Requirements of MU-I District

Mixed Use Commercial/Residential District, primarily for the purpose of providing day-to-day convenient shopping needs, administrative and professional services, with an emphasis on daily necessities for the immediate residential area.

9.1-1  Lot Area.  Minimum required lot area for both residential and nonresidential uses shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet for the first residential or nonresidential unit, plus four thousand (4,000) square feet for each additional residential or nonresidential unit on the same lot, with a maximum possible density of ten (10) dwelling units per acre.

9.1-2  Lot Coverage.  Maximum lot coverage shall be fifty percent (50%).  In no case shall more than one (1) principal building be constructed on any one (1) lot.

(Ch. No. 6400, Sec. 1(K), 9-2-97)

(Ch. No. 7846. Sec. 1 – 10.06.2015)

9.1-3  Gross Floor Area.  Maximum gross floor area for nonresidential uses shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet per establishment.  (Ch. No. 6400, Sec. 1(L), 9-2-97)

9.1-4  Street Frontage.  Minimum required frontage on a public street for both residential and nonresidential uses shall be sixty (60) feet for the first residential or nonresidential unit, plus ten (10) feet for each additional residential or nonresidential unit.

9.1-5  Lot Width at the Building Line.  Minimum required lot width at the building line for both residential and nonresidential uses shall be sixty (60) feet for the first residential or nonresidential unit, plus ten (10) feet each additional residential or nonresidential unit.

9.1-6  Yards and Open Spaces.  All buildings shall meet the following requirements:

9.1-6.1  Front Setback.  All buildings shall be set back from the street right-of-way line on which they front to conform to or exceed a line formed by extending the setbacks of buildings on adjoining lots, except that in no case shall such setbacks be less than twenty (20) feet.

9.1-6.2  Side Setback.  All buildings shall be set back from each side lot line a minimum often (10) feet, except that unattached accessory buildings, and attached garages or garages with breezeways where no living space is included as part of the garage structure, shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from each side lot line.

9.1-6.3  Rear Setback.  All buildings except unattached accessory buildings shall be set back from the rear lot line a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.  Unattached accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet.

9.1-6.4  Yard Requirements for Corner Lots.  The side yard requirements for all buildings on corner lots shall be such that no principal or accessory building extends beyond the front setback line set for buildings along the street considered to be the side street of the corner lot.

9.1-7  Height and Number of Stories.  No building or structure shall exceed thirty (30) feet in height, unless each side yard is increased over the minimum setback requirement by ten (10) feet for every five (5) feet, or fraction thereof, of additional height.  In no case shall the height of a building or structure exceed fifty (50) feet.

9.1-8  Number of Buildings on a Lot.  In no case shall more than one (1) principal building be constructed on any one (1) lot.

9.1-9  Incidental Home Occupations.  Incidental home occupations shall be permitted, provided not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total floor area of any dwelling unit is devoted to such use.  No displays or alterations of the facade of any building shall be permitted, with the exception of signs herein permitted, which may indicate from the exterior that the building is used in whole or in part for any purpose other than a dwelling.