Austin |
Land Development Code |
Title 25. LAND DEVELOPMENT. |
Chapter 25-2. ZONING. |
SubChapter C. USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. |
Article 4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN USES. |
SubPart A. Requirements for Specific Uses. |
§ 25-2-775. TOWNHOUSES.
(A)
Not more than one townhouse is permitted on a townhouse lot.
(B)
The minimum lot width for a townhouse is 20 feet.
(C)
At least 3,600 square feet of site area is required for each townhouse.
(D)
At least two connected townhouses are required on a townhouse site.
(E)
A townhouse lot must include a private yard that complies with the zoning district open space requirement. A wall or solid fence, not less than five feet in height, is required along a side lot line that adjoins a required private yard.
(F)
The width of a driveway that serves only one townhouse and that is located in the front yard of the townhouse lot may not exceed 50 percent of the lot width.
(G)
A driveway that serves more than one townhouse may include not more than 50 percent of the combined area of the required street yards of the townhouses served by the driveway. The driveway may have not more than two points of vehicular access to a public street.
(H)
This subsection applies in an SF-5 district.
(1)
A townhouse group with access to a local residential street:
(a)
must be located at least 100 feet from other townhouse groups with access to a local residential street; and
(b)
may include not more than six townhouses.
(2)
A townhouse group with access to a street other than a local residential street:
(a)
must be located at least 300 feet from other townhouse groups with access to a street other than a local residential street; and
(b)
may include not more than ten townhouses.
Source: Section 13-2-256; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 000309-39; Ord. 031211-11.