HomeMy WebLinkAbout3377Ordinance No. 3377-
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July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Repealed by Ord. 3409
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ORDINANCE NO. 3 37
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, amending Sec. 15.04.150(A)(3) in the
Office (0) Zoning District (ZCA-97-7).
WHEREAS, on July 22, 1997, a regulatory review applicant proposed a
zoning code amendment, which would modify the way in which veterinary clinics would
be regulated in the office zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the applicant proposed a zoning amendment that would change
the set -back for a veterinary clinic in the office zone from "150 feet from a residential use"
to "150 feet from a residential zone;" and
WHEREAS, the City Council planning committee reviewed the proposed
zoning code amendment on August 19, 1997 and referred the matter to the Land Use and
Planning Board for consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use and Planning Board addressed the propose(
zoning code amendment at its October 13, 1997 workshop where it was forwarded for
public hearing on October 27, 1997; and
WHEREAS, on October 27, 1997, the Land Use and Planning Board hel4
a public hearing on the proposed amendment to Sec. 15.04.150(A)(3) and recommender
to the City Council that Sec. 15.04.150(A)(3) be amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION]. Section 15.04.150 is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.150. Professional and office district, O.
It is the purpose of the O district to provide for areas appropriate for professional
and administrative offices. It is intended that such districts shall buffer residential districts
and the development standards are such that office uses should be compatible with
residential districts.
A. Principally permitted uses. Principally permitted uses are as follows:
1. Medical and dental offices and medical and dental laboratory
services.
2. Administrative and professional offices such as lawyers, engineers,
real estate and accountants, financial offices such as banks and
savings and loan institutions, insurance offices, auditing,
bookkeeping, architectural and urban planning services, business
and management consulting services and advertising services.
3. Veterinary clinics when located no closer than one hundred fifty
(15 0) feet to any residential ttse zone, providing the animals are
housed indoors, with no outside runs, and the building is
soundproofed. Soundproofing must be designed by competent
acoustical engineers.
4. Schools and studios for art, crafts, photography, music or dance;
educational and scientific research; and research and development
services.
5. Blueprinting and photocopying services.
6. Consumer and mercantile credit reporting services, and adj
and collecting services.
7. Detective and protective services.
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8. Stenographic services and other duplicating and mailing services.
9. News syndicate services.
10. Employment services.
11. Group homes class I -A, I -B and I -C.
12. Any other use that is determined by the planning director to be of
the same general character as the uses permitted in subsections A.1.
through 11. of this section.
13. Municipal uses and buildings, except for such uses and buildings
subject to section 15.04.200.
Existing dwellings may be rebuilt. repaired and otherwise changed for
human occupancy. Accessory uses for existing dwellings may be
constructed. Such uses are garages, carports, storage sheds and fences.
B. Accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses are as follows:
1. Incidental sales and services, such as restaurants, pharmacies and
retail sales, to serve occupants and patrons of permitted uses, when
conducted within the same building, provided there is no exterior
display or advertising.
2. For permitted uses, hazardous substance land uses, including onsite
hazardous waste treatment or storage facilities, which are not
subject to cleanup permit requirements of chapter 11.02 and which
do not accumulate more than five thousand (5,000) pounds of
hazardous substances or wastes or any combination thereof at any
one (1) time on the site, subject to the provisions of section
15.08.050, except offsite hazardous waste treatment or storage
facilities, which are not permitted in this district.
3. Accessory dwelling units.
C. Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as follows:
I . Multifamily residential use shall be permitted as a conditional use
only when included within a mixed use development.
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2. Mortuaries.
3. Beauty and barber services.
4. Tanning salons.
5. Nail manicuring services.
6. General conditional uses as listed in section 15.08.030.
7. Retail sales as follows:
a. Retail sales are permitted as part of a planned development
where at least fifty (50) percent of the total development is
for office use.
b. Drive-in restaurants, service stations, drive-in cleaning
establishments and other similar retail establishments are
not permitted.
8. Group homes class II -A, II -B, II -C and III.
Special permit uses. The following uses are permitted provided that they
conform to the development standards listed in section 15.08.020:
1. Churches.
2. Nursery schools and day care centers.
Development standards.
1. Minimum lot. Minimum lot area is ten thousand (10,000) square
feet.
2. Maximum site coverage. Maximum site coverage is thirty (30)
percent.
3. Front yard. Minimum front yard setback is twenty-five (2 5) feet.
4. Side yard. No side yard is required, except abutting a residential
district, and then the side yard shall be twenty (20) feet minimum.
5. Rear yard. No rear yard is required, except abutting a residential
district, and then the rear yard shall be twenty (20) feet.
6. Height limitation. The height limitation is three (3) stories or forty
(40) feet.
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7. Landscaping. The landscaping requirements of chapter 15.07 shall
apply.
F. Signs. The sign regulations of chapter 15.06 shall apply.
G. O. (street parking. The offstreet parking requirements of chapter 15.05 shall
apply.
H. Development plan review. Development plan approval is required as
provided in section 15.09.010.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any one or more sections, sub -sections, or
sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall remain
in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A. LUBOVICH
WHITE, MAYOR
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PASSED I day of , 1997.
APPROVED �_ day of1997.
PUBLISHED _� day of , 1997.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No.3377passed by the
City Council of the City of Kent. Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City
Kent as hereon indicated.
BRENDA JA B R, CITY CLERK
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