The purpose of this district is to provide for
medium-density residential development in areas which are or which
are expected to become generally urban in character, but where sanitary
sewers and public water supplies are available at the time of construction,
together with such churches, recreational facilities and accessory
uses as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential
surroundings. The district is located to act as a buffer between commercial
uses and established residential and future residential and business
uses in the Historic District. The Duplex Residential District contains
vacant land and existing structures considered appropriate for such
development in the future.
[Amended 11-4-2002]
A building or land shall be used only for the
following purposes:
Permitted accessory uses are as follows:
A.
Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces.
B.
Open or enclosed space for parking one commercial
vehicle of not more than one ton capacity and used by the occupant
of a dwelling.
C.
Domestic storage in the main building or in an accessory
building.
D.
Garages, private.
E.
Home barbecue grills.
F.
Keeping of small animals, insects, reptiles, fish
or birds, but only for personal enjoyment or household use and not
as a business.
G.
Storage of a boat trailer or camp trailer or a boat,
but not in a front yard, provided that it is not used for living purposes
while so parked or stored.
H.
Swimming pools and game courts, unlighted, for use
of occupants or their guests.
I.
Yard sales.
J.
Temporary buildings, the use of which is incidental
to construction operations or sale of lots during development being
conducted on the same or adjoining tract or subdivision and which
shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of such construction
or upon the expiration of a period of two years from the time of erection
of such temporary buildings, whichever is sooner; and conditions on
the placement of which may be established by the Mayor and Town Council
to limit any negative effect such structures may have on the property
or adjacent properties.
[Added 2-2-2004]
[Amended 11-4-2019]
Conditional uses shall be permitted as provided in Article XVII of this chapter.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 200-55, Special use exceptions,
as amended, was repealed 9-9-2019.
Signs permitted in the Duplex Residential District
shall be as follows:
A.
Minimum lot sizes. Minimum lot sizes shall be as follows:
|
Use
|
Area
(square feet)
|
Width
(feet)
|
Depth
(feet)
|
Units/Acre
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Duplex
|
3,750/Unit
|
75
|
100
|
11.6
|
B.
Minimum yard requirements. Minimum yard requirements
shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-6-2007; 2-4-2008]
|
Use
|
Depth of Front Yard
(feet)
|
Width of Side
(feet)
|
Depth of Rear Yard
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Duplex
|
30
|
7
|
10
| |
|
Single-family detached
|
30
|
7 each
|
10
|
(1)
When 25% or more of the street frontage within 200
feet of the property in question is improved with buildings, no buildings
shall be constructed or altered to project beyond the average front
yard so established.
(2)
Unenclosed porches, decks, patios or terraces, not
covered by a roof or canopy, and not extending above the height of
the first floor, may extend a maximum of six feet into the front yard.
(3)
The dwelling units and individual lots of a duplex may be held in separate ownership only if separate lots for the dwelling units are created at the same time and in conformance with Chapter 160, Subdivision of Land.
(4)
The minimum lot area per duplex unit shall be 3,750
square feet.
(5)
For purposes of the side yard regulations, a duplex
building shall be considered as one building on one lot with a side
yard of 7 feet. Any side yard adjacent to the line of a single-family
residential district shall not be less than 15 feet.
(6)
Detached garages or carports shall be permitted only
as shown on the approved site plan.
(7)
The front door of each side-by-side duplex unit shall
face the street unless approved otherwise.
(8)
Required off-street parking in the amount of two spaces
per dwelling unit shall be provided upon the lot for each dwelling
unit.
(9)
A site plan shall accompany an application for approval
of a duplex development.
C.
Maximum height requirements. Maximum height requirements
shall be as follows:
|
Use
|
Feet
|
Stories
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Duplex
|
35
|
3
| |
|
Single-family detached
|
35
|
3
|
The regulations contained in the article are
supplemented or modified by regulations contained in other articles
of this chapter, especially the following:
