Application for multifamily dwellings with four (4) or more dwelling units, or hotel, or motel, or motor lodge structures shall require the submission of a site development plan. The planning and zoning board shall make findings with respect to the following:

(1)

Traffic access. All proposed site traffic accessways are adequate, but not excessive in number, adequate in grade, width, alignment, and visibility, and not located too near street corners, entrances to schools, or places of public assembly and other similar considerations.

(2)

Circulation and parking. The interior circulation system is adequate and all required parking spaces are provided and are easily accessible.

(3)

Disposal of usable open space. In accordance with the spirit and intent of this chapter, wherever possible, usable open space is disposed of in such a way as to ensure the safety and welfare of the residents or guests of the city.

(4)

Arrangement of buildings. Adequate provisions have been made for light, air, access, and privacy in the arrangement of the buildings to each other.

(5)

Proper landscaping. The proposed site is properly landscaped, the purpose of which is to further enhance the natural qualities of the land. As provided elsewhere in this chapter, proper screening and buffer zones may be required.

(6)

Distance between buildings.

a.

The front or rear of any building may be no closer to the front or rear of any other building than forty (40) feet.

b.

The side of any building may be no closer to the side, front, or rear of any other building than thirty (30) feet.

(7)

Distance between buildings and driveways.

a.

No driveway or parking lot should be closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the front of any building nor ten (10) feet to the side or rear of any building.

b.

In the case of an enclosed garage or carport provided as a portion to the main structure, distance required for driveways providing access to these accommodations shall not apply.

(8)

Recreation space.

a.

There shall be provided on the site of a multifamily development an area or areas either enclosed or unenclosed, devoted to the joint recreational use of the residents thereof. Each such recreational use shall be developed with passive and/or active recreational facilities, and shall consist of a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the net land area of the development or ten (10) percent of the total area.

b.

There shall be provided on the site of a motel or hotel development an area or areas devoted to the joint recreational use of the guests thereof.

(9)

Density. See section 60-136(c).

(Ord. No. 1974-C, § 90.30, 9-17-74)