§ 16.32.040. Standards

The following standards shall apply in a C-2 zone:

A. Lot size and dimensions:

Single-family dwelling	5,000 square feet
Duplex/commonwall dwellings	8,000 square feet
Triplex/commonwall dwellings	9,000 square feet
Fourplex/commonwall dwellings	12,000 square feet
Apartment (per living unit)	15,000 square feet plus 1,500 square feet per dwelling unit for each unit above five
Motel, hotel or resorts	1,500 square feet per guest unit

 

B. Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements in the C-2 zone shall be as follows:

1. The front setback shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet.

2. Except as to the common side of a commonwall dwelling, each side setback shall be a minimum of five feet, but any point of a building exceeding fifteen (15) feet in height must have a setback from a side property line equal to or greater than one-third the height of that point. (Height measured from grade level adjacent to the wall which is closest to the side property line.) If a utility easement is required, a minimum of ten (10) feet will be required.

3. The rear setback shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet except:

a. An accessory structure not used for human habitation and separated from the main building may be located to within five feet of a rear property line.

b. On a corner lot setbacks required from the rear property line shall be the same as required for side yards.

C. No lot area, yard, off-street parking or loading area, or other required open space for one use shall be used as the required lot area, yard, off-street parking or loading area, or other required open spaces for another use.

D. Parking Requirements. The number of parking spaces as required in Chapter 16.76 shall apply in the C-2 zone.

E. Sidewalks. Sidewalks, driveways and service driveways shall conform to standards established by this code.

F. Fences and Walls. A solid fence or wall of not less than six feet in height shall be required along a property line which is the district boundary with an abutting residential district.

G. Building Height. No building shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet.

H. Landscaping. A minimum of five percent of the area developed shall be landscaped. Outdoor storage shall be screened with either a sight-obscuring fence, or a buffer strip of vegetation.

(Ord. 2000-26 § 5(3): prior code § 10.224(3))