A. A cottage is designed as a residence for one household. It may be built as a single dwelling, as an accessory unit or in a bungalow court. A cottage may be used for other than residential purposes where allowed by the applicable TND designation. A cottage built as a single dwelling not located in a bungalow court shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-8.
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 may encroach up to 12 feet into the resulting front setback. | B | |
Side setbacks: 5 feet minimum on each side. | C | |
Rear setback: 15 feet minimum for the dwelling; 5 feet from the alley for parking and necessary structures. | D | |
Building Size and Massing. | ||
Building height: One or two-stories. | E | |
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. | F | |
Parking. | ||
On-site parking spaces shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from the back of the sidewalk. | G | |
B. The preferred frontage type is porch and fence.
C. A rear yard no less than 15 percent of the area of the lot and no less than 15 feet in width and depth shall be required
D. On-site parking shall be accessed from an alley and may be in a garage, carport, or uncovered parking spaces. Garages may be attached to, or detached from the building.
E. A minimum of one tree, 15 gallon or larger, shall be planted in the rear yard prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
F. A cottage built as an accessory dwelling unit shall be located at least 8 feet behind the main dwelling unit and shall have a dedicated usable open space of at least 100 square feet with a minimum dimension of 8 feet on one side.
(Ord. 2358 §22, Ord. 2511 §15)