A. Single-Family Dwelling Units: Except as otherwise specified in the zoning district provisions, or except as allowed by conditional use permit based upon justifiable cause, single- family homes as classified below shall have the following minimum floor areas per unit:
1 and 2 bedroom | 960 square feet above grade |
3 bedrooms or more | 1,040 square feet above grade |
B. Multiple Dwelling Units: Except as otherwise specified in zoning district provisions, or except as allowed by conditional use permit based upon justifiable cause, living units classified as multiple dwelling (excepting elderly housing) shall have the following minimum floor areas per unit:
Efficiency units | 500 square feet |
1 bedroom units | 700 square feet |
2 bedroom units | 800 square feet |
More than 2 bedroom units | An additional 80 square feet for each additional bedroom |
C. Senior Housing: Except as otherwise specified in the zoning district provisions, or except as allowed by conditional use permit based upon justifiable cause, living units classified as senior housing units shall have the following minimum floor areas per unit:
Efficiency units | 440 square feet |
1 bedroom | 520 square feet |
More than 1 bedroom units | An additional 80 square feet for each additional bedroom |
D. Detached Townhouses, Two-Family And Townhouses: Except as otherwise specified in the zoning district provisions, or except as allowed by conditional use permit based upon justifiable cause, two-family and townhouses, as classified below, shall have the minimum floor area per unit:
Detached townhouse and two-family | 650 square feet first floor above grade, plus 100 additional square feet for each bedroom |
Townhouses | 600 square feet first floor above grade, plus 100 additional square feet for each bedroom |
E. Detached townhouse, two-family, townhouse, and multiple family dwellings qualified for meeting the city’s allocation of regional affordable housing as defined by the comprehensive plan may be exempted from the minimum floor area requirement of this section by approval of a conditional use permit, provided guarantees satisfactory to the city are in place to ensure that “for sale” housing will meet the requirement for initial sales and “for rent” housing will meet the requirement for the initial ten (10) year rental period. (Ord. 674, sec. 1, 7-17-2000; amd. Ord. 866, sec. 3, 5-17-2010; Ord. 867, sec. 2, 5-17-2010; Ord. 1031, 6-1-2020; Ord. 1052, sec. 3, 9-7-2021)