[Code 1975, § 39-57; Code 1992, § 32-226]
The A-2 High-Rise Multiple-Family Residential District is designed
to permit high-rise apartment residential development. Due to the
large traffic volume generated by such development, this district
shall abut upon a major thoroughfare and may be utilized as a buffer
between single-family residential areas and other nonresidential uses.
For the purposes of this chapter, a high-rise structure shall be any
structure four or more stories in height.
[Code 1975, § 39-58; Code 1992, § 32-227; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 1253; 10-24-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-005]
In the A-2 District, no uses shall be permitted, unless otherwise
provided in this chapter, except the following:
(1)
All principal permitted uses in the A-1 District, except single-family
dwellings. Multiple single-family detached condominiums are allowed
with three or more buildings on one site. The total site size shall
be 5,000 square feet per building. Duplex condominiums are allowed
with two or more buildings on one site. The total site size shall
be 7,000 square feet per duplex building.
(2)
High-rise multiple-family residential structures subject to the following
conditions:
a.
All dwelling units above the first story shall be served by elevators
if required by the Building Inspector per the Building Code.
b.
The proposed site shall have at least one property line abutting
a major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress to the site shall be
directly from such thoroughfare.
c.
The entire area of the site shall be designed to serve the residents
of the site, and any accessory buildings uses, or services shall be
developed primarily for the use of residents of the site. Uses considered
as accessory uses include parking structures, swimming pools, recreation
areas, pavilions, cabanas, and other similar uses.
d.
All dwelling units shall have at least one living room and one bedroom,
except that not more than 5% of the units may be of an efficiency
type. Where a project is designed and intended exclusively for senior
citizen use, this requirement may be waived by the Planning Commission.
(3)
Foster family homes, foster family group homes and adult foster care
family homes.
[Code 1975, § 39-59; Code 1992, § 32-228; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 1253; 10-22-2007 by Ord.
No. 1280; 5-24-2010 by Ord. No. 1311; 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 1337]
The following uses may be permitted in the A-2 District subject
to the conditions imposed and subject further to the approval of the
Planning Commission:
(1)
Uses which are allowed after special approval in the A-1 District,
including the following: Retail and service uses such as restaurants,
drugstores, banks, professional and business offices, personal services,
bed-and-breakfast facilities, home occupations, and other similar
uses, and that such uses are in harmony with the character and the
quality of the multiple-family development. Professional offices may
be located on the first floor of a multiple-family high rise structure
of four or more stories if the entire first floor is devoted to office
space.
(2)
State licensed family child care home (six or fewer children), group
day care home (up to a maximum of 12 children), or child day-care
center (with a minimum site size of 20,000 square feet), subject to
the following conditions:
a.
For each child cared for, there shall be provided and maintained
a minimum of 100 square feet of outdoor play area. Such play area
shall have a total minimum area of at least 1,200 square feet, shall
be in the rear yard and shall be enclosed with a minimum of a six-foot-high
solid screen-type fence.
b.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Article VI of this chapter.
c.
A site plan shall be submitted showing the location of buildings,
play area, and parking provided.
d.
No signage is allowed when the day care is in a private home.
(3)
Transitional housing facility/homeless shelter as defined in § 52-5 and subject to the following conditions:
a.
Any new construction shall be built in accordance with the Schedule of Regulations, § 52-621,[1] for a new multifamily structure in the A-2 Zone, in regards
to setbacks, lot size, coverage, lot density, building size, etc.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
b.
A site plan shall be submitted indicating the location of the buildings,
property lines, parking. For all new construction, an engineered site
plan shall be submitted and a site plan review shall be required.
c.
A floor plan shall be submitted indicating the layout of sleeping
areas, rooms, or apartments, sanitary, and kitchen facilities. Any
new construction shall be in accordance to the applicable building
code.
d.
All facilities must be certified by the Building Inspection Division
and meet all fire, building, health, and safety codes.
e.
A parking lot shall be provided, including one parking space per staff member, one for every three individual residents, and one space per family. A variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals may be obtained to allow for fewer parking spaces. Parking is not allowed in the front yard. A five-foot-high screening fence, wall, or solid shrubs shall be constructed around the parking lot at the property line between said lot and any adjacent residential properties. Parking shall be in accordance to Article VI of this chapter.
[Code 1975, § 39-60; Code 1992, § 32-229; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 1337]
Where required parking lots of any use permitted in an A-2 District
are erected such that the headlights of the cars in the parking lot
will face into an R District, a solid masonry wall or other barrier
of material approved by the Planning Commission, which shall be a
minimum of five feet in height, shall be required along that parking
lot boundary line facing the R District.
[Code 1975, § 39-61; Code 1992, § 32-230; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 1188; 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 1253]
For all uses permitted in an A-2 District, except two-family dwellings which are constructed as one building on one lot, a site plan shall be submitted, and no building permit shall be issued until the site plan has been approved by the Planning Commission, in accordance with § 52-697.
[Code 1975, § 39-62; Code 1992, § 32-231]
Area, height, bulk and placement requirements in the A-2 District, unless otherwise specified, are as provided in § 52-621 pertaining to the Schedule of Regulations.
