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023-08Action: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: October 8, 2008 ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED RESOLUTION Chapter 165, Zoning, and Chapter 144, Subdivision of Land - Provisions to Enable Age- Restricted Multifamily Housing in the RP (Residential Performance) District. WHEREAS, the Frederick County Planning Department has been directed to prepare modifications to Chapter 165, Zoning, and Chapter 144, Subdivision of Land — for provisions to enable age- restricted multifamily housing in the RP (Residential Performance) District. WHEREAS, The Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee (DRRS) recommended approval of this amendment on August 28, 2008; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission discussed the draft ordinance on September 17, 2008; and recommended that a public hearing be held; WHEREAS, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors finds that in the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice, directs the Frederick County Planning Commission hold a public hearing regarding amendments to Chapter 165, Zoning, and Chapter 144, Subdivision of Land — for provisions to enable age - restricted multifamily housing in the RP (Residential Performance) District. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT REQUESTED by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors that the Frederick County Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing to consider revisions to Chapter 165, Zoning, and Chapter 144, Subdivision of Land — for provisions to enable age - restricted multifamily housing in the RP (Residential Performance) District. Passed this 8th day of October, 2008 by the following recorded vote: This resolution was approved by the following recorded vote: Richard C. Shickle, Chairman Ave Gary A. Lofton Aye Gary W. Dove Aye Bill M. Ewing Aye Gene E. Fisher A y e Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Aye Phillip A. Lemieux Aye A COPY ATT T Jo le Jr. Fre erick County Administrator BOS Res. 023 -08 COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development 540/665-5651 FAX: 540/665-6395 MEMORANDUM To: Frederick County Board of Supervisors From: Candice E. Perkins, Senior Planner Ckf Subject: Discussion — Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Age- Restricted Multifamily Housing Date: September 29 2008 In 2007, Patton Harris Rust & Associates (PHR &A) submitted a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to the County to enable age- restricted multifamily housing in the RP (Residential Performance) District. This request has been discussed on numerous occasions over the past two years. The requested changes are based on a desire to incorporate elevators in a cost effective manner by permitting taller buildings, with more units per building, and a higher density than allowed in the garden apartment housing type. The principle change to the ordinance would be the introduction of a new housing type in the RP District called age- restricted multifamily housing. This would be added to the list of allowed RP housing types. The proposal calls for the new housing type to be permitted only with proffered age- restricted housing. Recent discussions on the proposed ordinance have revolved around height and the setback from existing residential uses. The proposed ordinance was discussed at the August 5, 2008 Joint Work Session with the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission. At the work session, the main issue was the proximity of the building to adjacent residential uses. A waiver option to increase the height of the building was discussed at the meeting. After the Work Session, the ordinance was revised to include a waiver option for the building height and was presented to the DRRS on August 28, 2008. The DRRS discussed the height issue extensively and ultimately endorsed the ordinance as presented. The Planning Commission discussed this item at their meeting on September 17, 2008 and were supportive of the proposed amendment with the waiver option for height. This item is presented for discussion. Staff is seeking direction from the Board of Supervisors on whether staff has addressed the Boards' previous comments and if this amendment is in a form that it is ready to send to public hearing. Background - The item was presented to the Development Review and Regulations Subcommittee (DDRS) at their meeting on February 22, 2007. The DRRS was supportive of the text amendment with some modifications. The main concern of the DRRS was parking and the number of habitable floors. This item was then discussed by the Planning Commission on April 4, 2007. Commission members raised the issue of compatibility with adjacent existing single - family neighborhoods. Since there are only eight existing developments that could seek to utilize this housing type, some Commissioners 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601 -5000 Frederick County Board of Supervisors Re: Age - Restricted Multifamily Housing September 29, 2008 felt reasonably comfortable with it. They