3144 Menlo W Dr University Place, WA 98466-4000

Residential 1 (R1). Single-family neighborhoods with areas of middle housing comprise a large percentage of the City’s land area. Consistent with community preferences, protection of these low density residential neighborhoods is a priority in the Comprehensive Plan. To protect and enhance the character of these neighborhoods, properties within them are zoned R1. A maximum building height of 35 feet is allowed in the R1 zone. A base density of two dwelling units per lot is allowed, with four dwelling units per lot allowed if one unit is affordable or near major transit. Four to six units per lot are permitted for small lot development through the design standard review process, when designed consistent with the small lot design standards and guidelines adopted by reference in Chapter 19.53 UPMC. These standards and guidelines are intended to ensure that new development is integrated into the community and compatible with the surrounding context while providing functional, safe, vibrant and desirable neighborhoods. Uses allowed include single-family attached and detached dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, courtyard housing, attached and detached accessory dwelling units, adult family homes, Level I group homes, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, schools, public parks, community centers, family day care, religious assembly, appropriate home occupations, and distribution and collection utilities. The character of R1 neighborhoods shall be protected and enhanced by eliminating and disallowing inappropriate uses; limiting traffic impacts; requiring compliance with screening, buffering and other design standards for adjacent high density residential, commercial, mixed use and industrial development; preserving and protecting the physical environment; and providing interconnecting pedestrian and bicycle facilities, including sidewalks and trails to schools, shopping, services, and recreational facilities. 2.