(A) Applicability. The standards in this section shall apply to all structures containing multi-family and townhouse units, but shall not apply to individual residential units located over a nonresidential use, subject to the provisions of Chapter 168: Nonconformities.
(B) Time of review.
(2) Multi-family uses may be subject to city-imposed conditions relating to the location, configuration, and operational aspects of the use to ensure its compatibility with surrounding uses, its architectural consistency with the surrounding uses, and its compliance with the city's building codes and all relevant state laws and regulations.
(C) Building orientation. All multi-family structures and townhouse dwellings shall be oriented so that the primary entrance(s) faces the street. In the case of corner lots, the primary entrance(s) shall face the street from which the building derives its street address.
(D) Building size.
(1) Individual building footprints shall not exceed a maximum of 15,000 square feet.
(2) The maximum length of any multi-family or townhouse structure shall be 200 linear feet, regardless of the number of units.
(3) No more than six side-by-side townhouse dwelling units shall be attached in any single structure.
(E) Height. Multi-family building heights shall not exceed two stories or 24 feet above the top of the first living floor surface.
(F) Building design.
(1) Building details, including roof forms, siding materials, windows, doors, and trim shall reflect a consistent architectural style.
(2) All sides of a multi-family or townhouse structure visible from lands occupied by or designated for single-family dwellings, an existing public street, or other public lands shall display a similar level of quality and architectural detailing.
(G) Building facades.
(1) Front facades shall incorporate wall offsets in the form of projections or recesses in the facade plane a minimum of every 30 feet of facade frontage.
(2) Wall offsets shall have a minimum depth of two feet.
(H) Shipping containers and the like. Any shipping container, or other similar modular component, used in the construction of a residential structure shall be finished in a manner typical of residential structures including, at a minimum, painting and the removal of any and all logos, brands, lettering, and advertisements from the exterior surface.
(Ord. 05-10, passed 3-23-10; Am. Ord. 11-21, passed 5-11-21; Am. Ord. 022-21, passed 9-14-21; Am. Ord. 034-21, passed 12-14-21)