noted that the Commission would have the opportunity during the rezoning process for future requests to determine if the location and height were compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. The item was then discussed by the Board of Supervisors on April 25, 2007. Concerns regarding the number of habitable floors and the height were raised, as well as concerns about placing this type of use adjacent to existing residential uses. Changes were made to the ordinance after the BOS meeting, but consensus on the revisions was not achieved. The item was again presented at the Planning Commission Retreat in February 2008 and Board members expressed hesitation regarding the height of the structures when adjacent to existing residential units. The proposed text amendment has since been revised and was presented to the DRRS in April and May of 2008. At the April meeting, the DRRS suggested that the height of the structures not be reduced and remain at 60 feet and that the number of habitable floors remain at four to encourage pitched roofs instead of flat roofs. The DRRS also suggested that the side and rear perimeter boundary setbacks begin at 40 feet in height instead of 35 feet, since garden apartments can be up to 40 feet in height by right. The DRRS also discussed the parking space requirements and requested that they be modified to include more spaces for the larger units. Revisions were also made to the definition of age- restricted to include the State Code reference. The revisions were presented to the DRRS at their May meeting and they recommended that the ordinance be sent to the Planning Commission for review. The Planning Commission discussed this ordinance on June 17, 2008. The primary concern revolved around ensuring that the parking calculations were not too high. This item was then presented at the August 5, 2008 Joint Work Session of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission. At the work session, the main issue was the proximity of the building to adjacent residential uses. A waiver option to increase the height of the building was discussed at the meeting, as well as topographic issues that may exist on proposed sites. After the Work Session, the ordinance was revised to include a waiver option for the building height and was presented to the DRRS on August 28, 2008. The DRRS discussed the height issue extensively and ultimately endorsed the ordinance as presented. The DRRS, however, stated that height as defined by the Zoning Ordinance may need to be modified. The principle change to the ordinance would be the introduction of a new housing type in the RP (Residential Performance) District called age- restricted multifamily housing. It would be added to the list of allowed RP housing types. The proposal calls for the new housing type to be allowed only with proffered age - restricted housing. At the present time, there are only eight developments to which this could apply — Snowden Bridge (part), Orrick Commons, Crosspointe (part), Cedar Meadows, Harvest Ridge, Westbury Commons, Westminster Canterbury and Willow Run (part). As evident in the attached text, the amendment has loosely based the new housing type on the existing garden apartment housing type (§ 165 -65L). Differences from that section include: a higher density (20 units per acre), a higher maximum number of dwelling units per building (110), a higher maximum building height (60 feet), a reduced (five feet) setback from parking areas or driveways, a greater (60 feet) setback from the road right -of -way, a greater (100 feet) setback from the side and rear, and a requirement for an elevator. Text changes are needed in a number of other sections of the Zoning Ordinance, and one section of the Subdivision Ordinance, to ensure consistency throughout the ordinances. In general, the new 14 Frederick County Board of Supervisors Re: Age - Restricted Multifamily Housing September 29, 2008 housing type was treated similarly to a garden apartment. The modified sections are listed below and detailed in the attachments: RP Residential Performance District §165-59. Permitted uses § 165 -61. Number of uses restricted §165-62. Gross Density §165-62.1. Multifamily housing (Note multifamily housing types) §165-65. Dimensional requirements Proposed changes would apply to all Supplemental Use Regulations § 165 -37 Buffer and screening requirements Definitions §165 -156 Definitions and word usage Design Standards § 144 -24. Lot requirements The attached documents show the existing ordinances with changes to the ordinance supported by the DRRS and the PC (with strikethroughs for text eliminated and bold italic for text added) and a clean version of the proposed text as it is proposed to be adopted. This item is presented for discussion. Staff is seeking comments and direction from the Board of Supervisors on this Zoning Ordinance text amendment; attached is a resolution directing the item to public hearing should the Board deem it appropriate. Attachments: 1. Existing Ordinances with proposed changes shown in blackline. 