Sections:
16.21.010 Purpose.
16.21.020 Applicability and review procedure for single and two-family dwellings.
16.21.030 Single and two-family dwelling design menus.
16.21.040 Main entrances
16.21.050 Infill dwellings and lots.
16.21.060 Applicability and review procedure for multi-family dwellings.
16.21.070 Multi-family design standards.
The purpose of the residential design objectives are to promote:
A. Community livability through thecreation of attractive design housing and streetscapes.
B. Compatibility (in height, bulk, setback and overall design) between infill housing and adjacent established housing, to the extent practicable. Additionally, the standards are intended to promote compatibility and transitions between multi-family housing and adjacent uses.
C. Community safety for neighborhood streets and front yards by providing “eyes on the street.”
D. Community interaction by designing neighborhood streets, front yards and open spaces so that they are attractive and inviting places for neighbors to interact.
E. Good design at reasonable cost through design standards that improve residential design within reasonable cost parameters, process, and with options for how to meet the standards. (Ord. 1107, 2002)
F. Low impact developments that manage stormwater through the use of on-site features, preserve natural conditions and open space, minimize impervious surfaces, and use land efficiently. (Ord. 1107, 2002; Ord. 1338, 2010)
The standards in sections 16.21.030 through 16.21.050 apply to single family dwellings, manufactured homes, and two family dwellings (duplexes). Where a proposal is for an alteration or addition to an existing development, the standards of this section apply only to the portion being altered or added. If the applicant can demonstrate that implementation of the standards would be impractical due to lot size, shape, slope, or other natural feature of the property that does not generally apply to other properties in the city, the Planning Director may waive any of the standards which are demonstrated to be impractical. (Ord. 1107, 2002)
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