The following are permitted uses in an SG-LDR zone:
A. 
A single-family dwelling of a permanent character, placed in a permanent location.
B. 
A single two-unit middle housing dwelling of a permanent character, placed in a permanent location. This can include the following configurations:
1. 
Side-by-side duplex.
2. 
Stacked flats.
3. 
Courtyard apartments.
4. 
Cottage housing.
C. 
Home occupations, provided they meet the criteria in LFPMC § 18.50.040.
D. 
Accessory buildings and structures in accordance with the provisions in LFPMC § 18.50.060.
E. 
Accessory dwelling units in accordance with the provisions in LFPMC § 18.50.050.
F. 
Type I day care facility in accordance with the provisions in LFPMC § 18.50.045.
G. 
Townhouses, provided the front or rear yards do not directly face public rights-of-way or adjacent low density residential zones.
H. 
Real estate sales offices located within the development site in a temporary facility, including office space located in a temporary mobile office trailer up to 40 feet long. The real estate sales office shall be temporary in nature and used only for conducting sales activities for housing located within the development (no sales of off-site property shall be allowed). The sales office shall be removed within 30 days of completion of initial sales within the community.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
Gated communities, that is, enclosed complexes of multiple residences that restrict public access, are prohibited.
(Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
Conditional uses and associated development standards, if any, for an SG-LDR zone are those identified in Chapter 18.54 LFPMC.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
A. 
There is no minimum lot area. Residences may be located on common parcels held in condominium ownership.
B. 
The maximum density is 20 dwelling units per acre. The density shall be calculated by dividing the number of dwellings by the total area being developed, including streets, alleys, open spaces and other common areas. In using this density calculation, the maximum density allowed in this zone can be no less than two units.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
No building or combination of buildings, including accessory buildings, shall occupy or cover more than 60 percent of the net lot area. "Net lot area" shall be defined as the total land area included in the application less roads and common open space.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
All buildings within the SG-LDR zone must comply with the setbacks and other requirements in the southern gateway – low density residential zone design guidelines. See Section B.1.2, Conditions at Zone Edges.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
The building height limit in an SG-LDR zone shall not exceed 35 feet as determined by LFPMC § 18.08.160, Building (or structure) height. For residences with a sloped roof and not directly facing a single-family zone or across the street from a single-family zone, the maximum height of the building may be measured to the midpoint between the peak of the roof and the bottom of the eave; that is, half way up the slope of the roof.
Figure 18.45.070-1. Where allowed by LFPMC § 18.45.070, the height of a building with a pitched roof is (h1 + h2)/2, where h2 is measured at the surface of the roof where it intersects with a projection of the outside edge of the building wall. Where the wall/roof configuration varies, the building height shall be at the point where the height is the maximum.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
The maximum impervious surface allowed in an SG-LDR zone shall be 60 percent of the land area included in the application; provided, that the requirements of the city's stormwater management regulations are met (see Chapter 16.25 LFPMC).
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
A. 
All sites in the SG-LDR zone must have adequate screening and landscaping, subject to the southern gateway – low density residential zone design guidelines.
B. 
The provisions of Chapter 16.14 LFPMC (Tree Canopy Preservation and Enhancement) shall apply; provided, that the canopy coverage goal established in LFPMC § 16.14.080(A) shall be 20 percent for the SG-LDR zone (measured over the whole site including roads, parking and service areas) and that the provisions under LFPMC § 16.14.080(B) regarding designating a tree tract equal to five percent of the gross project area shall not apply.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
Signs must comply with Chapter 18.52 LFPMC and, specifically, meet the requirements in LFPMC § 18.52.050, Signs in RM and R zones.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
All parking in the southern gateway – low density residential zone shall be provided in accordance with the following:
A. 
Provide two stalls for every dwelling unit.
B. 
Additionally, provide either:
1. 
At least one additional stall on site for visitors. This stall may be part or all of a driveway; provided, that the vehicle does not impede either pedestrian or vehicular movement; or
2. 
For those residences that do not include on-premises space for visitor parking, provide one shared stall per three dwellings on street or within a small parking lot with no more than eight spaces. The stalls should not be more than 200 feet from the residence it serves. On-street parking spaces or joint use parking spaces may be used to meet this requirement. Visitor parking must meet ADA standards in terms of number and location of accessible parking stalls.
