Section 7-2-13 Cottage housing development
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Building articulation required
Structures must include building articulation, change in materials or textures, windows, or other architectural features. A minimum of at least one side articulation or roof break shall occur for street-facing facades or common open spaces or walkways to the common open spaces. No blank walls are allowed.
Height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
Maximum building height is 25 feet.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting shielded and downward
Where provided, exterior lighting shall be mounted as low as possible, pointed downward, and the light source shall be shielded from direct observation from above, adjacent properties, and public rights-of-way. Lighting spillover to adjacent properties shall be avoided.
Other
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per cottage unit400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 400 square feet per cottage unit of common open space is required. Parking areas, yard setbacks, spaces between buildings of 12 feet or less in width, private open space, and driveways do not qualify as common open space.
- Covered main entry porch minimum area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The floor of the covered main entry porch shall have minimum dimensions of not less than five feet in any direction (length or width) and measuring at least 60 square feet in area.
- Covered main entry porch minimum dimensions5 ft
The floor of the covered main entry porch shall have minimum dimensions of not less than five feet in any direction (length or width) and measuring at least 60 square feet in area.
- Exterior wall materials allowed
Exterior wall material may consist of wood, cement fiber board, stucco, brick and stone. Simulated stone, wood, stone or brick may be used to detail homes. Trim may be wood, cement fiberboard, stucco, brick, or stone materials.
- Heating/cooling equipment screened
Heating and cooling equipment for cottage housing developments shall be designed and appropriately screened to cause little or no visual and/or noise impacts within the development and to adjacent properties.
- Maximum ground floor gross area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum ground floor gross area for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not exceed 1,000 square feet.
- Maximum total square footage1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum total square footage for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not exceed 1,500 square feet.
- Minimum separation between cottages12 ft
All buildings within a cottage housing development shall maintain a minimum separation of 12 feet from cottages within a cottage housing development measured from the nearest point of the exterior walls.
- Minimum total square footage800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum total square footage for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not be less than 800 square feet.
- At least 50% of cottage units abut common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.50 pct
At least 50% of the cottage units shall abut a common open space.
- Minimum dimension of private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.8 ft
No dimension of the private open space shall be less than eight feet.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each cottage unit shall be provided with a minimum of 200 square feet of usable private open space separated from the common open space by a hedge or fence not to exceed 36 inches in height.
- Street-facing facades avoid blank walls
All cottages shall have street facing facades that avoid blank walls or appear to 'turn their backs' to the street. All cottages shall include one or more of the following on street facing facades: changes in exterior siding material and paint color; windows which may include bay windows; and/or building modulation with a depth measuring at least one foot.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces per house2 spaces
Minimum parking standards will be two spaces per house.
From the ordinance
Maximum building height is 25 feet. The maximum ground floor gross area for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not exceed 1,000 square feet.