A. 
The purpose of the community business zone (CB) is to provide pedestrian-friendly, mixed use development that both supports larger mixed use and commercial areas with its residential development, and provides small-scale retail, office and personal services for the local community. The CB zone also provides retail and personal services in locations that are not appropriate for extensive out-door storage or automotive sales uses. These purposes are accomplished by:
1. 
Providing for offices as well as a wide range of small-scale retail, educational, and personal service uses;
2. 
Encouraging mixed use (housing and retail/service/office) developments; and
3. 
Excluding commercial uses with extensive outdoor storage as well as automotive sales uses.
B. 
Use of this zone is appropriate in areas that are designated by the comprehensive plan that are served at the time of development by adequate public sewers, water supply, streets and other needed public facilities and services.
(Ord. 11-0329, § 3 (Exh. 1); Ord. 18-0454, § 2 (Exh. 1))
The community business zone is divided into two subareas: community business west and community business Juanita as depicted in Figure 18.23.015.1.
(Ord. 18-0454 § 2 (Exh. 1))
The following uses listed in Table A are identified as permitted, conditionally permitted, or prohibited uses in the community business zone west subarea:
Table A. Community Business Zone West Subarea Use Allowances
PERMITTED
CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED
PROHIBITED
Arts, entertainment, indoor1
Ambulatory surgery center
Adult entertainment business
Business service, standard
College/university
Air transportation service
Day care
Community residential facility
Animal kennel/shelter
Eating and drinking place2
Fire or police facility
Arts, entertainment, outdoor
Educational service3
Laboratory
Auction house
Family child-care home4
Recreational facility, indoor
Automotive sales and service, marine
Health care and social assistance5
Regional land use
Automotive sales and service, nonmarine
Multiple-family dwelling
Religious institution
Business service, intensive
Office
Supportive living facility
Cemetery, columbarium, or mausoleum
Park
 
Construction and trade
Personal service2
 
Funeral home/crematory
Retail sales2,6
 
Hospital
Single detached dwelling unit, existing legal7
 
Manufactured housing community
Single room occupancy
 
Manufacturing, heavy
Standalone parking10
 
Manufacturing, light
Temporary lodging8
 
Cannabis business
Utility facility9
 
Cannabis cooperative
 
Mobile food service
 
 
Recreational facility, outdoor
 
 
Resource land use
 
 
Retail sales, bulk
 
 
Secure facility
 
 
Transportation
 
 
Vehicle or equipment rental
 
 
Vehicle refueling station
 
 
Warehousing
 
 
Wholesale trade
Notes:
1.
Artist studios permitted. All other indoor arts, entertainment uses require a conditional use permit, except theaters which are prohibited.
2.
Permitted only as part of a mixed use development and must occupy 50 percent of the ground floor at street front-age. Each use is limited to maximum 5,000 square feet per use and 15,000 square feet total contiguous.
3.
Arts and craft schools are a permitted use; all other educational service uses require a conditional use permit.
4.
A family child-care home is permitted in an existing legal single detached dwelling unit subject to the requirements established by the Washington State Department of Early Learning (DEL) in WAC Title 170. The family child-care home shall meet the following requirements:
 
a.
The family child-care provider shall be licensed by DEL to operate a family child-care home;
 
b.
A safe passenger loading area shall be provided;
 
c.
The family child-care home shall comply with all applicable building, fire, safety, and health codes enforced by the City;
 
d.
The family child-care home shall comply with all applicable development standards of the City, unless determined to be legally nonconforming;
 
e.
All signage shall conform to the applicable requirements of Chapter 18.42 KMC; and
 
f.
The City has the authority to limit the hours of operation to facilitate neighborhood compatibility.
5.
Social assistance uses and veterinary offices/clinics are conditionally permitted.
6.
Outdoor retail display/sidewalk sales and auto supply stores are prohibited.
7.
Other single detached dwelling units are prohibited.
8.
Bed and breakfast guesthouse only. Hotels and motels are prohibited.
9.
Private stormwater management facility is a permitted use. Sewer lift stations and pipes/electrical wires and associated structure supports may be conditionally permitted. All other utility facility uses are prohibited.
10.
Limited to commuter parking lots for users of transit, carpools or rideshare programs, provided the facilities are located on existing parking lots for religious institutions, schools, or other permitted nonresidential uses which have excess capacity available during commuting hours. All other standalone parking uses require a conditional use permit.
(Ord. 11-0329, § 3 (Exh. 1); Ord. 14-0384, § 5; Ord. 16-0421, § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 16-0426, § 5 (Att. C); Ord. 17-0438, § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 18-0454, § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 19-0481, § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. 24-0607, § 2 (Exh. A(IX)); Ord. 25-0631, § 2 (Exh. A))
The following uses listed in Table A are identified as permitted, conditionally permitted, or prohibited uses in the community business zone Juanita subarea:
Table A. Community Business Zone Juanita Subarea Use Allowances
PERMITTED
CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED
PROHIBITED
Arts, entertainment, indoor1
Ambulatory surgery center
Adult entertainment business
Business service, standard
Automotive sales and service, marine7
Air transportation service
Day care
Automotive sales and service, non-marine7
Animal kennel/shelter
Eating and drinking place2
Community residential facility
Arts, entertainment, outdoor
Educational service2
Fire or police facility
Auction house
Health care and social assistance3
Laboratory
Business service, intensive
Mobile food service4
Manufacturing, light
Cemetery, columbarium, or mausoleum
Multiple-family dwelling5
Recreational facility, indoor
College/university
Office
Religious institution
Construction and trade
Park
Supportive living facility
Family child-care home
Personal service2
Vehicle refueling station
Funeral home/crematory
Retail sales2
 
