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CFN=0131 Zoning Codes
Passed - 7/1/2003
Neighborhood Convenience Commercial ("NCC') Amendments
(Amending Secs. 15.04.070;15.04.080;15.04.090;15.04.100;15.04.190; 15.04.195;
15.06.050;15.07.060)
Amends Ords. 2810;3050;3142;3162;3409;3439;3470;3543;3600;
3612;3647
Amended
by Ords. 3699;3742;3770
Amended
by
Ord.
3976
(secs. 15.04.070;15.04.080)
Amended
by
Ord.
3977
(secs. 15.04.090;15.04.100)
Amended
by
Ord.
3988
(Sec. 15.04.190;15.04.195)
Amended
by
Ord.
4003
(Sec. 15.04.190)
Amended
by
Ord.
4011
(secs. 15.04.070;15.04.080;15.04.090;15.04.190;
15.04.195;15.06.050;15.07.060)
ORDINANCENO. ?&V9'
AN ORDINANCE of the city council of the
city of Kent, Washington, amending sections
15 04 070 15 04 080, 15 04 090, 15 04 100,
15.04.190, 15 04 195, 15 06 050, and 15 07 060 of the
Kent City Code, regarding the Neighborhood
Convenience Commercial (NCC) zoning district's
land uses, development standards, design techniques,
signage requirements, and landscaping requirements
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2003, the land use & planning board held a
public hearing and recommended approval of changes to the Neighborhood
Convenience Commercial (NCC) zoning district's land uses, development standards,
design techniques, signage requirements, and landscaping requirements, and
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2003, the city provided the required sixty
(60) day notification under RCW 36 70A.106 to the State of Washington of the city's
proposed amendments to the regulations governing the Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial (NCC) zoning district, and
WHEREAS, the sixty (60) day notice period has elapsed, and
1 Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC')
Amendments
WHEREAS, the planning committee considered this matter at the
regularly scheduled meeting on May 20, 2003, and
WHEREAS, the city council desires to amend sections 15 04 070
15.04.080, 15 04 090, 15 04 100, 15 04 190, 15 04 195, 15 06 050, and 15 07 060 of
the Kent City Code, to permit accessory dnve-through facilities, require design
techniques to enhance compatibility between neighborhood commercial development
and surrounding residential uses, and to modify the signage and landscaping
requirements for NCC properties; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1. — Amendment Section 15 04 070 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows
2 Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC')
Amendments
Sec. 15.04.070 Wholesale and Retail Land Uses.
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SECTION Z —Amendment Section 15 04 080 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows.
See. 15.04.080. Wholesale and Retail Land Use Development Conditions.
1 Bulk retail uses which provide goods for regional retail and wholesale
markets; provided, that each use occupy no less than forty-three thousand five
hundred sixty (43,560) square feet of gross floor area
2 All sales, storage and display occur within enclosed buildings.
3 Provided that any restaurant with drive-in or dnve-through facilities
shall be located a minimum of one thousand (1,000) feet from any other drive-in
restaurant use
4 Convenience and dell marts are limited to a maximum gross floor area
of three thousand (3,000) square feet.
5 Uses shall be limited to twenty-five (25) percent of the gross floor
area of any single- or multi -building development Retail and service uses which
exceed the twenty-five (25) percent limit on an individual or cumulative basis shall
be subject to review individually through the conditional use permit process A
conditional use permit shall be required on an individual tenant or business basis and
shall be granted only when it is demonstrated that the operating characteristics of the
use will not adversely impact onsite or offsite conditions on either an individual or
cumulative basis.
6 Special uses must conform to the development standards listed in
KCC 15 08 020
7. Drive-through restaurants, only if located in a building having at least
two (2) stones
8 Accessory uses are only allowed in cases where development plans
demonstrate a relationship between these uses and the principal uses of the property
5 Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC')
Amendments
9 Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a
permitted use, except for onsite hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities,
which are not permitted in residential zones
10 Retail uses operated in conjunction with and incidental to permitted
uses, provided, such uses are housed as a part of the building comprising the basic
operations
11 The ground level or street level portion of all buildings in the
pedestrian overlay of the DC district, set forth in the map below, must be retail or
pedestrian-onented Pedestrian-onented development shall have the main ground
floor entry located adjacent to a public street and be physically and visually
accessible by pedestrians from the sidewalk, and may include the following uses.
a Retail establishments, including but not limited to, convenience
goods, department and variety stores, specialty shops such as apparel and
accessories, gift shops, toy shops, cards and paper goods, home and home accessory
shops, florists, antique shops and book shops,
b Personal services, including but not limited to, barber shops,
beauty salons and dry cleaning;
c Repair services, including but not limited to, television, radio,
computer, jewelry and shoe repair,
d Food -related shops, including but not limited to, restaurants
(including outdoor seating areas and excluding drive-in restaurants) and taverns;
e Copy establishments;
f Professional services, including but not limited to, law offices and
consulting services, and
g. Any other use that is determined by the planning manager to be of
the same general character as the above perrmtted uses and in accordance with the
stated purpose of the district, pursuant to KCC 15 09 065, Interpretation of uses
6 Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC')
Amendments
12. Retail convemence grocery sales are allowed in conjunction with a
gasoline service station as a special permit use subject to the development standards
listed in KCC 15 08 020.
