Item B: Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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(2) Roof Form. (a) All roof surfaces on residential buildings, other than as provided for porches and dormers in subsections (b) and (c) below, shall have a minimum slope of 6 inches vertically for every 12 inches horizontally, except: 1. A lesser roof pitch is permitted so long as the pitch is no less than the median roof pitch of all residential buildings located on those S-JW lots located within 300 feet of the subject lot. For purposes of determining the median roof pitch, each residential building’s roof pitch shall be considered the roof pitch of the building’s largest contiguous roof area. 2. For a residential building that contains the only dwelling on a lot, a lesser roof pitch is permitted for up to 1,000 square feet of roof surface, so long as the area(s) of lesser pitch are no more than 15 feet above grade at any point. (b) Residential building porches are not required to have a sloped roof if the porch is: 1. Less than 100 square feet; or 2. Located on a street-fronting lot that is not an alley access only lot and is on the rear (i.e., side opposite a street) of the residential building closest to the street. (c) Residential building dormers are not required to have a sloped roof if the dormer is: 1. Less than 10’ wide, as measured at sidewalls or maximum roof opening, whichever is greater; or 2. Located on a street-fronting lot that is not an alley access only lot and is on the rear (i.e., side opposite a street) of the residential building closest to the street. (d) Roof surfaces on garages and other buildings that are not residential buildings in the following categories shall have a minimum slope of 6 inches vertically for every 12 inches horizontally: 1. Buildings with over 200 square feet of floor area; and 2. Buildings with over 100 square feet of floor area that have any part of the building over 12 feet high, as measured from grade. (3) Alley development standards. (a) Primary Vehicle Access. For the purposes of this section, “primary vehicle access” means the primary means by which inhabitants take vehicular access to a dwelling or on-site parking space(s) provided for a dwelling. Primary vehicle access is determined as follows: 1. On an alley access only lot, every dwelling’s primary vehicle access is the alley. 2. On a lot that is not an alley access only lot and that, consistent with access standards in the EC, could take vehicular access from an alley, a dwelling’s primary vehicle access is: a. The street, when there is only one dwelling on the lot. b. When there are multiple dwellings on the lot, for each on-site parking space that complies with the standards Ordinance - Page 5 of 20 Ord.(v3)