(1) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide a setting for multiple family housing in areas that have good thoroughfare access. Land to be zoned R-4 shall be served with public sanitary sewer and water and shall be in a High Density Residential land use category according to the comprehensive plan. The development density shall be consistent with that land use category.
(2) Lot and setback requirements.
(a) Minimum lot size. Lot size shall consist of contiguous buildable land as defined by § 1007.001(2).
1. Base lots.
a. Two family. 12,000 square feet.
b. Townhomes and other multiple-family dwellings. 20,000 square feet.
(b) Minimum lot width.
1. Base lots. 100 feet.
(c) Minimum lot depth. There is no minimum lot depth in the R-4 zoning district.
(d) Setbacks.
1. From street right-of-way.
a. Local or minor collector street. 30 feet.
b. Major collector or arterial street. 40 feet.
c. Parking lot. 15 feet.
2. Rear lot line.
a. Principal building. 30 feet.
b. Accessory building. 5 feet.
c. Parking lot. 5 feet
3. Side lot line.
a. Principal building. 20 feet.
b. Accessory building. 5 feet.
c. Parking lot. 5 feet
4. Zero lot line. Side yard setback requirements shall not be applied to a common wall of multi-family dwelling units.
5. From low density residential district. The principal buildings setback shall be 35 feet from any land guided for low density residential.
(e) Buffer. Where a side or rear lot line abuts land guided for low density residential, a collector street, or an arterial street, a 20-foot wide buffer shall be provided in compliance with § 1007.049.
(3) Maximum impervious surface coverage. 65% of the lot area.
(4) Floor area. The minimum livable floor area for each multiple-family dwelling unit shall be 700 square feet plus 100 additional square feet for each bedroom.
(5) Utility area. Dwellings with dedicated individual access shall be required to provide an additional 100 square feet of floor area to house utilities, unless a basement is present. Dwellings with shared access shall be required to provide adequate floor area within the building to house utilities.
(6) All dwelling units shall have parking provided in compliance with § 1007.052(11).
(7) All dwellings shall comply with the design and construction standards of § 1007.043(2).
(8) Maximum building height. The greater of three stories or 40 feet, except as allowed by § 1007.043(3).
(9) Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses in the R-4 District:
(a) Day care facilities serving 14 or fewer persons.
(b) Multiple-family dwellings.
(c) Public parks.
(d) State licensed residential care facility serving 16 or fewer persons.
(e) Townhomes.
(f) Two family dwellings.
(g) Community gardens operated by the city.
(10) Accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses in the R-4 District:
(a) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses in compliance with § 1007.044.
(b) Carports in compliance with § 1007.044(3).
(c) Fences per § 1007.050.
(d) Home Occupation Level A in compliance with 1007.056.
(e) Model homes with temporary real estate offices in compliance with § 1007.070.
(f) Off-street parking in compliance with § 1007.052.
(g) Parking and carports for licensed and operable passenger motor vehicles.
(h) Radio and television receiving antennas, satellite dishes, TVROs three meters or less in diameter, short-wave radio dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of electronic equipment including radio receivers, ham radio transmitters and television receivers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(i) Signs in compliance with City Code Chapter 1010.
(j) Swimming pools, sport courts, and other recreational facilities which are operated for the use of the residents of the principal use and their guests in compliance with City Code Section 1007.044. This does not include racing/riding courses for off-road vehicles.
(11) Conditional uses. The following uses require a conditional use permit in compliance with § 1007.016:
(a) Assisted living facilities and nursing homes provided that:
1. Side yards are double the minimum requirements established for this district and are screened in compliance with § 1007.049.
2. Only the rear yard shall be used for play or recreational areas. Said area shall be fenced and controlled and screened in compliance with § 1007.049.
3. The site shall be served by an arterial or collector street of sufficient capacity to accommodate traffic which will be generated.
4. All signing and informational or visual communication devices shall be in compliance with City Code Chapter 1010.
5. All state statutes and regulations governing such use are strictly adhered to and all required operating permits are secured.
6. Adequate off-street parking is provided in compliance with § 1007.052.
7. Adequate off-street loading space is provided in compliance with § 1007.053.
(b) Commercial outdoor recreational areas including golf courses, country clubs, driving ranges, swimming pools, and similar facilities provided that:
1. The principal use, function, or activity is open and outdoor in character.
2. Not more than 5% of the land area of the site be covered by buildings or structures.
3. When abutting a residential use and a residential use district, the property is screened and landscaped in compliance with § 1007.049.
4. The site shall access a collector street or arterial street.
(c) Day care facilities serving more than 16 persons provided that:
1. Day care facility shall be connected to public sewer and water.
2. Screening is provided in compliance with the applicable provisions of § 1007.049.
3. All day care facility operations comply with the minimum requirements of the Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services regulations, as may be amended.
(d) Public, educational, and religious uses provided that:
1. The building setback shall be 50 feet from any side lot line.
2. Adequate screening from abutting residential uses and landscaping is provided in compliance with § 1007.049.
3. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the site or on lots directly abutting or directly across a public street or alley to the principal use in compliance with § 1007.052 and
that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with § 1007.049.
(e) Sacred communities and micro-unit dwellings accessory to religious uses in compliance with M.S. § 327.30.
(12) Uses by administrative permit. The following uses require an administrative permit in compliance with § 1007.019:
(a) Personal wireless service antennas as secondary uses in compliance with § 1007.062.
(b) Home Occupation Level B in compliance with § 1007.056.
(c) Essential services.
(d) Open air market accessory to an institutional use and limited in area to 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building.
(e) Temporary structures in compliance with § 1007.071.
(f) Transient merchants.
(a) Earth moving and land reclamation in compliance with § 1007.059.
(Am. Ord. 04-24, passed 5-28-2024)