Summary

An economic redevelopment special district overlay provides incentives for the redevelopment of large existing, underutilized concentrations of commercial/industrial lands within urban areas.

Story

Amended by Ord. 11566, 11/28/1994
Amended by Ord. 12823, 08/18/1997
Amended by Ord. 16267, 10/30/2008(Language)

Description

Economic Redevelopment SDO

Development Condition Text

21A.38.090 Special district overlay - economic redevelopment.

A. The purpose of the economic redevelopment special district overlay is to provide incentives for the redevelopment of large existing, underutilized concentrations of commercial/industrial lands within urban areas.

B. The economic redevelopment special district overlay shall only be designated through the area zoning process; located in areas designated within a community, subarea or neighborhood plan as an activity center; and zoned CB, RB, O, or I.

C. The standards of this title and other county codes shall be applicable to development within the economic redevelopment special district overlay except as follows:

1. Commercial or industrial uses that exist within an area as of the effective date of legislation applying the economic redevelopment special district overlay, but that are not otherwise permitted by the zoning, shall be considered permitted uses upon only the lots that they occupied as of that date.

2. The minimum parking requirements of this title shall be reduced as follows:

a. The parking stall requirements are reduced 100 percent provided that:

(1) the square footage of any enlargement or replacement of an existing building does not in total exceed 125 percent of the square footage of the existing building;

(2) any new mixed use development provides a minimum of two stories of residences above the ground-floor level commercial

(3) the building fronts on an existing roadway improved to urban standards or a roadway programmed to be improved to urban standards as a capital improvement project, that accommodates on-street parking; and

(4) there is no net decrease in existing off-street parking space.

b. the parking stall requirements for commercial and retail uses are reduced 50 percent if:

(1) the square footage of any enlargement or replacement of an existing building in total exceeds 125 percent of the square footage of the existing building;

(2) the height of the enlarged or replacement building does not exceed the base height of the zone in which it is located;

(3) the building fronts on an existing roadway improved to urban standards or a roadway programmed to be improved as a capital improvement project, that accommodates on-street parking; and

(4) there is no net decrease in existing off-street parking spaces, unless it exceeds the minimum requirements of subsection C.2.b.

3. The building height limits of this title shall be waived, provided that the height limit within 50 feet of the perimeter of the overlay district shall be 30 feet.

4. Signage shall be limited to that allowed within the CB zone.

5. The roadway improvements of the King County code shall be waived, provided a no-protest agreement to participate in future road improvement districts (RID) is signed by an applicant and recorded with the county.

6. On I zoned lands that are designated in the comprehensive plan as unincorporated activity centers, conditional use permits shall not be issued where the resulting impacts such as noise, smoke, odor and glare would be inconsistent with the maintenance of nearby viable commercial and residential areas.

D. For properties that have frontage on pedestrian street(s) or routes as designated in an applicable plan [White Center 1MB, Detail 1MB] or area zoning process, the following conditions shall apply:

1. main building entrances shall be oriented to the pedestrian street. If multiple pedestrian streets front on the building, each pedestrian street shall have a similar main building entrance;

2. at the ground floor (at grade), buildings shall be located no more than 5 feet from the sidewalk or sidewalk improvement, but in no instance shall encroach on the public right-of-way;

3. building facades shall comprise at least 75% of the total pedestrian street frontage for a property, and if applicable, at least 75% of the total pedestrian route frontage for a property;

4. minimum side setbacks of the underlying zoning are waived;

5. building facades of ground floor retail, general business service, and professional office land uses, that front onto a pedestrian street or route shall include windows and overhead protection;

6. building facades, along a pedestrian street or route, that are without ornamentation, or are comprised of uninterrupted glass curtain walls or mirrored glass are not permitted; and

7. vehicle access shall be limited to the rear access alley or rear access street where such an alley or street exists. (Ord. 16267 § 74, 2008: Ord. 12823 § 6, 1997: Ord. 11566 § 1, 1994: 11351 § 1, 1994).

Ordinance

11351

Effective Date

June 25, 1994

Changes

Amended by Ord. 11566, 11/28/1994
Amended by Ord. 12823, 08/18/1997
Amended by Ord. 16267, 10/30/2008(Language)

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