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Section 1205.07 District 4: Historic Residential Neighborhood
- Purpose
This District is established to preserve and protect the residential neighborhoods in
the city's historic district. These neighborhoods, while containing some multi-family
and single-family attached units, are dominated by a significant number of historic
detached homes with relatively shallow setbacks and yard depths. Densities are
relatively high, with lot sizes generally less than 30,000 square feet. There are strong
connections and easy accessibility to the Village Core; however, increasing traffic
congestion is a growing detriment to the quality of life in this District's residential
neighborhoods. There are few environmental constraints on new development, but
there also are few potential development areas. The regulations contained in this
District are intended to permit compact residential densities, including multi-family
residential uses, while assuring compatibility with existing residential neighborhoods
and their historic character and strengthening this District's linkages with the Village
Core. Potential traffic impacts from new developments will be scrutinized as part of
the development approval process. - Uses By-Right
- Residential:
- Family day care homes, small (1-6 children).
- Residential group homes for up to five handicapped or elderly people.
- Single-family, detached subject to the restrictions in (d)(4) of this
section.
- Institutional/Civic/Public:
- Public park or recreation areas, including multipurpose trails.
- Public recreational facilities, indoor or outdoor.
- Essential public utility and public services installations, including bus
shelters and bus stops, but not including water towers, power
generating stations, transfer stations, or outdoor storage.
- Accessory Uses: See Section 1206.03.
- Residential:
- Conditional Uses
The following uses shall be conditionally permitted in District 4 subject to meeting
all applicable requirements set forth in this section and Section 1206.02, "Conditional
Uses."- Residential:
- Assisted living.
- Duplexes.
- Model homes.
- Multi-family.
- Residential group homes for the handicapped or elderly (from 6 to 8
people). - Single-family, attached.
- Townhomes.
- Commercial/Retail:
- Bed and breakfast inns.
- Private-membership recreational facilities or clubs.
- Institutional/Civic/Public:
- Cemeteries.
- Places of religious worship, including churches and synagogues.
Religious schools and day care centers may be permitted as accessory
uses within the same structure as the principal conditional use. - Public, non-profit, or private cultural facilities, including but not
limited to libraries and museums. - Public safety and emergency services, including police or fire stations
and emergency medical services. - Schools, public or private -- preschool, elementary, secondary, or postsecondary -- including
dormitories.
- Accessory Uses:
- Shared driveways for dwellings.
- See Section 1206.03.
- Residential:
- Property Development/Design Standards
In addition to compliance with all applicable standards set forth in Chapter 1207,
"Zoning Development and Site Plan Standards," development in District 4 shall
comply with all of the following development/design standards (all standards are
minimums unless otherwise noted):- Maximum Net Density:
- Single-Family Detached: 4 dwelling units per acre unless the net
density of a proposed development exceeds 150% of the net density
of the residential development within 600 feet of a proposed
development, excluding vacant parcels. In such case, while the
maximum net density is 4 dwelling units per acre, the proposed
development shall be a Conditional Use subject to procedures of this
Code. - Duplexes: 4 dwelling units per acre.
- Single-Family Attached: 6 dwelling units per acre.
- Townhomes: 8 dwelling units per acre.
- Multi-Family: 12 dwelling units per acre.
- Single-Family Detached: 4 dwelling units per acre unless the net
- Permitted Mix of Residential Uses per Development: Within any one
residential development project in District 4, no more than 25% of the total
number of housing units in the development shall be single-family attached
and/or multi-family units. - Open Space: In addition to compliance with the standards and requirements
governing open space set forth in Section 1207.05 of this Code, development
in District 4 shall set aside a minimum of 25% of the gross land area for
private open space. - Minimum Lot Size:
- Single-family detached and duplex: 6,000 square feet.
- Single-family attached: 6,000 square feet.
- Townhomes: 2,500 square feet.
- Multi-family: 10,000 square feet.
- Minimum Lot Width:
- Single-Family Detached: 60 feet.
- Duplexes: 60 feet.
- Single-Family Attached: 20 feet.
- Townhomes: 24 feet.
- Multi-Family Uses: 150 feet.
- Non-Residential Uses: 150 feet.
- Lots Abutting Railroad Right-of-Way: In order to enable an increase
in the rear yard setback and allow room for a landscaped buffer
between the dwelling and the railroad right-of-way when a lot abuts
and backs onto a railroad right-of-way, the minimum lot width may
be reduced by not more than ten (10) percent provided the lot depth is
at least two-hundred fifty (250) feet.
- Setbacks:
Unless modified pursuant to Section 1203.08, "Minor Modifications," the
minimum yard setbacks in District 4 shall be:- Minimum Front Yard Setback:
- Residential Uses Except Multi-Family: 35 feet.
- Multi-Family Uses: 15 feet.
- Non-Residential Uses: Minimum of 1.5 times the maximum
height of the principal building. - Averaging shall be Required for Setbacks: Except for new
residential development on lots fronting arterial roads, the
front setback shall not differ by more than ten (10) percent
from the average of the front yard setbacks existing on the
two properties immediately adjoining the subject property,
unless approved by the Architectural and Historic Board of
Review. If one or more of the adjoining properties is vacant,
the front yard setback shall be fifty (50) feet.
