Town Center | Development Standards—Design Requirements
site may contain more than one cottage housing development.
not exceed 1,000 square feet. Such garages shall be located away from the common open spaces; and vi. No more than one driveway per cottage cluster shall be permitted, except where clusters front onto more than one street.
g. Parking and Driveway Location and Design.
i. Parking shall be located on the same property as the cottage development; ii. Parking areas shall be located to the side or rear of cottage clusters and not between the street and cottages. Parking is prohibited in the front and interior setback areas; iii. Parking and vehicular areas shall be screened from public street and adjacent residential uses by landscaping or architectural screens. For parking lots adjacent to the street, at least 10 feet of Type III landscaping shall be provided between the sidewalk and the parking area. For parking lots along adjacent residential uses, at least five feet of Type I, II, or III shall be required. The director will consider alternative landscaping techniques provided they effectively mitigate views into the parking area from the street or adjacent residential uses and enhance the visual setting for the development; iv. Parking shall be located in clusters of not more than five adjoining uncovered spaces (except where adjacent to an alley). Exceptions will be considered by the director provided alternative configurations improve the visual setting for development; v. Garages may be attached to individual cottages provided all other standards herein are met and the footprint of the ground floor, including garage, does
h. Common Open Space Requirements.
i. Shall abut at least 50 percent of the cottages in a cottage housing development;
ii. Shall have cottages abutting on at least two sides;
iii. Cottages adjacent to common open space shall be oriented around and have the main entry from the common open space; iv. Cottages shall be within 60 feet walking distance of the common open space; and v. Open space shall include at least one courtyard, plaza, garden, or other central open space, with access to all units. The minimum dimensions of this open space are 15 feet by 20 feet. i. Required Private Open Space. Required private open space shall be adjacent to each dwelling unit, for the exclusive use of the cottage resident(s). The space shall be usable (not on a steep slope) and oriented toward the common open space as much as possible, with no dimension less than 10 feet. j. Porches. Cottage facades facing the common open space or common pathway shall feature a roofed
506 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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