(A) Generally. These standards apply to single-family detached and duplex developments within the districts where they are permitted as set out in § 156.B.003, Use Table.
(B) Placement of buildings. Primary entrances shall face a public right-of-way to the maximum extent practicable. The Zoning Administrator may approve alternative orientations for primary entrances facing common green spaces or other common areas such as courtyards, plazas, and gathering spaces. The placement of a principal dwelling in a perpendicular or sideways orientation on an interior lot is prohibited (See Figure 156.D.003-1, Building Placement).
(C) Garage door orientation. Garage doors on a single-family detached or duplex dwelling on a lot in the RL, Low-Density Residential, RM, Medium-Density Residential, or RH, High-Density Residential districts shall be oriented in one of the manners depicted in Table 156.D.003, Garage Orientation.
Garage Orientation | |
Requirements | Illustration |
Garage in Front. 1. Garage doors shall be oriented to the street and extend in front of the front wall plane of the residence. 2. Doors may not exceed 3 stalls in width. |  |
Semi-Flush. 1. Garage doors oriented toward the street shall be positioned semi-flush or recessed. 2. Semi-flush doors shall be a minimum of two feet and a maximum of 20 feet behind the front wall plane of the residence and create a minimal intrusion into the livable area of the home. 3. Semi-flush doors may not exceed 3 stalls. |  |
Recessed. 1. Garage doors oriented toward the street shall be positioned semi-flush or recessed. 2. Recessed doors shall be a minimum of 20 feet behind the front wall plane of the residence. 3. Recessed doors may not exceed 3 stalls. |  |
Side-Loaded. 1. Garage doors oriented perpendicular to the front wall plane have no restrictions on door width or recessed position. |  |
Detached. 1. Detached garages placed entirely to the rear of the house have no restrictions on door width or recessed position. 2. Detached garages that are closer to the street than the rearmost portion of the residence shall be a minimum of 20 feet behind the front wall plane of the residence. |  |
(D) Transitions.
(1) Scale. Where a duplex directly abuts or is across a street from a single-family detached dwelling, the building height of the duplex shall be no greater than eight feet higher than the single-family detached dwelling that abuts or is across the street. Where a duplex is located between a detached dwelling and apartments or nonresidential development, the duplex may not exceed the height of the adjacent single-family detached dwelling by more than one story. See Figure 156.D.003-3, Scale Transitions.
(2) Bufferyards. Bufferyards are required per § 156.F.004, Buffering where the single-family detached dwelling and the duplex are in differing zoning districts.
Figure 156.D.003-3 Scale Transitions |
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(Ord. 15039, passed 4-11-2022)