; Promote development of affordable housing, housing for qualifying residents, and day care facilities by providing a density bonus for projects that meet state and/or city density bonus requirements; Achieve design compatibility through the use of site development regulations and design standards; Protect adjoining lower density residential districts from excessive noise or loss of sun, light, quiet, and privacy resulting from proximity to higher density and multifamily dwellings; Provide sites for public and semipublic land uses needed to complement residential development or requiring a residential environment; Ensure the provision of public services and facilities needed to accommodate planned population densities; Encourage attractive and interesting residential streetscapes, dwelling units, and developments that are pedestrian-oriented and reflect traditional neighborhood design principles; and Promote safe residential neighborhoods through the use of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) features in dwelling and site design; To provide for medium density dwellings where the minimum density is more than 8 du per net acre and the maximum density is not more than 15 du per net acre without density bonus.