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Title 18 Planning and Land Use Regulation
Title 18
Planning and Land Use Regulation
ATTACHMENTS
Framework Design Guidelines
SG-Corr-Transition Zones Design Guidelines
SG-SF Residential Zone Design Guidelines
Chapter 18.01
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND AMENDMENTS
§ 18.01.010
Purpose.
§ 18.01.020
Comprehensive plan – Annual amendment – Exceptions.
§ 18.01.030
Types of comprehensive plan amendments.
§ 18.01.040
Application and criteria.
§ 18.01.050
Amendments – Initiation.
§ 18.01.060
Docket process.
§ 18.01.070
Plan amendment process.
§ 18.01.080
Public notification.
Chapter 18.04
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 18.04.010
Title of ordinance.
§ 18.04.020
Authority and purpose.
§ 18.04.030
Conformance of buildings and uses.
Chapter 18.08
DEFINITIONS
§ 18.08.010
Applicability.
§ 18.08.020
Accessory use or accessory building.
§ 18.08.030
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU), attached.
§ 18.08.033
Accessory dwelling unit (DADU), detached.
§ 18.08.035
Active ground floor uses.
§ 18.08.040
Administrative design review.
§ 18.08.045
Adult family home.
§ 18.08.050
Adult use establishment.
§ 18.08.055
Affordable housing.
§ 18.08.057
Affordable unit.
§ 18.08.060
Alley.
§ 18.08.070
Alteration.
§ 18.08.080
Amendment.
§ 18.08.090
Animal, small.
§ 18.08.100
Apartment.
§ 18.08.105
Artisanal/craft production and/or retail.
§ 18.08.107
Assisted housing.
§ 18.08.110
Automobile, boat and trailer sales area.
§ 18.08.120
Automobile rental.
§ 18.08.130
Automobile service station.
§ 18.08.135
Automobile-oriented uses.
§ 18.08.140
Building.
§ 18.08.150
Building envelope.
§ 18.08.160
Building (or structure) height.
§ 18.08.170
Building, main.
§ 18.08.180
Building setback line.
§ 18.08.190
Building site.
§ 18.08.200
Cemetery.
§ 18.08.205
Charging levels.
§ 18.08.210
Church.
§ 18.08.220
Commission.
§ 18.08.230
Communication facility.
§ 18.08.240
Conditional use.
§ 18.08.250
Conditional use permit.
§ 18.08.255
Cottage housing.
§ 18.08.260
Council.
§ 18.08.263
Courtyard apartments.
§ 18.08.265
Cultural, entertainment, and/or recreational facility.
§ 18.08.270
Day care.
§ 18.08.275
Development regulations.
§ 18.08.277
Duplex.
§ 18.08.280
Dwelling, multifamily.
§ 18.08.290
Dwelling, single-family.
§ 18.08.300
Dwelling unit.
§ 18.08.302
Electric vehicle infrastructure.
§ 18.08.304
Electric vehicle charging stations.
§ 18.08.306
Eligible household.
§ 18.08.310
Family.
§ 18.08.320
Floor area.
§ 18.08.324
Framework.
§ 18.08.326
Freestanding parking structure.
§ 18.08.330
Grade.
§ 18.08.340
Health club.
§ 18.08.350
Home occupation.
§ 18.08.352
Hotel, boutique hotels and temporary lodging.
§ 18.08.360
Impervious surface.
§ 18.08.370
Instructional institution.
§ 18.08.380
Kennel.
§ 18.08.390
Loading zone.
§ 18.08.400
Lot.
§ 18.08.410
Lot area.
§ 18.08.420
Lot width.
§ 18.08.430
Lot lines.
§ 18.08.440
Lot, panhandle.
§ 18.08.450
Major transit stop.
§ 18.08.455
Manufactured housing.
§ 18.08.460
Marijuana or cannabis.
§ 18.08.461
Marijuana processor.
§ 18.08.462
Marijuana producer.
§ 18.08.463
Marijuana retailer.
§ 18.08.464
Marijuana-infused products.
§ 18.08.465
Marijuana retail outlet.
§ 18.08.466
Marijuana, usable.
§ 18.08.470
Medical-dental clinic.
§ 18.08.475
Middle housing.
