In Residential RU Districts, the governing provisions for height, area and bulk shall be as follows:
(a) Waiver. The provisions of § 1343.02 are specifically waived. The provisions of § 1333.05 relating to uses permitted in RU Districts, the provisions of § 1345.01 relating to off-street parking requirements and the applicable design provisions contained in subsections (b) through (i) hereof and in the subdivision and land development regulations may be waived by Council, providing the advantages of such a waiver are clearly demonstrated with a site plan to be recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by Council. All other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance applying to RU Districts shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) Site area. Each site to be developed in an RU District shall be in one ownership or composed of two or more contiguous parcels in separate ownership; provided, any application involving separate ownership shall be the joint application of all landowners involved. Each site shall comprise a land area of not less than five acres.
(c) Floor area. The floor area of all buildings upon each site may not exceed 50% of site area; the floor area of all residential buildings may not exceed 40% of site area.
(d) Density. The overall density shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(e) Lot area. If single-family units, either detached or attached, are proposed, each single-family unit shall have a lot area set aside for private usage, whether such unit is intended for sale or not. The minimum lot area for each single-family detached dwelling unit shall be 6,000 square feet. The minimum lot area for each single-family attached dwelling unit shall be 1,350 square feet.
(f) Open space. Upon any proposed site, that portion of the site devoted to open space shall be an area equal in size to 1.1 times the total residential floor area. If any portion of such open space is proposed for dedication or for common ownership or management, the provisions of § 1381.03 shall be met. OPEN SPACE is defined as the total horizontal area of all portions of the site not covered by buildings, parking areas, streets or access drives and lot areas devoted to private single-family usage or commercial usage.
(g) Recreation space. Upon any proposed site, a portion of the site shall be developed for recreational purposes. The portion of the site area so developed shall be an area or areas equal in size to 0.13 times the total floor area.
(h) Yard requirements. Normal yard requirements are waived except that, along the exterior property lines of each site, yards equal to the rear yard requirements of the abutting district shall be provided and, along any exterior street lines, yards equal to the front yard requirements of the adjacent district shall be provided.
(i) Building spacing. On any site, no two detached buildings shall be closer to one another than the average height of the two buildings at any two points of comparison.
(Ord. 5745, approved 4-16-1998)