FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 2012-062 - Laserfiche WebLink

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C. Secondary Dwelling, All Urban Residential Districts. The purpose of a secondary dwelling is to provide life -cycle housing opportunities for family members or small households of one or two people, while providing more efficient use of large single-family dwellings or large lots. 1. A secondary dwelling unit may be located within a principal structure used as a single- family detached dwelling, above a detached garage, or within a separate detached structure. 2. There shall be no more than one secondary dwelling unit on the zoning lot. 3. At least one dwelling unit on the zoning lot shall be owner -occupied. 4. The minimum lot area shall be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet greater than the minimum lot area required for a single-family detached dwelling in the zoning district. 5. If the secondary unit is included in the principal building, the appearance of the building shall remain that of a single-family dwelling. Any new or additional entrances must face the side or rear of the building. 6. Whether the secondary unit is an addition to an existing structure or a new detached structure, roof pitch, windows, eaves and other architectural features must be the same or visually compatible with those of the principal building. Exterior finish materials and trim must be the same or closely match in type, size and location the materials and trim of the original building. 7. A secondary unit within the principal structure shall not contain more than thirty (30) percent of the principal building's total floor area or eight hundred (800) square feet, whichever is less. A detached secondary unit shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet in gross floor area. 8. Impervious limits for the lot within the zoning district in question shall not be exceeded. D. Wayside Stand, All Urban Residential Districts 1. No more than one stand per lot shall be permitted. 2. Adequate off-street parking shall be provided. Single -Family Detached Dwelling, All Urban Residential Districts 1. No parking shall be located in the front yard or between the front facade and the street except on a permitted driveway. 2. The primary entrance shall be located on the facade fronting a public street. Two -Family Dwelling, MDR and HDR Districts 1. No parking shall be located in the front yard or between the front facade and the street except on a permitted driveway. 2. Access to the second dwelling unit shall be either through a common hallway with one front entrance, or by means of a separate entrance. 3. New housing types should be introduced in limited quantities to increase diversity and housing choice, not to replace whole blocks of existing housing. Therefore, no more than one -quarter of the lineal frontage of a developed block may be redeveloped as two-family units, and no further two-family or higher density development is permitted once this threshold is reached. Lineal frontage shall be measured around the entire perimeter of the block. 4. Two-family dwellings shall be designed to reflect the general scale and character of surrounding buildings on surrounding blocks, including front yard depth, building width height and roof pitch, primary materials, facade detailing and size and placement of window and door openings. 25