Multifamily housing developments shall comply with the standards
of this chapter. Multifamily housing means housing that provides four
or more dwelling units on a single legal lot and sharing common walls,
floor/ceilings, courtyard, playground, parking area, or other communal
amenity. Condominiums are considered multifamily housing developments.
These standards are intended to control development scale; avoid
or minimize impacts associated with traffic, parking, and design compatibility;
and ensure proper management and maintenance of common areas.
A.
Building
Mass Supplemental Standard. The maximum width or length of a multiple-family
building shall not exceed 200 feet (from end-wall to end-wall).
B.
Common
Open Space Standard. Inclusive of required setback yards, a minimum
of 20% of the site area shall be designated and permanently reserved
as useable common open space in all multiple-family developments.
The site area is defined as the lot or parcel on which the development
is planned, after subtracting any required dedication of street right-of-way
and other land for public purposes (e.g., public park or school grounds,
etc.). Sensitive lands (e.g., wetlands, riparian areas, and riparian
setback areas/corridors) and historic buildings or landmarks open
to the public and designated by the Comprehensive Plan may be counted
towards meeting common open space requirements.
C.
Trash
Receptacles. Trash receptacles shall be oriented away from adjacent
residences and shall be screened with an evergreen hedge or solid
fence or wall of not less than six feet.
