Appendix 3119. Duplexes and triplexes.

All duplexes and triplexes shall be subject to the following limitations:

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Duplex building lots shall be required to have the minimum lot area required in the district, plus an additional 10,000 square feet, which shall be contiguous. The minimum lot area for some districts may vary according to whether public water and/or public sewer is available. See section 3000.

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Triplex building lots shall be required to have the minimum lot area required by the Group Housing Ordinance.

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Each residential unit of a duplex building or triplex building may be deeded separately with the common structural or load-bearing wall of the duplex or triplex forming the basis for the common boundary line for each residential unit. Any common areas to be shared by each residential unit may be deeded to that unit owner by percentage ownership.

The exterior walls of the entire building shall be used to calculate compliance with the front, rear, and side yard setbacks. The entire original parcel shall be used to calculate compliance with the lot area requirements, not the individual lots that comprise the duplex or triplex.

A plat showing each residential unit with the common boundary delineated as such and the common areas designated shall be recorded prior to a conveyance of each residential unit.

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Any plat to create lots for a duplex or triplex shall be submitted to the Planning Director for approval. The plat or declaration and/or restrictive covenants shall contain provisions that bind and commit all owners to the joint maintenance and repair of the common wall, and any and all other building components that are shared by adjoining structures or units to insure their complete or partial replacement and/or reconstruction when damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, or other catastrophe.

(Ord. of 7-16-12(5))