City of Milwaukee - File #: 050549

• File #: 050549
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/7/2005
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/18/2005
• Effective date: 11/4/2005
• Title: An ordinance relating to principal building design standards for two-family residential zoning districts.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI
• Indexes: BUILDING CODE, ZONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/3/2005	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/26/2005	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/18/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
10/11/2005	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	4:0
10/5/2005	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/5/2005	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/19/2005	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED; Minutes note: This file is being published 9/19/05 and 9/26/05 for a City Plan Commission Mtg. on 10/3/05.
9/12/2005	0	CITY CLERK	REFERRED TO
9/7/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

050549

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. ZIELINSKI

Title

An ordinance relating to principal building design standards for two-family residential zoning districts.

Sections

295-505-2 (table) am

Analysis

This ordinance reduces the maximum height for a principal building in the RT4 (two-family residential) zoning district from 60 feet to 48 feet.  It also prohibits the placement of multiple principal buildings on lots in the RT3 (two-family residential) zoning district.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Table 295-505-2 of the code is amended to read:

		Table 295-505-2 PRINCIPAL BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS
			Single-family Districts											Two-family Districts
			RS1	RS2		RS3			RS4	RS5		RS6		RT1	RT2	RT3	RT4
Lot	Lot area, minimum (sq. ft.)    detached housing		20,000	12,000		9,000			7,200	6,000		3,600		7,200	4,800	3,000	2,400
	Lot area, minimum (sq. ft.)    attached housing		not applicable											3,600	3,000	1,800	1,800
	Lot area, maximum (sq. ft.)		none	none		none			none	none		none		none	none	none	none
	Lot width, minimum (ft.)    detached housing		100	100		75			60	50		30		60	40	30	24
	Lot width, minimum (ft.)    attached housing		not applicable											30	25	18	18
	Lot width, maximum (ft.)		none	none			none	none		none			none	none	none	none	none
Density	Lot area per dwelling unit,    minimum (sq. ft.)		none	none			none	none		none			3,600	3,600	2,400	1,800	1,200
	Lot area per roomer,     minimum (sq. ft.)		NA	NA			NA	NA		NA			NA	NA	NA	NA	600
	Lot coverage, minimum     interior lot		none	none			none	none		none			*	none	none	*	*
	Lot coverage, maximum    interior lot		15%	30%			30%	30%		30%			60%	30%	30%	50%	70%
	Lot coverage, minimum     corner lot		none	none			none	none		none			*	none	none	*	*
	Lot coverage, maximum    corner lot		15%	30%			30%	30%		40%			70%	40%	40%	60%	85%
	Floor area, minimum    (sq. ft.)    one-story structure		1,500	1,500			1,300	1,200		900			None	none	none	none	none
	Floor area, minimum    (sq. ft.)    split-level or taller		1,900	1,900			1,700	1,450		1,200			None	none	none	none	none
Height	Height, minimum (ft.)		none	none			none	none		none			*	none	none	*	*
	Height, maximum (ft.)		45	45			45	45		45			45	45	45	45	[[60]] >>48<<
*The requirements of table 295-505-2-i apply in lieu of the min./max. lot coverage and minimum height requirements of this table.
			RS1	RS2			RS3	RS4		RS5			RS6	RT1	RT2	RT3	RT4
Primary Frontage	Front setback, minimum (ft.)    (see s. 295-505-2-b)		average or 25 ft., whichever is less	average or 25 ft., whichever is less			average	average		average			average	average	average	average	average
	Front setback, maximum (ft.)    (see s. 295-505-2-b)		none	none			none	none		average			average	none	none	average but never more than 20 ft.
	Side street setback, minimum    (ft.)		20% of lot width but never more than 15 ft.				10% of lot width but never more than 15 ft.			10% of lot width but never more than 6 ft.				20% of lot width but never more than 15 ft.		10% of lot width but never more than 6 ft.	3
	Side street setback, maximum    (ft.)		none	none			none	none		none			none	none	none	none	15
Side Setback	North or west side setback,    minimum (ft.)		3	3			3	3		3			1.5	3	3	1.5	1.5
	South or east side setback,    minimum (ft.)		6	6			6	6		6			3.5	6	6	3.5	3.5
	Combined side setback,     minimum (ft.)		12	12			12	12		12			5	12	12	5	5
	Maximum depth of building    without side setback    adjustment		50	50			50	50		50			75	50	50	75	100
	Max. no. of stories without    side or rear setback    adjustment		2	2			2	3		3			3	2	2	3	4
Rear Setback	Rear setback, minimum (ft.)    interior lot		25	25			25	20		15			15	25	25	15	15
	Rear setback, minimum (ft.    corner lot		25	25			25	15		10			10	20	20	10	10
	Rear street setback, minimum     (ft.) (see s. 295-505 -2-e)		average	average			average	average		average			average	average	average	average	average
	Rear street setback, maximum    (ft.)		none	none			none	none		none			none	none	none	none	none
Multiple principal residential    buildings permitted?			no	no			no	no		no			same as RT3-RT4	no	no	>>no<<	yes, if in existence on November 5, 2003; otherwise, special use

