[R.O. 2011 §34-57; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997; Ord. No.
7041 § 2, 6-12-2017]
The following standards are intended to provide for adequate daylight, open space, and privacy for occupants of town-house, attached single-family, garden-type, and elevator-type dwellings. Deviation from the strict application of these standards shall only be permitted for developments approved under the provisions of a "planned development" (see Division 11, Article IV of this Chapter).
[R.O. 2011 §34-57.1; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997; Ord. No.
6990 § 1, 5-26-2015; Ord. No. 7041 § 2, 6-12-2017[1]]
A.
Development Location. Within the "LR" district, town-house dwelling
developments shall be located on a "major street," as specified in
the motor vehicle and traffic regulations of the University City Municipal
Code (Title III). At least thirty percent (30%) of the development's
boundary shall be coterminous with the right-of-way of the major street.
B.
Vehicle Access.
1.
Eight (8) Or Fewer Dwelling Units. Access may be provided directly to the individual dwelling units from a public street right-of-way, except as prohibited in Subsection (B)(3) of this Section.
2.
Nine (9) Or More Dwelling Units. Access to the individual dwelling
units shall be provided by internal access drives (public or private).
The internal access drive(s) shall intersect with a major or secondary
street, but not closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to an existing
street intersection (measured from the centerline of the existing
street intersection to the centerline of the access drive).
3.
Access To Big Bend Boulevard, Delmar Boulevard, Hanley Road,
And Olive Boulevard Limited. There shall be no direct access to/from
individual town-house dwellings and these major streets. Only an internal
access drive serving the development shall be permitted to intersect
with these major streets.
C.
Density And Dimensional Regulations — When All Units Are On
Same Lot.
1.
Minimum Lot Area.
b.
Minimum lot depth. One hundred (100) feet.
c.
Minimum lot width. Seventy (70) feet.
d.
Minimum unit width. Fifteen (15) feet.
e.
Minimum/maximum unit groupings. Three/eight (3/8).
f.
Minimum building setbacks.
(1)
From street right-of-way. Twenty (20) feet.
(2)
From rear property line. Twenty (20) feet.
(3)
From private drives or parking areas. Ten (10)
feet.
(4)
Adjacent to "SR" zoned property. Twenty-five (25)
feet.
(5)
Adjacent to "LR" zoned property. Twenty (20) feet.
(6)
Adjacent to property in the same zoning district.
Five (5) feet.
(7)
Adjacent to all other properties. Ten (10) feet.
g.
Minimum distance between buildings. All buildings within the
development shall be separated by a distance of not less than fifteen
(15) feet.
D.
Density And Dimensional Regulations — When Each Unit Is On
Its Own Individual Lot.
1.
Minimum Lot Area. Two thousand (2,000) square feet.
2.
Minimum Lot Width. Twenty (20) feet.
3.
Minimum Lot Depth. Eighty (80) feet.
4.
The same setbacks as specified in Subsection (C) above shall apply. A side yard setback of zero (0) feet shall be allowed along property lines where units are attached.
5.
Minimum Distance Between Buildings. All buildings within the
development shall be separated by a distance of not less than fifteen
(15) feet.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 7041 also changed the title
of this Section from “Town House Apartments” to “Town-House
Dwellings.”
[Ord. No. 7041 § 2, 6-12-2017]
[R.O. 2011 §34-57.2; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997]
A.
Development Location. Within the "LR" districts, garden
apartment developments shall be located on a "major street", as specified
in the motor vehicle and traffic regulations of the University City
Municipal Code (Title III). At least thirty percent (30%) of the development's
boundary shall be coterminous with the right-of-way of the major street.
B.
Vehicle Access. Access to a garden apartment development
shall be provided by internal access drives (public or private) intersecting
with a major or secondary street, but not closer than one hundred
fifty (150) feet to an existing street intersection (measured from
the centerline of the existing street intersection to the centerline
of the access drive).
C.
Density And Dimensional Regulations.
[Ord. No. 6990 §1, 5-26-2015]
2.
Minimum lot depth. One hundred (100) feet.
5.
Maximum number of dwelling units per building. Twelve (12).
6.
Minimum building setbacks (including accessory structures).
a.
From street right-of-way. Twenty (20) feet.
b.
From rear property line. Twenty (20) feet.
c.
