(a) Unit Types. Senior Residence dwellings may include a variety of unit types, including but not limited to attached, detached, townhouse, patio and similar unit types.
(b) Landscaping. Required front yards in a Senior Residence development shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking or any other purpose, except driveways to reach designated parking areas. See Chapter 1282 Landscaping and Screening.
(c) Building Spacing. A multifamily Senior Residence development shall be considered as one building for the purpose of determining front, side and rear yard requirements. Setbacks shall be measured from the nearest structure. Individual buildings, including their terraces, decks and patios, shall be separated by at least 30 feet, except when windows of living areas and patios, decks and terraces face each other, they shall be separated by at least 40 feet, unless visions obscuring landscaping, walls or fences are provided between such patios, decks, or terraces.
(d) Design Standards. Senior Residence buildings and sites shall be developed to comply with the following design standards:
(1) Multifamily buildings with central hallways shall have a maximum of 60 units per building. Attached or townhouse-type dwellings shall have a maximum of 12 units attached in a single building.
(2) Garages shall be designed and located so they are not the dominant visual element of the building or streetscape. All attached garages shall comply with one of the following:
A. The garage door shall be set back a minimum of two feet further from the primary access street, whether public or private, than the front wall of the main living area; or
B. The garage door shall be oriented perpendicular, or mainly perpendicular, to the access street.
C. All attached garages shall be fully integrated into the building mass.
(Ord. 53-07. Passed 6-11-07.)
(Ord. 53-07. Passed 6-11-07.)