§ 17.46.110. Specific residential design requirements.

A.

Depending upon the size and scale of mixed use projects, residential dwellings shall comprise more than one land use type, fulfilling housing needs with an assortment of housing options.

B.

Building setbacks for multi-family residential dwellings shall be determined at the time of site plan review. Where possible, multi-family development shall front onto streets or open space with appropriate walkable elements, including building entrances facing the street, sidewalks, and parkstrips with street trees. When approved, private streets shall be so designed to resemble a walkable public street design. The following standards shall be required for multi-family residential development:

1.

Properly designed off-street surface parking lots hidden from streets.

2.

Dwelling and garage gables facing streets and alleys.

3.

Covered entrance porches.

4.

Building entry sidewalks that connect directly to street sidewalks.

5.

Variety of building sizes, shapes and building heights.

6.

Open space and recreational amenities compatible with project scale and the market.

The following standards for multi-family residential development are encouraged but not required:

1.

Multi-level structures.

2.

Dormers and/or shutters, and other architectural window treatments.

3.

Street side balconies/decks.

4.

Surface parking designed in a linear fashion to better resemble a public street design.

5.

Front-loaded garage units. Where front-loaded garages are approved, they are encouraged to be designed to be subservient (set back at least five feet from the front line of the dwelling) to the architecture of the residential structure.

C.

Single-family residential dwellings, unless fronting onto a "green court," shall have variable front yard setbacks measured from the covered porch to the edge of the curb. Front-loaded garages should be subservient to the dwelling and shall not have a setback less than eighteen (18) feet to the edge of the sidewalk. In no case shall the front yard setback be less than fifteen (15) feet between livable space and the edge of sidewalk. Side and rear setbacks shall be determined at the time of site plan review based upon acceptable subdivision layout and design.

The following standards shall be required for single-family residential development:

1.

Dwelling and garage gables, hips, sheds, or other stylized roof features facing streets and alleys.

2.

Covered, open-front porches are required on all single-family detached units, and shall be at least six feet in width.

3.

Building entry sidewalks that connect directly to street sidewalk or pathway.

The following standards for single-family residential development are encouraged but not required:

1.

Subservient garages, i.e., rear loaded with alley access, front loaded detached or attached but set back from the front line of the livable area or porch of the home, side entry attached, or a combination of the above.

2.

Mix of one- and two-story dwellings.

3.

Side street balconies/decks.

4.

Wraparound porches, particularly on comer lots.

( Ord. No. 2016-3 , § 1(394.11), 5-4-16)