Williston City Zoning Code
SECTION 14
R-4: Highrise-multifamily residential district.
[Ord. No. 613, Ord. No. 645, Ord. No. 662, Ord. No. 672, Ord. No. 716, Ord. No. 728, Ord. No. 809, Ord. No. 811, Ord. No. 850, Ord. No. 858, Ord. No. 884, Ord. No. 959, Ord. No. 986, Ord. No. 1007, Ord. No. 1011, Ord. No. 1028, Ord. No. 1062, Ord. No. 1090]
A.
Intent. This district is intended to include lands suited by topography and other natural conditions for urban development and which are provided with a full range of public services, including sewers, water, fire protection, and surface transportation. This district is intended primarily for highrise-multifamily dwellings, townhouses at high population densities, but structures and uses required to serve governmental, educational, religious, recreational, and other needs of residential areas are allowed as permitted or special permitted uses subject to restrictions intended to preserve and protect the residential character of the district.
B.
Minimum dimensional requirements. The minimum area for this district shall be two acres.
C.
Permitted uses and structures. The following shall be permitted:
1.
Multifamily dwelling units.
2.
Townhouses.
3.
Parks, playgrounds, and noncommercial recreational facilities such as golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, game rooms, libraries, and the like.
4.
Structures and uses required for operation of a public utility or performance of a governmental function.
E.
Special permitted uses. The following shall be considered for special permitted uses:
1.
Community centers, schools, churches, and cemeteries.
2.
Nursing homes, hospitals, and medical complexes.
3.
Quasi-institutional homes.
4.
Group child care homes and child care centers.
5.
Watchman's dwelling as an accessory use for a permitted principal use or structure.
6.
Boarding, lodging houses and bed and breakfast inns.
7.
Fraternities, sororities, and group homes.
8.
Residential parking lots.
9.
Private clubs and lodges, except those whose primary activity is carried on as a business.
10.
Multifamily dwelling units with floor areas of less than 450 square feet per dwelling unit.
11.
Games of chance, provided they are associated with other public or quasi-public uses as listed in the City's Land Use Classification System and allowed in the district.
12.
Commercial businesses, such as those enumerated in Section 19.C.1 located within a congregate/communal living unit containing 10 or more individual living facilities, where the intended purpose for such a business is to serve the tenants of the unit. Not more than one non-illuminated name plate shall be allowed. The name plate shall be attached flush against the building in which the business is located and shall not exceed four square feet in area.
13.
Professional offices as defined in this ordinance provided that a Special Permitted Use for the professional office may only be granted to allow professional offices to operate in already existing structures that are along an arterial street and have not previously been used as a residence. Any new construction to the existing structure must be compatible with the general appearance of the surrounding neighborhood, no metal buildings. Lighting of the structure must also be in harmony with the surrounding neighborhood. It is encouraged that the property not take direct access from any residential or collector streets.
G.
Minimum lot requirements.
Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot width | |
|---|---|---|
Multifamily | ||
Per structure | 6,000 square feet | 60 feet |
Per dwelling unit | 1,450 square feet | N/A |
Boarding, lodging, fraternity or sorority houses | 7,200 square feet | 70 feet |
Townhouse | ||
Single-Story | 2,300 square feet | 24 feet |
Two-Story | 2,300 square feet | 18 feet |
H.
Minimum yard requirements.
1.
Front yard: 20 feet.
2.
Side yard. A minimum of five feet on fifty foot lots and six feet on lots greater than 50 feet in width. The required side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall be one-half the required front yard on such street for the principal building and all accessory buildings, provided as follows:
a.
A garage being entered from the street, whether it be attached or detached, must maintain a twenty-foot setback to prevent obstruction of public right-of-way.
3.
Rear yard: 20 feet. Accessory buildings may be built in a required rear yard, but such accessory buildings shall not be nearer than three feet to any side or rear lot line, except when a garage is entered from an alley at right angles, it shall not be located closer than 25 feet from the rear lot line. The required rear setback for an attached garage with vehicular entry from an alley shall be 25 feet. For attached garages with vehicular entry from other than the alley, all yard requirements shall be the same for the principal building. An attached garage is considered a part of the principal building for the purpose of determining setbacks.
I.
Maximum lot coverage by buildings and impervious surface area ratios. The portion of a lot occupied by buildings and impervious surfaces shall not be greater than the following:
Lot Coverage By Buildings | Impervious Surface Area Ratio | |
|---|---|---|
Multifamily dwellings | 40% | 0.70 |
Boarding, lodging, and fraternity or sorority houses | 40% | 0.70 |
Townhouses | 40% | N/A |
Any solar collection device or related apparatus not included as floor area of a building, by definition, shall not be included in computing lot coverage. |
J.
Minimum floor area. Multifamily dwellings and boarding, lodging, townhouses, fraternity, and sorority houses shall have a minimum of 450 square feet per dwelling unit.
K.
Maximum height of buildings. The maximum height of any building shall be 100 feet.
L.
(Reserved)
M.
Off-street parking requirements. See Section 25.H.
1.
Two-family, townhouses and multifamily dwellings: two spaces per dwelling.
2.
Group dwelling, fraternity, sorority, boarding and or lodging facilities - One space per bedroom or sleeping room, unless it can be demonstrated that occupants will not be driving.
3.
Required off-street parking shall be provided in such a manner that vehicles do not encroach on a public right-of-way.
N.
Other requirements.
1.
Multifamily buildings with facades greater than 100 feet.
The intent of the below requirements are to focus development on a sense of neighborhood and community as well as a long term vision. This policy is intended to put a focus on the design stage for future housing stock. End results should create some diversity in styles that build community character and a sense of neighborhood, ultimately raising the quality of life for residents and neighbors of the buildings.
Multifamily Buildings with facades greater than 100 feet shall meet one of the following guidelines:
a.
Facades greater than 100 feet shall incorporate "structural" projections or recesses in the wall plane with a depth of at least 3% of the length of the facade and extending for at least 20% of the length of the facade. Maximum uninterrupted length of wall shall be 100 feet.
b.
Facades shall display a repeating pattern of at least three cycles of either color change, texture change, material change, or expression of structural bays with an offset of at least 12 inches from the ruling plane of the facade.
c.
Alternatives to these guidelines may be presented and if through elevations and other visual descriptors can demonstrate the proposed structure provides equal visual interest and scale contributing to long term community appeal, sustainable neighborhoods and meeting the intent clause of this policy. Review would be by written request for consideration of alternative styles to the Planning Department for decision by the Planning Director.
d.
Application. With a building permit application submit elevations demonstrating how the building meets the listed criteria.
2.
The maximum number of units in a townhouse structure shall be 12 units.
3.
See Section 25.R, Landscaping.
4.
See Section 25.S, Buffer Yards.