22.330.060
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Density-controlled development prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Density-controlled development shall be prohibited.
Fencing & walls
- Perimeter fencing must be open and permeable
Where perimeter fencing is installed, including where installed to protect horses and livestock, it shall be of an open, non-view-obscuring, permeable-type design, such as wood rail, steel pipe, vinyl rail, PVC pipe, recycled plastic rail, or coated wire.
Grading
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. exceeding 5,000 cubic yardscubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop. requires CUP5,000 cycubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) in accordance with Chapter 22.104 shall be required, if a development on a single lot within this CSD boundary includes grading that exceeds 5,000 cubic yards of total cut plus total fill material.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in Residential and AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. zones35 ft
All structures are limited to a maximum of two stories, excluding attics, and 35 feet in height.
Lighting
- All exterior lighting fully shielded
All exterior lighting shall have the light source fully shielded.
Other
- Cargo shipping container separation from structures6 ft
Cargo shipping containers shall be placed at least six feet from any structure or other cargo shipping container and not be stacked upon each other;
- Cargo shipping container max dimensions40 ft
Cargo shipping containers shall not exceed 10 feet in height, 10 feet in width, and 40 feet in length;
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for commercial lots10 ft
commercial lots shall have a minimum front yard of 10 feet.
- Drive-through services prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
All new drive-through services shall be prohibited.
- Gated or walled subdivisions prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Gated or walled subdivisions are prohibited.
- Local street paved width28 ft
Local streets shall use the inverted shoulder cross-section and shall have a paved width of 28 feet
- Structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from significant ridgeline50 ft
The highest point of a structure shall be located no closer than 50 vertical feet away from and 50 horizontal feet away from a significant ridgeline
- All utility wires and cables underground
All wires and cables that provide utility services, including telephone, television, electricity less than 10 kilovolts, and similar services shall be placed underground.
- Vegetation removal >30% or 30,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. on lots >=2.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. requires CUP30 pct
Removal or destruction of vegetation of any kind on a lot that is located outside of the SEA, and is two and one-half gross acres or greater in size, shall require an approved Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) where the area of removal or destruction is greater than 30 percent of the gross area of the lot or 30,000 square feet, whichever is more restrictive.
Signage
- Monument sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
the height of such signs shall be limited to six feet measured from the natural grade at the base of the sign
- Monument sign maximum area per face50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
shall not display more than two sign faces with a maximum area of 50 square feet for each sign face.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. signs: billboards, roof, pole, internally illuminated
New outdoor advertising signs (billboards) shall be prohibited; Roof signs; Pole signs; Internally illuminated signs.
- Residential ranch entrance sign maximum area per face20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area for a residential ranch entrance sign shall be 20 square feet per sign face, with a maximum of two sign faces permitted;
- Residential ranch entrance sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
The maximum height for a residential ranch entrance sign shall be 20 feet measured from natural grade at the base of the sign;
- Temporary real estate sign max area in other zones48 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In all other zones, the maximum sign area for a temporary real estate sign shall be 48 square feet per sign face.
- Temporary real estate sign max area in Residential/Ag zones6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the Residential, Agricultural, Open Space, and Watershed Zones, the maximum sign area for a temporary real estate sign shall be six square feet per sign face.
- Wall business sign area per linear foot of building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
Each business establishment fronting on and/or oriented toward one or more public street, highway, or parkway shall be permitted a maximum of one square foot of wall sign area for each one linear foot of building frontage.
From the ordinance
New lots shall have a minimum lot area of 2.5 gross acres.