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C. Subdivisions and short subdivisions—lot depth. Subdivisions and short subdivisions may request(REV II)a reduction in lot depth.Such a reduction shall be limited to the following: 1. When the originating parcel meets the lot frontage and lot width standards of this chapter; 2. Exceptions that would allow any lot to be less than seventy feet shall not be granted. 3. The lot or lots shall meet all other requirements of this chapter and shall provide a suitable building site, setbacks and off-street parking. D. Division of land with more than one existing single-family dwelling on one lot. An exception to the lot area,lot width,lot depth and setback standards may be granted(REV II)subject to the following minimum standards: 1. The existing structures shall be single-family dwellings in a single-family zone; 2. All lots and existing structures shall meet minimum fire safety and public utility standards,and minimum maintenance standards as defined by the city; 3. All lots and existing structures shall provide for adequate off-street parking.When existing parking is nonconforming,the division of land shall not result in off-street parking becoming more nonconforming; and 4. All lots must have full frontage on a public street.The use of easement access, panhandle lot or alley frontage is not permitted. E. Dedication of public right-of-way. If a proposed land division requires a dedication of right-of-way for an existing public street,one hundred percent of the dedicated area may be credited toward meeting the minimum lot area of the proposed project.The applicant may be required to distribute the credit evenly among all of the lots, rather than to apply all credit toward one lot.The planning director shall have the authority to modify lot area,dimensional requirements and setbacks in applying this requirement through the land division process. For single-family lots, no individual lot shall contain less than four thousand five hundred square feet after the dedication,excluding access easements. F. Transfer of Development Rights(TDR). Reductions in minimum lot size, lot width and lot depth may be granted as part of a TDR in accordance with EMC Chapter 19.37. 19.06.090 Other administrative modifications of development standards. A. Building setback modifications for single-family and two-family(duplex)uses on lots without frontage on a public street. 1. An applicant may propose and the planning director, using the Review Process II described in EMC Title 15,may allow an applicant to deviate from the building setback standards in Table 6-2 in subsection 19.06.020 of this chapter, provided the proposal satisfies the evaluation criteria in EMC 15.02. 2. In evaluating such a proposal,the planning director, using the criteria,shall determine if the alternative design or plan provides equivalent or superior results to that which would be required by compliance with the development building setback requirements of this chapter. B. Development standards that cannot be modified. Any standard that is not specifically listed in this section for modification requests,or in section 19.06.080 of this chapter,cannot be modified except as permitted in EMC 19.41.010 for variances. 19.06.100 Residential Densities—Multiple Family Uses. A. Overview Density means a ratio of dwelling units to lot area.Some residential developments are subject to minimum or maximum density requirements, depending on location or housing type.Other development requirements,such as maximum floor-to-area requirements,height and building coverage limits, building setbacks,and off-street parking requirements, may affect density that can be achieved as well. Ch.19.06,Lot and Building Placement,Densities 10 City Council Action(11/04/2020)