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§ 265-32. Moderate Density Townhouse Residential (R-TH). <br />D. Site Development Standards. <br />(1) Minimum lot area: 4,000 square feet for single-family and duplex dwellings, and 3,000 <br />square feet for townhouse units. <br />(2) Minimum lot width: 40 feet for single family, and duplex dwellings. No minimum lot <br />width for townhouse dwellings in contiguous blocks of three or more dwellings. <br />(3) Maximum height: 45 feet. <br />(4) Setbacks: Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, except as authorized <br />by the allowable encroachments detailed below. <br />(a) Front yard: Minimum of 20 feet. <br />(b) Interior side yard: Minimum of five feet or combined side yard of 10 feet for <br />single-family detached units. For duplex and townhouse units, zero feet for the <br />side of common or abutting walls of attached units. A maximum of eight <br />dwellings may be constructed in a contiguous series of attached dwellings or <br />townhouses. The minimum side separation between contiguous groupings of <br />dwellings shall be 20 feet. <br />(c) Corner side yard: Minimum of 10 feet. <br />(d) Rear yard: Minimum of 15 feet for principle use structures. <br />(e) Encroachments: The following may encroach into a required yard area, subject to <br />compliance with the conditions set forth below: <br />L Roof overhangs, eyebrows, awnings. The encroachment shall not exceed 20 <br />percent of the required yard, with a maximum projection of 5 feet. If the minimum <br />required yard width is 7.5 feet or less, the projection may encroach up to 2 feet. <br />This encroachment does not include balconies or rooftop terraces. <br />ii. Built-in planters. The encroachment shall not exceed 25 percent of the required <br />yard and up to a maximum height equal to the finished floor elevation of the <br />principal structure. <br />iii. Deck and pool deck. Encroachment is only permissible into the rear yard, up to <br />5.5' feet from the property line and the maximum height is equal to the finished <br />first floor elevation of the principal structure. The encroachment may extend to <br />the rear property line and be connected to a dock and its related decking when <br />abutting a bay, canal, or other body of water. No encroachment is allowed into <br />the front yard, side yard, or street side yard. <br />iv. Roof deck landscaping. Built-in planters, gardens, or similar landscaping <br />features, not exceeding three and one-half feet in height above the finished roof <br />Page 4 of 9 <br />38 <br />