Newcastle City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
18.02 Authority
Purpose, Interpretation and Administration
Sections
- 18.02.010 Title.
- 18.02.020 Authority to adopt code.
- 18.02.030 Purpose.
- 18.02.040 Conformity with this title required.
- 18.02.050 Minimum requirements.
- 18.02.060 Interpretation – General.
- 18.02.070 Interpretation – Standard industrial classification.
- 18.02.080 Interpretation – Zoning maps.
- 18.02.090 Administration and review authority.
- 18.02.100 Severability.
18.04 Zones
Maps and Designations
Sections
- 18.04.005 Zoning map adopted.
- 18.04.010 Zones and map designations established.
- 18.04.020 Zone and map designation purpose.
- 18.04.030 Limited open space.
- 18.04.040 Mixed use.
- 18.04.050 City open space.
- 18.04.060 Reserved.
- 18.04.070 Reserved.
- 18.04.080 Residential zone.
- 18.04.090 Neighborhood business zone.
- 18.04.100 Downtown zones.
- 18.04.110 Reserved.
- 18.04.120 Reserved.
- 18.04.130 Community business center overlay zone.
- 18.04.135 Reserved.
- 18.04.140 Reserved.
- 18.04.150 Reserved.
- 18.04.160 Reserved.
- 18.04.170 Newly annexed territory.
- 18.04.180 Undesignated property.
- 18.04.190 Zoning maps and boundaries.
18.06 Technical
Terms and Land Use Definitions
Sections
- 18.06.001 Scope of chapter.
- 18.06.003 Accessible electric vehicle charging station.
- 18.06.005 Accessory living quarters.
- 18.06.010 Accessory use, commercial/industrial.
- 18.06.013 Accessory use, residential.
- 18.06.014 Administrative design review.
- 18.06.015 Adult entertainment business.
- 18.06.016 Adult family home.
- 18.06.018 Affordable housing unit.
- 18.06.020 Agricultural products.
- 18.06.023 Aircraft, ship and boat manufacturing.
- 18.06.025 Airport/heliport.
- 18.06.026 All lots zoned predominantly for residential use.
- 18.06.028 Alley.
- 18.06.029 Alteration.
- 18.06.030 Amusement arcades.
- 18.06.034 Antenna.
- 18.06.035 Apartment complex.
- 18.06.036 Applicant.
- 18.06.036.1 Aquatic area.
- 18.06.037 Assisted living.
- 18.06.038 Auction house.
- 18.06.038.1 Average daylight plane.
- 18.06.039 Average finished grade.
- 18.06.043 Base flood.
- 18.06.045 Base flood elevation.
- 18.06.045.1 Base (height/stories, floor area ratio).
- 18.06.046 Battery charging station.
- 18.06.047 Battery electric vehicle (BEV).
- 18.06.047.5 Battery exchange station.
- 18.06.051 Best available science.
- 18.06.052 Best management practices.
- 18.06.053 Billboard.
- 18.06.055 Billboard face.
- 18.06.057 Binding site plan.
- 18.06.059 Biologist.
- 18.06.060 Biologist, wetland.
- 18.06.060.5 Bog.
- 18.06.061 Book, stationery, video and art supply store.
- 18.06.062 Boundary line adjustment.
- 18.06.063 Broadleaf tree.
- 18.06.065 Buffer, critical area.
- 18.06.068 Building.
- 18.06.069 Building site.
- 18.06.070 Building, hardware and garden materials store.
- 18.06.073 Building coverage.
- 18.06.075 Building envelope.
- 18.06.078 Building facade.
- 18.06.079 Building height.
- 18.06.080 Building official.
- 18.06.081 Building plate.
- 18.06.083 Bulk retail.
- 18.06.085 Calculated LOS.
- 18.06.088 Campground.
- 18.06.090 Capacity, school.
- 18.06.093 Capital facilities plan, school.
- 18.06.094 Carriage unit.
- 18.06.095 Cattery.
- 18.06.098 Cemetery, columbarium or mausoleum.
- 18.06.099 Charging levels.
- 18.06.100 Church, synagogue or temple.
- 18.06.101 Civic use.
- 18.06.103 Classrooms, school.
- 18.06.105 Clearing.
- 18.06.106 Clustered development.
- 18.06.108 Coal mine hazard areas.
- 18.06.110 Cogeneration.
- 18.06.111 Co-living housing.
- 18.06.112 Co-location.
- 18.06.118 Community residential facility (CRF).
- 18.06.120 Compensatory storage.
- 18.06.121 Composting.
- 18.06.123 Conditional use permit.
- 18.06.124 Condominium.
- 18.06.125 Condominium conversion.
- 18.06.126 Conference center.
- 18.06.130 Consolidation.
- 18.06.133 Construction cost per student, school.
- 18.06.133.5 Cottage housing.
- 18.06.133.7 Cottage housing development (CHD).
- 18.06.133.8 Courtyard apartments.
