Glendive City Zoning Code
R-3 MULTIPLE-FAMILY
DWELLING DISTRICT
§ 155.090 PERMITTED USES.
In R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling Districts, no building or premises shall be used, and no building shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered except for one of the following purposes:
(A) All uses permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts as stated therefor;
(B) Automobile parking lots;
(C) Boarding houses;
(D) Fraternities and sororities;
(E) Multiple-family dwellings and apartment houses, provided access is provided onto a collector or arterial street;
(F) Off-street parking requirements as required in §§ 155.240 through 155.245;
(G) Private clubs and lodges;
(H) Signs subject to requirements set forth in §§ 155.240 through 155.245; and
(I) Accessory building and uses customarily incident to the uses permitted in this district.
(Prior Code, § 11-3E-1) (Ord. 09-2002, passed 5-21-2002)
§ 155.091 CONDITIONAL USES.
(A) All conditional uses as established from R-1 Districts.
(B) Mobile home courts, provided that they shall meet or exceed the following design standards.
(1) Minimum density and area requirements. Lot areas and density as hereby established shall be considered the minimum requirements within a mobile home park.
(a) Minimum area requirements for a mobile home park shall be five acres.
(b) A minimum of 10% of the land area within the mobile home park shall be provided for definable play areas and open spaces within the mobile home park. Such areas of open space and/or play area shall not be areas included within any setback nor shall they include any areas of less than 20 feet in length or width.
(c) Minimum lot area per unit shall be 5,000 square feet, including underground utility easements, private drives and parking spaces, but excluding street rights-of-way. A mobile home stand may not occupy more than one-third of the area of its lot. The total area occupied by a mobile home and its roofed accessory buildings and structures may not exceed two-thirds of the area of the lot.
(2) Lot coverage and setback requirements.
(a) Maximum lot coverage for the mobile home park development shall be 50%. Computations shall be based on all structures within said park.
(b) Minimum distance between units shall be not less than 20 feet measured from the mobile home or its attached structures, such as awning or carports, to any other mobile home or its attached structures.
(c) When a mobile home park abuts a single-family residential use area, there shall be a minimum setback on that side of 50 feet between the street right-of-way line and any mobile home park structure, which setback area shall act as a buffer zone and shall be landscaped according to the landscape plan, to be submitted at time of application. Such plan shall show the type of planting material, size and planting schedule.
(d) All mobile home parks shall have access to an arterial or collector street, and street access shall be discouraged into or upon local single-family residential area streets.
(e) Average park density shall not exceed nine mobile house units per gross acre.
(f) No detached structure, such as a storage shed, may be located within five feet of any mobile home or its attached structure.
(g) All mobile homes shall be located at least 25 feet from any property boundary line abutting a public street or highway right-of-way and at least 15 feet from other boundary lines of the park.
(3) General internal park development requirements.
(a) There shall be a minimum front yard setback from the mobile home unit to the street line of ten feet except where otherwise stipulated in this division (B)(3).
(b) The mobile home stand shall be at such elevation, distance and angle relative to the street and driveway that placement and removal of the mobile home with a car, tow truck or other customary moving equipment is practical. The mobile home stand shall have a longitudinal grade of less than 4% and transverse crown or grade to provide adequate surface drainage. The stand shall be compacted and surfaced with material which will prevent the growth of vegetation while supporting the maximum anticipated loads during all seasons.
(4) Parking and street requirements.
(a) Parking.
1. Off-street parking areas shall be surfaced in accordance with the street surface standards below.
2. All required off-street parking space shall be located not further than 200 feet from the unit or units for which they are designated.
3. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces must be provided for each mobile unit space provided within the park. One guest parking space for each ten mobile home lots shall be provided. Group parking may be provided.
(b) Streets.
1. Streets shall be of sufficient width so as to permit ease of access to the mobile home parking stands and the placement and removal of mobile homes without causing damage to or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of any occupants or mobile homes in the park.
2. Streets shall have a minimum width so as to permit two moving lanes of traffic. Minimum street width shall be 24 feet without parking allowance.
3. Public access to a mobile home park shall be so designed as to permit a minimum number of ingress and egress points to control traffic movement and to keep undesirable traffic out of the park.
4. Streets shall be graded to ensure surface drainage to the storm sewer system, where available.
5. Streets and parking areas shall be surfaced for all weather travel with crushed stone, gravel or other suitable material.
(5) Storage. Storage of large items such as boats, boat trailer and the like shall not be accommodated at the site of the mobile home unit, but rather shall be provided in separate screened areas of the park.
(6) Maintenance. The operator of any mobile home park, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, with said operator, for the violation of any provisions of these regulations to which said operator is subject.
(7) Skirting. Each mobile home shall be skirted within 60 days after said mobile home is moved upon a lot within the mobile home park. Said skirting shall be of a fire resistant material similar to that of which the mobile home exterior is constructed and attached to the mobile home.
(8) Street maintenance. Maintenance of streets within a park is the responsibility of the developer or owner; such maintenance includes street sweeping, snow removal and repairs.
(9) Utilities. All utilities serving each mobile home area, and each individual lot shall be buried underground.
(Prior Code, § 11-3E-2) (Ord. 09-2002, passed 5-21-2002)
§ 155.092 BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT.
Except as provided in §§ 155.240 through 155.245, no structure shall exceed six stories or 75 feet in height.
(Prior Code, § 11-3E-3) (Ord. 09-2002, passed 5-21-2002)
§ 155.093 AREA REGULATIONS.
Subject to the modifications set forth in §§ 155.240 through 155.245, the area regulations are as follows.
(A) Minimum lot area.
(1) A lot upon which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain not less than 7,500 square feet.
(2) A lot upon which there is erected a two-family or multiple-family dwelling shall contain not less than 1,500 square feet per unit; however, in no instance shall such a structure be built on a lot containing less than 7,500 square feet.
(3) A lot upon which there is erected a boarding or lodging house, fraternity or sorority, shall contain not less than 8,000 square feet.
(4) A lot having an area less than herein required, and which was recorded under separate ownership from adjoining lots at the effective date hereof, may be occupied by a single-family dwelling or by any permitted nonresidential use.
(B) Minimum lot frontage.
(1) A lot occupied by a single-family, two-family or multi-family dwelling shall have a minimum frontage of 50 feet.
(2) A lot occupied by a boarding house, fraternity or sorority, shall have a minimum frontage of 60 feet.
(3) A lot having a frontage of less than herein required and which was recorded under separate ownership from adjoining lots at the effective date hereof may be occupied by a single-family dwelling or by any permitted nonresidential use.
(C) Minimum front yard. Measured from the front property line, there shall be a front yard of not less than 20 feet.
(D) Minimum rear yard. Measured from the rear property line, every principal structure shall have a rear yard of not less than 20 feet, and for every accessory building there shall be a rear yard of not less than five feet.
(E) Minimum side yards. Measured from the side property lines, there shall be side yards of not less than five feet on each side of the lot, except for multi-family dwellings which will be eight feet.
(Prior Code, § 11-3E-4) (Ord. 09-2002, passed 5-21-2002)