2. Proposed Ordinances (clean version). CEP/bad 3 Proposed Changes — Blackline & Redline ATTACHMENT 1 PROPOSED CHANGES WITH STRIKETHROUGHS AND BOLD ITALIC CHANGES MADE AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION RETREAT AND DRRS MEETING IN RED AND CHANGES MADE AFTER THE JOINT WORK SESSION IN BLUE DRRS Endorsed — August 28, 2008 Chapter 165 - Zoning ARTICLE VI RP Residential Performance District §165 -59. Permitted uses. A. All uses shall be developed in accordance with an approved master development plan unless otherwise waived under Article XVIII of this chapter. B. Structures are to be erected or land used for one or more of the following uses: (1) Any of the following residential structures: single - family detached traditional rural, single - family detached traditional, single - family detached urban, single - family detached cluster, single - family detached zero lot line, single - family small lot, duplex, multiplex, atrium house, weak -link townhouse, townhouse, er garden apartment or age- restricted multifamily housing. [Amended 10 -27 -1999] (2) Schools and churches. (3) Fire stations and companies and rescue squads. (4) Group homes. (5) Home occupations. (6) Utilities necessary to serve residential uses, including poles, lines, distribution transformers, pipes and meters. (7) Accessory uses and structures. Accessory structures attached to the main structure shall be considered part of the main structure. Mobile homes and trailers, as defined, shall not be considered as accessory structures or buildings. (8) Required or bonus recreational facilities and public parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities. (9) Business signs to advertise the sale or rent of the premises upon which they are erected, church bulletin boards and identification signs, signs for non - profit service clubs and charitable associations (off -site signs not to exceed eight square feet) and directional signs. (10) Temporary model homes used for sale of properties in a residential development. (11) Libraries. [Added 6 -8 -1994] (12) Adult -care residences and assisted - living care facilities. [Added 8 -24- 2004] -1- Proposed Changes — Blackline & Redline ATTACHMENT 1 §165 -61. Number of uses restricted. More than one principal structure or use and its customary accessory structures or uses are permitted in the RP Residential Performance District for duplexes, multiplexes, atrium houses, weak -link townhouses, and garden apartments and age- restricted multifamily housing. §165 -62. Gross density. [Amended 5 -11 -19941 A gross density shall be established for each proposed development, including all land contained within a single master development plan, according to the characteristics of the land, the capacity of public facilities and roads and the nature of surrounding uses. Because of these characteristics, some developments may not be allowed to employ the maximum density allowed by these regulations. The following density requirements shall apply to all parcels as they exist at the time of the adoption of this section: A. Subsequent divisions of land shall not increase the allowed density on parcels of land. B. In no case shall the gross density of any development within an approved master development plan exceed 4-0 20 dwellings per acre for age- restricted multifamily housing or 10 dwelling units per acre for any other housing types. C. In no case shall the gross density of any development within an approved - master development plan which contains more than 10 acres and less than 100 acres exceed 5.5 dwellings per acre. D. In no case shall the gross density of any development within an approved master development plan which contains more than 100 acres exceed four dwellings per acre. §165 -62.1. Multifamily housing. [Added 5 -11 -19941 A. Developments that are less than 25 acres in size may include more than �e 60% multifamily housing types. B. Developments that are more than 25 acres and less than 50 acres in size shall be permitted to contain up to �e 60% multifamily housing types. C. Developments that are over 50 acres in size shall be permitted to contain up to 44 50% multifamily housing types. bra Proposed Changes — Blackline & Redline ATTACHMENT 1 §165 -65. Dimensional requirements. The following dimensional requirements shall be met by uses in the RP Residential Performance District. The Zoning Administrator shall make the final determination as to the classification of housing types. Unless otherwise specified, all housing types shall be served by public sewer and water. L. Garden apartments. "Garden apartments" are multifamily buildings where individual dwelling units share a common outside access. They also share a common yard area, which is the sum of the required lot areas of all dwelling units within the building. Garden apartments shall contain six or more dwellings in a single structure. Required open space shall not be included as minimum lot area. (1) Maximum gross density shall be 10 units per acre. (2) Dimensional requirements shall be as follows: Minimum Lot Area per Number of Dwelling Unit Off - Street Bedrooms (square feet) Parking Spaces Efficiency 1,300 1.50 1 1,700 2.00 2 2,000 2.25 3 plus 2,550 2.50 (3) Maximum site impervious surface ratio (on lot) shall be 0.50. (4) Minimum lot size shall be one acre. (5) Minimum yards shall be as follows: (a) Front setback: [1] Thirty -five feet from road right -of -way. [2] Twenty feet from parking area or driveway. (b) Side: 50 feet from perimeter boundary. (c) Rear: 50 feet from perimeter boundary. (6) Minimum on -site building spacing shall be 50 feet. (7) Maximum number of dwelling units per building shall be 16. (8) Maximum building height shall be as follows: (a) Principal building: 40 feet. (b) Accessory buildings: 15 feet -3- Proposed Changes — Blackline & Redline ATTACHMENT 1 Q. Age- restricted multifamily housing "Age- restricted multifamily housing" are multifamily buildings where individual dwelling units share a common outside access. They also share a common yard area, which is the sum of the required lot areas of all dwelling units within the building. Age - restricted multifamily housing shall only be permitted within proffered age - restricted developments. Elevator service shall be provided to each floor of age- restricted multifamily housing structures for use by residents and guests. (1) Maximum gross density shall be 20 units per acre. (2) Dimensional requirements shall be as follows: Minimum Lot Area per Number of Dwelling Unit Off - Street Bedrooms (square feet) Parking Spaces Efficiency 1,300 1.5 1 1,700 1.5 2 2,000 2.0 3 plus 2,550 2.0 (3) Maximum site impervious surface ratio (on lot) shall be 0.50. (4) Minimum lot size shall be three acres. (5) Minimum yards shall be as follows: (a) Front setback: [I J Sixty feet from road right-of-ways. [2] Five feet from parking areas or driveways. (b) Side: 100 feet from the perimeter boundary. An additional two feet from the perimeter boundary shall be added for every foot that the height of the building exceeds 40 feet when the adjacent use is single family residences. (c) Rear: 100 feet from the perimeter boundary. An additional two feet from the perimeter boundary shall be added for every foot that the height of the building exceeds 40 feet when the adjacent use is single family residences. (6) Minimum on -site building spacing shall be 50 feet. (7) Maximum number of dwelling units per building shall be 110. (8) Maximum building height shall be as follows: (a) PrMeoal buMdMgr � The maximum structure height for any principal building shall be 40 feet. The Board of Supervisors may waive the 40 foot height limitation provided that it will not negatively impact adjacent residential uses. In no case shall any principle building exceed 60 feet in height. (b) Aeeessery bugdingsr 45feet— maximum structure height for any accessory buildings shall be 15 feet. -4- Proposed Changes — Blackline & Redline ATTACHMENT 1 ARTICLE IV Supplemental Use Regulations §165 -37 Buffer and screening requirements. [Amended 6 -13 -1990] C. [Amended 5 -11 -1994] Residential separation buffers. (2) Perimeter apartment, or--multiplex or age- restricted multifamily housing separation buffers. (a) Wherever possible and practical, garden apartments, and multiplex structures and age - restricted multifamily housing structures shall not be placed adjacent to other types of residential structures. If other types of residential structures must be placed adjacent to garden apartments, or multiplex structures or age- restricted multifamily housing structures the following buffers are required. Screening Provided Full screen Landscape screen No screen Distance Buffer Required Inactive Active (Minimum) (Maximum) Total (feet) (feet) (feet) 75 25 100 150 50 200 350 50 400 (b) Buffers shall be placed between the garden apartment, Of multiplex structures or age - restricted multifamily housing structures and the lot line of the lots containing the other housing types. (c) For age- restricted multifamily housing the full screen must include all elements of the landscape screen with the evergreen component planted at a height of six feet, and also include a six-foot-high wall, fence, mound or berm. -5- Proposed Changes — Blackline & Redline ATTACHMENT 1 ARTICLE XXII Definitions §165 -156. Definitions and word usage. [Amended 11 -13 -1991] • _. •,,,, �, OP _ .�� AGE - RESTRICTED — Housing intended for and occupied by older persons (as defined in Chapter 36 -96.7 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended). The housing must include the publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures which demonstrate an intent by the owner(s) and manager(s) to provide housing for older persons. -6- Proposed Changes — Blackline & Redline ATTACHMENT 1 Chapter 144 — Subdivision of Land ARTICLE V Design Standards §144 -24. Lot requirements. C. Lot Access. All lots shall abut and have direct access to a public street or right - of -way dedicated for maintenance by the Virginia Department of Transportation (2) Multi Single - family small lot housing, single family attached housing and multifamily housing. [Amended 10 -27 -1999] (a) Lots in subdivisions to be used for the following housing types, as defined by Chapter 165, Zoning, need not abut public streets: [1] Duplexes. [2] Multiplexes, [3] Atrium