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Town Residential Area
– Town Residential Areas are traditional residential areas that are oriented towards pedestrians more
than automobiles. These areas have a variety of housing types that are often mingled within blocks or small neighborhoods.
The primary uses in these areas might include:
Multi-family, townhouses, twins, and small lot single-family detached homes
Institutions
Secondary uses might include limited supporting retail and office uses.
Residential development should match the character and type of housing found in the immediate neighborhood. Historic and
other older buildings should be preserved, rehabilitated, and reused.
New homes should be built to an established front yard setback along the street. Roof lines, window locations and patterns,
building mass, building form, and building height should reflect existing designs found in the neighborhood. Buildings should
be small in scale. Parking should be located to the rear of buildings, with access through alleys or driveways on the side of
properties. Non-residential buildings should be designed for use by pedestrians, with front doors, parking behind buildings,
and pedestrian-scaled facades. These uses must also be designed to limit potential impacts of traffic, noise, and light.
New residential development should have a town
character, with parking behind the homes.
Old nonconforming industrial mill buildings make great
loft conversions.
Corner stores and limited offices and services are
appropriate uses in some Town Residential areas.
