HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5899CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 5899
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS 4-2-060.C, 4-2-080.A.6, 4-2-080.A.13, 4-2-080.A.16, 4-2-080.A.18,
4-2-080.A.73, 4-2-110.A, 4-2-120.A, 4-2-120.13, 4-9-200.13, AND SECTIONS 4-4-
150, 4-4-160, 4-11-010, 4-11-040, 4-11-060, 4-11-130, AND 4-11-190 OF THE
RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, BY AMENDING TOWNHOUSE REGULATIONS,
INCLUDING ADDING RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND
ADDING AND AMENDING DEFINITIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, this matter was duly referred to the Planning Commission for investigation
and study, and the matter was considered by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, on August 9, 2018, the City notified the State of
Washington of its intent to adopt amendments to its development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 17, 2018,
considered all relevant matters, and heard all parties in support or opposition, and subsequently
forwarded a recommendation to the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in
strikethrough and underline edits remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION II. Subsection 4-2-060.0 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown
on Attachment A.
SECTION III. Subsections 4-2-080.A.6, 4-2-080.A.13, 4-2-080.A.16, 4-2-080.A.18, and 4-
2-080.A.83 of the Renton Municipal Code are amended as shown below. All other provisions of
subsection 4-2-080.A remain in effect and unchanged.
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6. pseFyed. Specified residential use(s) are not allowed within one
thousand feet (1,000') of the centerline of Renton Municipal Airport runway.
Attached dwellings are not permitted in the CA or CN zones within the Benson
Cedar River, Talbot, or Valley Community Planning Areas.
Where not prohibited, attached dwelling units are permitted subject to the
following conditions and standards in addition to RMC 4-4-150, Residential Mixed -
Use Development Standards:
a. Standalone Residential — Where Allowed: Standalone residential
buildings are permitted:
i. in the CD zone outside of the Downtown Business District,
provided residential amenity space and/or lobby space is provided on the ground
floor along the street frontage;
ii. in the CV zone where not abutting NE Sunset Blvd. east of
Harrington Avenue NE;
iii. in the CA zone where abutting a residential zone if at least one
(1) vertical mixed building is constructed along the street frontage(s) with a
minimum of two (2) residential stories above commercial, the standalone
residential building(s) are sited closest to the abutting residential zone and, if
townhouses, limited to three (3) stories;
iv. in the UC zone along streets not designated as pedestrian -
oriented streets through the Master Site Plan process; and
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process.
V. in the COR zone as determined through the Master Site Plan
Where standalone residential buildings are not allowed, dwelling
units shall be integrated into a vertically mixed use building with ground floor
commercial.
b. Commercial Uses: Commercial uses in residential mixed -use
developments are limited to retail sales, on -site services, eating and drinking
establishments, taverns, daycares, preschools, indoor recreational facilities, pet
daycares, craft distilleries / small wineries / micro -breweries with tasting rooms,
general offices not located on the ground floor, and similar uses as determined by
the Administrator.
Uses normal and incidental to a building including, but not limited to,
interior entrance areas, elevators, waiting/lobby areas, mechanical rooms, mail
areas, garbage/recycling/compost storage areas, vehicle parking areas, and
areas/facilities for the exclusive use of the residents are not considered
commercial uses.
c. Timing of Development: A building permit shall not be issued for
any standalone residential building(s) prior to the issuance of a building permit for
any required standalone commercial or vertically mixed use building(s) and, no
Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for any standalone residential building(s)
prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any required standalone
commercial or vertically mixed use building(s).
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13. mod. Specified use(s) shall be subject to the standards of RMC
4-2-115, Residential Design and Open Space Standards, applicable to the R-10 and
R-14 zones, in lieu of the Design District standards of 4-3-100.
16. Attached dwelling units may be allowed through a Planned Urban
Development pursuant to RMC 4-9-150, Planned Urban Development
Regulations, and in conformance with the following:
a. Mass Transit Facilities: At least fifty percent (50%) of the lot shall
be located within one -quarter (1/4) mile (as the crow flies) of at least one of the
following:
L Bus Stop: An official bus service stop that offers levels of service
comparable to all of the following:
(a) Service at least every ten (10) minutes during peak morning
and evening travel times;
(b) Fifteen (15) minute service during off-peak periods;
(c) Scheduled service for late night/early mornings;
(d) Full service seven (7) days a week.
ii. Dedicated Park and Ride: A Park and Ride, as defined in RMC
4-11-160, Definitions P.
iii. Commuter Rail: A passenger rail station.
b. Mixed Use Building: Dwelling units are allowed only within a
vertically mixed use building with ground floor commercial and a minimum of
eight (8) stories that is designed and developed pursuant RMC 4-4-150, Residential
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Mixed Use Development Standards. The buffildiRg shalom TeeFperate GoFnFAeTciaal
uses with at least twe r24eCommercial uses on the ground floor:
shall be
limited to retail sales, on -site services, eating and drinking establishments,
taverns, daycares, preschools, indoor recreational facilities, pet daycares, craft
distilleries / small wineries / micro -breweries with tasting rooms and similar uses
as determined by the Administrator.
