§ 23.04.084. Multi-Family Dwellings.

The number of multiple family dwellings (as defined by the Land Use Element, Chapter 7, Part I), allowed on a single lot or adjoining lots is based upon the "intensity factor" of the site. The intensity factor will be either low, medium or high, based upon the type of street serving the site, the sewer service provided and the distance of the site from the central business district. The intensity factor determines the maximum number of units allowed, the maximum floor area for all units in the project and minimum areas for landscaping and pedestrian use. A multi-family project must satisfy the floor area and open area standards of this section, as well as all applicable requirements for parking, setbacks and height. (Multi-Family dwellings in the Recreation Category are subject to Section 23.08.168 (Residential Uses in the Recreation Land Use Category.) In areas where the maximum number of units per acre is specified by planning area standards (Part II of the Land Use Element), the allowed intensity factor, maximum floor area and minimum open area shall correspond to the maximum units per acre as provided by subsection b. below.

a.

Determining intensity factor: The intensity factor is the lowest obtained from any of the following criteria:

	INTENSITY FACTOR
	Low	Medium	High
Type of Road Access  Unpaved Road  Paved Local Street  Paved Collector or Arterial	X	X	X
Sewer Service  On-site septic  Community sewer	X		X
Distance from Central Business District  More than 1 mile  One mile or less  Less than 1,000 ft.	X	X	X

 

Notes:

1.

Site access may be from a cross street where the site abuts a collector or arterial.

2.

Straight-line distance.

b.

Determining allowable density: The allowable density, maximum floor area and minimum open area for a multiple-family site is to be shown in the following table (all area figures are expressed as percentages of the total usable site area). A minimum of 6,000 square feet of site area is required to establish 23.04.084 - 090 more than one dwelling unit, pursuant to Section 23.04.044e(1) (Minimum Site Area - Multi-Family Dwellings):

INTENSITY FACTOR	MAXIMUM UNITS PER ACRE	MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA	MINIMUM OPEN AREA
Low	15	35%	55%
Medium	26	48%	45%
High	38	65%	40%

 

Notes:

1.

The gross floor area of all residential structures, including upper stories, but not garages and carports.

2.

Includes required setbacks, and all areas of the site except buildings and parking spaces.