§ 27-461. R-6 high-rise apartment district.

(a)

Generally. The purpose of the R-6 high-rise apartment district is to accommodate high-density apartment development of five stories or more. Such development is most suitable in and around the downtown area and in other carefully selected areas where excellent transportation and other services exist. It is also intended that the relatively high density of population permitted in this district be housed in buildings taller than two or three stories in order that reasonable open space may be provided. This section applies to the R-6 high-rise apartment district.

(b)

Permitted uses. In the R-6 high-rise apartment district, no building, structure, or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, converted, or structurally altered unless otherwise provided in this article, except for the following uses:

(1)

Any use permitted in the R-2(B) two-family district under the requirements of that district.

(2)

Apartment buildings of less than five stories under the R-5 apartment district requirements.

(3)

Apartment buildings designed solely for senior or retired persons.

(4)

High-rise apartment buildings.

(c)

Height and area standards. All buildings, structures and other uses of land shall conform to the following minimum standards:

(1)

There shall be no minimum or maximum height requirement.

(2)

Setback from property lines shall be as follows:

a.

Front yard: Not less than 25 feet from any public street.

b.

Side yard, interior: Not less than ten feet between any building and any property line, plus an additional three feet for each story over four to a maximum requirement of 25 feet.

c.

Side yard, corner: Not less than 25 feet from any public street.

d.

Rear yard: Not less than the height of the building.

e.

For parking and other paved areas: Not less than 25 feet from any street line and not less than six feet from any other property line.

(3)

The building floor area shall not exceed three times the area of the site (floor area ration 3.0), and an area equal to at least 40 percent of the site area shall be maintained as nonvehicular open space.

(4)

Minimum floor area shall be 380 square feet of habitable floor area per dwelling unit.

For additional standards and information, see division 8 of this article.

(d)

Parking standards. One parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit that has one bedroom or less; provided, however, that buildings designed solely for senior and retired persons need provide no more than one parking space for each three dwelling units. One and one-half parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit that has two bedrooms or more; provided, however, that buildings designed solely for senior and retired persons shall provide parking as required by the planning commission. For additional standards and information, see division 9 of this article.

(e)

Signs. Uses other than single-family or two-family dwellings shall be permitted one wall sign and one monument sign. For additional standards and information, see division 11 of this article.

(f)

Landscaping and screening. A reasonable amount of landscaping is required on all projects with emphasis on softening the visual impact of parking areas and enhancing the overall appearance. Trees are required at not less than one per 4,500 square feet of site area. For additional standards and information, see division 10 of this article.

(g)

Planned zoning. All rezoning cases are reviewed relative to likely impacts of the proposed use on neighboring property and on the community in general. It is recognized that the manner in which a building is designed and located on a site, the visual perception of the project by nearby property owners, and the way that vehicular traffic and surface water are handled are important to the public welfare, yet may vary widely within the framework of these regulations and standards. Many such critical issues can be resolved in the public interest at the time of rezoning by the use of the planned zoning process. This process involves submittal and approval of development plans at the time of zoning, a practice that may enhance neighborhood relationships and minimize traffic and other impacts on the public in general. The planned zoning equivalent to this district is RP-6 and the procedures are set out in section 27-212.

(Code 1988, § 27-1166; Ord. No. 64690, § 1(27-35), 8-30-1984; Ord. No. 64884, § 3, 10-3-1985)