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89 <br /> Village Development Standards <br /> TOWNHOUSE AREA PROVISIONS <br /> Land designated as a Townhouse Area may be used for the following purposes: <br /> • Day care centers. <br /> Land Use • Bed and breakfast establishments. <br /> 0 Retirement centers. <br /> 0 Home occupations of a professional and/or office nature when located on the <br /> second floor of a permitted outbuilding. <br /> • An accessory residential apartment when located on the second floor of a <br /> permitted outbuilding. <br /> • Not more than five percent (5%) of the land area in the Village Proper shall be <br /> designated for Townhouse Area use. <br /> Land • Townhouse Area lots shall have a lot frontage of 50 feet. <br /> Allocation • A maximum of 12 lots may be combined for the purpose of constructing a <br /> single building containing apartments. <br /> • Setback requirements on combined lots shall be the same as for single lots. <br /> • Buildings shall be set back either five (5) feet or 15 feet from the front property <br /> line. <br /> • The lot frontage shall have a masonry wall, wood fence or hedge, no less than <br /> 50% opaque, built within five(5) feet of the property line between three(3)and <br /> five(5) feet in height. <br /> Lots • Buildings shall have no required setback from side property lines except on <br /> & comer lots where the side yard setback adjacent to the street shall be five (5) <br /> Buildings feet. <br /> • Building coverage may not exceed 70 percent of the lot area. <br /> • Buildings may not exceed three(3) stories in height. <br /> 0 One (1) outbuilding is permitted on each lot, provided its ground floor area <br /> does not exceed 450 square feet, it does not to exceed two(2)stories in height, <br /> and it is located within 30 feet of the rear property line and at least four(4) feet <br /> from one side property line. <br /> • Lots shall front on a street with a maximum right-of-way width of 60 feet, <br /> consisting of at least two 12-foot travel lanes, 8-foot parallel parking on both <br /> sides, and 6-foot sidewalks on both sides. <br /> Streets • Lots shall have their rear lot lines coinciding with the right-of-way of a 24-foot <br /> alley, containing a pavement width of at least sigh! (9) fees <br /> Alleys <br /> Provision shall be made for service delive and trash collection <br /> ry, <br /> at the rear lot line. <br /> • Street trees shall be planted on both sides of the street at no more than 7-11;-feet <br /> #04 intervals meamfed diagonally a@Fess the sifeei. <br /> • The number of and loading spaces shall be provided in <br /> accordance with Article 10 of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Parking • All off-street parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the building, with <br /> access through an alley only. <br /> Flexible Development 25 <br />