(A) The purpose of this district is to provide for attached and detached single-family dwellings and supporting uses, at a higher density than would be possible in other single-family districts. Zero lot line houses and patio houses are permitted.
(B) Principal permitted uses are single-family attached or detached residences except that no more than twelve (12) shall be attached. No such development shall be permitted on any one (1) tract of land without approval of a development plan by the Planning Commission.
(C) Conditionally permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1) Same as in R-1 and R-1A.
(2) Temporary real estate offices.
(3) Other uses which are deemed compatible with the above-mentioned uses and which are acted upon by the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
(D) Accessory uses shall be the same as in R-1.
(E) Parking. A minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
(F) Lot area, yard, and height regulations. The following table stipulates the minimum lot area, yard, and height requirements which shall be observed, except as otherwise provided in this zoning code.
Minimum Lot Area and Yard Requirements (R-1T) | ||||||
Lot Area (Square Feet) | Front Yard Depth (in Feet) | Side Yard (in Feet) | Rear Yard Depth (in Feet) | Lot Width (in Feet) | ||
Dwellings: | ||||||
Minimum | 1,500 | 10 | (See division (G)) | 10 | 16 | |
(2) Height: maximum of thirty-five (35) feet.
(3) Open space: not less than ten percent (10%) of the total lot area for any townhouse shall be devoted to private usable open space either on each lot or on land adjacent and accessible to each lot. Such open space shall be for the private use of the residents of the townhouse and shall be physically separated from other private open space by planting, fences, or walls. The least dimension for such open space shall be eight (8) feet.
(G) Special provisions.
(1) The final plat of record shall designate the lots are to have zero lot lines under this provision.
(2) No more than three (3) contiguous townhouse units may be established the same setback. A variation of at least three (3) feet shall be required where there is a break in setback. Buildings may penetrate up to eighteen (18) inches over the building line into the required front yard, but the average setback of the contiguous units shall be at least as great as the required front yard setback.
(3) Required side yard for unattached sides of townhouses shall be six (6) feet or more when no unit or only one (1) unit fronts on a side yard. Side yard of twenty (20) feet shall be required when more than one (1) unit fronts on that side yard.
(4) Side yard of twenty-five (25) feet shall be required where the R-1T zone abuts another zoning classification.
(5) Where one (1) wall of the structure is to be located on the side lot line, the yard on the opposite side shall be at least six (6) feet.
(6) All other structures shall have a minimum side yard of three (3) feet on each side.
(Ord. passed 1-27-87) Penalty, see § 156.999