Bothell City Zoning Code

Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections

City-Wide Regulations

Sections

12.02 General Provisions
- 12.02.010 Name.
- 12.02.020 Purpose.
- 12.02.030 Conformity with this title required.
- 12.02.040 Minimum requirements.
- 12.02.050 Interpretation – General.
- 12.02.060 Amendments.
12.04 Zoning Classifications, Subareas, Maps, and Boundaries
- 12.04.010 Purpose.
- 12.04.020 Zoning classifications.
- 12.04.025 Agricultural zoning classification.
- 12.04.030 Residential zoning classifications.
- 12.04.035 Specialized Senior Housing Overlay zoning classification.
- 12.04.040 Office-Professional zoning classification.
- 12.04.050 Neighborhood Business zoning classification.
- 12.04.060 Community Business zoning classification.
- 12.04.065 Motor Vehicle Sales Overlay zoning classification.
- 12.04.070 General Commercial zoning classification.
- 12.04.072 Mixed Use/Neighborhood Overlay.
- 12.04.074 Mixed Use/Community Overlay.
- 12.04.076 Mixed Use/Employment Overlay.
- 12.04.078 Commercial/General Overlay.
- 12.04.079 Employment/Medium (City) Overlay.
- 12.04.080 Light Industrial zoning classification.
- 12.04.085 North Creek Fish and Wildlife Critical Habitat Protection Area.
- 12.04.090 Shoreline master program.
- 12.04.100 Manufactured Home Park Overlay zoning classification.
- 12.04.105 Activity centers.
- 12.04.110 Canyon Park Annexation concomitant zoning agreements.
- 12.04.120 Subareas.
- 12.04.130 Downtown subarea regulations.
- 12.04.135 Canyon Park Subarea zoning classifications.
- 12.04.140 Adoption of city-wide and subarea zoning maps.
- 12.04.150 Boundaries – Administrative determination.
- 12.04.160 Boundaries – Hearing body recommendation – City council determination.
12.06 Permitted Uses
- 12.06.010 Purpose.
- 12.06.020 Interpretation of land use tables.
- 12.06.030 Agriculture.
- 12.06.040 Automotive, marine, and heavy equipment services.
- 12.06.050 Business and personal services.
- 12.06.060 Eating and drinking establishments.
- 12.06.070 Education services.
- 12.06.080 Essential public facilities.
- 12.06.090 Government services, general.
- 12.06.100 Health and social services.
- 12.06.110 Lodging.
- 12.06.120 Manufacturing, distribution, storage and warehousing.
- 12.06.130 Recreation, culture and entertainment.
- 12.06.140 Residential uses.
- 12.06.150 Retail uses.
- 12.06.160 Temporary uses.
- 12.06.170 Transportation.
- 12.06.180 Utilities.
- 12.06.190 Uses not otherwise categorized.
12.07 Affordable Housing
- 12.07.010 Purpose.
- 12.07.015 Definitions.
- 12.07.020 Location of affordable housing programs.
- 12.07.030 General affordable housing requirements.
- 12.07.040 Affordable housing agreement.
- 12.07.050 Alternative compliance.
- 12.07.055 Commercial development – Affordable housing linkage fees.
- 12.07.060 Rounding.
12.08 Manufactured Home Parks
- 12.08.010 Purpose.
- 12.08.020 Minimum area and maximum number of units allowed.
- 12.08.030 Development standards.
- 12.08.040 Adoption of manufactured home regulations by reference.
- 12.08.050 Installation building permit required.
- 12.08.060 Pre-existing manufactured home parks.
12.10 Specialized Senior Housing and Nursing Homes
- 12.10.010 Purpose.
- 12.10.020 Occupancy.
- 12.10.030 Number of units or beds allowed.
- 12.10.040 Development design, generally.
- 12.10.050 Development adjacent to single-family zoning.
- 12.10.060 Reduction in parking for specialized senior housing.
- 12.10.070 Recreation space.
- 12.10.080 Transportation program.
12.11 Wireless Communication Facilities
- 12.11.010 Policies, purpose and goals.
- 12.11.020 Definitions.
- 12.11.025 Adoption of Bothell Standards.
- 12.11.030 General provisions.
- 12.11.035 Exemptions.
- 12.11.040 WCFs and SWFs – Permitted locations.
- Article I. Wireless Communication Facilities (WCFs)
- Article II. Small Wireless Facilities
- Article III. Eligible Facility Requests and Appeals
  - 12.11.300 Definitions for eligible facilities requests.
  - 12.11.310 Eligible facilities request.
- Article IV. Generally Applicable Requirements
12.12 Forest Practices and Land Clearing
- 12.12.010 Purpose.
- 12.12.020 Definitions.
- 12.12.030 When permit required – Type of action.
