HomeMy WebLinkAbout4174AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending portions of
Chapters 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08 of the Kent City
Code, pertaining to accessory structures, including
accessory dwelling units; and implementing
incidental amendments to resolve inconsistencies,
ambiguities and redundancies within the current
city code. (DKT 2014-1).
RECITALS
A. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.470, the Growth Management Act
(GMA) requires that the City establish a docketing process as a means for
the public to suggest changes or identify deficiencies in City plans and
regulations. The docketing process is set forth in Section 12.02.025 of the
Kent City Code (KCC).
B. On August 26, 2014, a docket item was submitted to the .City,
requesting a change in how square footage is calculated for accessory
dwelling units built on other accessory structures. This was designated
Docket 2014-1. Staff recommended that his docket item be included in the
2015 work program for the Economic and Community Development
Department.
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C. On November 10, 2014, the Economic and Community
Development Committee passed a motion accepting the staff
recommendation to approve the 2014 Annual Docket Report as presented.
D. On November 18, 2014, the City Council authorized the Mayor
to accept the Economic and Community Development Committee
recommendations on the 2014 Annual Docket Report.
E. An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is defined as: "a habitable
dwelling unit added to, created within, or detached from and on the same
lot with a single-family dwelling that provides basic requirements for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation." KCC 15.02.003.
F. Accessory dwelling units increase the supply of affordable
rental units through better use of existing single-family housing stock, and
provide for more flexible housing options.
G. On )une 8, 2015, staff presented options for the work plan for
Docket 2014-1 to the Economic and Community Development Committee.
The Committee requested that staff pursue several related issues,
including how to regulate other accessory buildings and manage bulk.
H. Staff presented information regarding Docket 2014-1 to the
Land Use and Planning Board ("LUPB") at a special workshop meeting on
August 24, 2015.
I. On August 18, 2015, the City requested expedited review
under RCW 36.70A.106 from the Washington State Department of
Commerce regarding the City's proposed amendments. The Washington
State Department of Commerce granted the request for expedited review
on September 3, 2015. No comments were received from State agencies.
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J. On October 2, 2015, the City conducted and completed
environmental review under the State Environmental POlicy Act (SEPA).
K. On October 26, 2015, after holding a public hearing, the LUPB
made its recommendations regarding the proposed code amendments
required to implement the policies contained in Docket 2014-1 to the City
Council.
L. The Economic and Community Development Committee
considered the recommendations of the LUPB at its regularly -scheduled
meeting on November 9, 2015, and recommended to the full City Council
passage of the proposed code amendments.
M. At its regularly scheduled meeting on November 17, 2015,
the City Council voted to adopt the amendments to portions of Chapters
15.02, 15.04 and 15.08 of the Kent City Code, pertaining to accessory
structures, including accessory dwelling units, along with incidental
amendments to resolve inconsistencies, ambiguities and redundancies
within the current city code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION Z. -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15.02.003 of the Kent City
Sec. 15.02.003. Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). An accessory
dwe//ing unit (ADU) is a habitable dwelling unit added to, created within, or
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detached from and on the same lot with a detached single-family dwelling
that provides basic requirements for living, sleeping, eating, cooking
(including a stove), and sanitation.
SECTION 2. -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15. 02.005 of the Kent City
Sec. 15.02.005. Accessory use or structure. Accessory use or
structure means a use or structure on the same lot with, and of a nature
customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use or structure.
Accessory structures include, but are not limited to: garages; accessory
dwelling units; guest cottages; sheds; storage buildings; and workshops.
SECTION 3, -Amendment. Section 15.02.130 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.02.130 Dwelling unit. Dwelling unit means one {-l-}
room, or rooms connected together, constituting a separate, independent
housekeeping establishment for owner occupancy, or rental or lease on a
weekly, monthly, or longer basis, and physically separated from any other
rooms or dwelling units which may be in the same structure or on the
same property, and containing independent cooking (including a stove)
and sleeping facilities.
SECTION 4. -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15.02.155 of the Kent City
Sec. 15.02.155. Garage or carport, private. Private garage or
carport means a building, or a portion of a building, principally for
vehicular equipment such as automobiles, boats, etc., �"Ll jjjyjny� U"
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heusand (1,000) square feet n , in which only egeter vehicles used by
the tenants of the buildings on the premises are stored or kept.
SECTION 5. -Amendment. Section 15.04.020 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.020. Residential land uses.
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SECTION 6. -Amendment. Section 15.04.030 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.030. Residential land use development
conditions.
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KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
1. Dwelling units, limited to not more than one per establishment, for
security or maintenance personnel and their families, when located on the
premises where they are employed in such capacity. No other residential
use shall be permitted.
2. Multifamily residential uses, or other residential facilities where
allowedI shall be permitted only in the mixed use overlay when included
within a mixed use development.
3. [Reserved].
4. Multifamily residential uses, or other residential facilities where
allowed, when established in buildings with commercial or office uses, and
not located on the ground floor.
5. Multifamily residential uses, or other residential facilities where
allowed, when not combined with commercial or office uses.
6. Existing dwellings may be rebuilt, repaired, and otherwise changed
for human occupancy. Accessory uses buildings for existing dwellings may
be constructed. Sueh uses are gaFages, earpeFts, sterage sheds, and
€ene subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
7. Transitional housing facilities, limited to a maximum of 20 residents
at any one time, plus up to four resident staff.
s:Accessory structures composed of at least two walls and a roof,
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KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
not including accessory uses or structures customarily appurtenant to
agricultural uses, are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
9. Farm dwellings appurtenant to Cl principal agricultural use for the
housing of farm owners, operators, or employees, but not accommodations
for transient labor.
10. Accessory dwelling units shall not be included in calculating the
maximum density. Accessory dwelling units are allowed only on the same
lot with a principally permitted detached single-family dwelling unit, and
are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160 and 15.08.350.
