Any accessory use permitted in an R-MF District may either occupy a part of the main building, occupy a separate accessory structure or constitute an accessory land use.
(a) Location of Parking Areas. The site shall be designed so that the accessory parking area shall be located not more than 200 feet from the building entrance of the dwelling units to be served, the distance to be measured along pedestrian walks.
(b) Use and Design of Yards. All areas of the development not devoted to buildings shall be landscaped and maintained and shall be used only for pedestrian walks and passive recreational areas except as permitted in Schedule 1135.08.
(c) Distances from Accessory Uses to Buildings and Streets. The minimum distances from any accessory uses such as storage garages, parking areas, driveways, walks and recreation areas to certain walls of main buildings, streets and boundaries of the development area shall be not less than set forth in Schedule 1135.08.
Schedule 1135.08
Minimum Distances for Accessory Uses
Accessory Building or Use | To Wall of Main Buildings (in feet) | To Street Rights-of-Way (in feet) | To Side and Rear Lot Lines Abutting District (in feet) | |||
Main | End | Public | Project | R-Districts | All other Districts (including R-MF District) | |
(a) Accessory Buildings, Storage Garage | 35 | 15 | (1) | 20 | 15 | 10 |
(b) Parking Area | 30 | 15 | (1) | 10 | 15 | 10 |
(c) Driveway | 30 | 15 | 30(2) | 10(2) | 10 | 10 |
(d) Project Walk | 15(3) | 5 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 |
(e) Areas for Active Recreation | 30 | 15 | (1) | 10 | 15 | 10 |
NOTES TO SCHEDULE 1135.08 (1) Not permitted in a required front yard. (2) Not permitted in a required front yard except as required to access the public or private street. (3) A project walk may be less than 15 feet, but not less than five feet, from a main wall if all windows have sills at least eight feet above the finished grade. N/A Not applicable. |
(Ord. 2020-21. Passed 2-18-20.)