20D.230 Transitions between Zones*

20D.230.10 Purpose.

20D.230.20 Transition Overlay.

20D.230.20-010 Applicability.

20D.230.20-020 When Compliance with Transitional Regulations is Required.

20D.230.30 Development Standards applicable in the Transition Overlay.

20D.230.30-010 Compliance Required.

20D.230.30-020 Location of Uses and Site Operations.

20D.230.30-030 Authority to Condition Permits and Approvals to Enhance Compatibility.

*User Guide – How to Use the Transitional Regulations:

1. Determine if the property is within a Transition Overlay. RCDG 20D.230.20-020, When Compliance with Transitional Regulations is Required, shows when transition overlays apply.

2. Determine where in the Transition Overlay the property is located. Different requirements apply in different areas.

3. Determine the applicable requirements. The requirements are located in this chapter and with other similar types of regulations. For example, the transitional height limits are located with other height limits.

Properties located on the border of a Transition Overlay and a protected zone will have to comply with the following requirements:

1. Construction and maintenance of a 20-foot-wide buffer. In certain locations, the buffer is wider than 20 feet.

2. A special setback.

3. Height limits.

4. Guidelines on the location of parking and driveways.

5. Guidelines on the location of uses and site operational requirements.

6. Special sign requirements.

7. Exterior lighting requirements.

8. Supplemental design standards.

Other properties in the Transition Overlay must comply with all of the above provisions except for 1 and 2.

20D.230.10 Purpose.

Promoting compatibility between uses is one of the key goals of development regulations. The City of Redmond uses several different techniques to achieve this goal. They include prohibiting the expansion of commercial, office, and manufacturing zones into residential areas, using transitional zones to separate incompatible uses, using transitional regulations to protect nearby uses that may otherwise be incompatible, using operational regulations to provide that the activities undertaken as part of uses will be compatible with other uses, and constructing public improvements that lessen adverse impacts on nearby uses.

This and other chapters contain the transitional regulations. They apply to uses on the edges of zones that allow more intense uses than abutting zones. This and other chapters include regulations on site design, construction, uses, and site operation to protect uses from adverse impacts and therefore increasing compatibility. In addition to these transitional regulations, other techniques, such as the transitional zones and city-wide development standards, are also used to minimize potential use conflicts and adverse impacts. (Ord. 2027)