13. Retail sales are limited to tires, batteries and accessories for industrial
vehicle and equipment
14. Retail sales are permitted as part of a planned development where at
least fifty (50) percent of the total development is for office use Drive-in
restaurants, service stations, drive-in cleanmg establishments and other similar retail
establishments are not permitted
15 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.
16. Includes incidental storage facilities and loading/unloading areas
17 Includes incidental storage facilities, which must be enclosed, and
loading/unloading areas
18. Accessory uses shall not include vehicular dnve-through, drive-in and
service bay facilities.
19 Reference KCC 15 07 040(C), outdoor storage landscaping
20. Whenever feasible, dnve-up/dnve-through facilities shall be accessed
from the rear of a site and run along an interior lot line or building elevation.
Landscaping, sufficient to soften the visual impact of vehicle stacking areas, may be
required.
21. Retail use must be for sale of agricultural or horticultural produces, at
least twenty-five (25) percent of the gross sales value of which are grown within
Washington State Up to fifty (50) percent of the gross sales value may be for seed,
gardening equipment and products, private label foods, and locally hand -made
products Any structures must be designed to maintain or enhance the agricultural
appearance of the area
7 Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC')
Amendments
22. Any drive-pp/drive-througli facility shall be accessory to the principal
use to which it is attached.
SECTION 3. —Amendment Section 15.04 090 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows
Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC'q
Amendments
Sec. 15.04.090. Service Land Uses.
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* NOTE TO CODE PUBLISHING, INC - Numbering this as Service Land Use Development Condition No 221s contingent upon
passage of the Auto Repair and Washing amendment ordinance, shown in part as Condition No 21
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SECTION 4. —Amendment Section 15 04 100 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows
See. 15.04.100. Service Land Use Development Conditions.
1 Banks and financial institutions (excluding drive-through)
2. Uses shall be limited to twenty-five (25) percent of the gross floor area
of any single- or multi -building development. Retail and service uses which exceed
the twenty-five (25) percent limit on an individual or cumulative basis shall be
subject to review individually through the conditional use permit process A
conditional use permit shall be required on an individual tenant or business basis and
shall be granted only when it is demonstrated that the operating characteristics of the
use will not adversely impact onsite or offsite conditions on either an individual or
cumulative basis
3 All sales, storage, and display occur within enclosed buildings.
4. Special uses must conform to the development standards listed in KCC
15.08 020
5 Excluding auto body repair.
6 Retail sales are permitted as part of a planned development where at
least fifty (50) percent of the total development is for office use. Drive-in
restaurants, service stations, drive-in cleaning establishments, and other similar retail
establishments are not permitted.
7 Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a
permitted use, except for onsite hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities,
which are not permitted in residential zones
8 Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals when located no closer than one
hundred fifty (150) feet to any residential use, providing the animals are housed
indoors, with no outside runs, and the building is soundproofed Soundproofing
must be designed by competent acoustical engineers
11 Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC'j
Amendments
9 Those uses that are principally permitted in the M3 zone may be
permitted in the M2 zone via a conditional use permit.
10. Personal services uses limited to lmen supply and industrial laundry
services, diaper services, rug cleaning and repair services, photographic services,
beauty and barber services, and fur repair and storage services
11 Veterinary clinics and ammal hospital services when located no less
than one hundred fifty (150) feet from any residential use, provided the ammals are
housed indoors and the building is soundproofed
12 The ground level or street level portion of all buildings in the
pedestrian overlay of the DC district, set forth in the map below, must be pedestrian -
oriented Pedestrian-onented development shall have the main ground floor entry
located adjacent to a public street and be physically and visually accessible by
pedestrians from the sidewalk; and may include the following uses:
a Retail establishments, including but not limited to convemence
goods, department and variety stores, specialty shops such as apparel and
accessories, gift shops, toy shops, cards and paper goods, home and home accessory
shops, flonsts, antique shops, and book shops;
b Personal services, including but not limited to barber shops,
beauty salons, and dry cleaning;
c. Repair services, including but not limited to television, radio,
computer, jewelry, and shoe repair;
d Food -related shops, including but not limited to restaurants
(including outdoor seating areas and excluding drive-in restaurants) and taverns;
e Copy establishments;
f. Professional services, including but not limited to law offices and
consulting services, and
12 Neighborhood Convenience
Commercial ("NCC')
Amendments
g. Any other use that is determined by the planning director to be of
the same general character as the above permitted uses and in accordance with the
stated purpose of the district, pursuant to KCC 15.09.065, Use interpretations
13. Except for such uses and buildings subject to KCC 15 04 150
14 Conducted in conjunction with a principally permitted use
15. Accessory uses shall include vehicular drive-through, drive-in, or
service bay uses
16. Contract construction services office use does not include contractor
storage yards, which is a separate use listed in KCC 15.04.040.
17. Outside storage or operations yards are permitted only as accessory
uses Such uses are incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the property or
structure
18. Includes incidental storage facilities and loading/unloadmg areas
19 Includes incidental storage facilities, which must be enclosed, and
loading/unloading areas
clinics.
