§ 102-50. H-1 Overlay District (Historic).
(a)
Purpose. The district is established to enhance and protect the utility, beauty, enjoyment, and value of historic residential and commercial portions of the neighborhoods surrounding the downtown of the city, and to operate as an overlay zone to all existing (base) zones for the purpose of allowing all stated provisions herein to be applied in place of the base zoning provisions or other affected provisions stated in the Municipal Code.
(b)
Land uses. If the present land use is deemed illegal nonconforming, through the action of a lot split, the said use may be maintained on the newly created lot as long as both lots are retained under the same ownership, if the administrator deems the nonconforming use to be in concord with the existing land uses of the neighborhood. Upon the sale of either lot separate from the other, the nonconforming use shall be made conforming within six months.
(c)
Lot dimensions:
(1)
Minimum lot surface area:
a.
4,000 square feet for lots containing Use Unit 3 and 2,200 square feet per dwelling unit for lots containing Use Units 4 and 5.
(2)
Minimum lot width:
a.
All platted lots must be consistent in size and configuration with the surrounding neighborhood, as reasonably determined by the administrator.
b.
40 feet for lots containing Use Unit 3 and 50 feet for lots containing Use Unit 4.
(3)
Maximum lot coverage:
a.
Use Unit 3: 50 percent.
b.
Use Units 4 and 5: 60 percent.
(d)
Building limits:
(1)
Setback required for single-family residential, two-family residential, and residential office uses:
a.
The front setback must be within ten feet of the front setback of adjacent structures, as determined by the administrator.
b.
Front: 20 feet.
c.
Sides (except side on corner): 8 feet, unless and except where the rear yard is served by an alley, or an alternative means of access having a width of at least 8 feet is available on the subject property, in which case the setback may be 5 feet.
d.
Side on corner: 12 feet.
e.
Rear: 15 feet.
(2)
Setbacks required for all other uses, when abutting an R-2 or R-3 zoned lot:
a.
The front setback must be within ten feet of the front setback of the adjacent structure, as determined by the administrator.
b.
Front: 20 feet.
c.
Sides (except on corner): Ten feet.
d.
Side on corner: 15 feet.
e.
Rear: 20 feet.
(3)
Height limit:
a.
No building shall exceed 35 feet in height, unless each exceeding portion of the building is set back by the above-listed distances, plus an additional one foot for each one foot that its height exceeds 35 feet.
b.
In no event shall any building exceed 45 feet in height.
(4)
Floor/area ratio:
a.
Use Unit 3: 0.50 (maximum).
b.
Use Unit 4: 0.75 (maximum).
c.
Use Unit 5: 1 (maximum).
(5)
Density. Development shall not exceed the housing density per lot as follows:
a.
Use Unit 3 uses: 8 units per acre.
b.
Use Unit 4 uses: 15 units per acre.
c.
Use Unit 5 uses: 20 units per acre.
(e)
Residential driveways.
(1)
Setback:
a.
Two feet from all boundaries of the lot, except the boundary abutting the intersected subcollector street; and
b.
25 feet from the nearest boundary of any other street that intersects the same subcollector street.
(2)
Surface: Shall be paved with asphalt, concrete or paver stones meeting load standards as reasonably determined by the administrator as sufficient to carry fire apparatus, unless the drive accesses an unpaved alleyway. On open center vehicular wheel tread driveways, the surface per paved tread shall be no less than three feet in width.
(3)
Width:
a.
The width shall not exceed ten feet for driveways that access onto the public right-of-way (local street class or higher), for lots that abut an alleyway suitable for vehicular travel;
b.
If no alleyway suitable for vehicular travel abuts the lot, the driveway width accessing the public right-of-way (local street or higher) shall not exceed 20 feet.
c.
For open center vehicular tread driveways, width is measured on the outer edge of each wheel tread.
(f)
Residential bulk. No new residential building or structure shall be constructed or reconstructed in the H-1 zoning district, unless the design and fabrication of those portions of the building or structure which are visible from any public thoroughfare are visually compatible with the bulk and height of the neighborhood (adjacent within one block) buildings or structures.
(Ord. No. 08-25, § I, 1-6-2009; Ord. No. 08-26, § I, 1-6-2009; Ord. No. 09-19, § I, 9-1-2009; Ord. No. 15-14, § I, 6-16-2015; Ord. No. 15-24, § I, 11-3-2015; Ord. No. 17-23, § 12, 9-19-2017; Ord. No. 18-25, § 3, 1-2-2019; Ord. No. 19-09, § 1, 3-19-2019)