(A) Purpose. The MFR district is intended to allow for high density residential development in close proximity to the downtown commercial center. This direct relationship provides consumer support for the commercial center and places necessary services and employment centers within walking distance of a large number of people. In spite of the high density allowed, the open space and landscaping requirements of this district are intended to ensure a spacious residential character.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the MFR district:
(1) Multiple unit dwellings including apartments, condominiums and town home housing;
(2) Accessory buildings (see § 150.258 for property development standards) and uses, including recreation building, private swimming pools and home occupations;
(3) Boardinghouse or lodging house;
(4) Convent:
(5) Daycare center and/or nursery;
(6) Home for the aged or nursing home;
(7) Orphanage;
(8) Park, playground and community owned buildings; and
(9) Private lake, semi-public lake, swimming pools and tennis courts.
(C) Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted subject to a conditional use permit (see § 150.015):
(1) Private club, fraternity, sorority and lodges;
(2) School, public or private, having a curriculum equivalent to a public school and having no room regularly used for housing or sleeping;
(3) Church;
(4) Golf course;
(5) Nursing homes and convalescent homes;
(6) Public utility facilities;
(7) Community buildings or recreational fields not publicly owned; and
(8) Public or institutional buildings, such as hospitals, fire stations, police stations, YMCA and Boys and Girls Club. Because no list of uses can be exhaustive, decisions on unspecified uses shall be rendered by the Planning and Zoning Commission with appeal to the Town Council.
(D) Property development standards. (See elsewhere in this Development Code for additional standards and exceptions.)
(1) Setbacks.
Front | Interior Side | Street Side | Rear |
40 feet | 20 feet * | 25 feet | 10 feet |
* Between structures. | |||
(2) Area and bulk requirements.
Minimum Site Area | Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Lot Depth | Maximum Height |
N/A | 3,000 square feet unit * | 90 feet | 120 feet | 35 feet |
* All other uses shall have a minimum of 10,000 square feet of lot area. Note: Regulations for distances between buildings, accessory buildings, access, walls, fences and required screening are contained in §§ 150.164 through 150.184. | ||||
(E) Off-street parking. The provisions of § 150.156 shall apply. In addition, parking shall be allowed in the rear ten feet of the front yard only if it is screened from the street by a solid wall, fence or landscape screen a minimum of three feet in height.
(Prior Code, Ch. 4, Art. III, § 4-55) (Ord. 432-06, passed 6-19-2006; Ord. 606-13, passed 5-19-2014; Ord. 733-24, passed 2-21-2024)