10400 County Line Rd Edgewood, WA 98372-1200

Applicability. New development within the Town Center (TC), Business Park (BP), Commercial (C), and Mixed Use Residential (MUR) zoning districts shall be required to meet the open space requirements in this subsection. 2. Numeric Standards. All new development shall provide accessible public space equivalent to 1.5% of the gross floor area of all structures. The design and location of public spaces shall consider the design and location of public spaces on adjacent properties and if feasible shall be oriented and connected to those spaces pursuant to the concepts presented in the Town Center and Meridian Corridor master plan. 3. If it can be demonstrated by the applicant to the satisfaction of the director that a required public space is adjacent to, integrated with and can be accessed from a public space on an adjoining property, this requirement may be reduced to one percent of gross floor area. 4. All required public spaces shall be oriented towards, and have direct connections (both physical and visual) to, a public street. 5. Where public spaces are integrated into new development, or where new development abuts an existing or planned public plaza, the primary building entrance shall be oriented towards or connected to that plaza. G. Landscaping. 1. Applicability. The requirements of EMC § 18.90.090 shall apply to the TC, C, MUR and BP zones, except as provided in this subsection. Please also see Chapter 18.95 EMC for applicable design standards. Where landscape regulations in this section conflict with the provisions in EMC § 18.90.090 or Chapter 18.95 EMC, the regulations in this subsection shall control. Please note: Where this section is silent on a specific requirement, such as irrigation requirements or minimum standards for plantings, the standards contained in EMC § 18.90.090 and 18.95.050 shall apply. The standards contained in EMC § 18.90.090(G) (Landscaping Types) are specifically modified by this subsection and the standards contained in EMC § 18.90.090(H) (Landscaping Regulations by Zoning Districts) do not apply to TC, C, MUR and BP zones. 2. Street Frontages. In addition to landscape standards contained below, five percent of the total area between the building facade and the curb shall be landscaped. Within the BP zoning district 10 percent of the total area between the building facade and curb shall be landscaped. This shall be in addition to street trees and landscaping provided in public spaces and parking lots that are required in other subsections. a.