17.33.050

Other

• Maximum driveways for parcels <200 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 driveway

  For parcels less than 200 feet in width of street frontage, only one driveway shall be permitted.

• Maximum building entry setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street property line15 ft

  Entries may be set back a maximum of 15 feet from the street property line to the doorway.

• Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in required setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjoining street4 ft

  A fence or wall in a required setback adjoining a street property line shall not exceed four feet in height except that a fence or wall may extend an additional two feet provided that the fence does not come closer than half the distance to the street property line and the total length of the six-foot fence does not exceed 50 percent of the building frontage.

• Maximum parking lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for parcels >=200 ft40 pct

  For parcels that have 200 feet in width or more of street frontage, parking lots and structures may occupy up to 40 percent of the street frontage.

• Maximum solid fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. along rear or interior side6 ft

  Solid fences or walls along the rear property line or interior side property line shall not exceed 6 feet in height. Open decorative fences may extend an additional 18 inches when not abutting an RS District.

• Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A common open space area shall measure a minimum of 400 square feet in area, with no horizontal dimension less than 20 feet.

• Minimum ground floor nonresidential frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.20 pct

  A minimum of 20 percent of the ground floor frontage, excluding driveways and pedestrian entries, shall be devoted to nonresidential uses.

• Minimum usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Every project shall provide usable open space not less than 150 square feet per dwelling unit.

• Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area35 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A private open space shall measure at least 35 square feet in area with no horizontal dimension less than seven feet.