Chapter 18.44 (Sections 18.44.010-18.44.090)
Dimensional standards
Lot
Housing
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to any zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. wherein planned unit developmentPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan. is a permitted use
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Noise and dust control
Noise, dust, odor, smoke and vibration shall be limited or controlled so as not to be detrimental to uses within the development or on adjoining properties.
Other
- C-C and A-P housing
In C-C and A-P districts on those parcels identified in either the Nathhorst Triangle Area Plan or the Village Square Area Plan as suitable for housing, detached or attached single-family homes may be permitted.
- Common area requirement
A common area which is intended to serve a planned unit development shall be held as one parcel in which the owner of each parcel served by the common area in the planned unit development shall have an undivided interest. An appropriate open space or conservation easement covering the common area and suitable to the town shall be dedicated to the town.
- Development start time1 year
Unless an extension of time is granted by the planning commission, a conditional use permit for a planned unit development shall be void if no development has started and there has been no substantial progress within one year from the date the conditional use permit was granted.
- Maximum affordable units4 units
On lots to be developed for housing pursuant to Section 17.20.215, up to four attached or detached affordable dwelling units may be allowed on a parcel, provided, that the combined floor area of these units does not exceed that which would otherwise be permitted were the parcel developed for a single-family residence.
- Maximum imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. surface
The maximum amount of impervious surface on parcels in a planned unit development may be established for the planned unit development.
- Minimum building spacing
The spacing between main buildings shall be at least equivalent to the spacing which would be required between buildings similarly developed under the terms of this title on separate parcels.
- Minimum yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. dimension
Yards not less in dimension than required in the combining district in which situated shall be provided along the parcel lines bounding each planned unit development.
- R-1 spacing waiver
In R-1 districts this requirement for space between buildings may be waived if the planning commission finds that reduction or elimination of space between main buildings will result in significant advantages in preserving natural features and adaptation to terrain.
- Traffic capacity
The development shall not produce a volume of traffic in excess of the capacity for which the access streets are designed.
Parking
- Parking requirement
Parking spaces shall be provided consistent with Section 18.60.110 in a garage or carport and adequate parking space for visitors shall be provided in reasonable proximity to each dwelling unit.
From the ordinance
Planned unit developments are permitted... Application shall be made for a conditional use permit... The parcel... shall include an area of at least ten acres...