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Townhome Ordinance Version I October 2,2001 Page 4 • In instances where land is not given to meet the park dedication requirements as required by Section 1008.18 of the Elk River Code of Ordinance,then an area of useable open space for recreation purposes shall be designed into the project. Such area shall be a minimum of 12,000 square feet or five (5%) of the net development project area, whichever is greater,and shall be privately owned. The open space shall be of a quality that would allow it to be used for active recreational purposes. E. Building Design and Construction Standards: i. Unit Width: The minimum width of a dwelling unit within the R3 District shall be: a. twenty-eight (28) feet for single family detached townhomes or end units on buildings containing more than four (4) units b. twenty-four(24)feet for internal dwelling units located in buildings containing more than four (4) units. ii. Unit Construction: a. Building elevations and floor plans shall be furnished with subdivision requests illustrating exterior building material and colors to demonstrate compliance with this Section. Building floor plans shall identify the interior storage space within each unit. • b. Buildings shall be designed to prevent the appearance of straight,unbroken lines in their horizontal and vertical surface. There shall be no more than two(2)continuous townhouse dwelling units without a break in the horizontal and/or vertical elevations of at least thirty two (32) inches. c. Provision shall be made for possible decks,porches or additions as part of the initial dwelling unit building plans. The unit lot shall be configured and sized to include decks, patios, or porches. d. In case of a gable roof,a minimum twelve(12)inch overhang on gable ends shall be required for all residential structures. All other soffits,on residential structures,are to have a minimum sixteen (16) inch overhang. e. The exterior of town home dwelling units shall include a variation in building materials, which are to be distributed throughout the building facades and coordinated into the architectural design of the structure to create an architecturally balanced appearance. The preferred materials are: brick, stucco, stone, dutch lap vinyl siding and fiber-cement siding. In addition,town home dwelling structures shall comply with the following requirements: 1) A minimum of twenty-five(25)percent of the combined area of all building facades of a structure shall have an exterior finish of brick, stucco and/or . natural or artificial stone.