		Table 295-505-2 PRINCIPAL BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS
			Multi-family Districts							Residence & Office
			RM1	RM2	RM3	RM4	RM5	RM6	RM7	RO1	RO2
Lot	Lot area, minimum (sq. ft.)    detached housing		3,600	3,600	3,000	2,400	2,400	2,400	2,400	3,600	2,400
	Lot area, minimum (sq. ft.)    attached housing		3,000	3,000	1,800	1,800	1,800	1,800	1,800	3,000	1,800
	Lot area, maximum (sq. ft.)		none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Lot width, minimum (ft.)    detached housing		40	40	30	24	24	24	24	30	24
	Lot width, minimum (ft.)    attached housing		25	25	18	18	18	18	18	25	18
	Lot width, maximum (ft.)		none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Density	Lot area per dwelling unit,    minimum (sq. ft.)		2,400	1,200	2,400 ea. (3 or more); 3,600 for 2; 1,800 for one	1,200	800	400	150	2,400	400
	Lot area per roomer,    minimum (sq. ft.)		1,200	600	900	600	400	200	75	1,200	200
	Lot coverage, minimum     interior lot		15%	15%	*	*	*	*	20%	15%	*
	Lot coverage, maximum    interior lot		30%	50%	50%	70%	70%	70%	85%	30%	none
	Lot coverage, minimum     corner lot		15%	15%	*	*	*	*	20%	15%	*
	Lot coverage, maximum    corner lot		40%	60%	60%	85%	85%	85%	85%	40%	none
	Floor area, minimum    (sq. ft.)    one-story structure		none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Floor area, minimum    (sq. ft.)    split-level or taller		none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Height	Height, minimum (ft.)		none	none	*	*	*	*	20	none	*
	Height, maximum (ft.)		45	45	45	60	60	85	85; no limit if floor area ratio is less than 4:1	45	85
*The requirements of table 295-505-2-i apply in lieu of the min./max. lot coverage and minimum height requirements of this table.
			RM1	RM2	RM3	RM4	RM5	RM6	RM7	RO1	RO2
Primary Frontage	Front setback, minimum (ft.)    (see s. 295-505-2-b)		average	average	average	average	average	average	average	average	average
	Front setback, maximum (ft.)    (see s. 295-505-2-b)		none	none	average but never more than 20 ft.		average but never more than 15 ft.			none	15 ft.
	Side street setback, minimum    (ft.)		10% of lot width but not more than 15 ft.		3	3	3	3	3	same as RM1-RM2	none
	Side street setback, maximum    (ft.)		none	none	15	15	15	15	15	none	none
Side Setback	North or west side setback,    minimum (ft.)		3	3	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	3	none
	South or east side setback,    minimum (ft.)		6	6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	6	none
	Combined side setback,     minimum (ft.)		12	12	5	5	5	5	5	12	none
	Maximum depth of building    without side setback    adjustment		50	50	75	100	100	100	100	50	none
	Max. no. of stories without    side or rear setback    adjustment		2	2	3	4	6	8	8	2	8
Rear Setback	Rear setback, minimum (ft.)    interior lot		25	25	20	15	15	15	10	20	none
	Rear setback, minimum (ft.    corner lot		10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	none
	Rear street setback, minimum     (ft.) (see s. 295-505-    2-e)		average	average	average	average	average	average	average	average	average
	Rear street setback, maximum    (ft.)		none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Multiple principal residential     buildings permitted?			no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

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IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Drafter

LRB05348-1

JDO

08/23/2005