The rowhouse building type is comprised of attached or detached dwelling units with a private rear yard. The dwelling units are placed side by side.
a) Building Size, Massing and Access Standards
• Building shall be composed of 2 or 3-story volumes in compliance with the standards for the applicable Zoning Classification.
• Each unit shall have direct access to its entry door from the ground floor, regardless of the location
of the unit. Primary pedestrian access shall be taken from a street-fronting entry door. Access to upper floor units may be provided by exterior stairs.
• The minimum dwelling unit frontage shall be 21 feet in width.
b) Parking Standards
• Parking shall be accessed from the side or rear of the building.
• Required resident parking shall be in a garage, which may be attached to or detached from the dwelling.
• A garage may contain parking for more than one unit, up to parking for four cars.
• Garage doors may be 1-car or 2-car in width and shall be separated by planters at least 2 feet wide.
• Required guest spaces may be covered or open.
c) Open Space Standards
• Private. Private open space is required for each residential unit. The private open space shall be no less than 15 percent of the area of the lot or portion of the lot allocated for the unit, located in the rear yard of each unit, of a regular geometry, with a minimum dimension of 15 feet in each direction and open to the sky.
Illustrative photos 1, 2 and 3 depict the Rowhouse building type in a variety of architectural styles with a combination of the stoop and/or porch frontage type.
(Ord. 3229 (part), 2016).