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SINGLE - FAMILY INFILL COMPATIBILITY <br />• As there is limited vacant land, the majority of single - family home construction in Tukwila will occur <br />as infill — building new homes in existing residential neighborhoods. Housing projections show that <br />vacant and underused sites in residential neighborhoods may account for approximately 24% of new <br />housing in the coming decades. <br />• The size of new single - family homes is increasing, consistent with a national trend. The majority of <br />Tukwila's single - family homes were built prior to 1970 and averaged 2,000 -3,000 square feet in size, <br />and are 1 to 2 stories in height. Homes built since 1990 have averaged 4,000 -5,000 square feet in <br />size, and are 2 to 3 stories in height. <br />• City staff has received several public comments expressing concern about new larger, incompatible <br />homes in residential neighborhoods that block views and encroach on privacy. <br />Residential Neighborhoods 7.6.4 - 7.6.8: Encourage single family infill that is compatible with existing <br />scale and siting; <br />Lot sizes vary in Tukwila's neighborhoods; the existing one - size - fits -all approach to minimum lot size <br />and types of development allowed within neighborhoods may prevent compatible infill development <br />from occurring <br />Existing height, setback, and other development regulations do not consider how views from adjacent <br />structures can be impacted as infill development occurs, and do not prevent new homes from having a <br />"looming" effect on existing homes <br />KCPP DP -44: Adopt design standards or guidelines that foster compatible infill <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />4/7/2015 <br />W: \Long Range Projects \2014 CompPlanUpdate \Residential Neighborhoods \April 27 2015 Joint Work Session \4_27 Work <br />Session Issues Memo BG Format.docx <br />