Sec. 24-4306.F
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Block designation for zero lot line
Each block must be designated on the plan of development or site plan as either dwellings on zero lot lines or detached dwellings (having side yards on both sides). Dwellings on zero lot lines cannot be mixed within the same block as detached dwellings with side yards on both sides.
Other
- Construction/drainage/maintenance easement width8 ft
Along one side of each zero lot line, on the opposite side of the lot line abutting where a dwelling will be located, a construction, drainage, and maintenance easement at least 8 feet in width must be provided and shown on the plan of development or site plan.
- Exterior doors prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on zero-lot-line wall
Exterior doors are prohibited on the zero-lot-line wall. Roof overhangs and ornamental features are prohibited from extending over the zero lot line unless specifically authorized by the recorded construction, drainage, and maintenance easement.
- Mechanical equipment location
The mechanical equipment for each dwelling, including gas meters, HVAC condensers, generators, and similar structures, but not including wall-mounted equipment that does not project more than 12 inches from the wall, must be located on the same lot as the dwelling served, not in the 8-foot construction, drainage, and maintenance easement.
- Minimum wall length on zero lot line50 pct
At least 50 percent of the length of the wall must be located on the zero lot line.
- R-5A subdivision requirement for zero lot line5 lots
In the R-5A District, single-family dwellings on zero lot lines are allowed only within an approved subdivision of five or more lots with a plan of development approved in accordance with Sec. 24-2314, Plan of Development or a site plan approved in accordance with Sec. 24-2315, Site Plan.
From the ordinance
In the R-5A District, single-family dwellings on zero lot lines are allowed only within an approved subdivision of five or more lots... Each block must be designated... At least 50 percent of the length of the wall must be located on the zero lot line. Along one side of each zero lot line... a construction, drainage, and maintenance easement at least 8 feet in width must be provided... Exterior doors are prohibited on the zero-lot-line wall.