11. Customary incidental home occupations subject to the provisions of
KCC 15.08.040.
12. [Reserved].
13. Subject to the combining district requirements of the mobile home
park code, Chapter 12.05 KCC.
14. Accessory living quarters are allowed per the provisions of KCC
15.08.359.
15. [Reserved].
16. Recreational vehicle storage is permitted as an accessory use in
accordance with KCC 15.08.080.
17. Accommodations for farm
accommodations for transient labor.
operators and employees, but not
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KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
1OW 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.
19. The following zoning is required to be in existence on the entire
property to be rezoned at the time of application for a rezone to an MR -T
zone: SR -8, MR -D, MR -G, MR -M, MR -H, NCC, CC, GC, DC, or DCE.
20. All multifamily townhouse developments in �he-an MR -T zone shall
be recorded as townhouses with ownership interest, as defined in KCC
15.02.525.1, prior to approval of a certificate of occupancy by the city.
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22. One duplex per lot is permitted.
23. Secure community transition facilities are only permitted within the
boundaries depicted on the following map, and only with a conditional use
permit.
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KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
24. A secure community transition facility shall also comply with
applicable state siting and permitting requirements pursuant to Chapter
71.09 RCW. Secure community transition facilities are not subject to the
siting criteria of KCC 15.08.280 for class III group homes, but they are
subject to a 600 -foot separation from any other class II or III group home.
In no case shall a secure community transition facility be sited adjacent to,
immediately across the street or parking lot from, or within the line of
sight of risk potential activities or facilities in existence at the time a site is
listed for consideration. Within line of sight means that it is possible to
reasonably visually distinguish and recognize individuals. For the purposes
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KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
of granting a conditional use permit for siting a secure community
transition facility, the hearing examiner shall consider an unobstructed
visual distance of 600 feet to be "within line of sight." During the'i
conditional use permit process for a secure community transition facility,11
"line of sight" may be considered to be less than 600 feet if the applicant
can demonstrate that visual barriers exist or can be created that would'
reduce the line of sight to less than 600 feet. This distance shall be'
measured by following a straight line, without regard to intervening
buildings, from the nearest point of the property or parcel upon which the
proposed use is to be located, to the nearest point of the parcel or
property or the land use district boundary line from which the proposed
use is to be separated. For the purpose of granting a conditional use
permit for a secure community transition facility, the hearing examiner
shall give great weight to equitable distribution so that the city shall not be
subject to a disproportionate share of similar facilities of a state-wide,
regional, or county -wide nature.
25. A designated manufactured homy is a permitted use with the
following conditions:
a. A designated
manufactured home;
manufactured home must be a new
b. The designated manufactured home shall be set upon a
permanent foundation, as specified by the manufacturer, and the space
from the bottom of the home to the ground shall be enclosed by concrete
or an approved concrete product that can be either load bearing or
decorative;
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c. The designated manufactured home shall comply with all cityi
design standards applicable to all other single-family homes,
d. The designated manufactured home shall be thermally
equivalent to the State Energy Code; and I
e. The designated manufactured home shall meet all other
requirements for a designated manufactured home as defined in RCW
35.63.160.
26. Multifamily dwellings shall be allowed only within the Kent downtown;
districts outlined in the Downtown Subarea Action Plan and shall be
condominiums recorded pursuant to Chapter 64.32 or 64.34 RCW orl
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ar dwelling units with ownership interest and recorded as such prior toj
approval of a certificate of occupancy by the city.
27. Within subdivisions, as defined by KCC 12.04.025, vested after''
March 22, 2007, or altered to comply with zoning and subdivision code'
amendments effective after March 22, 2007, 25 percent of the total'
number of permitted dwelling units may be duplex or triplex townhouse
structures.
28. Live -work units; provided, that the following development standards
shall apply for live -work units, in addition to those set forth in KCC
15.04.190:
a. The unit shall contain a cooking space and sanitary facility in
conformance with applicable building standards;
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b. Adequate and clearly defined working space must constitute]
no less than 50 percent of the gross floor area of the live -work unit. Saidl,
working space shall be reserved for and regularly used by one or more'',
persons resng there;
c. At least one resident in each live -work unit shall maintain at'
all times a valid city business license for a business on the premises;
d. Persons who do not reside in the live -work unit may be
employed in the live -work unit when the required parking is provided;
e. Customer and client visits are allowed when the required
parking is provided;
f. No portion of a live -work unit may be separately rented or
sold as a commercial space for a person or persons not living on the
premises, or as a residential space for a person or persons not working on
the premises;
g. The multiple -family design guidelines
standards do not apply to live -work units;
and development
h. Construct all nonresidential space, to the maximum allowed,
to commercial building standards; and
i. Provide an internal connection between the residential and
nonresidential space within each unit.
29. Subject to the maximum permitted density of the zoning district.
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30. Conditional use when the number of residents exceeds 20 at any',
one time or more than four resident staff.
SECTION 7. -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15. 04.040 of the Kent City'
Sec. 15.04.040. Manufacturing land uses.
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KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
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8 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
SECTION 8. -Amendment. Section 15.04.050 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.050 Manufacturing land use development
conditions.
19 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
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Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.050 Manufacturing land use development
conditions.
19 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
i. The following uses require a conditional use permit:
a. Manufacture of such types of basic materials as follows:
i. Gum and wood chemicals and fertilizers, and basic
industrial organic and inorganic chemicals or products such as alkalis and
chlorine, industrial and liquid petroleum, gases, cellophane, coal tar
products, dyes and dye products, impregnated products, tanning
compounds, and glue and gelatin.
ii. Hydraulic cement, concrete, gypsum, lime, carbon,
carbon black, graphite, coke, glass, and similar products.
b. Manufacture of products such as the following:
i. Ammunition, explosives, fireworks, matches,
photographic film, missile propellants, and similar combustibles.
ii. Rubber from natural, synthetic, or reclaimed materials.
iii. Paving and roofing materials or other products from
petroleum derivatives.
c. Refining of materials such as petroleum and petroleum
products, metals and metal ores, sugar, and fats and oils.
d. Distilling of materials such as bone, coal, coal tar, coke,
wood, and other similar distillates.
