Single-Family Design Standards

City Council, at the March 2, 2004 meeting, approved the Design Standards for single-family residential development by adopting Ordinance No. 5026.  Adoption of Ordinance No. 5026 incorporated the Design Standards for single-family residential development into the Kennewick Municipal Code (KMC).

In 2007 the City’s zoning code, KMC 18, was updated.  The Residential Design standards chapter was changed from 18.96 to 18.75 (Ord. 5180; May 1, 2007).  The setback and residential street landscape requirements were revised in the Residential Design Standards manuals through Resolution 07-32 (November 20, 2007).  These revisions were made to reflect the newly updated zoning code  (Ord. 5204; November 20, 2007).

The Residential Design Standards are a result of efforts by the Design Standards Committee, which was comprised of members of the City Council, Planning Commission, City Staff, other stakeholders and interested citizens.  The Design Standards Committee started reviewing the draft proposal in June of 2003.

Index

Fences

Open Spaces

Subdivision Signage

Residential Street Lights

Arterial Street Landscaping

Residential Street Landscaping

RV Storage

Architectural Features

Setbacks

Shared Street Frontages

Alleys

Pedestrian Walkways

Updated 2/1/08