SL1. Building Siting and Orientation.
Design Objective: To define the focus of activity that occurs at the front door or along the street and establishes a sense of community for a neighborhood by providing opportunities for people to gather. Building siting and orientation should encourage streetscapes that facilitate interaction among residents.
SL1.1. Approval Standards.
SL1.1.1. Site design elements shall display a clear and unified organization of building, landscaping and circulation elements that support the functions of the site. Site plans shall effectively demonstrate how the elements of the site relate to the street front and provide for compatibility with adjacent uses.
SL1.1.2. Placement of buildings shall consider the existing context of the surrounding area. Small lot developments shall respect privacy and solar access through appropriate siting of structures. Building setbacks around the perimeter of the site shall be consistent with the development standards of the underlying zoning district. Variation is permitted where the perimeter of the site abuts dedicated open space, stormwater facilities or railroad rights-of-way.
SL1.1.3. A pair of attached units shall be separated from another pair of attached units on the same block face by one or more detached units. Attached units on a street corner may be placed next to attached units on an adjacent street corner on the same block face if separated by an alley.
SL1.2. Design Guidelines.
SL1.2.1. ♠ Project elements (lots, buildings, access drives, parking, walkways, and service areas) should be located to protect, enhance, or minimize impacts to natural site features. For example, buildings should be designed to fit the natural slope, rather than forcing the slope to fit the building design. Terraced parking lots and multi-tiered buildings are other examples of effective design solutions that minimize impacts to a site’s natural features.
SL1.2.2. New developments should be integrated with the existing neighborhoods adjacent to them. Designs should avoid the separation caused by high, solid fencing and walls, or blank walls of buildings (see Figures 19.53.180-1 and 19.53.180-2). Traffic calming measures such as traffic circles, curb extensions and bulb-outs should be used where streets connect to existing neighborhoods.
Figure 19.53.180-1 Poor transition: Newer multifamily homes surround an existing single-family dwelling, causing architectural disparity as well as loss of privacy for the single-family home |
Figure 19.53.180-2 Undesirable Design: Houses separated from the street by high solid walls |
SL1.2.3. Buildings should be oriented to the street to create an inviting streetscape. Interesting streetscapes promote pedestrian activity in and around the site. Buildings at or near the street can help create interaction between adjacent uses.
SL1.2.4. Small lot residential projects should provide one living/family/community living room at the front of the home facing onto the street (see Figure 19.53.180-3);
Figure 19.53.180-3 Single-family homes in Seabrook oriented to the street and sidewalk |
SL1.2.5. Residential development adjacent to designated open space areas should maintain visual access to the open space from residential units, common buildings, and/or streets (buildings should not back up to open space areas creating areas hidden from public view). Projects should also provide for future connections to currently undeveloped properties via public or private streets, internal drives and biking and walking trails (see Figure 19.53.180-4).
Figure 19.53.180-4 Single-family homes in Seabrook oriented to internal pedestrian trail |
SL1.2.6. Buildings may be oriented to open space areas, provided that street frontages are developed consistent with guideline SL1.2.3 (see Figure 19.53.180-5).
Figure 19.53.180-5 Single-family homes in Seabrook oriented to linear park stormwater feature |
SL1.2.7. Perimeter residences that are part of new developments should be oriented to existing streets, minimizing the extent of sound walls or rear yard walls, except where necessary due to acoustical requirements (see Figures 19.53.180-6 and 19.53.180-7).
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Figure 19.53.180-6 Undesirable: Sound walls and entry features designed to separate developments or neighborhoods |
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Figure 19.53.180-7 Desirable: Walls should have a rhythm rather than a single monotonous design along the entire length. Landscaping and periodic entries or gateways soften appearances of walls, minimize driving and walking distances and integrate bike paths along the major roads. |
SL1.2.8. Increase privacy on adjoining properties by employing the following techniques:
a. Locating/reorienting direction of windows or decks to minimize views directly into adjoining structures and outdoor gathering places (see Figure 19.53.180-8).
Figure 19.53.180-8 Techniques to reduce privacy impacts and increase solar access |
b. Use structural features (e.g., raised planter boxes on parapet walls, nontransparent glazing) to restrict view angles to long rather than short distance view (see Figure 19.53.180-9).
Figure 19.53.180-9 Control view into adjacent properties through use of structural features |
c. Use smaller upper floor windows or use selective glazing at privacy sensitive locations.
d. Use landscaping to reduce potential privacy impacts.
SL1.2.9. Pursuant to the zoning code, minimum-required building separations should not be reduced. If possible, increase setbacks for living areas that require more privacy. Where necessary to achieve greater privacy, re-orient the directions of windows or decks or adjust window size or sill height (e.g., use transom windows, skylights or other alternative glazing).
SL2. Grading and Stormwater Management.
Design Objective: To minimize modifications to topography, preserve existing vegetation whenever possible, minimize the creation of impervious surfaces, and maximize stormwater infiltration within the development site and minimize the amount of stormwater that is transferred off-site through the use of LID techniques.
SL2.1. Approval Standards.
SL2.1.1. ♠ Structures, roadways and other site improvements (drainageways and storage areas) shall be designed to blend with the natural topography to the extent practicable, with a minimum of site disturbance and grade changes.
SL2.1.2. ♠ LID techniques shall be used to the extent practicable, as determined by a development site’s soil characteristics, to maximize stormwater infiltration within the site and minimize the amount of stormwater that is transferred off site.
SL2.1.3. Stormwater facilities that are required to supplement LID facilities may include either stormwater ponds or underground vaults. Stormwater ponds shall be designed as a landscape amenity and planted with grass or native plants (see Figure 19.53.180-10). Stormwater ponds shall not be fenced, and shall not exceed a four horizontal to one vertical slope. Stormwater ponds may be used to meet open space requirements if designed utilizing the KCSWDM (see Figure 19.53.180-11). Stormwater ponds shall be designed in accordance with the King County Integrated Pond Manual. Maintenance of stormwater pond landscaping and open space amenities, beyond basic annual weed removal performed by the City, shall be the responsibility of a home-owner association (HOA) or other private entity.
Figure 19.53.180-10 Storm pond amenity located at the Commons |
Figure 19.53.180-11 Usable detention pond in public open space |
SL2.1.4. To encourage front yard landscaping and minimize the visual impact of driveways and other hardscape, a maximum of 50 percent of the front yard between the facade of the home and front property line shall be paved or covered with impervious surface.
SL2.1.5. Filling and grading shall be done in accordance with Chapter
13.25 UPMC and the King County Surface Water Design Manual (KCSWDM) to control stormwater runoff impacts to adjacent properties.
SL2.2. Design Guidelines.
SL2.2.1. ♠ Small lot developments should integrate existing natural features, required open space, and existing historic structures or cultural resources located on site into the overall design and layout of the development. Existing natural features, as well as the required common open space, should be used to create community amenities and provide physical separations and buffers from adjacent development, where needed. The site plan should reflect natural hydrology and minimize impervious surfaces.
a. ♠ Preserve or design into the infrastructure naturally vegetated areas that are in close proximity to parking areas, buildings, and other impervious expanses in order to slow runoff, filter out pollutants, and facilitate infiltration.
b. ♠ Direct runoff into or across vegetated areas to help filter runoff and encourage groundwater recharge.
c. ♠ Use native plants (or adaptable species) to establish an adaptable and low maintenance landscape that requires less irrigation and is appropriate for the climatic conditions.
d. ♠ Use devices such as bioretention cells, vegetated swales, infiltration trenches, and dry wells to increase storage volume and facilitate infiltration.
e. ♠ Plant bioswales with native grass to further improve water quality. Bioswales are encouraged throughout the development to treat runoff, improve water quality, and minimize or eliminate the size of detention ponds (see Figure 19.53.180-12).
Figure 19.53.180-12 Vegetated bioswale |
f. ♠ Disconnect impervious areas from the storm drain network and maintain natural drainage divides to keep flow paths dispersed. Maximize infiltration using: biofilters, green strips, swales and permeable materials in lieu of hardscapes.
SL2.2.2. ♠ Surface water and pollutant run-off should be reduced by maximizing the use of pervious surfaces and vegetative groundcover.
a. ♠ Use of permeable paving, pavers, turf stone, brick, and decomposed granite is encouraged.
b. ♠ Use of natural topographic features or built swales for filtration of site drainage is encouraged.
c. ♠ Porous concrete, porous paving stones, reinforced turf, crushed gravel with soil stabilizers, and paving blocks with planted joints are examples of acceptable materials that can be used for driveways, pathways, sidewalks, and patios.
SL2.2.3. ♠ Development impacts should be reduced by minimizing a site’s impervious surface footprint. This can be achieved by encouraging new development where houses have smaller footprints and are clustered closer together, share driveways with neighboring homes and much of the native vegetation has been preserved.
