HomeMy WebLinkAbout2807Ordinance No. 2807
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Repealed by Ord. 3409
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ORDINANCE NC.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington., amending Kent City Code Section
15.04.100, to allow mini warehouses as a
conditionally permitted use, with defined
development standards, in the Community
Commercial zoning district.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF ZHE CITY CF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLCWS:
Section 1. Kent City Zoning Code Section 15.04.1.00 is
amended as follows:
15.04.100. COMMUNITY CCNiMFRCIAL DISTRICT CR CC.
Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide areas for
limited commercial activities that serve several residential
neighborhoods. This district shall only apply to such commercial
districts as designated in the Kent Comprehensive Plan.
A. Principally Permitted Uses.
1. Retail estatlishments, selling primarily new
merchandise, including convenience goods, shopping goods such as
"soft lines" (clothing, shoes) and "hard lines" (hardware,
furniture, paint, appliances).
2. Personal services such as barber and beauty
shops, launderettes, dry cleaning establishments, television and
radio repair, shoe repair.
3. Restaurants (excluding drive-in restaurants),
taverns.
4. Veterinary clinics when located no closer than y
one hundred fifty (150) feet to any residential use, providing they
animals are housed indoors (no outside runs) and the tuilding is
soundproofed. Soundproofing must to designed by competent acous-
tical engineers.
5. Branches of financial institutions.
6. Car washes.
7. Nurseries and greenhouses.
8. Commercial recreational facilities including
theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks, miniature golf.
9. Cffice uses.
10. Any other use that is determined by the Planning
Director to be the same general character as the above permitted
uses and is in accordance with the stated purpose of the district.
11. Municipal uses and buildings, except for such
uses and buildings subject to Section 15.04.200. (0.2695 §2)
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. Special Permit Uses. The following uses are
permitted provided that they conform to the development standards
listed in Section 15.08.020.
1. Gasoline service stations.
2. Drive-in restaurants.
3. Churches.
4. Nursery schools and day care centers.
C. Accessory uses. Accessory uses and buildings
customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, such as incidental
storage facilities, loading and unloading areas.
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D. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
1. General Conditional Uses as listed in Section
15.08.030.
2. Apartments (either by themselves or in
conjunction with commercial uses), and building supply uses.
3. Auto repair facilities.
4. Mini -warehouses. Provided: that the 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 fcr office/cn-site manager's unit, signage,
parking and access. A maximum of 25% of the frontage Ray be used
for access to the storage unit area, provided that: in no case
shall the access area exceed 75 feet in width. Nc storage
units/structures shall be permitted withinthis 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. Cutdoor Storage. No outdoor storage is
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_. Signs The sign requirements of Chapter
15.06 shall apply.
h. Off -Street Parking.
1 The off-street parking requirements of
Chapter 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 prcvided in Section 15.08.
Landscaping.
Front Yard - 20 feet: T,
e III (earth berms
Side Yard - 10 feet: Type II abutting
ccmmercial, '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 provicec for all landscaped areas.
k. Cn Site Managers. A resident manager shall
he 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 fcr parking and lcading areas sufficient to
accommodate the needs of the resident manager and the customers to
the facility.
1. Drive Aisles Drive aisle width and parking
requirements are as follows:
aisle.
a 15 foot drive aisle and 10 foot parking
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b. Parking for manager's quarters and
visitor parking.
m. Fuilding Lengths. The horizontal dimension
of any structure facing the perimeter of 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.
ot" n. Materials Used. If abutting a residential
use cf-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 to "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 saws, lathes, compressors, welding
equipment, kilns or other similar equipment.
iv. The establishment of a transfer and
storage business.
v. Any use that is noxious cr offensive
because of odor, dust, noise, fumes, or vibration.
vi. Storage of hazardous or toxic
materials and chemicals, or explosive substances.
fences.
� Fencing. No razor wire allowed en top of
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E. Development Standards.
1. Minirr.um lot. 10,000 square feet.
2. Maximum site coverage. Forty (40) percent.
3. Front yard. There shall be a front yard of at
least fifteen (15) feet depth.
4. Side yard. Ncne except when abutting a more
restrictive district, and then not less than twenty (20) feet
width.
5. Rear yard. There shall to a rear yard of at
least twenty (20) feet depth.
6. Height limitation. Three (3) stories or forty
(40) feet. However, the Planning Director shall be authorized to
grant one additional story in height, if during Development Plan
Review, it is found that this additional story would not detract
from the continuity of the area. Mcre than one additional story
may be granted by the Planning Commission.
7. The landscaping requirements of Chapter 15.07
shall apply.
8. Cutdoor storage. Cutccor storage areas are
jprohibitec.
F. Signs. The sign requirements of Chapter 15.06 shall
apply.
G. Cff-Street Parking.
1. The off-street parking requirements of Chapter
15.05 shall apply.
2. off-street parking may be lecated in required
yards except in areas required to to landscaped.
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H. Development Plan Review. Development plan approval
is required as provided in Section 15.08.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force five (5) days from and after it's passage,
approval and Fu.blicatior, as provided by law.
Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The
invalidity of any clause, sentence paragraph, subdivisions,
section or portion of this ordinance or the invalidity of the
application thereof to any person cr circumstance shall not affect
the validity of the remainder cf the ordinance, or the validity of
its application to other persons or circumstances.
ATTEST:
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
MARIE JENSEN,(, ITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
c _ I& 1 _ A
DRI SCUL , CITY ATT
PASSED the f day of CSC" , 1988
APPROVED thedayof , 1988.
PUBLISHED the �~ _day of --C,7 , 1988.
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I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the mayor of the City of Kent as hereo
indicates.
6170-23C
(SEAL)
MARIEN,. EN, CITY CLERK
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