(a) The following density regulations shall apply to all multiple-family residence buildings:
(1) Permitted principal buildings shall not cover more than thirty-five percent of the area of a zoning lot.
(2) Accessory structures shall not cover more than fifteen percent of a zoning lot.
(3) The maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.65.
(4) Minimum lot areas for each dwelling unit shall be provided according to Schedule 721.04. However, no more than ten units shall be constructed for each acre of land.
SCHEDULE 721.04 LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT
Type of Apartment Unit | Minimum Lot Area/Dwelling Unit (Square Feet) |
Efficiency | 1,500 |
One Bedroom | 1,500 |
Two Bedroom | 1,700 |
Three Bedroom | 2,100 |
(b) Special Yard Dimensions for Multiple-Family Dwellings. Special yard dimensions for a multiple family residence building, which shall be no less than those shown in Schedule 721.03, are required under certain conditions, as follows:
(1) Where a multiple-family residence is adjacent to a One-Family Residential District, the appropriate yard dimension shall be not less than fifty feet.
(2) Where a multiple-family residence is adjacent to a Commercial or Manufacturing District, the appropriate yard dimension shall be equal to one-half the height of the principal building.
(c) Spacing of Multiple-Family Residences on a Single Zoning Lot. In a multiple-family residential development, the following spacing shall be maintained between two or more buildings or two or more walls of the same building, but such spacing need not be greater than 100 feet:
(1) Between a principal and accessory building, the distance shall be equal to the height of the accessory building, but no less than twenty feet.
(2) Between two walls which have required windows or door openings (excluding bathrooms and kitchens), the distance shall be equal to three-fourths of the sum of the height of the two walls, but not less than forty feet.
(3) Between two walls, one of which has no required windows or door openings (excluding bathrooms and kitchens), the distance shall be equal to the height of the wall without the required window or door openings, but not less than thirty feet.
(4) Between two walls, neither of which has any required windows or door openings (excluding bathrooms and kitchens), the distance shall be equal to the height of the lower wall, but not less than thirty feet.
(5) When the shorter of two walls facing each other is greater than sixty feet, the distance between two such walls shall conform to this section and there shall be one additional foot of spacing for each foot of wall length greater than sixty feet.
(6) In a single building, no required window shall be located in an area enclosed by an arc of a circle with a radius of forty feet, extending seventy degrees on each side of a line perpendicular to the center of any legally required window (excluding bathrooms and kitchens).
(Ord. 14-23. Passed 12-11-23.)