Section 21.50.090 (Transition to adjacent R-1 zoning district)
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- R-1 zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Geographic extent
- Properties adjacent to the R-1 zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Balcony orientation adjacent to R-1
Upper story balconies on buildings visible from the adjacent R-1 zoning district shall not be oriented toward the adjacent R-1 zoning district property line.
- Minimum tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at maturity20 ft
Consist of species that attains a twenty-foot minimum height at maturity
- Minimum tree size at planting15 gallons
Minimum fifteen-gallon size at time of planting.
- Evergreen tree spacing along R-115 ft
Planted at a minimum interval of fifteen feet along interior property lines abutting an R-1 zoning district
- Landscape buffer adjacent to R-15 ft
A minimum five-foot-wide landscape buffer (clear of any wall footings) shall be provided adjacent to an R-1 zoning district.
- Window orientation adjacent to R-1
Projects that are more than two stories in height and that contain eleven or more units shall orient less active uses (such as bedrooms and bathrooms) toward the adjacent R-1 zoning district property line. Windows associated with kitchens and living areas shall not be oriented toward the adjacent R-1 zoning district property line.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjacent to R-1 for buildings >2 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.20 ft
Where a property line abuts an R-1 zoning district, the abutting setback (either rear or side) shall be twenty feet for buildings taller than two stories
From the ordinance
Where the side or rear property line abuts a property in the R-1 zoning district, the abutting setback (either rear or side) shall be twenty feet for buildings taller than two stories. A minimum five-foot-wide landscape buffer shall be provided adjacent to an R-1 zoning district. Evergreen screening trees shall be planted at a minimum interval of fifteen feet along interior property lines abutting an R-1 zoning district.