§ 6.5.2. Single Unit Detached Dwelling

A.

Front and Side Yard Paving  

1.

Only one driveway is allowed for every 65 feet of residential frontage on a same lot. Only a single driveway is allowed on streets with a functional classification of Collector or Arterial.

B.

Garage  

1.

No garage may encroach into a required setback, except where an alley provides access, in which case the garage may encroach into the rear setback.

2.

Garage doors must be positioned at least 5 feet behind the front wall plane of the house, extending no more than 40% of any street-facing width of the house. This requirement does not apply to side-entry garages. Architectural finish and windows must be provided for any side-entry garage wall facing a primary or side street.

3.

Garage doors facing a street or alley must be either:

a.

Less than 6 feet from the back of sidewalk or back of curb if there is no sidewalk; or

b.

More than 20 feet from the back of sidewalk or back of curb if there is no sidewalk.

C.

Parking Location  

1.

No parking pad is allowed in the required front setback. A turnaround extension of no more than 200 square feet is allowed.

2.

The visible storage or parking of more than 4 vehicles at a single-family residence is unlawful.

3.

Parking or storage of a junk or salvage vehicle constitutes an unlawful use, except that no more than 2 junk or salvage vehicles are permitted if parked or stored in a garage or carport not visible from a street or adjacent residential property.

( Ord. of 4-17-2018(4) , §§ 6-31—6-33, 8-22)

Editor's note

An ordinance adopted April 17, 2018(6) , § 8-22, deleted former § 8.1.12, which pertained to single-family residential parking, and incorporated said provision within Section 6.5.2.C.