§ 20.09.045. Subdivisions within the Nisqually subarea.

The subdivision of parcels twenty acres and larger which are located within the Nisqually subarea shall meet the following standards:

1.

At least seventy-five percent of the parcel shall be open space;

2.

The open space portion of the lot shall only be used for agriculture, forestry, or passive recreation with no more than twenty-five percent of this area used for stormwater facilities or sewage system drainfields;

3.

Subdivisions created under these standards shall have a twenty percent density bonus but no fractional units may be created;

4.

Lots may be as small as one-half acre provided that the sewage disposal and water supply systems are approved by the environmental health department;

5.

Lots shall also have a minimum width to length ratio of not less than one unit per four units of length (1 to 4);

6.

The minimum setback from the exterior boundary of the site shall be the same as the underlying zone; however, other setback requirements may be waived to provide design flexibility, provided individual buildings shall maintain a ten-foot separation; and

7.

The design of the subdivision shall minimize its impacts upon critical areas and resource lands.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10595 § 15, 1994: Ord. 10199 § 6, 1992)