DUPLEX/TRIPLEX/FOURPLEX AVERAGE DENSITY: 10-18 UNITS PER ACRE
Future Housing Growth As the community and economy continue to evolve, flexibility in housing will be a component of success. In general, markets that can cater to a broad audience will create greater resiliency and capture a greater share of total demand. To provide the housing variety and affordability that Pearland will need to stay competitive in the regional market, the City should consider changing the current development codes to allow for different housing types, which will allow for different price points. The remaining undeveloped areas are vacant in part because the current development code makes them too expensive to develop. In addition, the smallest lot that is currently allowed in any residential district is 5,000-square-feet. This combination is prohibitive to future development, as the costs outweigh the return on investment. Below is an example equation that could be considered in the update of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to offset costs of development.
A single structure with two, three, or four units on one lot that share a common wall. Units can be side-by-side or stacked, each occupying an entire floor. Each unit has an individual entrance and there are no interior connections between them. COTTAGE COURT AVERAGE DENSITY: 12-16 UNITS PER ACRE Multiple small, detached homes oriented around a common court or open space that is visible from the street and serves as an alternative to private backyards; entrances to each home face the court. All of this is constructed on a single lot. Typically, buildings on the back of the lot can be up to two stories, while all others are typically one story tall.
Higher number of lots/units allows the cost of utilities per unit to be reduced to allow for more economically developable land.
area - detention = developable area cost of utilities (extension of water and/or sewer)/(developable area/minimum lot size) + (cost of land/minimum lot size) = cost per lot cost per lot * number of lots > cost of land to be economically developable
COURTYARD BUILDING AVERAGE DENSITY: 24-30 UNITS PER ACRE
Similar to the Cottage Court, a courtyard building is a single building with multiple units that are centered around an open courtyard that serves as an alternative to private backyards.
Alternative Housing Types As mentioned previously, single-family residential and large-scale apartment complexes are largely the only housing options available in Pearland. The term middle market housing is used to describe a spectrum of housing options with traditional single-family detached housing on one end and large-scale apartments on the other. Descriptions of some of these housing types are included below. A white paper created by the City of Pearland’s Community Development Department offers additional housing types and descriptions and is included in Appendix C of the report. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT During the public comment portion of the planning process, staff had discussions with citizens EXAMPLES OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
TOWNHOUSE AVERAGE DENSITY: 12-16 UNITS PER ACRE Multiple units attached side-by-side, townhomes are typically two to three stories. Townhomes that face the public street typically have garage access in the back of the unit, although some configurations construct the homes around a shared-driveway where the units have garage access to the driveway.
looking to develop accessory residences on their existing residential lots. This type of development is a part of the middle market housing and commonly referred to as Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). This type of housing is mostly applied to infill development areas, given the lesser availability for large developable area. This type of housing would include garage apartments and mother-in-law quarters, either attached to the primary home or provided as a separate unit. Design controls should be developed to make sure that the ADUs match the style of the primary home on the lot.
MULTIPLEX MEDIUM AVERAGE DENSITY: 30-50 UNITS PER ACRE A single structure that contains 5 to 12 units with a single shared entry to the street. The medium multiplexes are typically two to three stories and units can be stacked or side-by-side, or a combination of the two.
DETACHED ADU
ATTACHED ADU
LIVE/WORK UNIT AVERAGE DENSITY: 10-15 UNITS PER ACRE A building with two to three stories where the bottom story is a place of employment (office, retail, restaurant, or other non-residential use) and is typically taller than the stories above it. The upper stories are used as residential units and have a separate entrance to the building.
ATTACHED (ABOVE GARAGE) ADU
INTERIOR (UPPER FLOOR) ADU
These units are especially attractive to families who have elderly relatives that would like to age in- home or need special care and singles or families who cannot afford a starter home or prefer to rent.
Source: Missing Middle Housing by Daniel Parolek and Planning and Urban Design Standards by American Planning Association
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