- 12.12.040 Exemptions.
- 12.12.050 Contents of a complete forest practices/land clearing application.
- 12.12.060 Criteria for approval.
- 12.12.070 Forest Practices Act permit issuance requirements placed on the city.
- 12.12.080 Violations.
- 12.12.090 Burning not allowed.
- 12.12.100 Term of permit.
- 12.12.110 Bond requirement.
12.14 Area, Dimensions and Design
- 12.14.010 Purpose.
- 12.14.020 Interpretation of tables.
- 12.14.030 Residential area and dimensions.
- 12.14.040 Commercial and industrial dimensions.
- 12.14.050 Setbacks – General measurement method.
- 12.14.060 Setbacks – Adjoining alleys.
- 12.14.070 Setbacks – Applying to specific building or use.
- 12.14.080 Setbacks – Modifications.
- 12.14.085 Setbacks – Offspring and unit lot setbacks applicable within attached residential zones.
- 12.14.090 Setbacks – Projections and facilities allowed.
- 12.14.100 Setbacks – Panhandle lots.
- 12.14.110 Building height – General measurement method.
- 12.14.120 Building height – Exceptions to limit.
- 12.14.130 Building limitations – Accessory buildings and structures.
- 12.14.133 Floor area ratios.
- 12.14.134 Middle housing.
- 12.14.135 Accessory dwelling units.
- 12.14.140 Building and hard surface coverage.
- 12.14.150 Fences and freestanding walls.
- 12.14.152 Retaining walls, rockeries, and other retaining structures.
- 12.14.155 Storage space and collection points for recyclables and garbage.
- 12.14.160 Lot divided by zone boundary.
- 12.14.170 Site and exterior building design, generally.
- 12.14.180 Site design.
- 12.14.190 Exterior building design.
- 12.14.200 Exterior building design – Multiple-family residential.
- 12.14.210 Exterior building design – Commercial and industrial.
- 12.14.220 Exterior building design – Multifamily residential, commercial or industrial development abutting single-family residential zoning.
- 12.14.230 Design of developments on or adjacent to historic register or historic inventory properties.
- 12.14.240 Exterior lighting.
- 12.14.250 Alternative energy infrastructure.
12.16 Parking, Loading, Transit Access and Pedestrian Circulation
- 12.16.010 Purpose.
- 12.16.020 Authority and application.
- 12.16.030 No minimum required off-street parking spaces.
- 12.16.035 Bicycle parking requirements.
- 12.16.040 Shared parking regulations.
- 12.16.050 Disabled parking requirements.
- 12.16.060 Loading space requirements.
- 12.16.070 Stacking spaces for drive-through facilities.
- 12.16.080 Off-street parking location and design.
- 12.16.090 Screening parking lots and garages, loading areas, drive-through lanes and stacking spaces from view from public right-of-way.
- 12.16.100 Lighting within parking and loading areas.
- 12.16.110 Transit, rideshare, and green building provisions.
- 12.16.120 Pedestrian circulation and access.
- 12.16.130 Exemption of pre-existing parking spaces.
12.18 Tree Retention and Landscaping
- 12.18.010 Purpose.
- 12.18.020 Application.
- 12.18.030 Existing vegetation retention.
- 12.18.040 Types of landscaping.
- 12.18.050 Street right-of-way landscaping.
- 12.18.060 Bothell boulevard system landscaping.
- 12.18.070 Landscaping along I-405.
- 12.18.080 Front lot line landscaping and interior lot line landscaping.
- 12.18.090 Parking lot landscaping.
- 12.18.100 Landscaping adjacent to buildings and refuse containers.
- 12.18.110 Landscaping between zones.
- 12.18.120 Supplemental landscaping.
- 12.18.130 Required landscape plan.
- 12.18.140 Plant materials and sizes.
- 12.18.150 Plant maintenance.
- 12.18.160 Modifications.
- 12.18.170 Landscaping bonds.
12.20 Recreation Area
- 12.20.010 Purpose.
- 12.20.020 Minimum area required.
- 12.20.030 Single-purpose facilities.
- 12.20.040 Location, layout.
- 12.20.050 Enforcement.
12.22 Signs
- 12.22.010 Purpose.
- 12.22.020 Definitions.
- 12.22.030 Categories of signs.
- 12.22.040 Exempt signs.
- 12.22.050 Prohibited signs.
- 12.22.060 Permanent signs – On-premises.
- 12.22.065 Permanent signs – On-premises – Noncommercial.
- 12.22.070 Permanent signs – Off-premises.
- 12.22.075 Permanent signs – Off-premises – Noncommercial.
- 12.22.080 Temporary signs – On-premises.
- 12.22.085 Temporary signs – On-premises – Noncommercial signs.
