Ordinance 2720-03 - Laserfiche WebLink

1. Single-Family Residential Developments. a. Except as otherwise provided through the planned residential development (PRD) process or lot area averaging method, for zones in which the minimum lot area requirement is less than nine thousand square feet, not more than fifty percent of the area of those portions of the lot classified as environmentally sensitive may be credited toward the calculation of minimum lot area. Land placed within an environmentally sensitive area protective tract may be included in the calculation of minimum lot area provided in this chapter. b. Except as otherwise provided through the planned residential development (PRD) process or lot area averaging method, for zones in which the minimum lot area requirement is nine thousand square feet or greater, not more than seventy- five percent of the area of those portions of the lot classified as environmentally sensitive may be credited toward the calculation of minimum lot area. Land placed within an environmentally sensitive area protective tract may be included in the calculation of minimum lot area provided in this chapter. c. The lot area calculation requirements of this subsection shall not apply when using the lot area averaging method provided by Section 39.130 of this title, or when using the planned residential development (PRD) process described in Chapter 32 of this title. is hereby amended to read as follows: A. Lot Area. The calculation of minimum lot area for lots which contain areas classified as environmentally sensitive shall be determined as provided in this section. Lots that include land which is submerged beneath the mean high-water mark of lakes, Port Gardner Bay, or category I streams shall not be permitted to include the submerged portion of the lot in the calculation of lot area. 1. Single-Family Residential Developments. This subsection applies to new lots created through the subdivision, short subdivision, or cluster development process, where the land to be subdivided contains environmentally sensitive areas and/or buffers. This subsection is not to be used with the lot area averaging provisions in Chapter 39.130 of this title, or in easement access short subdivisions. a. For any new residential lot created, 100 percent of the area of those portions of the lot classified as environmentally sensitive and buffer may be credited toward the calculation of lot area. All such lots shall contain not less than 4,000 square feet, exclusive of environmentally sensitive area or buffer. Land placed within an environmentally sensitive area protective tract may be included in the calculation of lot area as provided in this chapter. Where a protective tract is provided, all lots shall contain a net area, excluding the tract, of not less than 4,000 square feet. Section 6: Section 38.080 of Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended by Section 27 of Ordianance 1729-90; Section 6 of Ordinance No. 1793-91; Sections 44,45 and 46 of Ordinance No. 1849-92; and Section 61 of Ordinance No. 2538-01 (EMC 19.38.080.A.1), which reads in part as follows: