Blue Mound City Zoning Code
§ 8
“C” MULTIPLE-FAMILY DISTRICT.
A.
PURPOSE.
This district allows low density multiple-family development and is intended for two-family and low density multiple-family use. This district is intended for zones of transition from the single-family zone to higher density multiple-family or commercial zone.
B.
USE REGULATION.
In the “C” Multiple-Family District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance, except for one or more of the following uses:
b.
CONDITIONAL USES
1.
Accessory buildings, same as District “B”, except in District “C” a private garage may provide space for not more than one motor vehicle for each fifteen hundred square feet (1,500 sq. ft.) of lot area.
2.
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses: Same as District “B”.
3.
Temporary buildings, same as District “B”.
C.
HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
In the “C” Multiple-Family District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimension of lots and yards, the minimum lot area, and the minimum floor space per family shall be as follows:
1.
Floor Space:
Each two-, three-, or four-family dwelling shall contain a minimum of seven hundred fifty square feet (750 sq. ft.) of livable floor space, exclusive of garage, porches, and breezeways, and incidental storage, for each family to be housed in said dwelling.
2.
Height:
No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories nor shall it exceed thirty-five feet (35').
3.
Front Yard:
There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five feet (25').
4.
Rear Yard:
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty feet (20').
5.
Side Yard:
There shall be a side yard on each side of main building of not less than ten feet (10') on interior lots. The Side yards on corner lots shall be not less than fifteen feet (15') on the side facing the street with the greatest frontage, the secondary or side street. No accessory building on such corner lots shall project beyond the front yard line of the lots in the rear, nor shall accessory buildings be erected closer than ten feet (10') to the line of the abutting lot to the rear.
When more than one main building is erected on a platted lot the distance between buildings shall be not less than twenty feet (20').
6.
Width of Lot:
The width of a lot shall be a minimum of seventy feet (70') at the building line.
7.
Lot Areas:
In the “C” Multiple-Family District, the lot area for every two-, three-, or four-family dwelling hereafter singularly or collectively erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall provide an aggregate lot area of not less than three thousand five hundred square feet (3,500 sq. ft.) per dwelling unit within the lot.
Provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required and was of record and in separate ownership at the time and the passage of this ordinance, said lot may be occupied by not more than one family.
In areas not served by sanitary sewers, the minimum lot area per family shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Adjustment, based on the conditions and requirements for septic tanks.
D.
REQUIRED CONDITIONS
a.
Any owner, builder, or developer of a multiple-family condominium, or townhouse dwelling complex of five (5) units or more on a single lot of record or of five (5) or more single-family townhouse attached units, shall submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a review, the site and building plan for the proposed development. The contents of this site plan shall contain drawings to scale to indicate as needed:
1.
Location of all structures proposed and existing on the subject property and within twenty feet (20') of adjoining property;
2.
Landscaping and/or fencing of yards and setback areas and proposed changes;
3.
Design of ingress and egress;
4.
Off-street parking and loading facilities;
5.
Height of all structures;
6.
Proposed uses; and
7.
Location and types of all signs, including lighting and heights.
b.
The purpose of the site plan review is:
1.
To insure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, while allowing for design flexibility;
2.
To assist in the orderly and harmonious development of the City;
3.
To protect adjacent uses from obstructions to light, air, and visibility;
4.
To provide protection from fire;
5.
To avoid undue concentrations of population and overcrowding of land; and
6.
To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, drainage and other public requirements.
c.
The Planning and Zoning Commission, after conducting a public hearing, shall approve an application for a multiple-family dwelling complex if the proposed development meets all the minimum standards established in this ordinance and other applicable ordinances, and if the Commission finds that the proposed development will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, or be substantially or permanently injurious to neighboring property. It shall disapprove or conditionally approve any application which fails to meet the above criteria or is in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan or the adopted growth policies of the City.
(Ordinance 200 adopted 7/19/88)