17.40.180 Planned residential development/small lot subdivisions.
A. Purpose and Applicability. This section provides standards for planned residential development and small lot subdivisions which may include attached and detached single-family dwellings. The purpose of allowing these types of developments is to promote residential amenities beyond those expected in conventional residential developments, to achieve greater flexibility in design, to encourage well-planned neighborhoods through creative and imaginative planning as a unit, to provide for appropriate uses of land which is sufficiently unique in its physical characteristics or other circumstances to warrant special methods of development through the encouragement of integrated planning and design.
B. Development Standards. All such projects shall conform with the following design requirements:
1. Density. The underlying residential use district and overlay district shall determine the maximum number of dwelling units allowed in a planned unit development or small lot subdivision. When a parcel or parcels has more than one land use district, the maximum number of dwelling units shall be determined by adding together the allowable density for each land use district area.
2. Site Coverage. Structures shall not occupy more than forty percent of the gross site area for single-family detached units, and sixty percent for zero lot line and patio homes.
3. Height. Detached single-family structures shall not exceed two and one-half stories, or thirty-five feet. Attached single-family structures shall not exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet. If more than two units are attached, the multifamily development standards shall apply.
4. Setbacks. The minimum setback from the project perimeter shall be determined by setbacks related to the street functional classification or twenty-five feet whichever is less. Setbacks between dwelling units in planned unit developments (cluster developments) shall be determined by the base zoning district.
5. Open Space. All planned residential developments with twelve or more dwelling units shall provide thirty percent usable open space for passive and active recreational uses. Usable open space areas shall not include: rights-of-way; vehicle parking and maneuvering areas; areas adjacent to or between any structures less than fifteen feet apart; setbacks; patios and private yards.
6. Amenities. All planned residential developments shall provide recreational amenities within the site which may include a: swimming pool; spa; clubhouse; tot lot with play equipment; picnic shelter/BBQ area; court game facilities such as tennis, basketball or racquetball; improved baseball or softball fields; or day care facilities. The type of amenities shall be approved by the planning director and provided according to the following schedule:
Dwelling Units | Amenities |
|---|---|
0 – 11 | 1 |
12 – 50 | 2 |
51 – 100 | 3 |
101 – 200 | 4 |
201 – 300 | 5 |
Add one amenity for each one hundred additional units or fraction thereof.
7. Private streets shall not be allowed pursuant to the city of Wasco subdivision ordinance, Title 16.
8. Maintenance and Completion of Open Space, Amenities, Landscaping, and Manufactured Slopes. No lot or dwelling unit in the development shall be sold unless a corporation, homeowner’s association, assessment district or other approved appropriate entity has been legally formed with the right to assess those properties which are jointly owned or benefited to operate and maintain all of the mutually available features of the development including, but not limited to, open space, amenities, and landscaping. Conditions, covenants and restrictions (CC&Rs) may be developed and recorded for the development subject to the review and approval of the city attorney. The recorded CC&Rs shall not be under the jurisdiction of the city for enforcement. No lot or dwelling unit shall be sold unless all approved and required open space, amenities, landscaping, or other improvements, or approved phase thereof, have been completed or completion is assured by a financing guarantee method approved by the city engineer. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).