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(2) Open space requirements. In instances where land is not given to meet the park dedication requirements as required by section 30-327, 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 percent of the not buildable 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. (f) Building design and construction standards. The building design and construction standards are as follows: (1) Unit width. The minimum width of a dwelling unit within the R-3 district shall be: a. For single-family detached townhomes or end units on buildings containing more than four units, 28 feet. b. For internal dwelling units located in buildings containing more than four units, 24 feet. (2) 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 continuous townhouse dwelling units without a break in the horizontal and/or vertical elevations of at least 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 12-inch overhang on gable ends shall be required for all residential structures. All other soffits, on residential structures, are to have a minimum 16-inch overhang. e. The exterior of townhome 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, townhome dwelling structures shall comply with the following requirements: 1. A minimum of 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. 2. Except for brick, stucco, and/or natural or artificial stone, no single building facade shall have more than 75 percent of one type of exterior finish. 3. Except for brick, stucco, and/or natural or artificial stone, no townhome dwelling structure shall have more than 60 percent of all building facades of one type of exterior finish. Deck railings may be included as a change of material on the facade of a building. 4. For the purpose of this section, the area of the building facade shall not include area devoted to window, entrance doors, garage doors, or roof areas. (3) Garages. a. Each dwelling unit shall include an attached garage. b. Garages shall comply with the following minimum size standards: 1. For single-family detached townhomes or end units in buildings containing more than four units, both with basements: 484 square feet. (Supp. No. 56) Created: 2022-10-17 18:42:10 [EST] Page 2 of 5