- 18.06.134 Creation.
- 18.06.135 Critical areas.
- 18.06.136 Critical drainage area.
- 18.06.138 Critical facility.
- 18.06.139 Cul-de-sac.
- 18.06.139.5 Cultural use.
- 18.06.140 Daycare.
- 18.06.143 Deciduous.
- 18.06.148 Department.
- 18.06.150 Department and variety store.
- 18.06.152 Designated accessible space.
- 18.06.153 Destination resort.
- 18.06.155 Developer.
- 18.06.157 Development.
- 18.06.158 Development activity.
- 18.06.160 Development agreement.
- 18.06.163 Development proposal.
- 18.06.165 Development proposal site.
- 18.06.166 Development regulations.
- 18.06.167 Development standards.
- 18.06.168 Direct traffic impact.
- 18.06.170 Director.
- 18.06.171 Ditch.
- 18.06.173 Dormitory.
- 18.06.173.1 Downtown sector (community business center).
- 18.06.174 Drive-through.
- 18.06.175 Drop box facility.
- 18.06.178 Drug store.
- 18.06.179 Duplex.
- 18.06.180 Dwelling unit.
- 18.06.183 Dwelling unit, accessory.
- 18.06.198 Effective radiated power.
- 18.06.200 Elderly.
- 18.06.201 Electric scooters and motorcycles.
- 18.06.202 Electric vehicle.
- 18.06.202.1 Electric vehicle charging station.
- 18.06.202.2 Electric vehicle charging station – Public.
- 18.06.202.3 Electric vehicle charging station – Restricted.
- 18.06.202.4 Electric vehicle infrastructure.
- 18.06.202.5 Electric vehicle parking space.
- 18.06.203 Electrical conversion substation.
- 18.06.206 Engineer, civil, geotechnical and structural.
- 18.06.208 Enhancement.
- 18.06.209 Emergency housing, indoor.
- 18.06.209.5 Emergency shelter, indoor.
- 18.06.210 Equipment, heavy.
- 18.06.211 Equipment enclosure.
- 18.06.213 Erosion.
- 18.06.215 Erosion hazard area.
- 18.06.217 Essential public facilities.
- 18.06.218 Evergreen.
- 18.06.223 Fabric shop.
- 18.06.225 Facilities standard, school.
- 18.06.228 Factory-built commercial building.
- 18.06.233 Family.
- 18.06.235 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodway.
- 18.06.240 Fence.
- 18.06.241 Fiveplex.
- 18.06.243 Flood fringe.
- 18.06.245 Flood hazard areas.
- 18.06.248 Flood insurance rate map.
- 18.06.250 Flood insurance study for King County.
- 18.06.253 Flood protection elevation.
- 18.06.255 Floodplain.
- 18.06.258 Floodproofing.
- 18.06.260 Floodway, zero-rise.
- 18.06.261 Floor area ratio.
- 18.06.263 Florist shop.
- 18.06.268 Forest practice.
- 18.06.270 Forest product sales.
- 18.06.274 Foster home.
- 18.06.274.1 Fourplex.
- 18.06.274.5 Freestanding.
- 18.06.275 Frequency, electronic or electrical.
- 18.06.277 Furniture and home furnishings store.
- 18.06.278 Garage, parking or commercial.
- 18.06.279 Garage, private.
- 18.06.280 General business service.
- 18.06.283 Geologist.
- 18.06.288 Golf facility.
- 18.06.290 Grade span, school.
- 18.06.293 Grading.
- 18.06.298 Groundcover.
- 18.06.298.5 Hard surface.
- 18.06.298.6 Hard surface coverage.
- 18.06.299 Hazard tree.
- 18.06.300 Hazardous household substance.
- 18.06.303 Hazardous substance.
- 18.06.304 Hearing examiner.
- 18.06.305 Heavy equipment repair.
- 18.06.308 Helistop.
- 18.06.309 Historic condition.
- 18.06.310 Hobby, toy, and game shop.
- 18.06.313 Home industry.
- 18.06.315 Home occupation.
- 18.06.318.5 House, tiny.
- 18.06.319 Housekeeping unit.
- 18.06.319.5 Housing, permanent supportive.
- 18.06.319.6 Housing, transitional.
- 18.06.320 Hydroelectric generation facility.
- 18.06.321 Hydrologically connected.
- 18.06.323 Impervious surface.
- 18.06.324 Improved area.
- 18.06.325 Improved public roadways.
- 18.06.328 Individual transportation and taxi.
- 18.06.329 Infiltration.
- 18.06.329.5 Institutional use.
- 18.06.330 Interim recycling facility.
- 18.06.331 In-kind compensation.
- 18.06.333 Jail.
- 18.06.338 Jewelry store.
- 18.06.340 Kennel.
- 18.06.342 Lake.
- 18.06.345 Landing field.
- 18.06.348 Landscaping.
- 18.06.350 Landslide.
- 18.06.353 Landslide hazard areas.
