21.81.040

Other

• Maximum average slope for new lots35 pct

  No new lots shall be created that would necessitate locating the area of disturbance on existing slopes with an average of more than thirty-five percent

• Maximum slope for area of disturbance35 pct

  No area of disturbance is permitted on an existing slope greater than thirty-five percent

• Maximum slope for individual pad gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume.15 pct

  Individual pad grading is allowed where the area of disturbance has an existing slope less than fifteen percent

• Maximum stem wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.9 ft

  The exposed face of a building stem wall shall not exceed nine feet in average height

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for fire-ignition resistant planting from buildings30 ft

  Planting within thirty feet of buildings shall be fire-ignition resistant

• Minimum outdoor flat area depth for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residences10 ft

  Development of new single-family residences shall include an unobstructed existing or manufactured (graded) area of at least ten feet in depth for the length of a building with a slope not more than five percent

• Minimum slope for hillside designation10 pct

  Hillside means those net developable areas with existing slopes of over ten percent

• Minimum tree density on graded slopes1 trees per 1000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Trees shall be planted within the landscaping on graded slopes at a rate of at least one tree per one thousand square feet of graded slope

• Roofing must be fire-retardant

  Roofing shall be fire-retardant and shall be neither white nor reflective