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 Warren
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix A. ZONING
 Article X-A. R-5 HIGH-RISE APARTMENT DISTRICTS

  § 10A.02. Yard area, bulk and height restrictions.  

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  • (a)

    Minimum lot width shall be at least two hundred (200) feet.

    (b)

    Minimum lot depth shall be at least two hundred (200) feet.

    (c)

    Minimum lot area shall be at least two (2) acres.

    (d)

    Minimum yard setbacks shall be as follows:

    1.

    All high-rise apartment buildings, accessory buildings or structures shall be set back from public roads, side and rear yards, a distance of one (1) foot for each one (1) foot of vertical height, but in no event less than fifty (50) feet from the public road or any property line.

    2.

    If the R-5 high-rise apartment district abuts a residential district which includes R-1-C, R-1-B, R-1-A, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 the distance between the high-rise building and the residential district shall be equal to at least twice the height of the high-rise buildings.

    (e)

    Principal and accessory buildings and parking area shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of total land area as viewed in site plan within the property line as stated in the Master Thoroughfare Plan. Lot area and parking spaces for each unit site shall be computed upon the land coverage.

    % of
    Lot Coverage     		1 Bdr. 2 Bdr. 3-4 Bdr. Parking Req.
    46 to 50% 2,500 3,000 4,000 2.2 per unit
    41 to 45% 2,250 2,750 3,750 2.1 per unit
    36 to 40% 2,000 2,500 3,500 2.0 per unit
    31 to 35% 1,750 2,250 3,250 1.9 per unit
    26 to 30% 1,500 2,000 3,000 1.8 per unit
    21 to 25% 1,250 1,750 2,750 1.7 per unit
    16 to 20% 1,000 1,500 2,500 1.6 per unit
    15% or under 50 Units per Acre Maximum

     

    (f)

    The architectural renderings of all high-rise apartment buildings shall be approved by the City Council upon recommendation of the Planning Commission.

    (g)

    Minimum height of principal high-rise apartment buildings shall be at least thirty-five (35) feet high and at least four (4) stories high and no apartment unit floor shall be below established grade.

    (h)

    All high-rise apartment buildings shall be equipped with elevators and fire stairs.

    (i)

    All apartment units shall comply with the minimum floor area as specified by Schedule A, Article IV for R-5 Districts.

    MANUFACTURING ZONE FIGURE

(Ord. No. 30-188, § 1(10A.02), 10-26-65; Ord. No. 30-287, § 1, 8-13-68; Ord. No. 30-310, §§ 1, 2, 3-25-69)