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Mercedes City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 31

R-TH TOWNHOUSE RESIDENCY DISTRICT

§ 1 Purpose.

1. 
The townhouse residential district is established to provide adequate space and site diversification for medium-density residential development that is single-family, on separate lots, and typically owner occupied.
2. 
The zone recognizes the difference between single-family detached and single-family attached dwelling units, and has adjusted the area requirements accordingly.
(Ordinance 2024-11 adopted 9/17/2024)

§ 2 Permitted uses.

1. 
One townhouse, zero lot line, or patio home per lot.
2. 
One single-family detached dwelling per lot meeting the area requirements of the single-family district.
3. 
Portable buildings or storage buildings used as an accessory to the residential use and not for living quarters.
4. 
Nurseries, greenhouses, and gardens where the products are not to be sold.
5. 
Paved automobile parking areas which are necessary to the uses permitted in this district.
(Ordinance 2024-11 adopted 9/17/2024)

§ 3 Conditional uses (require use permits).

1. 
Institutional, including day care centers with six children or more enrolled, or in townhouses.
2. 
Associated recreation and/or community clubs.
3. 
Real estate sales offices and on-site construction offices for more than two years or occupying mobile homes.
(Ordinance 2024-11 adopted 9/17/2024)

§ 4 Prohibited uses.

1. 
Any building erected or land used for other than one or more of the preceding specified uses.
2. 
The storage of equipment, material or vehicles, including abandoned vehicles, which are not necessary to the uses permitted in this district.
3. 
A driveway or crosswalk way, as distinct from a dedicated street to provide access to premises in a commercial or industrial district.
4. 
Any use of property that does not meet the required minimum lot size; front, side and rear yard dimension; and/or lot width; or exceeds the maximum height, building coverage or density per gross acre as required.
(Ordinance 2024-11 adopted 9/17/2024)

§ 5 Area requirements.

1. 
Minimum lot area:
(a) 
With sewer, 2,500 square feet.
(b) 
In areas without approved sewage treatment facilities, minimum lot size will be determined based on results of approved percolation tests.
2. 
Maximum number of single-family dwelling units per lot, one.
3. 
Lot Frontage on a Public Street:
(a) 
Internal lot shall have a minimum depth of 20'.
(b) 
Corner lot shall have a minimum of 30 feet.
4. 
Depth: There shall be a lot depth of at least 60 feet.
5. 
Front Setback: There shall be a depth of front setback of at least ten feet.
6. 
Rear Setback: There shall be a minimum depth of zero feet.
7. 
Side Yard:
(a) 
Internal Lot: six feet.
(b) 
Corner lot or abutting a street: ten feet.
(c) 
Townhouses separated by firewalls meeting the requirements of the building code may build to the property line where such structures abut.
8. 
Distance between buildings: There shall be a minimum distance between buildings on the same lot or parcel of land of ten feet.
9. 
Minimum distance from the public right-of-way to the entrance to a garage or enclosed carport, unless otherwise specified by the planning and zoning commission, 18 feet.
10. 
Maximum building coverage as a percentage of lot area, 80 percent.
11. 
Height Restriction: There shall be a maximum height of structures of 36 feet. Where a structure exceeds 25 feet in height, each unit without a firewall shall be set back one additional foot for each foot above 25 feet.
12. 
Parking: There shall be a minimum number of two (2) off-street parking spaces required for one single-family attached or detached dwelling unit.
(Ordinance 2024-11 adopted 9/17/2024)