The RTH zoning district is established to permit single-family attached dwellings
on small lots under fee simple ownership (also called fee simple townhouses). This
district establishes a minimum lot size of 2,400 square feet (0.055 acre) and a minimum
lot width of 24 feet for fee simple townhouse lots, but townhouse development is also
subject to a maximum density threshold of 12 lots (dwellings) per acre. This means
that some lots (i.e., those at the end of a building containing attached townhouses)
will have to be larger in order to meet the overall density maximum. A house size
(heated floor area per dwelling unit) of 1,000 square feet is established for fee
simple townhouse dwellings and fee simple homes constructed on zero-lot line lots.
Public water service is available. Sanitary sewer is also available and required for
new lots platted in this zoning district.
(b)
Rezoning to the R-TH zoning district within established R-7.5 zoned areas may be considered
appropriate, in order to provide more affordable housing opportunities, subject to
site development and architectural design review. This district is not considered
appropriate within established R-30, R-20, and R-15 zoned neighborhoods, nor is it
considered appropriate for designation in the Historic Oxford character area established
on the future development map of the city comprehensive plan, as described in the
community agenda, nor is it considered appropriate in the town neighborhood character
area, except for those portions zoned R-7.5 within the residential Infill Development
Overlay Zoning District. In the R-TH zoning district, new development must adhere
to principles of traditional neighborhood development, including pedestrian orientation
and street connectivity.
(Code 1997, § 40-408-1; Ord. of 2-6-2012, § 1(40-408-1))
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