§ 7.4. A-L Apartment Limited Dwelling District.

7.4.1 A-L District scope and intent. Regulations in this section are the O-I District regulations. Article XIX should be consulted to determine uses and minimum standards for uses allowed by administrative permit or use permit. The A-L District is intended to provide land areas for high to very high density apartment dwellings which will: (Amended 7/7/99)

A.

Encourage attractive apartment living opportunities;

B.

Encourage the provision of recreation areas and facilities;

C.

Be located in areas of intense development near retail shopping, schools and major thoroughfares; and

D.

Be located so as to provide a transition between medium density residential areas and nonresidential areas.

7.4.2 Use regulations. Within the A-L District, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any use not specifically designated as a permitted use in this section or as a use allowed by administrative permit or use permit shall be prohibited.

A.

Permitted uses. Structures and land may be used for the following purposes:

1.

Multi-family dwelling.

2.

Any use permitted in the A District. (Added 7/7/99)

3.

Triplex. (Added 4/5/06)

4.

Quadruplex. (Added 4/5/06)

5.

Townhouses. (Added 4/5/06)

B.

Accessory uses. A structure or land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any permitted use and a dwelling may be used for a home occupation. Accessory retail and service uses such as restaurants, gift shops, flower shops, snack bars, barber shops, and beauty shops shall be located wholly within principal buildings with no outdoor advertising.

7.4.3 Development standards.

A.

Height regulations: Buildings shall be no higher than 60 feet or four stories, whichever is higher except when a use permit to exceed the maximum height is approved.

B.

Minimum front yard: 40 feet.

C.

Minimum side yard: (Amended 3/4/92)

Adjacent to interior side line: 20 feet.

Adjacent to street side line: 40 feet.

D.

Minimum rear yard : 20 feet.

E.

Minimum width: None.

F.

Minimum A-L lot frontage: 35 feet adjoining a street. (Amended 11/3/93)

G.

Minimum heated floor area:

Three bedroom apartments: 700 s.f.

Two bedroom apartments: 600 s.f.

One bedroom apartments: 500 s.f.

Efficiency or studio apartments: 400 s.f.

H.

Minimum accessory structure requirements: Accessory structures shall not be located in the minimum front yard.

I.

Maximum lot coverage. The area of the footprint of all buildings and parking shall not exceed 70 percent of the total land area.

J.

Minimum building separation: All building separations shall be as specified by the Standard Building Code. (Amended 03/03/04)

K.

Outdoor recreation: Outdoor area consisting of not less than ten percent of the gross land area shall be provided for recreation.

7.4.4 Other regulations. The headings below contain provisions applicable to the A-L District:

Development regulations. Article XXXIV

Signs. Article XXXIII

Exceptions. Section 4.3

Floodplain management. Section 4.24

Off-street parking and loading. Article XVIII

Outside storage. Section 4.2

Landscape Area and Buffer Regulations. Section 4.23

River protection. Metropolitan River Protection Act

Noise study report, Article 28.4.7 (Added 4/3/02)