C. BU;ld;RgFeHM.; The- h..il.diRg shall be of eight (8) .-+.,.; ,
.,. FFnitte d th.eugh the site . laR Feview s, n,i.de d ., enieR of the .depth
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dt— Structured Parking: Required parking for the dwelling units shall
be provided entirely within an attached structured parking facility. Any appFGV
If not provided within a structured parking garage, surface parking lots serving
commercial uses shall be located to the rear and/or side of the building.
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e4d. Prohibited Locations: The lot shall not be located within one
thousand feet (1,000') of an adult retail or entertainment business located within
the City of Renton.
18. Specified use(s) are not allowed within one thousand feet (1,000') of
the centerline of Renton Municipal Airport runway. In the Dt Ze„e, buil„d;,=rgs
ri.m.11-1. dne, ment appFaved by the City, shall be Mixed "-;(- With ffquRd-flee
the Minifflum depth may be peFFnitted thFeUgh the site plan Feview ffeeess,ss
73. Reserved. GaFden style aFtments ehihited— Within the/ -enter
Vi1Iage_Z9 , g Rd fle.+..-e.al deyelenment at a minimum of Seventy fide
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SECTION IV. Subsection 4-2-110.A of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown
on Attachment B.
SECTION V. The Density and Height regulations in subsection 4-2-120.A of the Renton
Municipal Code are amended as shown on Attachment C. All other provisions of subsection 4-2-
120.A remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION VI. The Density regulations in subsection 4-2-120.13 of the Renton Municipal
Code are amended as shown on Attachment D. All other provisions of subsection 4-2-120.6
remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION VII. Chapter 4-4 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended to add a new
section 4-4-150, entitled "Residential Mixed Use Development Standards," to read as shown
below. The current section 4-4-150 shall be renumbered to 4-4-160. All other provisions of
Chapter 4-4 remain in effect and unchanged.
4-4-150 RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
A. PURPOSE:
1. Ensure that all development is consistent with the goals, objectives and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. Provide development standards for integrated residential and
commercial development within the same building or on the same parcel or
contiguous group of parcels.
B. DESIGN:
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1. Where allowed, townhouses or carriage houses shall be subject to the
standards of RMC 4-2-115, Residential Design and Open Space Standards
applicable to the R-10 and R-14 zones, in lieu of the Design District Overlay
standards of RMC 4-3-100.
2. For vertically mixed use buildings, the facade necessary for interior
entrances, lobbies, and areas/facilities developed for the exclusive use of the
building's residents, or their guests, is limited to twenty-five percent (25%) of the
overall facade along any street frontage or the primary facade.
C. GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL— WHERE REQUIRED:
1. A vertically mixed use building with at least two (2) residential stories
above ground floor commercial is required:
a. along any street frontage in the CA zone;
b. the CD zone within the Downtown Business District; and
c. along NE Sunset Blvd. for properties in the in the CV zone abutting
NE Sunset Blvd. east of Harrington Avenue NE.
2. A vertically mixed use building with ground floor commercial is
required in:
a. the CN zone; and
b. the UC zone along pedestrian -oriented streets.
D. COMMERCIAL SPACE STANDARDS:
1. Commercial Area Reauirement: Exceat in the CD zone outside of the
Downtown Business District, and CV zoned properties not abutting NE Sunset
N.
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Blvd. east of Harrington Avenue NE, any development wherein dwelling units are
proposed shall provide gross commercial square footage equivalent to fifty
percent (50%) of the gross ground floor area of all buildings on site.
