Waukee City Zoning Code
169.21 K-MF-STACKED
HIGH KETTLESTONE MULTI-FAMILY STACKED HIGH DISTRICT.
The K-MF-Stacked High District is intended and designed to provide certain areas of the Kettlestone development with high density residential units in a row house or condominium type setting. Units may be located on individual lots (for horizontally attached buildings) or on a common association lot under a condominium regime. Buildings should be three to five stories in height, placed close to the street and include front porches. Garages should be located in a manner to reduce their public visibility and impact. The
K-MF-Stacked High zoning designation is reserved for those properties located within the adopted Kettlestone District Boundary Map of the Kettlestone Design Guidelines document identifying areas for residential, commercial, office, and mixed uses.
K-MF-Stacked High zoning designation is reserved for those properties located within the adopted Kettlestone District Boundary Map of the Kettlestone Design Guidelines document identifying areas for residential, commercial, office, and mixed uses.
1. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the uses of structures or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the K-MF-Stacked High District.
A. Row dwellings or townhomes consisting of no less than eight dwelling units in one building or attached structure.
B. Multiple-family dwellings intended for rental (apartments) or owner occupancy (condominiums) of no less than eight dwelling units in one building or attached structure.
C. Nursing, convalescent, and retirement homes.
2. Permitted Accessory Uses.
A. Private garage or carport.
B. Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to any principal permitted use.
C. Home occupations as permitted in and as limited by Section 165.11.
D. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
3. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modifications contained in Section 165.19.
Lot Area | No minimum requirement |
Lot Width | No minimum requirement |
Front Yard | No minimum for principal permitted uses. 20 feet minimum for accessory structures |
Side Yards | No minimum for principal permitted uses unless adjacent to adjoining single-family, in which case the minimum setback shall be 50 feet. 5 feet for accessory structures. |
Rear Yard | No minimum for principal permitted uses unless adjacent to adjoining single-family, in which case the minimum setback shall be 50 feet. 5 feet for accessory structures. |
Principal Building Separation | 10 feet |
Accessory Building Separation | 30 feet between principal building and accessory building |
Minimum Height | Principal building – 3 stories |
Maximum Height | Principal building – 5 stories Accessory building – 1 story |
Density | 15 dwelling units per acre minimum 24 dwelling units per acre maximum |
Minimum Floor Area | 600 square feet per unit |
4. Off-Street Parking and Loading. A minimum of two parking spaces per unit is required plus one visitor space per five units.
5. Minimum Open Space. The total land area devoted to open space and landscaping shall not be less than 20 percent of the gross land area included in the building lot. Such open space shall be maintained as grassed and landscaped area and shall not include access drives, parking areas, structure, or buildings, except ornamental structures included as part of the landscaping theme.
6. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 160 of this Code of Ordinances and the adopted Kettlestone Design Guidelines.