1991-15 Amending KIBC 17.34 Zero-lot-line DevelopmentKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 91 -15
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Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Planning
8 Zoning Commission
Drafted by: Community
Development Department
Introduced: 07/18/91
Public Hearing: 08/01/91
Adopted: 08/01/91
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING KIBC 17.34, ZERO - LOT -LINE DEVELOPMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: This ordinance is of a general and permanent nature and shall become a
part of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances.
Section 2: Chapter 17.34 Zero - Lot -Line Development of the Code is amended to
read:
Sections:
17.34.010
17.34.020
17.34.030
17.34.040
17.34.050
17.34.060
17.34.070
Descriptions and intent.
Districts where permitted.
Area requirements.
Yards.
Maximum lot coverage.
Accessory buildings.
Special requirements.
17.34.010 Description and intent. These standards are established to permit:
A. The construction of single- family attached dwellings where one common wall is
shared by adjacent dwelling units, the shared wall also corresponds to a side lot line, and
the land under each dwelling unit is owned in common with the dwelling unit.
B. The construction of single - family detached dwellings where one wall corresponds to
a side lot line and the land under each dwelling unit is owned in common with the
dwelling unit.
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In creating these standards, the specific intentions of this chapter are:
C. To reduce the area required for construction of a single - family dwelling;
D. To make available needed housing at an affordable price;
E. To provide and encourage an alternative housing style; and
F. To maximize the use of public infrastructure.
17.34.020 Districts where permitted. Zero -lot -line development is permitted in the R2-
- Two - family Residential and R3 -- Multifamily Residential Zoning Districts. Where
regulations included herein conflict with regulations included in the R2 -- Two - family
Residential and R3-- Multifamily Residential Zoning District regulations or other
applicable sections of Title 17, the regulations included herein shall apply.
17.34.030 Area requirements.
A. Lot Area. The minimum lot area required for each zero -lot -line dwelling is four
thousand (4,000) square feet, not including water bodies or private roads.
B. Lot width. The minimum lot width required for each zero -lot -line dwelling is forty (40)
feet, with a maximum lot depth to lot width ratio of three -to -one.
17.34.040 Yards.
A. The required setbacks for front and rear yards are identical to those found in the
specific zoning district in which the zero -lot -line development is located. The common -
wall side yard setback is abated with the opposite side yard setback being a minimum of
ten (10) feet.
B. No detached zero -lot -line dwelling unit may be developed adjacent to a non -zero-
lot -line property with the common side yard setback abated.
17.34.050 Maximum lot coverage. The total maximum lot coverage allowed (including
accessory buildings) is fifty percent (50%).
17.34.060 Accessory buildings Only one (1) accessory building per zero -lot -line
dwelling unit is permitted.
17.34.070 Special requirements.
A. A common -wall agreement and maintenance easement running with the land shall
be placed as a note on the plat which creates the zero -lot -line lots.
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B. Attached zero -lot -line dwelling units shall be constructed in pairs with certificates of
occupancy not issued until both units are complete.
C. Future enlargement of a zero -lot -line dwelling unit will be allowed only when anyone
with a legal interest in the title of the adjacent (i.e., common wall or property next to the
abated side yard) property has approved of the addition in writing. Minor structural
development is not subject to this provision.
Section 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and adoption.
ATTEST:
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Borough Clerk
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 1st DAY OF AUGUST, 1991.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Bor46gh Mayor
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