DESCRIPTION

The arrangement of a primary building types around a central common courtyard space to promote greater density than is otherwise allowed in the base district.

PURPOSE

1. To allow increased density without altering the underlying zoning.
2. To allow the creation of fine-grained urban courtyards surrounded by buildings.
3. To enable a close arrangement of buildings that would not otherwise not be permitted.

PRIMARY BUILDING TYPES

ACCESSORY BUILDING TYPES

STANDARDS

1. Cottage Courts consist of three elements
   1. lots on which buildings are placed
   2. the courtyard around which the lots are arranged
   3. access areas which may or may not include driveways, parking lots, and pedestrian walks.
2. The total frontage of a Cottage Court may not exceed 300 ft in aggregate length along any single thoroughfare.
3. Cottage Courts may not contain public or private thoroughfares.
4. Cottage Courts can be configured in one of three ways:
   1. Corner-Courts are built entirely on a corner-lot or are assembled from lots with combined frontage on two intersecting thoroughfares.
   2. Through-Courts are built entirely on a through-lot or are assembled from lots with combined frontage on two non-intersecting thoroughfares.
   3. Interior-Courts are built entirely on an interior lot or are assembled from lots with combined frontage on only one thoroughfare.
5. The courtyard of a Cottage Court must be at least 20 ft wide on its shortest side, and have an area not smaller than 1000 sf and not larger than 10,890 sf (1/4 acre).
6. The courtyard must be built to the standards of one of the following Civic Space Types; Common, Park, or Square.
7. A courtyard with 4 or more sides must directly front onto a thoroughfare or alley on at least one side and no more than 2 sides.
8. A courtyard with 3 sides must directly front onto a thoroughfare or alley on only one side.
9. A Cottage Court must consist of at least 4 and no more than 20 of the same building type.
10. No building may orient a rear wall towards the courtyard or any thoroughfare, except alleys.
11. Lots within a Cottage Court must meet the lot measurement and building setback standards for the Cottage Court, rather than for the base district.
12. Pedestrian walkways and sidewalks providing access within a Cottage Court may not exceed a width of 10 ft.