C. 
The parking requirement for the overall development may be met by counting all parking spaces in garages, driveways, parking lots, on-street parking included within the development as well as on-street parking along NE 145th Street, and NE 147th Street adjacent to the site. The applicant may apply for a parking reduction for conditions that reduce the actual parking need such as joint use, special populations, etc. The code administrator may allow a parking reduction if he or she determines that the reduction is justified by a parking occupancy analysis prepared by a licensed transportation planner with special qualifications in parking analysis.
D. 
The applicant shall submit to the city a traffic and parking impact analysis identifying the increases in traffic and off-site parking demand. The analysis shall be prepared by a licensed professional transportation engineer. The applicant shall be responsible for implementing both on-site and off-site mitigation measures that the code administrator determines necessary to prevent significant adverse impacts to transportation systems and the surrounding area. Specifically, necessary mitigation measures, such as on-site and off-site traffic calming measures, must be taken to prevent cut-through traffic and additional parking demand on streets in the surrounding area.
E. 
If a housing development in the southern gateway – low density residential zone is a middle housing unit, off-street parking requirements apply as follows:
1. 
No off-street parking shall be required within one-half-mile walking distance of a major transit stop.
2. 
A maximum of one off-street parking space per unit shall be required on lots no greater than 6,000 square feet, before any zero lot line subdivisions.
3. 
A maximum of two off-street parking spaces per unit shall be required on lots greater than 6,000 square feet before any zero lot line subdivisions.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
A. 
The Lake Forest Park "Southern Gateway – Low Density Residential Zone Design Guidelines" are adopted as guidelines applicable to applications filed under the southern gateway – low density residential zone review process described in LFPMC § 18.47.130 through § 18.47.150 and incorporated by reference herein.
B. 
To the extent that a proposed development in the southern gateway – low density residential zone provides parking or open space in excess of the minimum required by the applicable zoning code or design guidelines provision, the excess may be allocated to meet similar requirements in the adjacent transition zone, subject to the following limitations:
1. 
The property to which the excess parking or open space are to be allocated shall be part of the same development proposal as the property providing the excess parking or open space, as part of a commercial site development permit (CSDP) reviewed and approved pursuant to Chapter 18.48 LFPMC; and
2. 
The property with excess parking spaces and/or open space shall be developed prior to or concurrently with development of the property to which the excess parking or open space is allocated; and
3. 
Any excess parking in the southern gateway – low density residential zone shall be within 200 feet of the property in the southern gateway – transition zone to be served by the excess parking.
4. 
No excess open space in the southern gateway – low density residential zone may be allocated or used to reduce the amount of open space otherwise required by design guidelines B.1.1.d and B.8.1, or LFPMC § 18.46.060(E) or § 18.47.040(A)(2).
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
Except as otherwise provided, any person who plans to develop or redevelop within the southern gateway – low density residential zone may apply to have the proposed project processed and reviewed according to this title. An accepted application shall be reviewed under this chapter and the southern gateway – low density residential zone design guidelines, both of which shall take precedence over and supersede any conflicting provision of LFPMC Title 17 and this title, including provisions incorporated by reference into this title.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
The provisions of Chapter 18.47 LFPMC and the southern gateway – low density residential zone design guidelines shall be administered as follows:
A. 
The applicant shall submit a commercial site development permit application on a form provided by the city planning department, along with supporting documents required by the city planning department. The submitted materials must include drawings and information needed to evaluate the proposal with respect to the southern gateway – low density residential zone design guidelines.
B. 
The application shall be reviewed first by the city code administrator generally under LFPMC § 16.26.030(E), Ministerial Administrative Decisions, and LFPMC § 16.26.040, Applications. LFPMC § 16.26.035 providing for appeals to the city council shall not apply.
C. 
The code administrator shall make a recommendation according to LFPMC § 16.26.080 (Type I applications – Code administrator's recommendation) and the hearing examiner shall review the application under the procedures for a hearing examiner decision stated in LFPMC § 16.26.090 through § 16.26.110.
(Ord. 1057 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1310 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)