(A) General description. The principal use of land is for high density residential duplexes, multi- family apartments, residential townhomes, public facilities, accessory uses and other uses necessary to ensure the healthy and orderly development of the district.
(B) Permitted uses. In the R-5 Residential District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereinafter erected, converted or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided herein, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) Multi-family apartments, and accessory uses thereto;
(2) Residential duplexes (two family dwellings);
(3) Residential townhomes;
(4) Public and private parks and playgrounds;
(5) Public and private schools, libraries, and nurseries, nursery being defined as a place where children are temporarily cared for in their parents' absence; public uses, and churches; and
(6) Identification signs.
(C) Building regulations.
(1) In the R-5 Residential district, no building shall be constructed with a habitable building area of less than 1100 square feet per unit.
(2) No building shall be constructed or moved into the district unless paved areas on the lot on which the building is placed shall have been provided for off-street parking of:
(a) Two and one-half spaces per unit for apartments;
(b) 600 sq. ft. minimum per duplex dwelling unit;
(c) 800 sq. ft. minimum per townhome unit; and
(d) For all other uses parking must comply with the B Business District requirements.
(3) No building shall be constructed or moved into the district unless an area equal to the items listed below shall have been provided for playgrounds, gardens, landscaping and patios with the placing of privacy fences to separate the adjoining land owners and apartment dwellers:
(a) Equal to one-fourth the habitable building for townhomes and apartment building;
(b) Equal to area of habitable building residential duplexes; and
(c) For all other uses yard area must comply with the B Business District requirements.
(D) Area regulations.
(1) In the R-5 Residential District, no dwelling shall be constructed closer than 25 feet from the front lot line; 25 feet from the back lot line; and no closer than five feet from the side lines, except on a corner lot, then no building shall be constructed closer than ten feet from said lot lines adjoining said street for duplexes and apartment buildings.
(2) On attached townhomes no building shall be constructed closer than 25 feet from the front lot line; 25 feet from the back lot line and no closer than ten feet from the side lines, except on a corner lot, then no building shall be constructed closer than fifteen feet from said lot lines, adjoining said street the adjoining lot lines between townhome units in the same building shall have a 0-lot line.
(3) Unattached buildings of accessory use may be located in the rear yard of a main building no closer than five feet from the side lot lines and no closer than five feet from the back lot line.
(4) In the R-5 Residential District lots shall have a minimum width adjacent to the street of 75 feet for duplexes and apartment buildings and 30 feet for townhomes. Corner lots in residential subdivisions shall be five feet wider than inside lots so as to allow the required set-back from both streets for duplexes and apartment buildings and 10 feet wider than inside lots so as to allow the required set-back from both streets for townhomes.
(E) Sign regulations. Identification signs shall be restricted to a maximum of four-square feet in area with a maximum height to the top of the sign shall be six feet. No sign shall be animated or lighted with red, amber or other colored flashing lights.
(Ord. 1200, passed 11-1-22)