Duvall City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 14
04 - AUTHORITY, PURPOSE, INTERPRETATION, ADMINISTRATION AND PENALTIES
Sections
- 14.04.010 - Title.
- 14.04.020 - Authority.
- 14.04.030 - Purpose.
- 14.04.040 - Conformity required.
- 14.04.050 - Minimum requirements.
- 14.04.060 - Interpretation—General.
- 14.04.070 - Interpretation.
- 14.04.080 - Interpretation—Allowed or conditional uses.
- 14.04.090 - Interpretation—Zoning map.
- 14.04.100 - Interpretation—Right-of-way.
- 14.04.110 - Administration.
- 14.04.120 - Permit review authority.
- 14.04.130 - Violations defined.
- 14.04.140 - Permit suspension, revocation or modification.
- 14.04.150 - Violations and penalties.
- 14.04.160 - Appeals—Departures and interpretations.
CHAPTER 14
06 - DEFINITIONS1
Sections
- 14.06.000 - Definitions.
- 14.06.010 - A definitions.
- 14.06.020 - B definitions.
- 14.06.030 - C definitions.
- 14.06.040 - D definitions.
- 14.06.050 - E definitions.
- 14.06.060 - F definitions.
- 14.06.070 - G definitions.
- 14.06.080 - H definitions.
- 14.06.090 - I definitions.
- 14.06.100 - J definitions.
- 14.06.110 - K definitions.
- 14.06.120 - L definitions.
- 14.06.130 - M definitions.
- 14.06.140 - N definitions.
- 14.06.150 - O definitions.
- 14.06.160 - P definitions.
- 14.06.170 - Q definitions.
- 14.06.180 - R definitions.
- 14.06.190 - S definitions.
- 14.06.200 - T definitions.
- 14.06.210 - U definitions.
- 14.06.220 - V definitions.
- 14.06.230 - W definitions.
- 14.06.240 - X definitions.
- 14.06.250 - Y definitions.
- 14.06.260 - Z definitions.
CHAPTER 14
08 - PERMIT PROCESSING
Sections
CHAPTER 14
09 - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Sections
- 14.09.010 - Purpose.
- 14.09.020 - Development agreements—Authorized.
- 14.09.030 - "Development standards" defined.
- 14.09.050 - Exercise of city police power and contract authority.
- 14.09.060 - Form—Public hearing required.
- 14.09.070 - Conditions of approval.
- 14.09.080 - Recording—Parties and successor bound.
- 14.09.090 - Discretionary, legislative act.
- 14.09.100 - Modifications.
- 14.09.110 - Appeals.
CHAPTER 14
12 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- 14.12.010 - General standards.
- 14.12.020 - Development standards.
- 14.12.030 - Accessory uses.
- 14.12.040 - Conditional uses.
- 14.12.050 - Residential 4 units per acre (R4).
- 14.12.060 - Residential 4.5 units per acre (R4.5).
- 14.12.070 - Residential 6 units per acre (R6).
- 14.12.080 - Residential 8 units per acre (R8).
CHAPTER 14
34 - DESIGN GUIDELINES3
Sections
- 14.34.010 - Administration.
- 14.34.020 - Site Planning—Principles.
- 14.34.030 - Grading, stormwater management and site coverage.
- 14.34.041 - Pedestrian Facilities.
- 14.34.042 - New Streets.
- 14.34.051 - Residential developments.
- 14.34.052 - Mixed Use and Non-Residential Developments.
- 14.34.061 - Residential Building Design.
- 14.34.062 - Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Building Design.
CHAPTER 14
38 - LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
Sections
- 14.38.010 - Purpose.
- 14.38.020 - Applicability.
- 14.38.030 - Unique or special circumstances.
- 14.38.040 - Landscape plan approval.
- 14.38.050 - Landscape plan design criteria—General.
- 14.38.060 - Minimum landscape area requirements.
- 14.38.070 - Parking lot landscaping.
- 14.38.080 - Types of planting.
- 14.38.090 - Landscape area width and type.
- 14.38.100 - Buffer requirements between zones and uses.
- 14.38.110 - Plant materials.
- 14.38.120 - Street trees.
- 14.38.130 - Planting standards.
- 14.38.140 - Grading.
- 14.38.150 - Irrigation.
- 14.38.160 - Performance assurance.
- 14.38.170 - Maintenance requirements.
- 14.38.180 - Maintenance after the bonding period had ended.
CHAPTER 14
40 - TREE PROTECTION4
Sections
- 14.40.010 - Purpose.
- 14.40.020 - Applicability.
- 14.40.025 - Protection of exceptional trees.
- 14.40.030 - Tree removal—Not associated with development activity.
- 14.40.040 - New development sites—Submittal requirements.
