Garfield City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
Supplemental Regulations
§ 341-44 Townhouses in R-TH District.
All townhouse dwellings in the R-TH District shall conform to the following regulations as to bulk, height and other requirements, and, unless otherwise indicated, these regulations shall be deemed to be the minimum requirements in every instance:
A.
Townhouses shall be built, erected, converted, reconstructed or used in groups of not less than four nor more than eight individual townhouse units.
B.
The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet.
C.
The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet, and the minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet.
D.
The lot area per dwelling unit shall not be less than 2,500 square feet per unit.
E.
Not more than 25% of the area of the lot may be covered by the footprint of the principal building or buildings, and:
F.
The principal building or structures shall not exceed 2 1/2 stories, nor shall they exceed 30 feet in height.
G.
There shall be a front yard setback of 20 feet, and no more than two single townhouse groups fronting in the same direction shall have the same front setback. In order for the front of the townhouse group to appear staggered, each townhouse after the initial two shall have an additional front setback of at least two feet. Front yards shall be maintained as open space and shall not be used for services of any kind.
H.
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
I.
There shall be a side yard on each side of the building or structure of not less than 10 feet and combined total side yards of not less than 22 feet.
J.
The minimum distance between each group of townhouses shall be 30 feet.
K.
No single townhouse group shall exceed 160 feet in its longest dimension. The minimum width of a townhouse unit shall be 20 feet.
L.
No townhouse shall be used or occupied for professional office space nor shall a townhouse be used or occupied by more than one family.
M.
The basements and cellars of each townhouse shall not be used for any purpose except locations of utilities, storage, recreation rooms, laundries or garages.
N.
Accessory buildings. Accessory buildings or structures shall be permitted, subject to setback requirements of the principal buildings, if such accessory buildings are:
(1)
Community buildings for recreation or meetings, provided that the same are restricted to use by the townhouse occupants.
(2)
Garages not exceeding one story in height, restricted to use by townhouse occupants.
(3)
Swimming pools and other recreational facilities restricted to use by townhouse occupants.
(4)
Temporary and permanent enclosures for solid waste containers, provided that the same has a minimum ten-foot setback from any property and/or principal building.
§ 341-45 Office townhouses.
All office townhouses shall conform to the following regulations as to bulk, height and other requirements and, unless otherwise indicated, these regulations shall be deemed to be the minimum requirements in every instance:
A.
All regulations, requirements, limitations and restrictions applicable to townhouse dwellings shall apply to office townhouses except:
§ 341-46 Garden apartments.
All garden apartment dwellings shall conform to the following regulations as to bulk, height and other requirements, and, unless otherwise indicated, these regulations shall be deemed to be the minimum requirements in every instance:
A.
All regulations, requirements, limitations and restrictions applicable to townhouse dwellings shall apply to garden apartments, except:
(1)
Garden apartments shall not be built, erected, converted, reconstructed or used, in the case of common wall construction containing less than four or more than 12 dwelling units, nor in the case of an interior corridor, shall the building contain less than eight nor more than 12 dwelling units.
(2)
The lot area per dwelling unit shall not be less than 2,500 square feet per unit.
(3)
Each principal building shall have an uninterrupted frontage upon a street or court. Frontage shall be maintained as open space and shall not be used for service of any kind, and frontage on a court shall be 60 feet or twice the average height of the opposite bounding wall, whichever is greater.
(4)
Where a principal building is opposite another principal building, the distance between the two shall not be less than 60 feet or twice the average height of the opposite bounding wall, whichever is greater.
(5)
Where the side of a principal building is opposite the side of another principal building, then the distance between the two buildings shall be not less than 30 feet or the average height of the opposite walls, whichever is greater.
(6)
Where the side of a principal building is opposite the side of another principal building and both buildings front on a public street, then the distance between the two buildings shall not be less than 60 feet or twice the average height of the opposite bounding walls, whichever is greater.
(7)
An offset to a court or yard may be considered as part of such court or yard, provided that the offset is not deeper in any part than it is wide on the open side and that such open side in no event shall be less than 10 feet wide.
(8)
No principal building shall exceed 80 feet in length at its longest dimension.
(9)
No wall of a principal building running parallel or nearly parallel to a street shall exceed 50 feet in length, nor shall combined walls of principal buildings running parallel or nearly parallel to a street exceed 50 feet in length.
(10)
Each principal building shall provide both a front and rear service entrance.