2. Ground Floor Commercial Space Standards: At a minimum, the
development shall include ground floor commercial space along any street
frontage or, in the absence of street frontage, along the primary facade of the
uildine in conformance with the followine standards:
a. A minimum average depth of thirty feet (30') and no less than
twenty feet (20') at any given point;
b. A minimum floor -to -ceiling height of eighteen feet (18'), and a
minimum clear height of fifteen feet (15') unless a lesser clear height is approved
by the Administrator;
c. ADA compliant bathrooms (common facilities are acceptable);
d. A central plumbing drain line; and
e. A grease trap and a ventilation shaft for a commercial kitchen
hood/exhaust.
E. MODIFICATIONS:
Except for subsection C, Ground Floor Commercial — Where Required,
whenever there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out the provisions of
this Section, modifications may be granted for individual cases in accordance with
the procedures and review criteria in RMC 4-9-250.D.
4-4-160-1-A VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND PENALTIES:
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Unless otherwise specified, violations of this Chapter are misdemeanors, subject
to RMC 1-3-1.
SECTION VIII. Subsection 4-9-200.13 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
B. APPLICABILITY AND AUTHORITY:
1. Master Plan Review: Master plan review is required for all development
within the UC and COR Zones unless specifically exempted in subsection C of this
Section. Master plans are optional in all other zones, except for CA zoned sites two
and one-half (2.5) acres or greater in area upon which residential mixed -use
development is proposed. When existing parcels are twenty five (25) acres or
smaller, a master plan incorporating all abutting lots in common ownership as of
December 1, 2003, is required.
2. Site Plan Review:
a. When Required: Site plan review is required for all development in
the IL, CO, CN, CD, CA, CV, COR, UC, R-10, RMH, RM, and R-14 Zones, all
development within the Employment Area (EA) designation, and for the following
types of development, regardless of zone:
i. K-12 educational institutions.
ii. Parks.
iii. Outdoor recreation facilities.
iv. Rental services with outdoor storage.
v. Hazardous Waste Facilities: All hazardous waste treatment and
storage facilities.
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b. Optional: When specifically authorized by the development
standards, site plan review may be used as a means to propose modifications to
development standards for developments otherwise exempt from site plan
review.
3. Authority: The Community and Economic Development Administrator
shall have the authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny proposals
based on this Section when no other permit or approval requires Hearing
Examiner review.
SECTION IX. Section 4-11-010 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended by revising the
definition of "Abutting," as shown below. All other definitions in section 4-11-010 remain in effect
and unchanged.
ABUTTING: Lots sharing one or more eeee property lines or easements provided that
any improved or unimproved right-of-way of the City, other cities, or the state shall, for
the purposes of this definition, disqualify lots as abutting.
Abutting Lots
LOT 1 � I_0-F 2
STREET"
SECTION X. Section 4-11-040 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended by revising the
definition of "Dwelling, Attached," as shown below, and deleting the definition of "Dwelling Unit,
Attached." All other definitions in section 4-11-040 remain in effect and unchanged.
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DWELLING, ATTACHED: A dwelling unit connected to one or more dwellings by
common roofs, walls, or floors or a dwelling unit or units attached to garages or
other nonresidential uses. This definition deer net includes assisted living,
facilities but excludes boarding and lodging houses, accessory dwelling units, adult
family homes, group home I or group home II as defined herein. Attached
dwellings include the following types:
A. Flat: A .,�^.,+, ,� bull d,^,,,.^^*-„^iRg t e (2) ^r FRGFe A dwelling units-w +E%?
afe attached to one or multiple dwelling units at bar one or more common rooffst
wallist or floods) within a building. Typically, the unit's habitable area is provided
on a single level. Unit entrances may or may not be provided from a common
corridor.
B. Townhouse: A ene-fems, ground -related dwelling attached to one or more
such units in which each unit has its own exterior, ground -level access to the
outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any
other unit by one or more vertical common walls. Townhouse units may be multi-
story.
C. Carriage House: One or more dwelling units built above te-a one
or more private garageLsj. The attached garagej� ,++^�"^,� +^ +"^ ^,Fria^^ "^„s^
typically contains vehicles and/or storage for people living in another building as
well as occupants of the carriage house. This definition does not include accessory
dwelling unit.
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€r Garden Style ApartmentLsi: A dwelling unit that is one of several stacked
vertically, with exterior stairways and/or exterior corridors and surface parking.
Parking is not structured and may include detached carports or garages. Buildings
and building entries are oriented toward internal drive aisles and/or parking lots
and not street frontage. There is typically no formal building entry area connected
to a public sidewalk and a public street. Site planning may incorporate structures
developed at low landscaped setbacks.
SECTION XI. Section 4-11-060 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended by adding a
new definition of "Floor, Ground," to read as shown below. All other definitions in section 4-11-
060 remain in effect and unchanged.
