All uses permitted in the R-U District shall conform to the following development standards.
(1) Utilities. Connection to public water and public sanitary sewer facilities shall be mandatory for development in this District.
(2) Minimum project frontage. 50 feet on a public street and gain access from said public street or an abutting alley.
(3) Minimum setbacks and perimeter yard requirements. A minimum setback and perimeter yard shall be provided along all property lines of the project as follows:
(a) Front. A minimum front yard and minimum building setback measured from the greater of the proposed right-of-way or existing right-of-way shall be provided as follows:
Minimum | Maximum | |
Collector street | 5 ft. | 25 ft. |
Interstate street | 60 ft. | NA |
Local/cul-de-sac street | 5 ft. | 25 ft. |
Primary arterial street | 30 ft. | NA |
Secondary arterial street | 30 ft. | NA |
(b) Side. A minimum side yard shall be provided along all side lot lines as follows:
Accessory building | 6 ft. |
Nonresidential uses | 15 ft. |
Residential uses | 6 ft. |
(c) Rear. A minimum rear yard shall be provided along all rear lot lines as follows:
Accessory building | 5 ft. |
Primary building | 25 ft. |
(4) Use of minimum yards. All minimum yards shall be landscaped in compliance with the requirements for perimeter yard landscaping as set forth in Article 4.7 - Landscape Provisions of this ordinance and shall remain free from buildings or structures except where expressly permitted below:
(a) Minimum front yards. May include: driveways; walkways with a maximum width of up to six feet; or front stairs, stoops, patios or open balconies which project no more than ten feet from the building, but shall not encroach into any public right-of-way, and shall otherwise be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;
(b) Minimum side yards. Shall be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures; and
(c) Minimum rear yards. May include: driveways; walkways; parking areas; interior access drives; and interior access driveways, and shall otherwise be maintained open space free from buildings or structures.
(5) Minimum interior yards. In projects containing two or more buildings, interior yards between buildings shall be provided as follows:
(a) Around buildings containing dwelling units: six feet;
(b) Around accessory buildings, structures or uses: five feet;
(c) Interior yards shall be measured perpendicular to the building or structure at all points;
(d) The distance between buildings or structures shall be the sum of each applicable minimum interior yard; and
(e) Interior yards shall not overlap any lot line.
(6) Use of interior yards.
(a) Around buildings containing dwelling units, required interior yards may be used for: open space; foundation landscaping; walkways with a maximum width of six feet; interior access drives leading to parking areas located between the rear lot line and the rear building line; interior access drives leading to overhead garage doors; or open balconies, uncovered porches and patios which do not project more than five feet into the required interior yard.
(b) Around accessory buildings or uses, required interior yards may be used for: open space; foundation landscaping; walkways; or interior access drives leading to parking spaces or overhead garage doors.
(7) Maximum building height.
(a) Primary building. 40 feet, but not to exceed three stories containing a dwelling unit.
(b) Accessory buildings or structures. The lesser of 25 feet or the height of the primary building.
(10) Signs. See Article VII - Sign Regulations.
(a) A project in the R-U District may include on-street parking located immediately adjacent to the project, if the design and location of such adjacent on-street parking is approved by the
Town Engineer;
(b) A project in the R-U District may include one row of parking spaces located along and accessed directly from an alley abutting a side lot line or a rear lot line, if the design and location of such adjacent alley accessed parking is approved by the Town Engineer; and
(c) If on-street parking spaces or alley accessed parking spaces are approved and provided, the amount of off-street parking spaces required by this ordinance shall be deemed to be reduced by the number of on-street parking spaces and alley accessed parking spaces provided immediately adjacent lot.
(13) Greenway connection required. If the project abuts any portion of a greenway, a direct linkage from the project to such greenway shall be provided.
(14) Requirements for all private streets, interior access driveways and interior access drives for multi-family dwelling projects. Individual buildings and dwelling units located within a multi- family dwelling project may be served by private streets, interior access driveways and interior access drives developed in compliance with the standards set forth in Article 4.13 - Requirements for All Private Streets and Private Alleys of this ordinance.
(15) Development standards for single-family dwellings.
(a) On individual lots. Notwithstanding anything in this R-U District to the contrary, a freestanding single-family dwelling which is located on an individual lot and which as not as part of a larger multi-family project shall be subject to the applicable development standards of the R-4 District.
(b) Part of a larger multi-family dwelling project. Notwithstanding anything in this R-U District to the contrary, a single-family dwellings which is interspersed with and located as part of a larger multi-family project shall comply with all the development standards specified in this Article 2.17B - Development Standards.
(16) Development standards for two-family dwellings.
(a) On individual lots. Notwithstanding anything in this R-U District to the contrary, a freestanding two-family dwelling which is located on an individual lot and which as not as part of a larger multi-family project shall be subject to the applicable development standards of the R-5 District.
(b) Part of a larger multi-family dwelling project. Notwithstanding anything in this R-U District to the contrary, a two-family dwelling which is interspersed with and located as part of a larger multi-family project shall comply with all the development standards specified in this Article 2.17B - Development Standards.
(Ord. 21-97, passed - -1997; Ord. 32-2005, passed 5-9-2005)