06-27-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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(A) Steeply-sloped yards in excess of a slope of 2 to 1 (two foot horizontal for one foot vertical)shall incorporate a slope retention element of either a small retaining wall with steps as a transition to the sidewalk or ground cover/low shrub planting schemes. (B) When utilized, decorative walls, fences, or hedges shall not exceed three feet (3') in height along the front and side property lines that face the streets. (C) Decorative fences and hedges shall be no greater than five feet (5') in height along the rear and side property lines that do not face the streets. (D) For urban townhome development, if front yard fencing is provided, said fencing shall be of a single, unified fence design for all units within a project. Individual fencing of individual urban townhome front yards is prohibited. (6) Multi-Family Residential Parking and Service Areas (A) Urban.Townhome/Rowhome Residential (i) Off-street parking for all new urban townhome/rowhomes, shall be in the form of an enclosed garage located at the rear of the primary structure. (ii) Garages oriented with garage doors facing an alley shall have a setback(apron)of not less than 18' from the alley, sufficient to accommodate the parking of an automobile. (iii) Side-loaded garages accessible from primary or secondary street frontages are permitted only when legal alley access to garages is not available. (iv) Garages that have ingress or egress from the front of the property or the primary street are prohibited. (v) Garage setbacks shall include paved and screened locations for trash cans if trash cans cannot be stored in the garage. (vi) Garages that have ingress or egress from rear alleys may incorporate double-car doors. (vii) No more than one (1) double or two (2) single garage doors are permitted to face any street. Page 15 of 26