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§ 1007.043 GENERAL BUILDING AND USE PROVISIONS. <br />(1) Dwelling Unit Restriction. No cellar, garage, tent, travel trailer, motor home, basement <br />with unfinished structure above, or accessory building shall at any time be used as a dwelling <br />unit. <br />(2) Building Type and Construction. <br />(a) Single Family Dwellings. All single family detached dwellings in the R, R -X, R-1, <br />R -1X, R -EC, and R-2 Districts shall meet the following design criteria: <br />1. All structures shall have permanent concrete or treated wood foundations which <br />will anchor the structure, which comply with the State Building Code as adopted in the State of <br />Minnesota and which are solid for the complete circumference of the house. <br />2. Sixty (60) percent of a residential structure shall have a minimum width or depth <br />of twenty (20) feet. Width measurement shall not take into account overhangs or other <br />projections. Such width requirement shall be in addition to the minimum area per dwelling <br />requirements established within this Ordinance. <br />3. Single family dwellings shall have at least a four/twelve (4/12) roof pitch and <br />shall be covered with shingles or tiles or a standing seam metal roof. <br />4. All single family structures must be built in conformance with Minnesota Statute <br />327.31 to 327.35 of the State Building Code as adopted in the State of Minnesota. <br />5. The exterior walls of all single family residences shall be similar in appearance to <br />normal wood or masonry residential construction. Any metal siding upon single family residence <br />structures shall have a vertical dimension no greater than twelve (12) inches. Sheet metal siding <br />shall not be permitted in such districts. <br />(b) Two Family and Townhome Design and Construction Standards. <br />1. Unit Width. The minimum width of a two family or townhome dwelling unit <br />shall be twenty-four (24) feet. Minimum floor area per unit shall be established within the <br />zoning district. <br />2. Unit Construction. <br />a. Building elevations and floor plans shall be furnished illustrating exterior <br />building materials and colors to demonstrate compliance with § 1007.043 (2)(b)2.d. of this <br />Ordinance. Building floor plans shall identify the interior storage space within each unit. <br />b. Decks or Porches. Provision shall be made for possible decks, porches, or <br />additions as part of the initial dwelling unit building plans. <br />3-9 <br />