§ 17.68.040. Development standards.

The following standards of development shall apply in the R-6 zone.

A.

The allowable density of a project will be determined by the physical and service constraints of the property and the area in which the property is located; however, the density of each approved development must exceed four units per gross acre.

B.

The minimum lot area for single family detached developments shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet.

C.

Lots shall have a minimum frontage of thirty (30) feet except that minimum frontage may be reduced on knuckles and culs-de-sac or as part of an approved zero lot line attached unit housing project.

D.

A minimum of thirty (30) percent of each lot's net area in a single-family development shall be designed for usable open space. "Usable open space" is defined as those portions of the site not encumbered by a structure. The "net lot area" is defined as the total area contained within the property lines. Side yard setbacks shall be approved as part of the design of the project. Setbacks for garages that open parallel with the access way shall not be less than twenty (20) feet.

E.

A minimum of twenty (20) percent of the net lot area for apartment developments shall be in usable open space. Minimum front and rear yard setbacks shall be ten (10) feet. Additional setbacks, including side yards, may be required depending on the height of the structure and adjacent land uses. All apartment projects shall contain at least four dwelling units. No application for conversion of an apartment building to condominiums or any other form of cooperative or units that may be sold individually, shall be accepted by the planning director, unless the matter has first been presented to and approved by the board of supervisors as being consistent with the intent and purpose of the original approval of the project to provide affordable housing.

F.

One-family residences shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. All other uses shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height.

G.

One off-street parking space shall be required for each dwelling unit, notwithstanding the apartment building parking standards contained in Chapter 17.188. All single-family homes shall have two-car garages.

H.

Open space or recreational facilities proposed in a project shall be subject to approval of the county.

I.

Streets providing circulation within a develop-ment shall be constructed to a minimum width of thirty-six (36) feet within a fifty-six (56) foot right-of-way for major interior streets and a minimum width of thirty-two (32) feet of improvements within a fifty (50) foot right-of-way for minor interior streets and cul-de-sac streets. All improvements to be in accordance with the improvement standards of county Ordinance No. 461.

J.

Design standards, dedications and improvements will be in conformance with the requirements of county Ordinances Nos. 460 and 461, and as approved by the county road commissioner, for all streets other than interior streets.

(Ord. 348.2856, 1988; Ord. 348.2140, 1982; Ord. 348 § 8.204)