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Section 502.42: R-4: TOWNHOUSE/PATIO HOME RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Subd. 1: Intent: It is the intent of the R-4 Townhouse/Patio Home District to
accommodate a variety of single-family housing types, including patio homes and single-family
common wall attached housing units such as townhouses or rowhouses at low to moderate
residential densities. The R-4 District is intended for those areas designated as medium and/or
high density residential areas or residential planned unit developments under the Comprehensive
Plan. The R-4 District shall be developed by Planned Unit Development in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance except that the provision requiring a minimum of twenty (20) acres
will not apply. For the purpose of this ordinance, the following definitions will apply:
a) Patio home: A single-family attached or detached unit consisting of one level
living area with open space setbacks on two (2) sides and the ability to have a
bonus room above the garage.
b) Bonus Room: A single room in a house that is created from constructing a garage,
which can be used as a multi-purpose area, such as a family room, sewing or
hobby room, game room, theater room, office, or den. A bonus room is not a
separate dwelling unit or accessory apartment and cannot include kitchen
facilities.
c) Dwelling Unit: A residential accommodation including complete kitchen and
bathroom facilities, which is arranged, designed, used or intended for use
exclusively as living quarters for one family.
d) Rowhouse: One of a series of essentially identical single family residential
structures situated side by side and joined by common walls.
e) Townhouse: A single-family dwelling in a row of at least three (3) such units in
which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located
over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more
common fire resistant walls.
f) Twin Home: Two dwelling units each located upon separate, abutting lots; each
attached side to side but not having a side yard setback from one lot line; each
sharing only one common, unpierced from ground to roof wall; and separated
from any other building or structure by space on all sides.
Subd. 2: Permitted Uses:
a) Patio homes.
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b) Townhouses
c) Row Houses
d) Twin Home
Subd. 3: Conditional Uses: The following uses shall require a Conditional Use Permit
based on the procedures set forth in this Ordinance.
a) Governmental and public utility buildings and structures necessary for the health,
safety, and general welfare of the community.
b) Public or semi-public recreational buildings and community centers.
c) Licensed day-care centers serving 13 or more persons
d) Licensed residential group care facilities with seven or more boarders.
e) Nursing Homes and Board and Care Homes, provided that adequate parking is
provided and the site is accessible to commercial service areas.
f) Public Libraries
g) Public or private schools.
h) Religious Institutions, including churches, synagogues, chapels and temples,
including those related structures located on the same site which are an integral
part of church proper, convents or homes for persons related to a religious
function on the same site.
i) Nurseries and greenhouses.
j) Bed and Breakfast
k) Uses which in the judgment of the Planning Commission and City Council are
similar to those listed in this zoning district.
l) Manufactured Home Parks, in accordance with this Ordinance.
Subd. 4: Permitted Accessory Uses.
a) Private garages, parking spaces and carports for passenger cars, trucks,
recreational vehicles and equipment.
b) Home Occupations per Section 502.16.
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c) Houses and similar buildings for storage of domestic equipment and non-
commercial recreational equipment.
d) Swimming Pools, tennis courts, and detached screen porch or gazebo, provided
that the maximum lot coverage requirement is not exceeded. All swimming pools
must be fenced around the perimeter. The fence must meet the requirements of
this Ordinance.
e) Fences
f) Accessory building (s) and/or private garage (s), either attached or detached, shall
be subject to the general requirements of this Ordinance, except that up to fifteen
(15) percent of the total lot area may be used for accessory buildings for
townhouse, group or row house development.
Subd. 5: Lot Area Requirements.
Land Use Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Minimum Lot
Area Width Depth
a) Detached Patio
Home 6,000 60’ 100’
b) Townhouse, group
or row houses 12,000 75’ 120’
c) Churches, chapels,
temples, synagogues 22,000 100’
d) Public Buildings 40,000 100’
e) Day care facilities
serving 15 or more
persons and
residential facilities 9,000 75’ 120’
serving more than 6
persons
f) Schools 22,000 100’ 120’
g) The minimum lot area per townhouse, group or row house unit shall be four
thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.)
h) The net housing density within the district is six (6) units per acre of net buildable
area of the subdivision. Net buildable area shall be the total area less public street
right-of-way, wetlands, drainage ways, water bodies and slopes greater than
twelve (12) percent.
