| A. Description |
| A cottage court is a group of small detached houses, attached houses, townhouses (two-unit maximum per building), or tiny houses sharing a common courtyard. The courtyard enhances the character of the area through the provision of consolidated open space. A cottage court may be developed on individual lots or with a common form of ownership. |
| B. Districts Allowed In |
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RX-, OX-, NX-, CX |
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| C. Building Types Allowed |
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Detached house, Attached house, Townhouse (two-unit maximum per building), Tiny house |
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RX-, OX-, NX-, CX- |
| D. Site and Lot Dimensions |
| D1 |
Net Site Area (min) |
13,000 sf |
| D2 |
Site Width (min) |
90' |
| D3 |
Site depth (min) |
90' |
| D4 |
Site area per non-Tiny House dwelling unit over four (min) |
2,400 sf |
| D5 |
Site area per Tiny House dwelling unit over four (min) |
1,800 sf |
| D6 |
Dwelling units per site (max) |
30 |
| D7 |
Dwelling unit gross floor area (max)1 |
1,800 sf |
| D8 |
Detached accessory structure footprint (max)2 |
450 sf |
| D9 |
Individual lot area (min) |
No min. |
| 1A Tiny House may be no larger than 800 sf in building footprint and no more than 1200 sf in gross floor area. |
| 2A detached accessory structure must be less than the gross floor area of the principal dwelling. |
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RX-, OX-, NX-, CX- |
| E. Internal Courtyard |
| E1 |
Area (min) |
1,600 sf |
| E2 |
Width as measured parallel to primary street for first 15’ of site depth (min)1 |
20’ |
| E3 |
Courtyard area per non- Tiny House unit over four (min) |
400 sf |
| E4 |
Courtyard area per Tiny House unit over four (min) |
200 sf |
| E5 |
Setback from primary street (max) |
0' |
| F. Principal Building/Structure Setbacks (Site) |
| F1 |
From primary street (min) |
10' |
| F2 |
From side street (min) |
10' |
| F3 |
From side site line (min) |
10' |
| F4 |
From rear site line (min) |
20' |
| F5 |
From alley (min |
5' |
| F6 |
Building Separation (min) |
6' |
| F. Principal Building/Structure Setbacks (Lots) |
| F7 |
From internal cottage court lot line (min) |
3' |
| F8 |
From shared internal townhouse lot line (min) |
0' |
| G. Surface Parking Setbacks |
| G1 |
From primary street if not screened from primary street by C3 yard or principal structure (min) |
90' |
| G2 |
From primary street if screened from primary street by C3 yard or principal structure (min) |
50' |
| G3 |
From side street (min) |
10' |
| G4 |
From side lot line (min) |
5' |
| G5 |
From rear lot line (min) |
5' |
| G6 |
From alley (min) |
0' |
| H. Height |
| H1 |
Non-Tiny House building height (max) |
30' |
| H2 |
Tiny House building height (max) |
26' |
| H3 |
Accessory structure height (max) |
26' |