20 Shall only apply to medical and dental offices and/or neighborhood
21 Auto repair, including body work and washing services are permitted
only under the following conditions
repair; and
a the property is also used for heavy equipment repair and/or truck
b. the property abuts or is split -zoned with real property in the
Gateway Commercial district
Gasoline service stations that also offer auto repair and washing services are not
pennitted in the M3, General hidustnal, zoning district
22 Any associated drive-up/drive-through facility shall be accessory and
shall require a conditional use permit.
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SECTION 5. — Amendment. Section 15.04.190 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows.
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Sec. 15.04.190. Commercial and industrial zone development standards.
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SECTION 6. — Amendment Section 15 04 195 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows
Sec. 15.04.195. Commercial and industrial land use development
standard conditions.
1 Minimum lot of record or five thousand (5,000) square feet,
whichever is less
2. None, except as required by landscaping, or if off-street parking is
provided on site See the downtown design review criteria outlined in KCC
15 09 046
3 No minimum setback is required. If a rear and/or side yard abuts a
residential district, a twenty (20) foot rear and/or side yard setback may be required
See the downtown design review criteria outlined in KCC 15 09 046
4. For properties abutting on West Valley Highway, the frontage on
West Valley Highway shall be considered the front yard.
5. The minimum front yard setback shall be related to the classification
of the adjacent street This classification shall be determined by the city
transportation engineer The setbacks are as follows:
a. Properties fronting on arterial and collector streets shall have a
mimmum setback of twenty (20) feet.
b. Properties fronting on local access streets shall have a mmnnum
setback of twenty (20) feet.
6 The minimum front yard setback shall be related to the classification
of the adjacent street This classification shall be determined by the city
transportation engineer The setbacks are as follows
a Properties fronting on arterials and collector streets shall have a
minimum setback of forty (40) feet
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b. Properties fronting on local access streets shall have a mimmum
setback of thirty (30) feet
7. The front yard shall be ten (10) percent of the lot depth. Regardless
of lot size, the yard depth need not be more than thirty-five (35) feet.
8 No side or rear yard is required, except when abutting a district other
than NCC, and then the side -yard shall be not less than five 5 tvi��feet in
width, unless the abutting district or use is residential and then the yard shall be ten
(10) feet in width and fully landscaped.
9. No side yard is required, except when abutting a more restnctive
distract, and then the side yard shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in width
10 No side yard is required, except abutting a residential district, and
then the side yard shall be twenty (20) feet mimmum
11. An aggregate side yard of thirty (30) feet shall be provided. A
minimum of ten (10) feet shall be provided for each side yard. On a corner lot the
side yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the property line
12. The side yards shall have an aggregate width of ten (10) percent of
the lot width, but the aggregate width need not be more than forty (40) feet There
shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet on each side
13. The side yards shall have an aggregate width of ten (10) percent of
the lot width, but the aggregate width need not be more than thirty (30) feet There
shall be a nummum of ten (10) feet on each side
14. The side yards shall have an aggregate width of ten (10) percent of
the lot width, but the aggregate width need not be more than twenty-five (25) feet.
There shall be a nummum of ten (10) feet on each side
15 A side yard of at least five (5) feet in depth shall be provided along
the side property lines, except no side yard shall be required between adjacent
properties where a common, shared driveway with a perpetual cross -access
easement is provided to serve the adjoining properties.
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16 Where a side yard abuts a residential district, a side yard of at least
twenty (20) feet shall be provided.
17. The minimum side yard on the flanking street of a comer lot shall be
related to the classification of the adjacent street This classification shall be
determined by the city transportation engineer The setbacks are as follows -
a. Properties fronting on arterial and collector streets shall have a
minimum setback of forty (40) feet
b. Properties fronting on local access streets shall have a minimum
setback of thirty (30) feet
18 The side yard on the flanking street of a corner lot shall be at least ten
(10) percent of the lot width, unless the ten (10) percent figure would result in a side
yard of greater than twenty (20) feet, in which case the side yard need not be more
than twenty (20) feet
19 No rear yard is required, except abutting a residential district, and
then the rear yard shall be twenty (20) feet rmmmum
20 No rear yard is required, except as may be required by other setback
provisions of this section
21. No rear yard is required, except as may be required by transitional
conditions.
22 A rear yard of at least five (5) feet in depth shall be provided, except
when a rear yard abuts a residential district, and then a rear yard of at least twenty
(20) feet in depth shall be provided
23. Transitional conditions shall exist when an industrial park Ml or Ml -
C district and AG district adjoins a residential district containing a density of two (2)
dwelling units or more per acre or a proposed residential area indicated on the city
comprehensive plan. Such transitional conditions shall not exist where the
separation includes intervening use such as a river, freeway, railroad main line,
major topographic differential, or other similar conditions, or where the industrial
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properties face on a limited access surface street on which the housing does not face.
When transitional conditions exist as defined in tlus subsection, a yard of not less
than fifty (50) feet shall be provided.