FLOOR, GROUND: The floor located at or near the adiacent grade or public right-
of-way.
SECTION XII. Section 4-11-080 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended by adding new
definitions of "Height, Clear," and "Height, Floor -to -Ceiling," to read as shown below. All other
definitions in Section 4-11-080 remain in effect and unchanged.
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HEIGHT, CLEAR: Distance from the floor to the lowest -hanging ceiling member or
hanging objects, beams, foists or truss work descending down into a substantial
portion of the area.
HEIGHT, FLOOR -TO -CEILING: The vertical distance between the finished floor and
the ceiling.
SECTION XIII. Section 4-11-130 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended by revising the
definition of "Mixed Use," as shown below, and adding definitions of "Mixed Use, Horizontal"
and "Mixed Use, Vertical," to read as shown below. All other definitions in section 4-11-130
remain in effect and unchanged.
MIXED USE: A building or site with two (2) or more different uses such as
residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public or entertainment.. that are
physically and functionally integrated and mutually supporting.
MIXED USE, HORIZONTAL: A mixed use development consisting of one (1) or more
single -use buildings within a parcel or site.
MIXED USE. VERTICAL: A sinele buildine that accommodates multiple use
generally layered on a floor by floor basis, with active commercial uses (e.g., retail,
restaurants, or onsite services) established at ground level with residential, visitor,
office or other uses above.
SECTION XIV. Section 4-11-190 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended by adding a
definition of "Site," to read as shown below, and revising the definition of "Site Plan," as shown
below. All other definitions in section 4-11-190 remain in effect and unchanged.
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SITE: A single lot, or two (2) or more contiguous lots that, under common
ownership or documented legal control, were developed or are part of a
development proposal.
SITE PLAN: A detailed plan drawing, prepared to scale, showing accurate
boundaries of a site and the location of all buildings, structures, uses, and principal
site development features proposed for a specific parcel or parcels of land.
SECTION XV. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance.
SECTION XVI. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after publication
of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this
ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 19th day of November, 2018.
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Ja4 A. Seth, Oy Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 19th day of November, 2018.
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Denis Law, Mayor
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Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Att rney
Date of Publication: 11/23/2018 (Summary)
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ATTACHMENT A
4-2-060 Zoning Use Table — Uses Allowed in Zoning Designations:
USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC
I R-1
I R-4
I R-6
R-8
RMH
R-10
R-14
RMF
IL
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CN
I CV
I CA
I CD
I CO
I COR
I UC
C. RESIDENTIAL
Detached dwelling
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Attached dwellings=
Flats
P74
P74
P
P6
48
P6
73
P6
U
P6
4
P16
P6
P6
49
Attached dwellings —
Garden style apartments
P
P6
Attached dwellings —
Townhouses
P
P
P13
P6
P6
Attached dwellings —
Carriage houses
P
P
P13
P6
P6
Manufactured Homes
Manufactured homes
P50
P50
P50
P50
P50
P
P50
P50
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ATTACHMENT B
4-2-110.A DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (PRIMARY AND ATTACHED ACCESSORY
STRUCTURES)
RC
R-132
R_410, 32
R-6
R-8
R-10
R-14
RMF
Minimum Net
None
3 dwelling
4 dwelling
5 dwelling
7 dwelling unit530
T.R;AgRhR' 're
Density (per Net
units
units
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dwelling units3o
Maximum Net
1 dwelling
1 dwelling
4 dwelling
6 dwelling
8 dwelling
10 dwelling
14 dwelling
20 dwelling
Density (per Net
unit
unit',31
units
units
units38
units29
units29
units29
Acre, Except per
Net 10 Acres in
RC)2, 14,15
Maximum Number
1 dwelling
1 dwelling
1 dwelling with 1
1 dwelling
Detached dwellings: 1 dwelling
Per Maximum Net
of Dwellings (per
with 1
with 1
accessory dwelling unit
with 1
with 1 accessory dwelling unit
Density
Legal Lot)2
accessory
accessory
accessory
Attached dwellings: n/a
dwelling
dwelling
dwelling
unit
unit'
unit
Minimum Lot
10 acres
1 acre
9,000 sq.
7,000 sq.
5,000 sq.
Detached
Detached
n/a
Size 28, 31
ft.34
ft.34
ft.34
dwellings:
dwellings: 3,000
4,000 sq. ft.
sq. ft.
Attached
Attached
dwellings: n/a
dwellings: n/a
Minimum Lot
150 ft.
100 ft.
70 ft.
60 ft.
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R-132
R-410, 32
R-6
R-8
R-10
R-14
RMF
Maximum Wall
32 ft.
24 ft.
24 ft., increase
32 ft.20
Plate Height8.9, 12.
up to 32 ft.
18,19
possible subject
to administrative
conditional use
permit approval.
Maximum Number
n/a
No more than
No more than 6
n/a
of Units per
4 units per
units per
Building
building.
building.
Minimum Tree
2 significant trees per 5,000 sq. ft.
Attached units: 4 significant
n/a
Density
See RMC 4-4-130.
trees per 5,000 sq. ft.
See RMC 4-4-130.
Minimum Freeway
10 ft. landscaped setback from the street property line.
Frontage Setback
Maximum
See RMC 4-4-140, Wireless Communication Facilities. Amateur
radio antennas are allowed a maximum height of 6
Wireless
feet without a Conditional Use Permit. Larger structures will have
a maximum height determined by the Conditional
Communication
Use Permit process, RMC 4-9-030, Conditional Use Permits.
Facilities Height
(including Amateur
Radio Antennas)
Design Standards
See RMC 4-2-115, Residential Design and Open Space Standards.
Landscaping
See RMC 4-4-070, Landscaping.
Exterior Lighting
See RMC 4-4-075, Lighting, Exterior On -Site.
Screening
See RMC 4-4-095, Screening and Storage Height/Location Limitations.
Exception for Pre-
See RMC 4-10-010, Nonconforming Lots.
Existing Legal Lots
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ORDINANCE NO. 5899
4-2-120.A, Denisty and Height
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CN, CV, CA, & UC)
CN I CV I CA I UC
I DENSITY (Dwelling Units per Net Acre) I
Minimum Net
Residential Density9
Maximum Net
Residential Density9
HEIGHT
Maximum Building
Height,6,14,16 except for
Public Facilities6,2o
None
4 dwelling
units per
structure.
20 dwelling units per net acre
80 dwelling units per net acre.', 21
35 ft. 50 ft., except 70 69 ft. for vertically
mixed use buildings (commercial
and residential)
Maximum Height for See RMC 4-4-140
Wireless
Communication
Facilities6
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20 -1A dwelling units per net
acre.
60 dwelling units per net
acre in the City Center and
Highlands Community
Planning Areas.
30 dwelling units per net
acre in the East Plateau and
Kennydale Community
Planning Areas.
50 ft., except 60 ft. for
vertically mixed use buildings
(commercial and residential)
Ifl �i�li�a'rrr^cua�ivniS.
Heights may exceed the
Zone's maximum height with
a Conditional Use Permit.16
20 dwelling units per net
acre except for mixed use
development.
85 du/acre (150 du/acre) if
ground floor commercial is
provided.', 21
10 stories along primary
and secondary arterials.
6 stories along
residential/minor
collectors.
uses; 3 stems
ORDINANCE NO. 5899
4-2-120.6, Density
ATTACHMENT D
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR)
CD
CO
COR
DENSITY (Dwelling Units per Net Acre)
Minimum Net
25 dwelling units per net acre.9
75 dwelling units per net
Where a development involves residential, the
Residential
The minimum density
acre. if NA94+"i^ -R w.;.,^d-
minimum density shall be 30 dwelling units per net
Density
requirements shall not apply to
bu*ld+Rg
acre.9
the subdivision and/or
The same area used for commercial and office
development of a legal lot 1/2
development can also be used to calculate residential
acre or less in size as of March 1,
density. Where commercial and/or office areas are
1995.
utilized in the calculation of density, the City may
require restrictive covenants to ensure the maximum
density is not exceeded should the property be
subdivided or in another manner made available for
separate lease or conveyance.
Maximum Net
100 dwelling units per net acre.
150 dwelling units per net
50 dwelling units per net acre. 1, 21
Residential
Density may be increased to 150
acre -A M;.,^d "';P
The same area used for commercial and office
Density9
dwelling units per net acreg.
development can also be used to calculate residential
subject to administrative
Density may be increased up
density. Where commercial and/or office areas are
conditional use permit
to 250 dwelling units per net
utilized in the calculation of density, the City may
approval. 1, 21
acre subject to
require restrictive covenants to ensure the maximum
administrative conditional
density is not exceeded should the property be
use permit approva1.1, 21
subdivided or in another manner made available for
separate lease or conveyance.
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