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CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE across the property line). The easement on the adjacent property must provide at least five feet of unobstructed space. The easement shall be recorded on the subdivision plat. 3. If the side wall of the house is on the property line, or within three feet of the property line, windows or other openings that allow for visibility into the side yard of the adjacent lot shall not be allowed. Windows that do not allow visibility into the side yard of the adjacent lot, such as clerestory windows or translucent windows, shall be allowed. C. Special standards for analley-loaded house. 1. An alley shall be provided to the rear of all alley-loaded houses. All vehicular access shall take place from the alley. No parking shall be permitted ul the required front yard. 2. The first floor shall be a minimum of 24 inches above the finished grade. Any house built on a slab foundation shall have a brick, stone or other masonry veneer skirt extending up the face of the slab. 3. Front porch. a. A front porch minimum of eight feet in depth shall be required over a minimum of 50 percent of the building width along the street front. 4" min. b. Front porches may encroach a maximum of eight feet into the front yard and shall be at the same first floor elevation as the home. D. Special standards for a townhouse. 1. Side yards are not required for interior townhouses, but street and rear yards shall be provided for all townhouses, and building separation requirements shall be maintained for all townhouse structures. 2. All townhouse garages and parking areas shall be located to the rear. 3. The maximum number of units allowed in a single building is eight. 4. The first floor shall be located a minimum of two feet and a maximum of three feet above grade. 5-4 Attachment number 3 G-4 Page 211