23.86.017

If amenity area is required, the following provisions shall apply: A. If the applicable development standards specify a minimum contiguous amenity area, areas smaller than the minimum contiguous area are not to be counted toward fulfilling amenity area requirements. 1. Driveways and vehicular access easements, whether paved or unpaved, shall be considered to separate the amenity areas they bisect. 2. Pedestrian access areas shall not be considered to break the contiguity of amenity area on each side. B. In shoreline areas, when determining the amount of amenity area required or provided, no land waterward of the ordinary high water mark shall be included in the calculation. C. In cases where the shape or configuration of the amenity area is irregular or unusual, the Director shall determine whether amenity area requirements have been met, notwithstanding the following provisions, based on whether the proposed configuration would result in amenity area that is truly usable for normal residential recreational purposes. For the purpose of measuring the minimum horizontal dimension of the amenity area, if one is specified, the following provisions shall apply: 1. For rectangular or square areas, each exterior dimension of the area shall meet the minimum dimension (Exhibit A for 23.86.017 ). Exhibit A for 23.86.017 Measurement of amenity area 2. For circular areas, the diameter of the circle shall meet the minimum dimension. For semicircular areas, the radius of the area shall meet the minimum dimension (Exhibit B for 23.86.017 ). Exhibit B for 23.86.017 Measurement of circular amenity areas (Ord. 127376 , § 97, 2025; Ord. 123495, § 100, 2011)