Edmonds City Zoning Code
16.80 P
Public Use
16.80.000 Purposes.
The P district has the following purposes:
A. To provide for siting and development of regional public facilities to be located in or near residential areas and to establish standards which will minimize the impact of these facilities on nearby properties;
B. To regulate the use of these lands to assure their continuing availability for public use. [Ord. 3353 § 8, 2001].
16.80.010 Uses.
A. Permitted Uses.
2. All local public facilities subject to the additional requirements of ECDC 17.100.050;
3. Neighborhood parks, natural open spaces, and community parks with an adopted master plan subject to the requirements of ECDC 17.100.070;
4. Primary and high schools subject to the additional requirements of ECDC 17.100.050(G) through (R).
B. Permitted Secondary Uses.
1. Facilities comparable with and designed to serve permitted uses (e.g., restrooms, safety lighting, fencing, benches, tables, minor shelters, athletic structures, minor service support structures, associated storage and maintenance yards, and incidental parking for five or less cars);
2. Commercial uses incidental to and related to a sited regional public facility, such as restaurants, snack bars, gift shops, tourist shops, etc.
C. Uses Requiring a Conditional Use Permit.
1. Service and support facilities for permitted uses (e.g., transportation storage and maintenance; service and repair shops; outdoor storage);
2. Municipal and franchised service facilities including storage and maintenance buildings and yards, sewage treatment facilities, water storage and pumping facilities, substations;
3. Stadiums, bleachers, playfield lighting, clubhouses, and swimming pools;
4. Structures over 25 feet in height;
5. Regional parks and community parks without a master plan subject to the requirements of ECDC 17.100.070. [Ord. 3353 § 8, 2001].
16.80.020 Conditional use permit criteria.
In considering a conditional use permit application under Chapter 20.05 ECDC for the public use (P) zone, the hearing examiner and/or city council shall consider the following:
A. Impact of the proposal on the visual and aesthetic character of the neighborhood;
B. Orientation of facilities to developed or undeveloped residential areas;
C. Preservation of natural vegetation and/or other natural features;
D. Hours of operation; performance standards; conformance of the proposal with the city’s noise ordinance;
E. Ability of the proposal to provide for adequate on-site parking; and traffic impacts of the proposal on the neighborhood. [Ord. 3353 § 8, 2001].
16.80.030 Site development standards.
Although each public use will undergo extensive review by the ADB in light of its relationship to its surrounding neighbors, there will be certain minimum development standards to be used in the design of these facilities. These standards may be subject to the grant of variance under the provisions of ECDC 20.85.000.
A. Minimum Setbacks. A minimum landscaped setback of 20 feet shall be maintained from a public street or other property lines, except that a setback of 25 feet shall be maintained for all structures, structured play areas and structured athletic fields from adjacent residentially zoned properties. These setbacks shall be fully landscaped.
B. Height. The maximum height of a building in this zone shall be 25 feet, unless a conditional use permit has been obtained, except that the height of schools shall be governed by ECDC 17.100.050(I). A conditional use permit for additional height may permit structures up to a maximum height of 60 feet.
C. Lot Coverage. The maximum lot coverage by buildings and other structures shall not exceed 35 percent unless a conditional use permit has been obtained.
D. Signs. All signs shall be subject to ADB approval. Signs shall be kept to a minimum size, which is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and uses, while providing adequate visibility.
E. Landscaping. Site landscaping requirements shall be reviewed pursuant to Chapter 20.13 ECDC.
F. Parking. All regional public facilities shall comply with the minimum off-street parking requirements contained in ECDC 17.50.030.
1. All on-site parking lots shall be screened from adjacent residential properties with a solid wall or sight-obscuring fence not less than six feet in height. Such walls or fences may be built progressively as the parking facilities are installed. Landscaping shall be installed in accordance with ECDC 20.13.025.
2. Regional public facilities shall submit a transportation management plan for approval by the city. The plan shall address the following: traffic control, parking management, mitigation measures for overflow parking into adjoining residential areas, and traffic movement to the nearest arterial street.
G. Orientation to Transportation Facilities. All regional public facilities must be located adjacent to or within 500 feet of a principal or major arterial street.
H. Transit. All regional public facilities shall be located within 1,500 feet of an existing transit center. At least one on-site transit stop or station shall be required. The transit stop or station shall include a turnout of suitable size and location to accommodate public buses.
I. Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be arranged and directed so as to direct the light away from adjacent residential uses.
J. Screening. Electrical substations, water/sewer pump stations, sewage treatment facilities, solid waste facilities, commuter parking lots, and maintenance and storage yards shall be adequately screened from adjacent residential properties with a solid wall or sight-obscuring fence not less than six feet in height. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 20.13 ECDC. [Amended during November 2008 supplement; Ord. 3353 § 8, 2001].