- 18.06.355 Level of service (LOS).
- 18.06.356 LID best management practices.
- 18.06.358 Light equipment.
- 18.06.368 Loading space.
- 18.06.370 Lot.
- 18.06.371 Lot area.
- 18.06.372 Lot, corner.
- 18.06.373 Lot coverage.
- 18.06.374 Lot depth.
- 18.06.375 Lot, interior.
- 18.06.376 Lot, irregular.
- 18.06.376.5 Lot, parent.
- 18.06.376.6 Lot, unit.
- 18.06.377 Lot line.
- 18.06.379 Lot line, front.
- 18.06.380 Lot line, rear.
- 18.06.381 Lot line, side.
- 18.06.382 Lot of record.
- 18.06.383 Lot, through.
- 18.06.384 Lot width.
- 18.06.384.5 Low impact development (LID).
- 18.06.384.6 Major transit stop.
- 18.06.385 Manager, city manager.
- 18.06.385.1 Marijuana, marihuana or cannabis.
- 18.06.385.2 Marijuana concentrates.
- 18.06.385.3 Marijuana-infused products.
- 18.06.385.4 Marijuana processor.
- 18.06.385.5 Marijuana producer.
- 18.06.385.6 Marijuana researcher.
- 18.06.385.7 Marijuana retailer.
- 18.06.385.8 Marijuana retail outlet.
- 18.06.385.9 Mature tree.
- 18.06.386 Material error.
- 18.06.386.01 Mechanical equipment.
- 18.06.386.1 Medical marijuana collective garden.
- 18.06.386.2 Medical marijuana cooperative.
- 18.06.386.5 Medium-speed electric vehicle.
- 18.06.387 Microbrewery/winery.
- 18.06.388 Microwave.
- 18.06.388.5 Middle housing.
- 18.06.389 Mitigation.
- 18.06.389.1 Mixed use.
- 18.06.389.2 Mobile food facility.
- 18.06.390 Mobile home park.
- 18.06.391 Mobile or manufactured home.
- 18.06.392 Modular home.
- 18.06.393 Monitoring.
- 18.06.395 Monument, tombstone, and gravestone sales.
- 18.06.397 Motel.
- 18.06.398 Motor vehicle, boat and mobile home dealer.
- 18.06.400 Motor vehicle and bicycle manufacturing.
- 18.06.402 Multifamily.
- 18.06.403 Municipal water production.
- 18.06.405 Native vegetation.
- 18.06.407 Natural grade.
- 18.06.408 Naturalized species.
- 18.06.409 Neighborhood electric vehicle.
- 18.06.410 Nonconformance.
- 18.06.411 Nonelectric vehicle.
- 18.06.413 Nonhydroelectric generation facility.
- 18.06.415 Nonionizing electromagnetic radiation (NIER).
- 18.06.418 Noxious weed.
- 18.06.418.1 Nuisance tree species.
- 18.06.419 Nursing or convalescent home.
- 18.06.420 Office.
- 18.06.420.1 Off-site compensation.
- 18.06.420.2 On-site compensation.
- 18.06.421 Open space.
- 18.06.422 Open-work fence.
- 18.06.423 Ordinary high water mark.
- 18.06.425 Outdoor performance center.
- 18.06.428 Park.
- 18.06.430 Park service area.
- 18.06.431 Parking area.
- 18.06.432 Parking lot.
- 18.06.433 Parking lot aisle.
- 18.06.435 Parking lot unit depth.
- 18.06.438 Parking space.
- 18.06.440 Parking space angle.
- 18.06.441 Parking, structured.
- 18.06.443 Party of record.
- 18.06.445 Peak hour.
- 18.06.446 Pedestrian-oriented land use.
- 18.06.447 Pedestrian-oriented streets.
- 18.06.448 Permanent school facilities.
- 18.06.450 Personal medical supply store.
- 18.06.452 Person with standing.
- 18.06.453 Pet shop.
- 18.06.455 Photographic and electronic shop.
- 18.06.458 Planned unit development (PUD).
- 18.06.460 Plant associations of infrequent occurrence.
- 18.06.461 Plat.
- 18.06.461.2 Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).
- 18.06.461.5 Porch.
- 18.06.461.5.1 Practical alternative.
- 18.06.462 Principal residence.
- 18.06.463 Private.
- 18.06.466 Private street.
- 18.06.468 Professional office.
- 18.06.469 Project area.
- 18.06.469.1 Project limit.
- 18.06.470 Public agency.
- 18.06.473 Public agency animal control facility.
- 18.06.475 Public agency archive.
- 18.06.478 Public agency office.
- 18.06.480 Public agency training facility.
- 18.06.483 Public agency yard.
- 18.06.483.5 Public street.
- 18.06.484 Qualified professional.
- 18.06.486 Rapid charging station.
- 18.06.489 Recreational facilities.
- 18.06.490 Recreational vehicle (RV).
- 18.06.493 Recreational vehicle parks.
