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Class: Auto-Urban to Urban

URBAN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

Site design and open space standards may be applied within the context of attached residential and/
to offset the relative density of this residential type, or single-family detached residential uses in the
to ensure adequate recreational space on the site vicinity.
for residents, and to provide buffering and screening • May be limited to two or three stories outside
between this and less intensive residential uses. of urban character areas, with setbacks and/
This use category can also provide a transition from or buffering also increased near less intensive
primarily residential to mainly non-residential areas. residential uses for compatibility.

Development Types
• Multi-unit attached residential in concentrated
development, whether for rent (apartments) or
ownership (condominiums)

Characteristics
• Auto-oriented character typically due to the
extent of off-street parking needed. However,
the auto-oriented appearance can be softened
by perimeter and on-site landscaping, minimum
spacing between buildings, site coverage limits,
and on-site recreation or open space criteria.

• Multi-family residential can achieve a suburban
character if appropriate design and bulk standards

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