[Amended 1-12-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-002]
The CBD Central Business District is established to preserve
and enhance the Village's downtown center for principally retail,
office, entertainment and service-oriented businesses along with complementary
governmental facilities and services, public uses and spaces, and
other uses that contribute to a desirable mix of uses. Uses and development
in the CBD is intended to foster safe and appealing public spaces
and pedestrian activity and preserve the historical character of the
downtown area, including its architectural features, continuous storefronts,
and businesses of a comparatively small gross floor area principally
serving the local day-to-day needs of residents and visitors in the
greater Bellevue area.
A.
All uses permitted in the BOS District.
B.
Stores for retail sales and retail services.
C.
Theaters and social clubs.
D.
Printing or publishing.
E.
Restaurants and taverns.
F.
Private clubs and lodge halls.
G.
Public parks and recreation areas.
H.
Uses similar to the above uses.
I.
Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the above permitted
uses, provided such buildings and uses are located on the same lot
with permitted use.
[Amended 10-27-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-002]
The following uses may be permitted by the Village Council as provided for in Article XVII:
A.
All special uses of the BOS District, § 155-9.03, subject
to requirements of the BOS District.
B.
Apartments above stores (§ 155-17.30).
C.
Sidewalk cafes (§ 155-17.29).
D.
Motels and hotels (§ 155-17.19).
E.
Group day-care and foster care facilities.
F.
Satellite dish antenna over 39 inches in diameter.
G.
Churches and religious institutions.
H.
Anemometer tower over 20 meters high.
I.
Utility grid wind energy system.
J.
On-site use wind energy system over 20 meters high.
K.
Ground-level apartments (§ 155-17.46).
[Added 2-22-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-002]
[Amended 1-12-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-002]
A.
All required conditions of the BOS District, § 155-9.04.
B.
Building design standards.
(1)
Purpose. The downtown area in the Village is characterized by
a variety of historical architectural styles and building materials
that combine to create visual harmony and establish a sense of place
for the Bellevue community. In order to maintain and enhance these
benefits, it is essential that renovations and additions to existing
nonresidential buildings and the construction of new nonresidential
buildings occur in a manner that is visually compatible with such
existing buildings and supports the desired character for the downtown.
The purpose of the CBD design standards is to provide regulations
so that as existing nonresidential buildings are renovated, remodeled
and restored and new nonresidential buildings are constructed, these
physical improvements adhere to a consistent set of design standards
that will enhance and preserve the historical character and sense
of place of downtown Bellevue.
(3)
Application and review procedures.
(a)
Site plan review. Except for windows as provided in Subsection B(4)(b) below, development projects subject to review under this § 155-10.04B shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission, according to the procedures and requirements for site plan review as set forth in Article XXII and the requirements of this § 155-10.04B.
(b)
Building plans and architectural drawings. In addition to the
submittal requirements of § 155-22.02, the site plan application
shall also include building plans and architectural drawings to demonstrate
compliance with the design standards of this § 155-10.04B.
(4)
Design standards.
(a)
Buildings. Alterations and additions to existing buildings and
any new buildings to be constructed within the CBD shall be designed
to substantially incorporate such styles and building materials as
are contained in any design guidelines for commercial buildings adopted
by the Planning Commission. These design guidelines shall be maintained
by the Zoning Administrator and shall be available for review by the
public.
(b)
Windows.
[1]
Applicability and review. Windows that are proposed
to be added to a building, replaced or increased or decreased in size
such that a building permit is required, and which face one or more
of the following public street segments, shall be reviewed by the
Zoning Administrator to determine compliance with this Subsection
B(4)(b).
[a]
Public street segments:
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Capital Avenue Segment: Williams Street to East Street along
both sides of the street.
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Main Street Segment: Mill Street to Catherine Street along both
sides of the street.
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Jackson Street Segment: Elizabeth Street to Adams Street along
both sides of the street.
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Adams Street Segment: Jackson Street to the Canadian National
Railroad right-of-way along both sides of the street.
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Elizabeth Street Segment: Jackson Street to the Canadian National
Railroad right-of-way along both sides of the street.
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[2]
All windows.
[a]
A window pane, or multiple window panes stacked
vertically, shall not exceed a height of the lesser of one story or
15 feet. This limitation shall not prohibit a single window pane,
or multiple window panes stacked vertically, to exceed a height of
15 feet provided the design of such single window pane or multiple
window panes appears as spanning separate stories.
[b]
Windows shall be transparent and of nonreflective
glass. Only clear or lightly tinted, nonreflective glass in windows
and doors, including in display windows, shall be considered transparent.
[c]
Windows shall not be blocked by interior displays,
or otherwise have views to the interior obstructed, for a depth of
not less than five feet into the building.
[3]
First-story windows.
[a]
The first story of a facade shall be comprised
of window surface area that covers a minimum of 40% and a maximum
of 90% of the first story wall area, except that this provision shall
not apply in the case of those portions of structures used for assembly
areas in association with theaters, auditoriums, churches and similar
indoor areas where the allowance of light to penetrate the facade
would fundamentally undermine the purpose of the indoor area enclosed
by such facade.
[b]
The bottom of the window surface area shall be
between 30 and 40 inches from the level of the sidewalk beneath the
window surface.
[4]
Upper-story windows.
[a]
Between 20% and 40% of the facade wall area for
all stories above the first story shall be devoted to transparent
windows, except that this provision shall not apply in the case of
those portions of structures used for assembly areas in association
with theaters, auditoriums, churches and similar indoor areas where
the allowance of light to penetrate the facade would fundamentally
undermine the purpose of the indoor area enclosed by such facade.
[b]
Windows that are rectangular in shape and part
of any story above the first story shall be oriented in a vertical
direction.
[c]
Windows that are part of any story above the first
story shall contain visible sills and lintels on the exterior wall
and no single pane of glass shall exceed 36 square feet in area.
(5)
Modification of standards. The standards of this section may
be modified by the Planning Commission or the Zoning Administrator
as applicable in their review of a site plan provided the approving
body finds that such modifications comply with the following and the
approving body documents findings of fact supporting such modifications:
(a)
The modification shall satisfy the purposes stated in § 155-10.04B.
(b)
The modification shall result in the alteration of an existing
building or the construction of a new building that is visually compatible
and comparable with nearby existing buildings and which maintains
or improves upon the historical architectural character of downtown
Bellevue through the use of historical or contemporary similar building
materials and design.
