Scenic View Protection

A paper copy of these documents is available as a library loan to Washington city, town and county employees and officials. Reference No. PL 10.1300 S34 1999.

City Ordinance Provisions

• Boulder County, CO Land Use Code Chapter 4-200, View Protection Overlay District.
• Edmonds, WA Community Development Code, Chapter 20.10, Architectural Design Review.
• Everett, WA Municipal Code Chapter 16.20.040.
• Kirkland, WA Municipal Code Chapter 24.05.145(e), 24.05.150 (e), 24.05.155 (e).
• Oakland, CA Zoning Regulations Sention S-10, Scenic Route Combining Zone Regulations.
• Port Townsend, WA Municipal Code Chapter 17.28, Special Overlay District & Chapter 17.30.050
• Redmond, WA Community Development Guide Chapter 20C.70.50-020.
• Seattle, WA Land Use Code Chapter 23.60.162, View Corridors.

Other Documents

• "Aesthetic Regulation - Legal Issues," by Bob Meinig, Municipal Research News, September 1993.

Library Resources (Paper copies only)

Library Loan Request Form

• "Aesthetics & View Protection," from Adjacent Lands Guidance by WA State DOE, April 1982, p. 43-48.
• "Designing Urban Corridors," Zoning News, February 1988.
• Excerpts on view corridors from Thea Foss Waterway Design and Development Plan , December 1995.
• "Zoning for Aesthetics," from Planning Commissioner's Journal, No. 7 November/December 1992.
• Castle Rock, CO Ordinance No. 99-15, adopts skyline/ridgeline protection overlay zoning district, passed 2-99.
• Denver, CO Municipal Code Article IV, Restrictions on Structures within Areas Necessary to Preserve Mountain Views.
• Olympia, WA Unified Development Code Chapter 18.10, Height Overlay Districts & 18.06.100.
• Tacoma, WA Municipal Code Chapter & 13.06.197, View-Sensitive Overlay Zoning District & Chapter 13.10.040 & 13.10.110.