Hospital
Single room occupancy5
 
Manufactured housing community
Standalone parking8
 
Manufacturing, heavy
Temporary lodging6
 
Cannabis business
 
 
Cannabis cooperative
 
 
Recreational facility, outdoor
 
 
Regional land use
 
 
Resource land use
 
 
Retail sales, bulk
 
 
Secure facility
 
 
Single detached dwelling unit
 
 
Transportation
 
 
Utility facility
 
 
Vehicle or equipment rental
 
 
Warehousing
 
 
Wholesale trade
Notes:
1.
Artist studios are permitted. All other indoor arts, entertainment uses require a conditional use permit.
2.
Each use is limited to maximum 5,000 square feet per use and 15,000 square feet total contiguous.
3.
Veterinary clinics subject to the following:
 
a.
No outdoor kennels or facilities;
 
b.
No burning of refuse or dead animals is allowed;
 
c.
The portion of the building or structure in which animals are kept or treated shall be soundproofed. All run areas, excluding confinement areas for livestock, shall be surrounded by an eight-foot solid wall and surfaced with concrete or other impervious material; and
 
d.
The provisions of Chapter 18.70 KMC relative to animal keeping are met.
4.
Mobile food service is permitted subject to the following requirements:
 
a.
No permanent fencing, walls, or other structures shall be installed which hinder removal of the structure from the site; tained;
 
b.
No required parking stall shall be blocked or rendered unusable as a result of the mobile vendor;
 
c.
Safe ingress and egress shall be maintained. Visibility for transportation and pedestrian access shall be maintained;
 
d.
The limited duration of the mobile vendor shall be established as a condition of approval of any applicable
 
e.
A sign permit is required for exterior signage in accordance with the sign code, Chapter 18.42 KMC;
 
f.
If a stand:
 
 
(1)
The stand shall be located on a sidewalk or near a storefront consistent with barrier-free regulations;
 
 
(2)
The stand location on the sidewalk or near a storefront shall provide for at least four feet of unobstructed sidewalk between the stand and the sidewalk edge for pedestrian movement.
5.
Only as part of a mixed use development subject to the conditions of Chapter 18.50 KMC.
6.
Bed and breakfast guesthouse only. Hotels and motels are prohibited.
7.
Automotive sales are prohibited. Repair or service shall only be performed in an enclosed building, with no out-door storage of materials. Top, body, and upholstery repair shops, paint shops, and tire retreading are prohibited, as is heavy equipment and truck repair.
8.
Limited to commuter parking lots for users of transit, carpools or ride-share programs, provided the facilities are located on existing parking lots for religious institutions, schools, or other permitted nonresidential uses which have excess capacity available during commuting hours. All other standalone parking uses require a conditional use permit.
(Ord. 18-0454, § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 19-0481, § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. 24-0607, § 2 (Exh. A(X)); Ord. 25-0631, § 2 (Exh. A))
Accessory uses, when consistent with the definition in Chapter 18.20 KMC, are allowed as determined by the city manager.
(Ord. 11-0329, § 3 (Exh. 1); Ord. 17-0438, § 2 (Att. A))
The following zone-specific development standards in Table B apply in the community business zone:
Table B. Community Business Zone Development Standards
STANDARD
REQUIREMENT
Base Density: Dwelling Units/Gross Acre1
24
Minimum Density: Dwelling Units/Gross Acre1
18
Maximum Density: Dwelling Units/Gross Acre:1
 
West Subarea
36 for mixed use development.
Juanita Subarea
36 if affordable housing is provided as described in Chapter 18.77 KMC.
Minimum Street Setback2
10 feet; or
0 feet for a mixed use building with commercial on the ground floor or for any building with structured parking.
Minimum Interior Setback2:
 
West Subarea
0 feet for commercial or mixed use development except for interior lot lines adjoining property zoned R-1 to R-6.
5 feet landscaped setback for residential except for interior lot lines adjoining property zoned R-1 to R-6. Native vegetation is encouraged.
For all interior lot lines adjoining a property zoned R-1 to R-6 a 15-foot landscaped setback of native vegetation is required.
Juanita Subarea
20 feet3
Base Height:
 
West Subarea4
35 feet
Juanita Subarea
35 feet
45 feet5
Maximum Impervious Surface: Percentage
90%
Pedestrian Connections
Pedestrian connections are required to be provided in accordance with Chapter 18.52 KMC, Downtown Design Standards.
Notes:
1
Sleeping units are calculated as one sleeping unit equals one-fourth dwelling unit.
2
Any portion of development that occurs underground is exempt from property line setback requirements of this section.
3
Required on property lines adjoining residential zones.
4
The exceptions to height limits listed in KMC § 18.30.060 do not apply to the base height allowed in CB west. Any development utilizing the exception to height limits for the CB zone between 61st Avenue NE and 65th Avenue NE shall dedicate 25 percent of the average lot width above 35 feet in height as a view corridor to Lake Washington.
 
Exceptions to height limitations for the base height in CB west shall be:
 
a.
Roof structures housing or screening elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required for building operations and maintenance may extend up to 10 feet above the 35-foot base height for a maximum of 25 percent of the average lot width.
 
b.
Fire or parapet walls, skylights, flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, church steeples, crosses, spires, utility line towers and poles, and similar structures may extend up to three feet above the maximum base height of 35 feet.
 
c.
Roof details or features that are used to comply with the roof form requirements of KMC § 18.52.220 may extend a maximum of 10 feet above the 35-foot base height.
5
This maximum height is allowed only for mixed use developments.
(Ord. 11-0329, § 3 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-0426, § 7 (Att. E); Ord. 16-0428, § 13 (Att. I); Ord. 18-0454, § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 19-0481, § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. 25-0631, § 2 (Exh. A))