No building or premises shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or altered within any "C" residence district, unless otherwise provided for in this title, and shall have the following uses: six-flat residence dwellings and six-unit condominium buildings.

(Ord. 1032 § 10, 2007: prior code § 182.6(a))

No building shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed thirty (30) feet, except for six-unit condominium buildings that shall not be erected or altered to exceed thirty-seven (37) feet.

(Ord. 1032 § 10.01, 2007: prior code § 182.6(b))

A.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) percent of the depth of a corner lot, and not less than fifteen (15) percent of the depth of an interior lot; provided, however, such rear yard need not exceed fifteen (15) feet, except for six-unit condominium buildings.

B.

Side Yard. On each side of the building there shall be a side yard having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, except for six-unit condominium buildings where the rear yard setback is greater than seventeen (17) feet.

(Ord. 1032 § 10.02, 2007: prior code § 182.6(c), (d))

An outer court shall be not less than three feet wide, nor less than one-fifth the height of such court, nor shall its area be less than twice the square of its required dimensions.

(Prior code § 182.6(e))

An inner court shall have a width of not less than six feet, nor less than one-fifth the height of such court, nor shall its area be less than twice the square of its required dimensions.

(Prior code § 182.6(f))

No building with its accessory buildings shall occupy in excess of sixty (60) percent of the area of an interior lot, nor in excess of seventy (70) percent of the area of the corner lot, except for six-unit condominium buildings. No dwelling shall hereafter be erected or altered to accommodate or make provision for more than fifty (50) families on any acre of land, nor make provision for more than a proportional number of families on a fractional part of any area of land. No six-unit condominium building shall occupy in excess of seventy (70) percent of the area of the lot.

(Ord. 1032 § 10.03, 2007: prior code § 182.6(g))

For six-unit condominium buildings located within a "C" residence district the following requirements apply.

A.

Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

"Building" means all structures, attached or unattached, containing one or more units.

"Condominium" means a building or group of buildings in which units are owned individually and the structures and common areas and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis. Condominiums do not include the following: apartments, apartment houses, townhouses, single-family dwellings or multiple-family dwellings, whether detached or semi-detached, group homes, hotels, motels, boarding houses, community homes or the like.

"Parking space" means a space: (1) dedicated exclusively to the location or storage of a motor vehicle; and (2) which is in substantial compliance with the requirements of the standards for parking established in this section, the parking code and the village of Melrose Park Municipal Code.

"Six-unit condominium" means a property which contains structures, which have been newly constructed and intended for condominium ownership, which have not been previously, wholly or partially occupied before recording of condominium instruments by persons other than those who have contracted for the purchase of condominiums.

"Unit" means a part of the property designed and intended for any type of independent use.

B.

Every six-unit condominium building under this title must:

1.

Be located on a corner lot, which lot shall be adjacent to two highways or streets and abut at least one alley;

2.

Not have a building length in excess of ninety-four (94) lineal feet;

3.

Not have in excess of three stories;

4.

Have at least seventy-five (75) percent of the residential units be owner-occupied; and

5.

Have two parking spaces per residential unit.

C.

Every lot or tract of land used for a six-unit condominium building shall have an area of not less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet by fifty-two (52) feet.

D.

Set Backs. Every six-unit condominium building under this title must:

1.

Have a rear yard setback in excess of eighteen (18) feet;

2.

Have total side yard setbacks of not less than seven total feet, with no one side being less than two feet;

3.

Have a front yard setback in excess of thirteen (13) feet; and

4.

In the event that the terms of this section of this chapter and any other section of this chapter conflict, the terms of this section shall in all instances govern and control.

E.

Every six-unit condominium building under this chapter must contain a sprinkler system in the garage area and, if duly required, in all "Common Elements" as defined in the Condominium Property Act (765 ILCS 605/1, et seq.).

F.

Six-unit condominium buildings shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, provisions and orders including, but not limited to, all applicable sections of the Illinois Condominium Property Act (765 ILCS 605/1, et seq.) and all other applicable provisions of Chapter 17 of the Melrose Park Municipal Code.

(Ord. 1032 § 10.04, 2007)