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Comprehensive Plan Designation <br />Low or medium density residential (up to 50 and including 6.0 units per <br />acre) <br />High density residential (in excess of 6.0 units per acre) <br />*FAR =Total Building Floor Area/Total Lot Area <br />Maximum Floor Area <br />Ratio* <br />0.5 <br />1.0 <br />Individual lots within a development in the RPUD district may exceed these standards as long as <br />the average meets these standards. <br />(7) Development standards for attached and multifamily dwelling structures. Each site rezoned to <br />RPUD and developed for attached or multiple -family dwelling uses shall be subject to the <br />following standards: <br />a. Setbacks and separation of uses. Within the RPUD district the setback for all attached and <br />multifamily dwelling buildings and their accessory buildings from any bordering or abutting <br />street line shall be 35 feet for local streets and 50 feet from railroad lines or collector or <br />arterial streets, as designated in the comprehensive plan, except that in no case shall the <br />setback be less than the height of the building. The setback for all buildings from exterior <br />RPUD site lot lines not abutting a public street shall be 35 feet, except that in no case shall <br />the setback be less than the height of the building. Building setbacks from internal public <br />streets shall be determined by the city based on characteristics of the specific RPUD site. <br />Parking lots and driving lanes shall be set back at least 20 feet from all exterior lot lines of a <br />RPUD site. The setback for parking structures, including decks and ramps, shall be 35 feet <br />from local streets and 50 feet from all other street classifications, except that in no case shall <br />the setback be less than the height of the structure. Parking structure setbacks from external <br />lot lines shall be 50 feet or the height of the structure, whichever is greater, when adjacent <br />to residential properties; 35 feet, when adjacent to nonresidential properties. Parking <br />structure setbacks from internal public or private streets shall be determined by the city <br />based on characteristics of the specific RPUD site. Where industrial uses abut developed or <br />platted single-family lots outside the RPUD site, greater exterior building and parking <br />setbacks may be required in order to provide effective screening. The city council shall make <br />a determination regarding the adequacy of screening proposed by the applicant. Screening <br />may include the use of natural topography or earth berming, existing and proposed plantings <br />and other features, such as roadways and wetlands, which provide separation of uses. <br />Property rezoned to RPUD shall be considered a residential district for purposes of <br />determining building and parking setback requirements on adjacent high density residential, <br />commercial and industrial property outside the RPUD. <br />b. Height limitations. For properties guided for residential use in the comprehensive plan, a <br />building height limit of 30 feet shall apply. For properties currently zoned or guided in the <br />comprehensive plan for commercial use, height may exceed 30 feet but shall not exceed <br />three stories (not including underground parking level) and shall maintain a residential <br />character by incorporating pitched or hipped roof structure. No mansard or flat roofed <br />multiple family building will be allowed. <br />Page 2 <br />