§ 150.053 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
   (A)   RM; Multiple-Family Residential Districts. The Multiple-Family Residential Districts are designed to provide sites for multiple-family dwellings and related uses, which will generally serve as zones of transition between the nonresidential districts and the lower density one-family residential districts. The multiple-family districts are further provided to serve the limited needs for the apartment type of unit in an otherwise low density, single-family community.
(1979 Code, § 5.41)
   (B)   Principal uses permitted. 
      (1)   Approval shall be contingent upon finding that the site plan shows that a proper relationship exists between local streets and any proposed service roads, driveways and parking areas to encourage pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety and all the development features, including the principal building or buildings and any accessory buildings or uses, open spaces and any service roads, driveways and parking areas, are so located to minimize the possibility of any adverse effects upon adjacent property such as, but not limited to, channeling excessive traffic onto local residential streets, lack of adequate screening or buffering of parking and/or service areas or building groups and circulation routes located as to interfere with police or fire equipment access;
      (2)   All principal and special condition uses permitted in the R-1A and R-1B One-Family Residential Districts, unless other-wise provided in this section;
      (3)   Multiple-family dwellings;
      (4)   Two-family dwellings;
      (5)   Boarding, rooming or lodging house;
      (6)   Non-profit clubs, providing that no residential facilities of any kind be a part of the premises;
      (7)   Professional offices such as, but not limited to, medical and dental offices (including clinics), architects and engineers offices, except veterinarians;
      (8)   Municipal buildings and uses and public utility buildings and uses (not including storage yards); and
      (9)   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
(1979 Code, § 5.42)
   (C)   Uses subject to specific conditions. The following uses shall be permitted subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed for each use:
      (1)   General hospitals, except those for criminals and those solely for the treatment of persons who are mentally ill, not to exceed four stories when the following conditions are met.
         (a)   All such hospitals shall be developed only on sites consisting of at least five acres in area.
         (b)   The proposed site shall have at least one property line abutting a major thoroughfare.
         (c)   Front, side and rear yards shall be at least 100 feet wide for two-story structures. Such required yards shall be increased by 20 feet for each story over two.
         (d)   Ambulance and delivery areas shall be obscured from all residential view with an obscuring wall or fence six feet in height. Ingress and egress to the site shall be directly from a major thoroughfare.
         (e)   There shall be no off-street parking in the required front or side yards.
      (2)   Convalescent homes, not to exceed a height of two stories when the following conditions are met.
         (a)   The site shall be so developed as to create a land to building ratio on the lot or parcel whereby for each one bed in the convalescent home there shall be provided not less than 1,500 square feet of open space. The landscaping, yard requirements, employee facilities, off-street parking service drives, loading space and any more space required for accessory uses. The 1,500 square feet requirement is over and above the building coverage area.
         (b)   No building shall be closer than 40 feet from any property line.
      (3)   Home occupations, provided they are conducted entirely within the dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, such use being clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes and which does not change the character thereof. Provided further, that one non-illuminated name plate, not more than one square foot in area may be attached to the dwelling which shall contain only the name and occupation of the resident of the premises. Home occupations shall further comply with all necessary city, county and state regulations. Off-street parking shall be provided for home occupations in accordance with §§ 150.090 through 150.093.
      (4)   Funeral homes, provided that service entrances and parking areas shall be completely screened from abutting residential zoned properties.
      (5)   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
(1979 Code, § 5.43)
   (D)   Area and bulk requirements. See § 150.059, limiting height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lots permitted by land use and the maximum density permitted.
(1979 Code, § 5.44)
(Ord. 62, passed 5-16-1978)