Chapter 17.18
RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY (R-2)
Sections:
17.18.030 Development standards.
17.18.010 Purpose.
The residential multifamily zone is to be characterized by higher density residential uses, including a mix and variety of single-family, duplex and apartment units, as well as some limited, low-intensity commercial development which does not generate high traffic volumes nor detract from the residential character of the area, such as professional or personal service businesses or long-term residential care facilities. This zoning district implements the residential multifamily land use designation identified in the comprehensive plan. (Ord. 07-012 § 1).
17.18.020 Land uses.
All permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses allowed in this district shall be as shown in the district use chart, Chapter 17.40 KMC, provided all applicable provisions of the KMC are met. (Ord. 07-012 § 1).
17.18.030 Development standards.
(1) Development in this district shall meet all of the applicable provisions of this title, including Chapter 17.44 KMC, General Regulations, and all other rules, regulations and provisions of the KMC.
(2) The maximum density allowed is 10 units per acre.
(3) Mobile/manufactured home park development shall comply with the following performance standards:
(a) Number of mobile homes to be accommodated. The maximum number of mobile/manufactured homes to be accommodated within a mobile/manufactured home shall be 15 units per acre.
(b) Site plans shall, at a minimum, show:
(i) Mobile/manufactured home spaces;
(ii) Interior and exterior property lines of mobile/manufactured home park site;
(iii) Proposed structures;
(iv) Building setbacks;
(v) All ingress and egress points;
(vi) Off-street parking facilities;
(vii) Park, recreation and community facilities;
(viii) Water system design (flow must be engineered);
(ix) Sewer system design;
(x) Drainage and storm water design;
(xi) Lighting plan of outside areas and service outlets;
(c) Mobile/manufactured home parks shall meet the requirements of the multifamily dwellings.
(4) All development of multifamily dwellings shall comply with the following performance standards:
(a) Open Space/Recreation. Multifamily development shall provide common open space/recreation areas on site for use and enjoyment of owners and residents within the development, according to the following minimum provisions:
(i) The area required for open space/recreation shall be 15 percent of the overall site area, with a minimum total area of 5,000 square feet, consisting of usable open space, critical areas and buffers and perimeter landscaping. Of the overall total open space areas, 75 percent must be usable open space.
(ii) Usable open space includes open play areas and outdoor recreational features, trails and paths, community gardens, and other similar types of areas. It shall be located and designed to be conveniently accessible to all residents from the interior of the development, and it shall be at a grade and with dimensions suitable for recreation use.
(iii) The open space/recreation areas shall be consistently maintained and shall be preserved through appropriate legal measures ensuring the continuation of the open space/recreation area, and prohibiting current and future owners from partitioning the open space/recreation areas and from converting the areas to other uses.
(iv) Open space/recreation areas do not include the following: parking lots, driveways, private/public street rights-of-way, required storage areas, etc.
(b) Refuse Storage. All outdoor trash, garbage and refuse storage areas shall be located outside of required front yard areas, and shall be screened on all sides from public view and, at a minimum, be enclosed with a five-and-one-half-foot-high wood, concrete or masonry wall or sight-obscuring fence and landscaping on all sides.
(c) General Storage. Storage of personal property and materials, of residents as well as managers and owners of the development, shall be located outside of required front yard areas, and it shall be entirely within an enclosed building or screened from view of the surrounding properties with a sight-obscuring fence and landscaping.
(d) Vehicle Storage. Storage of recreational vehicles, boats, and similar off-road vehicles not used for daily transportation, of residents as well as managers and owners of the development, shall be prohibited unless a fully enclosed building is provided on site specifically for that purpose.
(e) Landscaping. The following are required for landscape:
(i) Street Frontages. Landscaping is intended to provide a sight barrier to separate incompatible uses and/or zoning districts. Existing natural buffers are encouraged but may need additional width or to be augmented with additional landscaping features to provide the required sight barrier. It shall contain the following minimum elements:
(A) All plant materials and living ground cover must be selected and maintained so that the entire landscaped area will be covered a minimum of 75 percent within five years, with maximum coverage in eight years.
(B) Any combination of trees (deciduous or evergreen), shrubs, earthen berms and related plant materials or design are allowed; provided, that the resultant effect is sight-obscuring from adjoining properties.
(C) All trees and shrubs must be capable of growing to a minimum six feet and three and one-half feet in height, respectively.
(D) Street trees shall be planted adjacent to the right-of-way, but not closer than three feet to a public sidewalk or curb. In no case shall sight-obscuring landscaping be located within the clear view triangle area.
(ii) Side and Rear Yard Areas. Landscaping is intended to create a visual separation between property uses/activities. It shall contain the following minimum elements:
(A) Deciduous trees and a combination of shrubs and/or ground cover approved by the city and as set forth herein:
(I) Trees shall be planted at intervals no greater than 50-foot centers; and
(II) Trees shall not be located closer than three feet to the curb and/or a sidewalk.
(III) Evergreen trees that comply with subsections (4)(e)(ii)(A)(I) through (II) of this section may be substituted for the deciduous trees, upon approval of the city, provided they will not cause sight distance impairment at intersections of public streets and/or driveways, and provided they will not cause operation and/or structural damage to sidewalks and/or storm drainage systems.
(B) Shrubs shall be a minimum of one and one-half feet in height at the time of planting and may be dispersed throughout the landscaped planting area or in confined pockets or nodes.
(C) Ground cover shall be designed to cover 60 percent of the required area. Ground cover shall consist of grass, shrubs, vines, or other similar living ground cover. The remaining area may be covered with bark, rock or other similar material. These areas may also contain trees, shrubs, and other permitted plant materials and pedestrian amenities (i.e., benches), however, areas planted in grass shall be designed and constructed in a manner that will make possible normal maintenance such as mowing and watering. Ground cover shall be planted so that a minimum of 75 percent of the area is covered at maturity within five years. (Ord. 07-012 § 1).