- 18.06.494 Rectification.
- 18.06.495 Recyclable material.
- 18.06.496 Recycling.
- 18.06.500 Regional utility corridor.
- 18.06.501 Religious organization.
- 18.06.503 Relocatable facility, school.
- 18.06.505 Relocatable facilities cost per student.
- 18.06.510 Restoration, critical area.
- 18.06.513 Retail, comparison.
- 18.06.515 Retail, convenience.
- 18.06.518 Retention/detention facility.
- 18.06.519 Rezone.
- 18.06.519.5 Roadway.
- 18.06.519.6 Runoff.
- 18.06.520 Salmonid.
- 18.06.523 School bus base.
- 18.06.525 School district.
- 18.06.528 School district support facility.
- 18.06.530 Schools, elementary, and middle/junior high.
- 18.06.532 Schools, preschool.
- 18.06.533 Schools, secondary or high.
- 18.06.534 Screen, screening.
- 18.06.535 Secure community transition facilities (SCTF).
- 18.06.536 Seismic hazard areas.
- 18.06.538 Self-service storage facility.
- 18.06.539 Semi-pervious surface.
- 18.06.541 Senior citizen, assisted.
- 18.06.542 SEPA.
- 18.06.545 Setback.
- 18.06.546 Setback, front.
- 18.06.547 Setback, rear.
- 18.06.548 Setback, side.
- 18.06.553 Shelters for temporary placement.
- 18.06.554 Shooting range.
- 18.06.554.5 Shopping plaza.
- 18.06.557 Short-term rental.
- 18.06.558 Sign.
- 18.06.598 Significant tree.
- 18.06.599 Single detached.
- 18.06.599.5 Single-family zones.
- 18.06.600 Site cost per student.
- 18.06.601 Site plan.
- 18.06.602 Site plan review.
- 18.06.602.5 Sixplex.
- 18.06.605.5 Soil survey.
- 18.06.606 Solid waste.
- 18.06.608 Source-separated organic material.
- 18.06.610 Special use permit.
- 18.06.610.5 Species.
- 18.06.611 Species, endangered.
- 18.06.611.5 Species of local importance.
- 18.06.611.5.1 Species, priority.
- 18.06.611.5.2 Species, threatened.
- 18.06.611.5.3 Species, sensitive.
- 18.06.613 Specialized instruction school.
- 18.06.615 Specified sexual activities.
- 18.06.618 Sporting goods store.
- 18.06.620 Sports club.
- 18.06.623 Stable.
- 18.06.624 Stacked flat.
- 18.06.625 Standard of service, school.
- 18.06.628 Steep slope hazard areas.
- 18.06.628.1 Step-back.
- 18.06.630 Stream functions.
- 18.06.633 Streams.
- 18.06.635 Street.
- 18.06.638 Street frontage.
- 18.06.638.1 Street type.
- 18.06.640 Structure.
- 18.06.641 Structure, residential.
- 18.06.643 Student factor.
- 18.06.644 Subdivision.
- 18.06.645 Subdivision, short.
- 18.06.647 Submerged land.
- 18.06.648 Substantial improvement.
- 18.06.648.5 Support structure.
- 18.06.649 Surface water conveyance.
- 18.06.649.5 Surface water discharge.
- 18.06.650 Temporary use permit.
- 18.06.651 Tier 3 city.
- 18.06.653 Tightline to a sewer.
- 18.06.654 Townhouses.
- 18.06.655 Trails.
- 18.06.658 Transfer station.
- 18.06.660 Transit base.
- 18.06.663 Transit park and ride lot.
- 18.06.665 Transitional housing facilities.
- 18.06.668 Transmission equipment, electronic.
- 18.06.670 Transmission line booster station.
- 18.06.677 Transparency (building).
- 18.06.678 Transportation system management (TSM).
- 18.06.679 Tributary drainage area.
- 18.06.679.5 Triplex.
- 18.06.680 Ultimate roadway section.
- 18.06.681 Unavoidable impacts.
- 18.06.682 Unit density.
- 18.06.683 Unit, primary.
- 18.06.685 Use.
- 18.06.685.1 Useable marijuana.
- 18.06.686 Used by salmonids.
- 18.06.687 Utility corridor.
- 18.06.688 Utility facility – Local.
- 18.06.689 Utility facility – Regional.
- 18.06.690 Variance.
- 18.06.693 Vegetation.
- 18.06.694 Vendor cart.
- 18.06.695 Vocational school.
- 18.06.698 Volcanic hazard area.
- 18.06.699 Wall plane.
- 18.06.700 Warehousing and wholesale trade.
- 18.06.701 Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
- 18.06.703 Wastewater treatment facility.
- 18.06.705 Water dependent use, critical area.
- 18.06.710 Wetland.
- 18.06.710.5 Wetland buffer.
- 18.06.711 Wetland edge.
- 18.06.712 Wetland, hydrologically isolated.
- 18.06.713 Wetland categories.
