In the RMU District, attached single family (ASF) dwellings shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations regarding the required distances between buildings and other uses.
(a) Definitions and Measurement Standards. The following definitions and measurement standards shall apply to terms used in this section.
(1) "Main wall" means any exterior wall(s) of a residential building containing the principal windows of a living, dining or sleeping room or rooms.
(2) "Secondary wall" means any exterior wall(s) of a residential building, other than a main wall, containing minor windows of a dining or sleeping room, principal or minor windows of a kitchen or bathroom or no window.
(3) "Overlapping walls" means a wall of one building in relation to a wall of a second building when perpendicular lines extended from that wall intersect with the second wall.
(4) "Length of overlap" means the length of the portion of one wall from which perpendicular lines will intersect a second wall. In determining the length of overlap, the minimum possible overlap shall be used for computation.
(5) "Facing walls." Although more than one set of walls may be "overlapping" in the relationship between two buildings, only one set of two walls shall be considered "facing". "Facing walls" means those two overlapping walls for which the length of the overlap is the greater.
(b) Schedule of Distances. The minimum distance between walls of main buildings and other walls or uses shall be as set forth in the following schedule:
Building Wall | Other Wall or Use | Minimum Distance (feet) |
Main wall, facing: | Another main wall | 40+x |
Secondary wall | 30+x | |
Accessory building | 30 | |
Recreation facility | 30 | |
Secondary wall, facing: | Another secondary wall | 25+x |
Accessory building | 20 | |
Recreation facility | 20 | |
Accessory building, facing: | Another accessory building | 15 |
x = Length of overlap divided by 5
(Ord. 2019-39. Passed 8-13-19.)