HomeMy WebLinkAbout3523Ordinance No. 3523
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN = 131 — Zoning Codes
Passed 9/19/2000
Single-family development in multifamily zones (min. lot width & side yards)
(Amending Secs. 15.04.170 & 15.04.180)
Amends Ords 3439;3470;3508;3521
Amended by Ords. 3551;3600;3612;3663;3690;3742;3761;3770;
3792;3830;4003;
ORDINANCE NO. 35a3
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, amending sections 15.04.170 and
15.04.180 of the Kent City Code to allow reduced minimum
lot width and side yard set backs for single-family
residential development in all multifamily zoning districts.
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2000, the Kent City Council requested that the
Land Use and Planning Board review the development standards for single-family
development in multifamily districts; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use and Planning Board held a public hearing on
this issue on July 24, 2000, and voted to recommend that the zoning code be amended to
allow reduced minimum lot width and side yard set backs for single-family residential
development in multifamily zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2000, the City Council approved the Land
Use and Planning Board's recommendation and noted that the reduction in side yard
width requires the approval of the Washington State Building Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed that an ordinance be drafted with
the Land Use and Planning Board's recommendation, subject to the required approval of
the Washington State Building Council; NOW THEREFORE
1 Single -Family Development in Multifamily Zones
(min. lot width and side yards)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 15.04.170 of the Kent City Code is hereby amended
2 Single -Family Development in Multifamily Zones
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Sec. 15.04!170. Agricultural and Residential Zone Development Standards.
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Minimum lot
34,700
1 ac
34,700
16,000
9,600
7,600
5,700
4,000
4,000
8,000
none
8,000
6,5001
none
8,000
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none
8,000
8,5001
none
8,000
8,5001
none
8,000
8,5001
area: square feet
sq ft
sq ft
sq ft
sq ft
sq ft
sq It
sq ft
sq ft
sq ft
sq ft
3,500
sq ft
3,500
sq ft
2,500
sq ft
1,600
sq ft
900 sq
or acres, as
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sq ft.
sq ft
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Minimum lot
60 ft
60 ft
10ft
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50 ft
50 ft
40 ft
40#
80 ft
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80 ft
80 ft
40 -ft
80 ft
80 ft
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80 ft
80 ft
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80 ft
80 ft
40 -ft
80 ft
80 ft
Width: feet (4)
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25ft
25 ft
25 ft
25 ft
Maximum site
30%
50%
30%
30%
45%
45%
50%
55%
55%
40%
55%
40%
45%
557.
40%
45%
551/6
40%
45%
55%
40%
45%
551/6
40%
50%
coverage:
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(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
percent of site
Minimum yard
(22)
requirements:
feet
Front yard
20ft
30ft
20ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
20ft
10ft
10ft
20ft
Wit
10ft
20ft
10ft
10ft
20ft
10ft
10ft
20ft
(6)
(7)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(B)
(B)
(6)
(8)
(6)
(B)
(6)
(8)
(8)
(8)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(e)
(B)
(9)
(e)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
Side yard
15ft
(10)
15ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
(11)
5ft
5ft
(11)
5ft
5ft
(11)
5ft
5ft
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5ft
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20ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
1011
10ft
10ft
10ft
10ft
loft
15ft
10ft
10ft
15ft
10ft
10ft
15ft
10ft
1011
15ft
10ft
10ft
1511
Flanking street
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
of a corner lot
Rearyard
20ft
15ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
5ft
8 f
5ft
8 f
20ft
5ft
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20ft
5ft
8 f
20ft
5ft
Bit
20ft
5ft
Bit
20ft
Additional
(12)
(13)
(12)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
setbacksldista
(15)
(15)
(15)
(15)
(15)
nces between
buildings
Height limitation:
2.5
2 stryl
25
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
stryl
2.5
2 stryl
3 stryl
2.5
2 stryl
3 stryl
2.5
2.5 stryl
3 stryl
2.5 stryl
2.5 stryl
3 stryl
2.5
2.5 stryl
4 stryl
In storiesinot to
stryl
35 ft
stryl
stryl
stryl
stryl
stryl
stryl
stryl
12.5
35 ft
stryl
30 ft
30 ft
stryl
30 ft
30 ft
stryl
35 ft
40 ft
30 ft
35 ft
40 ft
stryl
35 ft
50 ft
exceed in feet
35 ft
(17)
35 ft
35 ft
35 ft
35 ft
35 ft
30 ft
30 ft
30 ft
30 ft
30 ft
30 ft
(16)
(18)
Maximum
40%
40%
40%
50%
60%
70%
75%
75%
70%
75%
70%
70%
75%
70%
70%
75%
70%
75%
70%
75%
70%
Impervious
(19)
(19)
(23)
(23)
(23)
(23)
(23)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
(19)
surface: percent
of total parcel
area
Zero lot line and
The provisions In Sections 15 08.300, 310, 320, and 330 shall apply.
clustering (24)
Signs
The sign regulations of Chapter 15 06 shall apply.
Offstreet parking
The off-street parking requirements of Chapter 15 05 shall apply.
Landscaping
The landscaping requirements of Chapter 15 07 shall apply
Multi -family
(25)
(25)
(25)
(25)
(25)
Transition Area
(26)
(26)
Multi -family
(26)
(26)
(26)
design review
Additional
Additional standards for specific uses are contained in Chapter 15.08 and Chapter 15.09.
standards
(20) (20) (28) (28)
(21) (29) (29)
SECTION 2. Section 15.08.180 of the Kent City Code, entitled
"Agricultural and residential land use development standard conditions," is hereby
amended by adding a new subsection (30) as follows:
See. 15.04.180. Agricultural and residential land use development standard
conditions.
1. Minimum lot area is eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet for
the first two (2) dwelling units, and two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet for
each additional dwelling unit.
