1. Public sewers are in place prior to residential building construction, or

2. Sewers can be extended, or

3. New technology in the processing of domestic sewerage makes residential development in unsewered areas environmentally acceptable;

1. Single-family detached structures on individual lots with a density of not more than six units per acre. Single-family detached structures are subject to the design criteria established in LMC 14.23.072;

2. Cottage housing developments as provided in Chapter 16.62 LMC and subject to the design criteria in LMC 14.23.072;

3. Planned residential developments as provided in Chapter 16.60 LMC;

4. Townhouse developments as provided in Chapter 16.61 LMC;

5. Duplexes and triplexes on individual lots, provided design requirements of LMC 14.23.073 are satisfied;

6. Housing for people with functional disabilities.

1. Accessory buildings or structures clearly incidental to the residential use of the lot, such as buildings or structures for storage of personal property (including boats, recreational vehicles, etc.), or for the pursuit of avocational interests; or structures designed for and related to recreational needs of the residents of a residential complex. All such buildings or structures over sixteen feet in height shall comply with the design requirements of LMC 14.23.071;

2. Urban agricultural uses as permitted and limited under Chapter 16.21 LMC;

3. Home occupations as provided in Chapter 16.69 LMC;

4. Accessory dwelling as defined in LMC 16.06.055;

5. Conditional uses as provided in Chapter 16.66 LMC;

6. The keeping of common household animals or pets; provided, that their keeping does not constitute a nuisance or hazard to the peace, health and welfare of the community in general and neighbors in particular;

7. Family day care homes as provided in Chapter 16.65 LMC. (Ord. 1612 §3, 2022; Ord. 1368 §17, 2011; Ord. 1310 §23, 2008; Ord. 1192 §133, 2002; Ord. 1137 §3, 2000; Ord. 1044 §7, 1996; Ord. 1024 §28, 1995; Ord. 931 §6, 1992; Ord. 927 §5, 1992; Ord. 769 §1 (part), 1986).

1. Minimum lot area, four thousand five hundred square feet where alleys are utilized; five thousand square feet where alleys are not provided.

2. Minimum lot width, forty feet where alleys are utilized, fifty feet where alleys are not provided. In the case of infill lots, the street frontage shall also be forty feet when alleys are utilized and fifty feet if alleys are not utilized.

3. Minimum front yard:

Sixteen feet.

In addition, setbacks are encouraged to be staggered as provided in LMC 15.12.080(F) for the purpose of modulating the streetscape and providing more convenient opportunities for offsetting windows for privacy of individual homes and other desired design outcomes.

Garages facing the street, twenty feet.

On front yard flanking streets, ten feet.

Unenclosed porches may project up to six feet into the front yard, provided the porches are at least forty-eight square feet in area with no dimension less than six feet.

4. Minimum side yards:

Minimum on one side, five feet.

Minimum total both sides, ten feet.

5. Alternative lot configurations may be approved provided they comply with all of the following:

6. Minimum rear yard, fifteen feet, provided garages may be within three feet of the rear yard line, alley easement or paved surface when adjacent to an alley.

1. The health department must review and approve plans for alternative sewage disposal.

2. Lots must be clustered in a configuration that results in urban size lots with one large reserve lot for future development.

3. Clustered lots must be between five thousand and ten thousand eight hundred ninety square feet.

4. Excluding the reserve parcel, clustered lots must meet density requirements of LMC 16.13.035.

5. Subdivisions and short subdivisions must have a statement on the face of the plat or short plat that when sewer becomes available to the area clustered lots shall hook up to sewer at each lot owner’s expense. Such requirement shall also be provided for in protective covenants.

1. Minimum usable open space:

Where alleys are utilized, lots shall provide a contiguous open space equivalent to ten percent of the lot size. Specific open space requirements:

Shall feature minimum dimensions of fifteen feet on all sides, provided one side may be reduced to ten feet by the site plan review committee if it determines the space is designed with features that make it more inviting, private and usable. Design for reduction of the minimum dimension must include at least two of the following techniques:

As an example, a forty-five-hundred-square-foot lot would require a contiguous open space of at least four hundred fifty square feet, or approximately fifteen feet by thirty feet in area for a standard dimension, or ten feet by forty-five feet if the dimension is reduced and design features added.

Such open space shall not be located within the front yard.

For duplexes and triplexes, each dwelling unit must have direct access to its own usable open space. (See Tables 16T-75 and 16T-76.)

Minimum standards for front-loaded lots in the Low Density Residential District.

Minimum standards for alley-loaded lots in the Low Density Residential District.

2. Maximum building area coverage, fifty percent.

3. Maximum development coverage, sixty-five percent. Side and rear yard patios are exempt from development coverage restrictions provided the paving material used is considered a pervious pavement by the city of Lacey’s public works department.

4. Maximum height:

Main building and accessory dwelling, twenty-five feet; thirty-five feet where the roof pitch is at least four feet vertical to twelve feet horizontal.

Townhouses, thirty feet; thirty-five feet where the roof pitch is at least four feet vertical to twelve feet horizontal.

Accessory building, shall be limited to the height of the primary building, provided structures over sixteen feet in height shall require design review. Design shall demonstrate a compatibility with the primary structure and shall not dominate the site visually.

An additional two feet in height is permitted for structures with green roofs occupying at least fifty percent of the area of the roof.

5. Accessory buildings. Accessory buildings shall comply with the current building setbacks as stated in this chapter; provided, however, if the accessory building is less than two hundred square feet, the following setbacks are permitted:

Front yard, sixteen feet.

Side yard, five feet.

Rear yard, three feet.

6. Accessory dwelling units: All attached accessory dwelling units shall comply with the setback requirements contained in this chapter; provided, however, minimum setbacks for single-story detached accessory dwelling units shall be as follows:

Front yard, sixteen feet.

Side yard, five feet.

Rear yard, five feet.

Front yard flanking streets, ten feet.

If the detached accessory dwelling unit is more than a single story, minimum setbacks shall be as follows:

Front yard, sixteen feet.

Side yard, ten feet.

Rear yard, ten feet.

Front yard flanking streets, ten feet. (Ord. 1612 §5, 2022; Ord. 1568 §2, 2020; Ord. 1480 §§13, 28, 29 (part), 2015; Ord. 1427 §5, 2013; Ord. 1310 §26, 2008).