20C.40.20 Permitted Land Uses.

20C.40.20-010 Permitted Land Uses Chart.

The chart entitled, “City Center Permitted Land Uses” is incorporated as a part of the subsection. It indicates land uses permitted within the different districts shown on the Zoning Districts Map (RCDG 20C.40.20-015), in conjunction with the general land use definitions in RCDG 20C.40.20-020 and other restrictions related to these uses. The districts are established as set forth in RCDG 20C.40.10. (Ord. 1901)

20C.40.20-015 City Center Zoning Districts Map.

(See next page.)

20C.40.20-020 City Center Definition of Uses.

For purposes of administering the City Center Permitted Land Uses Chart, the following definitions are noted. All new development shall meet applicable design standards and guidelines.

(1) General Service Uses. General services are professional, commercial and public activities conducted in offices, and storefronts, without outdoor storage needs, including but not limited to lodging, personal services, business and financial services, minor repair services, entertainment and recreation services, theaters, health services, social services, legal services, educational services and cultural services. Customer and tenant parking structures and surface lots are considered accessory to the primary use. Services excluded from this definition are industrial laundries and dry cleaning, junk yards, testing laboratories, publishing, warehousing/storage and similar uses which are considered industrial uses.

(2) General Retail Uses. General retail uses are establishments engaged in selling merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption; processing of products does not occur or is only a minor part of use (for example; restaurants, butcher shops, breweries with taverns, art studios, etc.). This category also includes food stores, apparel; furniture and home furnishings; home improvement goods including carpeting, lighting, cabinets, plumbing fixtures; large and small durable goods for family and office use such as appliances, office furniture and supplies; eating and drinking places; and general merchandise. This category does not include uses with outdoor storage and display. Customer and tenant parking structures and surface lots are considered accessory to the primary use.

(3) Public Facilities and Local Utilities. Public facilities include governmental administrative offices, libraries, parks, police and fire stations, educational institutions, cultural facilities, community or senior centers, and parking structures. See RCDG 20A.20.120 for definition of Local Utilities. (Ord. 1901)

20C.40.20-030 Permitted Land Uses.

City Center Zones Permitted Land Uses Chart 

Land Use	Zoning District
	CC-1   Mixed Use/ Retail	CC-25,6   Mixed Use/ Shopping	CC-3   Convenience Commercial	CC-4   Mixed Use/ Office	CC-5   Mixed Use/ Office	CC-6   Mixed Use/ Residential
Retail
General (except those below)3,7	P	P	P	P1, 1a	P1c	1b
Automobiles/Boats with Outdoor Storage of Vehicles12					S
Gasoline14			P11		P
Vending Carts/Kiosks10	S	S	S	S	S
Services
General (except those below)3,7	P	P	P	P	P	P16
Family Day Care (1 – 6 children)	P	P	P	P	P	P
Mini Day Care (7 – 12 Children)
Day Care Center (13+ Children)	S	S	S	S	S	C
Minor Auto Repair		S	S11		S
Repair: Electrical Appliances, Motors, and Furniture, Machine Shops			P11		P
Repair and Rental: Electronic Equipment, Stereo, Video, and Watches	P	P	P11	P	P
Residential
Multi-Family8	P9	P	P9	P9	P9	P
Senior Housing4	P9	P	P9	P9	P9	P
Other Uses
Public Facilities and Local Utilities7	P	P	P	P	P	P
Banks with Multiple Drive-Through Facilities			P	S13	S13
All Other Drive-Through Facilities			P11, 14	P2, 14	P2, 14
Large Satellite Dishes/Amateur Radio Antenna(s)15	S	S	S	S	S	S
Broadcast and Relay Towers15	C	C	C	C	C	C
Wireless Communication Facilities15	S	S	S	S	S	S
P = Permitted Use; S = Special Use; C = Conditional Use

Notes:

¹ No single-story retail permitted, except in the south block of NE 83rd Street between 158th Avenue NE and 160th Avenue NE. In multi-story buildings, retail is permitted on the ground floor, but is not required. Restaurants, taverns and delicatessens are allowed on any floor. Nonconforming single-story uses may expand per RCDG Title 20F.

^1a Same as footnote 1 above, except, single-story sit-down restaurant and entertainment uses not less than 5,000 square feet GFA, and single-story master planned festival retail development adjoining and orienting to the river are permitted. No surface parking shall be within 150 feet of the river’s top of bank.

^1b Retail uses in the East Hill Design Area are permitted on properties which front NE 79th Street per footnote 1 above, and provided that the retail use is limited to 1,500 square feet of gross floor area per building, and faces NE 79th Street.

^1c Same as 1 above, except single-story home and office improvement retail uses selling items such as furniture, fixtures, lighting, and carpet are allowed.

² Drive-through facilities shall have a minimum of 3,000 square feet GFA of contiguous floor space, shall be limited to one lane, only, and shall provide a minimum queuing distance of 120 feet which is not within the public right-of-way or on-site circulation aisles.

³ Adult Entertainment is governed by RCDG 20D.20.10.

⁴ Governed by RCDG 20D.30.15, Senior Housing Development – Density Bonus.

⁵ Prior to approval of any clearing, segregation or development permits; a conceptual master plan which shows, at a minimum, the building sites, streets, open space, required building frontages and plazas of the proposed development shall be approved by the Technical Committee and Design Review Board.

⁶ Master site plan approval required through general development permit process. See RCDG Title 20F.

⁷ On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities permitted with a GDP provided that State siting criteria are met as set forth in Chapter 70.105 RCW. A hearing may be required. If the associated permitted use requires an SDP, consideration of the treatment and storage facility shall be subject to same SDP process and conditions.

⁸ Maximum density per lot dependent upon size and width of lot, per the City Center Site Requirements Chart.

⁹ Not permitted on street fronts (ground floor) of Type V Pedestrian Segments (see RCDG 20C.40.105), or where ground floor residences may be negatively impacted by nearby non-residential uses, except through establishment of an Administrative Design Adjustment per RCDG 20C.40.40.

¹⁰ Subject to Special Uses Criteria, RCDG 20D.170.35, Carts and Street Vendors.

¹¹ Gas Stations, minor auto repair, minor repair and machine shops, and drive-through facilities are prohibited west of 158th Ave. NE, extended. Surface parking is prohibited within 150 feet of the river’s top-of-bank.

¹² Subject to Special Uses Criteria, RCDG 20D.170.20, Automobile, RV and Boat Uses.

¹³ Subject to Special Uses Criteria, RCDG 20D.170.25, Banks with Drive-Through Facilities. Banks without drive-through facilities are regulated as General Services.

¹⁴ Please see RCDG 20D.140.10-220, Prohibited Activities in Wellhead Protection zones, and RCDG 20D.140.10-300, Wellhead Protection Zone Performance Standards.

¹⁵ Subject to Special Use Criteria, RCDG 20D.170.45, Telecommunications Facilities.

¹⁶ General Services are allowed only on the ground floor of multi-story mixed use residential buildings. Except, General Service uses may occupy existing single-family structures provided: 1) On-site parking is not located in the front yard; 2) Substandard curb, gutter, sidewalks, and street trees are improved to current City standards; and 3) The exterior of the structure and landscaping maintains a single-family character.

(Ord. 2102; Ord. 2051; Ord. 1954; Ord. 1945; Ord. 1930; Ord. 1901)