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Originally Posted by H2O
These aren't rowhouses, they are duplexes. Duplexes are allowed everywhere in Austin with SF-3 zoning (by far the most common zoning), and a minimum 7000 sf lot, which are also pretty common. The McMansion ordinance limits the square footage to 0.4 FAR, or 2800 sf total for both units on the minimum lot size, but can be larger on larger lots.
Still much less dense than the rowhouses at Mueller, though.
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You can't build these under McMansion on almost any lot. And the whole point of density is defeated by .4 FAR. Just because its technically allowed by SF3 doesn't mean it hasn't effectively become illegal under McMansion.
Mueller can be denser because it is exempt from crap like McMansion.
Finally if you can find a universal and coherent definition that explains the difference (consistently) between a town house and a duplex I'd like to see that. Basically people say "duplex" when they don't like the project and conjure up images of 17 students sharing a rental.