(A) Statement of purpose. The multiple-family residential district is designed to permit an intensive residential use of land. Multiple-family areas shall abut upon major thoroughfares for good accessibility and may be located between single-family residential areas and other nonresidential uses. It is intended that various sizes of residential accommodations, for ownership and rental, shall be provided to meet the needs of the community.
(B) Principal permitted uses. In the RM district, no uses shall be permitted, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance, except the following:
(1) All principal permitted uses, and permitted uses after special approval under § 157.036(C) in the R-1A and R-1B districts subject to the terms and conditions therein;
(2) Multiple-family dwellings, provided that all such dwellings shall have at least 1 property line abutting a major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress shall be directly onto the major thoroughfare;
(3) Two-family dwellings;
(4) Community garages serving the principal residential building, containing space for no more than 2 passenger vehicles for each dwelling unit in the principal building on the lot;
(5) Maintenance and management buildings to serve multiple dwellings;
(6) Private swimming pool designed and operated as an accessory use only for occupants of the main building or buildings and their personal guests in accordance with Standard Code Provisions;
(7) Hospitals, provided the following conditions are met:
(a) All such hospitals shall be developed only on sites consisting of at least 5 acres in area;
(b) The proposed site shall have at least 1 property line abutting a major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress to the off-street parking area, for guests, employees, staff, as well as any other uses of the facilities, shall be directly onto the major thoroughfare;
(c) In the event 1 or more boundaries of the proposed site lies opposite or contiguous of a residential district, the minimum distances between any hospital structure or accessory use and the residential district boundary shall be at least 100 feet for buildings containing 2 stories or less. For buildings above 2 stories, the building shall be set back from the initial 100 foot setback an additional 1 foot for each foot of additional height above 2 stories;
(d) The minimum distance from any street line shall not be less than 40 feet for buildings containing 2 stories or less, while buildings above 2 stories, regardless of what zoning district is adjacent the proposed hospital site, shall be set back an additional 1 foot for each 5 feet of height above 2 stories;
(e) The minimum distance from a nonresidential lot line shall not be less than 25 feet;
(f) Ambulance and delivery areas shall be obscured from all residential view with a wall or barrier of suitable material at least 6 feet in height, and that wall or barrier shall be further subject to the requirements of § 157.087 of this code;
(g) The site plan shall show any future construction and projected maximum patient census; and
(h) Noise-producing activities, such as ambulance and delivery areas, shall be located not less than 500 feet from any residential area.
(8) Convalescent or nursing home, not to exceed a height of 2.5 stories, when the following conditions are met:
(a) All these convalescent or nursing homes shall be developed only on sites consisting of at least 5 acres in area;
(b) The proposed site shall have at least 1 property line abutting a major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress to the off-street parking area, for guests, employees, staff, as well as any other uses of the facilities, shall be directly onto the major thoroughfare; and
(c) No building shall be closer than 40 feet from any property line.
(9) Boarding house (rooming house) not to exceed a height of 3 stories;
(10) Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses;
(12) Zero lot line subdivisions subject to the following conditions:
(a) The proposed subdivision shall consist of a tract of land at least 10 acres in area;
(b) The application shall be endorsed unequivocally for this type of development by all the owners of the tract, and procedures and documents shall be provided to ensure development under a single administration and as approved by the City Council after recommendation from the Planning Commission;
(c) All developments of this nature are to be located on a site which the City Engineer has determined to have an adequate supply of public sanitary sewer and public watermain available to service the newly created needs;
(d) Residential densities shall not exceed 2 buildings per acre with each building containing a maximum of 4 dwelling units based upon the total gross area of the proposed subdivision including all streets and roads within the subdivision and dedicated open space;
(e) The developer shall dedicate not less than 10% of the total land area for parks, woodlands, conservation district, playgrounds, golf courses, tennis courts, or other open space areas, such as to encourage the preservation of natural features for public or semi-public use. This land may be dedicated to the city or may be reserved for use of all residents in the zero lot line subdivision, in which case satisfactory arrangements shall be made, acceptable to the city, for the development, operation, and maintenance for all these areas. Prior to conveyance of this open space, all open space shall be graded and seeded, except that portion of the open space may be preserved in a natural state subject to approval by the City Council after recommendation from the Planning Commission.
1. The location, extent, and purpose of areas dedicated for open space or recreational use within any subdivision shall be approved by the City Council after recommendation from the Planning Commission.
2. The development, operation, and maintenance of dedicated land for private open space or recreational use shall be guaranteed by a trust indenture approved by the city and shall be filed with the County Register of Deeds simultaneously with the recording of the final plat of the proposed subdivision.
