§ 47-126. MF Multifamily Dwelling District.

(a)

Scope and intent. Regulations set forth in this section are the MF district regulations. The MF district is intended to provide land areas for high density apartment dwellings which will:

(1)

Encourage attractive apartment development;

(2)

Encourage the provision of recreation areas and facilities;

(3)

Be located in areas of intense development near or adjacent to downtown, retail shopping, arterial and major collector streets; and

(4)

Be located so as to provide a transition between medium to high density residential areas and nonresidential areas.

(b)

Use regulations. Within the MF district, land and structures shall be used in accordance with the Table of Permitted Uses. Any use not specifically designated as a permitted use in this section shall be prohibited.

(c)

Development standards.

(1)

Height regulations: Buildings shall not exceed a height of 35 feet or 3½ stories, whichever is higher.

(2)

Front yard setback: Ten feet.

(3)

Side yard setback: Ten feet (adjacent to interior lot line or street).

(4)

Rear yard setback: 25 feet.

(5)

Minimum lot width: 100 feet (throughout depth from front to rear lot line).

(6)

Minimum lot frontage: 100 feet adjoining a street.

(7)

Maximum density: 14 units per gross acre.

(8)

Minimum heated floor area per unit:

a.

Three-bedroom and duplex dwellings: 900 square feet.

b.

Two-bedroom: 750 square feet.

c.

Single-bedroom: 600 square feet.

d.

Studio/loft (in existing buildings): 450 square feet.

(9)

Minimum building separation: The minimum distances between buildings shall be as follows:

a.

Front to front: 50 feet.

b.

Front or rear to side: 50 feet.

c.

Side to side: 20 feet.

(10)

Minimum buffer requirements: In addition to required setbacks, a 25-foot wide buffer shall be required along all property lines which abut a single-family district or use to provide a visual screen and a ten-foot buffer adjacent to all other districts other than MF.

(11)

Minimum open space requirements: 20 percent of gross acreage shall be set aside as open space, and provisions shall be made for common areas within said open space for the use of residents of the development. Streets, parking areas, required yards, and required buffer zones shall not be counted as part of the minimum open space. Such area may serve as passive areas and/or developed for recreational purposes such as pools, playground equipment, walking trails, or basketball and tennis courts.

(12)

Gable or hip roofs: Gable or hip roofs shall have a minimum roof pitch of 6:12. Both gable and hip roofs shall provide overhanging eaves on all sides that extend a minimum of one foot beyond the building wall.

(13)

Other required standards:

a.

Principal structures within the MF district shall have a minimum of 50 percent finish product on the exterior walls of the buildings consisting of brick, stone, hard-coat stucco, or fiber cement siding.

b.

A metal panel exterior finish product shall not be allowed on metal buildings exceeding 150 square feet in gross floor area constructed or placed on lots within the MF district.

(Min. of 11-10-2016, § 7.4)