17.05.030 Calculations.
When determining the allowed density for any given lot in the city, the net buildable land area of the site is used. Net buildable land area, for the purpose of determining the allowed dwelling units for a site, shall be calculated by subtracting areas where building is prohibited or subject to significant restrictions from the gross lot area. The area remaining after these exclusions from the gross lot area represents the net buildable land area. The following shall be deducted from the gross lot area to determine net buildable land area:
A. Sensitive areas including: Type I, II, III and IV wetlands, streams, ravine sidewalls, bluffs and all required buffers associated with the sensitive areas listed in this subsection.
B. Public rights-of-way, streets, private roadways, and private driveways for two dwelling units; except as excluded under GHMC 17.05.040.
C. Tidelands. The area of waterfront lots is considered to be the area landward of the line of the ordinary high water mark, regardless of the extent of ownership, or the area landward of the ordinary high water mark along streams. (Ord. 1393 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1307 § 27, 2014; Ord. 951 § 3, 2004).