Sammamish Unified Development Code

Residential Density Incentives | Neighborhood Design

PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR DENSITY INCENTIVES Benefit

Density incentive

1.5 bonus units per benefit unit.

Benefit units consisting of moderate income housing reserved for income- and asset- qualified home buyers (total household income at or below 80 percent of King County median, adjusted for household size). Benefit units shall be limited to owner-occupied housing, with prices restricted to same income group, based on current underwriting ratios and other lending standards for 30 years from date of first sale. A covenant on the site that specifies the income level and other aspects of buyer eligibility, price levels and requirements for reporting to the City of Sammamish shall be recorded at final approval. Projects in which 100 percent of the units are reserved for moderate income- and asset- qualified buyers (total household income at or below 80 percent of the King County median, adjusted for household size). All units shall be limited to owner-occupied housing with prices restricted based on current underwriting ratios and other lending standards, and with prices restricted to same income group, for 15 years from date of first sale. Final approval conditions shall specify requirements for reporting to the City of Sammamish on both buyer eligibility and housing prices. Benefit units consisting of mobile home park space or pad reserved for the relocation of an insignia or non-insignia mobile home, that has been or will be displaced due to closure of a mobile home park located in incorporated or unincorporated King County. Open Space, Trails and Parks Dedication of park site or trail right-of-way meeting the City of Sammamish location and size standards for neighborhood, community or regional park, or trail, and accepted by the parks division.

200 percent of the base density of the underlying zone. Limited to parcels five acres or less in size and located in the R-4 through R-8 zones. Housing types in the R-4 or R-6 zones shall be limited to structures containing four or less units, except for townhouses. Such RDI proposals shall not be eligible to utilize other RDI bonus density incentives listed in this section.

1.0 bonus unit per benefit unit.

0.5 bonus unit per acre of park area or quarter- mile of trail exceeding the minimum requirement of SDC 21.07.060 for on-site recreation space or trail corridors, computed on the number of dwelling units permitted by the site’s base density. 0.75 bonus unit per acre of park improvement. If the applicant is dedicating the site of the improvements, the bonus units earned by improvements shall be added to the bonus units earned by the dedication.

Improvement of dedicated park site to the City of Sammamish standards for developed parks.

Effective | January 1, 2022

Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 33

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