Chapter 18.70
UNIT LOT SUBDIVISIONS
Sections:
18.70.030 Development standards.
18.70.010 Applicability.
(1) The provisions of this chapter apply exclusively to the unit lot subdivision of land containing or intended to contain two or more dwelling units of exclusively the following types of development in zones where such uses are allowed:
(a) Middle housing.
(b) Attached dwelling units.
(c) Detached dwelling units.
(d) Accessory dwelling units that are not stacked.
(2) Any property containing or intended to contain stacked dwelling units may not be unit lot subdivided.
(3) This chapter is not intended to permit uses or densities that are not otherwise allowed in the zoning designations in which a unit lot subdivision is proposed.
(Ord. No. 25-1017, § 5, 6-3-25.)
18.70.020 Review process.
(1) Unit lot subdivisions resulting in nine or fewer unit lots shall be processed as short plats in accordance with the procedures and regulations stipulated in Chapter 18.30 FWRC, and must also comply with the development standards in FWRC 18.70.030. All others shall be processed as preliminary and final plats according to the procedures and regulations in Chapters 18.35 and 18.40 FWRC, and must also comply with the development standards in FWRC 18.70.030.
(2) A unit lot subdivision may be reviewed and approved contemporaneously with a conventional subdivision or short subdivision governing the same property.
(Ord. No. 25-1017, § 5, 6-3-25.)
18.70.030 Development standards.
(1) Only lots containing or intended to contain exclusively dwelling units of the types and configurations specified in FWRC 18.70.010(1) may be unit lot subdivided.
(2) Within a unit lot subdivision, individual unit lots are not required to conform to zoning dimensional standards that are based on the size or dimensions of the lot or distance from lot lines, such as setbacks, lot coverage, impervious surface coverage, or lot size. Other dimensional standards, such as maximum building height, not related to the lot size and/or lot lines continue to apply to individual unit lots. The parent lot must still comply with all regularly applicable zoning dimensional standards.
(3) Notwithstanding the previous subsection, if any proposed unit lot is undeveloped at the time of unit lot subdivision review, and no building permit for that unit lot has been submitted to the city, then each such unit lot must have a minimum lot size of 500 square feet.
(4) A maximum of one dwelling unit may be permitted per unit lot.
(5) Portions of the parent lot not subdivided for individual unit lots shall be owned in common by the owners of the individual unit lots, or by a homeowners’ association comprised of the owners of the individual unit lots located within the parent lot.
(6) Required parking for each dwelling unit within a unit lot subdivision may be provided elsewhere on the parent lot, including in any common area or on other unit lots, if provided for on the face of the plat, via publicly recorded easements or joint use agreements, or by another similar legal mechanism.
(7) All unit lots shall have direct vehicular access to a street or roadway, or vehicular and/or pedestrian access to a street or roadway over common areas or other unit lots, which shall be provided for on the face of the plat, via publicly recorded easements or joint use agreements, or by another similar legal mechanism.
(8) Unit lot subdivisions, and/or subsequent platting actions and additions or modifications to structure(s), may not create or increase parent lot nonconformity.
(9) In addition to applicable content specified in Chapter 18.30 or 18.40 FWRC, the recorded unit lot subdivision must include:
(a) The title of the plat shall include the phrase “Unit Lot Subdivision.”
(b) A note stating that approval of the development on each unit lot was granted by the review of the development, as a whole, on the parent lot and list the city building permit file number (if any).
(c) A note stating that subsequent platting actions, additions, or modifications to the structure(s) may not create or increase any nonconformity of the parent lot as a whole, and shall conform to the approved building permit site plan (if any).
(d) A note stating that if a structure or portion of a structure has been damaged or destroyed, any repair, reconstruction, or replacement of the structure(s) shall conform to the approved building permit site plan, unless a new building permit is reviewed and approved.
(e) A note stating that individual unit lots are not separate buildable parent lots independent of the overall development, and additional development of the individual unit lots may be limited as a result of the application of development standards to the parent lot.
(f) Publicly recorded easements or joint use agreements for ownership and management of common areas, parking, ingress, egress, drainage, open space, utilities, maintenance, and emergency services, as applicable.
(g) The legal description of each unit lot shall identify it as part of a unit lot subdivision.
(10) Prior to final unit lot subdivision recording, site development and building construction may commence upon approval of an engineering or building permit when all applicable permits and associated approvals have been obtained by the applicant.
(11) No unit lot may be sold, transferred, or conveyed prior to final unit lot subdivision recording.
(Ord. No. 25-1017, § 5, 6-3-25.)