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Woodbine City Zoning Code

§ 26-23.10

Multi-Family Housing.

[Added 6-16-2022 by Ord. No. 606-2022]
a. 
The standards here are intended to provide for dwellings in a garden apartment, multi-story or townhouse configuration at moderate multi-family densities.
b. 
For apartments and townhouses, the following general regulations shall apply:
1. 
Minimum gross acreage of tract: 10 acres.
2. 
Minimum buildable land area of tract: seven acres.
3. 
Maximum gross density: 10 units per acre.
4. 
Minimum open space: 30% of total tract area.
5. 
Minimum tract frontage: 300 feet.
6. 
Building setback from tract perimeter: 50 feet from any tract boundary.
7. 
Parking area or internal driveway or street setback (excluding entrances and exits) from tract perimeter: 25 feet.
8. 
Maximum number of dwelling units in one building:
(a) 
Building with all townhouses: 8 units.
(b) 
Building with all apartments: 24 units.
(c) 
Building with both dwelling types: 12 units.
9. 
Minimum distance between buildings:
(a) 
From the front or back of any building to any other building: 50 feet.
(b) 
From the side of any building to any other building: 30 feet.
(c) 
From any common parking area to a building: 15 feet.
10. 
Maximum building height: 35 feet or three stories, whichever is less.
11. 
Maximum building length through the long axis: 240 feet.
12. 
Any development incorporating both apartments and townhouses shall be limited to a total of 80% of either type of unit.
13. 
Each townhouse or ground floor unit shall have a private rear yard of 200 square feet minimum for the occupants' exclusive use or an active and/or passive recreation area equal to 200 square feet per unit available to all tenants or owners.
14. 
Public Water and Sewer. All such development shall be served by public water and public sanitary sewer.
c. 
Area, Yard, Height and Building Coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all buildings:
1. 
Townhouses with fee simple lots:
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 1,200 square feet.
(b) 
Minimum lot frontage: 20 feet (per unit).
(c) 
Minimum lot width: 20 feet (per unit).
(d) 
Minimum front yard:
(1) 
Thirty feet for units with garages or driveways;
(2) 
Fifteen feet for units without garages or driveways.
(e) 
Minimum side yard: zero feet if adjoining another unit, 15 feet if an outside wall.
(f) 
Minimum rear yard:
(1) 
Twenty feet.
(2) 
Five feet for a rear entry garage from an alley.
2. 
Additional townhouse requirements.
(a) 
Minimum unit width: 20 feet.
(b) 
Storage space shall be provided for each unit in the basement, attic or other area attached to unit for storage of garbage, recyclables in the front of the unit, bicycles, garden equipment, or other common household items.
3. 
Apartments.
(a) 
The minimum size for each apartment shall be 550 square feet.
(b) 
Each unit above the ground floor shall have a balcony or terrace of at least 50 square feet in area unless common open space for all units is provided. Second-floor apartments over commercial use are exempt from this requirement.
(c) 
Storage space shall be provided for each unit, including interior and/or exterior storage for garbage and recyclables in the front of the unit, and bicycles, garden equipment, and other common household items in an appropriate location.
4. 
Accessory Uses and Buildings.
(a) 
Accessory structures for individual units shall not be permitted in any front yard area. Such structures shall not be located closer than five feet to a property line.
(b) 
Community centers, recreational buildings, community swimming pools, and outdoor recreational facilities are allowed accessory uses/structures and shall conform to the general district requirements in this section and in this Chapter.
(c) 
Common garages or carports providing shelter for the motor vehicles of residents shall conform to the setback requirements for parking areas in this section, except that no such accessory building or structure is located in a front yard.