A. Purpose Statement: The purpose of the RMF-75 High Density Multi-Family Residential District is to provide an environment suitable for high density multi-family dwellings. This district is appropriate in areas where the applicable Master Plan policies recommend a maximum density less than eighty five (85) dwelling units per acre. This district includes other uses that are typically found in a multi-family residential neighborhood of this density for the purpose of serving the neighborhood. Such uses are designed to be compatible with the existing scale and intensity of the neighborhood. The standards for the district are intended to provide for safe and comfortable places to live and play, promote sustainable and compatible development patterns and to preserve the existing character of the neighborhood.
B. Uses: Uses in the RMF-75 High Density Multi-Family Residential District as specified in section 21A.33.020, "Table Of Permitted And Conditional Uses For Residential Districts", of this title are permitted subject to the general provisions set forth in section 21A.24.010 of this chapter and this section.
C. Minimum Lot Area And Lot Width: The minimum lot areas and lot widths required in this district are as follows:
Land Use | Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width |
Land Use | Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width |
Multi-family dwellings (3 to 14 units) | 9,000 square feet2 | 80 feet |
Multi-family dwellings (15 or more) | 19,000 square feet2 | 100 feet |
Municipal service uses, including City utility uses and police and fire stations | No minimum | No minimum |
Natural open space and conservation areas, public and private | No minimum | No minimum |
Off site parking facilities | 10,000 square feet | 50 feet |
Places of worship less than 4 acres in size | 12,000 square feet | 140 feet |
Public pedestrian pathways, trails and greenways | No minimum | No minimum |
Public/private utility transmission wires, lines, pipes and poles | No minimum | No minimum |
Single-family attached (3 or more) | 2,000 square feet per unit1 | Interior: 16 feet End unit: 20 feet Corner: 22 feet |
Single-family detached dwellings | 5,000 square feet | 50 feet |
Utility substations and buildings | 5,000 square feet | 50 feet |
Other permitted or conditional uses as listed in section 21A.33.020 of this title | 20,000 square feet | 100 feet |
Qualifying provisions:
1. 3 unit minimum.
2. 9,000 square feet for 3 units, plus 800 square feet for each additional unit up to and including 14 units. 19,000 square feet for 15 units, plus 350 square feet for each additional unit up to 1 acre. For development greater than 1 acre, 500 square feet for each dwelling unit is required.
D. Maximum Building Height: The maximum building height permitted in this district is seventy five feet (75').
E. Minimum Yard Requirements:
1. Front Yard: Twenty five feet (25'), except single-family detached or attached, fifteen feet (15').
2. Corner Side Yard: Twenty five feet (25'), except single-family detached or attached, fifteen feet (15').
3. Interior Side Yard: Fifteen feet (15'), except for single- family detached, four feet (4'), or attached, four feet (4') for end units, no setback for attached units.
4. Rear Yard: The rear yard shall be twenty five percent (25%) of the lot depth, but need not exceed thirty feet (30').
5. Accessory Buildings And Structures In Yards: Accessory buildings and structures may be located in a required yard subject to section 21A.36.020, table 21A.36.020B, "Obstructions In Required Yards", of this title.
F. Required Landscape Yards: The required front yard, corner side and, for interior lots, one of the interior side yards shall be maintained as a landscape yard.
G. Maximum Building Coverage: The surface coverage of all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the lot area.
H. Landscape Buffers: Where a lot abuts a lot in a single-family or two-family residential district, a landscape buffer shall be provided in accordance with chapter 21A.48, "Landscaping And Buffers", of this title. (Ord. 46-17, 2017: Ord. 66-13, 2013: Ord. 12-11, 2011: Ord. 11-05 § 1, 2005: Ord. 26-95 § 2(12-14), 1995)