§ 18.08.477
Mitigation.
§ 18.08.480
Motel.
§ 18.08.490
Nonconforming building.
§ 18.08.500
Nonconforming lot.
§ 18.08.510
Nonconforming use.
§ 18.08.520
Open space, required.
§ 18.08.530
Person.
§ 18.08.540
Principal use.
§ 18.08.550
Professional offices.
§ 18.08.560
Public agency.
§ 18.08.565
Public art.
§ 18.08.567
Public market.
§ 18.08.570
Public utility.
§ 18.08.580
Recreational area or community club house, noncommercial.
§ 18.08.590
Recreational area, commercial.
§ 18.08.595
Retail sales and services.
§ 18.08.600
Retirement home.
§ 18.08.610
Signs.
§ 18.08.615
Single-family zones.
§ 18.08.617
Stacked flat.
§ 18.08.620
Street.
§ 18.08.630
Structural alterations.
§ 18.08.635
Solar energy system.
§ 18.08.640
Substandard lot.
§ 18.08.650
Tier 3 city.
§ 18.08.655
Townhouses.
§ 18.08.657
Transit park and ride lot.
§ 18.08.660
Unit density.
§ 18.08.665
Use.
§ 18.08.670
Variance.
§ 18.08.680
Veterinary clinic or small animal hospital.
§ 18.08.690
Yard.
§ 18.08.700
Yard, front.
§ 18.08.710
Yard, side.
§ 18.08.720
Yard, rear.
§ 18.08.730
Zone.
Chapter 18.12
ZONING MAP
§ 18.12.010
Zones established.
§ 18.12.020
Boundary questions.
§ 18.12.030
Changes.
§ 18.12.040
Annexed land.
§ 18.12.050
Reference to zones.
Chapter 18.14
REZONING
§ 18.14.010
Purpose.
§ 18.14.020
Who may apply.
§ 18.14.030
Reclassification – Initiation.
§ 18.14.040
Procedure.
§ 18.14.050
Application.
§ 18.14.060
Decision criteria.
§ 18.14.070
Map change.
§ 18.14.080
Development agreement.
§ 18.14.090
Time limitation.
Chapter 18.16
R-20 RESIDENTIAL, LOW
§ 18.16.010
Permitted uses.
§ 18.16.020
Conditional uses.
§ 18.16.030
Lot area.
§ 18.16.040
Street frontage.
§ 18.16.050
Lot coverage.
§ 18.16.060
Yards.
§ 18.16.070
Building height limit.
§ 18.16.080
Impervious surface.
§ 18.16.090
Tree canopy coverage.
Chapter 18.18
R-15 RESIDENTIAL, MODERATE
§ 18.18.010
Permitted uses.
§ 18.18.020
Conditional uses.
§ 18.18.030
Lot area.
§ 18.18.040
Street frontage.
§ 18.18.050
Lot coverage.
§ 18.18.060
Yards.
§ 18.18.070
Building height limit.
§ 18.18.080
Impervious surface.
§ 18.18.090
Tree canopy coverage.
Chapter 18.20
R-10 RESIDENTIAL, MODERATE/HIGH
§ 18.20.010
Permitted uses.
§ 18.20.020
Conditional uses.
§ 18.20.030
Lot area.
§ 18.20.040
Street frontage.
§ 18.20.050
Lot coverage.
§ 18.20.060
Yards.
§ 18.20.070
Building height limit.
§ 18.20.080
Impervious surface.
§ 18.20.090
Tree canopy coverage.
Chapter 18.21
R-9.6 RESIDENTIAL, MODERATE/HIGH
§ 18.21.010
Permitted uses.
§ 18.21.020
Conditional uses.
§ 18.21.030
Lot area.
§ 18.21.040
Lot width.
§ 18.21.050
Lot coverage.
§ 18.21.060
Yards.
§ 18.21.070
Building height limit.
§ 18.21.080
Impervious surface.
§ 18.21.090
Tree canopy coverage.
Chapter 18.22
R-7.2 RESIDENTIAL, HIGH
§ 18.22.010
Permitted uses.
§ 18.22.020
Conditional uses.
§ 18.22.030
Lot area.
§ 18.22.040
Lot width.
