The following planning criteria are established to regulate the planning and development of multi-family units.
(a) Setback from Project Boundary. The setback of a dwelling from any project boundary shall be not less than the distance set forth in Schedule 1135.06. The project boundary shall include all lot lines that divide the tract of land developed for multi-family units from adjacent lots not included in the development and shall be the boundaries of the minimum area set forth in Section 1135.04(a).
(b) Building Spacing. For group developments, the minimum distance separating overlapping walls of buildings, or parts thereof, shall be not less than the distance set forth in Schedule 1135.06.
(1) Non-overlapping walls shall have a minimum separation of twenty-five feet.
(2) Definitions. The terms used in this section are defined as follows:
A. "Main wall" means any exterior wall, containing the principal windows of the living, dining or sleeping room or rooms.
B. "Secondary wall" means an exterior wall, other than a main wall, containing minor windows of a dining or sleeping room, principal or minor windows of kitchen or bathrooms.
C. “Overlapping walls" means those portions of the exterior wall or walls which are directly opposite when two buildings parallel, or within forty-five degrees of parallel, face each other across an open yard or space.
(c) Building Height. The maximum height of a principal building shall be the height set forth in Schedule 1135.06.
Schedule 1135.06
Site Development Standards (in feet)
R-MF Low Rise | R-MF Mid-Rise | R-MF High Rise | |
(a) Minimum Building Setback from Right-of-Way | |||
(1) Euclid, Lake Shore, S.R. 84, Lost Nation, S.R. 91 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
(2) All other streets | 40 | 60 | 60 |
(b) Minimum Building Setback from: | |||
(1) Project boundary lines abutting an R-District | 40 | 40 | 40(1) |
(2) Project boundary line abutting all other districts | 40 | 20 | 20 |
(c) Minimum Building Separation | |||
(1) Main wall to main wall | 70 | 70 | 70(2) |
(2) Main wall to secondary wall | 50 | 50 | 50(2) |
R-MF Low Rise | R-MF Mid-Rise | R-MF High Rise | |
(3) Secondary wall to secondary wall | 30 | 30 | 30(2) |
(d) Maximum Principal Building Height | 35 | 35 | 80 |
NOTES TO SCHEDULE 1135.06 (1) Plus an additional 10 feet for every story over 3. (2) Plus an additional 5 feet for each story over 3. | |||
(Ord. 2020-21. Passed 2-18-20.)