SL2.2.4. ♠ Existing trees and vegetation should be preserved whenever possible to act as buffers between adjoining developments and as community amenities within the development per Chapter
19.65 UPMC. Buildings, parking areas, and other structures should be set back from such features a sufficient distance to ensure their continued quality and natural functions (see Figure 19.53.180-12).
SL2.2.5. The “effective” impervious surface for the entire site should be minimized to the extent practicable while achieving urban densities consistent with the goals of accommodating small lot development and expanding housing choice in the community.
SL3. Lot Standards.
Design Objective: To strengthen the mutual relationship between housing units, roads, open space and pedestrian amenities for creating small lot developments that protect the privacy of individuals while creating pedestrian-oriented environments.
SL3.1. Approval Standards.
SL3.1.1. Building placement shall be configured to support the neighborhood’s existing site patterns, including building location, setbacks and yard areas, where existing patterns are clearly established and consistent.
SL3.1.2. Standards for Lot Size and Width.
a. Lot Size. There is no minimum lot size. Lot size shall be determined through the design standard review process.
b. Lot Width. Minimum 40-foot-wide lots for homes with front-loaded and side-loaded garages. No minimum width for lots with alley-loaded and other garage designs.
SL3.1.3. Setbacks shall ensure separation of homes and private spaces while allowing moderate density. Small-lot homes shall complement existing setback patterns in terms of distance to the street and spacing between homes while considering the smaller lot sizes and need for more private usable open space.
SL3.1.4. If used, reciprocal side and/or rear yard use easements shall be delineated on the site plan.
SL3.1.5. If a side yard use easement is used, the wall facing the side yard shall be constructed as a “privacy wall.” Privacy walls shall not have doors entering into the yard space of the adjacent home, nor have windows that are within five feet of ground level.
SL3.2. Design Guidelines.
SL3.2.1. Building Setbacks.
a. Front on Neighborhood Street: 10 feet to primary building, six feet to porch, eight feet to stoop. There shall be at least a 20-foot setback from the face of a garage to the back of the sidewalk. A variety of setbacks is strongly encouraged, with single-story facades having smaller setbacks and two-story facades having greater setbacks (see Figure 19.53.180-13).
Figure 19.53.180-13 Variations in front and side yard setbacks break up long linear patterns |
b. Front on Access Lane: five feet to building, zero feet to porch or stoop. Stairs and roof overhangs associated with a porch or stoop shall not encroach into the public right-of-way. There shall be at least a 20-foot setback from the face of the garage to the back of a curb, except where a sidewalk/pathway is constructed, the setback shall be at least 20 feet from the sidewalk/pathway.
c. Interior Side: five feet for detached units; eight feet for attached units. Architectural projections such as fireplace structures, bay windows or garden windows may project into a five-foot required side yard only if the building is protected with an automatic fire sprinkler system.
d. Side on a Corner Lot: 10 feet to building with at least a 20-foot setback from the face of a garage to the back of the sidewalk.
e. Rear: four feet to adjacent common open space, otherwise 10 feet.
f. Alleyway: two feet from alleyway tract or easement (see Figure 19.53.180-14).
Figure 19.53.180-14 Alleyway lot |
g. Front on a Pedestrian Easement or Common Open Space: four feet to building or one foot to porch or stoop.
h. Side on a Pedestrian Easement or Common Open Space: four feet.
i. Decks: Decks are considered part of the building and shall not intrude into required setbacks.
j. Perimeter: Same as the development standards of the underlying zoning district. A reduction may be permitted where the perimeter of the site abuts dedicated open space, stormwater facilities or railroad rights-of-way.
k. Homes that front on a common open space shall have all portions of the first floor within 150 feet of emergency vehicle access.
SL3.2.2. To facilitate development of small-lot single-family homes, rear alleys are the preferred alternative for accessing garages, off-street parking, utilities and trash facilities. Alleys shall be provided to serve all lots except where topography, site dimensions or other constraints preclude their use.
SL3.2.3. Use Easements.
a. Reciprocal side and/or rear yard use easements may be used to maximize the use of small yard areas (see Figures 19.53.180-15 and 19.53.180-16 for examples of side and rear yard use easements).
b. The design of use easements should not negatively affect the building foundations.
c. Given the intimate relationship between adjacent houses, the layout of each home on its lot should be designed to maximize this outdoor space.
