Chapters:
17.04 Administrative
Provisions
17.08 Residential
5 (R-5) Zone
17.12 Residential
7 (R-7) Zone
17.16 Residential
15 (R-15) Zone
17.20 Mixed
Commercial (MC) Zone
17.24 Central
Business District (CBD) Zone
17.28 Industrial
(I) Zone
17.32 Public
(P) Zone
17.34 Open
Space (OS) Zone
17.36 Off-street
Parking and Loading
17.38 Residential
Play Areas
17.40 Signs
17.43 Planned
Residential Development (PRD)
17.44 General
Regulations for All Zones
17.48 Mobile
Home Parks
17.50 Landscaping
17.51 Murals
17.52 Rezones
17.56 Conditional
Use Permits
17.60 Variances
and Zoning Waivers
17.64 Temporary
Permits
17.65 Natural
Resource and Sensitive Area Regulations
17.66 Flood
Damage Prevention
17.68 Home
Occupation Permits
17.72 Sign
Permits
17.76 Compliance
Checklist
17.80 Enforcement
17.84 Adult
Entertainment Establishments
17.88 Essential
Public Facilities
Sections:
17.04.010 Purpose.
17.04.020 Jurisdiction.
17.04.030 Definitions.
17.04.040 Administration and interpretation.
17.04.050 Nonconforming uses, structures, and lots.
The
purpose of this title is to implement the city’s comprehensive plan, thus to
encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the municipality; to
lessen traffic congestion and accidents; to secure safety from fire; to provide
adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration
of population; to promote a coordinated development of the unbuilt areas; to
encourage the formation of neighborhood or community units; to secure an
appropriate allotment of land area in new developments for all the requirements
of community life; to conserve and restore natural beauty and other natural
resources; to encourage and protect access to direct sunlight for solar energy
systems; and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water,
sewerage, and other public uses and requirements. (Ord. 1013 § 1.01, 1985)
The
zones depicted on the zoning map attached to and forming a part of this title,
on file in the office of the city clerk-treasurer and the regulations
pertaining thereto, and the regulations pertaining to all zones are established
as minimum standards for meeting the purpose of this title. No structure shall
be erected, moved, reconstructed, altered or used, and no land shall be used or
built upon, except as provided herein. (Ord. 1013 § 1.02, 1985)
1. “Accessory” means subordinate and incidental
to, typically associated with, and located on the same ownership. Private
garages attached to or within the residence shall adhere to the setback requirement
of the residence. In all cases, there shall be a minimum off-street parking
apron of twenty feet in length directly in front of all garage door entrances
when accessing a street either to the front or side of a residence. Where
garage doors access an alley, the off-street parking apron shall be at least
ten feet; accessory structures shall not contain any habitable space or room.
2. “Adult entertainment” means any enterprise
from which minors are excluded and which sells, rents or displays sexually
explicit matter, including, but not limited to adult bookstores, adult magazine
stores, stores selling sexually oriented adult games or devices, adult motion
picture theaters, adult peep shows, establishments where nude or topless
dancing or specified sexual activities or displays regularly occur or other
business.
3. “Area” means total horizontal area. “Lot
area” for purposes of calculating buildable area shall not include the area
encompassed in flag driveways to a property set back from a private or public
drive, street or road.
4. “Building” means an enclosed structure capable
of being heated. This word shall always be considered as being followed by the
phrase “or portion thereof.”
5. “Commerce” means trade in goods and/or
services excluding industry.
6. “Conditional use” means a use allowed only
by conditional use permit in a particular zone, including uses accessory to the
conditional use.
7. “Coordinated local zoning” is zoning which
permits off-site treatment and storage facilities in one jurisdiction to serve
the off-site facility needs of other jurisdictions; provided, the coordinated
zoning is documented by signed agreements between all affected jurisdictions.
8. “Corner lot” means a lot with frontage on
more than one public right-of-way, excluding alleys.
