Multiple family residential districts (MFRD) are designated to provide sites for concentrated multiple family dwellings and related uses, as opposed to sites for individual accessory or upstairs apartments, which will serve as zones of transition between districts and to serve the needs for complexes with apartment type of units in an otherwise medium density, residential community.

No building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance:

A.

Single-[family] and two-family dwellings;

B.

Multiple-family dwellings, including, but not limited to, apartments, apartment houses, townhouses, terraces, efficiency units, and right-of-way houses;

C.

Public, parochial and private schools including nursery schools; churches, temples, and similar places of worship with a maximum capacity of 500 worshipers; libraries; and community buildings;

D.

Municipal parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers;

E.

Home occupations in which customers or patrons do not visit the site for the delivery of goods and/or services;

F.

Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses; and

G.

Group day care home shall have a fenced outdoor play area of at least 1,200 square feet located behind the front building line of the home.

(Ord. of 2-28-2017)

The following uses shall be considered conditional and shall require conditional use approval, and shall comply with any applicable conditional use requirements of article XXV:

A.

Hospitals, convalescent and nursing homes, and funeral homes;

B.

Private recreation areas, uses and facilities including country clubs, marinas, golf courses and swimming pools subject to the following:

1.

No building shall be located within 100 feet of a dwelling;

2.

Facilities such as licensed restaurants and bars may be permitted when occupying an integral part of the main structure; provided there is no exterior display or advertising of said facilities; [and]

3.

Golf fairways, swimming pools, tennis courts, boat docks, and similar uses shall be located not less than 35 feet from any property line and shall comply with the requirements of this ordinance;

C.

Adult foster care group homes and congregate facilities;

D.

Tourist homes, boardinghouses, roominghouses, lodginghouses, and bed and breakfast inns;

E.

Home occupations in which customers or patrons visit the site for the delivery of goods and/or services; [and]

F.

Public utility transformer stations, substations and gas regulator stations without service or storage yards shall comply with the requirements of this ordinance and shall be subject to the following: a front yard setback of not less than 50 feet shall be provided (irrespective of the yard requirement of the district in which it is located) and two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each shall not be less than 25 feet in width. The previously mentioned conditional uses shall be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the use from property used for residences, public walkways and rights-of-way. The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least six feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound. The buffer shall contain a variety of species of plants.

(Ord. of 10-9-2007, § 4)

The following requirements shall be met within a multiple family residential district (MFRD):

A.

Development plan approval for all non-single family residential uses as specified in article XIX of this ordinance;

B.

Off-street parking, loading, and access management standards for all uses as specified in article XXIV of this ordinance;

C.

Signs for all uses as specified in the Boyne City Sign Ordinance;

D.

Height, area, lot coverage and yard regulations as specified in article XX of this ordinance;

E.

Landscaping requirements as specified in article XXIII of this ordinance;

F.

Design, architectural, and building material standards as specified in article XXII of this ordinance;

G.

Provisions relating to all zoning districts (as applicable in each separate case) as specified in article XXI of this ordinance;

H.

The following specific requirements shall apply with the multiple family residential district (MFRD):

1.

The maximum number of dwelling units per acre shall not exceed ten;

2.

Either public or private streets may be provided; however, all public streets must meet minimum platting requirements. If private streets are constructed, a minimum right-of-way of 66 feet is required. [The] street shall be surfaced with a Portland Cement concrete, asphaltic concrete or other approved hard surface. A typical cross section must be submitted to the city for approval;

3.

In any multiple-family or multiple-group development, no building shall be closer than 25 feet to the adjacent project boundary line and within 50 feet of a public right-of-way line when the project abuts a public street or highway; and

4.

In any multiple family or multiple-group development, 40 percent of the net site area shall be placed in open space of which 120 square feet per dwelling shall be developed open space. An area dedicated and improved for active recreation is required by the city and considered as part of the net open space requirement. The active recreation area shall be designed to meet a cross section of the recreation needs of the residents of the development. Within multiple-family developments, required yards may be included as open space. The net site area shall not include areas for off-street parking and loading or areas dedicated for rights-of-way and access easements.