The “R-5” Multiple-Family Dwelling District is intended for the purpose of allowing high residential density land use with the co-mingling of compatible single family and two-family dwellings, apartments, home occupations, community facility and certain special uses, yet retain the basic residential quality.

In District “R-5”, no structure or land shall be used and no structure altered, enlarged or erected, which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one of the uses listed in the Use Regulations:

1.    Single-family dwellings.

2.    Two-family dwellings.

3.    Multiple-family dwellings, including apartment houses and dormitories.

4.    Boarding and lodging houses.

5.    Day nursery and group day care centers.

6.    Hospitals (but not animal hospitals or mental hospitals).

7.    Non-profit institutions of an educational, philanthropic or eleemosynary nature, except for penal or mental institutions.

8.    Nursing and convalescent homes.

9.    Public parks and recreation areas and community buildings owned and operated by a public agency.

10.  Churches, synagogues and similar places of worship.

11.  General agricultural operations, but this shall not include or permit:

a.     The spreading, accumulation, feeding or use of garbage in any manner on the open surface of the land.

b.    A use or activity engaged in within 300 feet of a residential or retail business structure, if such use or activity results in continuous odor, dust or noise.

c.     The construction of agricultural buildings or structures closer than 90 feet to the centerline of a principal public way.

12.  Accessory buildings and uses.

13.  Public and parochial schools.

14.  Home occupations.

15.  Golf courses, except miniature and pitch and putt golf courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.

16.  The Board of Zoning Appeals may, by special use permit, authorize the following exceptions subject to such conditions as the Board deems necessary, to include, but not restricted to proper setbacks, landscaping, screening, fencing, maintenance provisions and other similar requirements:

a.     Any public building erected or land used by any department of the City, County, State or Federal Government.

b.    Private clubs.

c.     Cemetery, crematory, or mausoleum when used in conjunction with a cemetery.

d.    Telephone exchange, electric substations and regulatory stations or other public utilities.

Except as hereinafter provided, all dwellings hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed shall be located upon lots containing the following areas:

1.    A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 5,000 square feet.

2.    A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 3,000 square feet per family.

3.    A lot on which there is erected a multiple-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 5,000 square feet, or 2,500 square feet per family, whichever area is the larger, except that this regulation shall not apply to dormitories or rooming and lodging houses where no cooking is done in individual rooms or apartments.

4.    Where a single lot of record, as defined in the definitions section of this regulation, has less area than herein required and was recorded prior to the effective date of this regulation, that lot may be used only for single-family dwelling purposes.

5.    Multiple-family uses shall not cover more than 40 percent of the lot area.

No building or structure shall exceed 45 feet in height, except that for each one foot of additional front yard provided, 2 additional feet of height will be permitted.

1.    Front Yards:

a.     The front yard shall be a minimum of 25 feet in depth measured from the front lot line, except on collector streets, the minimum front yard shall be 75 feet measured from the centerline of the street and except on arterial streets, the minimum front yard shall be 7 5 feet, measured from the centerline of the street.

b.    Where a lot or lots have double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

c.     Where a lot is located at the intersection of 2 or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of the corner lot except the buildable width of such lot shall not be reduced to less than 28 feet, except where necessary to provide a yard along the side street 'Nith a depth of not less than 5 feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.

2.    Side Yards:

a.     There shall be a side yard on each side of a building 35 feet high or less having a width of not less than 5 feet.

b.    There shall be a side yard having a width of not less than 8 feet on each side of a building in excess of 3 5 feet in height.

3.    Rear Yards:   There shall be a rear yard for buildings in this district which shall have a depth of not less than 25 feet or 20 percent of the depth of the lot, whichever is the smaller.

(See the Article on Parking and Loading Regulations.)

(See the Article on Sign Regulations.)