Cherry St Kernersville, NC 27284

H. RS-7 Residential Single-Family District Intent. The RS-7 District is primarily intended to accommodate high density single-family detached dwellings in urban areas. This may be suitable for activity centers where public facilities, including public water and sewer, public roads, parks, and other governmental support services, are available. I. RSQ Residential Single-Family Quadraplex District 1. Intent. The RSQ District is primarily intended to accommodate predominantly single- family areas containing a mixture of single -family detached dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, and quadraplexes in urban neighborhoods and in areas with adequate infrastructure to support more intense development. 2. Additional Requirements Specific to RSQ Districts a. Parking in Side or Rear. All off-street parking shall be provided to the side or rear of the principal building(s) unless the Community Development staff determines that, due to lot size, shape or topographic features, some or all parking cannot be placed to the side or rear. All parking shall be set back at least five (5) feet off the property line. The intervening five (5) feet shall be landscaped to meet the Type I bufferyard standards of Article 5 Section 5.4. Bufferyard Standards. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to single-family dwellings. b. Vehicular Use Landscaping Requirements . Vehicular use landscaping requirements of Article 5 Section 5 .3 Landscaping Standards must be met for multifamily developments (triplexes or quadraplexes) where parking is provided at the front of the principal building. Kernersville, NC Unified Development Ordinance 3-16 Adopted April 2, 2024; Effective April 3, 2024 Amended (reserved for future dates) c. Landscaped Separation From Building . A minimum three (3) foot wide landscaped area shall be provided between any parking area and building wall providing access into the unit(s). d. Bufferyard. The bufferyard requirements for multifamily uses in Article 5 Section 5.4. Bufferyard Standards shall not apply. e. Units Per Lot. Only one principal residential building may be erected or placed on a zoning lot, except that two principal buildings existing on a single zoning lot as of the effective date of this Ordinance are considered legal and not nonconforming. f. Conversion. Conversion of any existing residential building to accommodate more dwelling units must obtain a variance from the Board of Adjustment. No exterior alteration which would detract from the single-family character of the building shall be permitted.