A. Rowhouses are attached single-family dwellings on individual lots, which share common walls with one or two adjacent units. Rowhouse buildings may be used for other than residential uses where allowed by the applicable TND designation. A rowhouse shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-13.
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 porch, stoop or dooryard may encroach up to 12 feet into the resulting front setback. | B | |
Side setbacks: None required; 5 feet minimum is required on properties with the TND designations NE and NG for the street-side on a corner lot. | C | |
Rear setback: 15 feet for the dwellings; 5 feet from the alley for parking and accessory structures. | D | |
Building Size and Massing. | ||
Building height: Two or three-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. | ||
Uncovered surface parking or parking located in a carport shall be located a minimum of 40 feet from the back of the sidewalk. | G | |
B. Groups of rowhouses shall be between three and six attached units.
C. Porch and fence, stoop or dooryard are the preferred frontage types.
D. The main entrance to each unit shall be accessed directly from and face the street, a courtyard or paseo. The entrance to a rowhouse unit on a corner lot may be on either frontage street.
E. On-site parking shall be accessed from an alley and shall be in a garage, carport, or uncovered surface parking or may be incorporated as part of the building as tuck-under parking or any combination of the above and may be attached to or detached from the dwelling.
F. If a rear yard is provided, a minimum one tree, 15 gallon or larger, shall be planted in the rear yard prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 2358 §22)