17.14.050 Applicability and effective date of regulations.
A. The requirements of this chapter shall apply to building permit applications for one or more dwelling units, except as otherwise provided in this section.
B. The requirements of Section 17.14.060, Visitable dwellings, shall apply to all new dwelling units within a building with four or fewer dwelling units.
C. The requirements of Section 17.14.070, Universal design dwellings, shall apply to thirty percent of the total dwelling units within developments with five or more total dwelling units.
1. Universal design dwelling units shall be constructed and occupied concurrently with or prior to the construction and occupancy of the other residential units in the development project, unless an alternative schedule is permitted based on extenuating circumstances as part of the project approval. In phased projects, universal design dwelling units shall be constructed and occupied in proportion to the number of units in each phase of the project.
2. Universal design dwelling units shall be distributed throughout the residential project site, to the fullest extent practicable.
3. The design, appearance and general quality of the universal design units shall be comparable to and compatible with the design of the other units in the development project as determined through the site plan and architectural review process, Chapter 24 of the Implementing Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 2300 NCS); provided, that all other applicable zoning and building codes are met.
D. When calculating the number of required universal design dwellings, the following shall apply:
1. All phases of the development shall be considered and not only the number of dwelling units indicated on an individual building permit application.
2. Fractional numbers of dwelling units shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
E. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
1. Alteration or expansion of an existing dwelling unit;
2. Reconstruction of an existing dwelling unit destroyed due to fire or other natural disaster;
3. Accessory dwelling units, as that term is defined in Section 17.09.020; or
4. The addition of four or fewer residential units to or within an existing structure.
F. This chapter shall not apply to applications for dwelling units that have already received site plan and architectural review approval, pursuant to Chapter 24 of the Implementing Zoning Ordinance, prior to the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. 2802 NCS §5, 2022.)