- 12.22.088 General regulations for temporary off-premises signs.
- 12.22.090 Temporary signs – Off-premises.
- 12.22.095 Temporary signs – Off-premises – Noncommercial signs.
- 12.22.096 Real estate signs.
- 12.22.098 Campaign signs.
- 12.22.100 Master sign plan option.
- 12.22.110 Sign permit – Type of action.
- 12.22.120 Sign permit – Contents of complete application.
- 12.22.125 Temporary signs – Registration process.
- 12.22.130 Requirements applicable to all signs.
- 12.22.140 Nonconforming use and discontinuance of use.
- 12.22.150 Sign variance criteria.
12.26 Nonconforming Uses, Buildings and Other Site Improvements
- 12.26.010 Purpose.
- 12.26.020 Applicability.
- 12.26.030 Determination of nonconformance.
- 12.26.040 Nonconforming uses of land.
- 12.26.050 Nonconforming buildings and other site improvements.
- 12.26.055 Nonconforming residential densities.
- 12.26.060 Maintenance repair or reconstruction of damaged nonconforming buildings or other site improvements.
- 12.26.070 Lots of record.
- 12.26.080 Illegal use, building, or other improvement.
12.28 Conditional Use Permits
- 12.28.010 Purpose.
- 12.28.020 Type of action.
- 12.28.030 Contents of complete application.
- 12.28.040 Criteria for approval.
- 12.28.050 Conditions of approval.
- 12.28.055 Minor modifications to approved conditional use permits.
- 12.28.060 Time frame for submission of construction permits.
12.30 Planned Unit Developments
- 12.30.010 Purpose.
- 12.30.020 Types of planned unit developments – Where permitted – Uses permitted.
- 12.30.030 Permissive modifications of regulations – Generally.
- 12.30.040 Permissive modifications of regulations – Standard single-family PUDs.
- 12.30.050 Permissive modifications in regulations – Non-single-family PUDs.
- 12.30.060 Permissive modifications in regulations – Green PUDs.
- 12.30.070 Permissive modifications in regulations – Clustered subdivisions and attached residential PUDs.
- 12.30.080 Preliminary and final approval required – Type of action – Combined applications.
- 12.30.090 Phased development.
- 12.30.100 Preliminary PUDs – Contents of complete application.
- 12.30.110 Preliminary PUDs – Criteria for approval.
- 12.30.120 Preliminary PUDs – Minor and major changes to an approved preliminary PUD.
- 12.30.130 Approved preliminary PUD – Extension of time for filing final PUD.
- 12.30.140 Preliminary PUDs – Failure to file for final PUD – Termination.
- 12.30.150 Final PUDs – Contents of complete application.
- 12.30.160 Final PUDs – Criteria for approval.
- 12.30.170 Effect of PUD approval.
- 12.30.180 Conditions of PUD approval control over conflicting regulations.
- 12.30.190 Subdivision requirements.
- 12.30.200 Lots subject to final PUD.
- 12.30.210 Final PUDs – Minor modifications to approved final PUD.
- 12.30.220 Final PUDs – Major modifications to approved final PUD.
- 12.30.230 Building permits – Certificates of occupancy – Common walls.
- 12.30.240 Extension of time for construction.
- 12.30.250 Termination of planned unit development – Failure to commence or continue construction.
12.32 Site Plan Review
- 12.32.010 Purpose.
- 12.32.020 Applicability.
- 12.32.030 Type of action.
- 12.32.040 Contents of a complete application.
- 12.32.050 Site plan elements to be reviewed.
- 12.32.060 Review departments.
- 12.32.070 Criteria for approval.
- 12.32.080 Issuance of site plan approval.
- 12.32.090 Appeals.
- 12.32.100 Modifications.
- 12.32.110 Expiration.
- 12.32.120 Concurrent review with other required permits.
- 12.32.130 Administrative rules.
12.34 Site Rezones
- 12.34.010 Purpose.
- 12.34.020 Type of action.
- 12.34.030 Contents of a complete application.
- 12.34.040 Criteria for approval.
- 12.34.050 Zoning map.
12.36 Variances
- 12.36.010 Purpose.
- 12.36.020 Type of action.
- 12.36.030 Contents of complete application.
- 12.36.040 Criteria for approval.
12.38 Annexations
- 12.38.010 Purpose.
- 12.38.020 Type of action.
- 12.38.030 Contents of complete application.
- 12.38.040 Criteria for approval.
- 12.38.050 Conformance with comprehensive plan.
- 12.38.060 Pre-annexation comprehensive planning and proposed zoning regulations.

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