The R-4 District is intended to allow for a
compatible mixture of multifamily dwellings at a medium density and
other uses of an institutional or semipublic nature while maintaining
a general residential environment.
[Amended 6-11-2012 by Ord. No. 488]
The following uses may be operated as permitted
uses in the R-4 District:
A.
Single-family dwelling.
B.
Multifamily dwelling.
C.
Accessory
dwelling units on lots developed for single-family residential use.
D.
Boardinghouse and/or rooming house.
E.
Church.
F.
Community center, which may be public or private but
not operated for gain.
G.
Club or lodge, private and operated for the benefit
of members and not for gain.
H.
Day care.
I.
Fire station.
J.
Foster care.
K.
Hospital.
L.
Institution of higher learning, including dormitory
accommodations.
M.
Library.
N.
Museum.
O.
Nursing home or home for the elderly.
P.
Orphanage.
Q.
Parking of vehicles must comply with all of the provisions of § 475-151 relating to design, use and maintenance of off-street parking.
R.
Public park, playground and other public recreational
facilities.
S.
Public or private school for elementary or secondary
education.
T.
Essential public utility or public service installation.
Such uses shall not include business offices, repair, sales or storage
facilities.
Any use which complies with all of the following
conditions may be operated as an accessory use to a permitted use
in the R-4 District:
A.
Is clearly incidental and customary to and commonly
associated with the operation of the permitted use.
B.
Is operated and maintained under the same ownership
and on the same lot as the permitted use.
C.
Does not include structures or structural features
inconsistent with the permitted use.
D.
Does not include residential occupancy.
E.
If operated wholly or partially within a structure
containing a permitted use, the gross floor area utilized by the accessory
use shall not exceed 80% of the gross floor area of the permitted
use.
[Amended 8-27-2020 by Ord. No. 674]
F.
If in a separate, detached structure from a permitted
use, the gross floor area devoted to the accessory use shall not exceed
the gross floor area of the permitted use. Separate, detached structures
containing an accessory use shall be, at a minimum, 10 feet from structures
containing a permitted use.
Home occupations shall be allowed in the R-4
District, provided all of the following conditions are met:
A.
Such use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling
unit and carried on by the inhabitants living there and no others.
B.
Such use shall be clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling unit for dwelling purposes and shall not
change the residential character thereof.
C.
The total area used for such purposes shall not exceed
20% of the gross floor area of a single-family dwelling, or 20% of
the gross floor area of the user's dwelling unit in a multifamily
dwelling.
D.
There shall be no exterior storage on the premises
of material or equipment used as a part of the home occupation.
E.
There shall be no offensive noise, vibration, smoke,
dust, odors, heat or glare noticeable at or beyond the property line.
F.
A home occupation shall provide additional off-street
parking of one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor
area occupied by the home occupation.
The minimum area of a zone lot in the R-4 District
is 6,000 square feet plus 1,500 square feet for each dwelling unit
of a multifamily dwelling in excess of four dwelling units. Living
units in boarding- and/or rooming houses and dormitories shall not
be construed to be "dwelling units" for the purposes of this requirement.
The minimum width of a zoning lot in the R-4
District is 50 feet at the front setback line.
[Amended 3-27-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-386; 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-390]
The minimum yards for structures in the R-4
District are:
A.
Front yard: 20 feet; corner lots shall have a twenty-foot
building setback from both streets.
B.
Side yard: seven feet.
D.
Provided that, where the lot or zone lot abuts an
alleyway in the rear or side, the minimum rear and side yards shall
be four feet for structures containing permitted uses and three feet
for structures containing accessory uses only.
In the R-4 District:
A.
Belt courses, sills, lintels, exterior columns, chimneys
and building accessories may project 24 inches into front and rear
yards.
B.
Open or unwalled porches, terraces, balconies and
exterior stairways may project 3 1/2 feet into front and rear
yards.
C.
Cornices, overhangs, eaves and gutters may project
two feet into all yards.
[Amended 3-27-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-386]
The maximum height of structures in the R-4
District is 35 feet.
Required open space in the R-4 District shall
be as follows:
A.
Zone lots occupied by single-family dwellings shall
maintain 50% of the zone lot as free and unobstructed open space.
B.
Zone lots occupied by multifamily dwellings shall
maintain 500 square feet of free and unobstructed open space for each
dwelling unit.
C.
Area devoted to off-street parking shall not be counted
as free and unobstructed open space.
Any fence, wall or retaining wall in the R-4
District over three feet in height shall be erected only after application
to and approval of a permit by the Zoning Administrator.
A.
Fences, walls, and retaining walls may be erected
to a height of 48 inches only in the front yard and to a height of
6 1/2 feet on any part of the zone lot not in the front yard,
except that on corner lots, no fence, wall, retaining wall or obstructing
foliage shall be allowed within 20 feet of the point of intersection
of the two intersecting property lines or, on curved property lines,
the projected point of intersection of the two property lines extended.
B.
No barbed wire or electrically charged fences shall
be allowed.
C.
Open-mesh fences of any height may be erected on zone
lots containing schools, public parks and playgrounds.
[Added 4-28-2014 by Ord. No. 510; amended 5-9-2022 by Ord. No. 700]
A.
Construction and use of an ADU shall not be permitted if not allowed
by private covenants, conditions and restrictions (as applicable)
and such fact is known by the Town.
B.
If rented, the ADU must be rented on a monthly basis or longer; no
daily or weekly rental is allowed.
C.
Only one ADU per single-family residence is permitted.