houses. [4] Townhouses. [5] Weak -link townhouses. [6] Garden apartments. [7] Single - family small lot housing. [8] Age - restricted multifamily housing -7- Proposed Ordinances (Clean Version) ATTACHMENT 2 PROPOSED ORDINANCES (CLEAN VERSION) Chapter 165 - Zoning ARTICLE VI RP Residential Performance District §165 -59. Permitted uses. A. All uses shall be developed in accordance with an approved master development plan unless otherwise waived under Article XVIII of this chapter. B. Structures are to be erected or land used for one or more of the following uses: (1) Any of the following residential structures: single- family detached traditional rural, single - family detached traditional, single - family detached urban, single - family detached cluster, single - family detached zero lot line, single - family small lot, duplex, multiplex, atrium house, weak -link townhouse, townhouse, garden apartment or age - restricted multifamily housing. [Amended 10 -27 -1999] (2) Schools and churches. (3) Fire stations and companies and rescue squads. (4) Group homes. (5) Home occupations. (6) Utilities necessary to serve residential uses, including poles, lines, distribution transformers, pipes and meters. (7) Accessory uses and structures. Accessory structures attached to the main structure shall be considered part of the main structure. Mobile homes and trailers, as defined, shall not be considered as accessory structures or buildings. (8) Required or bonus recreational facilities and public parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities. (9) Business signs to advertise the sale or rent of the premises upon which they are erected, church bulletin boards and identification signs, signs for non - profit service clubs and charitable associations (off -site signs not to exceed eight square feet) and directional signs. (10) Temporary model homes used for sale of properties in a residential development. (11) Libraries. [Added 6 -8 -1994] (12) Adult -care residences and "assisted- living care facilities. [Added 8 -24- 2004] §165 -61. Number of uses restricted. -1- Proposed Ordinances (Clean Version) ATTACHMENT 2 More than one principal structure or use and its customary accessory structures or uses are permitted in the RP Residential Performance District for duplexes, multiplexes, atrium houses, weak -link townhouses, garden apartments and age - restricted multifamily housing. §165 -62. Gross density. [Amended 5 -11 -1994] A gross density shall be established for each proposed development, including all land contained within a single master development plan, according to the characteristics of the land, the capacity of public facilities and roads and the nature of surrounding uses. Because of these characteristics, some developments may not be allowed to employ the maximum density allowed by these regulations. The following density requirements shall apply to all parcels as they exist at the time of the adoption of this section: A. Subsequent divisions of land shall not increase the allowed density on parcels of land. B. In no case shall the gross density of any development within an approved master development plan exceed 20 dwellings per acre for age- restricted multifamily housing or 10 dwelling units per acre for any other housing types. C. In no case shall the gross density of any development within an approved master development plan which contains more than 10 acres and less than 100 acres exceed 5.5 dwellings per acre. D. In no case shall the gross density of any development within an approved master development plan which contains more than 100 acres exceed four dwellings per acre. §165 -62.1. Multifamily housing. [Added 5 -11 -19941 A. Developments that are less than 25 acres in size may include more than 60% multifamily housing types. B. Developments that are more than 25 acres and less than 50 acres in size shall be permitted to contain up to 60% multifamily housing types. C. Developments that are over 50 acres in size shall be permitted to contain up to 50% multifamily housing types. -2- Proposed Ordinances (Clean Version) ATTACHMENT 2 §165 -65. Dimensional requirements. The following dimensional requirements shall be met by uses in the RP Residential Performance District. The Zoning Administrator shall make the final determination as to the classification of housing types. Unless otherwise specified, all housing types shall be served by public sewer and water. L. Garden apartments. "Garden apartments" are multifamily buildings where individual dwelling units share a common outside access. They also share a common yard area, which is the sum of the required lot areas of all dwelling units within the building. Garden apartments shall contain six or more dwellings in a single structure. Required open space shall not be included as minimum lot area. (1) Maximum gross density shall be 10 units per acre. (2) Dimensional requirements shall be as follows: Minimum Lot Area per Number of Dwelling Unit Off - Street Bedrooms (square feet) Parking Spaces Efficiency 1,300 1.50 1 1,700 2.00 2 2,000 2.25 3 plus 2,550 2.50 (3) Maximum site impervious surface ratio (on lot) shall be 