- 18.06.713.1 Wetland complex.
- 18.06.713.2 Wetland creation.
- 18.06.713.2.5 Wetland cumulative impacts or effects.
- 18.06.713.3 Wetland enhancement.
- 18.06.713.4 Wetland functions.
- 18.06.713.4.5 Wetland, mature forested.
- 18.06.713.4.5.1 Wetland mitigation bank.
- 18.06.713.4.5.2 Wetland mosaic.
- 18.06.713.4.5.3 Wetland maintenance or repair.
- 18.06.713.4.5.4 Wetland preservation.
- 18.06.713.5 Wetland reestablishment.
- 18.06.713.6 Wetland rehabilitation.
- 18.06.713.7 Wetland restoration.
- 18.06.714 Wetpond.
- 18.06.714.5 Wildlife.
- 18.06.715 Wildlife shelter.
- 18.06.716 Wireless communications facility.
- 18.06.717 Wireless communications facility permit.
- 18.06.718 Work release facility.
- 18.06.719 Yard, front.
- 18.06.720 Yard, rear.
- 18.06.721 Yard, side.
- 18.06.722 Yard waste processing facility.
18.08 Permitted
Uses
Sections
- 18.08.010 Establishment of uses.
- 18.08.020 Interpretation of land use tables.
- 18.08.030 Residential land uses.
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- 18.08.040 Recreational/cultural land uses.
- 18.08.050 General services land uses.
- 18.08.060 Business services land uses.
- 18.08.070 Retail land uses.
- 18.08.080 Manufacturing land uses.
- 18.08.100 Regional land uses.
18.12 Development Standards
Density and Dimensions
Sections
- 18.12.010 Purpose.
- 18.12.020 Interpretation of tables.
- 18.12.030 Residential zones.
- 18.12.040 Commercial and mixed use zones.
- 18.12.060 Minimum urban residential density.
- 18.12.070 Calculations – Allowable dwelling units or floor area.
- 18.12.080 Calculations – Site area used for density calculations.
- 18.12.090 Lot area – Prohibited reduction.
- 18.12.100 Lot area – Minimum lot area for construction.
- 18.12.110 Setbacks – Specific building or use.
- 18.12.120 Setbacks – Modifications.
- 18.12.130 Setbacks – From regional utility corridors.
- 18.12.140 Setbacks – From alley.
- 18.12.150 Setbacks – Adjoining half-street or designated arterial.
- 18.12.160 Setbacks – Projections allowed.
- 18.12.180 Open space – Required in MU zones.
- 18.12.190 Lot divided by zone boundary.
- 18.12.200 Sight distance requirements.
- 18.12.210 Nonresidential land uses in residential zones.
18.14 Development Standards
Design Requirements
Sections
- 18.14.010 Purpose.
- 18.14.020 General layout standards.
- 18.14.060 Townhome development.
- 18.14.070 Attached dwellings and group residences – Applicability.
- 18.14.080 Attached dwellings and group residences – Vehicular access and parking location.
- 18.14.090 Attached dwellings and group residences – Building facade modulation.
- 18.14.100 Attached dwellings and group residences – Roofline variation.
- 18.14.110 Community business center (CBC) overlay zone – Right-of-way projections allowed.
- 18.14.120 Reserved.
- 18.14.130 Reserved.
- 18.14.140 Reserved.
- 18.14.150 Mobile home parks – Standards for existing parks.
- 18.14.160 Mobile home parks – Standards for new parks.
- 18.14.170 Mobile home parks – Alternative design standards.
- 18.14.180 On-site recreation – Space required.
- 18.14.190 On-site recreation – Play areas required.
- 18.14.200 On-site recreation – Maintenance of recreation space or dedication.
- 18.14.250 Storage space and collection points for recyclables.
- 18.14.260 Fences.
- 18.14.270 Trail corridors – Applicability.
- 18.14.280 Trail corridors – Design standards.
- 18.14.290 Trail corridors – Maintenance of trail corridors/improvements.
- 18.14.300 Community business center design guidelines – New development.
- 18.14.310 Vehicular access design standards.
18.15 CBC
Development Standards
Sections
- 18.15.010 General.
- 18.15.020 Purpose.
- 18.15.030 Applicability.
- 18.15.040 User guide.
- 18.15.050 Height standards.
- 18.15.060 Setbacks and upper floor step-backs standards.
- 18.15.070 Floor area ratio standards.
- 18.15.080 Street type and frontage standards.
- 18.15.090 Ground floor use standards for streetfront buildings.
- 18.15.100 Streetfront building standards.
- 18.15.110 Mechanical and roof-top equipment standards.
- 18.15.120 Pedestrian ways and circulation standards.
- 18.15.130 On-site open space.
- 18.15.140 Accessory drive-through provisions.
- 18.15.150 Downtown parking provisions – Downtown core and downtown transition zones.
- 18.15.160 Location of parking.
- 18.15.170 Driveway access and curb cuts.
