A. A sideyard house is designed as a residence for one household, with its primary entrance accessed from the fronting sidewalk through a front or side yard. Buildings located on a lot are designed to create a narrow “inactive” yard on one side of the building, and a wider “active” yard on the other side. The side yard serves as the main yard for residents. An exclusive use easement for the inactive yard is typically granted to the adjoining lot. A sideyard house may be used for more than one residence or for other than residential purposes where allowed by the applicable TND designation. A sideyard house shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-7.
Building Placement. |  | |
Front build-to-line: The front facade of the building shall be placed 18 feet from the back of the sidewalk. | A | |
A front porch or stoop may encroach up to 12 feet into the resulting front setback. | B | |
Side setback: 12 feet minimum for the active side yard. 5 feet minimum for the inactive side yard. | C D | |
Rear setback: 5 feet minimum from the alley | E | |
Building Size and Massing. | ||
Building height: One or two-stories. | F | |
First floor elevation: The finished floor elevation of the first floor shall be a minimum of 24 inches above the grade of the sidewalk fronting the lot. | G | |
Parking. | ||
On-site parking spaces shall be located a minimum of 60 feet from the back of the sidewalk. | H | |
B. A gallery or porch shall extend along the building wall facing the active side yard from the front façade no less than 50 percent of the length of the building.
C. On a corner lot, the active yard of the sideyard house shall abut the street.
D. Windows facing the inactive yard shall be small and have a high sill height, typically 6 feet above the finished floor, or have translucent glazing.
E. Frontage types shall be porch and fence, dooryard or stoop.
F. The main entrance to each unit shall be accessed either directly from and face the street, or from the active sideyard. If the main entrance is from the active sideyard, the frontage type requirements shall not apply.
G. On-site parking shall be accessed from an alley and shall be in a garage, carport, or uncovered parking spaces. Garages may be attached to, or detached from the dwelling.
H. The active side yard shall be at least 12 feet wide along at least 50 percent of the building length. The active sideyard shall be enclosed by a wall or hedge no more than seven feet high.
I. A minimum of one tree, 15 gallon or larger, shall be planted in each active sideyard prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 2358 §22)