Development Standards—Design Requirements | Town Center
street designations shall be designated by the adopted unified zone development plans (see SDC 21.07.120) for TC-A zoned properties. The criteria for designating street types are set forth in SDC 21.07.060A.4.b. The standards herein thus apply to developments that front onto these street types.
oriented facade.” To meet this requirement, the ground floor facade shall incorporate the following characteristics: a) Transparent window area along a minimum of 75 percent of the ground floor facade between a height of two and eight feet above the ground;
b) The primary building entry shall be on this facade; and
c) Weather protection shall be provided at least six feet in depth (measured perpendicular to the building front) along at least 75 percent of the facade width. d) If the building occupies a corner site, then the standards apply to both streets, unless the director finds such orientation not feasible. Specific requests, exceptions, and departures to the above requirements: e) Buildings may be set back from the sidewalk where pedestrian-oriented space (as defined in SDC 21.07.060A.9.a.) or setback landscaping, as approved by the director, is included between the sidewalk and the building. In this case, no parking or vehicular circulation is allowed between the street right-of-way and the building. f) For buildings fronting on two pedestrian- oriented streets, pedestrian entries shall be placed on both facades or at the street corner.
a. Properties Adjacent to Pedestrian-Oriented Streets and Corridors (Including Specified Park Edges). i. Buildings shall be located adjacent to (within three feet of) the sidewalk and feature a “pedestrian-
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 447
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