CHAPTER 10
GROUP DWELLINGS 1

SECTION:

15-10-1: Purpose And Intent

15-10-2: Types Of Group Dwellings

15-10-3: Area Requirements

15-10-4: Minimum Design Standards

15-10-5: Submission And Approval Process

15-10-6: Time Limitations

15-10-7: Financial Guarantee; Installment Of Improvements

15-10-8: Failure To Comply; Certificate Of Occupancy

15-10-9: Revocation Of Conditional Use Permit

15-10-10: Violations

 

Notes

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1. Prior ordinance history: Ord. 97-35, 5-27-1997; Ord. 97-78, 10-21-1997; Ord. 97-90, 12-16-1997; Ord. 98-37, 6-16-1998; Ord. 99-8, 1-26-1999; Ord. 99-9, 1-26-1999; Ord. 99-10, 1-26-1999; Ord. 99-37, 9-28-1999; Ord. 2000-25, 5-16-2000, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-52, 10-17-2000; Ord. 2000-70, 1-16-2001, eff. 1-18-2001; Ord. 2000-71, 1-16-2001, eff. 1-18-2001; Ord. 2001-32, 6-5-2001)

15-10-1: PURPOSE AND INTENT:

   A.   The purpose of a group dwelling is to encourage better utilization of parcels of land, to ensure neighborhood compatibility, and to provide land development patterns that meet the needs of those living in the developments and the surrounding community. This is accomplished by allowing more than one building on a lot, flexible placement of buildings, and allowing private infrastructure systems not ordinarily allowed.

   B.   A group dwelling is a residential development that has more than one residential building on a lot and that is planned as a single complex. The ownership may be either in single ownership or units sold according to the private subdivision or condominium requirements. It incorporates a definite development theme that includes usable outdoor recreation space, a well-defined circulation system, and is designed to be compatible with the land and the surrounding neighborhood.

   C.   The provisions of this chapter do not apply to group dwellings in the C-ENT, C-MU, H25, C-9, R-MFV, R-MFH, or MU zones.

(Ord. 2004-28, 7-13-2004; amd. Ord. 2020-48, 10-6-2020; Ord. 2023-16, 4-11-2023; Ord. 2024-4, 2-20-2024)

15-10-2: TYPES OF GROUP DWELLINGS:

There are three types of group dwellings: a small lot group dwelling, a neighborhood group dwelling, and a mixed-use group dwelling. Because of the different character and impact of these three types of developments, some development standards may be different. The types of group dwellings are distinguished by their size:

   A.   Small Lot Group: Small lot group dwelling is development on a lot that is less than two acres in total area.

   B.   Neighborhood Group: A neighborhood group dwelling is a development on a lot that is two acres or more in total area, excluding mixed-use group dwellings.

   C.   Mixed-Use Group: A mixed-use group dwelling is a development in certain commercially zoned areas that is 10 acres or larger and that is required to include a commercial component to the development.

(Ord. 2004-28, 7-13-2004; amd. Ord. 2020-48, 10-6-2020; Ord. 2024-4, 2-20-2024; Ord. 2024-28, 10-15-2024)