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Division 5 — FLOOD HAZARD VARIANCE PROCEDURES›Article VI

32-28 M-8 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

Danville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Danville

32-28.1 Purpose.

a. Create development standards appropriate for compact, low/medium density and low density multifamily or single family residential development including apartments, townhouses, condominiums, and single family living.

  • b. Assure that future development compliments Danville's existing small town character and established quality of life.

c. Integrate new development in a manner that is visually and functionally compatible with the physical character of the surrounding community.

d. Minimize the impacts of uses, protect residents from the harmful effects of excessive noise, overcrowding, excessive traffic, insufficient parking and other adverse environmental effects.

e. Ensure adequate provisions for sites, with reasonable access to public services, for appropriate public and semipublic land uses, including care facilities, needed to complement residential development or that require a residential environment. At the same time, protect the relatively quiet, primarily noncommercial, family atmosphere of neighborhoods.

f. Be consistent with the Danville General Plan Multifamily Low Density (eight through thirteen (8-13) dwelling units per acre) land use designation and to replace the previous M-6; Multifamily Residential District.

(Ord. #2014-05, § 2)

32-28.2 Land Use and Development Standards.

a. Conform to M-35 District, Section 32-29. Except as specified, the M-8 District shall comply with all of the provisions established under the M-35 Multifamily District.

  • b. Differences From M-35 District. The following items for the M-8 district are different from those for M-35 district:

  1. Maximum Unit Density. The maximum residential density allowed in this district is eight (8) dwelling units per acre.

  2. Minimum Unit Density. The minimum residential density allowed in this district is four (4) dwelling units per acre.

  3. Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The maximum FAR for development within the M-8 District shall be fifty percent (50%).

  4. Area. No minimum.

  5. Width and Depth. No minimum.

  6. Maximum Height. The maximum height of any multifamily structure is two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is less.

(Ord. #2014-05, § 2; Ord. #2024-01, § 11))

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▸ Contents — Danville Zoning Code
Danville Zoning Code
  1. Chapter I
  2. Chapter II
  3. Chapter III
  4. Chapter IV
  5. Chapter V
  6. Part 1 — GENERAL
  7. Part 2 — CARDROOM LICENSES
  8. Part 3 — CARDROOM RESTRICTIONS
  9. Part 5 — SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, CHANGE AND VARIANCE
  10. Part 1
  11. Part 2
  12. Part 3
  13. Part 4
  14. Part 1
  15. Division 1 — FORM AND CONTENTS
  16. Division 2 — SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS
  17. Division 3 — CHECKING
  18. Division 4 — APPROVAL
  19. Division 1
  20. Division 3
  21. Division 4
  22. Division 1 — INTRODUCTION
  23. Division 2 — SPECIFIC USES AND DEFINITIONS
  24. Division 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  25. Division 4 — PARKING STANDARDS
  26. Division 5 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES
  27. Division 1 — GENERAL
  28. Division 2 — REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
  29. Division 3 — CREDIT; EXEMPTIONS
  30. Division 4 — DISPOSITION OF FEES AND LAND
  31. Division 5 — PROCEDURES
  32. Division 1 — GENERAL
  33. Division 3 — ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
  34. Division 1 — NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
  35. Division 2 — RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
  36. Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  37. Division 2 — APPLICATIONS
  38. Division 3 — ADMINISTRATION
  39. Division 4 — PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
  40. ▸ Division 5 — FLOOD HAZARD VARIANCE PROCEDURES
    Overview
    1. Article XVII — NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
    2. Article XVIII — USE AND LIMITS
    3. Article XIX — HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
    4. Article IV — DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY AND REVIEW PROCESS
    5. Article V
    6. ▸ Article VI
      Overview
      1. 32-22 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
      2. 32-23 D-1 TWO FAMILY DISTRICT.
      3. 32-24 M-30 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
      4. 32-25 M-25 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
      5. 32-26 M-20 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
      6. 32-27 M-13 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
      7. 32-28 M-8 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
      8. 32-29 M-35 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
      9. 32-37 A-2 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
      10. 32-38 A-4 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT.
      11. 32-45 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT. [ ]
  41. Division 2
  42. Division 5
  43. Division 2 — REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
  44. Division 4
  45. Division 5
  46. Division 2
  47. Division 1
  48. Division 2

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