The R-4 Multiple-Family Residence District is intended to provide for high density multiple-family housing as well as high density single-family and two-family residences.

(Ord. 195. Passed 4-9-90.)

Land in the R-4 District may be used for the following purposes only subject to the provisions of Chapter 1284:

(a)

Single-family dwellings;

(b)

Two-family dwellings;

(c)

Multiple-family dwellings; and

(d)

Accessory uses as provided in Section 1250.04.

(Ord. 195. Passed 4-9-90.)

(a)

Planned unit developments, other than industrial park planned unit developments (see Chapter 1264);

(b)

Educational and welfare public facilities (see Chapter 1266);

(c)

Recreational public facilities (see Chapter 1266);

(d)

Professional office uses; and

(e)

Governmental and civic public facilities (see Chapter 1266).

(Ord. 229. Passed 12-13-93; Ord. 379. Passed 1-10-05.)

(a)

See Table I following the text of Chapter 1250.

(b)

Required Spacing Between Multiple-Family Dwellings.

(1)

Spacing between multiple-family dwellings shall comply with the following minimum dimensions:

(2)

In no instance shall a building be constructed closer than thirty feet to another building.

(c)

Lot Area and Yard Width for Multiple-Family Dwellings.

(1)

The minimum lot area for any residential use other than for single-family and two-family dwellings shall be 20,000 square feet, subject to the regulations of paragraph (c)(2) hereof.

(2)

The following minimum lot area per dwelling unit type shall be required in the R-4 District:

(3)

Minimum lot area requirements shall be met exclusive of public or private road rights-of-way.

(4)

Water bodies, either natural or constructed, shall count toward meeting minimum lot area requirements only up to twenty-five percent of land area coverage.

(d)

Minimum Floor Area. Each dwelling unit in this District shall have a minimum amount of square feet usable floor area exclusive of porches, garages, basements or utility areas as follows:

(1)

One-bedroom unit, a minimum of 650 square feet per unit;

(2)

Two-bedroom unit, a minimum of 750 square feet per unit;

(3)

Three-bedroom unit, a minimum of 900 square feet per unit; and

(4)

Additional bedrooms, 100 square feet per unit.

(Ord. 195. Passed 4-9-90; Ord. 501. Passed 7-13-20.)

The following special requirements shall apply to professional offices in the R-4 District:

(a)

Front Yard Set-Back. All professional offices shall have a minimum front yard set-back of fifty feet, except that offices fronting Randall Street between West Street and 68th Avenue shall have a minimum front yard set-back of 100 feet.

(b)

Side Yard Set-Back. Side yards shall have a minimum set-back of twenty feet with total side yards of forty feet.

(c)

Rear Yard Set-Back. Rear yard setbacks shall have a minimum of fifty feet.

(d)

Lot Area and Width. Professional offices shall have a minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet with a minimum width of 200 feet measured at the building line.

(e)

Buffer or Screening Requirements. Parking areas for professional offices shall be appropriately screened from adjacent single-family and two-family uses with a permanent hedge of five feet.

(Ord. 195. Passed 4-9-90; Ord. 213. Passed 9-28-92; Ord. 242. Passed 8-22-94.)