§ 18.22.050
Lot coverage.
§ 18.22.060
Yards.
§ 18.22.070
Building height limit.
§ 18.22.080
Impervious surface.
§ 18.22.090
Tree canopy coverage.
Chapter 18.24
RM-3600 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY
§ 18.24.010
Purpose.
§ 18.24.020
Permitted uses.
§ 18.24.030
Conditional uses.
§ 18.24.040
Lot area.
§ 18.24.050
Lot area per dwelling unit.
§ 18.24.060
Lot width.
§ 18.24.070
Land coverage.
§ 18.24.080
Yards.
§ 18.24.090
Building height.
§ 18.24.100
Parking.
§ 18.24.110
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.24.120
Signs.
Chapter 18.26
RM-2400 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY
§ 18.26.010
Purpose.
§ 18.26.020
Permitted uses.
§ 18.26.030
Conditional uses.
§ 18.26.040
Lot area.
§ 18.26.050
Lot area per dwelling unit.
§ 18.26.060
Lot width.
§ 18.26.070
Land coverage.
§ 18.26.080
Yards.
§ 18.26.090
Building height.
§ 18.26.100
Parking.
§ 18.26.110
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.26.120
Signs.
Chapter 18.28
RM-1800 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY
§ 18.28.010
Purpose.
§ 18.28.020
Permitted uses.
§ 18.28.030
Conditional uses.
§ 18.28.040
Lot area.
§ 18.28.050
Lot area per dwelling unit.
§ 18.28.060
Lot width.
§ 18.28.070
Land coverage.
§ 18.28.080
Yards.
§ 18.28.090
Building height.
§ 18.28.100
Parking.
§ 18.28.110
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.28.120
Signs.
Chapter 18.30
RM-900 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY
§ 18.30.010
Purpose.
§ 18.30.020
Permitted uses.
§ 18.30.030
Conditional uses.
§ 18.30.040
Lot area.
§ 18.30.050
Lot area per dwelling unit.
§ 18.30.060
Lot width.
§ 18.30.070
Land coverage.
§ 18.30.080
Yards.
§ 18.30.090
Building height.
§ 18.30.100
Parking.
§ 18.30.110
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.30.120
Signs.
Chapter 18.34
BN NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
§ 18.34.010
Purpose.
§ 18.34.020
Permitted uses.
§ 18.34.030
Conditional uses.
§ 18.34.040
Building height.
§ 18.34.050
Setbacks.
§ 18.34.060
Land coverage.
§ 18.34.070
Site area.
§ 18.34.080
Retail and storage area.
§ 18.34.090
Off-street parking.
§ 18.34.100
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.34.110
Signs.
Chapter 18.38
CC CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL
§ 18.38.010
Purpose.
§ 18.38.020
Permitted uses.
§ 18.38.030
Conditional uses.
§ 18.38.040
Building height.
§ 18.38.050
Setbacks.
§ 18.38.060
Land coverage.
§ 18.38.070
Site area.
§ 18.38.080
Retail and storage area.
§ 18.38.090
Off-street parking.
§ 18.38.100
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.38.110
Signs.
§ 18.38.120
Special conditions.
Chapter 18.42
TOWN CENTER
§ 18.42.010
Purpose.
§ 18.42.020
Permitted uses.
§ 18.42.030
Permitted uses – Primary and accessory residential.
§ 18.42.040
Limitations on use, density, and square footage.
§ 18.42.050
Conditional uses.
§ 18.42.060
Building height.
§ 18.42.070
Setbacks.
§ 18.42.080
Land coverage.
§ 18.42.090
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.42.095
Freestanding parking structures.
§ 18.42.100
Signs.
§ 18.42.110
Parking.
§ 18.42.120
Site plan review required – Exceptions.
§ 18.42.130
General criteria.
§ 18.42.135
Affordable housing.
§ 18.42.140
Town center framework design guidelines – Adopted.
§ 18.42.150
Town center framework design guidelines – Application – Effect.
§ 18.42.160
Administration.
§ 18.42.170
Development agreement.
§ 18.42.180
Bonds or other financial security.
Chapter 18.44A
GATEWAY SENIOR HOUSING OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.45
SG-LDR SOUTHERN GATEWAY – LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
§ 18.45.010
Permitted uses.
