§ 90-119. MFR—Multifamily Residential District.

(a)

Purpose. This district is intended to accommodate high density residential development and a variety of housing types on small lots or in multi-household settings.

(b)

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the MFR zoning district:

(1)

Any use, together with the conditions attached thereto, permitted in the R-3 zoning district;

(2)

Duplex, townhouses, and apartments;

(3)

Accessory use on same lot with principal use, as follows:

a.

Private garage for motor vehicles;

b.

Open parking area for two motor vehicles per dwelling unit, may be used for one commercial vehicle up to one ton in capacity per dwelling unit;

c.

Shed for storage or building or lot maintenance equipment;

d.

Private kennel for not more than three dogs or three cats, four months of age or older, with a minimum six-foot fence for exterior kennel;

e.

Private swimming pool, including deck, bathhouse or cabana, boat dock;

f.

Private garden greenhouse up to eight feet high; and

g.

Private tennis, outdoor recreation and picnic facilities.

(c)

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted in any MFR zoning district subject to the conditions of this section, unless otherwise noted, and sections 90-278 ("Uses not expressly permitted or conditional") and 90-279 ("Conditional uses"). All conditional uses permitted in the R-3 district as shown in section 90-118(c) shall be permitted in any zoning district on a conditional basis subject to the conditions set forth in that district.

(d)

Special exceptions. The following uses shall be permitted in the MFR zoning district as a special exception, subject to conditions of this article and section 90-280 ("Special exceptions"):

(1)

All special exceptions permitted in the R-3 zoning district as shown in section 90-117(d), shall be permitted in any R-3 zoning district on a conditional basis subject to the conditions set forth in that section.

(2)

Group housing, provided such facilities conform with any applicable requirements of the state, and provided plans for such facilities receive the written approval of any county boards prior to the issuance of any permits for construction and operation, copies of such approval to be attached to the building permit and to be retained in the files of the zoning administrator.

(e)

Prohibited uses. No activity that does not fall within the parameters of subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section shall be permitted within the MFR zoning district. The following uses are expressly prohibited in order to increase ordinance clarity:

(1)

Sexually oriented businesses.

(2)

Cellular towers.

(3)

Tattoo parlors.

(f)

Dimensional requirements. Uses permitted in the zoning district shall be required to conform to the following standards, except that the use of substandard lots of record as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived may be subject to the relief provided in section 90-86.

Minimum lot area:  Single-family: 10,000 sq. ft.  Two-family: 5,000 sq. ft./unit  Multifamily 2,500 sq. ft./unit	Minimum lot width:  Single-family & duplex: 50 ft. at building line  Townhouses:   20 ft. for interior lots   35 ft. for exterior lots  Apartments: 100 ft.
Minimum building setbacks:  Front: 25 ft.  Side: 5 ft.  Rear: 25 ft.	Accessory structure setback: 5 ft. (side and rear).
Maximum building height: 35 ft. except as provided for in sections 90-263—90-267	Front yard porch encroachment:

 

(1)

Maximum density for multifamily developments. The maximum density for multifamily developments shall be 12 units per acre.

(2)

Maximum development and spacing of buildings. No more than 12 attached dwelling units shall be constructed or attached together in a continuous row, and no such row shall exceed 200 feet in length. Detached principal or accessory buildings shall not be placed closer than 25 feet from any other building.

(3)

Maximum impervious surface. The maximum impervious surface shall not exceed 60 percent of the project site.

(4)

Common open space requirements. Each townhouse or apartment project in an R-4 district shall have a minimum of 20 percent of the total site area reserved and improved as common open space subject to the conditions set forth in section 90-273.

(g)

Streets and access.

(1)

All private roadways within a multifamily development shall be paved with asphalt or concrete. The wearing surface for asphalt paving shall be 1.5 inches thick. If concrete is used, it should be a minimum of five inches thick and have expansion joints where it meets driveways, walkways or curbs.

(2)

All roadways which are not to be dedicated as public streets shall have a minimum travel width of 20 feet, exclusive of parking. Roads within a multifamily development which are to be dedicated as public streets shall conform to the criteria established for county roads in county Ordinance Number 28.

(3)

Access roads to a multifamily development shall be located at least 150 feet from any public street intersection. The number of entrances and/or exits shall not exceed the ratio of one per 150 feet of park frontage. Developments with less than 150 feet of frontage are only allowed one combination ingress and egress road.

(h)

Parking and loading. Uses permitted in the R-4 zoning district shall meet the parking and loading standards set forth in article VI of this chapter.

(i)

Signs. Signs permitted in the R-4 zoning district, including the conditions under which they may be located are set forth in article VII of this chapter.

(j)

Bufferyard requirements. Where townhouses or apartments abut the R-1 or R-2 district, or where a conditional use abuts any residential zone, a bufferyard in compliance with article VIII of this chapter shall be required along abutting property lines.

(k)

General and supplementary regulations. Uses permitted in the R-4 zoning district shall meet standards set forth in article IX of this chapter.

(l)

Street planting strips. Except for single-family, duplex or fee simple townhouse structures, in all front setbacks a strip not less than six feet in width shall be provided along the street line on the property, which shall be planted and maintained in grass with street trees or in shrub planting or as may be required in approval of the site plans. Signs shall not be erected in this area with the exception of official traffic and regulatory signs.

(Ord. No. 2008-02, § 404, 6-2-2008; Ord. No. 2017-01 , § II, 2-6-2017)