Article VII Definitions

Cottage Housing Development. A cottage housing development is detached single-family housing in a cluster of four to 12 dwelling units around a central open space and has the following characteristics:

1.  
   1. 1.
      Each unit is of a size and function suitable for a single person or very small family; 
   2. 2.
      Each unit has the construction characteristics of a single-family house; 
   3. 3.
      Units may be located on platted lots or as units in a condominium and may share use of common facilities, such as a party room, tool shed, garden orchard, workshop or parking areas; 
   4. 4.
      The site is designed with a coherent concept in mind, including shared functional open space, off-street parking, access within the site and from the site, and consistent landscaping.

Effective on: 4/16/2011