11.24 - High Density Residential Zoning District (R-4) § 11.24
Section 11.24:
High Density Residential Zoning District (R-4)
Subdivision 1. Purpose
The purpose of the High Density Residential Zoning District (R-4) is to provide for
high density housing (over twelve (12) units per acre) along with directly related
and complimentary uses.
Subdivision 2. District Established
Properties shall be established within the R-4 Zoning District in the manner
provided for in Section 11.90, Subdivision 3 of this Chapter, and when thus
established shall be incorporated in this Section 11.24, Subdivision 2 by an
ordinance which makes cross-reference to this Section 11.24 and which shall
become a part hereof and of Section 11.10, Subdivision 2 thereof, as fully as if set
forth herein. In addition the R-4 Zoning Districts thus established, and/or any
subsequent changes to the same which shall be made and established in a similar
manner, shall be reflected in the official zoning map of the City as provided in
Section 11.11 of this Chapter.
Source: Ordinance No. 373, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
Subdivision 3. Permitted Uses
The following uses and no others shall be permitted in the R-4 Zoning District:
A. Multiple-family dwellings, consistent with the City's Mixed-Income Housing
Policy
B. Senior and Physical Disability Housing, consistent with the City's Mixed-
Income Housing Policy
Source: Ordinance No. 631, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 03-15-18
C. Foster Family Homes
D. Essential Services, Class I and II
E. No more than one (1) kitchen area shall be permitted in each dwelling unit.
Subdivision 4. Accessory Structures
The following accessory structures and no others shall be permitted in R-4 Zoning
Districts:
A. Enclosed parking structures similar in construction and materials to the
principal structure
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B. Storage structures similar in construction and material to the principal
structure, not exceeding five hundred (500) square feet or ten (10) feet in
height. No accessory structure shall be erected in the R-4 Zoning District to
exceed a height of one (1) story, which is ten (10) feet from the floor to the
top horizontal member of a frame building to which the rafters are fastened,
known as the top plate.
C. Underground parking structures
D. Private indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, including but not limited to
swimming pools and tennis courts.
Subdivision 5. Conditional Uses
The following conditional uses may be allowed after review by the Planning
Commission and approval by the Council following the standards and procedures
set forth in this Chapter:
A. Residential facilities serving twenty-five (25) or more persons
B. Group Foster Homes
Source: Ordinance No. 373, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
C. Principal structures in excess of five (5) stories or sixty (60) feet in height.
Source: Ordinance No. 444, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 08-13-10
D. Retail sales, Class I and II restaurant establishments, and professional offices
within principal structures containing twenty (20) or more dwelling units
when located upon any minor or major arterial street. Any such sales,
establishment or office shall be located only on the ground floor and have
direct access to the street.
Subdivision 6. Buildable Lots
In the R-4 Zoning District a lot of a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet shall be required for any principal structure. A minimum lot width of
one hundred fifty (150) feet at the front setback line shall be required.
Subdivision 7. Corner Visibility
All structures in the R-4 Zoning District shall meet the requirements of the corner
visibility requirements in Chapter 7 of the City Code.
Subdivision 8. Easements
No structures in the R-4 Zoning District shall be located in dedicated public
easements.
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Subdivision 9. Maximum Coverage by Buildings and Impervious
Surfaces
Structures, including accessory structures, shall not occupy more than forty-five
percent (45%) of the lot area. Total impervious surface on any lot shall not exceed
sixty percent (60%) of the lot area.
Subdivision 10. Principal Structures — Multiple-Family
Multiple-Family Dwellings in R-4 Zoning District shall be governed by the following
requirements:
A. Setback Requirements. The following structure setbacks shall be required for
principal structures in the R-4 Zoning District.
1. Front Setback. The required minimum front setback shall be twenty-
five (25) feet from any front property line along a street right-of-way
line.
2. Side and Rear Yard Setback. When directly abutting any R-1 Zoning
District, the required side and rear yard setback shall be forty (40)
feet. In all other instances, the required side and rear yard setback
shall be twenty (20) feet.
Subdivision 11. Enclosed Parking Structures and other Accessory
Uses
Enclosed parking structures and accessory uses in the R-4 Zoning District shall be
governed by the following requirements:
A. Setback requirements. The following structure setbacks shall be required for
all enclosed parking structures and other accessory uses in the R-4 Zoning
District:
1. Front Setback. The required minimum front setback shall be twenty-
five (25) feet from any front property line along a street right-of-way
line.
2. Side and Rear Yard Setback. The required minimum side and rear
yard setback for enclosed parking structures shall be forty (40) feet
when abutting an R-1 Zoning District and twenty (20) feet in all other
instances. The required minimum side and rear setback for other
accessory uses shall be fifteen (15) feet.
B. Location. No enclosed parking structure or accessory use shall be located
closer to the front property line than the principal structure or within ten (10)
feet of the principal structure.
Subdivision 12. Parking Space Reduction
Applicants providing sidewalks on all street frontages may pursue the following
non-enclosed parking space reduction:
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A. Underground parking. The provision of one (1) stall of underground parking
per unit shall result in a ten percent (10%) reduction in the number of
required non-enclosed parking spaces.
B. Public Transit. Scheduled public transit route available within one thousand
(1,000) feet of the primary entrance accessed by a public sidewalk shall
result in a ten percent (10%) reduction in the number of required non-
enclosed parking spaces.
Source: Ordinance No. 373, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 07-13-07
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