§ 5.804. Property development standards.

The following property standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the R-4 district:

A.

Minimum property size.

1.

Any property for which R-4 zoning is requested shall contain a minimum of eight thousand (8,000) square feet.

B.

Required common open space.

1.

Minimum: 0.10 multiplied by the total gross land area of the development, including landscape areas and recreation areas.

2.

Accessory buildings for recreation may occupy up to 0.15 multiplied by the minimum required common open space.

3.

This common open space is not required for developments with densities of less than five (5) units per acre.

4.

The City Council may waive this common open space requirement based on the development's relationship with an existing public park or recreation area.

C.

Building height.

1.

The building height shall be as determined by Development Review Board except that no building shall exceed thirty (30) feet in height and except as otherwise provided in article VII.

2.

If the R-4 development abuts a single-family residential district or an alley abutting a single-family residential district, the City Council may limit the building height to one (1) story as determined by Development Review Board.

D.

Density.

1.

The overall density shall not exceed one (1) dwelling unit per five thousand two hundred forty (5,240) square feet of gross land area.

2.

Specialized residential health care facility: the number of beds shall not exceed twenty-eight (28) beds per gross acre of land.

3.

Minimal residential health care facility: the number of units shall not exceed fourteen (14) dwelling units per gross acre of land.

E.

Building setback.

1.

Wherever an R-4 development abuts an R-1, R-4R or M-H district or an alley abutting any of those districts, the following shall apply:

a.

A yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet shall be maintained for the single story structures.

b.

An additional depth of ten (10) feet shall be provided for each additional story.

2.

Within an R-4 development or wherever an R-4 development abuts any district other than R-1, R-4R or M-H, or abuts an alley adjacent to such other district, a building may be constructed on the property line. However, if any yard is to be maintained, it shall be not less than ten (10) feet in depth. Larger yards may be required by the Development Review [Board] or City Council if the existing or future development of the area around the site warrants such larger yards.

3.

No building or part thereof shall be erected or altered in this district that is nearer a dedicated street than fifteen (15) feet except that the average setback from any dedicated street shall be twenty (20) feet.

   Exception:

a.

Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets the setback on one (1) street shall be not less than ten (10) feet.

4.

No more than thirty (30) percent of the frontage dwelling units shall have living space above one (1) story in height that is located within fifty (50) feet of any dedicated street.

F.

Distance between buildings.

1.

There shall not be less than ten (10) feet between an accessory building and a main building or between two (2) main buildings, except that an accessory building with two (2) or more open sides, one (1) of which is adjacent to the main building, may be built to within six (6) feet of the main building.

G.

Walls, fences and required screening.

1.

Walls, fences and hedges up to eight (8) feet in height are allowed on the property line or within the required yard areas, except within the required frontage open space, within which they may not exceed three (3) feet in height, or except as otherwise provided in Article VII.

2.

All parking areas shall be screened to a height of three (3) feet above the parking surface.

3.

Storage and refuse areas shall be screened as determined by Development Review Board.

H.

Access. Access shall be as determined by Development Review Board.

(Ord. No. 1922, § 1, 11-4-86; Ord. No. 2509, § 1, 6-1-93; Ord. No. 2818, § 1, 10-17-95; Ord. No. 3225, § 1, 5-4-99; Ord. No. 3811, § 1, 11-17-08; Ord. No. 4005, § 1(Res. No. 8947, Exh. A, §§ 47, 48), 4-3-12)