Mill Creek City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
18 NB – NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
(Legislative history: Ords. 86-142, 91-262, 97-406 and 98-445)
§ 17.18.005 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the neighborhood commercial and the multi-family residential land use designation, policies and proposals set out in the comprehensive plan. The intent of the neighborhood business (NB) district is to provide compact pedestrian-oriented retail and service opportunities within walking distance of adjacent residential/mixed-use neighborhoods.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2; Ord. 2013-761 § 4)
§ 17.18.010 Principal uses.
Principal uses are:
A.
Retail sales, except vehicles;
B.
Offices;
C.
Personal and professional services;
D.
Restaurants, cafes, and eating and drinking establishments;
E.
Residential above ground floor commercial and/or office;
F.
Permanent supportive housing; and
G.
Transitional housing.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2; Ord. 2024-928 § 2 (Exh. A))
§ 17.18.020 Secondary uses.
Secondary uses are:
A.
Outside sales, display and eating and drinking establishment seating, subject to the performance standards under MCMC § 17.22.070(C).
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2; Ord. 2008-682 § 2)
§ 17.18.030 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses permitted in this zoning district shall be processed in accordance with Chapter 17.28 MCMC. Conditional uses are:
A.
Public facilities/utilities and essential public facilities;
B.
Day care centers;
C.
Religious facilities.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2; Ord. 2019-850 § 12; Ord. 2024-928 § 2 (Exh. A))
§ 17.18.035 Review requirements.
All development in the NB zone district shall be processed through the binding site plan process as a planned area development pursuant to Chapter 16.12 MCMC.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2)
§ 17.18.040 Maximum floor area for individual nonresidential uses.
The maximum floor area shall be 5,000 square feet.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2)
§ 17.18.050 Density.
A.
Minimum density: None.
B.
Maximum density: 30 dwelling units per acre.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2; Ord. 2025-933 § 2 (Exh. A))
§ 17.18.060 Maximum lot coverage.
The maximum lot coverage shall be 85 percent for building and parking. At least 15 percent of the site must be landscaped.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2)
§ 17.18.070 Maximum height.
Maximum height shall be 50 feet.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2)
§ 17.18.080 Minimum setbacks.
Minimum setbacks shall be:
A.
Front yard: None.
B.
Side yard: None, except where abutting residential: 20 feet.
C.
Rear yard: None, except where abutting residential: 20 feet.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2)
§ 17.18.090 Streetscape and roadway buffer/cutting preserves.
Streetscape design and roadway buffer/cutting preserve tracts adjacent to arterial and collector streets shall be provided in accordance with the comprehensive plan, streetscape element. Roadway buffer/cutting preserves to be provided range from 35 feet from the edge of the right-of-way for nonresidential uses to 50 feet for residential uses.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2)
§ 17.18.100 Project design.
Developments within this zone district shall be designed in conformance with the design principles and standards set out in Chapter 17.34 MCMC, Design Review.
(Ord. 2005-609 § 2)
§ 17.18.110 Open space and recreation facilities.
Open space and recreation facility requirements are located in Chapters 16.12 and 17.22 MCMC.
(Ord. 2006-633 § 2)