From private drives or parking areas. Ten (10)
feet.
d.
Adjacent to "SR" zoned property. Twenty-five
(25) feet.
e.
Adjacent to "LR" zoned property. Twenty-five
(25) feet.
f.
Adjacent to property line of adjacent lot in the same
zoning district. Five (5) feet.
g.
Adjacent to all other properties. Ten (10)
feet.
7.
Minimum distance between buildings. All buildings
within the development shall be separated by a distance of not less
than fifteen (15) feet.
[R.O. 2011 §34-57.3; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997; Ord. No.
6167 §1, 1998; Ord. No. 6990 §1, 5-26-2015; Ord. No. 7341, 10-23-2023]
A.
Development Location. Elevator apartment developments shall
not be completely surrounded by single-family residential neighborhoods.
At least ten percent (10%) of the development's boundary shall be
adjacent to a major street, a commercial zoning district or a multi-family
zoning district.
B.
Vehicle Access. Access to an elevator apartment development
shall be provided by internal access drives (public or private) intersecting
with a major street, but not closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet
to an existing street intersection (measured from the centerline of
the existing street intersection to the centerline of the access drive).
C.
Density And Dimensional Regulations.
1.
Minimum lot area.
a.
Per development. Twenty thousand (20,000) square
feet.
b.
Average per dwelling unit. Five hundred (500) square
feet.
Exception: This minimum shall not apply to the reuse of an existing
elevator apartment building in the "CC" Core Commercial District;
provided, the building does not exceed four (4) stories in height,
all dwelling units are above the ground floor and there is no increase
in the total building area used for dwelling units.
2.
Minimum lot width and depth. One hundred twenty
(120) feet.
3.
4.
Minimum distance between buildings. No elevator
apartment building shall be located closer than seventy-five (75)
feet from any other building containing a dwelling unit and located
on the same lot.
[R.O. 2011 §34-57.4; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997; Ord. No. 6167 §2, 1998; Ord.
No. 6514 §1(part, 8-26-1985), 2004]
A.
When common open space is required in the district regulations, such common open space shall comprise at least fifteen percent (15%) of the gross area of the residential development. This standard may be decreased to as low as five percent (5%) for developments in the "HR" High Density Residential or "HRO" High Density Residential/Office District under conditional use permit review per Article XI of the Zoning Code.
B.
The
amount of required common open space may be reduced by an amount equal
to twice the total area of private balconies or patios. The balconies
or patios shall be accessible to individual dwelling units and consist
of at least sixty (60) square feet of outdoor area and have at least
a horizontal dimension of six (6) or more feet. In no case shall the
area devoted to common open space be less than five percent (5%) of
the gross lot area.
C.
Common
open space shall be used for recreational, park or environmental amenity
purposes for the collective enjoyment of the occupants of the development.
D.
In
addition to the above open space requirements, the following regulates
the use of this common open space in terms of physical surface characteristics,
size, location and physical improvements therein.
1.
Of the required common open space, up to one-half (½) of it
may be covered by water, floodplain, storm water detention/retention
facilities or left in a natural state.
2.
The area of each parcel of open space shall not be less than three thousand (3,000) square feet in area nor less than thirty (30) feet in its smallest dimension, these standards may be decreased in the "HR" High Density Residential, "HRO" High Density Residential/Office District, or the "PD" Planned Development District under conditional use permit review per Article XI of the Zoning Code.
3.
To the extent practicable, common open spaces should be distributed equitably throughout the development in relation to the dwelling units which such common open space is intended to serve. The open space shall not be isolated in one (1) corner of a development, but shall be highly accessible (physically and/or visually) to the residents of the development. These standards may be waived in the "HR" High Density Residential or "HRO" High Density Residential/Office District under conditional use permit review per Article XI of the Zoning Code.
E.
Where common open space is to be provided in a subdivided residential development, the use, operation, and maintenance of areas for common open space, common ground, and common buildings shall be guaranteed by the establishment of a trust indenture as required in Sections 405.360 and 405.370, University City Municipal Code.
[R.O. 2011 §34-58; Ord. No. 6139 §1(Exh. A (part)), 1997]
In any district where an existing single-family dwelling is a non-conforming use, said single-family dwelling shall not be converted or changed to a permitted use without first obtaining a conditional use permit as provided in Article XI of this Chapter.
