§ 3333.41. Standards.
A certificate of zoning clearance for a town house development shall be issued if the director finds that an otherwise proper application complies with the following standards:
(a)
Only new construction on a site of no less than one acre, in an apartment residential district, comprising a subdivision of record shall be considered for town house development.
(b)
Density shall not exceed 12 town houses per acre of land.
(c)
The maximum number of town houses permitted in any row shall be eight; the minimum shall be three. No detached dwelling unit shall be constructed in a town house development.
(d)
A town house together with accessory buildings, if any, shall occupy no more than 55 percent of the lot area and at least 20 percent of the lot area (in addition to the front setback area) shall be reserved for private open space.
(e)
The minimum width of a town house lot shall be 15 feet.
(f)
The minimum area of a town house lot shall be 1,500 square feet.
(g)
No minimum depth shall be required of a town house lot.
(h)
Each town house lot shall have a minimum of 15 feet of frontage on a dedicated public street except that those lots which are separated from a street only by common space shall have a minimum of 15 feet of frontage on such common space.
(i)
A side yard, required only at each end of a row, shall be no less than seven and one-half feet wide.
(j)
A building line shall be established no less than 25 feet from the front lot line irrespective of the orientation of the building.
(k)
A building line shall be established no less than ten feet from the rear lot line or the centerline of an alley, as the case may be, irrespective of building orientation.
(l)
Unobstructed, permanent access of at least ten feet in width shall be provided to both the front and rear of each town house lot and between rows of four or more town houses for emergency use, fire protection and maintenance.
(m)
Hard-surfaced parking spaces of regulation size and of material approved by the director of public service and/or their designee shall be provided for each town house as follows:
Except that where two parking spaces of regulation size are provided on the rear of each lot, and the street upon which the row fronts is not utilized in any manner for required parking: only two parking spaces shall be required per town house.
(1)
Two spaces per unit shall be located on or adjacent to the lot to be served thereby.
(2)
An additional one-half space per unit shall be located no farther than 200 feet from the town house to be served thereby.
(n)
Parking spaces may be provided perpendicular to and immediately adjacent to the right-of-way only if such parking is:
In no event shall perpendicular parking be provided immediately adjacent to an arterial or a collector of any width; or to a local residential street which (1) provides access to more than 125 dwelling units or (2) which encourages through traffic.
(1)
Within common space adjacent to:
(A)
A cul-de-sac or dead end street providing access to no more than 62 dwelling units; or
(B)
A local residential street providing access to no more than 125 dwelling units, and discouraging through traffic thereon; or
(C)
An alley or roadway provided each lot served thereby fronts upon a street; or
(2)
Within the rear of a private lot adjacent to an alley or roadway provided each such lot fronts upon a street. Perpendicular parking provided pursuant to (1)(A) or (B) above, shall be no closer than 100 feet to the right-of-way line of any local street or collector, or 200 feet to the right-of-way line of any arterial. The conditions of this paragraph shall not apply to a wholly internal local street servicing the town house development.
(o)
Single or tandem parking spaces may be provided within the front setback of a lot which fronts upon:
(1)
a cul-de-sac or dead-end street providing access to no more than 62 dwelling units; or
(2)
a local residential street providing access to no more than 125 dwelling units, and discouraging through traffic thereon.
(p)
Adjacent to all parking spaces other than those in a garage or in a driveway serving no more than two town houses, curbs shall be installed separating such parking spaces from any common area, sidewalk, bikeway, walkway, or setback in accordance with specifications on file in the department of public service offices for curbs installed within the public right-of-way.
(q)
No portion of a parking space shall overlap any portion of the sidewalk or shared-use path.
(r)
Continuous sidewalks or shared-use paths no less than four feet in width and located no closer than three feet to any curb, except for access to the street, shall be provided in accordance with city specifications on file in the department of public service offices except that such sidewalks may be located within 25 feet of the right-of-way affording principal access to any town house where common space for parking is provided between the property line and the street.
(s)
Where four or more perpendicular parking spaces are positioned immediately adjacent to the street and to each other, the public or common sidewalk or shared-use path shall be installed between such parking and the row it serves to promote safety and to discourage pedestrian traffic at the rear of parked vehicles.
(t)
Common open space exclusive of any common area devoted to parking, sidewalks, shared-use paths or vehicular circulation shall be provided at a rate of 400 square feet per town house.
(u)
All access to parking spaces and open spaces shall be held in common ownership by the homeowners' association or dedicated to the city when determined necessary by the director.
(Ord. 1506-86; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1987-2008 Attach. 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009; Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 56, 4-5-2010)