Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting shielded
Lighting for commercial uses shall be appropriately shielded to not impact residential units.
Noise
- Noise notification required
Residents notified of urban noise levels; signature confirms receipt.
Other
- Balcony projections
Balconies may project no closer than 6 ft to interior/rear property line and 4 ft into front/corner side setback; min dimension 6 ft to count.
- Commercial depth along street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.50 ft
Commercial uses along street frontages shall have minimum depth of 50 feet; wrap around corner on corner lots.
- Commercial structure treatment
When residential above commercial, treated as commercial for front/corner setbacks; no interior side setbacks; no rear yard unless specified.
- Community open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimensions
Each community open space shall have at least one dimension of 15 ft and others at least 6 ft.
- Minimum community space per unit150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each development project shall provide a minimum of 150 square feet of community space for each dwelling unit.
- Front/corner side setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. not count
Required front and/or corner side setbacks shall not be credited toward community space.
- Ground floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in Central DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Projects in Central District comply with minimum ground floor height requirements of Table 3-2.
- Ground floor residential on secondary streets only on corner lots
Ground floor residential along secondary streets allowed only if structure on corner lot.
- Hours outside Central DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Outside Central District, commercial portion shall comply with Limited Hours of Operation (17.40.070).
- Household goods loading hours
Loading of furniture/household goods on street limited to 9am-2pm and 7pm-10pm weekdays, 9am-10pm weekends.
- InclusionaryInclusionary requirementA share of new homes that must be sold or let below market rate. housing required
Subject to inclusionary housing requirements of Section 17.42.040.
- Off-street loading screened
Off-street loading areas located as far as possible from residential units and completely screened.
- Private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. max 30% of total30 pct
Private open space shall not exceed 30% of total community space requirement; each private open space min 6 ft dimension.
- Refuse and recycling areas
Areas for collection/storage of refuse and recyclables located on site convenient for both uses.
- Density, FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot., heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first., setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. per underlying zone
Density, FAR, height, street setbacks determined by underlying zoning district.
Parking
- Guest parking per Table 4-6
Guest parking provided per Table 4-6 for multi-family dwelling units.
- Minimum on-site parking per residential unit1 space/unit
A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be located on-site for each residential unit in a new project.
- Off-site parking allowed with lease
Other parking spaces may be off-site with long-term lease; no overnight permits except for ADU conversion.
From the ordinance
Each development project shall provide a minimum of 150 square feet of community space for each dwelling unit. A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be located on-site for each residential unit in a new project.