§ 45-1003. Area and dimensional regulations.

The following requirements are established in the R5 Low Density Multiple-Family Dwelling Zoning District:

(1)

Minimum requirements:

a.

For single-family dwellings:

1.

Requirements for single-family units:

i.

Minimum lot area: Five thousand (5,000) square feet.

ii.

Minimum lot width:

A.

Interior lot: Fifty (50) feet.

B.

Corner lot: Seventy (70) feet.

iii.

Minimum lot frontage:

A.

On straight or curvilinear street: Fifty (50) feet.

B.

On cul-de-sac: Thirty-five (35) feet.

2.

Requirements for main building:

i.

Minimum setback requirements:

A.

Front yard: Thirty (30) feet.

B.

Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet.

C.

Side yard:

(a)

Interior lot: Ten (10) percent of lot width; but, no more than ten (10) feet shall be required.

(b)

Corner lot: Thirty (30) feet for the side yard along the street.

ii.

Maximum height: Thirty-five (35) feet.

b.

For two-family dwellings:

1.

Minimum interior site area: Four thousand (4,000) square feet per unit.

2.

Minimum site width:

i.

Interior site: Seventy (70) feet per main building.

ii.

Corner site: Ninety (90) feet for main building on corner.

3.

Minimum site frontage:

i.

On straight or curvilinear street: Seventy (70) feet per main building.

ii.

On a cul-de-sac: Thirty-five (35) feet.

4.

Minimum site depth:

i.

On straight or curvilinear street: One hundred ten (110) feet.

ii.

On a cul-de-sac: One hundred (100) feet.

5.

Minimum building separation: Fourteen (14) feet.

6.

A privacy yard, having a minimum area of two hundred (200) square feet shall be provided each dwelling unit.

7.

Minimum building width: Sixteen (16) feet.

c.

For multiple attached single-family dwellings excluding two-family dwellings:

1.

Minimum site area: Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

2.

Minimum site width:

i.

Interior: One hundred (100) feet.

ii.

Corner: One hundred twenty (120) feet.

3.

Minimum site frontage: One hundred (100) feet.

4.

Minimum site depth: One hundred twenty (120) feet.

5.

Minimum lot area: Fifteen hundred (1,500) square feet per unit.

6.

Minimum separation from the front of main buildings: Fifty (50) feet.

7.

Minimum separation from the rear of main buildings: Forty (40) feet.

8.

Minimum separation from the side of main buildings: Twenty (20) feet.

d.

Minimum open space:

1.

Open lot area: Two thousand (2,000) square feet per unit.

2.

Recreational/landscaped area: One hundred (100) percent of total dwelling unit floor area.

3.

Recreational open space: Twenty (20) percent of the recreational/landscaped area.

4.

Minimum size of active recreational open space area:

i.

One (1) to two hundred (200) units: Twenty-five-foot diameter.

ii.

Two hundred (200) plus units: Fifty-foot diameter.

5.

All recreational/landscaped areas, recreational open space areas, and active recreational open space areas shall be shown on the site plan.

(2)

Requirements for main buildings:

a.

Minimum setback yard requirements:

1.

Front yard: Thirty (30) feet.

2.

Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet.

3.

Side yard:

i.

Interior lot:

A.

Ten (10) feet for two-family dwellings, no side yard is required at the interior lot lines where units are attached.

B.

Twenty (20) feet for multiple-family dwellings.

ii.

Corner lot: Thirty (30) feet for the side yard along the street.

b.

Maximum height:

1.

Single-family and two-family dwellings: Thirty-five (35) feet.

2.

Multiple-family dwellings: Thirty-five (35) feet; however, buildings may be higher than thirty-five (35) feet provided the building is set back from the required side and rear yard one (1) foot for each foot of height above thirty-five (35) feet.

c.

Minimum buffer area: Twenty (20) feet in width when abutting any single-family district.

(3)

Requirements for accessory buildings and structures:

a.

Minimum setback requirements:

1.

Front yard:

i.

Two-family dwellings: Prohibited in front yard (See Article XXVIII).

ii.

Multiple-family dwellings: Thirty (30) feet.

2.

Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.

3.

Side yard: Same as main building.

b.

Maximum height: Height of main building.

c.

Maximum floor area:

1.

Two-family dwellings: Ground floor area of the dwelling unit when on the same individual lot or site.

2.

Multiple-family: None.

d.

For special exception to height and floor area requirement, see Article XXXII.

e.

For modifications and adjustments to regulations, see Article XXVIII, section 45-2806.

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 5875-02; Ord. No. 6741-10)

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 5875-02; Ord. No. 6741-10)