R3 Housing Options
Mountain View
R3 Update
March 13, 2024
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Table of Contents3Building Size and Scale
4Summary of Housing Options/Building Types for R3
5Neighborhood Multiplex
6Neighborhood Townhouse
7Neighborhood Courtyard
8Core Townhouse
9Core Multiplex
10Core Courtyard
11Mid-riseMountain View R3 Update — Opticos Design, Inc. © 2Building Types for Mountain View – March 13, 2024 Building Size and Scale1) House-ScaleBuildings that are the size of a house, typically ranging in footprint from as small as 20 to 50 feet wide and up to 60 to 80 feet long. 2) Block-ScaleBuildings that are individually as large as most or all of a block or, when arranged together along a street, appear as long as most or all of a block.
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Summary of Housing Options/Building Types
for R3
Multiplex Townhouse Courtyard Townhouse Multiplex Courtyard Midrise House-Scale Block-Scale
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Max
Density:
15-25 15-35 25-35 35-50 25-50 35-75 50-110
2 2-3 2-3 3 3-4 3-5 4-6Stories:
Neighborhood Core
Building Types for Mountain View – March 13, 2024
Neighborhood MultiplexHouse-ScaleA small-to-medium-sized, detached building that consists of 3 to 5 side-by-side and/or stacked units, typically with one shared entry or individual entries along the front. This type has the appearance of a medium-sized, single-unit house and is scaled to fit within low- to moderate-intensity neighborhoods.Typical Height: 2 stories Resultant Density: 15 to 25Mountain View R3 Update — Opticos Design, Inc. © 5 Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-A
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Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-A
Neighborhood MultiplexHouse-Scale
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Neighborhood Townhouse
House-Scale
A small-sized detached
building (up to five attached
townhouse units side-by-
side) with a rear setback.
Each Townhouse consists
of one unit. This type is
typically located within low-
to-moderate intensity
neighborhoods.
Typical Height: 2 to 3 stories
Resultant Density: 15 to 35
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Recommended in R3
subdistricts: R3-A, R3-B
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Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-A, R3-B
Neighborhood TownhouseHouse-Scale
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Neighborhood Courtyard
House-Scale
A medium-sized, detached
building with multiple
attached and/ or stacked
units, accessed from a
shared courtyard. The shared
court is common open space
and takes the place of a rear
setback. The type is typically
integrated as a small portion
of lower-intensity
neighborhoods or more
consistently into moderate-
intensity neighborhoods.
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Recommended in R3
subdistrict: R3-B
Typical Height: 2 to 3 stories
Resultant Density: 25 to 35
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Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-B
Neighborhood CourtyardHouse-Scale
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Core TownhouseBlock-ScaleA large-sized, detached building of attached townhouses. Each Townhouse consists of up to two stacked units. This type is longer and taller than the Neighborhood Townhouse building type. This type is typically located within high-intensity neighborhoods or, along or near a neighborhood main street.Typical Height: 3 stories Resultant Density: 35 to 50Mountain View R3 Update — Opticos Design, Inc. © 11 Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-C
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Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-C
Core TownhouseBlock-Scale
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Core Multiplex
Block -Scale
A medium-to-large-sized,
detached building with
stacked units, typically with
one shared entry. This type is
scaled to fit within moderate-
intensity neighborhoods.
Typical Height: 3 to 4 stories
Resultant Density: 25 to 50
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Recommended in R3
subdistricts: R3-B, R3-C
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Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-B, R3-C
Core MultiplexBlock-Scale
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Core Courtyard
Block -Scale
A detached building with
stacked units, accessed from
one or more shared
courtyards. The shared court
is common open space. This
type is typically integrated
into moderate-to-high-
intensity neighborhoods and
on main streets with service
or food uses along the
adjacent street.
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Typical Height: 3 to 5 stories
Resultant Density: 35 to 75
Recommended in R3
subdistricts: R3-C, R3-D.1
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Recommended in R3 subdistrict: R3-C, R3-D.1
Core CourtyardBlock-Scale
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Mid-Rise
Block -Scale
A medium- to large-sized,
detached building with
stacked flats that can also be
used to provide a vertical mix
of uses with ground-floor
commercial, service, or retail
uses and upper-floor
residential uses.
Typical Height: 4 to 6 stories
Resultant Density: 50 to 110
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Recommended in R3
subdistrict: R3-D.1, R3-D.2
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Recommended in R3
subdistrict: R3-D.1, R3-D.2
Mid-Rise
Block -Scale
Building Types for Mountain View – March 13, 2024