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A. Permitted Housing Types and Other Residential Development

1. The following residential development shall be allowed as indicated with a “✔”.

Zoning District

Residential Development Allowed

Single-Family
Detached House/Duplex
(paragraphs 7.1.2 and 7.1.6)

Townhouse
(paragraph 7.1.7)

Detached Rowhouse
(paragraph 7.1.8)

Multiplex
(paragraph 7.1.9)

Apartment
(paragraph 7.1.10)

Upper Story Residential

CI, CG, OI

CN

(County Only)

SRP-C

2. For a single-family detached house and duplex, the following zoning district development standards pursuant to paragraph 6.2.1, Development Standards, or paragraphs 7.1.2B and 7.1.6B, Development Standards, as applicable, shall apply:

Tier of the Development Site

Applicable Zoning District Development Standard

Rural

RR (watershed and non-watershed, as applicable)

Suburban

RS-M

Urban

RU-M

Compact Neighborhood

RC

3. For all other residential development, the development standards applicable to the base zoning district, or the CI District under the provisions in paragraph 6.10.1, shall apply.

4. Height for Housing Types

a. The maximum height for the housing type shall be as follows:

Tier of the Development Site

Maximum Height

Single-Family
Detached House/Duplex

All other Allowed
Housing Types

Rural and Suburban

3 stories and 40 feet

Height as allowed for the RS-M District per paragraph 6.3.1A, Dimensional Standards

Urban

3 stories and 40 feet

Height as allowed for the RU-M District per paragraph 6.4.1A, Dimensional Standards

Compact Neighborhood

3 stories and 40 feet

Height as allowed for the RC District per paragraph 6.5.1A, Dimensional Standards

b. For single-family detached house, additional height is allowed at a rate of one story per 10 feet of additional setback provided, with a maximum height of 50 feet.

5. Street level residential development shall not be allowed in the CI District, except for townhomes.

6. (County Only) The development standards for the SRP-C District shall apply to all residential development.

B. Residential Density

1. The residential density shall be based only on that portion of the tract dedicated to the residential use and the minimum and maximum residential densities (shown as units per acre) allowed shall be as shown in the table below:

District

Rural

Suburban

Urban

Compact

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

CI

5

8

8

8

CN

0.2

8

81,2

8

8

OI

8

111,2

8

8

CG

0.2

8

111,2

8

8

(County Only) SRP-C

203

1Density can be increased through use of the Sec. 6.6, Affordable Housing Bonus.

2For multifamily development, density can be increased through use of paragraph 6.3.3B, RS-M District Major Roadway Density Bonus.

3Density in the SRP-C District can be calculated based upon the gross area of the contiguous district, including areas typically precluded from consideration for density in Article 8, Environmental Protection.

2. Density limits shall not apply to upper story residential units in the CI District.

3. For residential development in nonresidential districts, the provisions in paragraph 6.3.3D do not apply.

C. Open Space

Open space shall be provided in all residential developments within nonresidential districts pursuant to the table below. (County Only) Required open space within the SRP-C District can be provided anywhere within the contiguous district area.

Tier

Open Space

Rural and Suburban

18% of gross area

Urban

6% of gross area

Compact Neighborhood

5% of gross area