Kittitas County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
22 UR - URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONE
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Editor's Note: Legislation previously included in Ch. 17.22: Ord. Z77-2.
§ 17.22.010 Purpose and intent.
The purpose and intent of the Urban Residential zone is to provide for and protect areas for home-site development and/or urban levels of development in where municipal services can be provided or is already available.
(Ord. 83-Z-2 (part), 1983; Ord. 2007-22, 2007)
§ 17.22.015 Development within the Ellensburg Urban Growth Area (UGA).
For properties located within the City of Ellensburg UGA, the uses and development standards in KCC § 17.11.030 through § 17.11.039 shall be utilized. Where KCC § 17.11.030 through § 17.11.039 does not identify uses and development standards to be utilized for development within the Ellensburg UGA, this chapter shall apply.
(Ord. 2022-017, 2022; Ord. 2023-006, 2023)
§ 17.22.020 Allowed uses.
Uses allowed in the Urban Residential zone include those uses pursuant to KCC Chapter 17.15.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 96-19 (part), 1996; Ord. O-2006-01, 2006; Ord. 2011-013, 2011; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)
§ 17.22.030 Lot - Size required.
1.
This provision shall not apply to the Airport Overlay.
2.
Minimum lot sizes in the UR zone are as follows:
a.
Single-family dwelling, 7,200 square feet.
b.
Two-family dwelling, 10,000 square feet.
3.
All lots of record at the time of passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be considered as conforming to lot size requirements.
4.
Affordable housing projects. Affordable housing projects for single-family, duplex, and multi-family owned by a religious organization located in an urban growth area are eligible for a density up to 30% additional units above the maximum density calculated for the lot.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2013-001, 2013; Ord. 2019-013, 2019; Ord. 2022-017, 2022; Ord. 2023-006, 2023; Ord. 2026-004, 6/16/2026)
§ 17.22.040 Maximum lot coverage.
Refer to KCC § 17.11.060.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2013-001, 2013; Ord. 2018-014, 2018)
§ 17.22.050 Maximum height permitted.
Maximum structure height. No structure shall exceed thirty-five feet (35) in height.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2013-001, 2013; Ord. 2023-010, 2023)
§ 17.22.060 Yard requirements.
No structure shall be built or located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the front and rear property line or within fifteen (15) feet of any side property line. Side and rear yard setbacks may be modified in accordance with KCC § 16.10.065.
(Res. 83-10, 1983; Ord. 2013-001, 2013; Ord. 2022-005, 2022)
§ 17.22.065 Yard requirements at zones adjacent to Commercial Forest Zone.
Properties bordering or adjacent to the Commercial Forest zone are subject to a two hundred (200)-foot setback from the Commercial Forest Zone. (KCC § 17.57.050(1)). For properties where such setback isn't feasible, development shall comply with KCC § 17.57.050(2).
(Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2010-014, 2010; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)
§ 17.22.090 Off-street parking.
Note: Former § 17.22.090, derived from Res. 83-10 and Ord. 88-4, was repealed by Ord. 2013-001, 2013.
A.
Residential parking exceptions.
1.
Garages are not required to meet minimum parking spaces required in Table 17.11.039(4)(a)(i).
2.
Parking spaces that count towards minimum parking requirements may be enclosed or unenclosed.
3.
Tandem parking spaces must count towards meeting minimum parking requirements at a rate of one space for every 20 linear feet with any necessary provisions for turning radius.
4.
Existence of legally nonconforming gravel surfacing in existing designated parking areas may not be a reason for prohibiting utilization of existing space in the parking area to meet local parking standards, up to a maximum of six parking spaces.
5.
Parking space sizes shall be eight feet by 20 feet, except for required parking for people with disabilities.
6.
Off-street parking is not required as a condition of permitting a residential project if compliance with tree retention would otherwise make a proposed residential development or redevelopment infeasible.
7.
Parking spaces that consist of grass block pavers may count toward minimum parking requirements.
8.
Existing parking spaces that do not conform to the requirements of this section by June 6, 2024, are not required to be modified or resized, except for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act[1]. Existing paved parking lots are not required to change the size of existing parking spaces during resurfacing if doing so will be more costly or require significant reconfiguration of the parking space locations.
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Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.
(Ord. 2026-004, 6/16/2026)
§ 17.22.100 Existing residential exceptions.
Note. Former § 17.22.100, derived from Res. 83-10; Ord. 83-Z-2; Ord. 90-10; Ord. O-2006-01; Ord. 2007-22; Ord. O-2009-25 and Ord. 2010-014, was repealed by Ord. 2013-001, 2013.
A.
A portion of exterior wall assemblies that include insulation shall be allowed to project up to an additional eight inches into the setbacks on all sides.
B.
A building shall be allowed to exceed the maximum allowable roof height by eight inches to accommodate additional insulation.
C.
Gross floor area shall be measured from the interior face of the exterior walls, which includes drywall, as typically depicted on the architectural floor plans.
(Ord. 2026-004, 6/16/2026)
§ 17.22.110 Repealed.
(Ord. 88-4 § 2, 1988; Ord. 2007-22, 2007)
§ 17.22.120 Repealed.
(Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)
