(A) Purpose. The R-5, Multiple Residence District, is intended to provide a district for the development of dormitory, convalescent and nursing home and high-rise apartment buildings in areas where the development conforms to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, and where this development properly relates to other land uses, thoroughfares and where municipal utilities are available.
(B) Permitted uses. Within an R-5, Multiple Residence District, no building or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) Any use permitted in § 154.034(B) of this chapter, as regulated therein;
(2) Dormitory, fraternity and sorority buildings containing five or more units;
(3) Boarding and lodging houses, convalescent and nursing homes;
(4) Hospitals; and
(5) High-rise apartment buildings, subject to the limitations of this section.
(C) Uses by conditional use permit. Within an R-5, Multiple Residence District, no building or land shall be used for one or more of the following uses, except by conditional use permit:
(1) Any uses permitted in § 154.034(C) of this chapter, as regulated therein;
(2) Accessory uses as provided in division (D) below to be open to the general public, except that the floor area devoted to the uses shall not be increased; and
(3) Elderly tenant multiple housing project.
(D) Permitted accessory uses. Within an R-5, Multiple Residence District, the following uses shall be permitted accessory uses:
(1) Any use permitted in § 154.034(D) of this chapter, as regulated therein;
(2) Accessory uses customarily incident to the uses permitted in divisions (B) and (C) above; and
(3) Shops, cafeterias, offices and club or lodge rooms solely for the use by the residents and their guests. Accessory uses shall be permitted within the principal buildings; provided, they are accessible only from the interior of the building and have no advertising or display relative thereto which is visible from the outside of the building. Not more than 10% of the gross floor area of a building may be devoted to these accessory uses.
(E) Height, yard, area, lot width and depth, lot coverage and minimum floor area regulations.
(1) Height regulations. Maximum height requirements shall be determined by building setback requirements and the floor area ratio (FAR) of this section.
(2) Width and depth regulations. A single-family dwelling shall have a width of not less than 20 feet at the front setback line and a depth of not less than 20 feet, except when located within a mobile home park.
(3) Front yard regulations.
(a) There shall be a minimum front yard setback requirement of 35 feet.
(b) There shall be a minimum front yard setback requirement of 50 feet on a lot or plot that abuts a thoroughfare as shown on the city thoroughfare plan.
(c) There shall be a front yard on each street side of a corner lot. No accessory buildings shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.
(d) Buildings greater than 35 feet in height shall set back one additional foot for each foot the building exceeds 35 feet in height; except that, buildings which have lengths in excess of twice their height shall be set back one and one-half feet for each foot of height from that street frontage adjacent to the length of the building.
(4) Side yard regulations.
(a) There shall be a side yard on each side of a building equal to the height of the building.
(b) Except that, no building shall be located closer than one and one-half times its height from a side lot line abutting on R-A, R-1 or R-2 District boundary.
(5) Rear yard regulations. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet or the height of the building, whichever is greater.
(6) Lot area regulations. There shall be a maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.5. Floor area ratio shall be computed as in § 154.034(E) of this chapter.
(a) The minimum lot area per each living unit shall not be less than 620 square feet.
(b) The minimum total lot area shall be not less than 16,000 square feet.
(c) Where a lot has less area than herein required, and was of record at the effective date of this chapter, that lot may be used only for single- or two-family dwelling purposes; provided, it has a width of at least 50 feet and a depth of at least 100 feet.
(F) Design and construction requirements. The design and construction requirements for the R-5, Multiple Residence District, shall be the same as set forth in § 154.034(F) of this chapter.
(2002 Code, § 7.15)