The purpose of this district is to provide for various types of multiple-family residential uses, dwellings and group developments of a high density, but under specific density control. The requirements of this district are intended to recognize that various forms of site developments are desirable in order to provide a wide range of choices of living environments, but at the same time to regulate such development in order to prevent congestion of the public streets, reduce hazards to life and property, provide desirable light and air, and to provide for adequate open spaces and basic amenities. These districts will generally be located in areas of concentrated urban development, on or near major streets, urban facilities and services, and particularly fire protection systems. Provisions are made to accommodate multiple dwellings in areas of transitional development on larger lots than is required where public sewer facilities are not presently available. It would be anticipated that these transitional areas would be provided with the public facilities in the near future. There is no intent to promote by these regulations, a district of lower quality of desirability than any other residential district; although a greater variety of dwelling types are permitted herein.

The following buildings and structures, and uses of parcels, lots, buildings, and structures are permitted by right within the HDR district:

(1)

Multiple dwellings. (See article III of this chapter, Definitions—Dwelling, multiple-family.)

(2)

Two-family dwellings. (See article III of this chapter, Definitions—Dwelling, two-family.)

(3)

Manufactured housing park.

(4)

Public and private parks, playgrounds and playfields.

(5)

Accessory use, buildings or structures. (See section 38-416.)

(6)

Essential services.

(7)

Essential service buildings except as provided in section 38-474.

(8)

State licensed residential facility and family day care homes excluding adult foster care facilities licensed by a state agency for care and treatment of persons released from or assigned to adult correctional facilities and group day care homes.

(Ord. of 2-2008)

The following buildings and structures, and uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures are permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit as provided in article XVI of this chapter:

(1)

Group child care homes. (See section 38-490.)

(2)

A planned unit residential development. (See section 38-471.)

(a)

The following regulations shall apply in the HDR—High Density Residential Districts without a public sewer system, a water supply system or on-site sewer and water system.

(Ord. of 11-18-2008)

(b)

The following regulations shall apply in the HDR—High Density Residential Districts with a public sewer system, a water supply system or on-site sewer and water system:

(Ord. of 11-18-2008)

In the HDR—High Density Residential District, every multiple dwelling or group of buildings within a group housing development hereafter constructed or structurally altered shall be located on lots of no less area than specified as follows, unless otherwise provided herein:

(1)

One acre for the first dwelling unit of each multiple-family dwelling structure.

(2)

Three thousand square feet for each additional dwelling unit containing two or more bedrooms.

(3)

Two thousand square feet for each additional dwelling unit containing less than two bedrooms.

Lots shall have a minimum width of 300 feet along the street upon which such lot principally fronts, except in the case where a curvilinear street pattern results in irregularly shaped lots with non-parallel side lot lines, a lesser frontage width of the street line may be permitted, provided that in no case shall the frontage width be less than 100 feet nor shall the lot width at the building line be less than 100 feet, if served with municipal water and sewer.

The depth of all newly created lots shall not exceed four times the lot width, as measured at the required building setback.

All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 35 percent of the net area of land. In determining net area, the area used for private access drives shall not be included, but parking areas shall be.

(a)

Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of no less than 35 feet.

(b)

Side yards. There shall be a minimum side yard of 20 feet, provided that no building shall be located less than 40 feet from the boundary of the single-family residential district, except in the case of a corner lot where the street side yard shall be no less than the minimum residential front yard requirement along such street.

(c)

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of no less than 35 feet. No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 15 feet in height. (See section 38-426.)

The minimum square footage of interior living space, exclusive of any area contained within attached garages, porches, balconies, or common hallways, required for each family shall be as specified in the following schedule:

(1)

Two-family dwellings. The minimum square footage of living space shall include 600 square feet of floor area at ground level per family or single-story dwellings, and 360 square feet of floor area at ground level per family for dwellings over one story in height, provided that the total area shall be no less than 600 square feet per family.

(2)

Multiple-family dwellings of three or more dwelling units. The minimum square footage of living space shall include the following, in addition to a bath, utility room, storage space, and other general space requirements and exclusive of closets, halls and offset entrances:

Fences and walls provisions as contained in section 38-427.