Aubrey City Zoning Code
§ 14 MF
MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
A.
PURPOSE.
The MF District is established to meet the needs for higher density residential area aesthetics, is environmentally sound, is compatible to the neighborhood, and promotes the character of the community.
B.
USES PERMITTED.
The following uses shall be permitted:
(1)
Multiple-family dwellings and clustered multiple-family dwellings, which clustered multiple-family dwellings have a site plan approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission for the particular project in which they are proposed;
(2)
Townhouses;
(3)
Two-family dwelling units;
(4)
Public and private schools;
(5)
Churches, parish houses, convents;
(6)
Country clubs, tennis courts, and such additional recreational uses as are for private recreation purposes or private club recreational purposes. Clubhouses and maintenance buildings shall be located not less than two hundred (200) feet from any adjacent lot in an adjoining residence district;
(7)
Parks and playgrounds;
(8)
Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:
(a)
Athletic field and playfields, noncommercial, including stadiums and grandstands;
(b)
Temporary buildings for storage of building materials and equipment and construction purposes, when on the same or adjoining lot as the principal use, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction;
(9)
Day care center; subject to the following conditions, and upon approval of a Specific Use Permit, subject to the provisions of Section 6:
(10)
Government use, as defined in section 4.
C.
CONDITIONAL USES.
The following conditional uses may be allowed in the MF District subject to the provisions of Section 6:
(1)
One-family dwelling units.
D.
AREA; YARD; HEIGHT; AND LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
The requirements regulating the minimum lot size, minimum yard sizes (front, side, and rear), and maximum building height (stories and feet), and maximum percent of lot coverage by buildings, as pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions of Section 22, “Schedule of District Regulations,” and other applicable provisions of Section 23, “Supplementary District Regulations.”
F.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
Any multiple-family dwelling which accepts children shall provide designated playground areas with not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet of usable area per ten (10) units of living area. For each additional unit, twenty-five (25) square feet per unit shall be required. Playground areas shall not be more than three hundred (300) feet from any individual multiple-family unit.
(Ordinance 135-87 adopted 4/14/87; Ordinance 579-16, sec. 3, adopted 12/15/15; Ordinance 643-18, sec. 2, adopted 9/28/18; Ordinance 776-23 adopted 1/26/2023)