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A. "Street facing dwelling unit façade",means a ground or first floor of a dwelling unit façade facing, and within thirty(30)feet,of a front or side-street lot line on a public street. B. "Townhouses",also called"single-family,attached",are buildings joined at the side by a common wall. Each dwelling has up to two or three stories and no dwellings are placed over another. Each dwelling has individual and direct pedestrian access to the street and typically contains some private open space in the front and back.A development of townhouses could include two units attached (see EMC 19.05"Dwelling,2-unit")or multiple units attached.This chapter places limits on how many may be attached in the R-S,R-1, R-2 and R-2A zones. C. "Duplex"contains two dwelling units(see EMC 19.05"Dwelling,2-unit"), but unlike a townhouse,a duplex could be two units on separate floors(upper unit and lower unit)or two units joined at the side. D. "Floor area ratio",or"FAR", means a measure of development intensity which is the gross floor area(square footage of the total floor area except parking areas)divided by the lot area. For purposes of this chapter,gross floor area excludes 1)any basement that is more than seventy-five percent(75%)below natural grade and 2) up to 240 square feet of unenclosed porches. 19.08.020 Small lot single family. Single-family dwellings to be built on lots having less than five thousand(5,000)square feet in any zone shall meet the development standards contained herein. It is the intent of these development standards that single-family dwellings on small lots be compatible with neighboring properties,friendly to the streetscape,and in scale with the lots upon which they are to be constructed.The planning director is authorized to promulgate guidelines, graphic representations,and examples of housing designs and methods of construction that do or do not satisfy the intent of these standards. A. Floor to Area Ratio(FAR).Gross floor area of the dwelling,excluding the garage,shall not exceed fifty percent (0.50 FAR)of the lot area.An additional 0.15 FAR is allowed for detached accessory structures on lots. B. A dwelling shall meet the front porch and entrance requirements set forth in EMC 19.08.050. C. Any garage shall meet the garage requirements set forth in EMC 19.08.060. 19.08.030 Townhouse and Duplexes. A. Intent,Applicability and Authority ,\ 1. Intent.The intent of the standards in this section is to ensure compatibility of townhouse or duplex units into neighborhoods with predominantly detached single family homes. I 2. Applicability.The standards in this section address townhouse or duplex units when proposed in single family zones(R-S, R-1, R-2 and 1" R-2A). For this housing type in other zones, please refer to the multifamily development standards in EMC 19.09. Figure 8-1:Example of single family, 3. Authority.The planning director or review authority is authorized to attached condition projects to ensure compatibility. B. Where Allowed,Density,FAR and Open Space Standards 1. Townhouses and duplexes are allowed within the R-S, R-1, R-2 and R-2A zones as set forth in Table 8-1 below.Standards for ownership,density,floor area ratio(FAR),open space and heights are also included within the table.See subsection(C)below or design standards in Section 19.08.040 for additional requirements. Ch.19.08,Residential Development Standards 2 City Council Action(11/04/2020)