24. Transitional conditions shall exist when an M2 district adjoins a
residential district containing a density of two (2) dwelling units or more per acre or
a proposed residential area indicated on the city comprehensive plan Such
transitional conditions shall not exist where the separation includes an intervening
use such as a river, freeway, railway main line, major topographic differential, or
other similar conditions, or where the industrial properties face on a limited access
surface street on which the housing does not face. When transitional conditions
exist as defined in this subsection, a yard of not less than fifty (50) feet shall be
provided
25 Transitional conditions shall exist when an M3 district adjoins a
residential district containing a density of two (2) dwelling units or more per acre or
a proposed residential area indicated on the city comprehensive plan Such
transitional conditions shall not exist where the separation includes an intervening
use such as a river, railroad main line, major topograpluc differential, or other
similar conditions, or where the industrial properties face on a limited access surface
street on which the housing does not face. When transitional conditions exist as
defined in this subsection, a yard of not less than fifty (50) feet shall be provided.
26 Structures for feeding, housing, and care of animals shall be set back
fifty (50) feet from any property line.
27. Transitional conditions shall exist when an MA district adjoins a
residential district containing a density of two (2) dwelling units or more per acre or
a proposed residential area indicated on the city comprehensive plan Such
transitional conditions shall not exist where the separation includes an intervening
use such as a river, railroad main line, major topographic differential, or other
similar conditions, or where the industrial properties face on a limited access surface
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street on which the housing does not face. When transitional conditions exist as
defined in this subsection, a yard of not less than fifty (50) feet shall be provided.
28 Industrial development in the MA district abutting the Green River,
or Russell Road or Frager Road where such roads follow the river bank, shall be set
back from the ordinary high-water mark of the river a minimum of two hundred
(200) feet Such setbacks are in accordance with the city comprehensive plan and
are in accordance with the high quality of site development required for the
industrial parks area of the city, which MA areas are designated to become in the
city comprehensive plan, and are in accordance with the state Shoreline
Management Act of 1971, and shall be no more restrictive than, but as restrictive as,
the Shoreline Management Act
29 Development in the Ml or Ml -C district and AG district abutting the
Green River, or Russell Road or Frager Road where such roads follow the river
bank, shall be set back from the ordinary high-water mark of the river a minimum of
two hundred (200) feet. Such setbacks are in accordance with the state Shoreline
Management Act of 1971, and shall be no more restrictive than, but as restrictive as,
the Shoreline Management Act.
30 The planning manager shall be authorized to grant one (1) 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. More than one (1) additional
story may be granted by the planning commission
31. The downtown design review requirements of KCC 15 09 046 shall
apply.
32 No maximum height limit is required. See the downtown design
review cntena outlined in KCC 15 09 046
33 Beyond this height, to a height not greater than either four (4) stones
or sixty (60) feet, there shall be added one (1) additional foot of yard for each
additional foot of building height
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34. The planning manager shall be authorized to approve a height greater
than four (4) stories or sixty (60) feet, provided such height does not detract from the
continuity of the area. When a request is made to exceed the building height limit,
the planning manager may impose such conditions, within a reasonable amount of
time, as may be necessary to reduce any incompatibilities with surrounding uses
35. Beyond this height, to a height not greater than either four (4) stones
or sixty (60) feet, there shall be added one (1) additional foot of yard for each one
(1) foot of additional building height The planning manager shall be authorized to
approve one (1) additional story, provided such height does not detract from the
continuity of the industrial area, and may impose such conditions as may be
necessary to reduce any incompatibility with surrounding uses Any additional
height increase may be granted by the land use and planning board
36 Design review for mixed use development is required as provided in
KCC 15.09.045(E).
37. The height limitation is two (2) stones or tlurty-five (35) feet.
Beyond this height, to a height not greater than either four (4) stones or sixty (60)
feet, there shall be added one (1) additional foot of yard for each two (2) feet of
additional building height. The planning manager shall be authorized to approve
one (1) additional story, provided such height does not detract from the continuity of
the industrial area, and may impose such conditions as may be necessary to reduce
any incompatibility with surrounding uses Any additional height increases may be
granted by the planning commission.
38 The height limitation is three (3) stones or forty (40) feet An
additional story or building height may be added, up to a maximum of five (5)
stones or sixty (60) feet, with one (1) additional foot of building setback for every
additional foot of building height over forty (40) feet.
39 Outdoor storage areas are prohibited.
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40. Outdoor storage areas shall be fenced for security and public safety
by a sight -obscuring fence unless it is deternuned through the development plan
review that a sight -obscuring fence is not necessary.
41 Any unfenced outdoor storage areas shall be paved with asphaltic
concrete, cement, or equivalent material to be approved by the city engineer
42. Outdoor storage (for industrial uses) shall be at the rear of a
principally permitted structure and shall be completely fenced.
43. Outside storage or operations yards in the Ml or MI -C district and
AG district shall be permitted only as accessory uses Such uses are incidental and
subordinate to the principal use of the property or structure Outside storage or
operations yards shall be confined to the area to the rear of the principal bmldmg or
the rear two-thirds (2/3) of the property and reasonably screened from view from
any property line by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds, or landscaping
Outside storage exceeding a height of fifteen (15) feet shall be so placed on the
property as to not detract from the reasonably accepted appearance of the district.
