Chapter 19.32
DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections:
19.32.010 Conformance to the comprehensive plan and city codes.
19.32.030 Subdivision lot access/frontage.
19.32.010 Conformance to the comprehensive plan and city codes.
A. All subdivisions, short plat subdivisions, large lot subdivisions, binding site plans, and boundary line adjustments shall conform with the comprehensive plan and the Centralia Municipal Code, including but not limited to the zoning code, Chapter 18.10 CMC, the Design and Development Guidelines adopted by reference, Chapter 18.04 CMC, the International Fire Code adopted by reference, Chapter 16.16 CMC, critical areas, and shall take into consideration any preliminary studies thereof or applying thereto. All proposals shall conform with the requirements of state laws and the standards established by this title.
B. For lots developed with on-site septic systems, Lewis County environmental health may set minimum lot sizes which exceed zoning standards. The more restrictive standards of all applicable codes shall apply. (Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005).
19.32.020 Flag lots.
Flag lots may be permitted to accommodate buildable area which does not have standard frontage on a public street and where access to the buildable area is not feasible by any other standard land division method or lot design. In general, flag lots are only allowed to encourage infill development, preserve natural areas or to allow development of land-locked areas. The narrow (access) portion of the flag lot shall not be used to grant access to other property. The area contained within the narrow portion of the flag lot shall not be included in the lot area calculations for minimum lot size. The maximum number of contiguous flag lots is two. The maximum number of dwelling units per flag lot is two. (Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005).
19.32.030 Subdivision lot access/frontage.
A. Every lot shall be provided with frontage on a public street or approved private street connecting to a public street. Private streets must meet the definition as set forth in the Design and Development Guidelines, Section 1.04, as adopted by Chapter 18.10 CMC; including but not limited to, access tracts, easements or other legal means.
B. The lot frontage of a flag lot shall be at least twenty feet in width. The building site portion of the flag lot shall meet the dimensional standards of the applicable zone. The length, width and improvement of the access to the building site shall comply with the Centralia Municipal Code, including but not limited to Chapter 18.10 CMC, the Design and Development Guidelines adopted by reference, and Chapter 18.04 CMC, the International Fire Code adopted by reference.
C. Developments abutting principal arterial streets shall be designed to provide access from interior streets. Access to arterial streets by individual lots shall only be permitted with specific findings demonstrating compelling need based on lot size, shape, topography or other property characteristics and addressing public safety.
D. Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both streets. (Ord. 2455 § 2, 2020: Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005).
19.32.040 Cul-de-sac lots.
No more than four lots may be located exclusively on the turnaround of a cul-de-sac. The minimum lot width for lots on cul-de-sac turnarounds shall be measured at the required setback line. (Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005).
19.32.050 Lot dimensions.
A. Lot size, width, depth, shape and orientation shall conform to the zoning standards applicable to the area within which the property is located. Sufficient area for the proposed use, setbacks and other area requirements shall be accommodated.
B. Where a subdivision borders on or contains a railroad right-of-way or limited access highway right-of-way such as Interstate 5, the city may require a street approximately parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way, at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of the intervening land, as for park purposes in residential districts, or for commercial or industrial purposes in appropriate districts. Such distance shall also be determined with due regard for the requirements of approach grades and future grade separations. (Ord. 2158 § 1 (part), 2005).