23.86.002

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Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.86.002

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A. For all calculations, the applicant shall be responsible for supplying drawings illustrating the measurements. These drawings shall be drawn to scale, and shall be of sufficient detail to allow verification upon inspection or examination by the Director. B. Fractions 1. Unless otherwise indicated, if any measurement technique for determining the number of items required or allowed, including but not limited to motor vehicle parking, or required trees or shrubs, results in fractional requirements, any fraction up to and including 0.5 of the applicable unit of measurement shall be disregarded and fractions over 0.5 shall require the next higher full unit of measurement. 2. If any measurement technique for determining required minimum or allowed maximum dimensions, including but not limited to height, setbacks, lot coverage, open space, building depth, parking space size, or curb cut width, results in fractional requirements, the dimension shall be measured to the nearest inch. Any fraction up to and including 0.5 of an inch shall be disregarded and fractions over 0.5 of an inch shall require the next higher unit. 3. When calculation of the number of dwelling units allowed results in a fraction of a unit, any fraction over 0.85 constitutes one additional unit. C. Where the location of a lot line varies depending on elevation, such as partial right-of-way vacations and dedications that include below-grade areas but exclude the area at ground level, development standards that rely on lot lines shall be based on the location of lot lines at grade. (Ord. 127376 , § 91, 2025; Ord. 125791 , § 110, 2019; Ord. 125603 , § 79, 2018; Ord. 124803 , § 7, 2015; Ord. 120117, § 58, 2000; Ord. 119242, § 11, 1998; Ord. 117263 70, 1994; Ord. 111390, § 49, 1983; Ord. 110381, § 1(part), 1982.)

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