18.61.052 Slope density requirements.

   A.   On land parcels or project sites with average cross slopes of fifteen percent (15%) or greater, dwelling unit density shall not exceed that allowed by either the existing zoning on the parcel or the following table 18.61.052-1, whichever is more restrictive.

Table 18.61.052-1

Average Cross Slope (%)	Average Area (acres) per Dwelling Unit (density)
15	1.0
16	1.12
17	1.25
18	1.37
19	1.5
20	2.0
21	2.25
22	2.5
23	3.5
24	4.5
25	6.0
26	7.0
27	8.6
28	10.4
29	12.8
30	16.0
31	23.5
32	31.0
33 and greater	36.0

 

   B.   The provisions of Section 18.61.052A. do not apply to residential development on unsubdivided land parcels recorded in the county recorder's office prior to July 1, 1976.

   C.   If land parcels are divided or used for multifamily development after July 1, 1976, all appropriate provisions of this chapter shall apply.

   D.   Land parcels recorded with the county recorder's office after July 1, 1976, and prior to August 11, 1998, that are less in area than the required area per dwelling unit may be developed with a single dwelling unit, provided that all other applicable requirements of this chapter and code are met including the set-aside of natural area set forth in Section 18.61.053. All of the land area on the parcel outside of the allowable amount of grading shall be restricted as natural area in conformance with the requirements of 18.61.053C.

   E.   The slope density requirements shall not apply when the cluster development option (refer to Section 18.09.040) is used on land parcels with an average cross slope of less than twenty percent (20%), as calculated prior to the exclusion of natural areas.

   F.   The slope density requirements in Table 18.61.052-1 shall not apply to Conservation Subdivisions (Section 18.09.100) with an average cross slope of twenty percent (20%) or less provided that such Conservation Subdivisions have a minimum average area per dwelling unit of one (1) acre.

(Ord. 2001-22 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2000-52 § 1 (part), 2000)