Figure 19.53.180-15 Side yard use easement |
Figure 19.53.180-16 Rear yard use easement |
SL4. Front Yards/Entrances.
Design Objective: To provide separation between buildings and the public pedestrian realm where the front yard functions as usable outdoor space and provides a clear, welcoming, and safe entry for pedestrians from the sidewalk into the building.
SL4.1. Approval Standards.
SL4.1.1. Primary building entries shall be clearly identifiable and visible from the street, with well-defined walkways from pedestrian routes to building entries (see Figure 19.53.180-17).
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Figure 19.53.180-17: Desirable: Homes in Seabrook with distinct entries and steps leading directly to sidewalk and street |
SL4.1.2. Signage identifying a building’s address shall be visible from the street and public pedestrian walkway.
SL4.2. Design Guidelines.
SL4.2.1. ♠ Landscape planting should include the use of native shrubs and groundcovers where appropriate.
SL4.2.2. All landscape areas should include a mixture of deciduous and evergreen varieties, including perennials and flowering shrubs. Designs are strongly encouraged to include a minimum 20 to 25 percent of plant varieties that will provide seasonal color, texture and/or other special interest.
SL5. Parking and Garage Placement and Design.
Design Objective: To create residential development where a variety of garage placements ensure that the garages and parking areas are subordinate to the main home/living area and do not dominate the views of residential development from public streets and sidewalks.
SL5.1. Approval Standards.
SL5.1.1. The driveway and the garage shall be secondary to the livable portions of the house, landscaping and pedestrian entry as seen from the street (see Figure 19.53.180-18).
Figure 19.53.180-18: Undesirable: Homes with garage and driveway dominated design |
SL5.1.2. All garages shall be located in an area to minimize the presence of the automobile.
SL5.1.3. On-site garages shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the front building facade with a minimum 20-foot driveway length from the face of the garage to the back of the sidewalk or access lane. Garages accessed by an alleyway are not required to provide a 20-foot driveway.
SL5.1.4. Shared detached garages shall not be located further than 160 feet from any of the housing units to which it is assigned. Shared detached garages shall not exceed 44 feet in width and shall maintain at least an eight-foot separation from any dwellings.
SL5.1.5. Private detached garages shall maintain a minimum five-foot separation from any dwellings.
SL5.1.6. A tandem driveway space is allowed on a lot and shall extend a minimum of 20 feet from back of sidewalk or 20 feet from back of access lane.
SL5.1.7. The width of the driveway (excluding curb returns) shall not exceed 10 feet for single lane and 16 feet for double lane driveways. An individual driveway shall serve a maximum of four units.
SL5.1.8. Two resident parking stalls are required for each detached small lot unit and 1.5 resident parking stalls are required for each attached small lot unit.
SL5.1.9. In addition to required resident stalls, a minimum of one guest stall per small lot unit is required and shall be located on the lot (tandem parking is allowed), on a neighborhood street or in a parking court.
SL5.1.10. Parallel parking stalls on a neighborhood street shall be a minimum 22 feet long.
SL5.1.11. Guest parking shall not be located more than 160 feet from the home it is intended to serve.
SL5.1.12. For homes with front-loaded garages, no more than 40 percent of a home’s facade facing the street may be devoted to a garage.
SL5.1.13. For attached units, no more than two single-car garage doors may be visible on any street-facing facade and no more than one drive-way may be located on each street frontage of a lot.
SL5.2. Design Guidelines.
SL5.2.1. When individual garages are incorporated into projects, common driveways or alley-loaded access is encouraged (see Figure 19.53.180-19).
Figure 19.53.180-19: Garages with common access |
SL5.2.2. On-site garages may include both attached and detached structures.
SL5.2.3. Shared detached garages are allowed and can be used to meet resident parking requirements. Each housing unit shall be assigned a garage space and may share the structure with other homes.
SL5.2.4. A detached garage may be designed as a carriage house that includes a second floor accessory dwelling unit provided the building uses the same architecture as the principal building (see Figure 19.53.180-20).
Figure 19.53.180-20: Homes in Seabrook: Detached garage with accessory dwelling unit using architecture that is same as the principal residence |
SL5.2.5. Driveways should be designed and located to minimize the appearance of the driveway and garage relative to pedestrian access, landscape, and livable portions of the home. Priority should be placed on the relationship of the rooms of the house or outdoor spaces to the street rather than the relationship of the garage to the street (see Figures 19.53.180-21, 19.53.180-22 and 19.53.180-23 for acceptable garage locations).
