The Two-Family Through Eight-Family Residential District is designed to accommodate duplexes and apartments along with compatible uses that are characteristic of medium- to high-density neighborhoods.
The following regulations shall apply in R-5 Districts.
The following uses are permitted in the R-5 District:
A. 
Two-family through eight-family dwellings.
B. 
Park, playgrounds, and athletic fields.
C. 
Public recreational and community center buildings and grounds.
The following uses are prohibited in the R-5 District:
A. 
Corporate retreats.
B. 
Outdoor wood burners/solid-fuel heating devices.
[Added 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
The following are permitted accessory uses in the R-5 District:
A. 
Private garages, carports, and driveways.
B. 
Private swimming pools.
C. 
Tool houses, sheds and other similar buildings used for the storage of common supplies.
D. 
Satellite dish antennas less than 38 inches in diameter and not more than one per lot.
E. 
Telephone and public utility installations, and cable television installations.
[Amended 1-15-2013; 1-2-2019 by Ord. No. 2018-20]
The following are conditional uses in the R-5 District:
A. 
Artificial lakes and ponds.
B. 
Cemeteries and mausoleums.
C. 
Colleges and universities.
D. 
Day-care centers.
E. 
Planned unit development.
F. 
Public, parochial and private, elementary, junior high and senior high schools.
G. 
Religious institutions in the form of convents, seminaries, monasteries, churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, rectories, parsonages, and parish houses.
H. 
Public utility and service uses, and civic buildings as follows:
(1) 
Substations and transmission lines.
(2) 
Fire stations.
(3) 
Gas regulator stations.
(4) 
Police stations.
(5) 
Railroad right-of-way but not including railroad yards and shops other than for passenger purposes.
(6) 
Telephone exchanges, transmissions equipment buildings and microwave relay towers.
I. 
Radio and television stations and similar electronic communicating systems, towers - transmitting and receiving.
J. 
Accessory structures and fences which do not conform to the requirements identified elsewhere in this chapter, but which are designed, constructed and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity or use and will not change the essential character of the same area.
K. 
Satellite dish antennas larger than 38 inches and less than 12 feet in diameter.
A. 
Area. Sewered lots shall have a minimum of 10,000 square feet in area, with not less than 5,000 square feet per dwelling unit of lot area. Corner lots must have a minimum of 12,000 square feet of lot area. Nonsewered lots shall remain at 2 1/2 acres minimum.
B. 
Lot frontage. Lots shall not be less than 125 feet in width.
A. 
No principal building or parts of a principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height except as provided by § 295-13, Height regulations.
B. 
No accessory building shall exceed 15 feet in height.
Principal Structure
Accessory Building
Driveways
Front yard
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for an urban road section
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for an urban road section
6 feet from property line
40 feet minimum from right-of-way for a rural road section
40 feet minimum from right-of-way for a rural road section
6 feet from property line
Side yard
10 feet each side for a single-story
15 feet each side for a two-story
10 feet each side for a single-story
6 feet from property line
Rear yard
25 feet
10 feet
6 feet from property line
Corner lot
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for an urban road section
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for an urban road section
75 feet from center line of intersection
40 feet minimum from right-of-way for a rural road section
40 feet minimum from right-of-way for a rural road section
75 feet from center line of intersection
[Amended 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
A. 
The minimum size of a dwelling shall be 1,200 square feet of livable area for each side of a two-family dwelling, and the minimum size of a dwelling for three to eight units shall be approved by the Village of Hobart Site Review Committee.
B. 
The minimum first floor area of a bi-level or two-story shall be 1,400 square feet for a two-family building. The minimum first floor area of a dwelling for three to eight units shall be 700 square feet per unit, and must be approved by the Village of Hobart Site Review Committee.
C. 
All single- and two-family dwellings and attached/detached accessory and utility buildings shall have faces constructed of or faced with finish materials which are intended for that use by the manufacturer for purposes of preservation and appearance, are aesthetically compatible with other dwelling facades in the general area, and presents an attractive appearance to the public and to surrounding properties. Acceptable materials include, but are not limited to, weatherproof materials such as wood, decorative masonry, decorative concrete, stucco, exterior insulation and finish systems (EFIS), Masonite, "hardie" board and vinyl, aluminum or steel lap siding, or other materials of a similar character, providing said materials or combination of materials meet the intent of this section. This regulation has been established to enhance the aesthetic compatibility with the surrounding area and neighborhood.
[Amended 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
Attached and detached accessory and utility buildings shall conform to district requirements and those set forth in § 295-11, Building and uses.
Parking shall conform to the requirements as set forth in Article XXVIII, Off-Street Parking Requirements.
Forty percent of the total lot area must remain open green space.
Each development must conform with all applicable federal, state and local laws, including Article XXXIII, Site Review/Development and Design Standards, of this chapter.
At the time of rezoning, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall determine if a greater setback distance is needed.