A. Land Form Generally:

Within the 200 foot shoreline jurisdiction, the form of urban residential development shall be designed to be compatible with the shoreline environment. The Shoreline Master Program, Chapter 17.26, Residential Development, provides standards for said development within the Shoreline Zone.

B. Innovative Concepts Encouraged:

Concepts that use unique or innovative designs to achieve the goals of Lacey’s Shoreline Master Program are encouraged and will be allowed flexibility in meeting design standards to achieve this objective.

C. Housing Forms:

A range of housing options will be permitted for projects that are compatible with shoreline resources, meet GMA goals and provide a quality residential environment. To achieve urban density and environmental compatibility, this may include attached and compact housing forms and clustering concepts.

D. Compact Housing and Clustered Housing Forms Encouraged:

Compact housing forms that consolidate large areas of open space by reducing individual lot size and clustering units is encouraged. This provides the opportunity for a design that can achieve a higher level of compatibility with the shoreline environment and provide open space concepts for public and private use.

E. Clustering Housing Forms Encouraged:

Clustering of residential units may use an attached development concept or a compact detached form of housing. Housing forms that utilize compact low impact design to achieve the goals of Lacey’s Shoreline Master Program for integration, compatibility with natural shoreline processes and environmental sensitivity are preferred. This can include condominium, townhome, courtyard, cottage designs and other innovative housing forms that accomplish the same objectives.

F. Design with Nature:

Design shall incorporate natural physical topographic profiles to work with the site’s natural components, without impact to functions and values identified in the inventory, analysis and classification of the subject reach.

G. Least Impact:

For projects that include more than one residential unit, or a land division of property, design with least impact to the environment may require a clustering concept to minimize site disturbance and impervious area. This will include common facilities that provide use of shoreline resources for residents and also minimize impact and physical alteration of shoreline area. (Ord. 1585 §4, 2021; Ord. 1381 §6, 2012; Ord. 1375 §15, 2011).