(A) Purpose. District C is intended to be comprised of multi-family dwelling units for relatively high density residential neighborhood developments. The uses should not generate traffic through single-family residential neighborhoods and should be located adjacent to arterial or collector size streets capable of carrying the additional traffic they will generate.
(B) Principal uses.
(1) Duplexes;
(2) Triplexes;
(3) Fourplexes;
(4) Multi-family dwellings;
(5) Public and private, non-commercial parks, playgrounds or community centers;
(6) Public and non-profit institutions of an educational or religious function, excluding corrective institutions and hospitals;
(7) Governmental buildings; and
(8) Public utility uses.
(C) Accessory uses.
(1) Private garage, carport and paved automobile parking areas for the use of tenants or visitors;
(2) Cabana, pavilion, manager’s office, meeting, exercise, party and/or social rooms or buildings incidental to the principal use;
(3) Swimming pool, sauna or hot tub, as an accessory to the principal use;
(4) Tennis courts and other recreational facilities, as an accessory to the principal use;
(5) Laundry room for use of tenants; and
(6) Other uses which are subordinate to and incidental to the principal use.
(D) Area and height regulations.
Maximum height | 36 feet or 3 stories |
Maximum lot coverage by driveways and parking | 70% |
Maximum lot coverage by structures | 50% |
Maximum residential density | 25 units per acre |
Minimum distance between structure | 20 feet |
Minimum front yard: | |
One- and two-story frontage | 25 feet |
Three-story frontage | 75 feet |
Minimum rear yard: | |
One- and two-story frontage | 20 feet |
Three-story | 30 feet |
Minimum side yard: | |
One- and two-story frontage | 20 feet |
Three-story | 30 feet |
Minimum lot depth | 100 feet |
Minimum lot width | 80 feet |
(E) Parking requirements.
(1) For duplex, triplex or fourplex structures, two off-street parking spaces shall be provided per unit.
(2) For multi-family dwellings, parking shall be provided at the following ratios:
Efficiency or one bedroom units, spaces per unit | 1.75 |
Two-bedroom units, spaces per unit | 2 |
Three-bedroom units, spaces per unit | 2.5 |
Four-bedroom or greater units, spaces per unit | 3 |
(3) At least 45% of the required parking must be covered or enclosed garages.
(4) At least 10% of the required parking must be enclosed garages.
(F) Screening requirements. Screening in accordance with § 160.084 of this chapter is required along side and rear lot lines unless that area is adjacent to a C or C-1 District(s).
(G) Useable open space and landscaping requirements.
(1) Each lot or tract of land used for multi-family development purposes, shall provide useable open space (as defined in § 160.006 of this chapter) totaling at least 20% of the area of the lot or tract.
(2) A landscape border, a minimum of ten feet in width, shall be placed adjacent to all public streets. This landscape area shall not be in the street right-of-way. One tree of three-inch caliper per 500 square feet of landscape border is required.
(3) One tree of three-inch caliper per 2,000 square feet of useable open space is required.
(4) The landscape border requirement can be used to meet the requirements of useable open space landscaping.
(5) Required landscaping shall be in conformance with § 160.088 of this chapter.
(H) Building regulations. Each exterior facade elevation for all floors shall consist of a minimum of 80% brick, stone or masonry exclusive of doors, windows and window walls unless otherwise approved by the Planning Board (reference § 160.087 of this chapter).
(1998 Code, App. A, § 40-22) (Ord. 06-42, passed 12-6-2006; Ord. 2023-18, passed 5-15-2023)