This RTF residential two-family district is intended to provide for medium density residential development with emphasis on two-family and single-family attached residential uses. This district is also intended to provide for infilling opportunities for parcels which for various reasons have been bypassed by development. This district is primarily intended to apply to areas presently served by a public sewer system.

(Code 1992, § 17.34(1))

Permitted principal uses and structures within the RTF residential two-family district are as follows:

(1)

Permitted principal uses and structures in section 54-154.

(2)

Two-family dwellings served by a public sewer system.

(3)

Single-family attached dwellings served by a public sewer system.

(Code 1992, § 17.34(2))

Permitted accessory uses and structures of the RTF residential two-family district shall be the permitted accessory uses and structures in section 54-155.

(Code 1992, § 17.34(3))

Special exception uses and structures of the RTF residential two-family district are as follows:

(1)

Special exception uses and structures in section 54-156.

(2)

Two-family dwellings not served by a public sewer system.

(3)

Planned unit developments, subject to the provisions of article VI of this chapter.

(Code 1992, § 17.34(4))

Dimensional requirements of the RTF residential two-family district are as follows:

(1)

Single-family detached dwellings. Dimensional requirements as provided in the RSF district.

(2)

Two-family dwellings.

a.

Served by public sewer and water, minimum dimensions are as follows:

1.

Lot area: 9,000 square feet (4,500 square feet per family).

2.

Lot width: 75 feet.

3.

Front yard: 25 feet.

4.

Side yards: eight feet each.

5.

Rear yard: 25 feet.

6.

Maximum lot coverage: 30 percent.

7.

Maximum height: 35 feet (2½ stories).

b.

Not served by public sewer, minimum dimensions are as follows:

1.

Lot area and lot width. As provided in Wis. Admin. Code ch. COMM 85, but in no event shall lot area be less than 18,000 sq. feet and lot width be less than 100 feet.

2.

Front yard: 25 feet.

3.

Side yards: ten feet each.

4.

Rear yard: 40 feet.

5.

Maximum lot coverage: 15 percent.

6.

Maximum height: 35 feet (2½ stories).

(3)

Single-family attached dwellings.

a.

Each single-family attached development shall have a minimum lot area of 12,000 square feet and minimum lot width of 100 feet. Each group or series of single-family attached dwellings shall have a minimum front yard of 25 feet; side yards of ten feet each; and rear yard of 25 feet. Maximum density is ten dwelling units per net acre; maximum lot coverage, 25 percent; and maximum height, 35 feet (2½ stories). Not more than six dwelling units shall be contiguous or in one series or group and not more than two contiguous dwelling units in one group or series shall have the same or approximately the same roof line or building line. Not less than 40 percent of the total site area shall be landscaped in lawns, gardens, decorative plantings or wooded areas. A site plan under division 5 of article XII of this chapter is required for all single-family attached dwelling developments. Common open spaces shall be subject to the requirements of section 54-357.

b.

Zero lot line exception.

1.

Lots shall have a minimum area of 6,000 square feet and minimum lot width of 50 feet. Each group of zero lot line attached dwellings shall have a minimum front and rear yards of 25 feet each and one side yard of zero feet, while the opposing side yard shall not be less than ten feet.

2.

A statement shall be placed on the face of all certified survey maps and subdivisions creating zero lot line developments that states: "When attached dwelling units are created, matters of mutual concern to the adjacent property owners, due to construction, catastrophe and maintenance, shall be guarded against by private covenants and deed restrictions and the approving authorities shall not be held responsible for same."

3.

Easements shall be provided across zero lot lines where necessary for water, sewer and utility services.

4.

A restrictive covenant shall be placed on the certified survey map or subdivision which states "Building permits are limited to the development of zero lot line duplex units on lots ___ through ___ inclusive, unless two adjoining lots are combined and used as a single lot for the construction of a single-family dwelling unit."

5.

There shall be a common wall. Wherever improvements abut on the common boundary line between adjoining units there shall be a one-hour fire wall running from the lowest floor level, including the basement, to the underside of the roof sheathing. Such basement, if any, shall be waterproofed masonry.

(4)

Other or permissible uses and structures. Dimensional requirements as provided in the RSF single-family residential district.

(Code 1992, § 17.34(5))

Permitted accessory signs in the RTF residential two-family district shall be the permitted accessory signs in section 54-158.

(Code 1992, § 17.34(6))

Off-street parking requirements of the RTF residential two-family district are the applicable requirements as specified in the RSF single-family residential district.

(Code 1992, § 17.34(7))