Figure 19.53.180-21: DO THIS These new houses are built on small lots with alley access. Each of these examples has: • A variety of architectural styles and forms; • Entry and sitting porches oriented towards the street; and planting strips and street trees between the sidewalk and street. |
Figure 19.53.180-22: DON’T DO THIS These houses have garages that are forward of the main living areas of the house. The garages are the first thing that one notices and they dominate the streetscape. |
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Figure 19.53.180-23: Acceptable garage locations |
SL5.2.6. Design that minimizes views of garages and utilizes side and rear entry garages is strongly encouraged. Examples include side loaded garages, and garages that are set back from the house’s front facade, alley access garages, detached garages and one-car or tandem garages (see Figures 19.53.180-24, 19.53.180-25, 19.53.180-26 and 19.53.180-27).
Figure 19.53.180-24 Homes in Seabrook: Detached garages are located to side or rear of lots |
Figure 19.53.180-25 Garages in Seabrook, some with second floor ADUs, located in a rear alley |
Figure 19.53.180-26 Homes in Seabrook: Shared detached garages |
Figure 19.53.180-27 Tandem garages |
SL5.2.7. Garages should follow an architectural style similar to the homes. If sides are visible from streets, lanes, sidewalks, pathways, trails, or other homes, architectural details shall be incorporated in the design to minimize the impacts of the facade. Blank walls lacking windows, articulation or modulation are not permitted when facing a street.
SL5.2.8. At least one garage stall per unit is encouraged.
SL6. Individual Outdoor Spaces.
Design Objective: To provide private outdoor space that encourages a sense of ownership by residents.
SL6.1. Approval Standards.
SL6.1.1. Outdoor spaces such as yards, decks, terraces, and patios shall be delineated from common space. Delineation may consist of walls, fences, berms, hedges, and landscaping (see Figure 19.53.180-28).
Figure 19.53.180-28 Example of private open space in small lot neighborhood |
SL6.1.2. Each unit shall have a minimum of 250 square feet of private yard with no dimension less than eight feet in width. For developments of three or fewer dwelling units, a minimum of 750 square feet of private yard shall be required.
SL6.1.3. Outdoor spaces used to meet these standards shall not be located within required landscape buffer areas.
SL6.1.4. Outdoor spaces shall not be located adjacent to dumpster enclosures, loading/service areas, or other incompatible uses.
SL6.2. Design Guidelines.
SL6.2.1. ♠ Planting areas should include the use of native plants when feasible.
SL6.2.2. Where landscape areas are provided, plant materials should be a mixture of deciduous and evergreen varieties. Designs are strongly encouraged to include a minimum 20 to 25 percent of plant varieties that will provide seasonal color, texture and/or other special interest.
SL6.2.3. Backyard patios and reciprocal use easements may be included in the calculation of private outdoor space.
SL7. Common Open Spaces.
Design Objective: To visually unify a development, link development clusters and provide enhanced pedestrian friendly circulation within the development.
SL7.1. Approval Standards.
SL7.1.1. Projects shall be sited to maximize opportunities for creating usable, well-integrated open space.
SL7.1.2. Pocket Parks.
a. A minimum of one half-acre park or central open space area (pocket park) shall be required for developments exceeding 10 acres of net developable acreage. The remaining required common open space shall be provided through additional park area, common greens, or pedestrian entry easements. If a small lot development has less than 10 acres of buildable land, a park, common green, pocket park and/or pedestrian entry easement may be used to meet the common open space requirements.
b. Pocket parks shall be visible and open to the street or be designed to serve clusters of approximately six to 12 homes (see Figure 19.53.180-29).
Figure 19.53.180-29 Common open space area/pocket park in The Commons at Fircrest, providing space for human interaction and play |
SL7.1.3. Common Open Space.
a. For small lot developments of four or more units, each unit shall provide at least 350 square feet of common open space. Developments of three or less dwelling units have no common open space requirement.
b. Common open space shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide, and serve a minimum of four homes.
SL7.1.4. Pedestrian Easement. A pedestrian entry easement can be used to meet common open space requirements if it has a minimum width of 20 feet with a minimum five-foot wide sidewalk (see Figure 19.53.180-30).
SL7.2. Design Guidelines.
SL7.2.1. ♠ Stormwater ponds may be used to meet the common open space requirement if designed to be dry for 90 percent of the year. Such ponds shall be designed as a landscape amenity and shall not be fenced.
