The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subdivision, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Access street
Means those public streets within or bounding a townhouse subdivision which serves a townhouse subdivision and other adjacent properties outside the subdivision.
Interior street
Means public streets not more than six hundred feet (600') long within a townhouse subdivision, which streets are located and designed to serve a limited area within such subdivision and shall not serve other properties outside the subdivision.
Open space
Means private property under common ownership designated for recreation area, private park, play lot area, plaza area, building setbacks and ornamental area open to general view within the subdivision. The term "open space" does not include streets, alleys, utility easements, or required building setbacks.
Townhouse subdivision
Means those developments in which it is proposed to partition land into individual lots and construct townhouses which may be individually owned and where the minimum lot sizes are to be less than those required under this division.
Townhouse.
The term "townhouse," "apartments," or "multiple-dwelling units" shall be used interchangeably and means a structure which is one of a series of dwelling units designed for single-family unit occupancy, which dwelling units are structurally connected or immediately adjacent to each other without side yards between individual dwelling units.
(Ordinance 26-747-16 adopted 4/2/2026)
All those persons proposing or intending to develop a townhouse subdivision or apartment complex within the city or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction shall comply with the procedural requirements set out in this article, and shall complete an environmental impact study as provided for in the city ordinances. All such developments shall be designed to comply with the Comprehensive Plan.
(Ordinance 26-747-16 adopted 4/2/2026)
(a) 
Interior streets, if dedicated to public use, shall have a minimum right-of-way width of fifty-five feet (55') and shall be developed with a minimum of thirty-five feet (35') paving section with concrete curbs and gutters in accordance with article V, division 2 of this chapter.
(b) 
Access streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of sixty feet (60').
(c) 
All townhouse subdivisions shall have a direct access street to at least one dedicated and accessible public street.
(d) 
Alleys shall have a minimum right-of-way of twenty feet (20') and shall be developed with a concrete pavement in accordance with construction standards found in article V, division 2 of this chapter.
(Ordinance 26-747-16 adopted 4/2/2026)
(a) 
Building setback lines of twenty-five feet (25') shall be required on all lots fronting or backing on an access street.
(b) 
Building setback lines of twenty feet (20') shall be required on all lots siding on access streets or upon a plat boundary.
(c) 
No building setback lines shall be required on the sides of lots abutting interior streets, except where traffic safety or other factors necessitate the establishment of such setbacks.
(d) 
Where townhouse lots and dwelling units are designed to face upon an open or common access court rather than upon a public street, said open or common court shall be at least forty feet (40') wide and not more than two hundred feet (200') long, measured from the public street upon which the court must open. Said court may not include vehicular drives or parking areas in front of dwelling units without additional width as required by the City Council.
(Ordinance 26-747-16 adopted 4/2/2026)
(a) 
Lot area shall be a minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.
(b) 
Lot width shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet (25').
(c) 
Dwelling units may be constructed up to side lot line, and openings shall not face a side lot line unless the side wall of the dwelling unit is at least ten feet (10') from the side lot line.
(d) 
Lot size may be reduced under the provision that open space, as defined herein, be dedicated according to the following schedule: For every one hundred (100) square feet of open space per lot provided, the minimum lot area may be reduced by two hundred (200) square feet. No lot shall, however, have a lot area of less than two thousand (2,000) square feet, and a width of less than twenty-five feet (25').
Open Space Per Dwelling
(Square Feet)
Minimum Lot Area
(Square Feet)
0
2,500
100
2,300
200
2,100
250
2,000
(Ordinance 26-747-16 adopted 4/2/2026)
All utilities, such as sanitary sewer, water, gas, telephone, television cable and electrical, shall be placed underground.
(Ordinance 26-747-16 adopted 4/2/2026)