Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Ground-level commercial depth25 ft
A ground-level work/live unit with street frontage shall devote the initial 25 feet of floor area depth to commercial activity.
Other
- Direct access between work and live spaces
There shall be direct access between the working and living spaces within the work/live unit.
- InclusionaryInclusionary requirementA share of new homes that must be sold or let below market rate. housing required
The construction of work/live units shall be subject to the inclusionary housing requirements of Section 17.42.040.
- Maximum residential portion percentage30 pct
The maximum size of the residential portion of the work/live unit shall be 30 percent of the unit or 400 square feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum residential portion area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum size of the residential portion of the work/live unit shall be 30 percent of the unit or 400 square feet, whichever is less.
- Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.1,250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A work/live unit shall have a minimum floor area of least 1,250 square feet.
Sexually oriented businesses; Motor vehicle maintenance and repair; Welding and/or machining.
- Unit access from common area
Where there are multiple work/live units within a single structure, each unit shall be physically separated from other units and uses within the structure, and access to individual units shall be from a common open space, corridor, hallway, or other common access area.
From the ordinance
A work/live unit shall have a minimum floor area of least 1,250 square feet.