§ 185.037 RM-15 — SINGLE-, TWO-, MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Intent. The provisions of this district are intended to apply to an area of medium density residential development with a variety of housing types. Lot sizes and other restrictions are intended to promote medium density development while maintaining an adequate amount of open space for such development.
   (B)   Principal uses and structures:
      (1)   Single-family dwellings.
      (2)   Two-family dwellings.
      (3)   Multiple-family dwellings provided that in no case shall there be more than fifteen (15) dwelling units per gross residential acre. For multiple-family residential development that includes five (5) or more units, the provisions of (a) through (d) below, shall apply. Multiple-family developments of less than five (5) units shall be exempt from these provisions.
         (a)   A tree survey shall be submitted, where applicable, showing the types, locations, and sizes of existing trees.
         (b)   The perimeter of the project shall be provided with a six (6) foot high wall or fence of wood, masonry, brick, PVC, or wrought iron material. For perimeter fences adjacent to road right-of-ways, landscaping shall be provided between the road right-of-way and the perimeter fence. A minimum of one (1) tree for each fifty (50) linear feet of fence shall be provided. In addition to the tree requirement, a minimum of two (2) foot tall, continuous and unbroken row of shrubs shall be planted between the wall/fence and the right-of- way to provide relief from the wall/fence. Ivy or clinging vines may be used in lieu of the shrub requirement on masonry or brick fences. Earthen berms may be approved in lieu of the wall or fence provided the berm is six (6) feet in height with landscaping provided as identified in this subsection.
         (c)   Sidewalks required.
            1.   All buildings, parking areas and amenities shall be connected by sidewalks or interior walkways, and sidewalks along interior circulation drives shall connect with off-site sidewalks.
            2.   When parking is provided in front, behind or on the side, of a building along an interior circulation drive, a concrete sidewalk with raised curb shall be constructed between the parking spaces and the building, with connecting sidewalks to the building entrance. If such sidewalk is provided on only one side of an interior circulation drive, it shall be at least five (5) feet in width. If sidewalks are provided on both sides of the interior circulation drive, they shall be a minimum of four (4) feet wide.
         (d)   Balconies. Balconies designed for other than purely ornamental purposes shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in depth.
      (4)   Public parks, playgrounds or other public recreational facilities.
      (5)   Public utility equipment and facilities located within a utility easement or right-of-way.
      (6)   Congregate living facilities.
      (7)   Public uses.
   (C)   Accessory uses and structures: Customary accessory uses of a noncommercial nature clearly incidental and subordinate to one (1) or more principal uses.
   (D)   Conditional uses:
      (1)   Public or private schools.
      (2)   Churches.
      (3)   Public utility equipment and facilities, except communication towers, not located within a utility easement or right-of-way.
      (4)   Permitted uses or uses permissible by special exception exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in height, but not to exceed forty (40) feet in height.
   (E)   Prohibited uses and structures:
      (1)   All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted herein.
      (2)   Corrections facilities.
   (F)   Lot and structure requirements, single- family:
      (1)   Minimum lot area — six thousand (6,000) square feet.
      (2)   Minimum lot width — sixty (60) feet.
      (3)   Minimum lot depth — one hundred (100) feet.
      (4)   Maximum building coverage — forty percent (40%).
      (5)   Minimum living area — None.
      (6)   Maximum height — twenty-five (25) feet.
      (7)   Minimum yard requirements:
         (a)   Front — twenty-five (25) feet minimum building setback.
         (b)   Side interior — eight (8) feet minimum building setback.
         (c)   Side corner — twenty-five (25) feet minimum building setback.
         (d)   Rear — twenty-five (25) feet minimum building setback.
         (e)   Parking may be located in a required front, rear or side yard for multifamily dwellings, provided such parking maintain at least a ten (10) foot setback from all front, side, and rear lot lines.
   (G)   Lot and structure requirements, two-family:
      (1)   Minimum lot area — eight thousand (8,000) square feet.
      (2)   Minimum lot width — eighty (80) feet.
      (3)   Minimum lot depth — one hundred (100) feet.
      (4)   Maximum building coverage — forty percent (40%).
      (5)   Minimum living area — None.
      (6)   Maximum height — twenty-five (25) feet.
      (7)   Minimum yard requirements:
         (a)   Front - twenty-five (25) feet minimum building setback.
         (b)   Side interior — eight (8) feet minimum building setback.
         (c)   Side corner — twenty-five (25) feet minimum building setback.
         (d)   Rear — twenty-five (25) feet minimum building setback.
         (e)   Parking may be located in a required front, rear or side yard for multifamily dwellings, provided such parking maintain at least a ten (10) foot setback from all front, side, and rear lot lines.
   (H)   Lot and structure requirements, multiple- family:
      (1)   Minimum lot area — ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
      (2)   Minimum lot width — one hundred (100) feet.
      (3)   Minimum lot depth — one hundred (100) feet.
      (4)   Maximum building coverage — forty percent (40%).
      (5)   Minimum living area: None.
      (6)   Maximum height — twenty-five (25) feet.
      (7)   Minimum yard requirements:
         (a)   Front — twenty-five (25) feet, or equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater.
         (b)   Side interior — ten (10) feet, or equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater.
         (c)   Side corner — twenty-five (25) feet, or equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater.
         (d)   Rear — twenty-five (25) feet, or equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater.
         (e)   Parking may be located in a required front, rear or side yard for multifamily dwellings, provided such parking maintain at least a ten (10) foot setback from all front, side, and rear lot lines.
('74 Code, § 25-128) (Ord. 89-08, passed 4-27-89; Am. Ord. 94-25, passed 6-16-94; Am. Ord. 95-44, passed 11-2-95; Am. Ord. 98-20, passed 7-16-98; Am. Ord. 98-31, passed 9-17-98; Am. Ord. 2005-16, passed 4-21-05; Am. Ord. 2005-67, passed 11-3-05; Am. Ord. 2016-17, passed 4-21-16; Am. Ord. 2020-12, passed 2-20-20; Am. Ord. 2020-35, passed 6-18-20)