SL7.2.2. ♠ In common open space areas, grass-crete or other pervious surfaces may be used for the purpose of meeting the 150-foot distance requirement for emergency vehicle access.
SL7.2.3. Open space areas should be used to visually unify a development, link development clusters and provide enhanced pedestrian circulation within the development.
SL7.2.4. Common open space should be centrally located so that it is a focus for the neighborhood and be easily viewed from the street and homes for informal surveillance and security (see Figure 19.53.180-31).
Figure 19.53.180-31 Common open space that is centrally located to the development |
SL7.2.5. Clustering of buildings is encouraged to minimize small, narrow, unassigned strips in front of and between buildings.
SL7.2.6. The location of all open space areas should take into account climatic factors such as sun orientation and prevailing winds.
SL7.3. Public Trail and Park Improvements in Lieu of Common Open Space.
Design Objective: Provide incentives for projects that support development of public trails and parks identified within the City’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan.
SL7.3.1. On-site public trail construction and dedication may, at the City’s discretion, substitute on a square footage basis for common open space when the proposed trail is identified within the City’s PROS plan. The following requirements shall be met:
a. The trail must be identified within the PROS Plan.
b. The trail shall be constructed to City standards.
c. The trail must be dedicated to, and accepted by, the City as a public trail.
d. Trail dedication and construction shall reduce the required common open space on a square footage basis. For example, if the area of land dedicated for trail purposes is 50,000 square feet, an equivalent 50,000 square foot reduction in common open space shall be granted.
SL7.3.2. Improvement of off-site public parks and trails may, at the City’s discretion, be used to reduce common open space requirements when the proposed park or trail is identified within the PROS plan and the following requirements are met:
a. The public park or trail to be improved must be identified within the PROS plan, located on land owned by University Place, and be located no greater than 600 feet from the development. In the case of off-site trail improvements, a direct connection from the development to the trail must be provided.
b. The park or trail must be improved to City standards.
c. The park or trail improvements must be dedicated to, and accepted by, the City.
d. Public park and trail improvement shall reduce the required common open space by an area equivalent in value to 120 percent of the estimated value of the improvement. The monetary value of the off-site improvement shall be determined by the City based upon an estimate of the cost to University Place for the construction of similar improvements. The monetary value of the common open space area shall be determined by University Place based upon the market value of the land for residential use with utilities and other non-structural improvements in place.
SL8. Utility Areas and Accessory Structures.
Design Objective: To minimize the impact of utility locations and accessory structures.
SL8.1. Approval Standards.
SL8.1.1. Above ground utility boxes shall be placed in alleyways or away from public gathering spaces to the extent practicable and shall be screened with landscaping, which may include fencing or berms. This provision does not apply to meters attached or placed next to buildings.
SL8.1.2. No more than one detached garage or other accessory structure shall be permitted per lot and shall be architecturally consistent with the principal structure.
SL8.1.3. Detached garages shall not exceed 18 feet to top of roof in height or more than 600 square feet in area.
SL8.1.4. Carriage houses, which consist of an ADU located above a detached garage, shall not exceed 21 feet in height or a building footprint of 600 square feet in area.
SL8.1.5. Greenhouses, sheds, and other accessory structures (other than garages and carriage houses) shall not exceed 12 feet to top of roof in height or 150 square feet in area.
SL8.1.6. Accessory structures shall be no closer than three feet from the interior side or rear property line or two feet from an alleyway.
SL8.1.7. Overhangs and roof drainage may not encroach over property lines.
SL8.1.8. Accessory structures are not allowed in front yards.
SL8.2. Design Guidelines.
SL8.2.1. Utility boxes should be grouped, if possible.
SL8.2.2. Mailboxes may be clustered in accordance with U.S. Postal Service (USPS) standards. Clustered mailboxes shall be architecturally enhanced with materials and details typical of nearby small lot development architecture and carefully placed to not adversely affect the privacy of residents and serve the needs of the USPS (see Figure 19.53.180-32).
Figure 19.53.180-32 Mailbox design |
SL8.2.3. Landscaping should be provided around trash enclosures to soften views wherever feasible.
SL8.2.4. Trash enclosures should be located away from adjacent parcels to minimize noise and odor impacts typically associated with garbage collection and storage (see Figure 19.53.180-33).
Figure 19.53.180-33 Trash/recycling location |
(Ord. 559 § 6 (Exh. A § 3 (SL1 – SL8)); Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. J), 2020)
