§ 117-67. R-6 single-family medium-density district.

(a)

Description of district. The R-6 single-family medium-density district is composed of single-family medium-density areas of the city, plus certain open areas where similar residential developments appear likely to occur. The regulations for this district are designated to encourage controlled medium-density single-family dwellings and to afford a means whereby good homes can be sold at lower prices, to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life and to promote orderly planning and development of land uses by prohibiting all activities of a commercial nature in this district, except certain prescribed home occupations controlled by specific regulations, plus certain uses which are adjunct to residential areas, such as schools, parks, churches and certain public facilities.

(b)

Limitation of external uses. Within not more than two years from the date on which the following provisions become effective, every use shall be made to comply with the limitation of external uses listed in the general regulations (section 118-161).

(c)

Permitted structures. Each lot shall have at least one front property line and shall be occupied by only one principal structure which shall be a single-family dwelling unit or other permitted use structure, and such accessory buildings as are clearly incidental and normal to the permitted use and operated and maintained by the owner of the lot; provided, however, that no accessory building shall be a residence.

(d)

Permitted uses. In the R-6 district only those uses specified under R-6 in the list of permitted uses, section 118-134 of these regulations, will be permitted, except that the following home occupations will be permitted, providing they comply fully with the limitations on home occupations as specified in the general regulations (section 118-191):

(1)

Custom dressmaking, millinery, tailoring, sewing of fabric for custom apparel and custom home furnishings.

(2)

Laundering, pressing.

(3)

Office (any office in which chattels or goods, wares or merchandise are not created, exchanged or sold).

(4)

Tutoring (not more than four students simultaneously).

(5)

Fine arts studio in which are created only individual works of art.

(e)

Dimensional requirements. The lot for each structure shall comply with the following dimensional area requirements:

(1)

Lot width. Each interior lot shall be not less than 45 feet wide at the front building line, and each corner lot shall be not less than 55 feet wide at the front building line.

(2)

Lot area. The lot area for a single-family structure shall not be less than 5,000 square feet and shall provide not less than 50 percent of the lot as unobstructed open space.

(3)

Minimum front yard. All structures shall be set back a distance of not less than 25 feet from the front property line or as required in other ordinances, whichever is the greater.

(4)

Minimum side yards. There shall be two side yards to each lot. The minimum required side yard width shall not be less than ten percent of the average width of the lot at the front building line and in no case be less than six feet with eight feet the maximum; except that any side yard abutting a street shall be at least 15 feet unless under the master street plan, as existing or amended, or other ordinances a greater setback is required for the purpose of street widening or for other reasons. However, in those instances where lot size would mandate the maximum side yard setbacks, the landowner may elect to reduce the size of one side yard, provided the other side yard is increased by the same amount and provided, further, that the reduced side yard meets the minimum size requirement set forth hereinabove.

(5)

Maximum rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet.

(6)

Maximum height. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet in height.

(7)

Location of accessory buildings. No accessory buildings shall be located on any required front or side yard, or within five feet of any lot line, that is not a street line. Fences up to 96 inches in height may be erected along any boundary of the side yards or rear yard from the rear of the lot forward to the rear of the main structure. A fence 60 inches in height may be erected along the side yards from the rear of the main structure forward to the front building line. Any fence or screen constructed in the required front yard must have planning commission approval as to location, height, material and construction.

(8)

Minimum size of single-family dwelling unit. Each single-family dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area of not less than 600 square feet, excluding porches, steps and carports.

(f)

Off-street parking. Each dwelling unit shall provide at least one off-street parking space. The provisions of section 118-311, Off-street parking requirements, shall be in full force and effect in this district.

(g)

Corner visibility. On a corner lot, within the areas formed by the right-of-way lines of intersecting streets and a line joining points on such right-of-way lines at a distance of 25 feet from their intersection, there shall be no obstruction to vision between a height of two feet and a height of ten feet above the average grade of each street at the centerline thereof, except that street name signs, fire hydrants, street lighting poles and associated appurtenances thereto shall be permitted within this area.

(Ord. No. 3171, § 702.1-6, 3-26-62; Ord. No. 3297, § 1, 5-27-63; Ord. No. 6349, § 1, 8-14-89)