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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.3: Residential Districts <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />R-4 <br />MEDIUM INTENSITY <br />RESIDENTIAL <br />DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br />Lot Size, min. <br />(square feet) <br /> <br />Standard Lot <br />Size – <br />Conventional <br />Subdivision <br />Process <br />(Section <br />7.12):20 <br /> <br />10,000 <br /> <br />Lot Size <br />Flexible <br />Development <br />Subdivision <br />Process <br />(Section <br />7.12)21 <br /> <br />Proposed <br />Open <br />Space <br />within <br />subdivision: <br />Allowable <br />Minimum <br />Lot Size <br />(sq. ft.): <br />60% and <br />over 10,000 <br />PURPOSE Lot Width, min. <br />(feet) 75 <br />The purpose of the Medium Intensity Residential (R-4) <br />District is to provide locations for moderate intensity <br />residential development and supporting recreational, <br />community service and educational uses in areas <br />where urban services are available or are to be <br />provided as part of the development process. <br />Front Setback from <br />ROW, min. (feet) 25 [1] <br />Corner Side <br />Setback, min. (feet) 25 [2] <br />APPLICABILITY Side Setback, min. <br />(feet) 10 [1] <br />This district will usually be applied where the following <br />conditions exist: <br /> <br />1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan <br />as a Transition Area, which can reasonably be <br />expected to be annexed by a municipality in the <br />ensuing 10-20 years. <br /> <br />2. Water and sewer lines should exist at site or be <br />assured of installation as part of the development <br />process. <br /> <br />3. Vehicular access must consist of direct access to a <br />street classified as either arterial or collector as <br />designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />Rear Setback, min. <br />(feet) 10 [1] <br />Height, max. (feet) 25 [3] <br />DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br />[1] Accessory structures shall not be erected in any <br />required front open space and shall also conform to all <br />other regulations. <br />[2] Any corner lot having an abutting interior lot on its <br />side street shall observe a front yard setback from <br />both streets provided, however, that this requirement <br />does not reduce the width suitable for a building on <br />Floor Area Ratio, <br />max. <br />R-CU [4] .141 <br />NR .123[5] <br />NR-CU .141 [5] <br />Required Open <br />Space Ratio, min. <br />R-CU NR- <br />CU .78 <br />NR .79 <br /> <br />20 Text revised to reflect November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing Language. <br /> <br />21 Text revised to reflect November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing Language. <br /> 65