Town Center | Development Standards—Design Requirements
or interior open space as noted in subsection 9.c. of this section. vii. Public open space. Publicly accessible open space on public land or land that has been officially dedicated to open space for public use through an easement or other agreement.
planning process described in SDC 21.07.120. For nonresidential developments in the TC-A-4 and A-5 zones, the pedestrian open space shall be at least equal to one percent of the net developable site area plus one percent of the gross nonresidential building floor area, exclusive of structured parking; and ii. All other portions of the site not occupied by building, pavement for circulation or human activity, or pedestrian open space shall be landscaped open space meeting the requirements in SDC 21.07.070.
c. Open Space Requirements for Multifamily Uses (Excluding Townhouses and Cottage Housing).
i. The intent of these standards is to provide a variety of private and common open spaces to serve the development. All multifamily development, including multifamily portions of mixed-use development, shall provide open space at least equal to 10 percent of the building living space, not counting corridors, lobbies, etc. For buildings that are adjacent to or across the street from a public park, the minimum required open space shall be five percent of the livable floor area of dwelling units within each building. The required open space may be provided in a combination of the following ways. a) One hundred percent of the required open space may be in the form of common open space available to all residents and meeting the requirements of SDC 21.07.060B.5.c.i. Common open space may be in the form of courtyards,
b. Open Space Requirements for Nonresidential Uses.
i. All nonresidential development, including commercial portions of mixed-use development, shall provide pedestrian-oriented open space as determined in the unified zone development
468 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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