(a) Purpose
Village Residential multiple-family development is intended to create, preserve and enhance areas for a mixture of single-family and multiple-family housing that is compatible with lower density and residential districts nearby, including single-family residence districts. Housing types may include but are not limited to single family houses on small lots, attached rowhouse/townhouse, and cottage clusters. Village Residential development also serves as a transition to moderate density multiple-family districts or districts with nonresidential uses. Permitted densities range from eight to twelve dwelling units per acre. Village Residential housing also provides a means to accommodate home ownership options in multiple-family zones.
(b) Applicability of Regulations
Village Residential development standards may be applied to RM-20 multiple-family residence district sites, as well as to substandard RM-30 and RM-40 multiple-family residence sites. It may also be applied to the perimeter of RM-30 and RM-40 sites larger than one acre in size where a transition to a lower-density adjacent use is desired. The Director may require the submittal of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs), maintenance agreements, easements, and/or other legal instruments to document and disclose conditions of the project approval.
(c) Development Standards
Table 3 specifies the development standards for new Village Residential developments that provide for individual lots established for sale of one housing unit on a lot. These developments shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the following requirements and the objective design standards in Chapter 18.24, provided that more restrictive regulations may be recommended by the architectural review board and approved by the director of planning and development services, pursuant to Section 18.76.020:
Table 3 | ||
Village Residential Development Table | ||
Village Residential | Subject to regulations in: | |
Minimum Site Specifications | ||
Site Area (ft2) | 6,000 | |
Site Width (ft) | 50 | |
Site Depth (ft) | 100 | |
Minimum Setbacks | RM-20 development standards apply to perimeter of site | |
Minimum Lot Specifications (1) | ||
Lot Area (ft2), Attached Units | 1,500 | |
Lot Area (ft2), Detached Units | 2,500 | |
Maximum Lot Area (ft 2) | 4,000 | |
Front lot setback (ft) | 5 | |
Rear lot setback (ft) | 3 | |
Side lot setback (ft) | 0 | |
Distance between detached units (ft) | 3 | |
Maximum House Size (ft2) | 2,500 (2) | |
Maximum Height (ft) | 30 | |
Daylight Planes | RM-20 development standards apply to perimeter of site | |
Maximum Site Coverage | RM-20 development standards apply to entire site | |
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) (3) | 0.5:1 applied to entire site | |
Maximum Residential Density (units) | ||
Maximum number of units per acre | 12 | |
Minimum Landscape/Open Space Coverage (4) | 35% of entire site 18.13.040 | |
Minimum Usable Open Space (per unit) (4) | 300 sq. ft. | |
Minimum Common Open Space (per unit) | No requirement | 18.13.040(e) |
Minimum Private Open Space (per unit) | 100 sq. ft. | |
Landscape Requirements | ||
Parking | ||
(1) Individual lots are created by subdividing the development site to create one for-sale lot per dwelling unit. Overall development intensity (FAR, site coverage, landscape/open space) shall be calculated across the entire site to comply with RM-20 zone standards, and setbacks and daylight planes at the perimeter of the site shall comply with RM-20 setbacks and daylight planes. For common-ownership developments such as condominiums and apartments, the underlying multiple-family zone district development standards shall apply.
(2) Covered parking that is attached to the residence shall be included in the maximum house size.
(3) Covered parking is not included as floor area in multi-family development, up to a maximum of 230 square feet per required parking space that is covered. Covered parking spaces in excess of required parking spaces count as floor area.
(4) Subject to the limitations of Section 18.13.040(e). Usable open space is included as part of the minimum landscape/open space coverage; required usable open space in excess of the minimum required for common and private open space may be used as either common or private usable open space; landscaping may count towards total landscape/open space coverage after usable open space requirements are met.
(d) Design for Entire Site
The entire development plan for a Village Residential project, including subdivision of the site into individual lots and design of buildings, streets, driveways, parking, and open space shall be submitted and reviewed at one time. Design for individual lots may not be phased for subsequent approval.
(e) Post-Construction Modifications
(1) Modifications to completed units, such as additions to dwelling units, changes in circulation or parking, exterior building design features, and provisions for open space, must be submitted as an amendment to the Village Residential development, unless an alternate review process is outlined in the initial project approval. The Director may require the submittal of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) and/or other legal instruments to document and disclose the post-construction approval process.
(2) An amendment to the Village Residential approval may only be submitted by the owner of the entire site or by an entity (such as a homeowners association) representing the property owners. The amendment shall be reviewed in the same manner as the original approval and must demonstrate compliance with the applicable standards for the entire site. Minor architectural review may be approved by staff, pursuant to the process outlined in Section 18.76.020 for exterior architectural or site modifications deemed minor by the Director.
(Ord. 5554 § 4, 2022: Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5460 § 15, 2019: Ord. 5373 § 10 (part), 2016; Ord. 4964 § 2 (part), 2007)