Zoning Districts | District Standards—Density and Dimensions
21.04.030 District Standards—Density and Dimensions A. Purpose
plan and community, subarea or neighborhood plan policies that identify special opportunities for achieving public benefits by allowing or requiring alternative uses and development standards that differ from the general provisions of this Chapter. Special district overlays are generally applied to a group of individual properties or entire community, subarea or neighborhood planning areas and are designated primarily through the area zoning process. Regardless of the form in which a special district overlay is adopted, the -SO suffix shall be shown on the official zoning map.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish basic dimensional standards for development, generally related to residential density and commercial intensity, setbacks, height, individual building bulk and variation, as well as specific rules for general application. The standards and rules are established to provide flexibility in project design and regulate some of the effects of density and intensity of development. Additional design criteria are located in SDC 21.02 Neighborhood Design and apply to all residential development.
H. Zoning maps and boundaries
1. The location and boundaries of the zones defined by this chapter shall be shown and delineated on zoning maps adopted by ordinance. 2. Changes in the boundaries of the zones, including application or amendment of interim zoning, shall be made by ordinance adopting or amending a zoning map. 3. Zoning maps are available for public review at the City of Sammamish offices during regular business hours.
B. Interpretation of tables
1. SDC 21.04.030.C and SDC 21.04.030D. contain general density and dimension standards for the various zones and limitations specific to a particular zone(s). Additional rules, exceptions, and methodologies are set forth in SDC 21.04.030E. through SDC 21.04.030W. 2. The density and dimension tables are arranged in a matrix format on two separate tables and are delineated into two general land use categories:
a. Residential; and
b. Commercial.
3. Development standards are listed down the left side of both tables, and the zones are listed at the top. The matrix cells contain the minimum dimensional requirements of the zone. The parenthetical numbers in the matrix identify
198 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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