9. “Dependent relative cottage” means a
single-family residence which:
a. Is located on the same lot as another single-family
residence;
b. Is inhabited only by the relative of the
other single-family residence which relative is only able to safely maintain a
separate household due to the support or supervisory care of family members in
close proximity;
c. Is designed for ease of removal,
dismantling, or conversion to an accessory use after termination of use as a
dependent relative cottage; and
d. Meets the setback requirements for an accessory
building.
10. “Duplex” means a building containing two
dwelling units. A duplex must be built on-site and consists of one structure
with two residential units. The units must be connected by a common wall or a
carport. Duplex units should be constructed with a compatible design and
materials to the surrounding neighborhood. In addition, in the instance where a
duplex unit is created by the addition of another unit to an existing unit, the
new unit must be compatible with the design and materials of the existing unit.
11. “Dwelling unit” means a building or buildings
providing complete housekeeping facilities including bathroom and kitchen for
one household only, excluding recreational vehicles, trailers, boat, prisons
and medical care facilities.
12. “Fence” means a linear structure or controlled
plant growth more than three feet high, the primary purpose of which is to
enclose, divide or screen.
13. “Floor area” means combined area of all
floors of a building measuring from the exterior faces of the exterior walls,
excluding spaces lacking standing headroom. Common open areas in shopping malls
are excluded for the purpose of computing required off-street parking.
14. “Gross density” means the total number of
dwelling units located on a parcel of land divided by the total area of the
parcel.
15. “Group home” means a building providing
lodging to four or more persons unrelated to the principal residing family,
excluding multifamily residences, “hotels” (defined as commercial buildings
providing lodging for ten or more persons on a transient basis), “hospitals”
(defined as medical care facilities whose patients are partly or entirely
nonresidents thereof), and institutions of involuntary detention. This definition
includes, among other things, boardinghouses and bed and breakfast establishments.
“Adult or family day care” and “child day care” facilities are not included
under the group home definition. “Adult or family day care facilities” includes
permanent or temporary lodging and care facilities for the elderly and
physically and mentally disabled, as defined by the State Department of Social
and Health Services (DSHS). “Child day care centers” provide temporary care of
children as defined by the State Department of Social and Health Services,
preschool or nursery school.
16. “Hazardous waste” means all dangerous waste
(DW) and extremely hazardous waste (EHW) as defined in RCW 70.105.010.
17. “Hazardous waste storage” the holding of dangerous
waste for a temporary period as regulated by the state of
18. “Hazardous waste treatment” means the
physical, chemical, or biological processing of dangerous waste to make wastes
nondangerous or less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for energy or material
resource recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume.
19. “Height” (of a structure) means the vertical
distance between the average elevation of the finished ground surface along the
entire perimeter of a structure and the highest point of the structure’s roof,
walls or other principal elements.
20. “Home occupation” means a gainful occupation
carried on in a residence in which:
a. No outside help is employed on the
premises;
b. The business utilizes no more than
twenty-five percent of the gross floor area of the structure in which it is
located;
c. There is no more that two additional
vehicles parked on or in the vicinity of the property due to the business at
any one time;
d. There are no more than twelve clients or customers
visiting per week and there is not more than two clients on the premises at any
one time;
e. No work areas or storage of materials are
visible from off the premises, nor other exterior indication given of anything
other than a residence;
f. No nuisance is created beyond what would
normally be expected in a residential area.
21. “Industry” means any and all steps in the
gainful making of goods where substantial retail contact is unnecessary
(excluding low-intensity agriculture) and the gainful provision of services
which create nuisances beyond the customary traffic, runoff, signs, and other
such impacts normally associated with commercial uses. This definition
includes, among other things, factories, mills, nonretail bakeries, high
intensity agriculture, wrecking yards, fuel distributors, cement processing,
storage yards for heavy equipment and massive construction materials, and heavy
equipment repair. This definition may or may not include, depending on
individual characteristics, automotive repair, warehousing, transportation
facilities, lumberyards, public utilities, feed/ seed/grain stores and research
facilities.
22. “Kennel” means a place where more than three
dogs and/or one litter of puppies are kept, gainfully or otherwise.
23. “
24. “Lot width at building line” means the distance
between side lot lines, defined as the two lot lines most nearly perpendicular
to the street on which the lot fronts, provided that:
a. On corner lots measurement shall be along
the shorter of the two front setback lines; and
b. Where the front setback line is not
straight, measurement shall be in a straight line connecting the ends of the
line.
25. “Low-intensity agriculture” means the production,
raising or keeping of any form of crops, ornamental plants or animals;
provided, that any animal, excluding household pets such as dogs and cats, such
as horses, cattle, hogs, pigs, goats, sheep, bovine animals, chickens, fowl or
any other animals, poultry or fowl, shall not be raised, kept or maintained on
a lot or ownership of less than forty thousand square feet.
26. “Mobile home” means a prefabricated dwelling
unit transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is
eight feet or more in width and forty body feet or more in length, and which is
built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with a
permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes
the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained
therein. Mobile homes must meet the requirements of HUD or the State Department
of Labor and Industries.
27. “Mobile home park” means an ownership on
which more than one mobile home is located and intended for occupancy.
28. “Multifamily residence” means a building
containing more than one dwelling unit, also including apartments in the sense
of dwelling units contained within a building primarily used for nonresidential
purposes, though there may only be one dwelling unit in such building.
29. “Multiuse stormwater facility” means a facility
that incorporates underground infiltration or otherwise contains no standing
water for a period of at least nine months per year, has side slopes of no
steeper than 4:1, and is used as common open space or as play areas defined in
SWMC Chapter 17.38, as approved by the city engineer.
30. “Net density” means the number of dwelling
units located on buildable land; which excludes public rights-of-way, private
access easements, driveways, or tracts, utility corridors, stormwater
facilities, critical areas and their buffers, and other areas which are
unbuildable. Seventy-five percent of multiuse stormwater facilities may be
counted towards total buildable area.
31. “Nuisance” means any use or neglect in
maintenance of land or structures which has unreasonably annoying, unpleasant,
unsafe or unsanitary effects on neighbors or the public in general, including
noise, air pollution, water pollution, runoff, odors, glare, unsightliness,
vibration, electrical disturbance, vermin infestation, attractive nuisances,
fire or explosion hazard, and obstruction or endangering of public ways as
defined in Chapter 8.16.
32. “Office” means a building where work of a
professional, consulting, clerical, administrative or information-processing
nature is the primary use, excluding banking and lending institutions,
including among other things:
a. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc.;
b. Advertising consultants, counselors, designers,
secretarial services, etc.;
c. Brokerages where the brokered good is not
tangibly present, such as real estate, insurance, travel, etc.; and
d. The administrative branch of a larger organization.
33. “Off-site treatment and storage facilities”*
means off-site facilities which treat and store hazardous wastes from
generators on properties other than those on which the off-site facilities are
located.
34. “On-site treatment and storage facility”*
means on-site facilities which treat and store hazardous wastes generated on
the same parcel of property where the on-site facility or facilities are
located.
35. “Open-air vending” means any commercial activity
in which goods or services are advertised and which is conducted without the
complete or partial shelter of a building on the same ownership, including such
activities which, though conducted on the same ownership as an indoor
commercial activity, are dissimilar to said indoor commercial activity.
36. “Ownership” means a lot or group of contiguous
lots under the ownership.
37. “Permitted use” means a use permitted within
a zone, including uses accessory to the permitted use.
* Hazardous
waste treatment and storage facilities are facilities that require an interim
or final status permit from the Department of Ecology under dangerous waste
regulations, WAC Chapter 173-303.
38. “Personal services” means a business providing
services to clients such as beauty salons, which generally have not more than
two clients on the premise at any given time.
39. “Professional office” means an office primarily
offering services or licensed business guaranteed by a licensing agency or
board.
40. “Public use” means a use carried on by a
government agency or its authorized representative.
4l. “Quasi-public use” means a use which serves
nonprofit social or religious ends, such as churches, clubhouses, private schools
and nonpublic social service organizations.
42. “Recreational vehicle” means a motor vehicle
designed to also serve as a temporary living quarter.
43. “Setback” means the shortest horizontal distance
between a lot line and the exterior surface of any building fence or other
significant sight-obscuring structure located on such lot, provided that:
a. If the lot line lies within a proposed
public right-of-way or proposed widening thereof as designated in the
comprehensive plan, as determined by reference to the functional categorization
of streets and right-of-way width standards for each, then the setback shall be
measured from the revised lot line that would result from such new right-of way
or widening thereof.
b. The following protrusions shall be considered
exempt from setback requirements to a maximum of three feet:
i. Eaves;
ii. Bay windows;
iii. Chimneys and fireplaces;
iv. Unenclosed, uncovered porches, terraces,
landings or steps;
v. Other incidental components in conformance
with the intent of this definition.
44. “Setback, front” means the setback from any
lot line adjoining a public street right-of- way. Corner lots have two front
lot lines.
45. “Setback, side” means the setback from the two lot lines most nearly perpendicular to the streets on which the lot fronts. Corner lots have two side lot lines. In the case of irregularly shaped lots with more than four sides, all lot lines other than the front and rear shall be considered side lot lines.
46. “Setback, rear” means the setback from the lot line most distant from and parallel to the street on which the lot fronts. Corner lots have no rear lot line. In the case of irregularly shaped lots with more than four sides, the zoning administrator shall designate a rear lot line which conforms to the intent of these definitions.
47. “Sign” means a publicly displayed advertising, directional, or information device excluding:
a. Flags and similar primarily nonverbal symbols of governmental, religious or civic organizations;
b. Traffic-control devices, verbal or nonverbal, maintained by the public agency with jurisdiction over the thoroughfare;
c. Minor notices such as conventional no soliciting, open, closed, for rent and for sale signs; and
d. Signs located so as to be viewed only from the ownership on which they are located.
48. “Single-family residence” means a dwelling unit which is unattached to any other dwelling unit.
49. “Structure” means a stationary manmade object or part thereof erected on the ground with an intention of some permanence, excluding objects less than three feet in height.
50. “Trailer” means a device designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and provide temporary living quarters.
51. “In-home rental” and “mother-in-law apartment” means a one-bedroom rental unit contained within a single-family residential structure, which shares an entrance to the residence in common with the primary portion of the residence, does not occupy more than twenty-five percent of the residential space of the residence, and which shares a kitchen or bathroom in common with the primary portion of the residence.
52. “Vision clearance triangle” means the area that provides the visibility required for safe access to streets from cross streets, driveways and alleys.
53. “Essential public facility (EPF)” means any public facility or facilities owned or operated by a unit of local or state government, public or private utility, transportation company, or any other entity that provides a public service as its primary mission, and is difficult to site. EPFs include those facilities listed in RCW 36.70A.200.
54. “Secure community transition facility (SCTF)” means, under RCW 71.09.020, a residential facility for persons civilly committed and conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative under Chapter 71.09 RCW. A secure community transition facility has supervision and security, and either provides or ensures the provision of sex offender treatment services. Secure community transition facilities include but are not limited to the facility established pursuant to RCW 71.09.250 and any community-based facilities established under this chapter and operated by the Washington State Secretary of Social and Health Services or under contract with the Secretary. (Ord. 1612-08 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1484-04 § 3, 2004: Ord. 1451-03 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998; Ord. 1222-95 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1063 § 2 (Exh. A § 1.03), 1988; Ord. 1028 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1013 § 1.03, 1985)
Responsibility for administration and interpretation of this title shall rest with the planning director or designee. Any interpretation or action of the planning director may be appealed to the hearing examiner by submittal in writing to the planning director within fourteen calendar days of the decision. Appeals shall be heard by the hearing examiner within thirty days from the date the appeal is filed and the applicable fee is paid. Also, the planning director may at any time defer to the hearing examiner or the city council where uncertainty exists as to interpretations. (Ord. 1607-08 § 7(A), 2008: Ord. 1013 § 1.04, 1985)
Uses, structures and lots not conforming to the provisions of this title may continue if legally existing at time of adoption of the ordinance codified in this title or at time of annexation to the city if annexed subsequent to adoption, provided that:
A. Legal nonconforming uses and structures shall not be enlarged, altered or expanded unless such modification is approved through the conditional use permit process;
B. Legal nonconforming uses shall lose such status if abandoned for a period of six months or more;
C. Legal nonconforming structures may be maintained and repaired unless destroyed or damaged so as to have their fair market value reduced by seventy-five percent or more, in which case they shall lose legal nonconforming status;
D. Use and development of legal nonconforming lots shall be in accordance with all current regulations, including setback requirements; and
E. If question arises as to whether a use, structure or lot enjoys legal nonconforming status, the burden of proof shall be on the property owner to provide the necessary documentation. (Ord. 1013 § 1.05, 1985)
Sections:
17.08.005 Intent.
17.08.010 Use
restrictions.
17.08.020 Bulk
restrictions.
17.08.030 Minimum
lot size requirements.
17.08.040 Maximum
density requirements.
17.08.050 Maximum
lot coverage.
The intent of the R-5 zone is to provide a variety of housing opportunities in parts of the city characterized by more rolling terrain or areas that serve as a transition to the unincorporated rural area. (Ord. 1484-04 § 4 (part), 2004)
Use restrictions in the residential R-5 zone shall be as follows:
A. Permitted Uses.
1. One single-family residence per lot;
2. Low-intensity agriculture;
3. Home occupations in compliance with Chapter 17.68;
4. Child day care centers meeting state requirements;
5. Adult or family day care facilities meeting state requirements.
B. Conditional Uses.
1. Planned residential developments;
2. Group homes;
3. Dependent relative cottages;
4.
5. Personal services;
6. Professional offices with no outside storage;
7. Outdoor recreation facilities;
8. Public utilities, excluding wireless communication facilities;
9. Quasi-public uses;
10. Public uses.
C. Prohibited Uses. All uses not listed above, including adult entertainment and wireless communication facilities. (Ord. 1484-04 § 4 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.01.01, 1985)
Bulk restrictions in the residential R-5 zone shall be as follows:
A. Minimum Setbacks.
1. Front: twenty feet;
2. Side: one story dwellings and accessory structures shall have a minimum of five feet; a two story dwelling shall have a minimum of eight; and each additional story over two shall have an additional four feet, for each story;
3. Rear: ten feet for residences, five for accessory;
4. Garage Setbacks. Private garages attached to or within the residence shall adhere to the setback requirement of the residence. In all cases, there shall be a minimum off-street parking apron of twenty-five feet in length directly in front of all garage door entrances when accessing a street either to the front or side of a residence. Where garage doors access an alley, the off-street parking apron shall be at least ten feet.
B. Maximum building height: thirty-five feet except twenty feet for accessory buildings and no height limit for church steeples or bell towers. (Ord. 1484-04 § 4 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.01.02, 1985)
Minimum lot size requirements in the residential R-5 zone shall be as follows:
A. Lot area: eight thousand four hundred square feet;
B. Lot width at building line: forty feet;
C.
The maximum gross density requirement in the R-5 zone is five units per acre. (Ord. 1484-04 § 4 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998)
Maximum lot coverage requirements in the residential R-5 zone shall be as follows:
A. Thirty-five percent;
B. Variances from the maximum lot coverage
requirement are permitted, if the applicant can demonstrate that the proposed
coverage does not exceed the average lot coverage of lots within one
hundred feet of the parcel.
Sections:
17.12.005 Intent.
17.12.010 Use restrictions.
17.12.020 Bulk restrictions.
17.12.030 Minimum lot size requirements.
17.12.040 Maximum density requirements.
17.12.050 Maximum lot coverage.
The R-7 zone includes the portion of Sedro-Woolley platted over a hundred years ago. It is characterized by a grid street system and small lots. It is the intent of this zone to encourage the continuation of this traditional pattern. (Ord. 1484-04 § 5 (part), 2004)
Use restrictions in the residential R-7 zone shall be as follows:
A. Permitted Uses.
1. One single-family residence per lot;
2. Low-intensity agriculture;
3. Home occupations in compliance with Chapter 17.68;
4. One duplex per lot with nine thousand square foot minimum lot size, in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Chapter 17.12, which meet the following requirements, in addition to any other requirements imposed by ordinance:
i. Be situated on a lot of not less than nine thousand square foot minimum size, with a minimum width of eighty feet at the building line, a minimum depth of one hundred feet, and a minimum lot frontage on a public street of twenty feet,
ii. Provide off-street parking for four vehicles,
iii. Be designed to resemble a single-family residence so as to blend in with the design and appearance of the surrounding residences in the neighborhood;
5. Child day care centers meeting state requirements;
6. Adult or family day care facilities meeting state requirements.
B. Conditional Uses.
1. Planned residential developments;
2. Group homes;
3. Dependent relative cottages;
4.
5. Personal services;
6. Professional offices with no outside storage;
7. Outdoor recreation facilities;
8. Public utilities, excluding wireless communication facilities;
9. Quasi-public uses;
10. Public uses.
C. Prohibited Uses. All uses not listed above, including adult entertainment and wireless communication facilities. (Ord. 1484-04 § 5 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1222-95 § 2, 1995: Ord. 1013 § 2.02.01, 1985)
Bulk restrictions in the residential R-7 zone shall be as follows:
A. Minimum Setbacks.
1. Front: twenty feet;
2. Side: one story dwellings and accessory structures shall have a minimum of five feet; a two story dwelling shall have minimum of eight and each additional story over two shall have an additional four feet, for each story;
3. Rear: ten feet for residences, five for accessory structures;
4. Garage Setbacks. Private garages attached to or within the residence shall adhere to the setback requirement of the residence. In all cases, there shall be a minimum off-street parking apron of twenty- five feet in length directly in front of all garage door entrances when accessing a street either to the front or side of a residence. Where garage doors access an alley, the off-street parking apron shall be at least ten feet.
B. Maximum building height: thirty-five feet except twenty feet for accessory buildings, and no height limit for church steeples or bell towers. (Ord. 1484-04 § 5 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.02.02, 1985)
Minimum lot size requirements for the residential R-7 zone shall be as follows:
A. Lot area: six thousand square feet;
B. Lot width at building line: forty feet;
C.
The maximum gross density requirement in the R-7 zone is seven units per acre. (Ord. 1484-04 § 5 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1222-95 § 3, 1995)
A. Fifty percent;
B. Variances from the maximum lot coverage
requirement are permitted, if the applicant can demonstrate that the proposed
coverage does not exceed the average lot coverage of lots within one hundred
feet of the parcel.
Sections:
17.16.005 Intent.
17.16.010 Use
restrictions.
17.16.020 Bulk
restrictions.
17.16.030 Minimum
lot size requirements.
17.16.035 Zero
side setbacks permitted.
17.16.040 Maximum
density requirements.
17.16.050 Parking
for residential uses in R-15 zone.
17.16.060 Design
review.
