21.61.400 Development standards.
A. Density (Multiple-Family Residential).
1. Maximum density: 70 dwelling units per acre. (Due to the city center environmental impact study, there is a cap of 300 dwelling units in the North End, including the ACC zone. When that number is reached, the future housing density will be analyzed.)
B. Minimum lot area: one acre.
C. Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
D. Minimum and Maximum Building Setbacks.
1. 36th Avenue W.
a. Minimum: 50 feet. The 50-foot setback shall consist of a minimum 10-foot-wide landscaping buffer from the property line along 36th Avenue W plus an additional 40 feet of open space. Surface and underground parking, plazas, landscaping or other open space is allowed in the additional 40 feet of open space. (See also Chapter 21.08 LMC for landscaping requirements.)
b. Maximum: none.
2. 33rd Avenue W.
a. Minimum: none.
b. Maximum: 10 feet, except that a larger setback is allowed to create pedestrian-oriented open space (such as a forecourt, a plaza or similar pedestrian-oriented environment).
3. 188th Street SW.
a. Minimum: 25 feet.
b. Maximum: none.
4. 194th Street SW extension (to be applied at such time the right-of-way exists):
a. Minimum: none.
b. Maximum: 10 feet, except that a larger setback is allowed to create pedestrian-oriented open space (such as a forecourt, a plaza or similar pedestrian-oriented environment).
5. Alderwood Mall Boulevard.
a. Minimum: 10 feet.
b. Maximum: none.
6. Interior property lines: none.
7. Maximum lot coverage: 70 percent.
E. Maximum Building Height.
1. See Table 21.61.01 for maximum building height.
|
Distance from the East Right-of-Way Line of 36th Avenue W |
Maximum Building Height |
|---|---|
|
0 to 50 feet |
0 (No buildings allowed) |
|
0 to 300 |
50 feet |
|
Greater than 300 feet |
85 feet, 120 feet with a CUP |
|
East side of 33rd Ave W |
120 feet |
F. Access Management and Vehicular Connections.
1. A building site or a group of building(s) or uses which are developed, owned, and managed as an operating unit (e.g., shopping center, business park, multiple-family complex) shall be allowed no more than one driveway access to 36th Avenue West. Additional driveways may be permitted subject to the approval of the public works director (see LMC 21.02.175).
G. Service Areas.
1. No service areas, including, but not limited to, trash dumpsters, compactors, refuse and recycling areas and mechanical equipment areas, shall be located within 40 feet of a public street or a residential zone.
2. Loading docks shall not be located within 100 feet of a residential zone or public street and shall be screened from direct views using materials compatible with the building.
3. All trash and recycling facilities shall either be located within the primary building or shall be enclosed with a solid structure with a minimum height of seven feet and a roof. However, if the service area is not visible from an adjacent property or public right-of-way, the enclosure does not require a roof. Exterior materials of the structure shall match or complement those of the primary project buildings; wood is not allowed as an exterior material.
H. Surface Parking and Parking Structures. As provided in Chapter 21.18 LMC; except that:
1. Residential surface parking shall have a minimum of one and a maximum of one and one-half spaces per dwelling unit.
2. The minimum setback and width of landscaping between a parking structure and a public street is reduced to 10 feet. (Ord. 3077 § 2 (Exh. A), 2014)