(A) Intent. The intent of an R-4 Heavy Density Multiple-Family District is to:
(1) Provide for a variety of carefully designed housing types at high densities;
(2) Provide for a mix of other uses consistent with the needs of the residential occupants; and
(3) Encourage the development of affordable housing for young families, low and moderate income families, and the elderly.
(B) Principle permitted uses.
(1) Church;
(2) Community center;
(3) Educational/charitable institutions;
(4) Family child care home;
(5) Fraternities, sororities, and dormitories;
(6) Home occupations;
(7) Multi-family dwelling units;
(8) Municipal uses;
(9) Rooming/boarding house with no more than two guests;
(10) School;
(11) Single-family detached dwelling units; and
(12) Two-family dwelling.
(C) Special permit uses.
(1) Cluster housing, condominiums, and townhouses, provided all planned unit development standards are met pursuant to Article 7 of this chapter, and the density does not exceed the density level permitted in the zoning district in which the planned unit development is proposed to be located;
(2) Crop production and orchards;
(3) Hospital;
(4) Irrigation facilities that are incidental to agricultural use of the premises;
(5) Library;
(6) Lodge/club;
(7) Nursery school or day care center;
(8) Public utility facilities;
(9) Rooming or boarding house for not more than six roomers or boarders;
(10) Temporary building or contractor’s storage and construction yard, incidental to the construction of a residential development or a real estate sales office to be used in marketing lots in a new subdivision, may be permitted if such a building or structure complies with all height and area requirements for the zone in which it is located;
(11) Tourist information booth;
(12) Utility plants; and
(13) Water storage.
(D) Performance standards.
(1) Area and bulk regulations.
Use | Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) | Minimum Lot Width (Sq. Ft.) | Maximum Lot Coverage (%) | Maximum # of Dwelling Units | Setbacks | Side Street (Ft.) | Floor Area Minimum (Sq. Ft.) | Height (Ft.) | ||
Front (Ft.) | Rear (Ft.) | Interior Side (Ft.)
| ||||||||
Accessory building | 2 | 12.5 | 900 | |||||||
Building garage (multi-family) | 3 | 2 | 12.5 | 18 | ||||||
Garage (single-family) | 2 | 12.5 | 900 | 18 | ||||||
HD multi- family | 7,000 | 70 | A | 25 | 25 | B | A | 70 | ||
LD multi- family | 7,000 | 70 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 12.5 | 400/DU | 35 | ||
Single-family | 7,000 | 70 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 12.5 | 35 | ||
Two-family | 7,000 | 70 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 12.5 | 600/DU | 35 | |
A Minimum floor area per dwelling unit and maximum lot coverage: | ||||||||||
Minimum Floor Area (Sq. Ft.) | Maximum Lot Coverage | |||||||||
500 | 70% | |||||||||
450 | 76% | |||||||||
400 | 60% | |||||||||
350 | 55% | |||||||||
300 | 45% | |||||||||
B The minimum side yard setback is five feet for buildings and structures not more than three stories high. For buildings more than three stories high, the required minimum side yard setback is increased one foot for each additional story over three. Provided, in the case of a residential building extending across a common interior lot line of abutting lots which are in common ownership, the above minimum side yard setback requirements do not apply to such lot line, but there shall be a minimum side yard setback of five feet from the lot line on the opposite side of each of the lots in districts R-1, R-1a, and R-1b; and ten feet from the lot line on the opposite side of each of the lots in districts R-4 and O-P. C If buildings have been built on lots which comprise more than 25% of the front footage of any block, no building or structure may be built or structurally altered which projects beyond the average front yard setback already established. If the only building is one on an adjoining lot, the minimum front yard setback shall be the greater of 20 feet or the setback of such building. If buildings have been built on lots which comprise 25% or less of the front footage of any block, the minimum front yard setback shall be 20 feet. No front yard setback shall exceed 50 feet. | ||||||||||
(2) Accessory building/garage; detached.
(a) A detached accessory building must be located:
1. To the rear of the main building;
2. At least ten feet from the main building, or a distance of at least five feet from the main dwelling building if the interior wall of the accessory building adjacent to the main building complies with the International One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code § 309.2, which has been adopted by this code of ordinances, provided a detached accessory building constructed prior to June 26, 1974, to the rear of and at a distance not less than five feet from the main building shall not be deemed to be in violation of this requirement;
3. At least three feet from the rear lot line if the lot line is a common lot line abutting a lot;
4. At least two feet from the interior side lot line; provided, this requirement shall not apply where the interior side lot lines is over which the main building extends. If the lot abuts a side street, an accessory building must comply with the setback requirements applicable to the lot or tract of land upon which the main building is located. Setbacks shall be measured from the nearest eave of the building or buildings; and
5. Minimum rear yard setback to a garage with an alley entrance shall be five feet.
(b) The setback from a side street line must be at least five feet. Provided, further, a garage with access from a side street must be set back from the right-of-way line of such street a distance of at least 20 feet. The setbacks herein referred to shall be measured from the nearest wall of the garage, except the setback from the side street line, which shall be measured from the nearest eave.
(Ord. 3985, passed - -2009; Ord. 4137, passed - -2014)