44 Outside storage or operations yards shall be confined to the area to
the rear of a line which is an extension of the front wall of the principal building, and
shall be reasonably screened from view from any street by appropriate walls,
fencing, earth mounds, or landscaping
45. Outside storage or operations areas shall be fenced for security and
public safety at the property line
46. Wherever feasible, drive-up/drive-through facilities shall be accessed
from the rear of a site and run along an interior lot line or building elevation
Landscaping, sufficient to soften the visual impact of vehicle stacking areas, may be
required.
47. Loading areas must be located in such a manner that no loading,
unloading, or maneuvering of trucks associated therewith takes place on public
rights-of-way.
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48. Earth berms and landscaping shall be provided along street frontages
as necessary to screen dock -high loading areas from public rights-of-way. Berms
shall be a rmmmum of thirty-six (36) inches and a maximum of forty-two (42)
inches in height. Landscaping located on the bene shall conform to type III
landscaping as described in KCC 15.07.050
49 Earth berms and landscaping shall be provided along street frontages
as necessary to screen dock -high loading areas from public rights-of-way. Berms
shall be a rmmmum of thirty (30) inches in height. Landscaping located on the berm
shall conform to type III landscaping described in KCC 15.07 050 pertaining to
visual buffers.
50 Development plan approval is required as provided in KCC
15 09 010
51 Earth berms and landscaping shall be provided along street frontages
as necessary to screen dock -high loading areas from public nghts-of-way Berms
shall be a minimum of twenty (20) inches in height. Landscaping located on the
berm shall conform to type III landscaping described in KCC 15 07 050 pertaining
to visual buffers
52. Where building walls face adjacent streets and are unfenestrated for
more than forty (40) feet at any point along the facade, additional landscaping shall
be required to reduce visual impacts In such circumstances, type II landscaping, as
defined in KCC 15.07.050, shall be required, provided, that evergreen trees shall be
at least ten (10) feet in height and deciduous trees shall be a minimum of two (2)
inch caliper at the time of planting.
53 Predominant activities and operations shall be completely enclosed
within buildings or structures, except for customary appurtenances such as loading
and unloading areas, or where special conditions exist as a result of a conditional use
public hearing The planning manager shall be authorized to determine the
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reasonable application of this provision in cases of operational hardship or other
showing of uncommon circumstances
54. Mulhtenant buildings shall be permitted.
55 All required yards, parking areas, storage areas, operations yards, and
other open uses on the site shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner
appropriate for the district at all times The planning manager shall be authorized to
reasonably pursue the enforcement of tlus subsection where a use is in violation, and
to notify the owner or operator of the use in writing of such noncompliance The
property owner or operator of the use shall be given a reasonable length of time to
correct the condition
56. The performance standards as provided in KCC 15 08 050 shall
apply.
57 Off-street parking may be located in required yards except in areas
required to be landscaped.
58 Those areas not required to be landscaped may be used for off-street
parking
59. Outdoor storage is allowed only as an accessory use to small scale,
light industrial, or manufacturing operations where the building, structure, or total
operation, including all indoor and outdoor storage areas, does not encompass more
than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of total area.
60 Signage on commercial uses in the Ml -C zone shall be as specified in
KCC 15.06.050(B) Signage on industrial uses in the M1 -C zone shall be as
specified in KCC 15.06.050(E)
61 Any eating establishment with a dnve-through/dnve-m facility shall
be located a minimum of one thousand (1,000) feet from any other restaurant with a
dnve-through/dnve-m facility.
62 Parking should be located either next to or behind the building
Parking should not be placed between the street and the building
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63. A direct pedestrian connection shall be provided from the street to the
building
64. Screening by either an enclosure and/or evergreen landscaping shall
be provided for mechanical equipment, service doors, andag rbage areas Rooftop
equipment shall be enclosed with a parapet or similar design feature
65. Structures shall be designed to maintain the residential character of
the surrounding neighborhood. Modulating the building mass, adding dormer
windows, covered entryways or porches are ways to enhance the human scale and
provide a residential dimension to structures
SECTION 7. — Amendment Section 15.06 050 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows.
Sec. 15.06.050. Regulations for specific districts.
In all districts the planning manager shall have the option to waive sign type
requirements in unique and special cases where due to building design or other
special circumstance the development is unable to conform to stated standards
A Signs permitted in residential districts
1. Identification signs for single-family dwellings and duplexes One (1)
identification sign shall be permitted for each occupancy. The sign shall not exceed
an area of three (3) square feet, shall not exceed a height of six (6) feet above the
surface of the street, shall be attached directly to a building, fence, standard or
mailbox, and shall be unlighted or provided with indirect illumination Home
occupations shall not be allowed additional sign area.
2 Identification signs for multifamily dwellings One (1) identification
sign shall be permitted for each development, except that multiple -family dwellings
with more than one (1) street frontage may be allowed an additional sign for each
street frontage of such lot Each sign shall not exceed an area of twenty-five (25)
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square feet, may be a wall or freestanding sign, shall be unlighted or indirectly
lighted, and shall not exceed a height of six (6) feet above the ground if freestanding.
