ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-11302
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SALINA CODE SECTIONS 42-187, 42-189, AND 42-190 OF THE R-2.5 (MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND SALINA CODE SECTIONS 42-202, 42-204, AND 42-205 OF THE R-3 (MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Amendment. Salina Code Sections 42-187, 42-189, and 42-190 of the R-2.5 (Multiple-Family Residential) District Regulations and Salina Code Sections 42-202, 42-204, and 42-205 of the R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential) District Regulations are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 42-187. Permitted uses.
Permitted uses in the R-2.5 district are as follows:
(1) Dwellings:
a. Single-family detached;
b. Single-family attached, not exceeding two (2) units per building;
c. Two-family;
d. Multiple-family;
e. Rooming and boarding houses.
(2) Family-care facilities;
(3) Golf courses, but not including accessory clubhouses or commercial golf driving ranges, pitch and putt or miniature golf courses;
(4) Group-care facilities;
(5) Home occupations;
(6) Parks and playgrounds;
(7) Accessory and temporary uses, as permitted by article IV of this chapter;
(8) Signs, as permitted by article X of this chapter;
(9) Off-street parking and loading, as required by article XI of this chapter.
Sec. 42-189. Lot size requirements.
Lot size requirements in the R-2.5 district are as follows:
(1) Minimum lot area:
a. Single-family detached dwellings: six thousand (6,000) square feet.
b. Single-family attached or two-family dwellings: not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet per family.
c. Group day care centers located in an existing structure resided in by one (1) or more members of the family operating such a facility in a:
1. Single-family detached dwelling: six thousand (6,000) square feet; and
2. Group day care centers operating in a single-family attached or two-family dwelling: three thousand (3,000) square feet per family.
d. Multiple-family: two thousand (2,000) square feet per family but not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet.
e. Other permitted and conditional uses: fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width:
a. Single-family detached dwellings: fifty (50) feet.
b. Single-family attached dwellings: twenty-four (24) feet, except that for corner lots the minimum width shall be forty (40) feet.
c. Two-family dwelling: fifty (50) feet.
d. Group day care centers located in an existing structure resided in by one (1) or more members of the family operating such a facility in a single-family or two-family dwelling: fifty (50) feet.
e. Multiple-family dwellings and other permitted and conditional uses: sixty (60) feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth: one hundred (100) feet.
Sec. 42-190. Bulk regulations.
Bulk regulations in the R-2.5 district are as follows:
(1) Maximum structure height: seventy-five (75) feet except as provided in subsection (2)b.3.
(2) Yard requirements:
a. Front yard:
1. Property located adjacent to the following various types of streets shall maintain the following yard requirements regardless of whether it is a front, side, or rear yard, or any combination thereof:
A. Residential street: twenty-five (25) feet from the property line or fifty-five (55) feet from the center line, whichever is greater.
B. Collector street: twenty-five (25) feet from the property line or fifty-five (55) feet from the center line, whichever is greater.
C. Arterial street: twenty-five (25) feet from the property line or seventy-five (75) feet from the center line, whichever is greater.
2. When an addition to an existing nonconforming structure located on a corner lot is to be constructed, said addition may be allowed to match the front yard setback of the existing structure, provided that the front yard so affected does not abut an arterial street with right-of-way less than one hundred (100) feet, and further provided that the construction conforms with all remaining bulk regulations.
b. Minimum side yard:
1. Residential buildings: seven and five-tenths (7.5) feet on each side of the zoning lot, except that:
A. Residential buildings which have the entrances to two (2) or more units facing the side yard shall have a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet on the side of the building on which such entrances are located.
B. Single-family attached residential dwellings may have the side yard reduced to zero (0) at the common lot line.
2. Group day care centers located in an existing structure resided in by one (1) or more members of the family operating such a facility: seven and five-tenths (7.5) feet on each side of the zoning lot, except that residential buildings which have the entrances to two (2) or more units facing the side yard shall have a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet on the side of the building on which such entrances are located.
3. All other permitted and conditional uses shall have a side yard on each side of twenty (20) feet, except accessory uses which shall be permitted and governed by article IV of the chapter.
4. There shall be an additional side yard setback of one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of height over forty (40) feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: twenty-five (25) feet.
(3) Maximum lot coverage: forty (40) percent.