§ 18.45.015
Prohibited uses.
§ 18.45.020
Conditional uses.
§ 18.45.030
Lot area and maximum density.
§ 18.45.040
Lot width.
§ 18.45.050
Lot coverage.
§ 18.45.060
Yards.
§ 18.45.070
Building height limit.
§ 18.45.080
Impervious surface.
§ 18.45.090
Screening, landscaping and tree canopy goal.
§ 18.45.100
Signs.
§ 18.45.110
Parking requirements and traffic impact mitigation.
§ 18.45.120
Southern gateway – low density residential zone design guidelines – Adopted – Rules of interpretation.
§ 18.45.130
Southern gateway – low density residential zone design guidelines – Application – Effect.
§ 18.45.140
Administration.
§ 18.45.150
Bonds or other financial security.
Chapter 18.46
SG-C SOUTHERN GATEWAY – CORRIDOR
§ 18.46.010
Purpose.
§ 18.46.020
Permitted uses – Commercial and nonresidential.
§ 18.46.030
Permitted uses – Primary and accessory residential.
§ 18.46.040
Limitations on use.
§ 18.46.050
Conditional uses.
§ 18.46.060
Building height.
§ 18.46.070
Setbacks.
§ 18.46.080
Land coverage.
§ 18.46.090
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.46.100
Signs.
§ 18.46.110
Parking requirements and traffic impact mitigation.
§ 18.46.120
Southern gateway – corridor and transition zones design guidelines – Adopted – Rules of interpretation.
§ 18.46.130
Southern gateway – corridor and transition zones design guidelines – Application – Effect.
§ 18.46.140
Setbacks and north-south access road requirement.
§ 18.46.150
Administration.
§ 18.46.160
Bonds or other financial security.
Chapter 18.47
SG-T SOUTHERN GATEWAY – TRANSITION
§ 18.47.010
Purpose.
§ 18.47.020
Permitted uses – Commercial and nonresidential.
§ 18.47.030
Permitted uses – Primary and accessory residential.
§ 18.47.040
Limitations on use and minimum residential density.
§ 18.47.050
Conditional uses.
§ 18.47.060
Building height.
§ 18.47.070
Setbacks and north-south access road requirement.
§ 18.47.080
Land coverage.
§ 18.47.090
Screening, landscaping and tree retention.
§ 18.47.100
Signs.
§ 18.47.110
Parking requirements and traffic impact mitigation.
§ 18.47.120
Southern gateway – corridor and transition zones design guidelines – Adopted – Rules of interpretation.
§ 18.47.130
Southern gateway – corridor and transition zones design guidelines – Application – Effect.
§ 18.47.140
Administration.
§ 18.47.150
Bonds or other financial security.
Chapter 18.48
COMMERCIAL SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
§ 18.48.010
Purpose.
§ 18.48.020
Definitions.
§ 18.48.030
Applicability.
§ 18.48.040
Permit type.
§ 18.48.050
Application of development standards.
§ 18.48.060
Approval or denial.
§ 18.48.070
Financial guarantees.
§ 18.48.080
Limitation of permit approval.
§ 18.48.090
Modification to an approved permit.
Chapter 18.50
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
§ 18.50.010
Walls and fences.
§ 18.50.020
Yards.
§ 18.50.030
Boat moorage.
§ 18.50.040
Home occupations.
§ 18.50.045
Day care/adult day care – Type I.
§ 18.50.050
Accessory dwelling units.
§ 18.50.060
Accessory structures and buildings.
§ 18.50.070
Vision clearance.
§ 18.50.080
Permitted intrusions into required yards.
§ 18.50.085
Permitted height exclusions.
§ 18.50.090
Location of swimming pools.
§ 18.50.100
Lighting.
§ 18.50.110
Temporary use permits.
§ 18.50.120
Keeping household pets.
§ 18.50.130
Collective gardens and dispensaries defined.
§ 18.50.140
Collective gardens prohibited.
§ 18.50.160
Recreational marijuana retailers.
Chapter 18.52
SIGNAGE
§ 18.52.010
Purpose.
§ 18.52.020
Definitions.
