Chapter 17.137
INFILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Sections:
17.137.010 Purpose and intent.
17.137.020 Infill development opportunities district overlay created.
17.137.040 Reduction in dimensional requirements for infill residential development.
17.137.010 Purpose and intent.
The purpose of this chapter is to implement, in the R7 district, the infill residential development policies of Battle Ground’s comprehensive plan. This chapter identifies an area where infill residential development is strongly supported and relaxes development requirements in an effort to promote the construction of infill development in the city’s central core area as defined. (Ord. 04-024 § 43, 2004: Ord. 96-803 § 1 (part), 1996)
17.137.020 Infill development opportunities district overlay created.
There is established an “infill residential development opportunities district overlay” that is adopted and made a part of this development code. The boundary of the infill residential development opportunities overlay shall be as shown on the official zoning map of the city of Battle Ground or on a separate map maintained in the office of the planning director. (Ord. 96-803 § 1 (part), 1996)
17.137.030 Procedures.
Developments within the infill overlay district shall be processed in a manner consistent with the type of the underlying application, pursuant to BGMC 17.200.060. (Ord. 99-008 § 2(C), 1999)
17.137.040 Reduction in dimensional requirements for infill residential development.
To promote residential infill development within the city’s central core various dimensional requirements for the R7 district, as specified in BGMC 17.106.030, shall be relaxed. Specifically, properties located within the infill residential development overlay district and zoned R7 shall be eligible for subdivision of land at a lot size and lot frontage of eighty percent of the required dimensional standards specified in BGMC 17.106.030. In addition, eligible properties may increase the minimum density and permitted maximum lot coverage, as specified in BGMC 17.106.030, by twenty percent. (Ord. 20-09 § 6, 2020: Ord. 04-024 § 44, 2004: Ord. 96-803 § 1 (part), 1996)
17.137.050 Reduction in selected urban development improvement requirements for infill residential development.
Infill residential developments within the “infill residential development opportunities district overlay” shall be eligible for a reduction in the following urban development improvement requirements, on public and private streets other than those designated as “collector” or “arterial,” as provided for in the city of Battle Ground transportation plan:
A. Sidewalk construction on abutting noncollector and nonarterial road rights-of-way. In cases where a duplex or single-family residential development is required to construct a sidewalk on abutting noncollector or nonarterial road rights-of-way pursuant to BGMC 12.116.070(A)(1)(b), and where sidewalk does not exist along said street in front of both properties abutting the subject infill residential development site on the same side of the street, infill residential development shall not be required, BGMC 12.116.070(A)(1)(b) and appropriate provisions of BGMC 16.105.020 notwithstanding, to construct a sidewalk along the noncollector and nonarterial street abutting the subject development.
B. Road improvements on abutting noncollector and nonarterial road rights-of-way. In cases where a duplex or single-family residential development is required to construct a half-street road on abutting public or private street rights-of-way pursuant to BGMC 12.116.180(A), and where said street in front of one or both properties abutting the subject development site on the same side of the street has not been improved to the subject standard, the subject development shall not be required, BGMC 12.116.180(A) and appropriate provisions of BGMC 16.105.020 notwithstanding, to construct a half-street road along the noncollector and nonarterial street abutting the subject development. (Ord. 96-803 § 1 (part), 1996)