Required conditions.

The following requirements shall be complied with in the R-4 District:

a. 

Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is the lesser.

b. 

Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 20 feet. Off-street parking as required is permitted in the front yard area; provided, however that it is limited to the area intended, designed or used as a driveway.

c. 

Side yard. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall be less than four feet. Off-street parking as required may be permitted in the side yard, provided it is at no point closer than four feet to the side lot line.

d. 

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 20 feet which may be occupied by either accessory buildings or off-street parking provided the uses are not closer than four feet from the rear line.

[Amended 2-28-2007 by Ord. No. 7-2007]

e. 

Minimum lot area. There shall be a minimum lot area of 7,500 square feet for all single-family structures and 4,000 square feet of lot area per each dwelling unit for structures containing two or more dwelling units. No lot shall measure less than 75 feet at the front street line.

f. 

Minimum floor area. Every single-family structure shall meet the minimum floor area requirements in the R-3 Zone. Structures containing more than one dwelling unit shall provide a minimum floor area of 625 square feet per dwelling unit.

g. 

Corner lot setback. Where a lot is bounded by more than one street, the front yard or setback requirement shall be met on both abutting streets.

h. 

Garages. No garage existing in this zone or hereafter constructed in this zone as an accessory building or as a part of the main building or attached thereto in connection with a residential use may be removed or converted to a different use unless another garage is simultaneously constructed on the same lot as provided for in Subsection 34-4.8.

i. 

Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage permitted in the R-4 Multifamily District shall be 20%.

[Amended 1-26-2006 by Ord. No. 4-2006]

j. 

Maximum impervious coverage. The maximum impervious coverage permitted in the R-4 Multifamily District shall be 40%.

[Amended 1-26-2006 by Ord. No. 4-2006]

k. 

Maximum living space. The maximum living space permitted in the R-4 Multifamily District shall be 3,000 square feet.

[Amended 1-26-2006 by Ord. No. 4-2006]

Ord. No. 444; Ord. No. 458; Ord. No. 468; Ord. No. 574; Ord. No. 736 § 4; Ord. No. 946, § 18; 1972 Code § 30.1302; Ord. No. 736-A § 4; Ord. No. 7-1998 § 5