Montgomery City Zoning Code
§ 16-6.3
Townhouses and Apartments.
[Ord. #85-482, S 603; Ord. #85-489, S 1 D; Ord. #91-729, S 1]
No townhouse or apartment dwelling unit or apartment dwelling unit or accessory deck, patio or fence of a townhouse unit shall be constructed in the Township unless the following minimum standards are met, in addition to other applicable requirements of this chapter, and unless the dwelling and/or accessory deck, patio or fence is part of an approved original or amended site plan application, which application shall include homeowners' association by-laws and/or resolutions governing the provisions for accessory decks, patios and fences and a typical drawing of the envisioned appearance of such accessory decks, patios and fences.
a.
Each building and complex of buildings shall have an architectural theme with appropriate variations in design to provide attractiveness to the development; compatible within the development and in its relationship to adjacent land uses. Such variations in design shall result from the use of landscaping and the orientation of buildings to the natural features of the site and to other buildings as well as from varying unit widths, using different exterior materials, changing roof lines and roof designs, varying building heights and changing window types, shutters, doors, porches and exterior colors. Architectural elevations shall be submitted to the Board for review and approval.
b.
All dwelling units shall be connected to approved and functioning water and sanitary sewer systems prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
c.
All parking facilities shall be on the same site as the building and located within 150 feet of the nearest entrance of the building they are intended to serve.
Parking spaces shall be provided in areas designated specifically for parking and there shall be no parallel or diagonal parking along interior streets.
d.
No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each building for the laundering and artificial drying of the laundry of the occupants of each building.
e.
Dwelling units shall have access to a master television antenna system and individual townhouse units may not erect individual external television antennas.
f.
Each dwelling unit shall have the following minimum net habitable floor areas:
Apartments |
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Efficiency — 500 square feet |
1 bedroom — 600 square feet |
2 bedrooms — 725 square feet |
3 bedrooms — 875 square feet |
Townhouses |
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1 bedroom — 700 square feet |
2 bedrooms — 850 square feet |
3 bedrooms — 1,000 square feet |
g.
For each apartment unit, in addition to any storage area contained inside individual dwelling unit, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 250 cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area in the cellar, basement or ground floor of the building where personal belongings and effects may be stored without constituting a fire hazard and where said belongings and effects may be kept locked and separated from the belongings of other occupants.
h.
No townhouse dwelling unit shall be less than 20 feet wide.