33.19.060 Development standards (purpose and intent).
Development standards are established to ensure the compatibility of uses permitted within the Sequim urban growth area and to ensure the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare. All uses located within the Sequim urban growth area shall be subject to the development standards, as applicable, set forth in this section.
(1) Sewage Disposal and Water Supply. Sewage disposal and water supply shall be provided consistent with the Interlocal Agreement/Service Extension Review Process (SERP), as amended, jointly adopted by Clallam County and the City of Sequim.
(2) Maximum Building Area. In order to comply with the spirit and intent of the comprehensive plan and the purpose of the land use zones as described in CCC 33.19.030, all commercial and industrial uses shall demonstrate consistency with the following maximum building area standards:
(a) S(R-II), S(R-III), and S(R-IV) Residential Zones. Grocery stores shall be limited to a single structure no larger than 2,000 square feet.
(3) Landscaping. Landscaping for commercial, industrial, mixed use, duplex, and multifamily developments shall comply with Chapter 33.53 CCC. The use of existing native vegetation is preferred whenever possible, and may be used in lieu of or in combination with new plantings to demonstrate substantial consistency with the plant and screening standards of Chapter 33.53 CCC. The landscaping plan shall also demonstrate compliance with the following performance standards:
(a) Landscaped areas between public roads and parking shall be provided.
(b) Outside storage, including garbage, recycling and maintenance facilities, shall be screened from view from public roads and neighboring properties.
(4) Off-Street Parking. Parking for commercial, industrial, mixed use, duplex, and multifamily developments shall comply with Chapter 33.55 CCC. The parking plan shall also demonstrate compliance with the following performance standards:
(a) Duplexes and multifamily residences shall provide no less than 1.5 parking spaces per unit. Parking areas shall be located behind or under buildings where practical; except that attached garages shall be allowed for duplexes.
(b) The number of access points from parking areas to public streets shall be minimized or shall be shared (where possible) within a development.
(c) Parking areas shall include landscaping, fencing and/or berming substantially equivalent to the standards in Chapter 33.55 CCC when abutting existing single-family residences or residential zoning districts.
(d) Parking lighting shall not create off-site glare, and shall be downward facing and/or shielded and directed away from neighboring properties.
(5) Sidewalks. Sidewalks are required to be provided in the public right-of-way abutting the subject property for commercial, industrial, mixed use, duplex, and multifamily developments, as follows:
(a) If the street grade has been approved by the County Engineer (or his/her designee), or if the curbs and gutters are currently in place along the public road abutting the subject property, then any new construction, or a remodel which increases the square footage of the primary structure by 50 percent or more, on that property shall require the property owner to provide and fully develop sidewalks along the entire frontage of the subject property which abuts a public right-of-way and which is consistent with subsection (5)(c) of this section and prior to issuance of a building permit.
(b) If the street grade has not been approved by the County Engineer (or his/her designee) then any new construction, or a remodel which increases the square footage of the primary structure by 50 percent or more, on that property for all allowed uses shall require the property owner to provide and fully develop sidewalks along the entire frontage of the subject property consistent with subsection (5)(c) of this section prior to issuance of a building permit for said construction.
(c) Minimum Sidewalk Development Standards. Sidewalks shall be established consistent with the City and County Design Standards, 1995 Edition, as amended. Where sidewalk depths of adjacent properties are inconsistent, a transition area shall be provided to avoid hazardous conditions, as approved by the County Engineer (or his/her designee).
(6) Signage. Signs shall comply with the Clallam County Sign Code, Chapter 33.57 CCC.
(7) Site Planning. Commercial, industrial, mixed use, duplex, and multifamily developments shall demonstrate compliance with the following site planning performance standards:
(a) Provision of safe ingress and egress, pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
(b) Provision of adequate stacking or vehicle queuing room at driveways and street intersections shall be required, based on engineered traffic studies and calculations, as required by the County Engineer (or his/her designee), consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
(c) Where practical, shared access and circulation should be provided to minimize vehicular curb cuts or road approaches.
(d) Off-site traffic controls, devices, or improvements, including traffic lights, intersection improvements, and/or turning lanes shall be installed, as required by the County or City Engineer, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
(e) Outside storage for commercial, industrial, and mixed use developments shall be screened from view from public roads and neighboring properties.
(f) Where practical, service vehicle accesses and parking areas should be separated from customer parking and circulation.
(g) Commercial developments should be designed to limit the use of on-site circulation and parking areas as cut-throughs.
(h) Duplex and multifamily developments shall be designed to orient to public or private streets and to provide pedestrian and vehicular connections to existing nearby neighborhoods. The following standards are required:
(i) For developments proposing multiple structures of phased development, all buildings shall face an internal street or another access shall be developed.
(ii) Each building shall be provided with direct pedestrian access from a street fronting the building and from established parking areas.
(8) Services. Commercial, industrial, mixed use, duplex, and multifamily developments shall at a minimum include mailboxes, garbage and recycling pickup, transit stops, walkways and parking area lighting. In addition, the following performance standards shall be met:
(a) Adequate safe pedestrian walkways shall be established within the project, which shall be designed to be in conformance with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) regulations.
(b) Street lighting shall be provided along walkways adjacent to and within the development. Lighting shall not create glare, and shall be downward facing and/or shielded and directed away from neighboring properties.
(c) Security lighting shall be provided in parking and designated outdoor recreation areas. Security lighting shall minimize glare, shall be downward facing and/or shielded, and shall be directed away from neighboring properties.
(d) Garbage, maintenance, and recycling facilities shall be screened.
(e) Pedestrian connections to adjacent development shall be provided, where practical, in public rights-of-way, or along designated trail corridors.
(9) Open Space and Recreation (Duplex and Multifamily Developments). Usable open space and recreation areas within developments shall be required within duplex and multifamily residential developments consistent with Sequim Comprehensive Plan Policy OSR 13. The following open space and recreation standards are required:
(a) For developments of more than five units, a minimum of 200 square feet of usable open space for each dwelling unit in the project is required. A portion of the usable open space may be required to provide for active recreational uses allowed by this subsection.
(b) Play Space for Children. Duplex and multifamily residential projects comprised of five or more dwelling units that are anticipated by their unit type and design to accommodate families shall provide a safe play space for children. Projects that are established solely for the occupancy of adults shall not be required to establish play spaces. The required play space shall address the following standards:
(i) Play spaces shall include play equipment which is manufactured and installed in conformance with the safety standards of the American Play Equipment Industry, or other adopted standards.
(ii) Play spaces may be established within side and rear yard setbacks, excepting that no play space shall be located within 10 feet of any road, driveway or alleyway, parking area, or adjacent single-family residence or single-family residential zone without the provision of fences or buffers.
(iii) To maximize the personal safety of children resident in the development, play spaces shall be located so as to provide maximum visibility from surrounding duplex and multifamily dwelling units.
(iv) Play space should be adequately sized and equipped to be roughly proportional to the anticipated recreational impact.
(c) The provision of usable open space, play spaces, and/or recreational spaces within duplex or multifamily developments of five or more units may be phased concurrent with the approval of a phasing plan consistent with the requirements of this Code; provided, that each phase shall include usable open space and play spaces (if required) established in proportion to the size and impacts of each phase.