Permitted uses in the R district shall be as follows:

A.

Single-family detached dwelling structure, to include manufactured, modular, and mobile homes. Mobile homes shall meet the requirements of RCW 43.22.340 and shall be placed on permanent immobile foundation that will comply with the Uniform Building Code as adopted in Section 15.04.010 of this Code, and shall have a masonry skirting, and shall be minimum of 800 square feet.

B.

Duplex (two-family attached dwelling structure).

C.

Triplex (three-family attached dwelling structure).

D.

One accessory dwelling unit (ADU) as outlined in BMC 17.30.

E.

Subsistence or hobby-type gardening and horticultural activities and related structures are permitted provided they shall be less than three hundred square feet total area and used solely for noncommercial purposes.

F.

Townhouse buildings where each townhouse building contains no more than two townhouses.

G.

Cottage housing as outlined below in Section 17.20.080.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)

Accessory uses permitted in the R district shall be as follows:

A.

Uses customarily incidental to a principal use permitted outright, such as private garages or parking areas for noncommercial vehicles, but not including any business, trade, industry, or vehicles of over 28,000 pounds gross weight;

B.

Home occupations;

C.

The renting of rooms by the resident owner for lodging purposes only and for the accommodation of not more than two roomers in a dwelling unit;

D.

Nonflashing residential name plates not exceeding 64 square inches bearing only the name and address of the occupant; nonflashing bulletin boards or signs not exceeding 16 square feet for quasi-public institutional buildings;

E.

The accessory exceptions which may be authorized by the City Council in this district are those customarily incidental to conditional exceptions allowed.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)

Conditional uses shall be as set forth in Chapter 17.72 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)

Density provisions for the R district as follows:

A.

Maximum number of dwelling structures permitted per lot (primary and accessory): two, except cottages that meet the requirements of Section 17.20.080 may exceed this number;

B.

Maximum height of buildings: 35 feet;

C.

Minimum area of lot: 5,000 square feet;

D.

Minimum depth of lot: 100 feet;

E.

Minimum width of lot: 50 feet;

F.

Maximum percent of building coverage: 50 percent of lot;

G.

Minimum front yard width: ten feet; covered entries and porches can project up to six feet into the minimum front yard width;

H.

Minimum side yard width: five feet;

I.

Minimum side yard width along flanking street of corner lot: ten feet;

J.

Minimum rear yard required: ten feet.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)

Design provisions for the R district as follows:

A.

All new dwelling structure main entries shall provide a covered pedestrian entry with minimum weather protection of three-feet by three-feet (a covered porch or recessed entry) that is either visible from the street or facing the street;

B.

The total width of all driveway approaches shall not exceed 60 percent of the lot frontage, as measured at the property line. For unusual-shaped lots, the City may provide variances subject to BMC 16.36 to this standard, to accommodate flexibility for garage/vehicular access to the site.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)

At least one permanently maintained off-street parking space or a private garage per dwelling unit shall be on the same lot as the dwelling or be attached thereto or made a part of the main building. Such parking spaces shall be not less than ten feet wide and 20 feet long. The size of garage shall not exceed size of dwelling. Garages at the front of the site or fronting a street shall have a front yard width of at least 20 feet.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)

All new structures shall be serviced by underground utilities.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)

Cottage housing is defined as a small single-family dwelling that is clustered with other similar units sharing a common open space on an individual parent lot.

Cottage housing standards:

A.

Minimum number of cottages: three cottages;

B.

Three to 12 cottages may make up a cluster. There is no limit on the number of clusters provided all other standards are met;

C.

Attached duplex cottages are allowed;

D.

Maximum height of cottages: 25 feet;

E.

Cottages shall meet the applicable R district standards set forth in Section 17.20.040 (C) through (J). The minimum yard widths (setbacks) set forth in Section 17.20.040 (G) through (J) apply to the development frontage and external side and rear property lines of the entire cottage development. Additional standards:

1.

Individual cottages shall be separated from other cottages by at least eight feet;

2.

Cottages shall be setback at least five feet from any internal pedestrian path;

3.

Cottages shall contain no more than 1,400 square feet gross floor area in total;

F.

Cottages shall meet the applicable R district design standards set forth in Section 17.20.050, plus the following:

1.

Clear and obvious pedestrian access between the sidewalk (or the street if there is no sidewalk) and the cottage entry is required for new dwellings;

2.

All cottages shall provide a covered pedestrian entry with minimum weather protection of three-feet by three-feet (a covered porch or recessed entry). Those cottages adjacent to a common open space shall place their covered entry facing the common open space. For cottages adjacent to both a street and a common open space, such cottages may include two covered entries, with one entry facing the street and the common open space, or include one covered entry that is visible from both the street and the common open space;

3.

Common open space meeting the following criteria:

a.

Common open space shall be at least 250 square feet per cottage.

b.

Common open space shall have no dimension less than 15 feet.

c.

Common open space may include a lawn, courtyard, plaza, garden, or other shared central open space and may not include parking areas. Common open space shall be useable and may not include critical areas or critical area buffers, including steep slopes. LID stormwater BMPs, like rain gardens, may be integrated in up to 25 percent of the minimum required usable open space area.

d.

Common open space shall have cottages abutting on at least two sides. At least 50 percent of the cottages in each cottage housing cluster shall abut common open space. Cottages abutting the common open space shall be oriented around and have the primary entrance face the common open space.

e.

Cottages shall be within 100 feet walking distance of the common open space and feature a direct pedestrian connection to the common open space.

G.

Shared community buildings are permitted provided they meet the following standards:

1.

A shared community building may be integrated into the common open space area required in subsection (F)(3)(a) above but shall not be included in the minimum common open space dimensions in subsection (F)(3)(b);

2.

The shared community building may include uses such as, but not limited to, a multi-purpose entertainment space, recreation center, kitchen, library, storage space, workshop, bicycle storage, or similar amenities that promote shared use;

3.

Shared community buildings shall be no taller than cottages within the development;

4.

Shared community buildings shall be no larger than 1,400 square feet gross floor area in total;

H.

Meet off-street parking standards in Section 17.20.060, plus the following supplemental parking standards:

1.

Parking areas of more than three parking spots located along or within 30 feet of the front property line shall be located on the side or back of the lot. Parking shall not be located between cottages and common open space;

2.

Garages with a footprint of up to 300 square feet may be attached to individual cottages provided all other standards herein are met. Such garages shall not be located adjacent to the common open spaces;

3.

The total width of all driveway approaches shall not exceed 60 percent of the lot frontage, as measured at the property line. For unusual-shaped lots, the City may to accommodate flexibility for garage/vehicular access to the site.

I.

Accessory dwelling units are not permitted in cottage housing developments.

(Ord. No. 2025-01-768, § 2, 3-18-2025)