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DRAFT October 24, 2014September 24, 2014August 13, 2014 <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Code <br />Page | 21 <br /> <br />A complete street is a transportation policy and design approach that requires streets to be <br />planned, designed, operated, and maintained to enable safe, convenient and comfortable <br />travel and access for users of all ages and abilities regardless of their mode of transportation. <br />A street that not only accommodates various modes of transportation such as automobiles, <br />transit, bikes and pedestrians, but also establishes a design context that is conducive for <br />redevelopment along the street. <br />Cottage/Patio Home <br />The Cottage or Patio Home building type consists of small, one and two-story single-family <br />detached residential units that are built close to the street and each other. They are typically <br />sideyard/zero lot line homes with a small yard or patio space. They may also be called patio <br />homes. This type of building enables appropriate infill residential within existing <br />neighborhoods and is important for providing a broad choice of housing types and promoting <br />walkability. <br /> <br /> Image of a Cottage or Patio Home <br /> <br />Cottage Court <br />The Cottage Court building type consists of a series of small, detached structures, providing <br />multiple units arranged to define a shared court that is typically perpendicular to the street. <br />The shared court takes the place of a private rear yard and becomes an important <br />community-enhancing element. This type is appropriately-scaled to fit as transitions between <br />single-family neighborhoods and commercial corridors. It enables appropriately-scaled, well- <br />designed infill residential and is important for providing a broad choice of housing types and <br />promoting walkability. <br /> <br /> Image of a Cottage Court <br /> <br />Duplex <br />The Duplex is a small- to medium-sized structure that consists of two side-by-side or stacked <br />dwelling units, both facing the street, and within a single building massingstructure. This type <br />has the appearance of a medium to large single-family home and is appropriately-scaled to