- 14.40.050 - New development sites—Tree density requirements.
- 14.40.060 - New development sites—Priorities for tree retention.
- 14.40.070 - New development sites—Priorities and standards for supplemental trees.
- 14.40.075 - Required yard trees for new residential lots.
- 14.40.080 - Tree protection—Construction of new developments.
- 14.40.090 - Maintenance.
- 14.40.100 - Enforcement.
- 14.40.110 - Exemptions.
- 14.40.120 - Tree protection technical terms and definitions.
CHAPTER 14
42 - SENSITIVE AREAS REGULATIONS5
Sections
- 14.42.010 - Purpose.
- 14.42.020 - Applicability.
- 14.42.025 - Relationship to other regulations.
- 14.42.030 - Sensitive area review.
- 14.42.040 - General exemptions.
- 14.42.050 - Allowed activities.
- 14.42.060 - Sensitive area studies.
- 14.42.070 - Exceptions.
- 14.42.080 - Appeals.
- 14.42.090 - Residential density and impervious surface coverage calculations.
- 14.42.100 - Notice on title-plat map-site plan.
- 14.42.110 - Temporary marking, permanent survey marking fencing and signs.
- 14.42.120 - Building setbacks.
- 14.42.130 - Mitigation.
- 14.42.140 - Enforcement.
- 14.42.150 - Administrative rules.
- 14.42.200 - Wetlands—Designation, rating and mapping.
- 14.42.210 - Wetland buffer standards.
- 14.42.220 - Wetland alterations.
- 14.42.230 - Wetland review and reporting requirements.
- 14.42.240 - Wetland mitigation.
- 14.42.250 - Wetland mitigation plan.
- 14.42.260 - Wetland mitigation monitoring.
- 14.42.300 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Designation, mapping and classification.
- 14.42.310 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Streams.
- 14.42.320 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Stream buffers.
- 14.42.330 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Streams—Allowed uses.
- 14.42.340 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Ponds and lakes.
- 14.42.350 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Habitat corridors.
- 14.42.360 - Other fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas.
- 14.42.370 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Review and reporting requirements.
- 14.42.380 - Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas—Management standards.
- 14.42.400 - Geologically hazardous areas—Designation and mapping.
- 14.42.420 - Geologically hazardous areas—General standards.
- 14.42.430 - Geologically hazardous areas—Landslide hazard area standards.
- 14.42.440 - Geologically hazardous areas—Erosion hazard areas standards.
- 14.42.450 - Geologically hazardous areas—Seismic hazard areas standards.
- 14.42.460 - Geologically hazardous areas review and reporting requirements.
- 14.42.500 - Frequently Flooded Areas—Designation and mapping.
- 14.42.600 - Critical aquifer recharge areas—Designation and mapping.
- 14.42.610 - Critical aquifer recharge areas standards.
- 14.42.620 - Critical aquifer recharge areas allowed activities.
- 14.42.630 - Critical aquifer recharge areas review.
- 14.42.640 - Critical aquifer recharge areas performance standards, specific uses.
- 14.42.700 - Definitions.
CHAPTER 14
44 - PARKING STANDARDS AND DESIGN
Sections
- 14.44.010 - Purpose.
- 14.44.020 - Authority and application.
- 14.44.030 - Criteria for preexisting uses/buildings.
- 14.44.040 - Computation of off-street parking spaces.
- 14.44.050 - Shared parking requirements.
- 14.44.060 - Bicycle parking requirements.
- 14.44.070 - ADA parking requirements.
- 14.44.080 - Guest parking requirements.
- 14.44.090 - Loading space requirements.
- 14.44.100 - School drop off areas.
- 14.44.110 - Drive-thru facilities.
- 14.44.120 - Carpool and vanpool parking.
- 14.44.130 - Off-street parking area design standards.
- 14.44.140 - Pedestrian circulation, access and design.
- 14.44.150 - Off-street parking construction standards.
- 14.44.160 - Internal circulation road standards.
CHAPTER 14
46 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
Sections
- 14.46.010 - Purpose.
- 14.46.020 - Applicability.
- 14.46.030 - General requirements.
- 14.46.040 - Lighting plan requirements.
- 14.46.050 - Lighting standards for uses within 50 feet of R4, R4.5, R6, R8, R12, MU12 or MUI zones.
- 14.46.060 - Open-air parking lot lighting.
- 14.46.070 - Canopy lighting and lighting of service stations.
- 14.46.080 - Lighting of outdoor performance, sport and recreation facilities.
- 14.46.090 - Architectural accent lighting.
- 14.46.100 - Lighting of landscaping.
CHAPTER 14
50 - SIGNS6
Sections
- 14.50.010 - Purpose.
- 14.50.020 - Applicability.
