(a) Purpose. The purpose of the provisions herein governing zero lot line development are:
(1) To allow the development of single-family detached housing that makes more efficient use of land and provides more usable open space on the lot, especially where lots are smaller, by allowing the width of one interior side yard to be reduced to zero for the purpose of creating more usable open space on the remainder of a lot;
(2) To assure that the design of such housing development provides a suitable environment both for its occupants and the neighborhood; and
(3) To thereby encourage the provision of higher-density affordable housing that is detached, that tends to be owner-occupied, and that is thereby more compatible with existing residential areas in the City.
(b) Approval Process. Zero lot line development of single-family detached homes may be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals as a Special use in the zoning districts specified in this Zoning Code consistent with the approval process provided for conditional uses in Chapter 1113 and with applicable standards and approval criteria in Tables 8 and 10, Sections 1121.07 and 1121.09.
(Ord. 18-76. Passed 7-23-18.)