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Article Nine General Administrative Provisions 20.900 Modification of Development Standards A. General An applicant may propose and the planning director, using the Review Process II described in EMC Title 15, Local Project Review Procedures, may allow an applicant to deviate from the development standards, provided the proposal satisfies the evaluation criteria of this subsection. In evaluating such a proposal,the planning director, using the criteria in subsection (C) below,shall determine if the alternative design or plan provides superior results to that which would be required by compliance with the development standards of this chapter. B. Development Standards that can be modified 1) Chapter 19,Metro Uses: The following development requirements in Chapter 19 can be modified: a) Special Regulations limiting ground floor uses in Table 19-1. b) Special regulations requiring residential mixed-use development to have no less than 50%of the ground floor area be used for single-family or multifamily residential use in the UR zone. 2) Chapter 20,Development Code:The following development requirements in Chapter 20 can be modified: a) Lot and building placement requirements: Lot requirements,floor-to-area requirements,and building placement standards b) Building heights: i. Minimum building heights may be modified. ii. Maximum building heights can only be increased pursuant to the Incentive Heights Program in Section 20.440 and 20.450,or through granting a variance pursuant to EMC 19.41.130. c) Building form and design standards: building form standards,structure parking,weather protection, building transparency,and special design standards. d) Site and public improvement requirements:Sidewalks, landscaping,open space. 3) Chapter 34,Parking,Loading and Access:The following development requirements in Chapter 34 can be modified: a) Reduction of off-street parking required by Table 34-1 or 34-2, or for an accessory dwelling unit. b) Location of off-street parking. c) Vehicular access to off-street parking,alleys and driveways d) Parking area design and construction. e) Standards for drive-up facilities. f) Off-street loading requirements. 4) The following development requirements cannot be modified: a) Uses permitted by the zone in which the property is located. b) Requirements for nonconforming uses. c) Standards required by any overlay zone,including but not limited to historic overlays. C. Evaluation Criteria for Modification 1) Any proposal to modify development standards shall not undermine the intent of the standards.The planning director shall not approve a request for modification unless the proposal provides architectural and urban design elements equivalent or superior to what would likely result from compliance with the development standards which are proposed to be modified. 2) The planning director shall consider the following criteria in evaluating modification proposals: a) The unique characteristics of the subject property and/or its surroundings and how they will be protected or enhanced by modifying the development standards. b) The positive characteristics of the proposed development and whether such characteristics could be provided by compliance with the development standards proposed to be modified. Exhibit 2,Chapter 20,Development Standards 50 8/29/18