Chapter 18.21
“RL” (RESIDENTIAL, LOW DENSITY) DISTRICT
Sections:
18.21.040 Development standards.
18.21.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the RL district is to establish areas for low density, single-family residential buildings; to stabilize and protect residential districts; and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life in an urban setting. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.21.020 Permitted uses.
The following are the only uses permitted in an RL district:
A. One single-family dwelling building per lot;
B. Accessory uses and structures related to a permitted use;
C. Family day care homes (Section 18.60.190); and
D. Accessory apartments (Section 18.60.140). (Ord. 2768 § 2, 2012: Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.21.030 Additional uses.
The following uses require a permit in accord with Chapter 18.75 or 18.59:
A. Public and quasi-public uses only as may be approved under Section 18.75.050;
B. Nursery schools and day care centers only as may be approved under Section 18.60.060 or 18.75.050;
C. Home occupations only as may be approved under Section 18.75.060;
D. More than one residential unit per lot only as may be approved under Chapter 18.59; and
E. Bed and breakfast operations only as may be approved under Sections 18.60.240 and 18.75.050. (Ord. 2768 § 3, 2012: Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.21.040 Development standards.
Development standards for residential, low density (RL) districts are as follows:
A. Minimum lot area: ten thousand square feet unless otherwise approved with clustering pursuant to Chapter 18.59.
B. Minimum lot width: seventy-five feet unless otherwise approved with clustering pursuant to Chapter 18.59.
C. Minimum setbacks: street frontage, twenty feet; side, five feet on one side and ten feet on the other or garage side; rear, twenty feet. Setbacks may be altered if approved with clustering pursuant to Chapter 18.59.
D. Maximum building height: thirty-five feet. Structures higher than thirty-five feet require approval of a conditional use permit in accordance with Section 18.75.050.
E. Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 18.63.
F. Design review in accordance with Chapter 18.07.
G. Provisions for Open Spaces and Recreation Areas. Each development of five lots or more must provide for usable common open space or a public park in an amount determined through review pursuant to Chapter 16.04. The city and developer may agree to a cash payment to the city in lieu of the provision for open space; provided, that such payment is sufficient for the city to construct or enhance a park elsewhere in the city. Any agreement between the city and the developer shall comply with RCW 82.02.020 as now codified or as hereafter amended. If the open common space is private, it must be concentrated in a large, homogenous, centrally located parcel designed to provide for active or passive recreation. Private common open space shall not include:
1. Areas reserved for the exclusive use or benefit of individual property owners; and
2. Dedicated vehicular and pedestrian right-of-way, easement or off-street parking areas. There must be adequate provisions for permanent retention and maintenance of such private common open space.
H. Unless otherwise approved with clustering pursuant to Chapter 18.59, the maximum permitted number of lots/dwelling units for any development in the RL zone is determined by dividing the gross area of the parcel in square feet by forty-three thousand five hundred sixty square feet, multiplied by the allowed maximum density of four and one-half. The closest or next lowest whole number is the permitted maximum number of lots. If the maximum density limitation would prevent a single-family dwelling unit from being built in the RL zone, on a lot which was legally existing at the time this section was enacted, then maximum density shall not apply to that lot. (Ord. 2768 § 4, 2012: Ord. 2325 § 1, 2002: Ord. 2212 § 1, 2001: Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.21.990 Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, phrase, or word of this chapter should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, phrase or word of this chapter. (Ord. 2768 § 5, 2012).