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i. R -S, R-1 and R-2 Zones. The number of dwelling units allowed under a <br />reasonable use determination for any residential development may be transferred <br />to an R -S, R-1 or R-2 zone; provided, that the number of dwelling units allowed <br />to be transferred to the receiving site shall not exceed the lesser of. <br />a) The number of dwelling units which the planning director determines to be the <br />minimum necessary to allow for reasonable economic use of the restricted <br />property, or <br />b) The number of dwelling units that would be allowed on the receiving site with <br />an assumed 20% increase in lot size. In approving a transfer of development <br />rights to the receiving site in the R -S, R-1, or R-2 zone, the planning director <br />shall have the authority to allow for a reduction of the minimum lot area <br />allowed by the zone in which the receiving site is located by not more than <br />twenty percent. The director shall have the authority to reduce the required lot <br />width and depth by not more than 20 percent. All dwelling units on such lots <br />shall be single-family dwellings. <br />ii. R -1(A) and R -2(A) Zones. The amount of development transferred to the <br />receiving lot shall not result in a development density which exceeds the <br />maximum permitted in the use zone of the receiving lot without the transferred <br />development by more than twenty-five percent. The director shall have the <br />authority to reduce the required lot width and depth by not more than 20 percent. <br />All other requirements of the use zone in which the receiving lot is located shall <br />apply to the transferred development. <br />iii. Multiple -Family Zones. The amount of development transferred to the receiving <br />lot shall be limited only by all other requirements of this title applicable to the use <br />zone in which the receiving lot is located (building height, off-street parking, <br />setbacks, multiple -family development standards, etc.), excluding maximum <br />permitted density. <br />iv. Commercial and Industrial Zones. The amount of development transferred to the <br />receiving lot shall not exceed that which can be accommodated by allowing an <br />increase of permitted height on the receiving lot of not more than fifteen feet. All <br />other requirements of the use zone in which the receiving lot is located shall be <br />applicable to the transferred development. <br />4. All other requirements of this ordinance (chapter) shall apply to the subject property, <br />including but not limited to submittal of mitigation plans, monitoring reports, and <br />assurance devices; installation of fencing and signs; and recording of protective <br />covenants. <br />C. Public Utility and Infrastructure Exception. If the application of this chapter would <br />prohibit or unreasonably restrict the ability to provide necessary utilities or infrastructure <br />improvements, a development proposal by a public agency or a utility to construct utility <br />facilities for the conveyance of water, sewage, storm drainage, electricity, natural gas, <br />cable or telecommunications; or the construction of streets and highways, the agency or <br />utility may request an exception. Such a request shall be reviewed by the hearing examiner <br />using the review process described in EMC Title 15, Local Project Review Procedures. <br />10 <br />