Development Standards—Design Requirements | Town Center
iv. To provide for semi-private area around individual cottages to enable diversity in landscape design and foster a sense of ownership; v. To minimize visual impacts of parking areas on the street and adjacent properties and the visual setting for the development; and vi. To promote conservation of resources by providing for clusters of small dwelling units on a property. b. Description. Cottage housing refers to clusters of small detached dwelling units arranged around a common open space. c. Lot Configuration. Cottages may be configured as condominiums or fee-simple lots provided they meet the standards herein. d. Density Bonus. Due to the smaller relative size of cottage units, each cottage shall be counted as one- half a dwelling unit for the purpose of calculating density. For example, a cluster of six cottages would be equivalent to three dwelling units. e. Table of Dimensional Standards. Dimensional standards for cottages are identified below:
DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
Standard
Requirement
Minimum Common Space (see design standards below for more info) Minimum Private Open Space (see design standards below for more info)
400 SF / unit
200 SF / unit
Maximum Height for Cottages
25’ (all parts of the roof above 18’ shall be pitched with a minimum roof slope of 6:12)
Maximum Height for Cottage Accessory Structures Setbacks (to exterior property lines) Minimum Landscaped Open Space (see SDC 21.07.060A.9.a.v. and SDC 21.07.070 ) Minimum Distance Between Structures (including accessory structures) Minimum Parking Spaces per Cottage
18’
Same as single-family detached (except as noted in subsection 2. of this section)
40% of site
10’
1.5
DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
Standard
Requirement
f. Units in Each Cluster. Cottage housing developments shall contain a minimum of four and a maximum of 12 cottages located in a cluster to encourage a sense of community among the residents. A development
Maximum Floor Area Maximum Floor Area / Ground or Main Floor
1,200 SF
800 SF
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 505
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