R-5
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use13
Accessory1
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Consistent exterior materials
Exterior finish materials on the majority of the façade (greater than fifty-percent) shall be the same type on the majority (greater than fifty-percent) of all elevations of the primary structure so that the main body provides a consistent palette of materials, finishes, and colors for wall and roofing materials.
- Garage location and recess requirement
If the garage is attached to the primary dwelling, then the garage door opening shall not face the primary frontage of the parcel, or if the garage is front-loading, it must be recessed from the primary façade of the main structure by a minimum of five (5) feet. For development of multiple lots (more than one), no more than fifty (50%) percent of dwellings may have a recessed front-loading, attached garage.
- Minimum pedestrian street-facing entrances1 count
The primary structure shall have a minimum one (1) pedestrian street-facing entrance on the front façade.
- Minimum window percentage on front façade15 pct
A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the front facing building façade shall consist of windows.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. exterior finish materials
Concrete masonry units, or cinderblock, shall not be a visible exterior finish material from the public road, right-of-way, or adjacent residential property.
Other
- Side and rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures5 ft
The minimum side and rear yards for accessory structures shall be five (5) feet.
- Landscape plan required
A landscape plan shall be required and landscaping, trees, buffers and screening shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of ATC article XXIII of this chapter.
- Maximum units per cottage court development12 units
Maximum of twelve (12) units per cottage court development.
- Maximum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome or multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. structures35 ft
The maximum setback for townhome units or multifamily structures shall be no greater than thirty-five (35) feet from the property line.
- Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. in a single multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. building12 units
Maximum of twelve (12) dwelling units in a single multifamily building.
- Maximum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. units in a continuous row6 units
Maximum of six (6) townhouse units shall be connected in a continuous row.
- Minimum balcony area for upper-story multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. units75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each upper-story multifamily unit shall have balconies to provide outdoor living space which shall have a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.5 pct
In every cottage court development or if there are more than eighteen (18) townhome units, five percent (5%) shall be common open space designed for active or passive recreation.
- Minimum private outdoor living space per multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. unit100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each multifamily unit shall be provided an appropriate and private outdoor unencumbered living space of not less than one hundred (100) square feet located convenient to an entrance and constructed of weather-resistant material with good drainage.
- Public sewer and water required
All uses shall be constructed only on properties served by public sewer and water systems.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for individual townhome and cottage court units5 ft
The minimum rear yard setback for individual townhome and cottage court units shall be five (5) feet.
- Screening of parking and service areas
Within townhouse, cottage court or multifamily developments, all vehicle parking areas, common driveways, common areas for service, maintenance and trash collection and the facades of garages containing doors for vehicle access shall be located or arranged on the site or shall be provided with screening so as not to be readily visible from adjoining property in a residential district. ... not less than six (6) feet in height. No chain link, wire mesh, barbed wire or similar fence material shall be utilized for such screening purposes.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. between cottage court units6 ft
The minimum side setback between cottage court units shall be six (6) feet.
- Site plan required
A site plan shall be required as set forth in ATC article XVII of this chapter.
- Underground utilities required
All utility systems including power and telephone lines shall be installed underground.
From the ordinance
R-5 district regulations for uses, yards, height, open space, and design.