Chapter 17.18
RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY—HIGH DENSITY (R-2)
Sections:
17.18.020 Permitted, conditional, accessory, and prohibited uses.
17.18.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the multifamily zoning district is to provide an area for moderate-density residential uses such as duplex and apartment units, as well as single-family residences, consistent with the goals and policies of the Mattawa comprehensive plan. In compliance with the multifamily land use category in the comprehensive plan, the maximum density allowed in the R-2 multifamily zoning district is ten units per acre.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.18.020 Permitted, conditional, accessory, and prohibited uses.
Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses in this district shall be as identified in Chapter 17.40 “District Use Chart” of this title. Said uses shall be allowed, as indicated in the district use chart, only after compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable town of Mattawa rules and regulations.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.18.030 Standards.
All development in this zone shall meet all of the applicable provisions and requirements of this title and the MMC, including the following:
A. Maximum density shall not exceed ten units per acre;
B. Minimum lot size:
1. Six thousand three hundred square feet for a single-family dwelling,
2. Ten thousand square feet for a duplex dwelling;
C. Minimum lot width at the building line:
1. Sixty feet for interior lot,
2. Seventy feet for corner lot;
D. Maximum building height: two stories or thirty-five feet;
E. Maximum lot coverage: thirty-five percent for all buildings;
F. Minimum lot depth: ninety feet;
G. Minimum public street frontage: Each residential lot shall front on a public street for at least twenty feet;
H. Yard requirement:
1. Front yard:
a. Twenty feet from the front property line,
b. Buildings on corner lots shall observe a front yard setback from both front property lines,
2. Side yard:
a. Five feet from side property line,
b. When a building located on a corner lot faces the side street, there shall be a minimum setback of ten feet from the side-street and twenty feet from the front street,
3. Rear yard:
a. Fifteen feet from rear property line;
I. Parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.46 “Off-Street Parking” and all other applicable provisions of this title and other town of Mattawa codes.
1. Fences:
a. Front yard, within setback: forty-eight to thirty-six inches maximum height and non-sight obscuring,
b. Front yard, behind setback: six feet maximum height,
c. Side yard: six feet maximum height,
d. Rear yard: six feet maximum height,
e. No electric or barbed-wire fences permitted,
2. Swimming pools:
a. Aboveground pools must be located outside of required front yard setbacks and be set back at least five feet from rear and side property lines, and
b. In-ground pools must be located outside of the required front yard setback and observe a five-foot setback from rear and side property lines. All in-ground pools shall be completely enclosed by a fence of not less than five feet in height;
J. Accessory uses standards:
1. Family home day care provider must provide the town with proof of operating license issued through Washington State Department of Health,
2. Detached garages and other residential accessory buildings shall not exceed nine hundred square feet or sixty percent of the gross floor area of the principal structure’s various floors, excluding basement areas, whichever is greater,
3. The storage of not more than one each of a boat, travel trailer, motor home, or pickup truck may be stored outside of a building and to the rear of the front yard setback line,
4. Temporary construction offices (job shack) associated with a development permit;
K. Maximum density shall not exceed ten units per acre, except as provided for in Chapter 17.38 “Planned Development”;
L. Residential Performance Standards. All development of multifamily dwellings shall comply with the following performance standards:
1. Open Space/Recreation. Multifamily development, including mobile/manufactured home parks, shall provide common open space/recreation areas on-site for use and enjoyment of owners and residents within the development, according to the following minimum provisions:
a. The area required for open space/recreation shall be fifteen percent of the overall site area, with a minimum total area of five thousand square feet, consisting of usable open space, critical areas and buffers and perimeter landscaping. Of the overall total open space areas, seventy-five percent must be usable open space.
b. Usable open space includes open play areas and outdoor recreational features, trails and paths, community gardens, and other similar types of areas. It shall be located and designed to be conveniently accessible to all residents from the interior of the development, and it shall be at a grade and with dimensions suitable for recreation use.
c. The open space/recreation areas shall be consistently maintained and shall be preserved through appropriate legal measures ensuring the continuation of the open space/recreation area, and prohibiting current and future owners from partitioning the open space/recreation areas and from converting the areas to other uses.
d. Open space/recreation areas do not include the following: parking lots, driveways, private/ public street rights-of-way, required storage areas, etc.
e. Buffering/Landscaping. Multifamily development shall provide landscaping as described in Chapter 17.48 “Landscaping” and when multifamily development is occurring adjacent to an R-1 residential medium density district, a sight-obscuring fence shall be placed in addition to the landscaping provisions of Chapter 17.48.
f. Refuse Storage. All outdoor trash, garbage and refuse storage areas shall be located outside of required yard areas, and shall be screened on all sides from public view and at a minimum, be enclosed with a sight-obscuring wood, concrete or masonry wall or fence and landscaping on all sides.
g. General Storage. Storage of personal property and materials, of residents as well as managers and owners of the development, shall be located outside of required front yard areas, and it shall be entirely within an enclosed building.
h. Vehicle Storage. Storage of recreational vehicles, boats, and similar off-road vehicles not used for daily transportation, of residents as well as managers and owners of the development, shall be prohibited unless a fully enclosed building is provided on-site specifically for that purpose.
M. In addition to the foregoing the following requirements shall be met by all multifamily residential development including duplexes.
1. A fully fenced contiguous area that is a minimum of fifteen percent of the gross acreage of the subject property(s) (excluding perimeter screening buffers, critical areas and critical area buffers). No area shall be calculated as recreational open space if less than five hundred square feet in size, except if the area provides a reasonable functional or aesthetic benefit to the residents of the development. Said area shall meet the following additional requirements:
a. Developed as an open grass field or a natural area;
b. Available for use by all residents of the development; and
c. A provision made by the covenants for perpetual maintenance.
2. A developed active recreation amenity(s) consistent with the number of units contained within the multi-family development. Active recreation amenities include but are not limited to such things as sports court, hiking trails, playground equipment, running track, ball fields, and indoor recreation facilities such as hand ball or basketball courts.
Amenities shall be provided as follows:
a. Developments of three to ten lots/units are not required to have such an amenity however they are required to have the items identified in subsection 1, above;
b. For developments with greater than ten units, one amenity shall be provided for every ten units within the development;
c. Amenities shall be centrally located within the development in clearly visible areas on property suitable for such development. Amenities may be located in other areas of the development if directly linked with a regional trail system or other public park facility;
d. Based upon topographical or site design characteristics of the subject property(s), amenities may be combined if the combination provides for increased benefit to all residents of the development;
e. An athletic field with a minimum size of one hundred twenty yards long and sixty yards wide or swimming pool shall count as two amenities;
f. The active recreational amenity(s) shall be located on five percent grade or less, except if a greater grade is necessary for the activities common to the amenity, e.g., skate park, hiking trails.
3. In order to promote creativity and innovation, these standards and criteria may be modified or substituted with other design concepts if so approved by the city council.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
(Ord. No. 515, § 1, 3-17-11)