Multi-Family Design.
A. Front Yard Regulations.
1. No structure shall be located in the required front yard setback.
2. No off-street parking shall be allowed in the required front yard setback. However, drives of ingress and egress from the public street to a parking area shall be allowed to cross the front yard from front to rear.
B. Design.
1. All stairs (except entry stairs and stoops to individual units and shared hallways) and elevated walkways shall be fully integrated into the architectural design of the building.
2. All multifamily buildings must use four (4) or more of the following design element options.
a. Awnings/canopies on at least twenty-five (25) percent of exterior windows.
b. Balconies at least fifty (50) square feet in size.
c. Patios or porches of at least fifty (50) square feet in size.
d. Stoops at least two (2) feet tall by four (4) feet wide.
e. At least seventy-five (75) percent of windows contain decorative features such as multi-pane, curvilinear, arched design, or are enhanced with shutters, or a combination thereof.
f. At least seventy-five (75) percent of the units have views of a water feature, such as a fountain, pond, heavily wooded creek areas, or are located within one hundred (100) feet of such area (excludes swimming pools).
g. Others as approved by the Director of Planning.
3. Mailrooms or mail kiosks shall be one hundred (100) percent masonry, either sheltered or internal to a building, and constructed of the same materials as the main structure.
4. Building Articulation.
a. Walls (Horizontal Articulation). Walls visible from a public street shall have an offset of at least four (4) feet for every thirty (30) feet of wall plane.
b. Roof Surface (Vertical Articulation). At least thirty (30) percent of the roof surface shall be dormers or other architectural offsets.
5. Elevator. Multifamily buildings with two (2) or more stories and nine (9) or more units must provide an elevator.
C. Access. Alleys may be used for ingress and egress to parking and service areas provided a minimum concrete paved alley width of twenty (20) feet is provided from a street to the parking or service area. Such ingress and egress shall be approved by the City giving consideration to adjacent properties and appropriate screening.
D. Garages, Driveways, and Parking.
1. A minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of parking shall be covered, of which 2/3 must be garaged.
2. All parking areas be available for parking vehicles; use of required parking areas for storage is prohibited.
3. See
2.06.05: Use Chart and
2.09.03: Off-Street Parking.
1. Mechanical equipment, refuse containers and waste storage areas shall be constructed, located and screened to prevent interference with the peace, comfort, and repose of the occupants of any adjoining building or residence.
2. The location, construction, and screening of all mechanical equipment, refuse containers and waste storage shall be shown on the design drawings.
3. See
§ UDC-2.09.02C Screening of Outdoor Waste Storage for All Nonresidential, Mixed Use, Multi-Family, and Manufactured Home Park Properties.
F. Private Recreation Areas.
1. Recreation Area Required. All Dwelling, Multi-Family (Apartment) complexes shall have at least one (1) recreation area, in a location free of traffic hazards, easily accessible to all complex residents, and centrally located where topography permits.
2. Recreation Space Requirement.
a. Not less than eight (8) percent of the gross complex area shall be devoted to recreational facilities, generally in a central location.
b. Recreation areas include space for community buildings and community uses, such as adult recreation and child play areas, and swimming pools, but do not include vehicle parking, commercial, maintenance and utilities areas.
3. Requirements are in addition to Dedication Requirements. The requirements of this section, Private Recreation Areas shall be in addition to the park dedication requirements within
4.04.02: Park Land and Trail Dedication.
G. Courts.
1. Where a Dwelling, Multi-Family (Apartment) building is erected so as to create enclosed inner courts, the faces of all opposite walls in such courts shall be a minimum distance of:
a. Thirty (30) feet apart for buildings up to forty (40) feet in height, or
b. Forty (40) feet apart for buildings greater than forty (40) feet in height.
2. No balcony or canopy shall extend into such court area for a distance greater than five (5) feet.
