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affordable and moderate cost housing may be approved by the city only after the developer and city <br /> have entered into an agreement to ensure that the low and moderate cost units remain available to <br /> persons of low and moderate income for at least 20 years. <br /> (6) Floor area ratio. Floor area ratios(FARs)shall be limited per the following table: <br /> Comprehensive Plan Designation Maximum Floor Area <br /> Ratio* <br /> Low or medium density residential (up to 50 and 0.5 <br /> including 6.0 units per acre) <br /> High density residential (in excess of 6.0 units per acre) 1 .0 <br /> *FAR=Total Building Floor Area/Total Lot Area <br /> Individual lots within a development in the RPUD district may exceed these standards as long as the <br /> average meets these standards. <br /> (7) Development standards for attached and multifamily dwelling structures. Each site rezoned to RPUD <br /> and developed for attached or multiple-family dwelling uses shall be subject to the following standards: <br /> a. Setbacks and separation of uses.Within the RPUD district the setback for all attached and <br /> multifamily dwelling buildings and their accessory buildings from any bordering or abutting street <br /> line shall be 35 feet for local streets and 50 feet from railroad lines or collector or arterial streets, <br /> as designated in the comprehensive plan, except that in no case shall the setback be less than the <br /> height of the building.The setback for all buildings from exterior RPUD site lot lines not abutting a <br /> public street shall be 35 feet, except that in no case shall the setback be less than the height of <br /> the building. Building setbacks from internal public streets shall be determined by the city based <br /> on characteristics of the specific RPUD site. Parking lots and driving lanes shall be set back at least <br /> 20 feet from all exterior lot lines of a RPUD site.The setback for parking structures, including <br /> decks and ramps,shall be 35 feet from local streets and 50 feet from all other street <br /> classifications, except that in no case shall the setback be less than the height of the structure. <br /> Parking structure setbacks from external lot lines shall be 50 feet or the height of the structure, <br /> whichever is greater,when adjacent to residential properties; 35 feet,when adjacent to <br /> nonresidential properties. Parking structure setbacks from internal public or private streets shall <br /> be determined by the city based on characteristics of the specific RPUD site.Where industrial uses <br /> abut developed or platted single-family lots outside the RPUD site,greater exterior building and <br /> parking setbacks may be required in order to provide effective screening.The city council shall <br /> make a determination regarding the adequacy of screening proposed by the applicant. Screening <br /> may include the use of natural topography or earth berming, existing and proposed plantings and <br /> other features, such as roadways and wetlands,which provide separation of uses. Property <br />