20 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
e. Heavy metal processes, such as ore reduction or smelting,
including blast furnaces, and including drop forging, drop hammering,
boiler plate works, and similar heavy metal operations:
i. Asphalt batching plants.
ii. Concrete mixing and batching plants, including ready-'
mix concrete facilities.
iii. Rock crushing plants and aggregate dryers.
iv. Sandblasting plants.
f. Animal and food processing, including the following and
similar operations:
furs.
i. Tanning, dressing, and finishing of hides, skins, and
ii. Meat and seafood products, curing, canning, rendering,
and slaughtering.
iii. Nitrating of cotton and other materials.
iv. Rendering of animal grease or tallow, fish oil, and
similar materials.
operations.
v. Slaughtering, stockyard, feedlot, dairy, and similar
2I Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
viI Pickling and brine curing processes.
vii. Wholesale produce markets.
g. Salvage, wrecking, and disposal activities,
following and similar operations:
including the
i. Automobile and building wrecking and salvage.
ii. Salvage of industrial waste materials such as metal,'
paper, glass, rags, and similar materials.
iii. Sewage disposal and treatment plants.
iv. Dump and sump operations for such uses as rubbish,
garbage, trash, and other liquid and solid wastes.
h. Storage of the following kinds of goods:
i. Bulk storage of oil, gas, petroleum, butane, propane,
liquid petroleum gas, and similar products, and bulk stations and plants.
ii. Used building materials, mover's equipment, relocated
buildings, impounded vehicles, and similar materials.
iii. Explosives or fireworks, except where incidental to a
principally permitted use.
iv. Fertilizer or manure.
22 Ordinance Amending
KCC 25.02, 15.04 and 25.08
2I [Reserved].
3. Small scale light manufacturing operations as follows: stamping,
brazing, testing, electronic assembly, and kindred operations where the
building, structure, or total operation does not encompass more than
10,000 square feet of area. The 10,000 -square foot total shall include all
indoor and outdoor storage areas associated with the manufacturing
operation. Only one 10,000 -square foot manufacturing operation shall be
permitted per lot.
4. Conditional use for manufacturing of paint, but manufacturing of
paint is permitted outright in the M3 zone.
5. Contractor shops where most of the work is done on call, and which
do not rely on walk-in trade, but where some incidental storage or semi -
manufacturing work is done on the premises, such as carpentry, heating,
electrical, or glass shops, printing, publishing, or lithographic shops,
furniture, upholstery, dry cleaning, and exterminators.
6. Accessory uses include sales of product accessory to and directly
related to the manufacturing or warehousing use on the site.
7. For permitted uses, accessory hazardous substance land uses,
including onsite hazardous waste treatment or storage facilities, which are
not subject to cleanup permit requirements of Chapter 11.02 KCC, subject
to the provisions of KCC 15.08.050, except offsite hazardous waste
treatment or storage facilities, which are not permitted in this district. Fuel
farm facilities are not allowed in AG or A-10 zones.
23 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
8. 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 KCC and which do not
accumulate more than 5,000 pounds of hazardous substances or wastes or
any combination thereof at any one time on the site, subject to the
provisions of KCC 15.08.050, except offsite hazardous waste treatment or
storage facilities, which are not permitted in this district.
9. Includes incidental storage facilities and loading/unloading areas.
10. Includes incidental storage facilities, which must be enclosed, and
loading/unloading areas.
11. Including transportation and transit terminals with repair and
storage facilities, and rail -truck statienstransfer uses, except classification
yards in the category of "hump yards."
12. For permitted uses, accessory hazardous substance land uses,
including onsite hazardous waste treatment or storage facilities, which are
not subject to cleanup permit requirements of Chapter 11.02 KCC, subject
to the provisions of KCC 15.08.050. Offsite hazardous waste treatment or
storage facilities are not permitted in this district, except through a special
use combining district.
13. Conditional use permit required for trucking terminals and rail -truck
transfer uses.
14. For permitted uses, accessory hazardous substance land uses,
including onsite hazardous waste treatment or storage facilities, which are
not subject to cleanup permit requirements of Chapter 11.02 KCC, subject
24 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
to the provisions of KCC 15.08.050, except offsite hazardous waste
treatment or storage facilities, which require a conditional use permit in
this district.
15. The following require a conditional use permit2
a. Offsite hazardous waste treatment or storage facilities, j
subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.050.
b. Any hazardous substance land use that is not an accessory
use to a principally permitted use.
16. Warehousing and distribution facilities and the storage of goods ori
products, except for those goods or products specifically described as'
permitted to be stored only as conditional uses in the M3 district.
17. Conditional use for car loading and distribution facilities, and rail-'
truck transfer s
'-suses.
18. Warehousing and distribution facilities and the storage of goods or
products, including rail -truck transfer Fae
3uses.
19. Miniwarehouses; provided, that the fiollowing development
standards shall apply for miniwarehouses, superseding those set out in
KCC 15.04.190 and 15.04.200. For purposes of this title,
"miniwarehouses" means any real property designed and used for the
purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who
are to have access to the space for the purpose of storing and removing
personal property on aself-service basis, but does not include a garage or
25 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
other storage area in a private residence
miniwarehouse for residential purposes.
