University Park

Zone Districts

Residential and Institutional Zone Districts

R-S-2 Single-Unit Detached Dwellings, Rural Density:
Minimum of one acre of land required for each dwelling unit. Home
occupations are prohibited. Density = 1 dwelling unit/acre.



R-S-4 Single-Unit Detached Dwellings, Suburban Density:
Minimum of 12,000 square feet of land required for each dwelling
unit. Home occupations are prohibited. Density = 3.6 dwelling
units/acre.



R-X Attached or Clustered Single-Unit Dwellings, Low
Density: Development plan must be approved by City Council. Home
occupations are prohibited. Minimum of 7,500 square feet of land area
required for each dwelling unit. Density =5.8 dwelling units/acre.



R-0 Single-Unit Detached Dwellings, Low Density: Foster
family care and day care allowed as home occupations by permit.
Minimum of 6,000 square feet of land required for each dwelling unit.
Density =7.3 dwelling units/acre.



R-1 Single-Unit Detached Dwellings, Low Density: Same as
R-) except that other additional home occupations and room-renting to
one or two persons are allowed upon application and issuance of a
permit. Density = 7.3 dwelling units/acre.



R-2 Multi-Unit Dwellings, Low Density: Typically duplexes
and triplexes. Home occupations are allowed by permit. Minimum of
6,000 square feet of land required for each duplex structure with and
additional 3,000 square feet required for every unit over 2. Density
= 14.5 dwelling units/acre.



R-2-A Multi-Unit Dwellings, Medium Density: 2,000 square
feet of land required for each dwelling unit unless site plan is
submitted under the Planned Building Group (PBG) provisions, in which
case 1,500 square feet of land is required for each unit. Home
occupations are allowed by permit. Density = 21.8 dwelling units/acre
(29 units/acre under PBG, depending on open-space requirements).



R-3-X Multi-Unit Dwellings, Medium Density: This is a
medium density district intended to encourage new residential
development. Building size is controlled by bulk standards and open
space requirements. Building floor area cannot exceed 2 times the
site area. Maximum lot coverage is 40%.



R-3 Multi-Unit Dwellings, High Density: Building size is
controlled by bulk standards, off-street parking and open space
requirements. Building floor area cannot exceed 3 times the site
area. Maximum density is determined by the size of the units and the
factors mentioned above.



R-4 Multi-Unit Dwellings and/or Offices, High Density: The
purpose of this district is to provide a location for high-density
residential and intensive office development. Building size is
controlled by bulk standards, off-street parking and open space
requirements. Allows hotel or motel uses and limited accessory retail
shopping. Building floor area cannot exceed 4 times the site area.



R-4-X High Density Office, Multiple Unit with Special Review
Zone District: This district allows most of the same uses as the
R-4 zone district; however, parking lots, nursing homes and
neighborhood service uses are conditional uses. The Basic maximum
floor area to lot area ratio is 4:1 and may reach 5:1 by meeting
specific criteria. Undeveloped floor area may be transferred under
special circumstances.



R-5 Institutional District: Allows colleges, schools,
churches and other institutional uses. Maximum lot overage is 60% of
the zone lot. Building height is controlled by bulk standards.