The Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD) is designed primarily for multiple family dwellings, including apartments, townhouses, attached single-family dwellings, and structures originally constructed for single-family residential purposes that have been divided into multiple units. It is designed to promote a harmonious mixture of detached and group housing and related educational, cultural and religious land uses in a basically residential environment.

The Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD) is also designed to permit a more intensive residential use of land with various types of multiple family dwellings. Such uses would generally be located adjacent to streets permitting good accessibility and should be separated from single-family neighborhoods. Various types and sizes of residential units, for ownership or rental, would be provided at planned locations in the community to meet the needs of the different age and family groups in the community.  

(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98.)

In a Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD), no use shall be permitted, unless otherwise provided in this Zoning Code, except the following:

   (a)   All principal permitted uses in the Single Family Residential District (SFRD) as set forth in Section 1268.02, Principal Permitted Uses, and subject to the terms and conditions therein.

   (b)   All uses permitted after special approval in the Single Family Residential District (SFRD), as set forth in Section 1268.03, Uses Permitted After Special Approval, and subject to the terms and conditions therein, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

   (c)   Duplexes and attached single-family dwellings.

   (d)   Multiple family dwellings, including apartments, apartment houses, townhouses, terraces, efficiency units, and row houses, provided all such dwellings shall have at least one (1) property line abutting a regional or principal thoroughfare as established in the City’s Master Plan or Comprehensive Development Plan, or have vehicular access to such a thoroughfare over streets which traverse or travel in districts zoned Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD).

   (e)   Private schools and educational institutions, subject to the site design standards of Section 1296.02, Site Design Standards for Uses Permitted After Special Approval.

   (f)   Convalescent and nursing homes, subject to the site design standards of Section 1296.02, Site Design Standards for Uses Permitted After Special Approval.

   (g)   Adult foster care group homes and congregate facilities, subject to the site design standards of Section 1296.02, Site Design Standards for Uses Permitted After Special Approval.

   (h)   Tourist homes, boarding houses, rooming houses, lodging houses, and bed and breakfast inns, subject to the site design standards of Section 1296.02, Site Design Standards for Uses Permitted After Special Approval.

   (i)   Community garages serving the principal residential building and containing space for not more than two (2) passenger vehicles for each dwelling unit in the principal building on the lot.

   (j)   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the principal permitted uses set forth in this section.

   (k)   Off-street parking in accordance with Chapter 1290, Off-Street Parking and Loading.

(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98.)

In a Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD), the following uses may be permitted subject to the applicable site design standards of Section 1296.02, Site Design Standards for Uses Permitted After Special Approval, and subject, further, to the approval of Council after recommendation from the Planning Commission, in accordance with the processing procedures of Section 1262.08, Powers of Council Re Special Approvals:

   (a)   Planned unit developments of a predominantly multiple-family residential character in accordance with the standards of Chapter 1288, Planned Unit Developments.

   (b)   Home occupations in which customers or patrons visit the site for the delivery of goods and services.

   (c)   Hospitals, except animal hospitals, hospitals or sanitariums for the care of contagious, mental, drug or liquor addict cases; medical clinics; medical office centers; and dental clinics.

   (d)   Convents, nurses homes and dormitories serving a use permitted in this chapter.

   (e)   Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work.

(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98.)

For all uses in a Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD), other than single-family detached residences and accessory buildings and uses thereto, a site plan shall be submitted for review and approval in accordance with Section 1296.01, Site Plan Review.

(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98.)

For a Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD), area, height, bulk and placement requirements and performance standards, unless otherwise specified, are as provided in Sections 1294.31, Performance Standards, and 1294.32, Schedule of Area Regulations.

(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98.)

Where required parking lots of any use permitted in a Multiple Family Residential District (MFRD) are erected such that the headlights of the cars in the parking lot will face into any residentially zoned property, a solid masonry wall or other barrier of material, a minimum of three (3) feet in height, shall be required along the parking lot boundary line facing the residentially zoned property.

(Res. 98-529A. Passed 12-21-98.)