3. Farm product identification signs No permit is required, but such
signs may not be located in the public right-of-way
B. Signs permitted in community
commercial, general commercial and commercial manufacturing districts The
aggregate sign area for any lot shall not exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) feet for each
foot of street frontage. Aggregate sign area for corner lots shall not exceed one (1)
square foot for each foot of street frontage. The permitted signs enumerated in this
subsection shall be subject to the total aggregate sign area.
1. Identification signs for occupancies Each business establishment
may have one (1) freestanding sign for each street frontage if not located in a
shopping center, and three (3) additional signs
a. Freestanding sign The freestanding sign shall not exceed a
height of thirty (30) feet. The maximum sign area permitted is two hundred (200)
square feet for the total of all faces. No one (1) face shall exceed one hundred (100)
square feet The sign may be illuminated.
b. Additional signs. Three (3) additional signs shall be permitted
subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The total area of all signs, graphics or other advertising shall
not be more than ten (10) percent of the building facade to which they are attached or
on which they are displayed.
(2) On properties where a pole sign cannot be erected due to
setback requirements or building placement, a projecting sign may be allowed in lieu
of the permitted freestanding sign. The protecting sign may not exceed fifteen (15)
square feet in outside dimension.
2 Identification signs for shopping centers One (1) freestanding
identification sign, which may list the names of the occupants of the shopping center,
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shall be permitted for each street frontage of each shopping center The maximum
sign area permitted for a freestanding sign is two hundred (200) square feet for the
total of all faces No one (1) face shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet A
freestanding sign shall not exceed a height of thirty (30) feet, and may be
illuminated
3 Automobile service station signs The aggregate sign area for any
corner lot shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each foot of lot frontage, and the
aggregate sign area for any interior lot shall not exceed one and one-half (1 1/2)
square feet for each foot of lot frontage, and the permitted signs enumerated in this
subsection shall be subject to the total aggregate sign area
a Freestanding signs One (1) freestanding lighted double-faced
identification sign, not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet for the total of all
faces, with no such face exceeding one hundred (100) square feet, is permitted Such
sign shall not exceed a height of thnty (30) feet. If on a comer lot, two (2)
monument signs not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet per sign for the total of
all faces are pernutted. Such monument signs shall not exceed a height of fifteen
(15) feet. Freestanding signs shall be lighted dunng business hours only
b. Additional signs Three (3) additional signs shall be permitted
subject to the following restrictions. the total area of all signs, graphics or other
advertising shall not be more than ten (10) percent of the building facade to which
they are attached or on which they are displayed.
c Fuel price signs Fuel price signs shall be included in the
sign area
4 Farm product identification signs. No permit is required, but such
signs may not be located in the public right-of-way
C Signs permitted in downtown commercial and downtown commercial
enterprise districts The aggregate sign area for any lot shall not exceed one and
one-half (1 1/2) square feet for each foot of street frontage The aggregate sign area
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for comer lots shall not exceed one (1) foot for each foot of street frontage. The
permitted signs enumerated in this subsection shall be subject to the total aggregate
sign area
1 Identification signs for multitenant buildings.
a. Wall sign. Each multitenant building may have one (1)
identification wall sign for the building's identification for each street frontage The
sign shall not exceed a total of five (5) percent of the facade to which it is attached
The sign shall not name or advertise the individual tenants of the building. Aggregate
sign area shall apply. A multitenant building will have the option of the sign
described in this subsection (a) or the identification sign described in subsection
(C)(2) of this section.
b Freestanding sign. Each building may have one (1) freestanding
sign on each street frontage The sign may not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.
The maximum sign area permitted for the freestanding sign is one hundred (100)
square feet for the total of all faces No one (1) face shall exceed fifty (50) square
feet. Multitenant freestanding signs shall not name or advertise the individual
tenants of the building
2. Identification signs for occupancies. Each occupant of a multitenant
building shall be permitted two (2) wall signs Such signs shall not exceed ten (10)
percent of the facade of the individual business unit Aggregate sign area shall not
apply.
3. Identification signs for single -tenant buildings
a Each building may have one (1) freestanding sign for each street
frontage. The sign may not exceed a height of fifteen (15) feet The maximum sign
area permitted for the freestanding sign is one hundred (100) square feet for the total
of all faces No one (1) face shall exceed fifty (50) square feet
b Three (3) additional signs shall be permitted All signs are subject
to the aggregate sign area allowed The total area of all signs, graphics or other types
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of signs shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the facade to which they are attached or
on which they are displayed
D Signs permitted in office distracts and neighborhood convenience
commercial
1 Generally. One (1) freestanding double-faced identification sign shall
be pernntted for each lot The sign shall not exceed a maximum area of fifty (50)
square feet for the total of all faces. No one (1) face shall exceed twenty-five (25)
square feet. A freestanding sign shall not exceed a height of fifteen (15) feet and
shall be unlighted or provided with indirect illumination
2. Identification signs for buildings One (1) identification sign shall be
permitted for each principal building The sign shall not exceed an area of five (5)
percent of the facade to which it is attached, shall be attached flat against the
building, shall not project above the eave of the roof or the top of the parapet, and
shall be unlighted or provided with indirect illumination Such signs shall not
advertise or name individual tenants of the building.
