§ 3.4.6. Supplementary Regulations

A.

Transitional Buffer  

Sites shall have a minimum rear yard of no less than 30 feet where the development adjoins an R-85, R-60 zoning district. No less than 15 feet of the required rear yard shall be preserved as a natural buffer.

B.

Off-Street Parking  

1.

No on-site parking is allowed between the principal building and the street.

2.

Garage doors must face the side interior or rear lot line and must be accessed by an alley or driveway.

C.

Garbage and Trash Disposal  

Dumpsters must be provided for garbage and trash removal within at least 200 feet of every dwelling unit (measured from the front door along a pedestrian walkway or sidewalk). Dumpsters must be reviewed and approved by the UDO Administrator.

D.

Utilities and Maintenance Facilities  

Maintenance facilities, service facilities and public utilities shall be located to prevent visual nuisance within property lines. All utilities (gas, electric, water, sewer, CATV, fuel systems) shall be underground and other facilities shall be screened with plant or fence materials if the equipment is otherwise visible from the public right-of-way.

E.

Post Office Common Mailbox  

Adequate provision for a location for delivery of US mail must be made on the site, subject to approval by the US Postal Service.

F.

Building Standards  

1.

Acoustics  

The acceptable standard for acoustics is 50 decibels, dBa, for interior walls between dwelling units.

2.

Fire Safety  

a.

Attached houses and townhouses must provide two exits as remote from each other as possible. All exits shall provide continuous means of egress to the exterior which is accessible to a street or to a landscaped open space leading to a street.

b.

Walls separating attached houses or townhouses must be provided in accordance with Sec. 10.1.2.D.2.a. Exterior walls shall be masonry walls if the exterior wall is less than 10 feet from the overall site property lines.

c.

A separation of any existing building and new construction shall be with a masonry wall or a minimum distance of 10 feet of open space.

d.

Masonry walls shall be constructed to provide a minimum fire rating of two hours. No opening shall be permitted in masonry walls and such walls shall not be loadbearing, unless constructed of a 12-inch, 75% solid concrete block or the equivalent.

e.

One fire hydrant shall be located within 500 feet of any dwelling unit inside a development. Hydrants can be located on a public street or on a drive within the development.

G.

Front and Rear Yard Modifications  

Special exceptions to the front yard and rear yard requirement may be approved subject to such conditions as may be imposed in order to mitigate impacts which may be expected without the imposition of conditions. The following items shall be considered in determining whether the exception shall be approved:

1.

The uses and rear yard setbacks of adjacent and nearby buildings.

2.

The front-yard and/or rear-yard setbacks of adjacent and nearby buildings.

3.

The impact that the proposed development will have on the light and air of adjacent and nearby properties.

4.

The impact that the proposed development will have on the public safety, traffic on the public streets, transportation facilities, utilities and other public services.

5.

The impact that the proposed development will have on established property values and on the health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the residents of the City.