0.50. (4) Minimum lot size shall be one acre. (5) Minimum yards shall be as follows: (a) Front setback: [1] Thirty -five feet from road right -of -way. [2] Twenty feet from parking area or driveway. (b) Side: 50 feet from perimeter boundary. (c) Rear: 50 feet from perimeter boundary. (6) Minimum on -site building spacing shall be 50 feet. (7) Maximum number of dwelling units per building shall be 16. (8) Maximum building height shall be as follows: (a) Principal building: 40 feet. (b) Accessory buildings: 15 feet -3- Proposed Ordinances (Clean Version) ATTACHMENT 2 Q. Age- restricted multifamily housing "Age- restricted multifamily housing" are multifamily buildings where individual dwelling units share a common outside access. They also share a common yard area, which is the sum of the required lot areas of all dwelling units within the building. Age - restricted multifamily housing shall only be permitted within proffered age- restricted developments. Elevator service shall be provided to each floor of age - restricted multifamily housing structures for use by residents and guests. (1) Maximum gross density shall be 20 units per acre. (2) Dimensional requirements shall be as follows: Minimum Lot Area per Number of Dwelling Unit Off- Street Bedrooms (square feet) Parking Spaces Efficiency 1,300 1.5 1 1,700 1.5 2 2,000 2.0 3 plus 2,550 -2.0 (3) Maximum site impervious surface ratio (on lot) shall be 0.50. (4) Minimum lot size shall be three acres. (5) Minimum yards shall be as follows: (a) Front setback: [1] Sixty feet from road right -of -ways. [2] Five feet from parking areas or driveways. (b) Side: 100 feet from the perimeter boundary. An additional two feet from the perimeter boundary shall be added for every foot that the height of the building exceeds 40 feet when the adjacent use is single family residences. (c) Rear: 100 feet from the perimeter boundary. An additional two feet from the perimeter boundary shall be added for every foot that the height of the building exceeds 40 feet when the adjacent use is single family residences. (6) Minimum on -site building spacing shall be 50 feet. (7) Maximum number of dwelling units per building shall be 110. (8) Maximum building height shall be as follows: (a) The maximum structure height for any principal building shall be 40 feet. The Board of Supervisors may waive the 40 foot height limitation provided that it will not negatively impact adjacent residential uses. In no case shall any principle building exceed 60 feet in height. (b) The maximum structure height for any accessory buildings shall be 15 feet. -4- Proposed Ordinances (Clean Version) ATTACHMENT 2 ARTICLE IV Supplemental Use Regulations §165 -37 Buffer and screening requirements. [Amended 6 -13 -19901 C. [Amended 5 -11 -1994] Residential separation buffers. (2) Perimeter apartment, multiplex or age- restricted multifamily housing separation buffers. (a) Wherever possible and practical, garden apartments, multiplex structures and age- restricted multifamily housing structures shall not be placed adjacent to other types of residential structures. If other types of residential structures must be placed adjacent to garden apartments, multiplex structures, or age- restricted multifamily housing structures the following buffers are required. Distance Buffer Required Screening Provided Full screen Landscape screen No screen Inactive Active (Minimum) (Maximum) Total (feet) (feet) (feet) 75 25 100 150 50 200 350 50 400 (b) Buffers shall be placed between the garden apartment, multiplex structures or age- restricted multifamily housing structures and the lot line of the lots containing the other housing types. (c) For age - restricted multifamily housing the full screen must include all elements of the landscape screen with the evergreen component planted at a height of six feet, and also include a six - foot -high wall, fence, mound or berm. -5- Proposed Ordinances (Clean Version) ATTACHMENT 2 ARTICLE XXII Definitions §165 -156. Definitions and word usage. [Amended 11 -13 -1991] AGE - RESTRICTED — Housing intended for and occupied by older persons (as defined in Chapter 36 -96.7 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended). The housing must include the publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures which demonstrate an intent by the owner(s) and manager(s) to provide housing for older persons. -6- Proposed Ordinances (Clean Version) ATTACHMENT 2 Chapter 144 — Subdivision of Land ARTICLE V Design Standards §144 -24. Lot requirements. C. Lot Access. All lots shall abut and have direct access to a public street or right - of -way dedicated for maintenance by the Virginia Department of Transportation (2) Single - family small lot housing, single family attached housing and multifamily housing. [Amended 10 -27 -19991 0# (a) Lots in subdivisions to be used for the following housing types, as defined by Chapter 165, Zoning, need not abut public streets: [1] Duplexes. [2] Multiplexes, - [3] Atrium houses. [4] Townhouses. [5] Weak -link townhouses. [6] Garden apartments. [7] Single - family small lot housing. [8] Age - restricted multifamily housing