3. Identification signs for occupancies. Signs not exceeding a total of five
(5) percent of the facade of the business unit to which they are attached shall be
permitted for each occupancy in a multitenant building when the occupancy has
outside frontage.
E Signs permitted in industrial distracts
1 Aggregate sign area. The aggregate sign area for lots in the MA and
M1 districts shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each foot of street
frontage The aggregate sign area for lots in the M2 district shall not exceed three-
fourths (3/4) square foot for each foot of street frontage The aggregate sign area for
lots in the M3 district shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each foot of street
frontage In no case shall the aggregate sign area exceed one-half (1/2) square foot
for each foot of street frontage on a comer lot The permitted signs enumerated in
this subsection shall be subject to the total aggregate sign area
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a. Identification signs for buildings One (1) identification sign shall
be permitted for each lot on each street frontage, which may be a freestanding sign or
a wall sign The maximum sign area permitted for a freestanding sign is two
hundred (200) square feet for the total of all faces. No one (1) face shall exceed one
hundred (100) square feet If the sign is a wall sign, its size shall not exceed twenty
(20) percent of the building facade. A freestanding sign shall not exceed a height of
twenty (20) feet The sign may be illuminated
b. Identification signs for occupancies One (1) identification sign
shall be permitted for each occupancy on each street frontage and shall be a wall
sign The maximum size of the sign shall be ten (10) percent of the building facade
This sign may be illuminated If the identification sign permitted under subsection
(E)(1)(a) of this section is a wall sign, an additional wall sign may be permitted on a
building facade not facing a street frontage
2. Farm product identification signs. No permit is required, but the sign
may not be located in the public right-of-way
F Signs permitted in planned unit developments, special use combining districts
and mobile home park districts and for conditional uses. All signs in planned unit
developments, special use combining districts and mobile home parks and for
conditional uses shall be incorporated as part of the developmental plan and
approved with the developmental plan Subsequent changes which conform to the
adopted signing program may be granted by the planning manager
G Signs permitted in shopping centers The aggregate sign area for each
occupant of a shopping center shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the front
facade of the unit Wall signs are permitted on each exterior wall of the individual
business unit A muumum of thirty (30) square feet shall be permitted for any
occupancy. No combination of signs shall exceed ten (10) percent of the facade to
which they are attached. If there is an attached canopy or overhang, a ten (10) square
foot sign may be attached to the canopy or overhang in addition to the other
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permitted signs Such sign shall be at least eight (8) feet above any pedestrian
walkway.
H. Signs permitted in GWC zoning district
1. Aggregate sign area. The aggregate sign area for any lot shall not
exceed one (1) square foot for each foot of street frontage. Aggregate sign area for
comer lots shall not exceed three-fourths (3/4) square foot for each foot of street
frontage The permitted signs enumerated in this subsection shall be subject to the
total aggregate sign area
a Identification signs for occupancies Each business establishment
may have one (1) freestanding sign per street frontage, if not located in a shopping
center, and one (1) wall sign per street frontage.
(1) Freestanding signs Freestanding signs shall not exceed a
height of fifteen (15) feet The maximum sign area permitted is one hundred (100)
square feet for the total of all faces No one (1) face shall exceed fifty (50) square
feet The sign maybe illuminated. Freestanding signs shall not rotate
(2) Wall signs One (1) wall sign per street frontage shall be
permitted The total area of all signage, graphics or other advertising shall not
exceed ten (10) percent of the building facade to which it is attached
b. Identification signs for shopping centers One (1) freestandmg or
i one (1) wall shopping center identification sign shall be permitted for each street
frontage of the shopping center The maximum sign area permitted for a
freestanding sign is one hundred (100) square feet. No one (1) face shall exceed fifty
(50) square feet. Freestanding signs shall be limited to fifteen (15) feet in height
The sign may be illuminated Freestanding signs shall not rotate One (1) wall sign
shall be permitted per occupancy, except that anchor tenants (business
establishments with a store frontage of at least one hundred (100) feet in length) shall
be allowed two (2) wall signs The aggregate wall sign area shall not exceed ten (10)
percent of the building facade to which the signs are attached
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SECTION 8. —Amendment Section 15.07 060 of the Kent City Code
is amended as follows
Sec. 15.07.060. Regulations for specific districts.
Landscaping regulations for specific zoning districts are as follows:
A. Residential agricultural, SR -1. None
B. Single-family residential, SR -2 through SR -8 None
C. Duplex multifamily residential, MR -D. None.
D. Low density multifamily residential, MR -G
Multifamily residential townhouse, MR -T.
Medium density multifamily residential, MR -M.
High density multifamily residential, MR -H
1. A minimum of ten (10) feet of landscaping shall be provided abutting
a public right-of-way.
2. Open green area shall occupy no less than twenty-five (25) percent of
the area of the lot
3. The side and rear perimeters of properties shall be landscaped to a
mimmum depth of ten (10) feet.
