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Harahan City Zoning Code

Sec. VIII

R-2B townhouse district.

A.

[Use and purpose of district.] This district is to provide for low-density residential development, together with such churches, recreational facilities, and accessory uses as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings. The district is located to protect existing development of this character and designed to prevent overcrowding of the land by requiring certain minimum yard and area standards to be met. No commercial vehicles as defined by this ordinance shall be parked in a R-2B residential district.

B.

Permitted uses. In R-2B residential districts only the following uses are permitted:

1.

Townhouses provided no more than two townhouse units are grouped in one building and further providing that all townhouse regulations shall also apply.

2.

Accessory buildings, or similar uses, including private garages, and uses customarily incidental to any of the above listed uses when located on the same lot and not involved in the conduct of a business.

3.

All uses permitted in the R-1A and R-1B residential districts.

4.

Two-family dwellings (doubles).

C.

Area regulations for all uses.

1.

Yard.

a.

Front yard.

i.

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet.

ii.

On through lots, the required front yard depth of 20 feet shall be provided on both streets.

b.

Side yard.

i.

A side yard of five feet shall be provided on the outside unit on each end of the building.

c.

Rear yard.

i.

[Generally.] There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet.

ii.

Key lots. The rear yard of the corner lot shall not be less than 20 feet.

2.

Lot area.

a.

Lots occupied by townhouse dwellings shall contain an area of not less than 3,000 square feet, a width of not less than 25 feet and a depth of not less than 100 feet.

D.

Additional regulations for townhouse dwellings.

1.

A townhouse dwelling, and the individual lot it occupies, may be sold separately where separate utilities systems are provided and separate lots for each dwelling unit in a group are lots of record.

2.

The facades of the townhouses may be varied by changed front yards of not less than two feet and variations in materials or design.

E.

Height regulations. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height.

F.

Off-street parking requirements. Off-street parking requirements are provided in section XVI.

(Ord. No. 1581, § 1, 5-17-2007; Ord. No. 1683, § 1, 5-20-2010)