Sammamish Unified Development Code

Town Center | Development Standards—Density and Dimensions

a fire or safety hazard or adverse impact. Such elements may, in some conditions, include canopies, awnings, blade signs, and lights.

4. Skylights, flagpoles, chimneys, church steeples, crosses, spires, communication transmission and receiving structures, and similar structures.

R. Lot divided by zone boundary

When a lot is divided by a zone boundary, the following rules shall apply: 1. When a lot contains both residential and nonresidential zoning, the zone boundary between the zones shall be considered a lot line for determining permitted building height and required setbacks on the site;

2. When a lot contains residential zones of varying density:

a. Any residential density transfer within the lot shall be allowed from the portion with the lesser residential density to that of the greater residential density; b. Compliance with these criteria shall be evaluated during review of any development proposals in which such a transfer is proposed; and

Q. Height – Exceptions to limits

The following structures may be erected above the height limits set forth in SDC 21.07.050C.: 1. An additional two feet in height is allowed for structures with green roofs occupying at least 50 percent of the area of the roof; 2. Roof structures housing or screening elevators, stairways, tanks, rooftop wind generators, ventilating fans or similar equipment required for building operation and maintenance may exceed the height limit by up to 10 feet in the TC-A and

3. Uses on each portion of the lot shall only be those permitted in each zone pursuant to SDC 21.07.040.

S. Sight distance requirements

Except for utility poles and traffic control signs, the following sight distance provisions shall apply to all intersections and site access points: 1. A sight distance triangle area as determined by subsection 2. of this section shall contain no fence, berm, vegetation, on-site vehicle parking area, signs or other physical

TC-B zones provided the design meets the provisions of SDC 21.07.060B.3.;

3. Fire or parapet walls may exceed the height limit by up to 10 feet in the TC-A and TC-B zones provided the design meets the building design provisions of SDC 21.07.060; and

444 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code

Effective | January 1, 2022

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