4 A minimum of five (5) feet of foundation landscaping shall be placed
along the perimeter of any multifamily structure Foundation landscaping consists
of shrubbery or some other combination of landscape materials that helps to reduce
the visual bulk of structures and buffer dwelling units from light, glare, and other
environmental intrusions
E. Mobile home park combining district, MHP Requirements shall be per the
mobile home park code
F. AreWhbeo4ieed eenivnienee eemmemiak NGG
Community commercial, CC.
Commercial manufacturing, CM
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General commercial, GC
Professional and office district, O
1 The perimeter of property abutting a residential district shall be
landscaped to a minimum depth of ten (10) feet.
2. A planting strip not less than five (5) feet in depth shall be provided
along all property lines abutting public rights-of-way.
G. Downtown commercial, DC
1 A nu mnum of three (3) feet of landscaping to screen off-street
parking areas, placement of which shall be determined through the downtown design
review process outlined in KCC 15 09 046
2 Street trees in accordance with the official tree plan shall be planted.
H Downtown commercial enterprise, DCE
1 The perimeter of properties abutting a residential district shall be
landscaped to a minimum depth of ten (10) feet
2 A minimum of three (3) feet of landscaping to screen off-street
parking areas, placement of which shall be determined through the downtown design
review process outlined in KCC 15 09 046.
3. Street trees in accordance with the official tree plan shall be planted
I Industrial agricultural, MA (industrial uses) and Agricultural general
distract, AG
Industrial park distract, Ml.
1 Front yard The front twenty (20) feet shall be improved with
appropriate permanently maintained landscaping
2. Side yard At least fifteen (15) feet of the side yard shall be
landscaped as provided in subsection (I)(1) of this section.
J Limited industrial distract, M2
1. Front yard The front fifteen (15) feet shall be improved with
appropriate permanently maintained landscaping.
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2. Side yard At least ten (10) feet of the side yard shall be landscaped
as provided in subsection (i)(1) of this section
K General industrial district, M3
1. Front yard The front ten (10) feet shall be unproved with
appropriate permanently maintained landscaping.
2. Side yard At least five (5) feet of the side yard shall be landscaped
as provided in subsection (K)(1) of tlus section
L Gateway commercial district, GWC
1. Additional landscaping requirements Landscaping requirements
shall include the following
a. Where buildings abut the required front yard, a landscape strip at
least fifteen (15) feet in depth shall be provided. Where vehicular parking areas abut
the required front yard, a landscape strip at least twenty (20) feet in depth, with an
earth berm at least tlurty-six (36) inches in height, shall be provided
b. A landscape strip at least five (5) feet in depth shall be provided
along the side property lines of all independent development sites No landscaping
along the side property lines shall be required between adjacent properties where a
common, shared driveway with a perpetual cross -access easement is provided to
serve the adjoining properties. Where the side property line of a commercial use
abuts a residential district, a landscape strip at least ten (10) feet in depth shall be
provided
c A landscape strip of at least fifteen (15) feet in depth shall be
provided along side property lines flanking the street of a corner lot Where
vehicular parking areas abut the required side yard, an earth berm at least twenty-
four (24) inches in height shall be provided
d. A landscape strip of at least five (5) feet in depth shall be
provided along all rear property lines Where the rear property line of a commercial
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use abuts a residential use, a landscape strip of at least ten (10) feet in depth shall be
provided
M. Neighborhood convenience commercial. NCC
1 Additional landscaping requirements. Landscaping requirements
shall include the following
a A landscape strip of at least ten (10) feet in depth shall be
provided in the front yard If a drive or parking aisle abuts the front yard, the
required landscaping shall be augmented by an earth berm of at least thirty-six (36)
inches in height
b. A landscape step of at least five (5) feet in depth shall be
provided along the side property lines of all independent development sites No
landscaping along the side property lines shall be required between adjacent
properties where a common, shared driveway with a perpetual cross -access
easement is provided to serve the adjoining properties Where the side property line
of a commercial use abuts a residential district or use, a landscape strip of at least ten
(10) feet in depth shall be provided.
c A landscape strip of at least ten (10) feet in depth shall be
provided along side property lines flanking the street of a corner lot Where
vehicular drive aisles or parking areas abut the required side yard, an earth berm of
at least twenty-four (24) inches in height shall be provided
d A landscape strip of at least five (5) feet in depth shall be
provided along all rear property lines. Where the rear property line of a commercial
use abuts a residential district or use, a landscape strip of at least ten (10) feet in
depth shall be provided
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SECTION 9. — Sav:nzs The existing sections 15 04.070, 15 04.080,
15.04 090, 15.04.100, 15 04.190, 15 04,195, 15.06.050, and 15 07 060 of the Kent
City Code, which are amended by this ordinance, shall remain in full force and effect
until the effective date of this ordinance
SECTION 10. — Severabehty If any one or more section, subsections,
or sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance and
the same shall remain in full force and effect
SECTION 11. — Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force thirty (30) days from and after passage as provided by law.
ATTEST
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
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PASSED day of July, 2003
APPROVED day of July, 2003
PUBLISHED: day of July, 2003
I hereby certify that flus is a true copy of Ordinance No. -?
passed by the city council of the city of Kent, Washington, and approved by the
mayor of the city of Kent as hereon indicated
.vet/(SEAL)
BRENDA JACOBE CITY CLERK
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