Tract J: New loop street, North Fourth Street, a line approximately 110 feet northwest of the intersection of the new loop street and North Fourth Street, the Linear Park, a line approximately 346 feet northwest of Railroad Street.
(a) Basic objectives. The basic objectives shall be to provide a site for low and medium-density multi-family residential dwelling units.
(b) Physical organization. Government institutional facilities and high-density multi-family units shall be developed to the south and southeast. To the northwest shall be single-family residential units. This development shall provide a transition from the more intensive residential and commercial uses to the single-family area.
(c) Land use. Land shall be used for low or medium-density multi-family residential dwelling units. A utility easement 20 feet wide shall be reserved beginning at a point approximately 212 feet from the southwestern (riverside) right-of-way line of North Fourth Street (vacated North Cedar Alley).
(d) Maximum density. The maximum density shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(e) Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall consist of one and one-fourth spaces per dwelling unit. All parking shall be screened by a brick wall at least four feet high or by a wall of similar height consisting of other material or mature vegetation acceptable to the local public agency. All parking areas shall be paved. Access to parking areas shall be from the new loop street. The site shall not face on the Linear Park and shall be screened from it. There shall be no vehicular access to the site from the Linear Park or Fourth Street.
(f) Minimum lot area per dwelling unit. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 1,800 square feet.
(g) Maximum height. No structure shall exceed 50 feet in height.
(h) Setback requirements.
(1) Generally.
A. Front yard, ten feet;
B. Side yard, ten feet; and
C. Rear yard, ten feet.
(2) Exclusions. No parking areas or loading zones shall be provided in the setback areas. No habitable structural complex shall be located within 15 feet of any other habitable structural complex.
(i) Maximum land coverage. Land coverage shall not exceed 70 percent for both structures and parking.
(j) Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be compatible with the publicly provided street and mall lighting, in both type and design. All exterior lighting shall be approved by the Development Review Committee.
(k) Signs. No neon or self-illuminated sign shall be permitted. Signs may be illuminated by indirect light sources only. No freestanding sign shall be permitted. Signs shall not exceed nine square feet in size. No overhanging or projecting sign shall be permitted. No billboard type sign shall be permitted. No pennants, flags, banners or paper signs shall be permitted. No sign may protrude into the public right-of-way. No sign shall protrude above the roof level of a structure. All signs shall be approved by the Committee.
(Ord. 5664, passed 1-11-1973; Am. Ord. 75-16, passed 3-27-1975)