- 14.50.030 - Permit required.
- 14.50.040 - Application information.
- 14.50.050 - Prohibited signs.
- 14.50.060 - Exempt signs.
- 14.50.070 - Interpretation of tables and design standards and Design Review Board.
- 14.50.080 - Allowed sign types and design review.
- 14.50.090 - Allowable building mounted sign area.
- 14.50.100 - Review and modifications to standards.
- 14.50.110 - Measurement methods.
- 14.50.120 - General sign design standards.
- 14.50.130 - Design standards for specific sign types.
- 14.50.140 - Compatibility and design review requirements.
- 14.50.150 - Temporary signs.
- 14.50.160 - Master Sign Plan.
- 14.50.170 - Removal of signs.
- 14.50.180 - Definitions.
CHAPTER 14
56 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Sections
- 14.56.010 - Purpose.
- 14.56.020 - Exemptions and applicability.
- 14.56.030 - Permits required.
- 14.56.040 - Application submittal requirements.
- 14.56.050 - Development standards for attached wireless communication facilities 10 feet or less in height.
- 14.56.060 - Development standards for attached wireless communication facilities greater than 10 feet in height.
- 14.56.070 - Development standards for freestanding wireless communication facilities.
- 14.56.080 - Obsolescence.
CHAPTER 14
58 - IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENTS—PARKS, ROADS AND SCHOOLS7
Sections
- 14.58.010 - Purpose.
- 14.58.020 - Scope.
- 14.58.030 - Exemptions.
- 14.58.040 - Use of funds.
- 14.58.050 - Assessment of impact fees.
- 14.58.060 - Impact fee schedules.
- 14.58.070 - Independent fee calculations.
- 14.58.080 - Fee credits.
- 14.58.090 - Establishment of accounts.
- 14.58.100 - Fee refunds.
- 14.58.110 - Tax adjustments.
- 14.58.120 - Interlocal agreement.
- 14.58.130 - Existing SEPA authority unimpaired.
- 14.58.140 - Impact fee calculation.
- 14.58.150 - Public Works Director decision.
- 14.58.160 - Issue approvals and permits.
- 14.58.170 - Optional impact fee deferral program.
CHAPTER 14
60 - SEPA—ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Sections
- 14.60.010 - Authority.
- 14.60.020 - Purpose.
- 14.60.030 - Conflicts.
- 14.60.040 - Scope and policy.
- 14.60.050 - Definitions.
- 14.60.060 - Consolidated review.
- 14.60.070 - Purpose and general requirements.
- 14.60.080 - Planned actions.
- 14.60.090 - Integration with Model Toxics Control Act.
- 14.60.100 - Designation of responsible official.
- 14.60.110 - Lead agency determination and responsibilities—Adoption by reference.
- 14.60.120 - Categorical exemptions—Adoption by reference.
- 14.60.130 - Threshold determinations—Adoption by reference.
- 14.60.140 - Threshold determinations—Review at conceptual stage.
- 14.60.150 - Threshold determinations—Environmental checklist.
- 14.60.160 - Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and other environmental documents.
- 14.60.170 - EIS—Additional elements.
- 14.60.180 - Public notice and comments—Adoption by reference.
- 14.60.190 - Designation of official to perform consulted agency responsibilities.
- 14.60.200 - Responsibility as consulted agency.
- 14.60.210 - Using existing environmental documents—Adoption by reference.
- 14.60.220 - SEPA decisions—Adoption by reference.
- 14.60.230 - SEPA decisions—Substantive authority.
- 14.60.240 - SEPA/GMA integration.
- 14.60.250 - Appeals.
- 14.60.260 - Notice of action.
- 14.60.270 - Environmental critical areas—Adoption by reference.
- 14.60.280 - Forms—Adoption by reference.
CHAPTER 14
64 - ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- 14.64.010 - Purpose.
- 14.64.020 - Densities and dimensions.
- 14.64.030 - Measurement methods.
- 14.64.040 - Calculations—Gross usable area, residential.
- 14.64.050 - Lot area—Prohibited reduction.
- 14.64.060 - Setbacks—General.
- 14.64.070 - Setbacks—Specific building or use.
- 14.64.080 - Setbacks—Modifications.
- 14.64.090 - Setbacks—Utility corridors.
- 14.64.100 - Setbacks—Alleys.
- 14.64.110 - Setbacks—Adjoining half-street or designated arterial.
- 14.64.120 - Setbacks—Projections allowed.
- 14.64.130 - Heights—How to measure.
- 14.64.140 - Heights—Exceptions to limits.
- 14.64.150 - Lot divided by zone boundary.
- 14.64.160 - Sight distance requirements.
- 14.64.170 - Nonresidential land uses in residential zones.
