Ordinance 4256EXHIBIT A
22.43.080 Additional Design Standards Stand-Alone Multiple
Dwelling Buildings in the BD2 zone.
A. Intent. To ensure that buildings entirely comprised of multiple dwelling residential units are
compatible with the downtown area.
B. Materials. Building facades must be clad with preferred building materials which include
natural stone, wood, architectural metal, brick and glass. Concrete, laminates, veneers, fiber
cement products and the like may be permitted by the Director or Architectural Design Board if
they replicate the appearance of the preferred materials.
C. Private Amenity Space. An exterior area equivalent to at least 10% of the project’s gross lot
area must be provided as private amenity space for residents of the development. This
standard can be met through a combination of balconies (cantilevered, recessed or semi-
recessed), decks, patios or yards for individual dwelling units or the site as a whole.
1. Not all dwelling units are required to have private amenity space. When it is provided,
it must be immediately accessible from the dwelling unit and be a minimum of 40 sq. ft.
2. If the space is at ground level facing a street, no fence may be over three feet in height.
3. Balconies may encroach into a required setback adjacent to R-zoned property up to a
maximum of 5 feet. Patios and decks may encroach into a required setback adjacent to
R-zoned property up to a maximum of 10 feet.
D. Some roof modulation is required with preference for step-downs that follow the slope
when slope exists.
E. Street-side amenity space or Pedestrian Area. An exterior area equivalent to at least 5% of
the project’s gross lot area must be provided as street-side amenity space or pedestrian area.
This space must be arranged along the street front between the building and the sidewalk and
must be open to the sky, unless otherwise excepted. The space must be pedestrian-oriented
and may include the following elements:
1. Landscaping
2. Seating area
3. A similar feature as approved by the Director or Architectural Design Board
4. Areas allocated to private amenity space cannot be used toward the street-side amenity
space or pedestrian area requirement.