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140 <br />Article 30-3: Zoning Districts <br />Section D: Residential Baze Zoning Districts <br />Subsection 7: Mixed Residential 5 (MR-5) District <br />MIXED RESIDENTIAL 5 (MR-5) DISTRICT <br />The Mbced Residential 5 (MR-5) district is established and intended to meetthe diverse <br />housing needs of city residents by accommodating a wide variety of residential housing types <br />and arrangements at moderate to high densities, Including single-family detached dwellings, <br />two- tofour-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, and other residential development that <br />may include single-family attached dwellings, and zero lot line development subject to the <br />requirements of this Ordinance. All development in the district shall comply with the design <br />standards in Article 30-5: Development Standards. MR-5 districts may also includest offices, <br />located open space, complementary institutional uses (e.g., religious institutions, po <br />oolicecub-stations), day care facilities, and limited small-scale neighborhood-serving <br />Lot area per uni4 min. (sq ft) <br />(2] <br />Heigh4 max (ft) [3] Not allowed in fronx, <br />front and corner side setback 25; 50 from street centerline side, or corner side <br />.-. -.. setbacks <br />,ra....e .,__.--- - - - <br />Zerolot line development s a comp <br />require a special use permit (See Section 30-2.3.<>) when proposed on a lot or site smaller tee <br />Zero lot line development ahailsmeet the tilt r~'ra m n mumshothervdse no setbaclks, lotaroeaglot coverage, orobu Id ng spa ,C ng nt <br />sr The MR-5 disvict consolidates the R5 and RSA disvitts. The new MR-5 disvitt allows all forms of residential development as well as low-intensity <br />es bli~shesoaseries of dif(erentemabmum(dens ~'es based oius typeurWe note the curdr~a Rd5 disotrictlalbw_s fatrly high residennial densities_(237 <br />DUlAc for single-family. 17.4 DUlAc for s'urgle-family In a zero lot line development, and 29 DUTAc for co~ominiums in zero lot line developments). <br />The proposedarned developmen process.d Inn addidoDn to lthe change in densityathe MR-5 disvtltt uses the dimensionRSstandards from the current <br />through the p <br />R5 disvitt to minimize the creation of nonconformides. The lot coverage limitations are increased 20Y in recognNon of new open space standar s. <br />A new height limit of 55 feet is proposed (to allow for three ar~fo~e so~ryr~tid'"~ncelmives vnsll allowoextralhei~tvatd densrfty~ MR-5 district <br />h <br />removes minimum lot area requiremenss in favor of gross density :n wl..,,r,h Larnlina <br />_._, _. , <br />L009 Unified Development Ordinance- Module Two Public Review Draft (REVISED <br />3-17 <br />