Ordinance 3774-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

3. Panhandle lot access drives are required to comply with the same standards applied to easement access short subdivisions,including, but not limited to, road width and landscaping standards. 19.06.070 Minimum Lot Area—Averaging in Land Divisions. In any formal subdivision within the R-S, R1 and R-2 zones and in short subdivisions the individual lots shall be considered legal lots if the average of the areas of all lots meets the minimum requirement for the district in which the land division is located,and further provided: 1. That no lot shall be less than four thousand square feet with a minimum of fifty feet of width and eighty feet of depth unless in a R-2 zone where the lot abuts and takes vehicular access from a public alley; 2. On lots with alley access,no individual lot therein shall have an area less than three thousand square feet, be less than thirty feet in width,or less than eighty feet in lot depth. On such lots,the minimum lot frontage requirement shall be not less than thirty feet, and the lot frontage requirements listed elsewhere in this chapter shall not apply; 3. That lot area averaging may not be used to create lots for duplexes or multiple-family dwellings with less lot area than otherwise required by this title for the zone in which the property is located; 4. Not more than a thirty-five percent increase over the required minimum lot area for any single lot shall be credited in computing average lot area; 5. The small lot single-family development standards of EMC 19.08.020 shall apply to single-family dwellings on lots with less than 5,000 square feet created using the lot area averaging process; 6. Critical areas and buffers may not be used as credit for lots utilizing lot size averaging. 19.06.080 Land Divisions - Exceptions to Minimum Lot Area,Width, Depth, Frontage and Lot Coverage. Using the land division process in this Title(Chapters 19.24 through 19.27),certain types of applications may be granted an exception to the lot standards in this chapter. The criteria for an exception depend on the type of land division proposed,as follows: A. Binding site plans involving nonresidential uses(or in commercial or industrial zones). Lots created through a binding site plan are not required to comply with minimum requirements for lot area,width,depth of frontage.Other zoning standards for open space and building perimeter landscaping,when required,shall not be reduced under this exception and shall be based on the size of the originating parcel. B. Unit lot developments involving a division of land—applicable to single-family detached uses. 1. Lots created through a unit lot land division process,including short subdivision,subdivision, or cottage housing, may be granted an exception from the following requirements of this chapter: a. Lot area;provided the overall density of the project complies with the underlying zoning requirements(EMC 19.06)and Chapter 19.08. b. Lot width; c. Lot depth; d. Interior side building setbacks,including zero lot line, provided that building construction shall comply with all building and fire code requirements.Setback reductions along the exterior boundary of the parent lot may not be granted. e. Lot frontage; f. Lot coverage;and g. Minimum building site standards in this chapter. 2. Evaluation Criteria for Modification of Development Standards. a. The director determines through review of a site plan the proposed project design will provide adequate building sites, open space, parking and building setbacks; b. The proposed unit design complies with the requirements of Chapter 19.08.020, "Small lot single- family"development. Ch.19.06,Lot and Building Placement,Densities 9 City Council Action(11/04/2020)