§ 38-1386. Village home district.

(a)

Development guidelines. The following development guidelines shall apply to all development within the village home district.

(1)

Density. Except for transfer of development rights as provided for in chapter 30, article XIV, division 2, of this Code or as otherwise provided in section 38-1384(a), the average net density within an area designated as village home district on the village SAP and per each Preliminary Subdivision Plan (PSP) shall be six (6) dwelling units per acre.

(2)

Permitted uses. Same as the estate home district as established in subsection 38-1385(a)(2) or the garden home mixed use district established in subsection 38-1385.8.

(3)

Ground-floor nonresidential uses. Retail commercial and professional office uses may be permitted on the first floor of a multi-story residential structure when located fronting a neighborhood center or village center. Such nonresidential uses shall be integrated into the residential building and shall be limited to one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leasable area, and shall be primarily oriented to serve the residents of the immediate area. These nonresidential use areas shall be identified on the PD land use plan. The PSP shall include covenants, conditions and restrictions identifying these as primary residential uses with accessory commercial and professional office.

(b)

Development standards. The following standards shall apply to single-family detached residences within the village home district. Modifications to these standards may be permitted where alternative development practices will reinforce the planning principles established by the goals, objectives and policies of the village land use classification, the adopted SAP and this village development code. Any such modifications to these guidelines shall be identified separately in bold on the village PD land use plan, PSP or development plan for approval by the board of county commissioners at a public hearing.

(1)

Maximum lot area: None.

(2)

Minimum average lot size: Twenty-eight hundred (2,800) square feet. (Where transfer of development rights or townhouses are utilized, the minimum lot size may vary from this standard and shall be determined at the time of preliminary subdivision plan approval.)

(3)

Minimum living area: One thousand (1,000) square feet. Living area is defined as the area that is heated and cooled.

(4)

Minimum lot width: Thirty-two (32) feet for single-family detached dwelling units.

(5)

Attached units shall be subject to the standards in section 38-1387.1.

(6)

Minimum lot depth: One hundred ten (110) feet. (ninety (90) feet with alley)

(7)

Maximum building height: Three (3) stories and forty-five (45) feet.

(8)

Maximum garage height: Twenty-two (22) feet; or thirty (30) feet with living area over garage.

(9)

Maximum lot coverage: Sixty-five (65) percent. (The area of a front porch is not included in the calculation of lot coverage.)

(10)

Minimum building setback requirements:

a.

Front: Fifteen (15) feet; seven (7) feet for front porch.

b.

Side: Four (4) feet (subject to easement). Side Street: Ten (10) feet.

c.

Rear: Twenty (20) feet for primary structure.

d.

Lakefront: Fifty (50) feet from the normal high water elevation contour in accordance with chapter 30, article XII, of this Code.

e.

Garages: See section 38-1384(g).

(11)

Shared driveways are encouraged; however when driveways are not shared, they must be setback a minimum of two (2) feet from the side property line.

(c)

Townhome development standards. Standards for townhomes developed in the village home district shall be those specified for townhouses in section 38-1387.1.

(d)

Condominium development standards. Standards for condominiums developed in the village home district shall be those specified for condominiums in section 38-1387.3, except that the maximum building height shall be limited to four (4) stories and fifty-five (55) feet.

(Ord. No. 97-09, § 1, 5-20-97; Ord. No. 99-09, § 10, 3-23-99; Ord. No. 09-16, § 1, 6-2-09; Ord. No. 2014-04 , § 1, 2-11-14)