(1)

Design standards for commercial developments, which are on file in the Community Planning Department, implement the goals and policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan by promoting quality development using the best management practice in design, project review, and construction. This Chapter is to provide clear guidelines for commercial developments in any applicable district. The standards are intended to offer flexibility and creativity and promote quality development.

(2)

The underlying principles of the Commercial Design Standards are to ensure compatibility with the surrounding character of a neighborhood, promote sustainability, offer flexibility, encourage variety and creativity in design, and provide a safe and pedestrian-friendly streetscape for Kennewick.

(Ord. 5180 Sec. 1, 2007)

Development Standards - Commercial means standards for commercial development in accord with the Commercial Design Standards.

(Ord. 5180 Sec. 1, 2007)

(1)

Standards in this Chapter are applicable to all new and remodeled commercial developments in the City's commercial zoning districts except for the Commercial, Central Business District, Commercial Marina and Urban Mixed Use District areas when the cost of remodeling and/or expansion is equal to or exceeds 50 percent of the current assessed value of the structure as determined by the City's building official. The mandatory standards will be made available in the Kennewick Municipal Code. These standards shall take precedence in case there is a conflict in the KMC. The Planning Director shall have authority to resolve any conflicts in the standards in order to promote the City's objectives and goals.

(2)

All mandatory standards are to be followed throughout commercial design and development. Although a developer is not bound to follow the recommended standards, recommended standards allow more flexibility than the existing code and promote better aesthetics and design solution.

(3)

Commercial developments must be in conformance with the contents of this Chapter and the Design Standards on file in the Community Planning Department. If a provision of the Kennewick Municipal Code is contrary or conflicts with this Chapter, the provisions of this Chapter shall prevail. Commercial developments on Clover Island must be in conformance with the Clover Island design standards on file in the Community Planning Department.

(Ord. 5718 Sec. 1, 2017; Ord. 5212 Sec. 2, 2008; Ord. 5180 Sec. 1, 2007)

Where a provision of the Kennewick Municipal Code, the Revised Code of Washington, or the United States Code requires, for the purpose of health, welfare, or public safety, a requirement contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, said provision shall prevail over any or all requirements of this Chapter.

(Ord. 5180 Sec. 1, 2007)