18.16 Development Standards
Landscaping and Tree Retention
Sections
- 18.16.010 Purpose.
- 18.16.020 Application.
- 18.16.030 Land use grouping.
- 18.16.040 Landscaping – Types and description.
- 18.16.050 Landscaping – Street frontages.
- 18.16.060 Landscaping – Interior lot lines.
- 18.16.070 Landscaping – Surface parking areas.
- 18.16.080 Landscaping – Adjacent to freeway rights-of-way.
- 18.16.090 Landscaping – General requirements.
- 18.16.100 Landscaping – Alternative options outside the CBC.
- 18.16.110 Landscaping – Irrigation.
- 18.16.120 Landscaping – Installation.
- 18.16.130 Significant trees and mature trees – Retention required.
- 18.16.140 Significant trees and mature trees – Retention plan.
- 18.16.150 Significant trees – Incentives for retention.
- 18.16.160 Significant trees and mature trees – Protection.
- 18.16.170 Significant trees and mature trees – Replacement.
- 18.16.171 Significant trees and mature trees – Fee in lieu of retention or replacement.
- 18.16.172 Significant trees and mature trees – Acceptance criteria for fee in lieu of retention or replacement.
- 18.16.173 Significant trees and mature trees – Determination of fee in lieu of retention or replacement.
- 18.16.174 Significant trees and mature trees – Collection and expenditure of fee in lieu of retention or replacement.
- 18.16.180 Maintenance.
- 18.16.190 Bonds/security.
- 18.16.200 Native vegetation standards.
18.18 Development Standards
Parking and Circulation
Sections
- 18.18.010 Purpose.
- 18.18.020 Authority and application.
- 18.18.030 Computation of required off-street parking spaces.
- 18.18.035 Middle housing parking standards.
- 18.18.040 Maximum off-street parking spaces.
- 18.18.050 Shared parking requirements.
- 18.18.060 Exceptions for community residential facilities (CRFs).
- 18.18.070 Handicapped parking requirements.
- 18.18.080 Loading space requirements.
- 18.18.085 Short-term parking requirements.
- 18.18.090 Stacking spaces for drive-through facilities.
- 18.18.100 Transit and rideshare provisions.
- 18.18.103 Electric vehicle charging station spaces.
- 18.18.110 Pedestrian circulation and access.
- 18.18.120 Off-street parking plan design standards.
- 18.18.130 Off-street parking construction standards.
- 18.18.140 Internal circulation road standards.
- 18.18.145 Surfacing for spaces above minimum parking.
18.19 Development Standards
Middle Housing
Sections
- 18.19.010 Intent and purpose.
- 18.19.020 General provisions.
- 18.19.030 Applicability.
- 18.19.040 Unit density.
- 18.19.050 Relationship to design and dimensional standards.
- 18.19.060 Middle housing types allowed.
- 18.19.070 Voluntary provision and intent.
- 18.19.080 Accessory dwellings.
- 18.19.090 Carriage units.
- 18.19.100 Courtyard apartments.
- 18.19.110 Density.
- 18.19.120 Lot coverage and floor area.
- 18.19.130 Setbacks.
- 18.19.140 Required open space.
- 18.19.150 Parking.
- 18.19.160 Screening requirements.
- 18.19.170 Impact fees.
- 18.19.180 Affordable housing.
- 18.19.190 Low impact development.
- 18.19.200 Modifications.
- 18.19.210 Approval.
18.20 Sign
Regulations
Sections
- 18.20.010 Intent and purpose.
- 18.20.020 Applicability and interpretations.
- 18.20.030 Exemptions.
- 18.20.040 Prohibited signs.
- 18.20.050 Sign permits.
- 18.20.060 Master sign plans.
- 18.20.070 Sign variances.
- 18.20.080 Nonconforming signs, maintenance, removal and enforcement.
- 18.20.090 Sign illumination.
- 18.20.100 Sign materials.
- 18.20.110 Sign placement and location restrictions.
- 18.20.120 Sign area measurements.
- 18.20.130 Sign height measurements.
- 18.20.140 Sign structure and installation.
- 18.20.150 Accessory signs.
- 18.20.160 Awning or canopy signs.
- 18.20.170 Building-mounted wall signs.
- 18.20.180 Changeable copy signs.
- 18.20.190 Digital signs.
- 18.20.200 Electronic message center (EMC) signs.
- 18.20.210 Freestanding signs.
- 18.20.220 Portable signs.
- 18.20.230 Projecting and suspended signs.
- 18.20.240 Roof-mounted signs.
- 18.20.250 Service island signs.
- 18.20.260 Sign walkers.
- 18.20.270 Temporary and portable signs.
- 18.20.280 Window signs.
- 18.20.290 Definitions.
18.21 Site
Assessment
Sections
- 18.21.010 Site assessment.
- 18.21.020 LID projects.
- 18.21.040 LID consultation.
- 18.21.050 Design and development standards.
- 18.21.060 Permitted uses.