- Minimum Side Yard Setback:
- Single-Family Uses: 8 feet.
- Duplexes: 10 feet.
- Multi-Family Uses: 10 feet.
- Side-Facing Attached Garage: 25 feet.
- Other Accessory Structures: 4 feet.
- Corner Lots: 35 feet for street side not designated as "front."
- Rear Yard Depth:
- Principal Structure: 40 feet.
- Accessory Structure: 4 feet.
- Arterial Setbacks: See arterial setback and landscaping requirements
in Section 1207.04(k), "Landscaping/Buffering."
- Minimum Front Yard Setback:
- Maximum Number of Units per Structure:
- Single-Family Attached: 8 attached units per structure.
- Townhomes: 6 units per structure.
- Multi-Family: 12 units per structure.
- Maximum Structure Height:
- Single-Family Detached and Duplexes: 35 feet.
- Single-Family Attached and Townhomes: 35 feet.
- Multi-Family: 40 feet.
- Non-Residential: 40 feet.
- Building Siting and Orientation.
The following building siting and orientation requirements shall apply to new
development in District 4, except for new development with a front yard
depth of 130 feet or more:- Principal Residential StructuresCSingle-Family Detached &
Duplexes.- The main entrance(s) to the residence shall face the street.
- The front wall of the principal structure shall be parallel to
the street or perpendicular to a radius of the curve of the street
extended through the approximate center of the main mass, if
the street is curved.
- Principal Residential StructuresCSingle-Family Attached,
Townhomes, & Multi-Family.- The entrance to at least one dwelling unit within each
building shall face the street. (See Figure 6.) - Each unit within a structure shall have its own front entryway
to the outside. - The front wall of the principal structure, or the front wall of at
least one principal structure in a multi-building development,
shall be parallel to the street or perpendicular to a radius of
the curve of the street extended through the approximate
center of the main mass, if the street is curved.
- The entrance to at least one dwelling unit within each
- Principal Residential Structures on Corner Lots.
- In general, the structure shall face one of the streets and not
the corner. - One side of the structure shall be designated the "front" and
shall be subject to the requirements set forth in paragraph (A)
or (B) above, and requirements regarding private walks and
entryways set forth below in subsection (12).
- In general, the structure shall face one of the streets and not
- Private Garages.
- Doors of attached garages shall not face the street.
- Detached garages shall be located only in the rear yard.
- New development of a residential dwelling shall provide
space for the storage of at least one car within an enclosed
garage.
- Non-Residential Development.
- The main entrance to the principal structure shall face the
street. - The front wall of the principal structure shall be parallel to
the street or perpendicular to a radius of the curve of the
street extended through the approximate center of the main
mass, if the street is curved. - The main body of the principal structure shall be closest to
the street.
- The main entrance to the principal structure shall face the
- Principal Residential StructuresCSingle-Family Detached &
- Architecture and Design Standards.
See Architectural Design Guidelines located in Appendix D. - Bufferyard Requirements for Lots Abutting a Historic Landmark. New
development on lots that abut a historic landmark shall establish a bufferyard
equivalent to or greater than "Bufferyard C" as set forth in Section 1207.04(g)
of this Code. The bufferyard shall be established on the boundary that abuts
the historic landmark. - Private Walkway Entrances. All new development shall connect the front
entrance of the principal structure to the sidewalk with a private connecting
walkway surfaced with either concrete, brick, or stone, except where the front
yard is greater than 60 feet. - Driveway Curb Cuts.
- Single-Family Detached and Duplexes: No more than 1 driveway
curb cut per lot. - Single-Family Attached and Multi-Family: No more than 2 driveway
curb cuts per development site. - Non-Residential Uses: No more than 1 driveway curb cut per lot,
except that when the lot is wider than 150 feet then no more than 2
driveway curb cuts per lot.
- Single-Family Detached and Duplexes: No more than 1 driveway
- Location of Parking. In addition to the off-street parking requirements set
forth in Section 1207.12 of this Code, off-street parking shall be located only
to the side and rear of the principal building. Off-street parking shall not be
allowed within the front setback area. - Distance Between Residential Buildings.
Structures containing either single-family-attached, townhomes, or multifamily
dwelling units shall be separated from each other by a minimum of
twenty (20) feet at their closest points. - Pedestrian/Bicycle Pathways and Linkages:
- Provision shall be made in the design of all developments for nonvehicular
circulation systems, including but not limited to sidewalks,
pathways, and bikeways. - Any amount of land set aside for trails in a development shall be
credited toward either the public or private open space requirements
set forth in this section and in Section 1207.05 of this Code. - Sidewalks at least five (5) feet wide shall be provided on both sides
of all streets in District 4, shall run parallel to the street within the
right-of-way, and shall be separated from the curb by a planting strip
at least five (5) feet in width. - To the maximum extent feasible, provision shall be made in the
design of developments for interconnections with existing or planned
streets and pedestrian or bikeway systems on adjoining properties,
unless the City determines that such interconnections would have
adverse impacts on open spaces, wetlands, sensitive environmental
areas, or other significant natural areas.
- Provision shall be made in the design of all developments for nonvehicular
- (16) Environmental Standards
See Section 1205.13, "Floodplain/Floodway Overlay."
- Maximum Net Density: