Development Standards—Design Requirements | Town Center
c. Side and Back Yard Design Options for Nonresidential and Multifamily Development. Project applicants shall incorporate one or more of the following design options into the site’s design: i. Provide a zero lot line fire wall for commercial or mixed-use developments within unified zone development plan areas; ii. Provide a shared internal roadway along the property line; iii. Provide a trail or other internal pathway along the property line. This may be required in some areas to implement the Town Center Trails Plan; iv. Retain existing native or desirable mature vegetation along the side or back property line. SDC 21.07.070 standards for tree protection apply; v. Provide Type I, II, or III landscaping at least seven feet deep along side and back property lines. A fence may be included with the landscaping. This option may be used only where options a., b., or c. above are not viable as determined by the director; and/or vi. Other treatments that meet the intent of the standards as approved by the director. Factors that shall be considered in determining the appropriate treatment include views, applicable uses, connectivity, environmental conditions, and desired level of privacy;
ii. Transparent windows shall occupy no more than 10 percent of any facade within 15 feet of the side or back property line facing an adjacent property where either property’s residential privacy may be compromised; and iii. Balconies shall be set back at least 10 feet from side or back yard property lines separating adjacent residential or mixed-use properties. Balconies or rooftop decks within 15 horizontal feet of a side or back property line shall utilize opaque guard rails to minimize impacts to privacy on adjacent properties. The director may relax or waive these requirements where he or she finds that it achieves no practical increase in privacy. Consideration shall be given to the physical and development conditions on-site and any applicable recorded agreements between property owners.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 463
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