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Home My WebLink AboutO-2809 - Amends Sec. 19.14.095, small lot single-family development standards (Repealed by 2852)CITYOF MARYSVILLE Marysville, Washington ORDINANCE NO.'t-'60C} AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON AMENDING MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 19.14.095 RELATED TO SMALL LOT SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. WHEREAS, the City of Marysville has reviewed its small lot single family development standards; and WHEREAS, the City of Marysville has reviewed its objectives related to design review on small lot single family building plans and determined that providing alternatives to a prescriptive regulation would increase design flexibility for builders while continuing to produce the desired outcome; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 19.14 MMC is hereby amended by amending MMC 19.14.095 to read as follows: 19.14.095 Small lot single-family development standards. The provisions of this section apply to building permits for single-family dwellings on lots having an area less than 5,000 square feet and single-family dwellings when multiple single family dwellings are on a single lot, excluding accessory dwelling units; review will be done through the building permit process. (1) It is the intent of these development standards that single-family dwellings on small lots be compatible with neighboring properties, friendly to the streetscape, and in scale with the lots upon which they are to be constructed. The director is authorized to promulgate guidelines, graphic representations, and examples of housing designs and methods of construction that do or do not satisfy the intent of these standards. (2) Entry. Where lots front on a public or private street, the house shall have doors and windows which face the street. Houses should have a distinct entry feature such as a porch or weather-covered entryway with minimum dimensions of six feet by six feet; if the lot is less than 5,000 square feet the entry feature area shall be at least 60 square feet with no dimension less than six feet. ORDINANCE - 1 ord single family design stds_2 - The director may approve a street orientation or entryway with dimensions different than specified herein; provided, the entry visually articulates the front facade of the dwelling so as to create a distinct entryway, meets setback requirements, provides weather cover, has a minimum dimension of four feet, and is attached to the home. (3) Alleys. (a) If the lot abuts an alley, the garage or off-street parking area shall take access from the ,alley, unless precluded by steep topography. No curb cuts shall be permitted unless access from the alley is precluded by steep topography. (b) The minimum driveway length may be reduced to between six and zero feet for I garages when the following conditions are met: (i) An alley is provided for access; (ii) At least one off-street parking space, in addition to any provided in the garage, is provided to serve that dwelling unit and the stall(s) is conveniently located for that particular dwelling; and (iii) The applicable total parking stall requirement is met. (c) The rear yard setback may be reduced to zero feet to accommodate the garage. (d) If the garage does not extend to the property line or alley, the dwelling unit above the garage may be extended to the property line or alley. (e) Dwellings with a wall facing an alley must provide at least one window facing the alley to allow observation of the alley. (4) Auto Courts. (a) Auto courts are only allowed in a PRD. (b) Auto courts provide ingress and egress to a cluster of no more than six dwellings and !access from a non-arterial street. Auto court design must be consistent with the city's design !guidelines for auto courts. (c) Auto courts shall be no less than 20 feet in width; provided, that if emergency services access is required, the driving surface dimensions will comply with emergency vehicle access requirements. (d) Auto courts shall be no greater than 150 feet in length, unless acceptable emergency vehicle turnaround is provided and designed so vehicles will not back onto public streets. (e) Driveway length may be reduced to between three feet and six feet for garages when at least two parking spaces are provided for the unit in addition to the garage. The additional parking must be conveniently located to the dwelling. (5) Facade and Driveway Cuts. Ifthere is no alley access and the lot fronts on a public or private street, living space equal to at least 50 percent ofthe garage facade shall be flush with or projected forward of the garage, and the dwelling shall have entry, window and/or roofline design 'treatment which emphasizes the house more than the garage. Where materials and/or methods such as modulation, articulation, or other architectural elements such as porches, dormers, gables varied roofline heights are utilized, the director or designee may waive or reduce the 50 percent standard. Driveway cuts shall be no more than 80% of the lot frontage, provided that the director or designee may waive the 80% maximum if materials and/or methods to deemphasize the ,driveway, such as ribbon driveways, grasscrete surface, or accent paving are utilized. (6) Privacy. Dwellings built on lots without direct frontage on the public street should be ORDINANCE - 2 ord single family design stds_2 __ situated to respect the privacy of abutting homes and to create usable yard space for the dwelling(s). The review authority shall have the discretion to establish setback requirements that are different than may otherwise be required in order to accomplish these objectives. (7) Individual Identity. Home individuality will be achieved by the following: (a) Avoiding the appearance ofa long row of homes by means such as angling houses, varied street setbacks, and varied architectural design features. (b) Each dwelling unit shall have horizontal or vertical variation within each unit's front building face and between the front building faces of all adjacent units/structures to provide visual diversity and individual identity to each unit. Upon building permit application, a plot plan of the entire structure shall be provided by the builder to show compliance with this requirement. The director or designee shall review and approve or deny the building design which may incorporate variations in roof lines, setbacks between adjacent buildings, and other structural variations. (c) The same building plans cannot be utilized on consecutive lots. "Flip-flopping" of plans is not permitted; provided, that upon demonstration to the director that the alteration of building facades would provide comparable visual diversity and individual identity to the dwelling units as different building plans, this provision shall not apply. Materials and/or methods which may be utilized to achieve visual diversity include, but are not limited to, use of differing .siding material, building modulations and roofline variations. (8) Landscaping. Landscaping of a size and type consistent with the development will be ,provided to enhance the streetscape. Landscaping will enhance privacy for dwellings on abutting :lots and provide separation and buffering on easement access drives. , (9) Duplexes. Duplexes must be designed to architecturally blend with the surrounding single family dwellings and not be readily discernible as a duplex but appear to be a single-family dwelling. (Ord. 2662 § 2,2006; Ord. 2423 § 1,2002). Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause, of phrase of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance. " "_A~ 12ASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor thisl"f fA day of I~rvv«_'c...._, 2009. CITY OF MARYSVILLE ByLo(;!~ DENNIS L. KENDALL, Mayor ATTEST: ORDINANCE - 3 ord single family design slds_2 TRACY JEFFRIES, City Clerk Approved as to fonn: BY~r..~ G NT K. WEED, City Attorney Date of Publication: /z-23-D S Effective Date (5 days after publication): /2----2 S"-6 5 ORDINANCE - 4 ord single family design Slds_2