§ 18.52.030
Prohibited signs and removal.
§ 18.52.040
Exemptions from permitting.
§ 18.52.045
Temporary signs.
§ 18.52.050
Signs in RM and RS zones.
§ 18.52.060
Signs permitted in CC and BN zones.
§ 18.52.070
Signs permitted in TC zones.
§ 18.52.075
Signs in southern gateway zones.
§ 18.52.080
Signs in the public right-of-way.
§ 18.52.090
Permit application and fees.
§ 18.52.100
Enforcement.
Chapter 18.54
CONDITIONAL USES
§ 18.54.010
Application.
§ 18.54.020
Fee.
§ 18.54.021
Site plan required.
§ 18.54.030
Conditional uses in general.
§ 18.54.042
Conservation cluster housing.
§ 18.54.043
Day care/adult day care – Type II.
§ 18.54.045
Off-site parking facilities.
§ 18.54.047
Multi-use or multipurpose trails.
§ 18.54.048
Public and private community facilities.
§ 18.54.049
Kennels.
§ 18.54.050
Building height.
§ 18.54.060
Land coverage.
§ 18.54.070
Screening and landscaping.
§ 18.54.080
Lighting.
§ 18.54.090
Parking.
Chapter 18.58
OFF-STREET PARKING
§ 18.58.010
Required off-street parking.
§ 18.58.020
Parking plan.
§ 18.58.030
Parking spaces required.
§ 18.58.040
Parking requirements for common facilities.
§ 18.58.050
General requirements on size of parking spaces.
§ 18.58.060
Surfacing.
§ 18.58.070
Access.
§ 18.58.080
Landscaping, pathways and amenities.
§ 18.58.090
Drainage.
Chapter 18.62
SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING
§ 18.62.010
Applicability.
§ 18.62.020
Site plan.
§ 18.62.030
Landscaping of perimeter of lot.
§ 18.62.040
Landscaping of street frontages.
§ 18.62.041
Minimum requirements.
§ 18.62.050
Fencing.
§ 18.62.060
Traffic visibility.
§ 18.62.070
Maintenance.
§ 18.62.080
Landscaping types.
Chapter 18.66
NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS AND USES
§ 18.66.010
Purpose.
§ 18.66.020
Permitted nonconforming uses, buildings and structures.
§ 18.66.030
Discontinuance.
§ 18.66.040
Change of ownership.
§ 18.66.050
Alterations and maintenance.
§ 18.66.060
Exemptions – Residential/group care facilities.
§ 18.66.070
Restoration of buildings.
§ 18.66.080
Accidental causes defined.
§ 18.66.090
Change, expansion or intensification of nonconforming use.
§ 18.66.100
Continuance of conditional uses.
§ 18.66.110
Nonconforming lots.
§ 18.66.120
Abatement.
§ 18.66.125
Nonconforming signs.
Chapter 18.68
SITING OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE FACILITIES
§ 18.68.010
Purpose.
§ 18.68.020
Definitions.
§ 18.68.030
Permit required.
§ 18.68.040
Application requirements.
§ 18.68.050
Permit conditions.
§ 18.68.060
Permit enforcement.
§ 18.68.070
Prioritized locations.
§ 18.68.080
Development standards.
§ 18.68.090
Electromagnetic field (EMF) standards compliance.
§ 18.68.100
Facility removal.
Chapter 18.70
VARIANCES
§ 18.70.010
Application and criteria.
§ 18.70.020
Fee.
Chapter 18.71
CODE ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 18.72
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
§ 18.72.010
Authorized.
§ 18.72.020
Terms and conditions.
§ 18.72.030
Public hearing, recommendation, decision.
§ 18.72.040
Amendments to development agreements.
§ 18.72.050
Consistency and flexibility.
§ 18.72.060
Exercise of city police power and contract authority.
§ 18.72.070
Form.
Chapter 18.74
SALE, DISPOSITION OR LEASE OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
§ 18.74.010
Policy regarding disposition of city surplus real property for affordable housing pursuant to RCW 39.33.015.
§ 18.74.020
Definitions.
§ 18.74.030
Surplus real property resolution.
§ 18.74.040
Disposition procedure.
§ 18.74.050
Limitation of section.
