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(a) Townhouses shall be allowed by conditional use permit as provided by the Land Use Table. Townhouses may be permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

(1) The development conforms to the adopted comprehensive plan;

(2) Public services and facilities are adequate to serve the townhouse development;

(3) Health, safety, and welfare will not be jeopardized as a result of the proposed development;

(4) Standards for townhouse development are satisfied as required in this section;

(5) Any and all specific conditions deemed necessary by the Commission to fulfill the above-mentioned conditions shall be met by the applicant.

(b) Townhouses shall be subject to the following standards:

(1) The proposed development shall meet the applicable processing conditions specified in the conditional use permit section;

(2) A detailed development plan shall be submitted including a site plan drawn to scale. The site plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, the topography and drainage of the proposed site, the location of all buildings and structures on the site, courts, and open space areas, circulation patterns, ingress and egress points, parking areas (including the total number of parking spaces provided), and a general floor plan of the principal buildings, together with such information as the Commission shall require;

(3) Not more than six (6) contiguous townhouses shall be built in a row with the same or approximately the same front line and not more than twelve (12) townhouses shall be contiguous;

(4) Separation requirement: One series of townhouses shall not be located closer than fifteen feet (15') to another series of townhouses or any accessory structure within the townhouse development;

(5) Minimum lot width for an individual townhouse is twenty-four feet (24');

(6) Minimum lot area for each townhouse unit shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet and subject to the following:

(A) The total building coverage in the R, RR, RR1, RS, RS1, RS2, RU, and TSH zones shall be determined by the Development Requirements Table of KMC Title 14. The total building coverage in the IL, IH, CC, and CG zones shall be determined by the Uniform Building Code as adopted by KMC 4.05.010. (Ord. 1767-97)

(B) The lot area may include a portion of the undivided common area.

(7) Two hundred (200) cubit feet of covered storage space shall be provided exclusive of the living area of the unit, unless a garage is provided as a part of the townhouse unit;

(8) The developer or subdivider of any townhouse development including common open area, property, or amenities, shall have evidence that compliance with the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act, AS 34.08, has been made prior to the sale of any townhouse dwelling units;

(9) All areas not devoted to buildings, drives, walks, parking areas or other authorized installations shall be covered with one or more of the following: lawn, grass, natural or ornamental shrubbery or trees, or other suitable materials approved by the Commission;

(10) The standards set forth in this section shall complement the general standards set forth in this chapter and shall not be construed as superseding any general standard. In the event of conflict, the stricter standard shall control.

(Ords. 925, 1862-2000, 2282-2008)