Dover City Zoning Code
§ 236-16
R-4 Multifamily District.
A.
Principal uses. Principal uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Two-family dwellings and duplex dwellings.
(2)
Garden apartments.
(3)
Funeral homes.
(4)
Public or private parking lots and parking garages.
(5)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence and community residences for persons with head injuries for six or fewer persons, excluding resident staff.
[Added 6-13-1995 by Ord. No. 17-1995]
B.
Accessory uses: same as R-1 and R-2 Districts.
C.
Conditional uses. Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Hotels and motels.
(2)
Same as R-1 and R-2 Districts.
D.
Bulk requirements.
(1)
Two-family dwellings and duplex dwellings in the R-4 District shall conform to the area and yard requirements for two-family and duplex dwellings as set forth in the R-3 District.
(2)
Garden apartments and hotel and motel buildings shall be set back from all street lines a minimum of 50 feet, except that none shall be erected or constructed within 75 feet of any R-1, R-2 or R-3 District lines. Garden apartments shall be constructed on lots a minimum of 200 feet in width at the street line and a minimum lot area of five acres and shall more particularly conform to the additional standards as set forth under §§ 236-35 through 236-42 of this chapter.
(3)
No building in the R-4 District shall be closer than 40 feet to any rear lot line.
E.
Height limits: same as R-1 and R-2 Districts.
F.
Minimum floor area. All single- and two-family or duplex dwellings in the R-4 District shall conform to the minimum residential floor areas as established in the R-2 District.
G.
Off-street parking. All uses shall be required to provide on-site, off-street parking in accordance with § 236-43.
[Amended 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 39-2003]
