(a) Minimum Floor Area Per Dwelling. The units shall meet the minimum floor area requirements in Section 1131.10 "Dwelling Floor Area Requirements."
(b) Building Design Standards. Multi-family developments shall meet the building design standards established in Section 1135.04 "Building Design Standards for Multi-Family Dwellings."
(c) Landscape Design Standards. Multi-family developments shall meet the landscaping requirements established in Section 1137.09 "Multi-family Landscape Requirements,"
(d) Accessory Structures. All accessory structures not attached to the principal structures shall be set back twenty (20) feet from the principal building and not less than ten (10) feet from any alley or street or five (5) feet from the rear lot line, whichever is greater.
(e) Minimum Livable Open Space.
(1) A minimum of forty five percent (45%) of the gross land area shall be livable open space for the use and enjoyment of the residents of the project.
(2) Livable open space is the minimum required non-vehicular open space unobstructed to the sky, generally in lawn and forested areas (including required yard areas that are left as lawn areas) or paved areas for recreation. The minimum recreation space performance standard listed for this district shall be included as a part of the livable open space. No parking spaces, loading areas or access drives can be included as part of the livable open space to be provided on the lot.
(f) Minimum Recreation Space.
(1) A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the gross land area shall be usable recreation space. The recreation space shall be counted as a part of required livable open space.
(2) The recreation space can include open space for both passive and active recreation. Passive recreation facilities might include common sitting areas in the form of sundecks or garden areas. Active recreation areas may include swimming pools, tennis courts, shuffle board courts, playground and playfields, or tot lots.
(g) Distance Between Buildings on the Same Lot. No principal building shall be closer to any other principal building than the average of the heights of such buildings.
(h) Multi-family Dwellings in the CB Districts. Multi-family dwellings in the Central Business (CB) district shall meet all requirements of the CB district and all other sections of this Zoning Ordinance applicable to multi-family dwellings except as modified by the following provisions:
(1) The maximum density in the CB District shall be as shown in Section 1131.11 "Site Development Standards for Business and Industrial Districts," Table 1131-3.
(2) The livable open space in subsection (e) above shall not be required.
(3) Landscape design standards may be modified as necessary within the CB district during site plan review.
(4) No distance between buildings on the same lot except as may be required in the CB District.
(Ord. 30-22. Passed 12-12-22.)