Town Center | Development Standards—Design Requirements
iv. Driveway widths shall be minimized per the director to reduce pedestrian conflicts. Driveway lanes shall be no wider than 11 feet per entry or exit lane unless the director determines wider lanes are appropriate for the use and that the design does not significantly impact vehicular circulation, stormwater runoff, public safety, pedestrian movement, or visual qualities; and v. All dedicated truck loading zones and service areas for commercial businesses, except for on-street loading zones and businesses under 20,000 square feet that use parking spaces for incidental deliveries, shall be in the back of the building and shall not face a pedestrian or residential street. For related standards on loading zones, see SDC 21.07.080G.
otherwise permitted by an adopted unified zone development plan.
ii. Nonresidential and Multifamily Buildings in Any Town Center Zone Except TC-A. Minimum 15 feet for buildings up to 35 feet in height. One foot of additional setback is required for each foot of height over 35 feet (applied to building portions over 35 feet high). These side yard setbacks do not apply to lot lines that divide individual townhouse units within a building.
8. Site planning – Side and back yard compatibility
The following specific requirements take precedence over the minimum setback requirements listed in SDC 21.07.050C.
a. Specific Side and Back Yard Setback Requirements.
i. TC-A Zones and Other Unified Zone Development Plan Sites. a) Zero feet for windowless fire walls up to 35 feet in height are allowed unless provisions for taller fire walls are allowed through a unified zone development plan. b) Ten feet minimum for all other buildings and portions of buildings over 35 feet high unless
b. Solar Access and Privacy for Multifamily Dwelling Units.
i. Buildings or portions thereof containing dwelling units whose only solar access is from the applicable side of the building (facing towards the side property line) shall be set back from the applicable side or back property lines at least 15 feet;
462 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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