HomeMy WebLinkAbout3092Ordinance No. 3092
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Sec. 15.02.262 Amended by Ord. 3409
Secs. 15.04.100, 15.04.150, & 15.04.195 Repealed by Ord. 3409
ORDINANCE NO. 13 L2 q off.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending Chapter 15.04 of the Kent
Zoning Code to permit multifamily residential
use as a conditional use in non-residential
zones only in conjunction with mixed use
development proposals, and amending Chapter
15.02 of the Kent Zoning Code to include a new
definition for mixed use development.
WHEREAS, the Kent City Council has a long-standing record
of concern regarding the effects of rapid and unchecked growth of
multifamily residential use in the City of Kent; and
WHEREAS, this concern prompted the City Council Planning
Committee to request that the Planning Commission review the zoning
code and consider whether to eliminate multifamily residential use
as a conditional use in non-residential zones; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held workshops on this
request on April 13, 1992, and again on June 8, 1992, to consiaer
the impacts and alternatives of eliminating multifamily residential
use as a conditional use in non-residential zones; and
WHEREAS, at its public hearing on September 28, 1992, the
Planning Commission voted to recommend that the zoning code be
changed to allow multifamily residential use as a conditional use
in certain non-residential zones, but only when in a mixed-use
development proposals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Planning
Commission recommendation on November 17, 1992, and concurred with
the proposed modifications to the zoning code; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Kent City Code (KCC) Chapter 15.02 is
amended by adding thereto a new sub -section to be read as follows:
Section 15.02.260. MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT
Mixed use development shall mean two or more permitted
uses or conditional uses developed in conjunction with one another
on the same site.
Section 2. Kent City Code (KCC) subsection 15.02.260
is hereby renumbered as 15.02.262 which reads as follows:
Section 15.92.269. MOBILE
r. GME 15-02.262. MOBILE HOME
A factory constructed residential unit with its own
independent sanitary facilities, that is intended for year round
occupancy, and is composed of one or more major components which
are mobile in that they can be supported by wheels attached to
their own integral frame or structure over the public highway under
trailer license or by special permit.
Section 3. Kent City Code (KCC) sub -section
15.04.100(D) (as amended by Ordinance No. 2801 § 6, as amended by
Ordinance No. 2807 § 1, as last amended by Ordinance No. 2958 § 12)
is hereby amended as follows:
D. Conditionally Permitted Uses
1. General Conditional Uses as listed in Section
15.08.030.
2.
Multifamily residential use shall be permitted as a conditional use
only when included within a mixed use development.
3. Auto repair facilities.
4. Mini -warehouses. Provided: t h a t t h e
following development standards shall apply for mini -warehouses,
superseding those set out in 15.04.100 (E), below.
a. Frontage use reserved: The first 150
feet of lot depth (measured from the property line or right of way
inward from the street frontage) shall be reserved for principally
permitted uses for this district, defined by the provisions of
15.04.100 A-1, and/or for office/on site manager's unit, signage,
parking and access. A maximum of 25% of the frontage may be used
for access to the storage unit area, provided that: In no case
shall the access area exceed 75 feet in width. No storage
units/ structures shall be permitted within this 150 feet commercial
frontage depth.
requirements.
permitted.
b. Lot Size. Minimum: - 1 acre
Maximum: - 4 acres
C. Site Coverage. Underlying zoning district
d. Setbacks. Front Yard - 20 feet
Side Yard - 10 feet
Rear Yard - 10 feet
e. Height limitations. One story in height.
f. Outdoor Storage . No outdoor storage is
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g. Signs. The sign requirements of Chapter
15.06 shall apply.
h. Off Street Parking.
1. The off-street parking requirements of
15.05 shall apply.
2. Off-street parking may be located in
required yards except in areas required to be landscaped.
i. Development Plan Review. Development plan
approval is required as provided in Section 15.08.
j. Landscaping.
Front -Yard - 20 feet: Type III (earth berms)
Side -Yard - 10 feet: Type II abutting
commercial, Type I abutting residential uses or districts.
Rear Yard - 10 feet: Type II abutting
commercial uses or districts, Type I abutting residential uses or
districts.
Note: For maintenance purposes, underground
irrigation systems shall be provided for all landscaped areas.
k. On Site Managers. A resident manager shall be
required on the site and shall be responsible for maintaining the
operation of the facility in conformance with the conditions of the
approval. The Planning Department shall establish requirements for
parking and loading areas sufficient to accommodate the needs of
the resident manager and the customers to the facility.
1. Drive Aisles. Drive aisle widths and parking
requirements are as follows:
a. 15 foot drive aisle and 10 foot parking
aisle.
parking.
b. Parking for manager's quarters and visitor
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M. Building Lengths. The horizontal dimension of
any structure facing the site shall be offset at intervals not to
;exceed 100 feet. the offset shall be no less than 20 feet in the
horizontal dimension, with a minimum depth of 5 feet.
n. Material Used. If abutting a residential use or
zone, residential design elements such as brick veneer, wood
;siding, pitched roofs with shingles, landscaping and fencing. No
uncomplimentary building colors should be used when abutting a
residential use or zone.
o. Prohibited Uses. Restrict use t "dead
storage" only. Specifically prohibit the following:
i. Auctions (other than tenant lien sales),
commercial, wholesale, or retail sales, or garage sales.
ii. The servicing, repair or fabrication of
motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers, appliances or other
similar equipment.
iii. The operation of power tools, spray
painting equipment , table saw, lathes, compressors, welding
equipment, kilns or other similar equipment.
iv. The establishment of a transfer and
storage business.
V. Any use that is noxious or offensive
because of odor, dust, noise, fumes, or vibration.
vi. Storage of hazardous or toxic materials
and chemicals, or explosive substances.
P. Fencing. No razor wire allowed on top of
fences.
5. Group Homes Class II -1A, II -B, II -C and III.
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Section 4. Kent City Code (KCC) sub -section
15.04.150(0)(1) (as amended by Ordinance No. 2958 § 17) is hereby
amended as follows:
C. Conditional Uses.
1.
and multifamily develepments (apartments and tewnheuBes)r
Multifamily residential use shall be permitted as a conditional use
only when included within a mixed use development.
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.
Section 5. Kent City Code (KCC) sub -section
15.04.195(C) (2) (as amended by Ordinance No. 2850 § 1) is hereby
amended as follows:
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Gasoline service stations, automobile
repair (excluding auto body repair) and car washes.
2. dwellings N
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Multiple .sem
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^..etien 95 Multifamily residential use shall be permitted
as a conditional use only when included in a mixed use development.
Section 6. Severability. The provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The
invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section, or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the
application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect
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the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of
its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force (30),.thirty days from the time of its
final passage as provided by law. \ ..
DA KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, IT CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. 30 IG , passed by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as
hereon indicated.
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BRENDA JACOBEA, �ITY CLERK
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