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1‘5,7-$'. 130 t 91 k p -iv , -e &c.c ` (eve. or t 18.28.130 t v.0 ' `-t"' U-eys. 18.28.130 Development standards for easement twenty feet in width for a distance of twenty feet from access lots. the easement access drive curb.All parking areas shall A. Calculation of Number of Units.For determin- be landscaped, screened and improved in accordance ing the number of units served by an easement access with the design and development provisions of this drive, the city shall count the maximum number of chapter. For any easement access drive that is not potential units for the total short subdivision. required to have Type A-I curbing,the city shall require B. Maximum Number of Units Permitted in Ease- a landscaped berm, swale or other barrier to prevent ment Access Short Subdivision.The maximum number parking outside of the approved driveway.Refer to Sec- of units permitted in an easement access short subdivi- tion 18.28.080(B). sion (including the use of other approved driveways J. All easement access and panhandle lots shall and/or other easement access drives as permitted by this provide a vehicle turnaround as approved by the city title)shall not exceed six. traffic engineer.For easement access rear lots,the turn- C. All units that abut or are adjacent to an easement around shall be located on the lot that it is serving.The access drive are required to take access off the easement, turnaround area shall be not included in meeting the unless it is determined by the city engineer that: parking requirements of this title.Parking within the 1. An existing dwelling and its garage are in a loca- turnaround shall be prohibited. tion where access from the easement is impractical or K. Site Development Plan. On all lots within an impossible due to the topography or environmental con- easement access short subdivision, the applicant is • straints of the site;or required to submit a site development plan meeting the 2. A potential safety issue exists related to access requirements of the procedures for processing permit from the easement as determined by the city engineer. applications as defined in Title 15 of this code,Local D. All easement access drive short subdivisions are Project Review Procedures. limited to one easement access drive per street frontage, L. Lot Width, Depth, Dwelling Unit Orientation, unless otherwise approved by the director and city engi- Building Sites for Easement Access Lots.The planning neer.More than one easement access drive per frontage director shall have the authority to modify the following shall be approved only if the following criteria are met: standards under Section 18.28.050(B),where a dedica- 1. A public street is not possible; tion for right-of-way widening is required by the city. 2. A single easement access cannot serve the pro- 1. Measurement of Lot Width and Depth.Except posed short subdivision due to the configuration of the for easement access interior lots, lot width and depth property to be subdivided;and shall be measured using the same orientation as the orig- 1 3. This option is not a substitute for comprehensive inating parcel.All lots shall meet the minimum lot width subdividing which includes the installation of a public and depth dimensional standards of the zoning code. street and utilities. 2. Easement access interior lots may only be cre- E. For any easement access or easement with pub- ated when`the originating parcel,or parent lot,contains lic utilities, the city engineer shall determine the amininium of seventy feet of width.When the parent lot required easement width based on city standards. is less than seventy feet wide,no interior lots may be F. A maximum of two lots can be served by private created within an easement access short subdivision. utility side services within an easement,unless the city 3. Dwelling Unit Orientation.All lots that have full engineer determines that a public utility main is neces- frontage on an improved public right-of-way and ease- sary for adequate area service.Three or more lots served ment access rear lots shall have the dwelling unit ori- within an easement will require public utilities. ented to the public street.The dwelling unit shall have a G. For all easement access lots,no new driveways defined front entrance,windows and porch facing the or parking areas will be allowed within the front yard street. Easement access interior Iots shall have the • setback, with the exception of the easement access dwelling unit oriented to the easement access drive. drive. For easement access rear lots, a vehicle turn- M. Orientation of Lots and Required Setbacks for around may be allowed within the front setback. Easement Access Lots. All required setbacks shall be H. Access off an easement drive is limited to one shown on the final short plat map and shall comply with twenty-foot driveway and curb cut per lot.The driveway the following standards and the approved site develop- shall not exceed twenty feet in width for a distance of went plan. For irregular or unusually shaped lots, the twenty feet from the easement access drive curb. This director shall determine which lots are front,interior,or requirement shall be noted as a condition of approval on rear lots.Easement access lots will be required to meet the face of the final short plat map. the following setbacks: I. Surface Parking.On any lot where surface park- 1. Easement Access Front Lots_The unit and lot ing is proposed,the parking area shall be at a minimum shall be oriented to the public street. five feet from any property line and shall not exceed a. Front setback:twenty feet; i (Everett 12-04) 672 K-14