19.55.040 Apartments, condominiums, etc. – Property development standards.
Apartments, condominiums, townhouses, or other similar type developments in which no real property other than the footprint of each unit is individually owned, or is under common ownership.
(A) Minimum Lot Area. Seven thousand (7,000) square feet.
(B) Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit.
Area of Lot (square feet) | Minimum Lot Average per Dwelling Unit (square feet) |
|---|---|
7,000 to 10,500 | 3,500 |
10,501 to 15,000 | 3,000 |
15,001 and over | 2,500 |
(C) Minimum Average Lot Width. Sixty (60) feet.
(D) Minimum Lot Frontage. Thirty (30) feet.
(E) Maximum Lot Coverage. Forty (40) percent.
(F) Minimum Front Yard. Twenty (20) feet.
(G) Minimum Side Yard. One (1) side yard of five (5) feet and one (1) side yard of twelve (12) feet except that where a side lot line abuts a street, there shall be a minimum side yard of twenty (20) feet. Subdivisions that received final plat approval prior to January 7, 2003, may utilize side yard setbacks of either five (5) feet and twelve (12) feet or eight (8) feet and eight (8) feet except where a side lot line abuts a street, there shall be a minimum side yard of twenty (20) feet.
(H) Minimum Rear Yard. Fifteen (15) feet.
(I) Maximum Building Height. Not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
(J) Except where the two (2) zones are separated by a city street, where a multifamily development of three (3) units or more adjoins a single-family residential zone, the development shall be screened from the single-family residential property by a solid material fence, six (6) feet in height as defined in Chapter 19.25 or as otherwise allowed or required by the planning and zoning commission.
(K) Recreation Area.
(1) Five hundred (500) square feet of usable open space shall be provided for each dwelling unit. “Usable open space” shall mean space that can be enjoyed by people. This could include landscaped plazas, grass and trees, fountains, sitting areas, etc., which is meant to provide an open garden atmosphere. Usable open space does not include any required yards less than ten (10) feet in width, parking areas, vacant or undeveloped lots or any other space which does not contribute to the quality of the environment.
(2) Where a centralized recreation area is provided, the usable open space may be reduced up to two hundred fifty (250) square feet per dwelling unit at the following ratio: For each square foot of recreational area, open space requirements may be reduced by three (3) square feet. Recreational areas may include community use facilities, indoor recreational areas, swimming pools, hobby shops, etc. (Ord. No. 2009-01, §§ 1, 2, 1-20-09; Ord. No. 2009-08, §§ 1, 2, 6-2-09. 1976 Code § 15-1-56(D))