(f) A subdivision association is to be established for the entire life of development to ensure property owners of an orderly run subdivision. After the developer has fulfilled his or her obligations to the city, all property owners will be members of the subdivision association and each lot having 1 vote on all issues brought before it. Items to be addressed by association are, but not limited to, the following: obtain funds to utilize for maintenance, replacement, repair, and care of roofs, gutters, downspouts, exterior building surfaces, trees, shrubs, grass, walks, common areas, and other exterior improvements. The developer will submit format for the development of the subdivision which will be subject to the approval of the City Council after receiving recommendation from the Planning Commission and City Attorney. Any changes or amendments to approved subdivision association declaration of covenants, conditions, and regulations must be approved by the City Council prior to adoption by the subdivision;
(g) The exterior of the building(s) is to be constructed of a low maintenance material, one which does not require continual painting and staining. Suggested materials are as follows; however, the developer is not limited to these if he or she is able to convince the Planning Commission that the intent is being followed: brick, masonry materials, aluminum products, and the like. All exterior material is subject to Planning Commission approval;
(h) At time of, prior to final plat approval, the developer is to submit final building design and layout subject to approval of the Planning Commission;
(i) Building permits for additions or for renovations of the existing structures will be issued only through application from the subdivision architectural committee. The architectural committee will consist of a 3-person board; a representative from the City Department of Public Works, a representative from the Board of Directors from the subdivision association, and a representative from the developer who must serve for a minimum period of 5 years. After this time, he or she may elect to be replaced; if so, a representative from the city’s Building Board of Appeals will be chosen by the chairperson of that group;
(j) Ten-foot minimum access easement required to service rear yard of each dwelling unit. The access easement shall be filed with the County Register of Deeds simultaneously with the recording of the final plat of the proposed subdivision;
(k) Setback requirements:
1. Twenty-foot front yard;
2. Thirty-foot rear yard;
3. Twenty-foot side on end dwelling units; and
4. Forty-foot minimum between buildings.
(l) Minimum lot size: 24 feet by 110 feet, or 2,640 square feet;
(m) Minimum frontage: 24 feet;
(n) Minimum living area per dwelling unit to be 1,000 square feet;
(o) Maximum lot coverage: 50%;
(p) Maximum building height to be 2.5 stories or 35 feet;
(q) Yearly maintenance inspection; to provide for compliance with the current adopted provisions of this ordinance and this code of ordinances and to abate all on-site deficiencies, the Department of Public Works will conduct a yearly inspection in the spring of each year. A list of deficiencies will be compiled and submitted to the property owner(s). A time frame of 6 months will be granted to the owners of record to complete the necessary items. Failure to update deficiencies will result in abatement procedures;
(r) Performance bond required prior to issuance of permits;
(s) Household pets permitted as long as they remain in dwelling unit or on leash accompanied by owner; in no case shall there be exterior dog kennels or dog houses within subdivision; and
(t) A fenced and screened storage area to city specifications shall be provided on the site for the use of residents of the subdivision to store recreational vehicles, boats, and the like. One storage space per dwelling unit shall be provided. Size of the storage space shall be 10 feet by 20 feet.
(C) Greenbelt. No use permitted in an RM district shall be erected or altered on any lot or area adjoining a single-family residential district unless a greenbelt in accordance with § 157.088 of dimensions and plant materials to be determined by the Planning Commission or an ornamental masonry opaque wall not less than 5 feet in height is provided along the adjoining lot line, as determined by the Planning Commission.
(D) Site plan review. For all uses permitted in an RM district, other than single-family residences, but including structural restoration, reconstruction, extension, substitution, or renovation of existing uses, a site plan of the entire building premises shall be submitted for review and approval in accordance with § 157.092 of this code. In addition to the criteria set forth in § 157.092(G), any multiple-dwelling site plan shall also meet the following criteria:
(1) All site plans shall have 2 means of ingress and egress throughout the project to permit adequate circulation for safety equipment;
(2) In all multiple projects of over 100 dwelling units, parking shall not be allowed along the main circulation drive;
(3) All parking lots must be a minimum of 62 feet in width, and if through traffic is permitted through the lot, the width must be increased to 64 feet;
(4) All townhouse units must be constructed to permit the development of an individual outdoor paved patio area not less than 100 square feet in area;
(5) There shall be no more than 10 townhouses in any 1 attached row, and there shall be no more than 3 continuous, attached townhouses with the same building line;
(6) An apartment house shall not exceed 200 feet in length; and
(7) Townhouse units with attached garages may not include the space behind the garage door as part of the parking requirement. Townhouse units with attached garages may reduce their requirement parking to 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit.
(E) Area, height, and placement requirements. Area, height, and placement requirements unless otherwise specified are as provided in Appendix A, Schedule of Regulations.