1. Height Limit Exemption Area.

There is established a Height Limit Exemption Area with boundaries provided in Map 17C.425.010-1.

2. Applicability.

This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of SMC Title 17 and applies to properties wholly within the Height Limit Exemption Area.

3. Maximum Height Limit.

Notwithstanding other provisions of SMC Title 17, and except as provided within this section, there shall be no maximum height limit on properties for which this section is applicable.

4. Floor Area Ratio.

Notwithstanding other provisions of SMC Title 17, and except as provided within this section, there shall be no maximum floor area ratio on properties for which this section is applicable.

5. Tall Building Standards

1. 1. The maximum floor area standards in SMC 17C.250.020(C) shall not apply within the Height Limit Exemption Area.

1. 2. The maximum tower dimension standards in SMC 17C.250.020(D) shall not apply within the Height Limit Exemption Area.

6. Downtown West End Special Height District.

The height limits in the Downtown West End Special Height District in SMC 17C.124.220(D) shall remain as provided, except that the portions of Figure 17C.124.220-1 identified as numbers 4 and 6 shall not have a maximum building height.

7. Specific Height Designation Areas.

The requirements and limitations for Specific Height Designation Areas in SMC 17C.124.220(E) shall no longer apply within the Height Limit Exemption Area. There is no maximum height limit within such areas, regardless of the number listed adjacent to the zoning map symbol.

8. Standards Above the Seventh Above Ground Story

The Structure Standards Above the Seventh Above Ground Story in SMC 17C.124.220(F) shall no longer apply within the Height Limit Exemption Area.

1. Bonus heights (G)

Any requirements within SMC 17C.124.220(G) shall no longer apply within the Height Limit Exemption Area.

10. Special Height Overlay Districts Still Apply.

Nothing in this section shall modify height limits within the Special Height Overlay Districts in SMC 17C.170.

11. Jefferson Street & Spokane County Courthouse View Corridor Still Applies.

Nothing in this section shall modify the height limits imposed by SMC 17C.124.585 Jefferson Street & Spokane County Courthouse View Corridor.

12. Shoreline Regulations Still Apply.

Nothing in this section shall modify height limits within the Shoreline Regulations in SMC 17E.060.

Date Passed: Monday, March 24, 2025

Effective Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

ORD C36646 Section 6 Extended by ORD C36749

1. Applicability.

Except as exempted herein, the standards of this section apply to and shall supersede any conflicting standards within SMC Title 17.

2. Maximum Height Limit.

In the following zones, the maximum height limit shall be forty feet (40’) unless otherwise designated on the Official Zoning Map by a dash and a height listed after the zone map symbol:

1. 1. Office (O);

1. 2. Office Retail (OR); and

1. 3. Neighborhood Retail (NR).

3. Specific Height Designations.

In all cases where a specific height limit has been designated on the Official Zoning Map by a dash and a height listed after the zone map symbol (e.g., RHD-35 or OR-35), a designation of thirty-five feet (35’) shall have a maximum height limit of forty feet (40’).

4. Transitions.

Required height transitions within SMC Title 17 are not modified by this section, except that the required transition gradient shall account for heights established by this section.

5. Special Height Overlay Districts Still Apply.

Nothing in this section shall modify height limits within the Special Height Overlay Districts in SMC 17C.170.

6. Jefferson Street & Spokane County Courthouse View Corridor Still Applies.

Nothing in this section shall modify the height limits imposed by SMC 17C.124.585 Jefferson Street & Spokane County Courthouse View Corridor.

7. Shoreline Regulations Still Apply.

Nothing in this section shall modify height limits within the Shoreline Regulations in SMC 17E.060.

Date Passed: Monday, March 24, 2025

Effective Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

ORD C36646 Section 6 Extended by ORD C36749