17.108.030 Development Standards.
Townhouse dwellings and lots shall comply with the following standards:
(1) Number of Units Per Structure.
(a) In the RT District, townhouse structures shall contain no more than four (4) individual dwelling units.
(b) In the R2, R3 and R4 Multi-Family Residential Districts and Commercial Districts, requirements of the underlying district shall
apply with regard to the number of units per structure, except that the number of units per townhouse structure shall not exceed eight (8).
(2) Density. The overall density of a townhouse development shall not exceed the number of dwelling units per acre permitted in the underlying zone district. If two (2) or more zone districts are involved, the number of dwelling units is limited to the total number calculated for each district.
(3) Minimum Building Widths. Each individual townhouse dwelling unit shall have a minimum width as follows:
(a) RT District: twenty-four (24) feet for one-story buildings and twenty (20) feet for two-story buildings;
(b) R2 District: twenty-two (22) feet for one-story buildings and eighteen (18) feet for two-story buildings;
(c) R3 District: eighteen (18) feet for one-story buildings and sixteen (16) feet for two-story buildings;
(d) other districts which allow multi-family structures: No limitation.
(4) Minimum Required Yards. Yard requirements for front and rear yards and for side yards of end dwelling units of townhouse structures shall be the same as the underlying district, except that end side yards which adjoin property zoned R1 or RT shall not be less than ten (10) feet for projects with three (3) or more townhouse dwelling units and five (5) feet for two (2) units.
(5) Maximum Building Coverage. The building coverage requirements for townhouse developments shall be the same as the underlying zone district, except that building coverage on individual platted townhouse lots may exceed such requirements provided that the aggregate coverage of the individual structures in the townhouse development shall be the same as the underlying zone district.
(6) Maximum Height of Buildings. The maximum height of buildings in townhouse developments shall be the same as the underlying zone district. (Ord. 87-9 §1, 1987).