2. Minimum lot area is eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet for
the first two (2) dwelling units, and one thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet for each
additional dwelling unit.
3. Minimum lot area is eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet for
the first two (2) dwelling units, and nine hundred (900) square feet for each additional
dwelling unit.
4. To determine minimum lot width for irregular lots, a circle of applicable
diameter (the minimum lot width permitted) shall be scaled within the proposed
boundaries of the lot; provided, that an access easement to another lot is not included
within the circle.
5. Interior yards shall not be computed as part of the site coverage.
6. Porches and private shared courtyard features may be built within the front
building setback line.
7. For properties abutting on West Valley Highway, the frontage on West
Valley Highway shall be considered the front yard.
8. Proposed front yards less than twenty (20) feet in depth are subject to
approval by the planning director, based on review and recommendation from the public
works department relative to the existing and future traffic volumes and right-of-way
requirements as specified in the city comprehensive transportation plan and city
construction standards.
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9. At least twenty (20) linear feet of driveway shall be provided between any
garage, carport or other primary parking area and the street property line with the
exception of an alley property line.
10. 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.
11. Each side yard shall be a minimum of ten (10) percent of the lot width;
however, regardless of lot width, the yard width need not be more than thirty (30) feet.
12. Structures for feeding, housing and care of animals, except household pets,
shall be set back fifty (50) feet from any property line.
13. Additional setbacks for the agriculture general (AG) zoning district.
a. Structures for feeding, housing and care of animals shall be set
back fifty (50) feet from any property line.
b. Transitional conditions shall exist when an 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 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 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.
C. Setbacks, Green River. Industrial development in the 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 city comprehensive
plan and in accordance with the high quality of site development typically required for the
industrial park areas of the city and 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.
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14. An inner court providing access to a double -row building shall be a
minimum of twenty (20) feet.
15. The distance between principal buildings shall be at least one-half (1/2) the
sum of the height of both buildings; provided, however, that in no case shall the distance
be less than twelve (12) feet. This requirement shall also apply to portions of the same
building separated from each other by a court or other open space.
16. The height limitations shall not apply to barns and silos; provided, that
they are not located within fifty (50) feet of any lot line.
17. Beyond this height, to a height not greater than either four (4) stories or
sixty (60) feet, there shall be added one (1) additional foot of yard for each additional foot
of building height.
18. The planning director 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 director may impose such conditions, within a reasonable amount of time, as
may be necessary to reduce any incompatibilities with surrounding uses.
19. Except for lots used for agricultural practices, the maximum impervious
surface area allowed shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet when the lot is greater
than one (1) acre.
20. The following uses are prohibited:
a. The removal of topsoil for any purpose.
b. Grade and fill operations; provided, that limited grade and fill may
be approved as needed to construct permitted buildings or structures.
C. All subsurface activities, including excavation for underground
utilities, pipelines or other underground installations, that cause permanent disruption of
the surface of the land. Temporarily disrupted soil surfaces shall be restored in a manner
consistent with agricultural uses.
d. Dumping or storage of nonagricultural solid or liquid waste, or of
trash, rubbish or noxious materials.
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e. Activities that violate sound agricultural soil and water
conservation management practices.
21. Outdoor storage for industrial uses shall be located at the rear of a
principally permitted structure and shall be completely fenced.
22. Mobile home park combining district, MHP. The standards and procedures
of the city mobile home park code shall apply. General requirements and standards for
mobile home park design, KCC 12.04.520; mobile home parks, Ch. 12.05 KCC.
23. Except for lots used for agricultural practices, the maximum impervious
surface area allowed shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
24. Minimum lot width, building setbacks, and minimum lot size regulations
may be modified consistent with provisions for zero lot line and clustering housing
development.
25. The requirements of KCC 15.08.215 shall apply in any multifamily
transition area, which includes any portion of a multifamily district within one hundred
(100) feet of a single-family district or within one hundred (100) feet of a public street
right-of-way.
26. The requirements of KCC 15.09.045 for multifamily design review shall
apply to any multifamily dwelling of three (3) or more units.
27. Minimum lot area is eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet for
the first two (2) dwelling units, and three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet for
each additional dwelling unit.
28. The following zoning is required to be in existence on the entire property
to be rezoned at the time of application of a rezone to an MR -T zone: SR -8, MR -D, MR -
G, MR -M, MR -H, O, 0 -MU, NCC, CC, GC, DC or DCE.
29. All multifamily townhouse developments in the MR -T zone shall be
condominiums only. A condominium plat shall be filed and recorded pursuant to Chapter
64.32 RCW prior to approval of a development permit by the city.
30. As an option to the five (5) foot side yard requirement for single-family
development in all multi -family zoning districts as set forth in 15.04.170, a side yard
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width of no less than three (3) feet may be utilized under the followine conditions:
1. Fire hydrants for the development, as required by the fire code set
forth in Title 13 of the Kent City Code, will be placed a maximum of 300 feet in
separation;
2. The required fire hydrants shall have a minimum fire flow of 1,500
gallons per minute; and
3. Emergency vehicle access roads shall be provided to the
development, which includes an improved road accessible within 150 feet of all portions
of the exterior first floor of the structure.
This option is subject to the approval of the Washington State Building Council.
Application of this option shall be effective upon receipt by the City of Kent of such
approval.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, 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 the date of publication as provided by law.
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BRENDA JACOBER, Y CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
:OGER A. LUBOVICH ORNEY
'ASSED: day of ,�- , 2000.
APPROVED: 02 a day of ,J" , 2000.
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'UBLISHED: day of , 2000.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. 3Sa3 , passed
y the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the
;ity of Kent as hereon indicated.
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BRENDA JAC06A, CITY CLERK
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