For the purposes of this section, townhouses are family dwelling units constructed in a series of groups including more than two (2) units with some common walls. As such, they are a special type of single-family dwelling to be excluded from certain regulations relating to single-family dwellings and townhouses in R-2, Two-Family Residential, RR-3, Three- and Four-Family Residential and R-3, Multiple-Family Residential Districts, generally in this ordinance, but subject to the requirements for single-family dwellings and townhouses in R-2 Two-Family Residential, RR-3 Three- and Four-Family Residential and R-3 Multiple-Family Residential Districts generally with respect to permitted principal and accessory uses and structures, prohibited uses and structures, height, number of off-street parking spaces and signs.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(X-A(1)), 9-22-99)

In R-1 TH Districts any use permitted in an R-1 Single-Family Residential District and townhouses shall be permitted providing that the following regulations apply:

(1)

Not more than twelve (12) townhouse units shall be grouped in one (1) building.

(2)

Maximum density for townhouse units shall not exceed twenty-five (25) units per acre.

(3)

Minimum townhouse unit size shall be one thousand (1,000) square feet.

(4)

The façades of dwelling units in townhouses shall be varied by changed front yard of not less than two (2) feet and variation in material or design so that no more than two (2) abutting units will have the same front yard depth.

(5)

No portion of a townhouse or accessory structure in or related to one (1) group of contiguous townhouses shall be closer than ten (10) feet to any portion of a townhouse or accessory structure related to another group and each dwelling unit shall be located on a separate lot of record.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(X-A(2)), 9-22-99)

No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(X-A(3)), 9-22-99)

(a)

Front yard. The front yard regulations for all buildings are the same as those in R-1A Single-Family Residential District.

(b)

Side yard.

(1)

No side yard is required except on corner lots where there shall be a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet and on lots containing an end unit there shall be a side yard of not less than five (5) feet.

(2)

The required setback of buildings for a nonresidential principal use, except for accessory buildings less than five hundred (500) feet, shall be a minimum distance of ten (10) feet when abutting residentially zoned property unless a more restrictive use-specific setback applies.

(c)

Rear yard. The rear yard regulations for all buildings are the same as those in the R-1A Single-Family Residential District.

(d)

Minimum lot requirements.

(1)

Townhouses.

a.

Lot area—One thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) square feet.

b.

Lot width—Eighteen (18) feet.

c.

Lot depth—Seventy-five (75) feet.

(2)

Single-family dwellings.

a.

Lot area—Four thousand (4,000) square feet.

b.

Lot width— Forty (40) feet. Frontage of cul-de-sac lots may be measured at the front yard setback line.

c.

Lot depth—Seventy-five (75) feet.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(X-A(4)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 24807, § XXXV, 8-27-14; Ord. No. 26351, § 15, 1-26-22)

Signs shall be permitted in accordance with section 40-80 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 24364, § XX, 11-7-12; Ord. No. 24807, § XXXVI, 8-27-14)

Shall be provided as set forth in Article XXXV, Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Clear Vision Area Regulations.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(X-A(5)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 23330, § IV, 6-11-08; Ord. No. 24364, § XX, 11-7-12)

(a)

Residential dwellings.

(1)

Dwellings shall meet the requirements set forth in section 40-46 of this Code.

(2)

Manufactured and mobile homes shall meet the requirements set forth in section 40-720 of this Code.

(b)

Nonresidential buildings and nonresidential accessory buildings shall be compatible as defined in section 40-46 of this Code, except when the building is less than five hundred (500) square feet in area.

(c)

A variance may be granted for exterior wall materials under the provisions set forth in section 40-792 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 24240, § IX, 3-28-12; Ord. No. 24364, § XX, 11-7-12)

The development site or campus of a nonresidential use shall be landscaped in accordance with section 40-84 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 24807, § XXXVII, 8-27-14)