Sec. 7-1600

Other

• Significant architectural variation required

  The significant variation shall include at least two or more of the following: 1. Significant variations in building materials and colors; 2. Significant variations in roof, including variation in roof-line, roof materials and roof types; 3. Significant variations in fenestration; 4. Significant variations in the setbacks of the townhouses; and 5. Significant variations in other architectural treatments.

• Fire resistive construction required for relaxed side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

  No such special use permit shall be approved unless, in lieu of the otherwise applicable side yard setback requirements between end unit townhouses, such special use permit includes a condition, assented to in writing by the applicant, for the provision of fire resistive construction and/or fire protection system requirements, not otherwise required by the Uniform Statewide Building Code, and reasonably calculated to the satisfaction of the fire marshal to offset the diminution in fire safety occasioned by the relaxation of the otherwise applicable side yard setback requirements.

• Maximum length of townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. structure212 ft

  No such special use permit shall be approved which authorizes a total length of any single structure in excess of 212 feet.

• Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. per townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. structure8 units

  No group of townhouses shall exceed eight dwelling units in a single structure, except that a greater number may be approved with a special use permit in zones where townhouses are a permitted use.

• Zones where special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. for townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. is prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  No such special use permit shall be approved in the RA, RB, RM, RS, RT, CD and CL zones.

• Shared access parking requirements

  Lots created for townhouse dwelling units may include areas used, in whole or in part, for private alleys or driveways providing shared access to parking spaces in the rear or side yard for more than one dwelling unit and less than 17 dwelling units. Such shared access will require an access easement or other legal right as part of a development approval and may only be approved if the planning commission finds that the following factors have been met: (a) Open space. Sufficient open space and/or landscape areas are provided to mitigate the impact of the private alley or driveway, and should include either: i. A rear and/or side yard of sufficient depth to provide useable yard space of ten feet or more in depth; or ii. Enhanced landscape planting areas on the lot, and decorative pavement and/or a permeable paving surface on all private alleys or driveways that cross the property. (b) Compatibility. The proposed shared private alley or driveway allows for a design solution that is compatible with and reinforces the urban form and character of adjoining and nearby properties. (c) Minimum separation from access way. If the proposal includes two rows of townhouses that back up to each other, or one row that backs up to an existing row of townhouses then to provide adequate separation between the rows of townhouses on opposing sides of the shared private alley or driveway the minimum distance between the principle townhouse structures should be a 1:1 ratio of horizontal separation to building height.