Sec. 42-202. Permitted uses.
Permitted uses in the R-3 district are as follows:
(1) Dwellings:
a. Single-family detached;
b. Single-family attached, not exceeding two (2) units per building;
c. Two-family;
d. Multiple-family;
e. Rooming and boarding houses.
(2) Family-care facilities;
(3) Golf courses, but not including accessory clubhouses or commercial golf driving ranges, pitch and putt or miniature golf courses;
(4) Group-care facilities;
(5) Home occupations;
(6) Parks and playgrounds;
(7) Accessory and temporary uses, as permitted by article IV of this chapter;
(8) Signs, as permitted by article X of this chapter;
(9) Off-street parking and loading, as required by article XI of this chapter.
Sec. 42-204. Lot size requirements.
Lot size requirements in the R-3 district are as follows:
(1) Minimum lot area:
a. Single-family detached dwellings: six thousand (6,000) square feet.
b. Single-family attached or two-family dwellings: not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet per family.
c. Multiple-family: one thousand (1,000) square feet per family but not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet.
d. Group day care centers located in an existing structure resided in by one (1) or more members of the family operating such a facility in a:
1. Single-family detached dwelling: six thousand (6,000) square feet; and
2. Group day care centers operating in a single-family attached or two-family dwelling: three thousand (3,000) square feet per family.
e. Other permitted and conditional uses: fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width:
a. Single-family detached dwellings: fifty (50) feet.
b. Single-family attached dwellings: twenty-four (24) feet, except that for corner lots the minimum width shall be forty (40) feet.
c. Two-family dwelling: fifty (50) feet.
d. Group day care centers located in an existing structure resided in by one (1) or more members of the family operating such a facility in a single-family or two family dwelling: fifty (50) feet.
e. Multiple-family dwellings and other permitted and conditional uses: sixty (60) feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth: one hundred (100) feet.
Sec. 42-205. Bulk regulations.
Bulk regulations in the R-3 district are as follows:
(1) Maximum structure height: seventy-five (75) feet except as provided in subsection (2)b.3.
(2) Yard requirements:
a. Front yard:
1. Property located adjacent to the following various types of streets shall maintain the following yard requirements regardless of whether it is a front, side, or rear yard, or any combination thereof:
A. Residential street: twenty-five (25) feet from the property line or fifty-five (55) feet from the center line, whichever is greater.
B. Collector street: twenty-five (25) feet from the property line or fifty-five (55) feet from the center line, whichever is greater.
C. Arterial street: twenty-five (25) feet from the property line or seventy-five (75) feet from the center line, whichever is greater.
2. When an addition to an existing nonconforming structure located on a corner lot is to be constructed, said addition may be allowed to match the front yard setback of the existing structure, provided that the front yard so affected does not abut an arterial street with right-of-way less than one hundred (100) feet, and further provided that the construction conforms with all remaining bulk regulations.
b. Minimum side yard:
1. Residential buildings: seven and five-tenths (7.5) feet on each side of the zoning lot, except that:
A. Residential buildings which have the entrances to two (2) or more units facing the side yard shall have a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet on the side of the building on which such entrances are located.
B. Single-family attached residential dwellings may have the side yard reduced to zero (0) at the common lot line.
2. Group day care centers located in an existing structure resided in by one (1) or more members of the family operating such a facility: seven and five-tenths (7.5) feet on each side of the zoning lot, except that residential buildings which have the entrances to two (2) or more units facing the side yard shall have a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet on the side of the building on which such entrances are located.
3. All other permitted and conditional uses shall have a side yard on each side of twenty (20) feet, except accessory uses which shall be permitted and governed by article IV of the chapter.
4. There shall be an additional side yard setback of one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of height over forty (40) feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: twenty-five (25) feet.
(3) Maximum lot coverage: forty (40) percent.
Section 2. Repealer. Existing Salina Code Sections 42-187, 42-189, and 42-190 of the R-2.5 (Multiple-Family Residential) district regulations and Sections 42-202, 42-204, and 42-205 of the R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential) district regulations are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance, as soon as practicable after it has been passed and signed, to be published on the City’s website as the designated official city newspaper.
Section 4. Effective date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its publication.
Passed: October 12, 2026
Signed: October 12, 2026
Michael L. Hoppock, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nikki Goding, City Clerk