1. Covered or uncovered vehicle storage areas may not be within any required front or street side yard setback.

2. Use of pervious paving, “grasscrete” or similar materials for driveways and parking areas is encouraged. Paving of driveways and parking areas with wheel strips only (sometimes referred to as “Hollywood” or “California” driveways) is permitted for single-family residential parking only (including parking required for accessory units), however driveway aprons and other areas within the public right-of-way shall be paved in accordance with city standards.

1. No lot shall be smaller than 90 percent of the required minimum lot size in that zone;

2. Not more than a 25 percent increase over the required minimum lot size for any individual lot shall be credited in computing average lot size;

3. Corner or reverse corner lots shall not be smaller than the required minimum lot size allowed in that zone;

4. A lot which is, by these provisions, smaller than the required minimum lot size is allowed a reduction of five feet from the required minimum lot width;

5. Final plats or short plats which utilize lot size averaging shall list the lot areas of all lots on the face of the plat; and

6. Preliminary plats approved utilizing lot size averaging shall not receive final approval by divisions unless each division individually satisfies these provisions.

1. Where lots front on a public street or private access easement, the dwelling shall have doors and windows facing the street or private access easement. Dwellings shall have a distinct entry feature such as a porch or weather covered entryway with minimum dimensions of six feet by six feet. Covered porches open on three sides may encroach six feet into a required front yard setback.

2. If the lot abuts an alley in addition to a public street, the garage or off-street parking area shall take access from the alley, unless precluded by steep topography. Where the garage, or off-street parking area, is accessed from an alley no curb cuts shall be permitted on the public street.

3. If there is no alley access and the lot fronts on a public street or private access easement, the front of the garage shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the main front plane of the dwelling, and the dwelling shall have entry, window, and/or roofline design treatment which emphasizes the dwelling more than the garage.

4. Driveways shall not exceed 20 feet in width in the required front yard setback area.

5. Dwellings built on lots without direct frontage on a public street shall be situated to respect the privacy of abutting dwellings and to create usable yard space for the dwelling(s).

6. Lot coverage by the living space of a dwelling shall not exceed 40 percent. Total lot coverage by the dwelling and any other buildings on the lot shall not exceed 50 percent.

7. Landscaping shall be provided to enhance the streetscape, to provide privacy for dwellings on abutting lots, and to provide separation and buffering on easement access drives.

8. Accessory structures are limited to a total amount of 200 square feet in floor area, excepting garages.

9. All dwelling units shall be built to the Built Green™ standards (Three-Star level) as administered by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.

10. All dwelling units shall conform to only those Citywide Design Guidelines, adopted by reference in LMC 21.25.145(B)(3), contained in the section on multiple-family housing and listed as follows by subject: