Chapter 19.145
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS – VSF, VTH AND VA ZONES
Sections:
19.145.020 Entries and front porches.
19.145.050 Fences, screening, and buffering.
19.145.060 Public recreational uses.
19.145.010 Applicability.
The special standards provided in this chapter apply in the Village single-family (VSF), Village town house (VTH) and Village apartment (VA) zones unless otherwise provided. (Ord. 1-2024 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.020 Entries and front porches.
A. Primary entries shall be accessed directly from a public street and must be visible from the street.
B. A minimum of every other residential unit within a block frontage shall have a front porch. Residential units without front porches shall not be constructed on adjacent lots.
C. Front porches may encroach into front setback and are not subject to lot coverage limitations. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.030 Window trim.
Window trim in the VSF, VTH, and VA zones shall not be flush with exterior wall treatment. Windows shall be provided with an architectural surround at the jamb, head and sill. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.040 Roofs.
Hipped gambrel or gabled roofs are required. The pitch of the roof shall be no less than 4:12. Flat roofs are not permitted except for mechanical equipment areas in VA zones. Thirty-inch-high parapets are required along street facades where flat roofs are used. Flat roofs are not permitted in VSF and VTH zones. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.050 Fences, screening, and buffering.
Fences, screens, and sight-obscuring plantings shall meet the intersection sight distance requirements as established by city engineering department.
The maximum height of a fence, screen, or sight-obscuring plantings shall be six feet along the side and rear yards back from the front building line and four feet forward of the front building line. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.060 Public recreational uses.
Publicly owned and operated parks, playgrounds, recreational and community buildings and related improvements such as tennis courts, and similar recreational uses; provided, that any principal building, swimming pool, or use shall be located not less than 45 feet (VSF) or 30 feet (VTH and VA) from any other lot in the same zone. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.070 Landscaping.
In all VTH and VA zones, a minimum of 25 percent of site area shall be landscaped in conformance with FMC 19.140.070. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.080 Materials.
Exterior finishes and fences shall be wood and/or masonry. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.145.090 Automobile access.
On lots that abut alleys, automobile access to garages shall be exclusively from the alley. No driveway access onto the street will be allowed. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)