(A) Permitted uses. No building or premises improved or unimproved shall be used and no building shall hereafter be erected or altered within any R-5 Multiple-Family Residential District unless otherwise provided in this chapter except for the following uses:
(1) Any of the uses permitted in the R-4 Multiple-Family Residential District shall be permitted in the R-5 Multiple-Family Residential District.
(2) Two-family detached (two-flat type) dwellings.
(3) Two-family attached dwellings (group or row dwellings) with a maximum of eight dwelling units in a structure.
(4) Apartment buildings containing not more than 12 apartments.
(B) Floor area ratio. The maximum floor area ratio of buildings and structures shall not exceed 1.0.
(C) Height of buildings (for single-family residential uses). The maximum height requirements for single-family detached, semi-detached, or attached dwellings and two-family detached dwellings, shall not exceed 2-½ stories or 35 feet, whichever is lower. The maximum height requirements for apartments shall be three stories or 35 feet, whichever is lower.
(D) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement.
(1) Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 30 feet.
(2) Side yards.
(a) On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side yard on each side equal to not less than 15 feet with an additional five feet required for each story of the building above two stories. The combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall not be less than 30 feet, and the combined total for corner lots shall be not less than 45.
(b) On corner lots there shall be maintained a front yard equivalent to the required front yard of 30 feet on all sides of the lot that adjoins a street.
(3) Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land, upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard or not less than 40 feet.
(4) Yards (for nonresidential permitted uses and special uses). Front, side, and rear yards as required for single-family dwelling uses for buildings less than 35 feet in height, but for a building 35 feet or more in height, each yard, front, side, and rear, as required for single-family dwellings, shall be increased in width or depth by two feet for each additional one foot of building over 35 feet.
(E) Court standards. Inner courts shall not be permitted and the width and depth of outer courts shall be as follows:
(1) Requirements for outer courts. The width of an outer court shall not be less than one-half of the height of such court nor less than one-half of the length of such court.
(2) Projections in outer courts. When an outer court is partially enclosed by projections, the sum of the projections shall not exceed 25% of the greatest required width of the court.
(F) Number of buildings on a zoning lot. Except in the case of planned developments, not more than one principal detached building shall be located on any zoning district nor shall a principal detached building be located on the same zoning lot with any other principal building in any zoning district. For the purpose of this division, two or more buildings joined by a fence, canopy, free-standing wall, or other nonfunctional connection shall not be considered to be one principal detached building.
(G) Floor area per dwelling.
(1) The minimum floor area for one-story, two-story, or multi-level single family structures shall be the same as required in the R-3 Single-Family Residential District.
(2) All other types of dwelling units permitted in the R-5 Multiple-Family Residential Districts shall have the same minimum floor area requirements as stipulated in § 159.044(E).
(H) Lot area.
(1) For single-family detached dwellings, not less than 7,500 square feet.
(2) For two-family detached (two-flat) dwellings, not less than 3,750 square feet per dwelling unit.
(3) For semi-detached and attached dwellings, as follows:
Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit in Square Feet (Group or Row) | ||
Type of Dwelling Unit Single-Family | Semi-Detached | Attached |
Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit in Square Feet (Group or Row) | ||
Type of Dwelling Unit Single-Family | Semi-Detached | Attached |
Four bedrooms and over | 5,000 | 4,000 |
Three bedrooms | 4,500 | 3,500 |
Less than three bedrooms | 4,000 | 3,000 |
Two-Family | (Twin Two-Flat) Semi-Detached | (Group or Row) Attached |
Four bedrooms and over | 3,000 | 2,400 |
Three bedrooms | 2,700 | 2,100 |
Less than three bedrooms | 2,400 | 1,800 |
(I) Lot width. Not less than 60 feet at the required front yard line.
(L) Maximum building coverage. Maximum building coverage on a zoning lot shall not exceed 35%.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 91-36, passed 12-19-91) Penalty, see § 159.999