§ 29-105. R-MF multifamily residential district.
(a)
General description and intent. This section applies to the R-MF multifamily residential district. The R-MF districts are intended for primary use of multifamily dwellings at various densities. The appropriate density as designated by the zoning department will be based on the existing land use policy of the city relative to adjacent uses and area use patterns, traffic generation on collector or minor residential streets, and land use plans of the city. Other permitted uses are intended to be compatible or complementary to multifamily residential uses.
(b)
Uses regulations. In the R-MF 12, R-MF 18, and R-MF 21 multifamily residential districts, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, converted, or structurally altered, unless otherwise permitted by right or on appeal set forth in this section.
(c)
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in this district:
(1)
Multifamily residential, including single-family detached dwelling when part of a multiple dwelling complex.
(2)
Public elementary or secondary school and other educational institutions with curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or secondary school.
(3)
Parks and playgrounds.
(4)
Churches (see section 29-37(b)(12)).
(5)
Accessory buildings meeting yard requirements as herein established.
(6)
Accessory recreational uses such as tennis courts, swimming pools, putting greens, and other uses such as laundromats customarily incidental to the above uses when located on the same lot and totally within the building setbacks.
(7)
A sign designating the name of a use or complex.
(d)
Uses permitted upon review and approval of the planning commission. The planning commission may impose special conditions relating to such considerations as the site plan, screening of parking as a condition for approval of the following uses or any other uses it deems appropriate for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare:
(1)
Single-family detached residences meeting dimension requirements of the R-1 or R-2 zones.
(2)
College housing.
(3)
Fraternity or sorority houses.
(4)
Nursing home.
(5)
Public college or university or private college or university offering curriculum equivalent to a public college or university.
(6)
Mobile home park, which must adjoin either a city truck route or a state or federal highway. It must also provide for exclusive entry and exit to the park from said truck route or highway. It must also have an approved mobile home park license from the city collector.
(7)
Institutional or other nonprofit uses not permitted above.
(8)
Cemetery.
(9)
Golf or tennis club or golf course or tennis court.
(10)
Roominghouse.
(11)
Home occupation.
(12)
Professional offices.
(13)
Public and semipublic uses.
(14)
Hospitals.
(15)
Day care centers.
(16)
Youth homes.
(17)
Other uses deemed appropriate in the opinion of the planning commission, which conform to the basic intent of this district, and which can be demonstrated to be equal to or less intense than other permitted uses in this district.
(18)
Day care family home.
(19)
Service clubs and lodges.
(e)
Parking requirements. Parking shall be provided in accordance with provisions of article V, division 2.
(f)
Height and area regulations. In the R-MF multifamily districts, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards, the minimum detached building separation and the minimum lot area per family shall be as follows:
(1)
Height regulations. In the R-MF multifamily districts, no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two (2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet. The height shall be measured from the finished floor level (FFL). A residential planned unit development (R-PUD) shall have height requirements as established by the planning commission on a petition-by-petition basis.
(2)
Exterior yards. All exterior yards shall have a minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet.
(3)
Interior yards. All interior yards shall have a minimum depth equal to 1.5 times the height of the adjacent building.
(4)
Detached building separation. All detached buildings shall be separated by a distance of not less than ten (10) feet.
(5)
Lot area per family. In the R-MF multifamily districts, every building for multifamily use hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a minimum lot area per family or number of units per gross acre.
a.
R-MF 12 districts. 12 units/gross acre or 3,630 square feet per family.
b.
R-MF 18 districts. 18 units/gross acre or 2,420 square feet per family.
c.
R-MF 21 districts. 21 units/gross acre or 2,074 square feet per family.
(6)
Open area. A minimum of five hundred (500) square feet per dwelling unit shall be maintained as landscape area, natural area or outside recreation area. This space shall not be used for drives or parking.
(g)
Height and area exception. Every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed except for the ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features, and eaves; provided however, that none of the above projections shall project into a minimum yard more than two (2) feet.
(h)
Screening. In the event that any parking area or multifamily use adjoins a lot in a residential district, a compact evergreen screen or a permanent-type opaque fence of wood or masonry construction having a height of not less than six (6) feet shall be erected and maintained between such parking area or multifamily use and the residential zone and in conformance with all other codes of the city. Any light used to illuminate the parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjacent properties or away from properties located across the street.
(i)
Reconstruction. Any multifamily structure in a RMF district, in existence at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, may in the event of damage or destruction by fire, wind or calamity, rebuild to its former density. Provided, however, that such structures comply with all other requirements and regulations applicable to the district in which it is located.
(Ord. No. 4807, as amended, § 11, 2-2-81; Ord. No. 5931, § 1D, 2-5-01; Ord. No. 6092, §§ 2A, B, 6-7-04; Ord. No. 6175, § 2, 5-1-06)