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

2. Where sewers can be extended at minimal cost to the city, or

3. Along moderate and high density transportation corridors as designated by the Regional Transportation Plan to enhance and promote mass transit opportunities;

1. Any residential use with a density of at least twelve units per acre. All parcels over ten acres in size shall provide a mix of housing types with no less than fifty percent of the units designated for multifamily use. The required mix should be integrated throughout the entire site as much as possible. All residential structures are subject to the design criteria established in Chapter 14.23 LMC that is applicable to the particular type of residential use.

2. Housing for people with functional disabilities.

1. Accessory buildings or structures clearly incidental to the residential use of the lot, such as 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. Home occupations as provided in Chapter 16.69 LMC;

3. Accessory dwelling as defined in LMC 16.06.055;

4. Conditional uses as provided in Chapter 16.66 LMC;

5. The keeping of common household animals or pets is permitted; 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;

6. Urban agricultural uses as provided for and limited under Chapter 16.21 LMC;

7. Family day care homes as provided in Chapter 16.65 LMC. (Ord. 1539 §63, 2019; Ord. 1493 §11, 2016; Ord. 1480 §16, 2015; Ord. 1368 §23, 2011; Ord. 1310 §35, 2008; Ord. 1192 §139, 2002; Ord. 1137 §6, 2000; Ord. 1024 §32, 1995; Ord. 931 §9, 1992; Ord. 927 §8, 1992; Ord. 691 §12, 1984; Ord. 583 §2.14(B), 1980).

1. Minimum lot area, two thousand square feet where alleys are utilized, three thousand five hundred square feet if alleys are not provided.

2. Minimum lot width, thirty feet when alleys are utilized, forty feet if alleys are not provided. Minimum lot width and street frontage for infill lots designed for construction of a single-family residence shall be thirty feet when alleys are utilized and forty feet when alleys are not utilized. Infill lots to be used for duplexes or other multifamily uses shall have a minimum lot width and street frontage of fifty feet.

3. Minimum front yard:

Sixteen feet for single-family dwellings and duplexes. Ten feet for multifamily.

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

Garages facing the street, twenty 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 additional standards and design;

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. 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 useable. Design for reduction of the minimum dimension must include at least two of the following techniques;

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

Such open space shall not be located within the front yard, except for those undeveloped lots vested prior to May 15, 2008.

For duplexes and triplexes, each dwelling unit must have direct access to its own usable open space.

Up to twenty-five percent of the homes in a subdivision in the HDR zone can meet the ten percent usable open space requirement by providing a ten-foot-wide side yard in a zero lot line or reciprocal use easement configuration per LMC 14.32.072(L) for the length of the lot provided the subject house is only single-story in height.

For townhouse developments, refer to LMC 14.23.080 and 16.61.040.

For multifamily developments, refer to LMC 14.23.080. (See Tables 16T-80, 16T-81, and 16T-82.)

Example configurations of usable open space on small lots.

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

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

2. Maximum building coverage, fifty percent. Undeveloped lots vested prior to May 15, 2008, shall be exempted from this standard provided they meet minimum usable open space requirements herein.

3. Maximum development coverage, eighty-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 of buildings:

Eighty feet, provided the following apply where building height is greater than forty feet and within eighty feet of an existing single-family residence (measured from the foundation walls) and not separated by a street or alley:

Accessory structures over sixteen feet in height are subject to design review requirements. Design shall demonstrate a compatibility with the primary structure and shall not dominate the site visually.

5. Accessory buildings: All accessory buildings must 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, ten feet.

Side yard, five feet.

Rear yard, three feet. (Ord. 1539 §64, 2019; Ord. 1493 §12, 2016; Ord. 1480 §§17, 28, 29 (part (part)), 2015; Ord. 1310 §38, 2008).