The intent of the R-15 zone is to achieve integration with Sedro-Woolley’s existing building types and configurations: incorporate open street layout similar to existing grid rather than closed circulation systems such as cul-de-sacs: maintain the look of conventional neighborhoods in scale, orientation to the street, style, and appearance; and to avoid creation of large apartment “blocks” separate from other parts of the community. Larger scale buildings are appropriate in the central business district or when combined with commercial uses in the Mixed Commercial zone. Because multifamily is permitted in the MC and CBD zones, no new areas shall be designated R-15. (Ord. 1484-04 § 6 (part), 2004)
Use restrictions in the R-15 zone shall be as follows:
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Multifamily residential uses up to eight units per building;
2. One single-family residence per lot;
3. Low-intensity agriculture;
4. Home occupations in compliance with Chapter 17.68;
5. Group homes;
6. Dependent relative cottages;
7. Professional offices;
8. Child day care centers meeting state requirements;
9. Planned residential developments;
10. Adult or family day care facilities meeting state requirements.
B. Conditional Uses.
1.
2. Offices other than professionals;
3. Outdoor recreation facilities;
4. Public utilities, excluding wireless communication facilities;
5. Quasi-public uses;
6. Public uses;
7. Commerce;
8. Personal services.
C. Prohibited Uses. All uses not listed above, including adult entertainment and wireless communication facilities. (Ord. 1484-04 § 6 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.03.01, 1985)
Bulk restrictions in the R-15 zones shall be as follows:
A. Minimum Setbacks.
1. Front: ten feet;
2. Side: one story dwellings and accessory structures shall have a minimum of five feet; a two story dwelling shall have minimum of eight; and each additional story over two shall have an additional four feet, for each story;
3. Rear: ten feet for residences; and five for accessory structures.
B. Maximum building height: thirty-five feet, except twenty feet for accessory buildings and no height limit for church steeples or bell towers. (Ord. 1484-04 § 6 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.03.02, 1985)
There is no categorical minimum lot size for permitted uses in this zone. However the lot size may be made a condition of approval in design review and conditional uses if relevant in those proceeding. (Ord. 1484-04 § 6 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.03.03, 1985)
It is the intent of this section to allow for the creation of new lots within an existing lot where buildings on the new lots are not required to maintain side setbacks for the purpose of allowing townhouses with condominium-style ownership that would include not only the interior spaces but also a portion of the land outside of the building. All other setbacks including those to the property lines of the parcel being subdivided, the front and rear setbacks, streets, driveways, etc. shall be maintained.
A. A division of land allowing no minimum side setbacks to interior lot lines shall be permitted provided that all other requirements of the zoning district shall remain applicable. Interior lot lines are those that are created as part of the proposed land division.
B. The standard setback requirements defined in SWMC Section 17.16.020 shall apply to the property lines of the parcel being subdivided.
C. No more than eight dwelling units per building may be attached utilizing the provisions of this section.
D. No more than one dwelling unit shall be allowed on any lot with reduced side setbacks created through the provisions of this section of the code.
E. All proposed developments permitted using this section shall comply with the design review standards of SWMC Chapter 15.44 and shall be reviewed by the design review committee to determine conformance.
F. All developments utilizing the provisions of this section must establish a homeowner’s association per SWMC Section 16.04.080(C). (Ord. 1601-08 § 1, 2008)
Minimum net density in the R-15 zones is four units per acre. Maximum gross density is fifteen units per acre. (Ord. 1484-04 § 6 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998)
The parking requirements for residential uses in the R-15 zone shall be as follows:
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Studio |
1 space |
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1 bedroom |
2 spaces |
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2 bedrooms |
2 spaces |
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3 bedrooms |
3 spaces |
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4 or more bedrooms |
4 spaces |
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Visitor/overflow spaces |
1 additional space per 8 units |
Parking spaces counted for residential use shall not also be counted towards non-residential parking requirements of SWMC Chapter 17.36 for other uses in this zone. (Ord. 1484-04 § 6 (part), 2004)
All developments in this zone which are subject to environmental review shall comply with the Design Review standards of SWMC Chapter 15.44 for conformance with this and other provisions of the city code. (Ord. 1484-04 § 6 (part), 2004)
Sections:
17.20.005 Intent.
17.20.010 Use
restrictions.
