Combined lot development in SM-NG zones
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.48.827
in effectA. Lots located on the same block in the SM-NG 240 zone may be combined, whether contiguous or not, solely for the purpose of allowing some or all of the capacity for chargeable floor area on one or more such lots under this Chapter 23.48 to be used on one or more other lots, according to the provisions of this Section 23.48.827 . B. Within the combined lot, the permitted chargeable floor area from one lot, referred to in this Section 23.48.827 as the "reduced lot," may be allowed on one or more other lots on the same block, referred to in this Section 23.48.827 as the "increased lot(s)." 1. The maximum total floor area within the combined lot(s) is calculated by multiplying the allowed FAR limit by the total area of all lots in the combined lot. 2. Total chargeable floor area developed within the combined lot on the reduced lot(s) and increased lots(s) together, shall not exceed the total allowed floor area of the combined lot. C. The fee owners of each lot within the combined lot shall execute an agreement or instrument, which shall include the legal descriptions of each lot and shall be recorded in the King County Recorder's Office. In the agreement or instrument, the owners shall acknowledge the extent to which development capacity on the reduced lot shall be reduced by the use of chargeable floor area on the increased lot. The agreement or instrument shall also provide that such standards and conditions in this Section 23.48.827 shall covenant and run with the land and shall be specifically enforceable by the parties and by The City of Seattle. D. Development on any lot in a combined lot development shall not exceed or deviate from any other development standard as applied to the individual lots. (Ord. 125792 , § 7, 2019)
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