23.47A.024

A. Amenity areas are required in an amount equal to 5 percent of the total gross floor area in residential use, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter 23.47A . Gross floor area, for the purposes of this subsection 23.47A.024.A, excludes areas used for mechanical equipment and accessory parking. For the purposes of this subsection 23.47A.024.A, bioretention facilities qualify as amenity areas. B. Required amenity areas shall meet the following standards, as applicable: 1. All residents shall have access to at least one common or private amenity area. 2. Amenity areas shall not be enclosed. 3. Parking areas, vehicular access easements, and driveways do not qualify as amenity areas, except that a woonerf may provide a maximum of 50 percent of the amenity area if the design of the woonerf is approved through a design review process pursuant to Chapter 23.41 . 4. Common amenity areas shall have a minimum horizontal dimension of 10 feet, and no common amenity area shall be less than 250 square feet in size. 5. Private balconies and decks shall have a minimum area of 60 square feet, and no horizontal dimension shall be less than 6 feet. 6. Rooftop areas excluded because they are near minor communication utilities and accessory communication devices, pursuant to subsection 23.57.012.C.1.d, do not qualify as amenity areas. (Ord. 124952 , § 17, 2015; Ord. 123495, § 49, 2011; Ord. 122311 , § 44, 2006.)