780 N Fairfield Rd, Layton, UT 84040

Condominium/Townhouse Zone

The condominium/townhouse C-TH zoning district allows for townhouses, row houses, courtyard/garden court residential, "Mansion Home" condos, live/work units, patio homes, alley-fed townhomes and cottages, senior housing, or other commonwall residential buildings for more than two families to be used near City transportation corridors and nodes. The intent of this zoning district is to create walkable and pedestrian-friendly residential projects and neighborhoods that provide a variety of housing opportunities and choices that include a range of housing types. The primary visual orientation is intended to be the fronts of buildings with entrances that front onto either the street or common open space areas, with direct pedestrian connection onto the public sidewalk, pedestrian walkways, open spaces and/or amenity areas; visibility of vehicles is intended to be minimal with parking and alleys located behind residential buildings; Condominium and townhouse projects are also intended to provide convenient access to commercial uses and employment opportunities that are located in areas with existing, or potential future, multi-modal transportation choices. These types of housing provide alternatives to single-family detached houses and are desirable as a housing option in the City because of a number of factors including: lower costs for land development per housing unit, conservation of the land by using less land for a given number of houses and preserving open space, lower long-term maintenance costs, energy efficiency, and increased security for both the house and the neighborhood.