- 18.21.070 General design criteria.
- 18.21.080 Native vegetation areas.
- 18.21.090 Native soil protection and amendment.
- 18.21.100 Clustering.
- 18.21.110 Residential densities and FAR incentives.
- 18.21.120 Lot dimension and development standards.
- 18.21.130 Project entitlement.
- 18.21.140 Modifications.
- 18.21.150 Enforcement.
18.22 CBC
Design Guidelines
Sections
- 18.22.010 Intent.
- 18.22.020 Applicability of design guidelines.
- 18.22.030 Lake Boren sector – Area specific guidelines.
- 18.22.040 Coal Creek sector – Area specific guidelines.
- 18.22.050 Downtown sector – Area specific guidelines.
- 18.22.060 CBC-wide site design guidelines.1
- 18.22.070 CBC-wide building design guidelines.
18.23 Mobile
Food Vending
Sections
18.24 Critical
Areas
Sections
- 18.24.010 Purpose.
- 18.24.020 Applicability.
- 18.24.030 Appeals.
- 18.24.040 Critical areas rules.
- 18.24.050 Exemptions.
- 18.24.060 Reserved.
- 18.24.070 Reasonable use exceptions.
- 18.24.075 Relationship to other regulations.
- 18.24.080 Critical area maps and inventories.
- 18.24.085 Fish habitat use – Rebuttal of presumption.
- 18.24.090 Disclosure by applicant.
- 18.24.100 Critical area review.
- 18.24.110 Critical area report requirement.
- 18.24.120 Contents of critical area report – General requirements.
- 18.24.125 Avoiding impacts to critical areas.
- 18.24.130 Mitigation and monitoring.
- 18.24.132 Monitoring program and contingency plan.
- 18.24.135 Off-site mitigation.
- 18.24.140 Financial guarantee to ensure mitigation, maintenance and monitoring.
- 18.24.160 Critical area markers and signs.
- 18.24.170 Notice on title.
- 18.24.180 Critical area tracts and designations on site plans.
- 18.24.190 Reserved.
- 18.24.200 Coal mine hazard areas – Classifications.
- 18.24.205 Coal mine hazard areas – Development standards and permitted alterations.
- 18.24.207 Coal mine hazard areas – Specific mitigation requirements.
- 18.24.208 Coal mine hazard areas – Additional reporting requirements for critical area reports.
- 18.24.210 Erosion hazard areas – Development standards.
- 18.24.215 Erosion hazard areas – Specific mitigation requirements.
- 18.24.220 Flood hazard areas – Components.
- 18.24.230 Flood fringe – Development standards and permitted alterations.
- 18.24.240 Zero-rise floodway – Development standards and permitted alterations.
- 18.24.250 FEMA floodway – Development standards and permitted alterations.
- 18.24.260 Flood hazard areas – Certification by engineer or surveyor.
- 18.24.270 Landslide hazard areas – Development standards and permitted alterations.
- 18.24.280 Seismic hazard areas – Development standards.
- 18.24.290 Reserved.
- 18.24.300 Steep slope hazard areas – Development standards and permitted alterations.
- 18.24.302 Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas.
- 18.24.304 Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas – Additional requirements for critical area reports.
- 18.24.305 Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas – Development standards.
- 18.24.306 Streams – Classifications.
- 18.24.307 Streams – Development standards.
- 18.24.308 Streams – Permitted alterations.
- 18.24.309 Specific mitigation requirements – Streams.
- 18.24.310 Wetlands – Categories.
- 18.24.312 Wetlands – Additional critical area reporting requirements.
- 18.24.315 Wetlands – Buffers.
- 18.24.316 Wetlands – Development standards.
- 18.24.320 Wetlands – Permitted alterations.
- 18.24.325 Wetlands – Specific mitigation requirements.
- 18.24.330 Wetlands – Agreement to modify mitigation ratios.
- 18.24.377 Critical areas violations – Corrective work required.
- 18.24.378 Critical areas violations – Corrective work monitoring requirement.
- 18.24.379 Critical areas violations – Corrective work plan requirement.
- 18.24.380 Critical areas mitigation fee – Creation of fund.
- 18.24.390 Critical areas mitigation fee –Source of funds.
- 18.24.400 Critical areas mitigation fee – Use of funds.
- 18.24.410 Critical areas mitigation fee –Investment of funds.
18.25 Wireless
Communications Facilities
Sections
- 18.25.000 Purpose.
- 18.25.005 Exemptions.
- 18.25.010 Definitions.
- 18.25.020 Permitted locations.
- 18.25.025 Exemptions.
- 18.25.030 Permitted height.
- 18.25.040 Site development standards.
- 18.25.050 Noise.
- 18.25.060 Co-location.
- 18.25.070 Submittal requirements.
- 18.25.075 FCC and FAA requirements.
- 18.25.080 Radio frequency standards.
- 18.25.085 SEPA review.
- 18.25.090 Technological change and periodic review.
