2019-0084
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, Section III. Definitions., Section VI. Zoning district criteria and regulations. B. Residential districts, [VIII]. R-3, Multi-family residential: 1. Use Regulations and 4. Special Provisions: b.1. Townhouses., and Section VII. Supplemental use and performance regulations. Townhouses., to clarify the definition and regulations for townhouse building and townhouse developments.
Body
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance of 1981 established townhouses as a permitted use in both the R-1T and R-3 zoning districts; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 88-3-9 revised the zoning districts and regulations affecting townhouses; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 15-7-5 revised the definition of townhouses and added supplemental use and performance regulations for townhouses without deleting the existing regulations established by Ordinance 88-3-9; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to clarify the definition and regulations for townhouses and townhouse developments.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE ST PARISH COUNCIL ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Section III. Definitions. is amended as follows, with additional text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
Dwelling, townhouse: A building on its own separate lot of record containing one (1) dwelling unit that occupies space from the ground to the roof, and that is attached to one (1) or more other townhouse dwelling units by at least one (1) common wall. A single-family dwelling on its own separate lot of record with its own front and rear access to the outside, and with its own yards, in a row with other similar dwelling units, in which no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from other units by one or more common fire resistant walls.
Townhouse: A single-family d...
Click here for full text