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CHAPTER 4

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS

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400.   Purposes
401.   Principal Uses
402.   Accessory Uses
403.   Bulk and Area Requirements
404.   Special Exception Uses In Residential Districts, Requirements

SECTION 400.   PURPOSES OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

A.   General Purposes

The Residential Districts are designed to:

1.   Achieve the residential objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.
2.   Protect the character of residential areas by excluding inharmonious commercial and industrial activities.
3.   Achieve a suitable environment for family life by permitting in residential areas appropriate neighborhood facilities, such as places of worship, schools, and certain cultural and recreational facilities.
4.   Preserve openness of the living areas and avoid overcrowding by requiring minimum yards, open spaces, lot areas, and by limiting the bulk of structures.
5.   Permit a variety of dwelling types and densities to meet the varying needs of families.
6.   Control the density of residential development to facilitate the planning for an economical provision of streets, utilities, and other public facilities.

B.   Purposes of the RE Residential Single-Family Estate District
The RE District is designed to permit the development and conservation of single-family dwellings in large lot urban environments.


C.   Purposes of the RS Residential Single-Family Districts

The RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 and RS-4 Districts are designed to permit the development and conservation of single-family detached dwellings in suitable environments in a variety of densities to meet the varying requirements of families.

D.   Purposes of the RD Residential Duplex District

The RD District is designed to permit a more intense yet compatible use of tracts in or near single-family residential and other neighborhoods which because of size, topography, or adjacent land use are not ideally suited for single-family use.

E.   Purposes of the RT Residential Townhouse District

The RT District is designed to permit the development of attached single-family townhouse dwellings, on separate lots, which are designed expressly for separate ownership, in suitable residential environments at a higher density than conventional detached single-family dwellings.

F.   Purposes of the RM Residential Multifamily Districts

The RM-0, RM-1, RM-2 and RM-3 Districts are designed to permit the development and conservation of multifamily dwelling types, such as garden apartments, in suitable environments in a variety of densities to meet the varying requirements of families.

G.   Purposes of the RMH Residential Manufactured Home District

The RMH District is designed to recognize manufactured home living as a residential use necessitating location in a residential manufactured home park development or in a residential manufactured home subdivision while requiring regulation to insure a suitable living environment.

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SECTION 401.   PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

The principal uses permitted in the Residential Districts are designated by use unit. The use units are groupings of individual uses and are fully described, including their respective off-street parking, loading and screening requirements and other use conditions in Chapter 12. The use of an RE, RS, RD or RT District for access to any RM, O, C, or I District, or the use of an RM District for access to any O, C, or I District is prohibited unless permitted through an approved Planned Unit Development. The use units permitted in Residential Districts are set forth below in Table 1.

Table 1
Use Units Permitted in Residential Districts*

Use Units

Districts

No.

Name

RE

RS

RD

RT

RM

RMH

1.

Area-Wide Uses by Right

X

X

X

X

X

X

2.

Area-Wide Special Exception Uses #

E

E

E

E

E

E

4.

Public Protection & Utility Facilities

E

E

E

E

E

E

5.

Community Services & Similar Uses

E

E

E

E

E

E

6.

Single-Family Dwelling

X

X

X

X

X

E

7.

Duplex Dwelling

 

E**

X

X

X

 

7a.

Townhouse Dwelling

 

 

 

X

X

 

8.

Multifamily Dwelling & Similar Uses

E*****

E*****

E*****

 

X

 

9.

Manufactured Home Dwelling

E

E

E

 

E

X

10.

Off-Street Parking

 

 

 

 

E***

 

11.

Offices, Studios & Support Services

 

 

 

 

E****

 

16.

Mini-Storage

 

 

 

 

E******

 

*X   =   Use by Right
 E   =   Special Exception
**   =   Duplexes permitted only in RS-3 and RS-4 Districts.
***   =   In RM-2 and RM-3 Districts only.
****   =   In RM-1, RM-2, and RM-3 Districts only.
*****   =   Assisted living facility, community group home, convent, life/care retirement center, monastery, and novitiate are the only uses within Use Unit 8 permitted by special exception in the RE, RS and RD Districts
******   =   Mini-storage is permitted only in the RM-1, RM-2, and RM-3 Districts
#
   =   Detention/Correctional Facilities, Emergency and Protective Shelters, Homeless Centers, Transitional Living and Residential Treatment Centers are not allowed in RE and RS Districts.

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SECTION 402.   ACCESSORY USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

A.   Accessory Uses Permitted

Accessory uses customarily incident to a principal use permitted in a Residential District are permitted in such district. In addition, the following uses set forth in Table 2, shall be permitted as accessory uses.

Table 2
Accessory Uses Permitted in Residential Districts

Uses

Districts

 1.

Accessory Commercial

RM-3

 2.

  

Home Occupations

   As permitted by paragraph 402.B.6.a

   As permitted by paragraphs 402.B.6.b and    404.B

 

All R Districts

All R Districts*

 3.

Sleeping Rooms

All R Districts**

 4.

Shelters

All R Districts

 5.