17.141.020 Applicability.
The downtown flexible density program eliminates residential density requirements for units less than six hundred square feet in size. Projects that qualify under this chapter may be developed at a residential density that is greater than the base density for the zone in which the lot is located.
A. Location. The downtown flexible density program shall only be available to properties zoned C-D or C-R within the downtown core as shown in Figure 8-1 (Downtown Core).
B. Residential Units. The downtown flexible density program is limited to studio or one-bedroom units that are less than six hundred square feet; all other residential units six hundred square feet or larger shall conform to the standard density limitations of the underlying zone.
1. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to projects that include a request for a density bonus in accordance with Section 17.140.040 (Standard incentives for housing projects). Standard density limitations shall apply to any project that includes a request for a density bonus, in accordance with Section 17.70.040(A)(1) (Density Calculation—General).
C. Qualifying units under the downtown flexible density program shall be prohibited from any activities associated with Section 17.86.160 (Homestay rentals).
Figure 8-1. Downtown Core
(Ord. 1726 § 7, 2023)