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DRAFT January 29, 2015January 29, 2015January 29, 2015January 27, 2015January 22, 2015 TCAAP Redevelopment Code Page | 24 The Cottage or Patio Home building type consists of small, one and two-story single-family detached residential units that are built close to the street and each other. They are typically sideyard/zero lot line homes with a small yard or patio space. This type of building enables appropriate infill residential within existing neighborhoods and is important for providing a broad choice of housing types and promoting walkability. Image of a Cottage or Patio Home Cottage Court The Cottage Court building type consists of a series of small, detached structures, providing multiple units arranged to define a shared court that is typically perpendicular to the street. The shared court takes the place of a private rear yard and becomes an important community- enhancing element. This type is appropriately-scaled to fit as transitions between single-family neighborhoods and commercial corridors. It enables appropriately-scaled, well-designed infill residential and is important for providing a broad choice of housing types and promoting walkability. Image of a Cottage Court E Encroachment Any structural or non-structural element such as a sign, awning, canopy, terrace or balcony that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit, extending into a setback, into the public right-of-way, or above a height limit.