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Fredericksburg City Zoning Code

Sec. 7.610

Townhouse and Condominium Standards.

A.

Townhouse Residential. Townhouse residential use is a permitted use in the R-2 and R-3 districts. Townhouse residential use is permitted in the C-1, C-2 and CBD districts with a Conditional use permit. All Townhouse residential uses must meet the following limitations:

1.

Minimum Lot Size: 2,500 square feet, per dwelling unit.

2.

Minimum Lot Width: 20 feet per dwelling unit.

3.

Minimum Lot Depth: 100 feet.

4.

Minimum Front Yard Setback: 20 feet.

5.

Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: 7½ feet, measured from the unattached side wall of an end unit to the interior side lot line. Within a townhouse project there shall be at least 15 feet of separation or combined side yard between each group of townhouses.

6.

Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback: 20 feet, measured from the unattached side wall of an end unit to the side lot line abutting a street.

7.

Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 10 feet.

8.

Maximum Building Length: No group of attached townhouses shall exceed 200 feet in length.

9.

Coverage: No more than 55 percent of the total site area may be covered with buildings and required parking spaces. The remaining 45 percent may include driveways, sidewalks, patios, grass and other landscaped areas.

10.

Private Yards: Each lot shall include a front yard with not less than 300 square feet of area. Not more than 50 percent of the required private yard may be occupied by a driveway. Parking spaces shall not be included in the computation of the required private yard area. A wall or solid fence not less than five feet in height is required on side lot lines where the required private yard adjoins such lot lines. A patio cover or roof may cover up to 25 percent of the private yard.

11.

Maximum Density: 3,600 square feet of site area per dwelling unit.

12.

Parking and Driveways:

a.

Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each townhouse.

b.

No driveway located in front of a townhouse lot shall exceed 21 feet in width.

c.

One-way common driveways shall be at least ten feet in width, and two-way driveways shall be at least 18 feet in width.

d.

Each building shall be directly accessible from a public street or from an unobstructed fire lane.

e.

Individual driveways shall not open onto streets with a functional classification of collector or greater. When townhouse units are located on a collector street, the driveway entrances shall be limited to providing access to a common interior driveway located at the rear of the townhouses.

13.

Other requirements: Each townhouse shall be located on an individual lot. There shall be at least four connected units in each project.

B.

Condominium Residential. Condominium residential use is a permitted use in the R-2 and R-3 districts. Condominium residential use is permitted in the C-1, C-2 and CBD districts with a Conditional use permit. All Townhouse residential uses must meet the following limitations:

1.

Minimum of four dwelling units.

2.

Minimum site area for condominium residential use shall be 14,000 square feet.

3.

Maximum residential density for condominium use shall be 3,500 square feet of site area for each dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. 18-014, § 7.610, 12-1-2008)