- 14.64.180 - Fences.
- 14.64.190 - Swimming pools.
- 14.64.200 - Animal boarding facilities and kennels.
- 14.64.210 - Automobile, recreational vehicle and boat sales, rental, and service.
- 14.64.220 - Adult use businesses.
- 14.64.230 - Sidewalk cafes.
- 14.64.240 - Open space standards—Residential.
- 14.64.241 - Model home.
- 14.64.250 - Specialty light industrial/manufacturing standards.
- 14.64.350 - Watershed Management
- 14.64.360 - Mobile food units.
CHAPTER 14
66 - SUBDIVISIONS, SHORT SUBDIVISIONS, BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS AND BINDING SITE PLANS*
Sections
- 14.66.010 - Purpose.
- 14.66.020 - Scope.
- 14.66.030 - Procedures.
- 14.66.040 - Preliminary subdivision and short subdivision review and approval criteria.
- 14.66.050 - Subdivision standards.
- 14.66.060 - Preliminary subdivision and short subdivision.
- 14.66.070 - Construction drawing review.
- 14.66.080 - Final subdivision process for preliminary subdivision and short subdivision.
- 14.66.090 - Subdivision vacation.
- 14.66.100 - Subdivision alterations.
- 14.66.105 - Subdivision modifications.
- 14.66.110 - Final subdivision and short subdivision corrections.
- 14.66.120 - Boundary line adjustments.
- 14.66.130 - Binding site plan.
CHAPTER 14
68 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CRITERIA
Sections
- 14.68.010 - Conditional uses established.
- 14.68.020 - Conditional use permit purpose.
- 14.68.030 - General criteria—Conditional use permit.
- 14.68.040 - Wireless facilities—Additional criteria.
- 14.68.050 - Industrial zoning district—Additional criteria.
- 14.68.060 - Buildings greater than 7,500 square feet in Uptown-1st Avenue/Old Town Mixed use/Riverside Village districts—Additional criteria.
- 14.68.070 - Buildings size limitations in MU12, MUI, MT, CO, LI, and PF zoning districts—Additional criteria.
- 14.68.080 - Secure community transition facilities (SCTFs)—Additional criteria.
- 14.68.090 - Essential public facilities—Additional criteria.
- 14.68.100 - Conditional use permit review.
CHAPTER 14
72 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCEDURE
Sections
- 14.72.010 - Purpose.
- 14.72.020 - Initiation of text and map amendments.
- 14.72.030 - Criteria for amendment procedure.
- 14.72.040 - Filing of text and map amendments.
- 14.72.050 - Consideration of comprehensive plan amendments.
- 14.72.060 - Preparation of plan text and map amendments.
- 14.72.070 - Review of text and map amendments.
- 14.72.080 - Letters of support or objection.
- 14.72.090 - Processing of text and map amendments.
- 14.72.100 - Planning commission public hearing and transmittal of decision.
- 14.72.110 - City council action.
- 14.72.120 - Notice of public hearing.
- 14.72.130 - Final filing with city clerk.
- 14.72.140 - Appeals of decisions.
CHAPTER 14
76 - NONCONFORMANCE AND REUSE STANDARDS
Sections
- 14.76.010 - Purpose.
- 14.76.020 - Applicability.
- 14.76.030 - Nonconformance.
- 14.76.040 - Determining status.
- 14.76.050 - Historic buildings.
- 14.76.060 - Abatement of legal use, structure or site improvement.
- 14.76.070 - Repair or reconstruction of nonconforming structure.
- 14.76.080 - Preexisting legal lots.
CHAPTER 14
78 - SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
Sections
- 14.78.010 - Purpose.
- 14.78.020 - 1974 shoreline management master program map.
- 14.78.030 - Scope.
- 14.78.040 - Definitions.
- 14.78.050 - Exemptions.
- 14.78.060 - Letter of exemption.
- 14.78.070 - Nonconforming use and development standards.
- 14.78.080 - Revisions to permits.
- 14.78.090 - Notice required.
- 14.78.100 - Duration of approval.
- 14.78.110 - Review criteria for all developments.
- 14.78.120 - Review criteria for substantial development permits.
- 14.78.130 - Review criteria for conditional use permits.
- 14.78.140 - Review criteria for variance permits.
- 14.78.150 - Special procedures for limited utility extensions.
- 14.78.160 - Filing with Department of Ecology.
- 14.78.170 - Permit procedures.
- 14.78.180 - Permits for substantial development, conditional use, or variance.
- 14.78.190 - Department of Ecology review of conditional use and variance permits.
- 14.78.200 - Minimum standards for conditional use and variance permits.
- 14.78.210 - Requests for review.
CHAPTER 14
82 - ANNEXATIONS