The purposes of this district are to provide
for continued high-density residential development, to preserve existing
single-family and multifamily development and to provide for and regulate
certain uses permitted by special exception.
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by
right for only one or more of the following uses:
A. All uses permitted in the R-2 Medium - High Density
Residential District.
B. Single-family attached dwelling (rowhouse).
C. Multifamily dwelling, subject to §
295-23D or
295-91, whichever applies.
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles
XVI and
XIX:
A. All uses permitted by special exception in the R-1
Medium Density Residential District.
The following shall be permitted as an accessory
use and/or structure:
A. All accessory uses and structures permitted in the
R-1 Medium Density Residential District.
B. Laundry facility contained within the apartment building.
C. Recreational facility for the exclusive use of the
residents of the apartment building.
D. Refuse collection facility for an apartment building
which is accessible to a public street and screened from public view
by a wall, fence or hedge.
E. Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to any of the uses permitted above and not detrimental
to the neighborhood.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following
shall be minimum requirements:
A. Single-family detached dwelling.
(1) Lot size: 4,000 square feet.
(5) Side yards: 18 feet, aggregate, and eight feet, minimum.
(7) Height: 35 feet or two stories, maximum.
B. Single-family semidetached dwelling (twin).
(1) Lot size: 2,800 square feet.
(7) Height: 35 feet or two stories, maximum.
C. Single-family attached dwelling:
(1) Lot size: 1,800 square feet.
(3) Building coverage: 60%, maximum.
(5) Side yard: 15 feet; 20 feet adjacent to an access
driveway.
(7) Maximum number of units in a row: six.
(8) Height: 35 feet or two stories, maximum.
D. Multifamily dwelling (apartment building) with more
than three units.
[Amended 1-13-1997 by Ord. No. 568, approved 1-13-1997]
(1) Lot size: 1,500 square feet per unit.
(3) Building coverage: 35%, maximum.
(5) Side yards: 20 feet on each side.
(7) Height: 35 feet or two stories, maximum.