18.18.030

Other

• Alternative standards for RAL and RAM

  Proposed development in the RAL and RAM zoning districts may utilize alternative development standards in Chapter 18.40.

• Arterial fence/wall setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft

  All residential development with rear or side yard setback areas adjacent to an arterial street shall provide a minimum fence/wall setback of fifteen feet with an average of twenty feet from the face of the curb.

• Arterial front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft

  The minimum front yard setback for residential development fronting an arterial roadway is thirty feet.

• Cul-de-sac minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.40 ft

  The minimum width of a cul-de-sac lot is forty feet as measured along the radius of the front property line.

• Design permit required

  Development projects in the attached residential zoning districts may also require a design permit pursuant to Section 18.108.040.

• Duet shared wall setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.0 ft

  A zero-foot setback is acceptable for Duets along the property line on the shared building wall.

• Freeway setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.60 ft

  The minimum setback for residential development adjacent to the freeway is sixty feet.

• HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. alteration required

  Modifications to a historic resource may require a historic alteration pursuant to Chapter 18.60.

• Residential building allotments required

  All residential development must comply with the voter-approved residential development control system (RDCS) as established in Chapter 18.78.

• Small-lot single family maximum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.3,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Up to twenty-five percent of homes within a development project may be small-lot single family homes with a maximum lot area of three thousand five hundred square feet.