Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right6
- town houses for sale
- swimming pools
- recreational and athletic facilities
- community buildings
- other similar related improvements for common use of occupants
- any use permitted in R-1A Single-Family Residence District
Accessory1
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Maximum connected town house units12 units
There shall be at least three (3), but no more than twelve (12) town house dwelling units continuously connected.
- Maximum abutting units with same facade4 units
Not more than four (4) abutting town houses shall have the same, or essentially the same, architectural facades and treatment of facing materials
- Maximum abutting units with same setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 units
not more than three (3) abutting town houses shall have the same front and rear setbacks
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. offset1 ft
Minimum setback offset shall be one foot.
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building coverage of rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.25 pct
Accessory buildings may be located in rear yards only, and shall not occupy over twenty-five (25) percent thereof
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.8 ft
shall be located not less than eight (8) feet from a rear lot line
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft
nor closer than three (3) feet to a side lot line
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. between town house series30 ft
there shall be an open space of at least thirty (30) feet between [one series of town houses and] the next series of town house units.
- Party wall thickness8 in
A party wall shall separate each town house unit, and have a minimum nominal thickness of eight (8) inches, and be constructed of noncombustible material
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space depth in front/rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.20 ft
If parking is provided in front or rear yards, each space shall be at least twenty (20) feet in depth
From the ordinance
Town houses for sale; max 12 units per acre; frontage 15 ft; front yard 15-35 ft; side yard 15-20 ft; rear yard 30 ft; max height 35 ft; parking 2 spaces per unit.
Parking requirements
{
"town house": "2 spaces per dwelling unit"
}