Ordinance 4156-26 - Laserfiche WebLink

Figure 35-3: Street Trees on TOD, Pedestrian and Connector Streetscapes Section 31. EMC 19.35.090 is hereby amended as follows, with strikeout text deleted and underlined text added. 19.35.090, Special landscape requirements applicable to neighborhood residential zone. A. In addition to providing landscaping pursuant to Tables 35-1 and 35-2, trees are required within eight feet of the front and side streets. Trees shall be two inches in diameter at 4.5 feet in height, planted every twenty feet on center. C B. For developments with residential uses all street-facing elevations must have landscaping along any exposed foundation. The landscaped area may be along the outer edge of a porch instead of the foundation. This landscaping requirement does not apply to portions of the building facade that provide access for pedestrians or vehicles to the building. The foundation landscaping must meet the following standards: 1. The landscaped area must be at least three feet wide. 2. There must be at least one shrub for every three lineal feet of foundation. 3. Ground cover plants must fully cover the remainder of the landscaped area. Section 32. EMC 19.38.040 is hereby amended as follows, with strikeout text deleted and underlined text added. 19.38.040, Substandard lots—Nonconforming lots. This section addresses lots that do not meet minimum lot area and/or dimensional requirements of this title, and lots that have been created or altered prior to there being a formal land division requirement in the city. This section also addresses how such lots may be considered legal lots for zoning purposes. A. R-S, R-1 and R-2 NR and NR-C Zones. In the R-S, R-1 and R-2 NR and NR-C zones, subject to other limitations imposed by other provisions of this title, a single-family one dwelling may be erected on any single “lot” as defined in this title. A lot shall meet the following criteria, as applicable: