Kenmore City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
18.10 Authority
Purpose, Interpretation and Administration
Sections
- 18.10.010 Title.
- 18.10.030 Purpose.
- 18.10.040 Conformity with this title required.
- 18.10.050 Minimum requirements.
- 18.10.055 City manager authority.
- 18.10.060 Interpretation – General.
- 18.10.070 Written interpretation of this code.
- 18.10.073 Interpretation of land uses.
- 18.10.075 Interpretation of unclassified uses.
- 18.10.078 Interpretation of land use groupings.
- 18.10.080 Interpretation – Zoning maps.
- 18.10.085 Classification of right-of-way.
18.15 Zones
Maps and Designations
Sections
- 18.15.010 Zones and map designations established.
- 18.15.020 Zone and map designation purpose.
- 18.15.040 Residential zones.
- 18.15.045 Neighborhood business zone.
- 18.15.050 Community business zone.
- 18.15.055 Downtown residential zone.
- 18.15.065 Downtown commercial zone.
- 18.15.067 Urban corridor zone.
- 18.15.069 Waterfront commercial zone.
- 18.15.070 Regional business zone.
- 18.15.080 Public and semi-public zone.
- 18.15.090 Parks zone.
- 18.15.100 Golf course zone.
- 18.15.110 Map designation – Property-specific development or P-suffix standards.
- 18.15.120 Map designation – Special district overlay.
- 18.15.150 Zoning maps and boundaries.
18.20 Technical
Terms and Land Use Definitions
Sections
- 18.20.010 Scope of chapter.
- 18.20.020 Abandoned vehicle.
- 18.20.030 Accessory living quarters.
- 18.20.035 Accessory use.
- 18.20.040 Agricultural activities, existing and ongoing.
- 18.20.045 Accessory use, parks.
- 18.20.050 Accessory use, residential.
- 18.20.060 Accessory use, resource.
- 18.20.090 Adult entertainment business.
- 18.20.095 Adult family home.
- 18.20.098 Affordable housing unit.
- 18.20.100 Agricultural product sales.
- 18.20.105 Air transportation service.
- 18.20.120 Aircraft, ship and boat building.
- 18.20.130 Airport/heliport.
- 18.20.140 Alley.
- 18.20.145 Alteration.
- 18.20.147 Alternative transmission support structure.
- 18.20.149 Amateur (ham) radio facility.
- 18.20.150 Ambulatory surgery center.
- 18.20.155 Amusement and recreation services.
- 18.20.160 Amusement arcade.
- 18.20.165 Anadromous fish.
- 18.20.168 Animal kennel/shelter.
- 18.20.170 Animal, small.
- 18.20.180 Antenna.
- 18.20.190 Applicant.
- 18.20.195 Arbor.
- 18.20.200 Arcade.
- 18.20.205 Architectural elements.
- 18.20.206.1 Area of special flood hazard.
- 18.20.207 Articulation.
- 18.20.210 Artist studio.
- 18.20.212 Arts and crafts schools/studios.
- 18.20.214 Arts, entertainment, indoor.
- 18.20.215 Arts, entertainment, outdoor.
- 18.20.216 Assisted living.
- 18.20.218 Attached accessory dwelling unit.
- 18.20.220 Auction house.
- 18.20.224 Automotive sales and service, marine.
- 18.20.227 Automotive sales and service, nonmarine.
- 18.20.228 Bankfull width.
- 18.20.230 Base flood.
- 18.20.240 Base flood elevation.
- 18.20.243 Base station.
- 18.20.245 Basement.
- 18.20.250 Bed and breakfast guesthouse.
- 18.20.260 Beehive.
- 18.20.270 Berm.
- 18.20.272 Best available science.
- 18.20.274 Best management practices (BMPs).
- 18.20.280 Billboard.
- 18.20.290 Billboard face.
- 18.20.300 Biologist.
- 18.20.302 Blank walls.
- 18.20.305 Boat launch.
- 18.20.308 Bonus unit.
- 18.20.310 Book, stationery, video and art supply store.
- 18.20.320 Broadleaf tree.
- 18.20.330 Buffer or buffer area.
- 18.20.340 Building.
- 18.20.350 Building envelope.
- 18.20.360 Building facade.
- 18.20.370 Building, hardware and garden materials store.
- 18.20.380 Bulk gas storage tank.
- 18.20.390 Business service, intensive.
- 18.20.394 Business service, standard.
- 18.20.395 Caliper.
- 18.20.400 Campground.
- 18.20.410 Capacity, school.
- 18.20.420 Capital facilities plan, school district.
- 18.20.422 Car wash.
- 18.20.425 Categorically excluded.
- 18.20.430 Cattery.
- 18.20.440 Cemetery, columbarium or mausoleum.
- 18.20.450 Channel relocation and stream meander areas.
- 18.20.453 Channel width and gradient.
- 18.20.460 Church, synagogue, mosque, temple.
- 18.20.465 City.
- 18.20.468 City manager.
- 18.20.470 Classrooms, school.
- 18.20.480 Clearing.
- 18.20.485 Clustered.
- 18.20.490 Cogeneration.
- 18.20.492 College/university.
- 18.20.494 Collocation.
- 18.20.495 Commercial nursery or tree farm.
- 18.20.498 Communication facility.
- 18.20.500 Communication facility, major.
- 18.20.510 Communication facility, minor.
- 18.20.520 Community residential facility (CRF).
- 18.20.530 Commuter parking lot.
- 18.20.540 Compensatory storage.
- 18.20.550 Conditional use permit.
- 18.20.560 Conference center.
- 18.20.570 Confinement area.
- 18.20.580 Consolidation.
- 18.20.590 Construction and trade.
- 18.20.610 Courtyard.
- 18.20.612 Critical areas.
- 18.20.614 Critical area tract.
- 18.20.630 Critical facility.
- 18.20.632 Critical root zone (CRZ).
- 18.20.633 Crown.
- 18.20.635 Cultural facilities.
- 18.20.640 Daily care.
- 18.20.650 Day care.
- 18.20.655 Debris flow.
- 18.20.660 Deciduous.
- 18.20.665 Degraded wetland buffer.
- 18.20.670 Density credit, transfer of (TDC).
- 18.20.680 Department.
- 18.20.690 Department and variety store.
- 18.20.695 Designated manufactured home.
- 18.20.697 Designation, critical area.
- 18.20.700 Destination resort.
- 18.20.705 Detached accessory dwelling unit.
- 18.20.710 Developer.
- 18.20.715 Development.
- 18.20.730 Development agreement.
- 18.20.735 Development permit.
- 18.20.740 Development proposal.
- 18.20.750 Development proposal site.
- 18.20.752 Diameter at breast height (d.b.h.).
- 18.20.755 Differential settlement.
- 18.20.760 Distributed antenna system (DAS).
- 18.20.765 Disturbance.
- 18.20.772 Dock.
- 18.20.775 Domiciliary care.
- 18.20.780 Dormitory.
- 18.20.785 Drive-through service.
- 18.20.790 Drop box facility.
- 18.20.800 Drug store.
- 18.20.805 Durable materials.
- 18.20.810 Dwelling unit.
- 18.20.820 Dwelling unit, accessory.
- 18.20.830 Dwelling unit, microhousing.
- 18.20.832 Dwelling, middle housing.
- 18.20.835 Dwelling, multiple-family.
- 18.20.840 Dwelling unit, single detached.
- 18.20.860 Earth station.
- 18.20.863 Eating and drinking place.
- 18.20.865 Educational institutions (public or private), K – 12.
- 18.20.867 Educational service.
- 18.20.870 Effective radiated power.
- 18.20.880 Electrical substation.
- 18.20.885 Emergent wetland.
- 18.20.890 Emergency.
- 18.20.900 Energy resource recovery facility.
- 18.20.910 Enhancement.
- 18.20.920 Equipment, heavy.
- 18.20.930 Erosion.
- 18.20.940 Erosion hazard areas.
- 18.20.950 Evergreen.
- 18.20.965 Existing legal uses.
- 18.20.967 FAA.
- 18.20.970 Fabric shop.
- 18.20.1000 Fairground.
- 18.20.1010 Family.
- 18.20.1012 Family child-care home.
- 18.20.1015 FCC.
- 18.20.1020 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodway.
- 18.20.1040 Fence.
- 18.20.1050 Financial guarantee.
- 18.20.1051 Fire or police facility.
- 18.20.1052 First floor facades.
- 18.20.1055 Fish habitat.
- 18.20.1056 Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas.
- 18.20.1057 Flood or flooding.
- 18.20.1059 Flood elevation study.
- 18.20.1060 Flood fringe.
- 18.20.1070 Flood hazard areas.
- 18.20.1080 Flood insurance rate map (FIRM).
- 18.20.1090 Flood insurance study (FIS).
- 18.20.1100 Flood protection elevation.
- 18.20.1110 Floodplain.
- 18.20.1120 Floodproofing.
- 18.20.1125 Floodway.
- 18.20.1130 Floodway, zero-rise.
- 18.20.1135 Floor area ratio (FAR).
- 18.20.1140 Florist shop.
- 18.20.1150 Forest practice.
- 18.20.1160 Forest product sales.
- 18.20.1170 Forest research.
- 18.20.1180 Frequently flooded areas.
- 18.20.1185 Functions and values.
- 18.20.1187 Funeral home/crematory.
- 18.20.1190 Furniture and home furnishings store.
- 18.20.1200 General business service.
- 18.20.1202 General personal service use.
- 18.20.1203 General services land uses.
- 18.20.1205 Geologically hazardous areas.
- 18.20.1210 Geologist.
- 18.20.1230 Golf course facility.
- 18.20.1233 Government/business services land uses.
- 18.20.1235 Government facilities, City.
- 18.20.1240 Grade span.
- 18.20.1250 Grading.
- 18.20.1260 Grazing area.
- 18.20.1270 Ground cover.
- 18.20.1272 Ground floor.
- 18.20.1273 Grove.
- 18.20.1275 Hazard areas.
- 18.20.1280 Hazardous household substance.
- 18.20.1290 Hazardous liquid and gas transmission pipelines.
- 18.20.1300 Hazardous substance.
- 18.20.1301 Headwater stream.
- 18.20.1302 Health care and social assistance.
- 18.20.1305 Health services, miscellaneous.
- 18.20.1307 Hearing examiner.
- 18.20.1310 Heavy equipment and truck repair.
- 18.20.1312 Habitat management.
- 18.20.1314 Habitats of local importance.
- 18.20.1320 Helistop.
- 18.20.1330 Historic resource.
- 18.20.1340 Historic structure.
- 18.20.1350 Hobby, toy, game shop.
- 18.20.1360 Home industry.
- 18.20.1370 Home occupation.
- 18.20.1372 Hospital.
- 18.20.1375 Hotel.
- 18.20.1380 Household pets.
- 18.20.1381 Human-scaled elements.
- 18.20.1382 Hydraulic project approval (HPA).
- 18.20.1390 Hydroelectric generation facility.
- 18.20.1400 Impervious surface.
- 18.20.1420 Individual transportation and taxi.
- 18.20.1430 Infiltration rate.
- 18.20.1435 In-kind.
- 18.20.1437 Intentionally created stream.
- 18.20.1438 Intermittent stream.
- 18.20.1440 Interim recycling facility.
- 18.20.1470 Jail.
- 18.20.1480 Jail farm.
- 18.20.1490 Jewelry store.
- 18.20.1500 Joint use driveway.
- 18.20.1510 Kennel.
- 18.20.1520 Kitchen or kitchen facility.
- 18.20.1521 Kitchenette.
- 18.20.1522 Kitchen, shared.
- 18.20.1525 Laboratory.
- 18.20.1530 Landfill.
- 18.20.1540 Landscape water features.
- 18.20.1550 Landscaping.
- 18.20.1560 Landslide.
- 18.20.1570 Landslide hazard areas.
- 18.20.1572 Large woody debris (LWD).
- 18.20.1575 Lattice tower.
- 18.20.1580 Level of service (LOS).
- 18.20.1590 Light equipment.
- 18.20.1600 Livestock.
- 18.20.1610 Livestock, large.
- 18.20.1620 Livestock, small.
- 18.20.1630 Livestock sales.
- 18.20.1640 Loading space.
- 18.20.1650 Log storage.
- 18.20.1660 Lot.
- 18.20.1661 Lot, parent.
- 18.20.1662 Lot, unit.
- 18.20.1670 Lot line, interior.
- 18.20.1671 Low impact development (LID).
- 18.20.1673 Lowest floor.
- 18.20.1675 Manufactured home.
- 18.20.1675.1 Manufactured housing community.
- 18.20.1676 Manufacturing, heavy.
- 18.20.1677 Manufacturing, light.
- 18.20.1678 Manufacturing land uses.
- 18.20.1679.1 Cannabis.
- 18.20.1679.2 Cannabis business.
- 18.20.1679.2.5 Cannabis cooperative.
- 18.20.1679.3 Cannabis processor.
- 18.20.1679.4 Cannabis producer.
- 18.20.1679.4.5 Cannabis researcher.
- 18.20.1679.5 Cannabis retailer.
- 18.20.1680 Marina.
- 18.20.1683 Mass wasting.
- 18.20.1685 Master plan.
- 18.20.1690 Median income.
- 18.20.1695 Medical/dental office/outpatient clinic.
- 18.20.1700 Microwave.
- 18.20.1705 Miscellaneous repair.
- 18.20.1710 Mitigation.
- 18.20.1720 Mitigation bank.
- 18.20.1730 Mitigation banking.
- 18.20.1740 Mixed use development.
- 18.20.1745 Mobile food vendor.
- 18.20.1747 Mobile food service.
- 18.20.1750 Mobile home.
- 18.20.1760 Mobile home park.
- 18.20.1761 Mobility unit.
- 18.20.1762 Modification.
- 18.20.1765 Modulation.
- 18.20.1770 Monitoring.
- 18.20.1775 Monopole tower.
- 18.20.1785 Motel.
- 18.20.1790 Motor vehicle and boat dealers.
- 18.20.1800 Motor vehicle and bicycle manufacturing.
- 18.20.1810 Mulch.
- 18.20.1820 Municipal water production.
- 18.20.1830 Native vegetation.
- 18.20.1835 Natural waters.
- 18.20.1840 Negative externality.
- 18.20.1850 Net buildable area.
- 18.20.1860 Nonconformance.
- 18.20.1870 Nonhydroelectric generation facility.
- 18.20.1875 Nonindigenous.
- 18.20.1880 Nonionizing electromagnetic radiation (NIER).
- 18.20.1890 Noxious weed.
- 18.20.1900 Off-street required parking lot.
- 18.20.1905 Office.
- 18.20.1910 Open space.
- 18.20.1920 Open-work fence.
- 18.20.1930 Ordinary high water mark.
- 18.20.1940 Outdoor performance center.
- 18.20.1945 Outdoor retail display/sidewalk sale.
- 18.20.1960 Park.
- 18.20.1995 Parking management plan.
- 18.20.2000 Parking space.
- 18.20.2030 Peak hour.
- 18.20.2035 Pedestrian walkway.
- 18.20.2040 Permanent school facilities.
- 18.20.2050 Personal medical supply store.
- 18.20.2055 Personal service.
- 18.20.2060 Pet shop.
- 18.20.2070 Photographic and electronic shop.
- 18.20.2102 Practical alternative.
- 18.20.2104 Priority habitat/species or priority wildlife habitat/species.
- 18.20.2110 Private.
- 18.20.2120 Private stormwater management facility.
- 18.20.2130 Professional office.
- 18.20.2135 Pro shop.
- 18.20.2140 Public agency.
- 18.20.2150 Public agency animal control facility.
- 18.20.2160 Public agency archive.
- 18.20.2170 Public agency or utility office.
- 18.20.2180 Public agency or utility yard.
- 18.20.2190 Public agency training facility.
- 18.20.2195 Public space/public open space.
- 18.20.2202 Public view.
- 18.20.2205 Qualified professional.
- 18.20.2207 Qualified tree protection professional.
- 18.20.2208 Quality habitat areas.
- 18.20.2210 Radio frequency.
- 18.20.2220 Reasonable use.
- 18.20.2230 Receiving site.
- 18.20.2231 Reclassification.
- 18.20.2232 Reconstruction.
- 18.20.2233 Recreational/cultural land uses.
- 18.20.2234 Recreational facility, indoor.
- 18.20.2237 Recreational facility, outdoor.
- 18.20.2240 Recreational vehicle (RV).
- 18.20.2250 Recreational vehicle parks.
- 18.20.2260 Recyclable material.
- 18.20.2265 Regional land use.
- 18.20.2275 Regional land uses.
- 18.20.2280 Regional stormwater management facility.
- 18.20.2290 Regional utility corridor.
- 18.20.2292 Rehabilitation.
- 18.20.2295 Religious institution.
- 18.20.2310 Relocatable facility.
- 18.20.2320 Relocation facilities.
- 18.20.2325 Residential land uses.
- 18.20.2326 Resource land use.
- 18.20.2327 Resource land uses.
- 18.20.2330 Restoration.
- 18.20.2350 Retail, comparison.
- 18.20.2362 Retail land uses.
- 18.20.2364 Retail sales.
- 18.20.2365 Retail sales, bulk.
- 18.20.2367 Retail sales, outdoor.
- 18.20.2370 Retaining wall.
- 18.20.2375 Riparian stream corridor.
- 18.20.2380 Riparian management zone (RMZ).
- 18.20.2385 Riparian zone.
- 18.20.2410 Salmonid.
- 18.20.2415 Satellite dish.
- 18.20.2420 School bus base.
- 18.20.2430 School district.
- 18.20.2440 School district support facility.
- 18.20.2450 Schools, elementary and middle/junior high.
- 18.20.2460 Schools, secondary or high school.
- 18.20.2461 Seasonal low flow and seasonal low water.
- 18.20.2462 Section 404 permit.
- 18.20.2465 Secure community transition facilities (SCTF).
- 18.20.2468 Secure facility.
- 18.20.2470 Seismic hazard areas.
- 18.20.2480 Self-service storage.
- 18.20.2490 Sending site.
- 18.20.2500 Senior citizen.
- 18.20.2524 Services, off-site.
- 18.20.2527 Services, on-site.
- 18.20.2530 Setback.
- 18.20.2535 Single room occupancy.
- 18.20.2540 Shelters for temporary placement.
- 18.20.2550 Shooting range.
- 18.20.2560 Sign.
- 18.20.2570 Sign, awning.
- 18.20.2580 Sign, changing message center.
- 18.20.2590 Sign, community bulletin board.
- 18.20.2600 Sign, directional.
- 18.20.2610 Sign, freestanding.
- 18.20.2620 Sign, fuel price.
- 18.20.2630 Sign, incidental.
- 18.20.2640 Sign, indirectly illuminated.
- 18.20.2650 Sign, monument.
- 18.20.2660 Sign, off-premises directional.
- 18.20.2670 Sign, on-premises.
- 18.20.2680 Sign, permanent residential development identification.
- 18.20.2690 Sign, portable.
- 18.20.2700 Sign, projecting.
- 18.20.2710 Sign, time and temperature.
- 18.20.2720 Sign, wall.
- 18.20.2730 Significant tree.
- 18.20.2740 Site.
- 18.20.2750 Site area.
- 18.20.2760 Sleeping unit.
- 18.20.2765 Small cell.
- 18.20.2782 Social card game.
- 18.20.2784 Social services.
- 18.20.2790 Soil recycling facility.
- 18.20.2810 Special use permit.
- 18.20.2820 Specialized instruction school.
- 18.20.2822 Species.
- 18.20.2823 Species, candidate.
- 18.20.2824 Species, endangered.
- 18.20.2825 Species of concern.
- 18.20.2826 Species, threatened.
- 18.20.2840 Sporting goods store.
- 18.20.2850 Sports club.
- 18.20.2860 Stable.
- 18.20.2865 Standalone parking.
- 18.20.2870 Standard of service, school districts.
- 18.20.2875 Start of construction.
- 18.20.2884 Storage, indoor.
- 18.20.2887 Storage, outdoor.
- 18.20.2890 Stream functions.
- 18.20.2900 Stream.
- 18.20.2905 Stream reconnaissance report.
- 18.20.2910 Street.
- 18.20.2920 Street frontage.
- 18.20.2925 Street tree.
- 18.20.2930 Structure.
- 18.20.2935 Structural diversity.
- 18.20.2945 Subdrainage basin or sub-basin.
- 18.20.2955 Substantial damage.
- 18.20.2960 Substantial improvement.
- 18.20.2963 Supportive living facility.
- 18.20.2965 Taxi stand.
- 18.20.2967 Tandem parking stall.
- 18.20.2968 Temporary lodging.
- 18.20.2970 Theater.
- 18.20.2980 Theatrical production services.
- 18.20.2990 Tower.
- 18.20.3000 Trails.
- 18.20.3010 Transfer station.
- 18.20.3020 Transit bus base.
- 18.20.3022 Transit, high capacity.
- 18.20.3023 Transit center.
- 18.20.3025 Transit stop, major.
- 18.20.3030 Transitional housing facilities.
- 18.20.3040 Transmission equipment.
- 18.20.3060 Transmission support structure.
- 18.20.3065 Transmission support structure, alternative.
- 18.20.3067 Transmission support structure, guyed.
- 18.20.3070 Transmitter building.
- 18.20.3075 Transportation.
- 18.20.3077 Transportation concurrency.
- 18.20.3082 Tree.
- 18.20.3083 Tree, exceptional.
- 18.20.3084 Tree, hazard.
- 18.20.3088 Tree, remove or removal.
- 18.20.3090 Tree windthrow.
- 18.20.3095 Unavoidable impact.
- 18.20.3100 Unit density.
- 18.20.3110 Use.
- 18.20.3111 Uses, classified.
- 18.20.3112 Uses, permitted.
- 18.20.3114 Uses, prohibited.
- 18.20.3117 Uses, unclassified.
- 18.20.3118 Utility.
- 18.20.3120 Utility facility.
- 18.20.3130 Vactor waste.
- 18.20.3140 Vactor waste receiving facility.
- 18.20.3150 Variance.
- 18.20.3155 Variety store.
- 18.20.3160 Vegetation.
- 18.20.3165 Vehicle or equipment rental.
- 18.20.3168 Vehicle refueling station.
- 18.20.3170 Vocational school.
- 18.20.3180 Warehousing.
- 18.20.3190 Warehousing and wholesale trade.
- 18.20.3200 Wastewater treatment facility.
- 18.20.3220 Water-dependent use.
- 18.20.3225 Water resource inventory area (WRIA).
- 18.20.3227 Weather protection.
- 18.20.3240 Wetland edge.
- 18.20.3245 Wetland, establishment (creation).
- 18.20.3250 Wetland, forested.
- 18.20.3260 Wetland functions.
- 18.20.3280 Wetlands.
- 18.20.3282 Wetland class.
- 18.20.3284 Wetland determination.
- 18.20.3286 Wetland delineation manual.
- 18.20.3288 Wetland mitigation banking.
- 18.20.3290 Wholesale trade.
- 18.20.3295 Wildlife report.
- 18.20.3300 Wildlife shelter.
- 18.20.3305 Wind-firm.
- 18.20.3306 Wireless communication facility (WCF).
- 18.20.3307 Wireless services.
- 18.20.3310 Work release facility.
- 18.20.3320 Wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle.
- 18.20.3330 Yard or organic waste processing.
- 18.20.3340 Zero-lot-line development.
- 18.20.3350 Zero-rise floodway.
18.21 Residential
Zones
Sections
- 18.21.020 Residential zones R-1, R-4 and R-6 – Use allowances.
- 18.21.030 Residential zones R-1, R-4 and R-6 – Development standards.
- 18.21.034 Residential zones R-4 and R-6 – Affordable housing.
- 18.21.035 Residential zones R-4 and R-6 –Middle housing.
- 18.21.040 Residential zones R-12, R-18 and R-24 – Use allowances.
- 18.21.045 Residential zone MHC – Use allowances.
- 18.21.050 Residential zones R-12, R-18, R-24, R-48, and MHC – Development standards.
- 18.21.055 MHC zoning exception.
- 18.21.060 Nonresidential land uses in residential zones.
- 18.21.070 Personal service, eating and drinking place and retail sales uses in R-4 through R-24 zones.
- 18.21.073 Accessory uses.
- 18.21.075 Drive-through service.
- 18.21.078 Outdoor storage.
- 18.21.080 Wireless communication facilities.
18.23 Community
Business Zone
Sections
- 18.23.010 Intent.
- 18.23.015 Subareas.
- 18.23.020 Community business zone west subarea – Use allowances.
- 18.23.025 Community business zone Juanita subarea – Use allowances.
- 18.23.030 Accessory uses.
- 18.23.040 Community business zone – Development standards.
- 18.23.045 Drive-through service.
- 18.23.048 Outdoor storage.
- 18.23.050 Wireless communication facilities.
- 18.23.055 Affordable housing – Juanita subarea.
18.24A Urban
Residential Zone
Sections
18.25 Downtown
Commercial Zone
Sections
18.25A Urban
Corridor Zone
Sections
- 18.25A.010 Intent.
- 18.25A.020 Subareas.
- 18.25A.030 Use allowances – Urban corridor west subarea.
- 18.25A.040 Use allowances – Urban corridor east subarea.
- 18.25A.050 Accessory uses.
- 18.25A.060 Zoning standards.
- 18.25A.070 Additional development standards.
- 18.25A.075 View corridors in the urban corridor zone, west subarea.
- 18.25A.090 Connectivity requirements in the urban corridor zone, east subarea.
- 18.25A.100 Affordable housing requirements in the urban corridor zone, east subarea.
- 18.25A.105 Design requirements.
- 18.25A.110 Wireless communication facilities.
18.26 Regional
Business Zone
Sections
- 18.26.010 Intent.
- 18.26.020 Subareas.
- 18.26.030 Use allowances – Regional business north subarea.
- 18.26.040 Use allowances – Regional business east subarea.
- 18.26.050 Use allowances – Regional business west subarea.
- 18.26.060 Accessory uses.
- 18.26.070 Zoning standards.
- 18.26.080 Additional development standards.
- 18.26.085 Wireless communication facilities.
- 18.26.090 Conflict with design standards.
18.27 Public
and Semi-Public Zone
Sections
- 18.27.010 Public and semi-public zone – Intent.
- 18.27.020 Public and semi-public zone – Use allowances.
- 18.27.030 Accessory uses.
- 18.27.040 Public and semi-public zone – Development standards.
- 18.27.050 Public and semi-public zone – Additional development standards.
- 18.27.052 Connectivity requirements for properties abutting SR-522.
- 18.27.055 Wireless communication facilities.
- 18.27.060 Public and semi-public zone – Site plan review process.
- 18.27.070 Public and semi-public zone – Rezone criteria.
18.28 Parks
Zone
Sections
- 18.28.010 Parks zone – Intent.
- 18.28.020 Parks zone – Use allowances.
- 18.28.030 Accessory uses.
- 18.28.040 Parks zone – Development standards.
- 18.28.050 Parks zone – Additional development standards.
- 18.28.055 Wireless communication facilities.
- 18.28.060 Parks zone – Site plan review process.
- 18.28.070 Parks zone – Rezone criteria.
18.28A Golf
Course Zone
Sections
- 18.28A.010 Golf course zone – Intent.
- 18.28A.020 Golf course zone – Use allowances.
- 18.28A.030 Accessory uses.
- 18.28A.040 Golf course zone – Development standards.
- 18.28A.050 Golf course zone – Additional development standards.
- 18.28A.055 Wireless communication facilities.
- 18.28A.060 Golf course zone – Site plan review process.
- 18.28A.070 Golf course zone – Rezone criteria.
18.29 Transit
Oriented Development TOD District Overlay
Sections
- 18.29.010 Intent.
- 18.29.020 Area.
- 18.29.030 Applicability.
- 18.29.040 Use allowances.
- 18.29.050 Zoning standards.
- 18.29.055 Wireless communication facilities.
- 18.29.060 Affordable housing requirements.
- 18.29.070 Parking.
- 18.29.080 Design requirements.
- 18.29.090 Connectivity requirements.
- 18.29.100 Significant tree grove retention.
18.30 Development Standards
General
Sections
- 18.30.010 Purpose.
- 18.30.015 Burke-Gilman Trail.
- 18.30.020 Density calculations – Allowable dwelling units, lots or floor area.
- 18.30.040 Fences.
- 18.30.050 Height – Measurement method.
- 18.30.060 Height – Exceptions to limits.
- 18.30.070 Light and glare.
- 18.30.080 Lot area – Prohibited reduction.
- 18.30.090 Lot area – Minimum lot area for construction.
- 18.30.100 Lot divided by zone boundary.
- 18.30.110 Lot width – Measurement method.
- 18.30.112 Cannabis businesses – Standards.
- 18.30.113 Outdoor storage for nonresidential uses.*
- 18.30.115 Public nuisance – Prohibited activities.
- 18.30.130 Recreation space – On-site areas.
- 18.30.140 Recreation space – Maintenance.
- 18.30.150 Recreation space – Financial guarantees.
- 18.30.155 Recreational vehicles.
- 18.30.160 Setbacks – Measurement.
- 18.30.170 Setbacks – Specific building or use.
- 18.30.190 Setbacks – Modifications.
- 18.30.200 Setbacks – From regional utility corridors.
- 18.30.210 Setbacks – From alley.
- 18.30.220 Setbacks – Required modifications.
- 18.30.230 Setbacks – Projections and structures allowed.
- 18.30.240 Sight distance requirements.
- 18.30.250 Storage space and collection points for trash and recyclables.
- 18.30.260 Trail corridors – Applicability.
- 18.30.270 Trail corridors – Design standards.
- 18.30.280 Trail corridors – Maintenance of trail corridors/improvements.
- 18.30.290 Relocation plan for manufactured housing communities.
18.35 Development Standards
Landscaping
Sections
- 18.35.010 Purpose.
- 18.35.020 Application.
- 18.35.030 Land use grouping.
- 18.35.040 Landscaping – Screen types and description.
- 18.35.045 Landscaping – General requirements.
- 18.35.050 Landscaping – Street trees for single-family subdivisions.
- 18.35.060 Landscaping along the Burke-Gilman public trail.
- 18.35.070 Landscaping – Surface parking areas.
- 18.35.080 Landscaping – General standards for all landscape areas.
- 18.35.090 Landscaping – Additional standards for required landscape areas.
- 18.35.100 Landscaping – Alternative options.
- 18.35.110 Landscaping – Plan design, design review, and installation.
- 18.35.120 Maintenance.
- 18.35.130 Financial guarantees.
18.40 Development Standards
Parking and Circulation
Sections
- 18.40.010 Purpose.
- 18.40.020 Authority and application.
- 18.40.030 Computation of required off-street parking spaces.
- 18.40.035 Parking in the urban residential zone, downtown commercial zone east of 73rd Avenue NE, public and semi-public zone abutting SR-522, and the urban corridor zone, east subarea.
- 18.40.038 Exceedance of minimum parking – Downtown commercial zone, downtown residential zone, urban corridor zone, east subarea, and urban residential zone.
- 18.40.040 Shared parking requirements.
- 18.40.050 Exceptions for community residential facilities (CRF) and senior citizen assisted living.
- 18.40.055 Parking for certain types of development served by transit.
- 18.40.060 Parking for the disabled.
- 18.40.070 Loading space and loading dock requirements.
- 18.40.080 Stacking spaces for drive-through facilities.
- 18.40.090 Transit and rideshare provisions.
- 18.40.100 Pedestrian and bicycle circulation and access.
- 18.40.110 Off-street parking plan design standards.
- 18.40.120 Off-street parking construction standards.
- 18.40.130 Compact car allowance requirements.
- 18.40.140 Internal circulation road standards.
18.42 Development Standards
Signs
Sections
- 18.42.010 Purpose.
- 18.42.020 Permit requirements.
- 18.42.030 Exempt signs.
- 18.42.040 Prohibited signs.
- 18.42.050 Sign area calculation.
- 18.42.060 General sign requirements.
- 18.42.070 Community bulletin board signs.
- 18.42.080 A-frame/sandwich board signs.
- 18.42.090 Residential zone signs.
- 18.42.100 Downtown commercial zone signs.
- 18.42.110 Neighborhood business and community business Juanita subarea zone signs.
- 18.42.120 Community business west subarea zone signs.
- 18.42.130 Urban corridor, waterfront commercial, and regional business zone signs.
- 18.42.135 Signs in the public/semi-public, parks and golf course zones.
- 18.42.140 Signs or displays of limited duration.
- 18.42.150 Billboards – Location and height standards.
- 18.42.160 Billboards – General requirements.
- 18.42.170 Billboards – Special restrictions in the CB zone.
- 18.42.180 Billboards – Alteration or relocation limitations.
- 18.42.190 Billboards – View and vegetative screening protections.
- 18.42.200 Billboard free areas.
18.45 Development Standards
Adequacy of Public Facilities and Services
Sections
- 18.45.010 Purpose.
- 18.45.020 General requirements.
- 18.45.030 Adequate sewage disposal.
- 18.45.040 Adequate water supply.
- 18.45.050 Surface water management.
- 18.45.060 Adequate transportation system.
- 18.45.070 Adequate vehicular access.
- 18.45.080 Adequate fire protection.
- 18.45.090 School concurrency – Applicability and relationship to fees.
- 18.45.100 Findings, recommendations, and decisions regarding school capacities.
- 18.45.120 School concurrency standard.
- 18.45.130 Credit for improvements.
18.50 Development Standards
Design Requirements for Specific Uses
Sections
- 18.50.010 Purpose.
- 18.50.050 Townhouse development.
- 18.50.060 Attached dwellings and group residences – Applicability.
- 18.50.070 Attached dwellings and group residences – Vehicular access and parking location.
- 18.50.080 Attached dwellings and group residences – Building facade modulation.
- 18.50.090 Mixed use development – Percentages of residential uses.
- 18.50.100 Mixed use development – Residential density.
- 18.50.110 Mixed use development – Building floor area.
- 18.50.120 Mixed use development – Design features.
- 18.50.140 Manufactured housing communities – Standards for existing parks.
- 18.50.150 Manufactured housing communities – Standards for new parks.
- 18.50.160 Manufactured housing communities – Alternative design standards.
- 18.50.180 Re-use of facilities – Purpose.
- 18.50.200 Re-use of facilities – General standards.
- 18.50.210 Re-use of facilities – Re-establishment of closed public school facilities.
- 18.50.220 Re-use of facilities – Standards for conversion of historic buildings.
- 18.50.230 Hazardous liquid and gas transmission pipelines.
18.52 Design
Standards
Sections
- 18.52.010 Purpose and intent.
- 18.52.020 Pedestrian-oriented streets and uses.
- 18.52.030 Scale of development.
- 18.52.040 Example images included in standards.*
- 18.52.050 Recommended guiding principles – Downtown.
- 18.52.060 Additional principles – Northwest Quadrant.
- 18.52.070 Applicability.
- 18.52.075 Design review process.
- 18.52.100 Pedestrian walkways.
- 18.52.110 Northwest Quadrant circulation plan.
- 18.52.120 Public spaces and plazas.
- 18.52.130 Furnishings.
- 18.52.140 Site lighting.
- 18.52.150 Building location/setbacks (for commercial/mixed use buildings).
- 18.52.160 Building setbacks (for residential/primarily residential uses).
- 18.52.170 Surface parking lot location.
- 18.52.180 Parking lot screening.
- 18.52.190 Location of driveways.
- 18.52.200 Outdoor service and storage areas.
- 18.52.210 Corner features.
- 18.52.220 Roof form.
- 18.52.230 Structured parking.
- 18.52.240 Blank wall and side wall screening.
- 18.52.250 Pedestrian bridges.
- 18.52.260 Visible building entrances.
- 18.52.270 Ground floor facades.
- 18.52.280 Ground floor transparency and visibility.
- 18.52.290 Weather protection.
- 18.52.300 Building materials.
- 18.52.310 Upper level stepbacks, mass, and bulk.
- 18.52.320 Primary residential entrances.
- 18.52.330 Building mass and bulk.
- 18.52.340 Materials.
- 18.52.350 Windows.
18.55 Critical
Areas
Sections
- 18.55.010 Purpose and goals.
- 18.55.020 Authority.
- 18.55.030 Relationship to other regulations.
- 18.55.040 Administrative procedures.
- 18.55.050 Fees.
- 18.55.070 Administrative rules.
- 18.55.080 Interpretation.
- 18.55.090 Jurisdiction – Critical areas.
- 18.55.100 Protection of critical areas.
- 18.55.110 Best available science.
- 18.55.120 Applicability.
- 18.55.130 Mapping.
- 18.55.140 Signs and fencing of critical areas.
- 18.55.150 Exemptions.
- 18.55.160 Exception – Public agency or utility.
- 18.55.170 Variances – Buffer widths and building setbacks.
- 18.55.180 Exception – Reasonable use.
- 18.55.190 Critical areas reports – Requirements.
- 18.55.200 Mitigation requirements.
- 18.55.210 Mitigation sequencing.
- 18.55.220 Mitigation plan requirements.
- 18.55.230 Unauthorized critical area alterations and enforcement.
- 18.55.250 Notice on title.
- 18.55.260 Critical area tracts.
- 18.55.270 Building setbacks.
- 18.55.280 Bonds to ensure mitigation, maintenance, and monitoring.
- 18.55.290 Critical area inspections.
- 18.55.300 Designation and rating of wetlands.
- 18.55.310 Critical areas report.
- 18.55.320 Allowed uses.
- 18.55.325 Buffer width alterations.
- 18.55.330 Performance standards – Mitigation requirements.
- 18.55.400 Designation and rating of streams and lakes.
- 18.55.410 Critical areas report.
- 18.55.415 Allowed uses.
- 18.55.420 Alterations.
- 18.55.430 Performance standards – Mitigation requirements.
- 18.55.500 Designation of fish and wildlife habitats of importance.
- 18.55.510 Critical areas report – Habitat management plan.
- 18.55.520 Performance standards – General requirements.
- 18.55.530 Performance standards – Specific habitats.
- 18.55.600 Purpose.
- 18.55.610 Designation of geologically hazardous areas.
- 18.55.620 Designation of specific hazard areas.
- 18.55.630 Critical areas report.
- 18.55.640 Performance standards – General requirements.
- 18.55.650 Performance standards – Specific hazards.
- 18.55.700 Purpose.
- 18.55.705 Definitions.
- 18.55.707 Lands to which this article applies.
- 18.55.710 Basis for establishing flood hazard area.
- 18.55.715 Permits.
- 18.55.720 Final certification by surveyor.
- 18.55.723 Designation and responsibilities of the local administrator.
- 18.55.725 Information to be obtained and maintained by the City.
- 18.55.730 Development standards applicable to all flood hazard areas.
- 18.55.740 Development standards for specific uses in flood hazard areas.
- 18.55.750 Development in the floodway.
- 18.55.760 Habitat assessment.
- 18.55.770 Warnings and disclaimer of liability.
- 18.55.780 Variances in flood hazard areas.
- 18.55.790 Penalties for noncompliance.
- 18.55.795 Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- 18.55.800 Designation of groundwater susceptibility and critical aquifer recharge areas.
- 18.55.810 Critical areas report.
18.57 Tree
Management and Protection
Sections
- 18.57.010 Title.
- 18.57.015 Findings and purpose.
- 18.57.030 Applicability.
- 18.57.035 Exemptions.
- 18.57.050 Tree protection plan required.
- 18.57.060 Tree density requirement.
- 18.57.063 Exceptional tree protections.
- 18.57.065 Significant tree grove retention in the urban residential zone, downtown commercial zone east of 73rd Avenue NE, public and semi-public zone abutting SR-522, and the urban corridor zone, east subarea.
- 18.57.070 Tree protection plan review procedure.
- 18.57.080 Tree protection plan review standards.
- 18.57.085 Tree windthrow evaluation and prevention.
- 18.57.090 Tree protection during construction.
- 18.57.100 Post-construction replacement, financial guarantee and maintenance requirements.
- 18.57.110 Penalties, enforcement.
18.60 Wireless
Communication Facilities
Sections
- 18.60.010 Purpose.
- 18.60.020 Applicability.
- 18.60.030 Exemptions.
- 18.60.040 Locational priorities.
- 18.60.050 Wireless communication facility review processes and maximum allowable heights.
- 18.60.060 Distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cells.
- 18.60.070 Preapplication community meetings.
- 18.60.080 Criteria for determining infeasibility of alternative sites.
- 18.60.090 Collocation requirements.
- 18.60.100 Setback requirements.
- 18.60.110 Landscaping requirements.
- 18.60.120 Concealment elements.
- 18.60.130 Minor modifications to eligible communication facilities (ECFM).
- 18.60.140 Other modifications to conforming communication facilities.
- 18.60.150 Radio frequency radiation compliance.
- 18.60.160 Fencing and NIER warning signs.
- 18.60.170 Interference.
- 18.60.180 Noise standards.
- 18.60.190 Minor adjustment to requirements.
- 18.60.200 Major adjustment to requirements.
- 18.60.210 Cessation of use.
- 18.60.220 Third party review.
- 18.60.230 Nonconformance.
18.70 Animals
Sections
- 18.70.010 Purpose.
- 18.70.020 Animal regulations – Small animals and household pets.
- 18.70.025 Kennels and catteries.
- 18.70.030 Animal regulations – Livestock – Purpose.
- 18.70.040 Animal regulations – Livestock – Densities.
- 18.70.060 Animal regulations – Livestock – Management standards.
- 18.70.070 Animal regulations – Livestock – Building requirements.
- 18.70.075 Animal regulations – Livestock – Setbacks for buildings and manure storage areas.
- 18.70.080 Animal regulations – Livestock – Education and enforcement.
- 18.70.090 Nonconformances.
18.77 Affordable
Housing
Sections
- 18.77.010 Affordable housing – Purpose and intent.
- 18.77.015 General provisions.
- 18.77.020 Downtown residential zone.
- 18.77.025 Downtown commercial zone.
- 18.77.028 Urban corridor zone, east subarea.
- 18.77.030 Transit oriented development (TOD) district overlay.
- 18.77.040 Community business zone, Juanita subarea.
- 18.77.042 Urban residential zone.
- 18.77.043 R-4 and R-6 zones.
- 18.77.045 Alternative compliance.
- 18.77.050 Affordability agreement.
- 18.77.060 Expedited permit processing.
18.80 Residential
Density Incentives and Transfer of Density
Sections
- 18.80.010 Purpose.
- 18.80.020 Permitted locations of residential density incentives.
- 18.80.030 Maximum densities permitted through residential density incentive review.
- 18.80.040 Public benefits and density incentives.
- 18.80.050 Rules for calculating total permitted dwelling units.
- 18.80.060 Review process.
- 18.80.070 Minor adjustments in final site plans.
- 18.80.080 Applicability of development standards.
- 18.80.090 Transfer of density credits.
18.100 General Provisions
Nonconformance, Existing Legal Uses, and Temporary Uses
Sections
- 18.100.010 Purpose.
- 18.100.020 Nonconformance – Applicability.
- 18.100.030 Nonconformance – Creation, continuation, and forfeiture of nonconformance status.
- 18.100.040 Nonconformance – Abatement of illegal use, structure or development.
- 18.100.050 Nonconformance – Re-establishment of discontinued nonconforming use, or damaged or destroyed nonconforming structure or site improvement.
- 18.100.060 Nonconformance – Modifications to nonconforming use, structure, or site improvement.
- 18.100.070 Nonconformance – Expansions of nonconforming uses, structures, or site improvements.
- 18.100.080 Nonconformance – Required findings.
- 18.100.085 Existing legal uses abandonment.
- 18.100.087 Existing legal uses expansion.
- 18.100.090 Nonconformance – Residences.
- 18.100.100 Temporary use permits.
- 18.100.110 Temporary use permits – Exemptions to permit requirement.
- 18.100.120 Temporary use permits – Duration and frequency.
- 18.100.125 Temporary use permits – Decision criteria.
- 18.100.130 Temporary use permits – Parking.
- 18.100.140 Temporary use permits – Traffic control.
- 18.100.150 Temporary construction buildings.
- 18.100.160 Temporary construction residence.
- 18.100.170 Temporary mobile home for medical hardship.
- 18.100.180 Temporary real estate offices.
- 18.100.190 Temporary school facilities.
- 18.100.200 Indoor and outdoor temporary homeless shelters.
- 18.100.210 Cold-weather low-barrier shelters.
18.115 Variance
Conditional Use, Special Use, and Zone Reclassification Permits and Modifications
Sections
- 18.115.010 Purpose.
- 18.115.030 Variance.
- 18.115.040 Conditional use permit.
- 18.115.050 Special use permit.
- 18.115.060 Zone reclassification.
- 18.115.065 Permit expirations.
- 18.115.080 Modifications or expansions of uses or developments authorized by existing conditional use or special use permits – When use now permitted outright.
- 18.115.090 Modifications or expansions of uses authorized by existing conditional use or special use permits – Required findings.
- 18.115.100 Modifications and expansions – Uses or development authorized by existing conditional use or special use permits.
18.120 Master
Plans