17.20.020 Bulk
restrictions.
17.20.030 Minimum
lot size requirements.
17.20.040 Hazardous
waste.
17.20.050 Design
review.
17.20.060 Parking
for residential uses in the MC zone.
The intent of this zone is to encourage a compatible mix of commercial and residential development. Standards are intended to present an attractive and welcoming appearance to visitors at the entrances to the city and at selected nodes along major roads; manage traffic impacts; encourage more non-motorized trips and reduce stormwater runoff. Commercial development should be scaled down when adjacent to residential areas to improve compatibility between uses. (Ord. 1484-04 § 7 (part), 2004)
Use restrictions in the mixed commercial (MC) zone shall be as follows:
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Retail, general services, recreational and cultural uses, light manufacturing, low-intensity agriculture;
2. Residential units contained above the first story of a commercial building (live/work units are specifically included), limited to eight such units per building;
3. Quasi-public uses;
4. Public uses;
5. Public utilities, other than wireless communications facilities;
6. Health facilities and services.
B. Conditional Uses. Wireless communications facilities. All other uses not otherwise prohibited.
C. Prohibited Uses. All uses not allowed as permitted or conditional uses are prohibited. Adult entertainment is a prohibited use in this zone. (Ord. 1522-05 § 1, 2005: Ord. 1484-04 § 7 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1309-98 § 6, 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.04.01, 1985)
A. Minimum setbacks to adjacent zones:
1. Setbacks to residential (R-5, R-7 and R-15) zones: Front setbacks on an arterial street shall be a minimum of twenty feet and a maximum of fifty feet. On a nonarterial street, front setbacks shall be a minimum of ten feet and a maximum of twenty feet. Side setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty-five feet, which may be reduced to twenty feet if building step-backs as required by the design standards and guidelines are incorporated into the site design pursuant to SWMC Chapter 15.44. Rear setbacks shall be a minimum of twenty feet.
2. Setbacks to all other zones: Front setbacks on an arterial street shall be a minimum of twenty feet and a maximum of fifty feet. On a nonarterial street, front setbacks shall be a minimum of ten feet and a maximum of twenty feet. Side setbacks shall be a minimum of twenty feet. Rear setbacks shall be a minimum of twenty feet.
3. Setbacks to the MC zone: Buildings shall maintain a minimum ten foot setback to all lot lines when adjacent to other properties zoned MC.
B. Building height restrictions: Building height restrictions shall be thirty-five feet. (Ord. 1522-05 § 2, 2005: Ord. 1484-04 § 7 (part), 2004: Ord. 1387-00 § 1, 2000: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.04.02, 1985)
A.
B. Lot frontage on a public street or private street: twenty feet. (Ord. 1484-04 § 7 (part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1013 § 2.04.03, 1985)
On-site hazardous
waste treatment and storage facilities as accessory to a permitted or
conditional use are allowed a conditional use; provided, such facilities comply
with the state hazardous waste citing standards and Sedro-Woolley and State Environmental Policy Act requirements. (Ord. 1484-04 § 7
(part), 2004: Ord. 1312-98 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 1063 § 3 (Exh. B
§ 2.04.04), 1998)
All
developments in this zone which are subject to environmental review shall
comply with the design review standards of SWMC Chapter 15.44 for conformance
with this and other provisions of the city code. (Ord. 1484-04 § 7 (part),
2004)
The
parking requirements for residential uses in the MC zone shall be as follows:
|
Studio |
1 space |
|
1 bedroom |
2 spaces |
|
2 bedrooms |
2 spaces |
|
3 bedrooms |
3 spaces |
|
4 or more bedrooms |
4 spaces |
|
Visitor/overflow spaces |
1 additional space per 8 units |