Subd. 6: Setback Requirements.
Land Use Front Yard Interior Side Street Side Rear
setback Yard setback Yard setback Yard
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setback
a) Patio Home* 30’ 10’ 20’ 20’
b) Townhouse, group
or row houses 30’ 10’ 25’ 20’
c) Churches, chapels,
temples, synagogues 30’ 20’ 30’ 35’
d) Day care facilities
serving 15 or more
persons and 30’ 10’ 25’ 35’
residential facilities
serving more than 6
persons
e) All other uses 50’ 50’ 50’ 50’
f) Accessory Uses Same as Same as Same as
principal principal principal 10’
*Attached patio homes would be relieved from the setback requirements where
attachments occur at the lot line.
Subd. 7: Building Requirements.
a) Building Height shall not exceed two (2) stories or 35 feet as measured from the
average grade.
b) No more than 8 dwelling units shall be constructed within one structure.
c) Each dwelling unit shall have two or more individual, separate entrances.
d) All dwelling units shall have a minimum roof pitch of 4:12 as defined by the
building code.
e) All dwelling units shall have a frost free foundation as defined by the building
code, or an engineered concrete slab with concrete above-grade exterior
foundations walls.
f) The exterior of townhouse and rowhouse dwelling units shall include a variation
in building materials, which are to be distributed throughout the building facades
and coordinated into the architectural design of the structure to create an
architecturally balanced appearance. The permitted materials are: brick, stucco,
stone, steel/vinyl/aluminum, wood, and fiber-cement siding. In addition, a
minimum of 25 percent of the combined area of all building facades of a structure
shall have an exterior finish of brick, stucco and/or natural or artificial stone. For
the purpose of this section, the area of the building façade shall not include the
area devoted to windows, entrance doors, garage doors or roof areas.
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g) Buildings shall be designed to prevent the appearance of straight, unbroken lines
in their horizontal and vertical surface. There shall be no more than two
contiguous townhouse dwelling units without a break in the horizontal and/or
vertical elevations of at least thirty-two (32) inches.
h) Where more than one (1) principal use building is to be located upon the same
site, the separation between buildings shall not be less than forty (40) feet.
i) All dwelling units shall have a minimum floor area of 676 square feet.
j) Provisions for shelter in the event of severe weather for each dwelling unit shall
be demonstrated either in the form of the construction of a free-standing severe
weather structure, a reinforced concrete safe room within each dwelling unit
and/or basement/crawl space sufficient to house four (4) adults per dwelling unit.
1. The entrance to a development shall be one that abuts a collector or
arterial road.
Subd. 8: Parking Provisions. All driveways and parking areas shall be hard surfaced and
each dwelling unit shall be provided with a minimum of two parking spaces one of which shall
be in an attached garage.
Subd. 9: Site Coverage. On lots developed for townhouse or rowhouse or attached patio
home units, no structure or combination of structures shall occupy more than 50% of the lot area.
On lots developed for detached patio home units, no structure or combination of structures shall
occupy more than 35% of the lot area.
Subd. 10: Signs as regulated within this Ordinance.
Subd. 11: Yard Cover. Every yard on a premise on which a dwelling stands shall, within
3 months of issuance of the certificate of occupancy, be provided with lawn or combined lawn
cover of vegetation, gardens, hedges, shrubbery, and related decorative materials and such yards
shall be maintained consistent with prevailing community standards. Motor vehicles may not be
left parked or unattended on or within a yard. Grass shall be maintained so as not to exceed a
height of 6 inches.
Subd. 12: Additional Requirements. Uses may be subject to additional requirements
contained in this Ordinance including, but not limited to the sections governing parking, home
occupation, floodplain, signs.
Subd. 13: Common Areas. All common areas within an R-4 development, including but
not limited to, open space, wetlands, greenways, drainage ponds, driveway, parking areas, play
areas, etc., shall be owned and maintained by a condominium, association, cooperative or other
common interest community created pursuant to Minnesota Statute, Chapter 515B and approved
by the City Attorney. The agreement shall provide for all exterior building maintenance,
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approval of any exterior architectural modifications, landscaping, snow clearing and regular
maintenance of private driveways and other areas owned in common.
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