The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this ordinance when referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "RTH" Residential Town House District.

A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Any use permitted in the "R-l A" Single-Family Residence District;

(2)

Town houses for sale;

(3)

Swimming pools, recreational and athletic facilities, community buildings and other similar related improvements for the common use of occupants of the development, and their guests.

The height, area and bulk requirements shall be as set forth in the chart of article 22 of this ordinance, especially the following:

(1)

Area and density. The area and density of development of town houses for sale shall not exceed twenty (12) units per acre;

(2)

Frontage.

(a)

A minimum lot frontage, measured at the setback line, of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided;

(b)

All town house units, except end units and those on corner lots, shall occupy the full width of the lot on which they are constructed;

(c)

Town house lots may front on a dedicated street or public access easements containing roadways, walkways or both;

(3)

Front yards. The front yard setback for town houses shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from project drives and walkways, twenty-five (25) feet minimum from secondary residential streets, and thirty-five (35) feet from all other streets;

(4)

Side yards. Town houses on ends of groups shall have a minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet, and for town houses at corners, the side yard shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet;

(5)

Rear yards. Town houses shall have a minimum rear yard of thirty (30) feet;

(6)

Building height. Town houses shall have a maximum building height of thirty-five (35) feet.

There shall be a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces provided for each dwelling unit in the town house development. Required parking shall be provided on individual lots, or within common parking areas, or along common drives, or on internal dedicated streets. If parking is provided in front or rear yards, each space shall be at least twenty (20) feet in depth, and located in such manner that no part of any parked vehicles will extend over the property line.

There shall be at least three (3), but no more than twelve (12) town house dwelling units continuously connected. If streets, drives or walkways do not intervene, there shall be an open space of at least thirty (30) feet between [one series of town houses and] the next series of town house units.

Not more than four (4) abutting town houses shall have the same, or essentially the same, architectural facades and treatment of facing materials, and not more than three (3) abutting town houses shall have the same front and rear setbacks. Such variations may be achieved by variations in colors, material textures or sculptural effect. Minimum setback offset shall be one foot.

A party wall shall separate each town house unit, and have a minimum nominal thickness of eight (8) inches, and be constructed of noncombustible material, and said wall shall be carried tightly to the underside of the roof construction.

Accessory buildings may be located in rear yards only, and shall not occupy over twenty-five (25) percent thereof, and shall be located not less than eight (8) feet from a rear lot line, nor closer than three (3) feet to a side lot line.

In the event common areas are provided, which are not contained in lots or streets conveyed to individual owners, said common areas shall be maintained by and be the sole responsibility of the developer-owner of the town house development, until such time as the developer-owner conveys such areas to a nonprofit corporate owner, whose members shall be all of the individual owners of town houses in the town house development. Said land shall be conveyed to, and be held by, said nonprofit corporate owner of the individual town house lots in the town house development. In the event of such conveyance by the developer-owner to a nonprofit corporate owner, deed restrictions and covenants, in form and substance satisfactory to the city attorney of the City of Petersburg, Virginia, shall provide, among other things, that any assessments, charges and costs of the maintenance of such common areas shall constitute a pro rata lien upon the individual town house lots, inferior in lien and dignity only to taxes and bona fide duly recorded first deeds of trust on each town house lot.