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Development of land within the village districts shall follow established standards for <br />traffic circulation, landscape design, and other considerations as specified by the Lake <br />Elmo City Code (LEC). The following standards apply to specific uses. <br />a) Residential units <br />1. Single-family detached dwellings. <br />a. No parking shall be located in the front yard or between the front <br />facade and the street except on a permitted driveway. <br />b. Primary entrances are required to be along the front facade. <br />c. Dwelling units shall be at least 24 feet in width, at least 960 square feet <br />in area, and be placed on a permanent foundation. <br />d. In districts outside of V-LDR: Parking for single-family detached <br />units is encouraged to be accessible from a rear yard alley. <br />1. If a driveway through the front yard, along the side of the <br />building is proposed, required parking shall be located in the <br />rear yard or in an attached garage located behind the <br />habitable area. <br />2. Front loaded garages are not permitted. <br />e. Unless otherwise specified in this article, single-family detached <br />dwellings in the VMX and V-HDR shall adhere to the V-MDR district <br />setbacks. <br />2. Secondary dwellings. Restricted to lots occupied by single-family detached <br />dwellings, and must meet the standards for secondary dwellings in <br />residential districts, LEC 105.12.740(c) and, in the VMX, must be located <br />within the primary structure. LEC 105.12.740(c)(4) shall not apply. In all <br />districts except V-LDR, the minimum lot area shall meet the standard for <br />two-family dwellings. <br />3. Single-family attached and two-family dwellings. <br />a. The primary entrance to each unit shall be located on the facade <br />fronting a public street. <br />b. Common open space for use by all residents or private open space <br />adjacent to each unit shall be provided. Such open space shall <br />comprise of a minimum of 300 square feet in the V-HDR and VMX, and <br />500 square feet per unit in the V-MDR. <br />c. Unless otherwise specified in this article, single-family attached <br />dwellings in the VMX and V-MHDR shall adhere to the MDR district <br />setbacks. <br />d. No parking shall be located in the front yard or between the front <br />façade and the street. <br />e. Parking for single-family attached and two-family units is <br />encouraged to be accessible from a rear yard alley.