No occupant may use a
a. Frontage use. 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, or for the office or
onsite manager's unit, signage, parking, and access. A maximum of 25
percent 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 or structures shall be permitted within this 150 feet of
commercial frontage depth.
b. Lot size. Minimum lot size is one acre; maximum lot size is
four acres.
c. Site coverage. Site coverage shall be in accordance with the
underlying zoning district requirements.
d. Setbacks. Setbacks shall be as follows:
i. Front yard: 20 feet.
ii. Side yard: 10 feet.
iii. Rear yard: 10 feet.
e. Height /imitation. The height limitation is one story.
f. Outdoor storage. No outdoor storage is permitted.
26 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
apply.
g. Signs. The sign requirements of Chapter 15.06 KCC shall;
hI Off-street parking.
i. The off-street parking requirements of Chapter 15.05',
KCC shall apply.
ii. Off-street parking may be located in required yards,
except in areas required to be landscaped.
i. Development plan review
required as provided in KCC 15.09.010.
Development plan approval is
j. Landscaping. Landscaping requirements are as follows:
i. Front yard: 20 feet, type III (earth berms).
ii. Side yard: 10 feet, type II abutting commercial uses or
districts; type I abutting residential uses or districts.
iii. Rear yard: 10 feet, type II abutting commercial uses or
districts; type I abutting residential uses or districts.
For maintenance purposes, underground irrigation systems shall be
provided for all landscaped areas.
k. Onsite manager. 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. Thev 11 Itt economic
27 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and .15.08
and community development department shall establish requirements for
parking and loading areas sufficient to accommodate the needs of the
resident manager and the customers of the facility.
I. Drive aisles. Drive aisle width and parking requirements are
as follows:
i. 15 -foot drive aisle and 10 -foot parking aisle.
ii. Parking for manager's quarters and visitor parking.
m. Building 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 five feet.
n. Bui/ding materia/s. If abutting a residential use or zone,
residential design elements such as brick veneer, wood siding, pitched
roofs with shingles, landscaping, and fencing shall be used. No
incompatible building colors should be used when abutting a residential
use or zone.
o. Prohibited uses. Use is restricted to dead storage only. The
following are specifically prohibited:
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.
28 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
The operation of power tools, spray painting
equipment, table saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns, or
other similar equipment.
ivI 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 is allowed on top of fences.
20. Prohibited are those manufacturing activities having potentially
deleterious operational characteristics, such as initial processing of raw
materials (forging, sme-iteri-n
gsmeltina, refining, and forming).
21. The ground level or street level portion of all buildings in the
pedestrian overlay of the DC district, set forth in the map below, fa -s
hewn On KGG 15.04.080) must be retail or pedestrian -oriented.
Pedestrian -oriented 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;
29 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 25.04 and 15.08
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 �Ia-�-i-n�--economic
and community development 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, Interpretation of uses.
30 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
22. Permitted uses are limited to storage, warehousing, processing and
conversion of agricultural, dairy, and horticultural products, but not
including slaughtering, meat packing, and fuel farm facilities.
23. Excluding slaughtering, rendering, curing, or canning of meat or
seafood products.
24. Except for those goods or products specifically described as
permitted to be stored as conditional uses.
25. Excluding explosive fuels and propellants.
26. Excluding predominantly drop forge and drop hammer operations.
31 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
27. 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.
28. Excluding paint boiling processes.
29. Limited to 25 percent of gross floor area. Reference KCC
15.04.080(5),
30. Retail or services uses which exceed the 25 percent limit on an
indivV
dual 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.
31. Reuse or replacement of existing structures for non-agricultural uses
is allowed where it is shown that the existing structures are obsolete for
agricultural use and will have no viable economic use unless they can be
put to non-agricultural use. Any replacement structures must maintain or
enhance the agricultural appearance of the property. Signs shall be limited
to not more than 100 square feet in area per business, and of that
amount, freestanding signs shall not exceed 40 square feet in area. No
increase in the area of existing impervious surface shall be allowed in
connection with a non-agricultural use.
32. Accessory structures composed of at least two walls and a roof, not
including accessory uses or structures customarily appurtenant to
aW
ricultural uses, are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
32 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
SEC MIUIV 9. - Amendment. Section 15.04.060 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.060. Transportationf public, and utilities land
uses.
33 Ordinance Amending
KCC .I5.02, 15.04 and 15.08
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33 Ordinance Amending
KCC .I5.02, 15.04 and 15.08
SECTION 10. -Amendment. Section 15.04.065 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.065. Transportation, public, and utilities land use
development conditions.
1. For WTF towers 90 feet or less for a single user and up to 120 feet
for two or more users.
2. For WTF towers that are within the allowable building height for the
district in which they are
located.
3. All WTFs are subject to applicable portions of KCC 15.08.035.
34 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
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SECTION 10. -Amendment. Section 15.04.065 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.065. Transportation, public, and utilities land use
development conditions.
1. For WTF towers 90 feet or less for a single user and up to 120 feet
for two or more users.
2. For WTF towers that are within the allowable building height for the
district in which they are
located.
3. All WTFs are subject to applicable portions of KCC 15.08.035.
34 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
4. A conditional use permit for a WF is required if it is greater than 90
feet for a single user or 120 feet for two or more users.
5. A conditional use permit is required if the WTF exceeds the allowable
building height of the district.
6. Transportation and transit terminal, including repair and storage
facilities and rail -truck �taierstransfer uses, except classification yards in
the category of "hump yards."
7. [Reserved].
8. If on property owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the city or
other government entity subject to KCC 15.08.035(I).
9. Level 1 and 2 charging only.
10. Only as part of a general conditional
15.08.030.
use identified in KCC
11. High capacity transit facilities shall be consistent with Chapter 15.15
KCC.
12. A conditional use permit is required for high capacity transit facilities
that cross multiple zoning districts. No other transportation and transit
facilities are allowed in the MHP zoning district.
13. Accessory structures composed of at least two walls and a roof, not
including accessory uses or structures customarily appurtenant to
agricultural uses, are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
35 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
S& "UIV 11. - Amendment. Section 15.04.070 of the Kent C
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.070. Wholesale and retail land uses.
36 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15,02, 15.04 and 15.08
Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally
Permitted Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditional
Uses
A = Accessory
Uses
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P
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confectioneries
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P
P
bakery
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Bulk retail
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(1)
(1)
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c
P
centers
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P
P
P
P
lumber, tools,
and other
building
materials,
including
preassembled
products
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P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
tile, and
(11
wallpaper (retail)
)
Farm equipment
P
P
General
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
merchandise:
(11
Dry goods,
)
variety, and
department
stores (retail)
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P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
5
P
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convenience
(11
(12
(12)
stores (retail)
)
)
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P
P
P
aircraft,
motorcycle, boat,
and recreational
vehicles sales
(retail)
Automotive,
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
aircraft,
(13
(13
(5)
motorcycle, and
)
)
(13)
marine
36 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15,02, 15.04 and 15.08
37 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally
Permitted Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditional
Uses
A = Accessory
uses
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accessories
(retail)
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s
s
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s
s
s
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stations
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(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
Apparel and
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
accessories
)
(retail)
Furniture, home
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
furnishing (retail)
(�
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P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
drinking
establishments
)
(no drive-
Ihrough)
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P
s
P
drinking
(6)
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(6)
(20
establishments
(zo
)
(20
)
(20
)
)
(with drive-
through
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P
P
P
A
A
A
A
for employees
Planned
development
retail sales
Drive-
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
through/drive-up
(22
(20
(20
(24
(24
(20
(20
businesses
)
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)
)
)
)
)
(commercial/reta
iI — other than
eating/drinking
establishments)
Miscellaneous
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
retail: Drugs,
antiques, books,
)
sporting goods,
jewelry, florist,
photo supplies,
video rental,
computer
supplies, etc.
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Liquor store
(1
Farm supplies,
P
P
P
hay, grain, feed,
fencing, etc.
(retail)
Nurseries,
P
P
P
P
greenhouses,
garden supplies,
tools, etc.
Pel shops (retail
P
P
P
P
and grooming)
Computers and
P
P
P
P
P
P
37 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
SECTION 12. -Amendment. Section 15.04.080 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.080.
conditions.
Wholesale and retail land use development
38 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally
Permitted Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditional
Uses
A = Accessory
Uses
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Hotels and
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
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(25
motels
Complexes
P
P
which include
combinations of
uses, including a
mixture of office,
Iighl
manufacturing,
storage, and
commercial uses
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P
P
A
A
A
A
P
(including truck,
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(19)
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equipment, and
contractor
storage yards as
allowed by
development
standards, KCC
15,04,190 and
15,04,195)
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A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
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A
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A
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customarily
appurtenant to a
permitted use
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related retail
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SECTION 12. -Amendment. Section 15.04.080 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.080.
conditions.
Wholesale and retail land use development
38 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
1. BUIk retail uses which provide goods for regional retail and
wholesale markets, provided, that each use occupy no less than 43,560
square CLU gross floor area.
2. [Reserved].
3. [Reserved].
4. [Reserved].
5. Uses shall be limited to 25 percent of the gross floor area of any
single- or multi -building development. Retail and service uses which
exceed the 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. For example, in the
case of a business park with several buildings, 25 percent of the buildings'
combined floor area may be devoted to these retail and services uses. For
single building parcels, 25 percent of the floor area of the single building
may be devoted to these retail and services uses.
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 stories.
39 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
8. Accessory uses are only allowed in cases where development plans
demonstrate a relationship between these uses and the principal uses of
the property.
9. Other accessory uses and bungs 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 -oriented. Pedestrian -oriented 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;
40 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
d. Food-related shops, including but not limited to restaurants!
(including outdoor seating areas and excluding drive-in restaurants) and
taverns;
eI 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 �-it�g-economical
and community development 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, Interpretation of uses.
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41 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
12. Retail convenience 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, except in the M1 -C zoning district where
retail sales of tires, batteries, and accessories are allowed for industrial or
personal vehicles and equipment.
14. [Reserved].
15. [Reserved].
16. Includes incidental storage facilities and loading/unloading areas.
42 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15,04 and 15.08
17. Includes incidental storage facilities, which must be enclosed, and
loading/unloading areas.
18. [Reserved].
19. Reference KCC 15.07.040(6), outdoor storage landscaping.
20. Whenever 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.
21. Retail use must be for sale of agricultural or horticultural
eesgroducts, at least 25 percent of the gross sales value of whi
trch are
grown within Washington State. Up to 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.
22. Any drive-up/drive-through facility shall be accessory to the
principal use to which it is attached.
23. All battery exchange activities and associated storage shall take
place within an enclosed building. The development standards listed in KCC
15.08.020(6) shall apply, except that subsection (13)(3) shall not apply.
24. Drive-through/drive-up businesses are permitted only under the
following conditions:
43 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
a. The development must be within a strip -mall or shopping
center.
25. The ground floor or street level must be retail or pedestrian -oriented'
following the Midway Design Guidelines. The main ground floor entry shall
open to a public street with accessory retail uses accessible by
pedestrians.
26. Bulk retail is permitted only when single -tenant building is over one
acre in size.
27. Accessory structures composed of at least two walls and a roof, not
including accessory uses or structures customarily appurtenant to
agricultural uses, are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
SECTION Y3. -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15.04.090 of the Kent City
44 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
45 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally
Permitted Uses
S = Special
Uses
C = Conditional
Uses
A = Accessory
Uses
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P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
insurance,
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(1)
(12
(2)
real estate
services
Personal
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
(22
(12
(10
(10
(2)
services:
)
)
)
)
(10
Laundry, dry
cleaning,
barber,
salons, shoe
repair,
launderettes
P
P
P
P
Mortuaries
(12
Home day-
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
care
Day-care
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
center
Business
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
services,
(12
)
(2)
duplicating
and blue
printing, travel
agencies, and
employment
agencies
Building
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
maintenance
(2)
and pest
control
Outdoor
P
P
A
A
A
A
P
storage
c
(s)
(including
truck, heavy
equipment,
and
contractor
storage yards
as allowed by
development
standards,
KCC
15.04.190
and
15.04.195)
Rental and
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
leasing
(2)
services for
cars, trucks,
trailers,
furniture, and
tools
Auto repair
c
P
P
P
P
P
P
and washing
I
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45 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
46 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15,04 and 15.08
Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally
Permitted Uses
S = Special
Uses
C = Conditional
Uses
A = Accessory
Uses
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bodywork)
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P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
services:
(12
(2)
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)
electrical,
electronic,
upholstery
Professional
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
services:
(20
(2)
Medical,
)
clinics, and
other health
care -related
services
Heavy
P
P
P
c
P
equipment
(9)
and truck
repair
Contract
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
construction
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(18
(17
(17
(2)
(17)
service
offices:
Building
construction,
plumbing,
paving, and
landscaping
Educational
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
services:
(2)
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trade, art,
music,
dancing,
barber, and
beauty
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s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
Churches
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(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4
(4
(4
(4
(4
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
Administrative
P
P
P
P
P
P
c
P
P
P
P
P
and
(12
(2)
professional
offices —
general
Municipal
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
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(13
(13
(13
(13
(13
(13
(13
(13
(13
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(13
Uses and
(13
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buildings
)
Research,
P
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
development,
(2)
(14
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and testing
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A
A
A
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A
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appurtenant
46 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15,04 and 15.08
SECTION 14. -Amendment. Section 15.04.100 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.100. Service land use development conditions.
1. Banks and financial institutions (excluding drive-through).
2. Uses shall be limited to 25 percent of the gross floor area of any
single- or multi -building development. Retail and service uses which
exceed the 25 percent limit on an individual or cumulative basis shall be
subject to review vidually through the cononal use permit process. A
conditional use permit shall be required on an individual tenant or business
47 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally
Permitted Uses
S = Special
Uses
C = Conditional
Uses
A = Accessory
Uses
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P
P
P
P
clinics and
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(8)
(8)
(8)
(8)
veterinary
hospitals
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P
P
P
P
P
or executive
offices which
are part of a
predominant
industrial
operation
Offices
A
A
A
A
A
incidental and
necessary to
the conduct of
a principally
permitted use
SECTION 14. -Amendment. Section 15.04.100 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.100. Service land use development conditions.
1. Banks and financial institutions (excluding drive-through).
2. Uses shall be limited to 25 percent of the gross floor area of any
single- or multi -building development. Retail and service uses which
exceed the 25 percent limit on an individual or cumulative basis shall be
subject to review vidually through the cononal use permit process. A
conditional use permit shall be required on an individual tenant or business
47 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
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. [Reserved].
4. Special uses must conform to the development standards listed in
KCC 15.08.020.
5. [Reserved].
6. [Reserved].
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
150 feet to any residential use, provided the animals are housed indoors,
with no outside runs, and the building is soundproofed. Soundproofing
must be designed by competent acoustical engineers.
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 linen 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. [Reserved].
48 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and 15.08
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 -oriented 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 Wig—economic
and community development director to be of the same general character
49 Ordinance Amending
KCC 15.02, 15.04 and .15.08
as the above permitted uses and in accordance with the stated purpose or
the district, pursuant to KCC 15.09.065, Interpretation of uses.
Ground Fluor IN.MalliService Area
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50 Ordinance Amending
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13. Except for such uses and buildings subject to KCC 15.04.150.
14. Conducted in conjunction with a principally permitted use.
15. [Reserved].
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/unloading areas.
19. Includes incidental storage facilities, which must be enclosed, and
loading/unloading areas.
20. Shall only apply to medical and dental offices and/or neighborhood
clinics.
21. Auto repair, including body work,
permitted only under the following conditions.
and washing services are
a. The property is also used for heavy equipment repair and/or
truck repair; and
b. Gasoline service stations that also offer auto repair and
washing services are not permitted in the M3, general industrial zoning
distriULE
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2Z, Any associated drive-up/drive-through facility shall be accessory and
shall require a conditional use permit.
23. Auto repair, including body work, Cl"d auto washing services shall be
allowed in the general industrial (M3) zoning district as follows:
a. For adaptive reuse of existing site structures, all of the
following conditions must apply:
i. The site is not currently served by a rail spur; and
ii. Existing site structures do not have dock high loading
bay doors, where the fhed floor is generally level with the floor of
freight containers; and
iii. All ground -level bay doors of existing structures have a
height of less than 14 feet, which would generally impede full access to
freight containers; and
iv. Existing site structures have a clear height from
finished floor to interior roof trusses of less than 20 feet; and
v. Maximum building area per parcel is not greater than
40,000 square feet.
b. For proposed site development, all of the following conditions
must apply:
i. The site is not currently served by a rail spur; and
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ii. Based on parcels existing at the time of the effective)
date of the ordinance codified in this section, the maximum parcel size isj
no greater than 40,000 square feet.
24.Accessory structures composed of at least two walls and a roof, not
including accessory uses or structures customarily appurtenant to
agricultural uses, are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
SEC7"IOIV i5. -Amendment. Section 15.04.110 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.110. Cultural, entertainment, and recreation land j
uses.
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Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally Permitted
Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditional Uses
A = Accessory Uses
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N
N
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U
F-
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Performing and cultural
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
arts uses, such as art
(3)
galleries/studios
Historic and monument
IP
P
sites
Public assembly (indoor):
P
P
C
c
P
P
P
P
Sports facilities, arenas,
(2)
(2)
(Z)
auditoriums and exhibition
halls, bowling alleys, dart -
playing facilities, skating
rinks, community clubs,
athletic clubs, recreation
centers, theaters
(excluding school facilities)
Public assembly (outdoor):
C
P
P
Fairgrounds and
amusement parks, tennis
courts, athletic fields,
miniature golf, go-cart
tracks, drive -In theaters,
etc,
Open space use:
c
c
c
c
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
c
C
C
C
P
P
C
c
c
C
P
P
C
C
C
c
Cemeteries, parks,
(e)
(s)
(9)
(9)
(9)
m
m
playgrounds, golf courses,
C
c
C
c
and other recreation
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SECTION 16. -Amendment. Section 15.04.120 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.120. Cultural, entertainment, and recreation land
use development conditions.
1. [Reserved].
2. Principally permitted uses are limited to indoor paintball, health and
fitness clubs and facilities, gymnastic schools, and other similar uses
deemed compatible with the general character and stated purpose of the
district.
3. The ground level or street level portion of all buildings in the
pedestrian overlay of the DC district, set forth in the map belowF V=
hewn in KGG 15.94,080) must be retail or pedestrian -oriented.
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Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally Permitted
Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditional Uses
A = Accessory Uses
O
N
N
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facilities, including
buildings or structures
associated therewith
Employee recreation areas
A
A
A
A
Private clubs, fraternal
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
P
c
P
c
c
P
c
c
c
c
(C5)
(C5)
lodges, etc.
�5)
Recreational vehicle parks
Accessory uses and
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
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(14)
customarily appurtenant to
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a permitted use
Recreational buildings In
A
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SECTION 16. -Amendment. Section 15.04.120 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.120. Cultural, entertainment, and recreation land
use development conditions.
1. [Reserved].
2. Principally permitted uses are limited to indoor paintball, health and
fitness clubs and facilities, gymnastic schools, and other similar uses
deemed compatible with the general character and stated purpose of the
district.
3. The ground level or street level portion of all buildings in the
pedestrian overlay of the DC district, set forth in the map belowF V=
hewn in KGG 15.94,080) must be retail or pedestrian -oriented.
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Pedestrian-oriented development shall have the main ground floor entry]
I
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 Wig --economic
and community development 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 N
CC 15.09.065, Use interpretations.
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4. [Reserved].
5. Business, civic, social, and fraternal associations and service offices
are principally permitted uses.
6. Principally permitted uses are limited to parks and playgrounds.
7. Principally permitted uses are limited to golf driving ranges.
8. [Reserved].
9. ' Conditionally permitted uses are limited to parks and playgrounds.
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1U, Accessory structures composed of at least two walls and a roof, not
including accessory uses or structures customarily appurtenant to
agricultural uses, are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
SECTION I7. -Amendment. Section 15.04.130 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.130. Resource land uses.
SECTION i8. -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15.04.140 of the Kent City
Sec. 15.04.140. Resource land use development conditions.
1. 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.
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Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally Permitted Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditlonal Uses
A = Accessory Uses
N
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Agricultural uses such as
P
P
P
planting and harvesting o
crops, animal husbandry
(Including wholesale nurseries
and greenhouses)
Crop and tree farming
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Storage, processing, and
P
conversion of agricultural
products (not Including
slaughtering or meat packing)
Accessory uses and building
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
iA
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
structures customarily
(1>
M
M
M
M
appurtenant to a permitted use
Roadside stands
A
A
A
(3)
(Z)
(3)
SECTION i8. -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15.04.140 of the Kent City
Sec. 15.04.140. Resource land use development conditions.
1. 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.
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2. Roadside stand not exceeding 400 square feet in floor area
exclusively for agricultural products grown on the premises.
3. Roadside stands not exceeding 400 square feet in floor area, and
not over 20 lineal feet on any side, primarily for sale of agricultural
products on the premises.
4. Accessory structures composed of at least two walls and a roof, not
including accessory uses or structures customarily appurtenant to
agricultural uses, are subject to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
SECTION 19, -Amendment.
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15.08.160 of the Kent City
Sec. 15.08.160. Accessory buildings.
A. An accessory building can be located anywhere on a lot if it
conforms with the setbacks required by this title for a principal building. In
the rear one-half (#) of a lot the accessory building can be built to within
two {27}—feet of the side and rear lot lines, except when attached to a
principal building, in which case it must have the same setbacks as the
main building. If other regulations or ordinances conflict with the
provisions in this subsection (A), the stricter regulations shall appy
Fea where ngeter vehieles used by the tenants of the buildings an the
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cottage Ul accessory dwelling unit on any one lot The
guest cottage or ADU shall be located on the rear half of the lot, unless
determined to be infeasible due to lot shape, house placement, or other
factors as approved by thepha
.tftfteconomic and community development
Accessory dwelling units are also subject to the provisions of KCC
15.08.350.
C. The combined footprint of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not
exceeA
15 percent of the lot area.
D. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 23 feet in height.
E. Accessory buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal
building.
F. Accessory buildings that are 12 feet in height or higher must be
visually compatible with the principal building by meeting all of the
following:
1. The exterior finish material must be the same or visually
match the exterior finish material of the principal building, in type, size
and placement
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Accessory dwelling units are also subject to the provisions of KCC
15.08.350.
C. The combined footprint of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not
exceeA
15 percent of the lot area.
D. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 23 feet in height.
E. Accessory buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal
building.
F. Accessory buildings that are 12 feet in height or higher must be
visually compatible with the principal building by meeting all of the
following:
1. The exterior finish material must be the same or visually
match the exterior finish material of the principal building, in type, size
and placement
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Z, The trim on the accessory building must be the same or
visually match the trim used on the principal building, in type, size and
placement; and
3. The roof pitch of the accessory building must be substantially
the same as the roof pitch of the principal building.
SECTION 20. -Amendment. Section 15.08.350 of the Kent City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15.08.350. Accessory dwelling unit regulations.
A. Intent. The city provides these accessory dwelling unit regulations
for the following purposes:
1. The 1993 Washington Housing Policy Act requires cities with
populations in excess of 20,000 to implement regulations that encourage
the development of accessory apartments in areas zoned for single-family,
residential use.
etter use of the existing housing stock, and to provide variety in
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3.II To make homeownership more affordable because it will be
easier to buy both new and existing homes with the help of an accessory
partmentdwelling unit.
34. To provide more motions for different household types (single
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5�. To make better use of existing public investment in streets,
transit, water, sewer, and other utilities.
B. Standards and criteria,
1. One—(�} ADU per detached single-family dwelling unit is
allowed-+�a�-right within all residential zones, .
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5�. To make better use of existing public investment in streets,
transit, water, sewer, and other utilities.
B. Standards and criteria,
1. One—(�} ADU per detached single-family dwelling unit is
allowed-+�a�-right within all residential zones, .
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5�. To make better use of existing public investment in streets,
transit, water, sewer, and other utilities.
B. Standards and criteria,
1. One—(�} ADU per detached single-family dwelling unit is
allowed-+�a�-right within all residential zones, .
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5�. To make better use of existing public investment in streets,
transit, water, sewer, and other utilities.
B. Standards and criteria,
1. One—(�} ADU per detached single-family dwelling unit is
allowed-+�a�-right within all residential zones, .
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ottage or ADU on any one lot.
2. An ADU may be established tf-wn or as an addition to a
new or existing single-family dwelling by ereating the unit. within or in
or as a detached unit from the principal dwelling,
any accessory structure or building on the lot. Detached ADUs are subject
to the provisions of KCC 15.08.160.
3. The ADU, as well as the �ai-rt-principal dwelling unit, must
meet all applicable setbacks, lot coverage, and building height
requirements.
4. The design and size of an ADU shall conform to
�tandards in—the requirements of all building, plumbing, electrical,
mechanical, fire, health, and any other applicable codes. When there are
practical difficulties involved in carrying out the provisions of this section,
the building official may grant modifications for individual cases pursuant
to the International Building Code, the International Residential Code, or
other applicable building codes, and as subsequently amended or
recodified.
5. One-(�} of the dwelling units shall be evd-rre�owner-occupied
aS the ownerts-j principal residence for at least six -f6} months aeyery
calendar year. No permit for an ADU will be issued until the owner files a
covenant evidencing this use limitation against the property_; tThis
covenant must alae -be recorded in the ~,.,., rds of King County Audite�
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This ,.,..•,..ant Recorder's Office, at the owner's expense, and shall be in a
form acceptable to the city attorney.
6. If betheither the ADU or the principal unit ceases to be evvnu
eeeup+edowner-occupied for n9ere thanat least six f6)- months in any given
calendar year, the ADU permit shall be deemed revoked and use of the
unit as an ADU must cease immediately.
7. The size of an ADU contained within or attached to an existing
single-family struetu,e—dwelling shall be limited by the existing str-eotu,
dwelling's applicable zoning requirements. An ADU incorporated tirHnto the
construction of a new single-family house dwelling shall be limited to €ety
f40} percent of the principal dwelling unit.
8. The size of a detached ADU, for either new construction or an
existing home, shall be up to eight X 800} square feet or thirty
thFee (33percent of the size of the principal unit, whichever is smaller. If
the detached ADU is built within above or in addition to another
accessory structure, the footprint of the accessory structure is not counted
towards the footprint of the ADU.
9. A legal guest cottage, as defined by KCC 15.02.174, existing
prior to November 21st, 1995, shall not be denied an accessory housing
permit solely because it is larger than the maximum size stated in t-h+s
these criteria. Any legally constructed accessory building, existing prior to
November 21st, 1995, may be converted to an accessory dwelling unit
provided the structure does not exceed fifty (50percent of the size of the
principal unit.
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105. The owner or developer shall take every effort to avoid
additional entrances or other visible changes on the street facade of the
house which indicates the presence of an ADU.
Ive A permit application must be completed and approved for all''
ADUs. The gig -economic and community development department'
shall determine the application requirements for an ADU permit.
129. ADUs existing prior to the adoption of
#et�i-ngthis ordinance may be found to be legal on the condition that the
property owner applies for an ADU permit and complies with all required
standards and provisions. S-uh-pProperty owners subject to this
subsection have ti -one (4)year periedfrom the effective date of this th-e
eeessery housing ordinance is adepted in whieh to apply for an ADU
permit, after which time Qwr-h
-all affected property owners ea -n -ma be
subject to fines and penalties established in this title.
13�. �1t-Immediately adjacent neighbors of an ADU applicant
shall be notified by first-class mail of the pending ADU -permit
application by the economic and community development department
within 15 business days of the city's acceptance of a fully complete ADU
permit application. This notification is informational only. The decision by
the geconomic and community development director to
grant an ADU ming -permit is non_appealable by the neighbors of the
permit holder.
SECT%ON 21. - Severability. If any one or more section,
subsection, or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion
oI this ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 22. - Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering;
or references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or
regulations.
SECTION 23, -Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force 30 days from and after its passage, as provided by law.
UZET'� C�OOKE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RONALD F. ORE.. CITY C
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TO�1 BRUBAKEi�, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED: day of �' , 2015.
PUBLISHED.4fqday of , 2015.
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I hereby certify that this 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 herrn indicated.
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