- 18.25.100 Permit limitations.
- 18.25.110 Applicability.
- 18.25.120 Effect on other code provisions.
18.28 Development Standards
Adequacy of Public Facilities and Services
Sections
- 18.28.010 Purpose.
- 18.28.020 General requirements.
- 18.28.030 Adequate sewage disposal.
- 18.28.040 Adequate water supply.
- 18.28.050 Surface water management.
- 18.28.060 Adequate roads.
- 18.28.070 Adequate roads – Road capacity level of service (LOS) standard.
- 18.28.080 Adequate roads – Applicability of capacity standard.
- 18.28.090 Adequate roads – General conditions.
- 18.28.100 Adequate roads – Special conditions.
- 18.28.110 Exceptions.
- 18.28.120 Adequate vehicular access.
- 18.28.130 Adequate fire protection.
- 18.28.140 Concurrence – Applicability and relationship with fees.
- 18.28.150 Findings, recommendations, and decisions regarding school capacities.
- 18.28.160 School concurrence standard.
- 18.28.170 Interim period.
- 18.28.180 Credit for improvements.
18.30 Development Standards
Animals, Home Occupations, Home Industry, Secure Community Transition Facilities and Short-Term Rentals
Sections
- 18.30.010 Purpose.
- 18.30.020 Animal regulations – Small animals.
- 18.30.030 Animal regulations – Livestock –Purpose.
- 18.30.032 Animal regulations – Livestock –Densities.
- 18.30.033 Farm management plan.
- 18.30.035 Animal regulations – Livestock –Management standards.
- 18.30.037 Existing livestock operations.
- 18.30.040 Home occupation.
- 18.30.050 Type I and Type II home occupations defined.
- 18.30.060 Home industry – Defined.
- 18.30.070 Applicability and exemptions.
- 18.30.080 Nonconforming uses.
- 18.30.090 Permit procedures and submission requirements.
- 18.30.100 Conditions applicable to Type II home occupation approvals.
- 18.30.110 Revocation and expiration of home occupation or home industry permits.
- 18.30.120 Action regarding complaints and violations of standards.
- 18.30.130 Secure community transition facilities (SCTFs).
- 18.30.140 Short-term rentals.
18.32 General Provisions
Nonconformance, Temporary Uses, and Re-Use of Facilities
Sections
- 18.32.010 Purpose.
- 18.32.020 Nonconformance – Applicability.
- 18.32.030 Nonconformance – Determining status.
- 18.32.040 Nonconformance – Abatement of illegal use, structure or development.
- 18.32.050 Nonconformance – Continuation and maintenance of nonconformance.
- 18.32.060 Nonconformance – Re-establishment of discontinued nonconforming use.
- 18.32.070 Nonconformance – Repair or reconstruction of nonconforming structure.
- 18.32.080 Nonconformance – Modifications to nonconforming structure.
- 18.32.090 Nonconformance – Expansion of nonconformance prohibited.
- 18.32.100 Temporary use permits – Uses requiring permits.
- 18.32.110 Temporary use permits – Exemptions to permit requirement.
- 18.32.115 Temporary use permit.
- 18.32.120 Temporary use permits – Duration and frequency.
- 18.32.130 Temporary use permits – Parking.
- 18.32.140 Temporary use permits – Traffic control.
- 18.32.145 Temporary education or public facilities.
- 18.32.150 Temporary construction buildings.
- 18.32.160 Temporary construction residence.
- 18.32.170 Temporary mobile home for medical hardship.
- 18.32.180 Temporary real estate offices.
- 18.32.190 Re-use of facilities – General standards.
- 18.32.200 Re-use of facilities – Re-establishment of closed public school facilities.
- 18.32.210 Re-use of facilities – Standards for conversion of historic buildings.
18.34 General Provisions
Residential Density Incentives
Sections
- 18.34.010 Purpose.
- 18.34.020 Permitted locations of residential density incentives.
- 18.34.030 Maximum densities permitted through residential density incentive review.
- 18.34.040 Public benefits and density incentives.
- 18.34.050 Rules for calculating total permitted dwelling units.
- 18.34.060 Review process.
- 18.34.070 Minor adjustments in final site plans.
- 18.34.080 Applicability of development standards.
18.44 Decision
Criteria
Sections
- 18.44.010 Purpose.
- 18.44.030 Temporary use permit.
- 18.44.040 Variance.
- 18.44.042 Limitation on authority.
- 18.44.045 Administrative variance.
- 18.44.047 Reasonable use exception – Public projects.
- 18.44.048 Reasonable use exception – Private projects.
- 18.44.050 Conditional use permit.
- 18.44.052 Utility facilities – Regional.
- 18.44.053 Essential public facilities.
- 18.44.055 Wireless communications facility (“WCF”) permit.
- 18.44.060 Special use permit.
- 18.44.070 Zone reclassification.
- 18.44.080 Home occupation permit.
- 18.44.090 Home industry permit.