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S, Kent, WA 98032.
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Land Use and Planning Board
Hearing Agenda
Board Members: Paul Hintz, Chair; Katherine Jones, Vice Chair;
Gwen Allen-Carston; Shane Amodei; Frank Cornelius;
Dale Hartman; Ali Shasti
November 26, 2018
7 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker Time Page
1.Call to order Chair Hintz 1 min
2.Roll call Chair Hintz 1 min
3.Added Items NO Chair Hintz 2 min
4.Communications NO Chair Hintz 2 min
5.Notice of Upcoming Meetings NO Chair Hintz 5 min
6.Docket Memo NO Hayley
Bonsteel
5 min
7.Self-Storage Mini-Warehouse Ordinance NO Hayley
Bonsteel
10 min
8.DCE/Naden Zoning NO Matt Gilbert 30 min
9.Adjournment YES Chair Hintz 1 min
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Kurt Hanson, Director
Phone: 253-856-5454
Fax: 253-856-6454
220 Fourth Avenue S.
Kent, WA 98032
DATE: November 26, 2018
TO: Chair Paul Hintz and Land Use and Planning Board Members
FROM: Hayley Bonsteel, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
SUBJECT: 2018 Docket
SUMMARY: In accordance with 12.02.025 Kent City Code (KCC), Planning staff
coordinates on an annual basis a list (“docket”) of changes suggested by the public or
staff to the comprehensive plan and development regulations. The 2018 Annual
Docket lists three site-specific requests that will be forwarded to the City Council for
action in 2019 and also provides a list of other code amendment projects that ECD
staff propose to pursue in 2019. City Council has approved this docket and staff are
presenting it at LUPB to inform the Board about likely agenda topics for 2019.
EXHIBITS: 2018 Docket
BUDGET IMPACT: None
Information Only
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2018 Annual Docket Proposal
Project Type Comment
Zoning Code Amendments
Sign Ordinance Compliance (Reed v Gilbert 2015) ECD staff - 2019
Noise Ordinance and Code
Enforcement Code Cleanup
Housekeeping and clarifying related to
violation charges, noise measurement
and junk vehicles
ECD staff - 2019
Accessory Building
Heights/Accessory Dwelling Unit
Regulations (includes one request
from the public)
Code reform to allow taller/larger
accessory buildings
Regulations were updated in 2015;
propose no action at this time
(reconsider in 2020 or as part of
next Comp Plan update)
Residential Building Height Clarify how height is measured ECD staff - 2019
Residential Building Height in SR-8
Zone
Code reform to standardize height in
single-family zones
ECD staff - 2019
Recreation Facilities Standards for
Subdivisions
Code reform to improve quality of
neighborhood park equipment
ECD and Parks staff - 2019
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Amendments
104th Ave SE at 245th St – two
parcels, SF-8 to MU
Public Request
ECD staff – 2019 (addressed
concurrently)
12218 SE 288th Pl – four parcels, US
to MU
Public Request
24700 Military Road (36th Ave S) –
one parcel, C to MU
Public Request
Resolve split designation at 10860
SE 196th St (currently MU, LDMF and
MDMF)
Housekeeping to resolve ambiguous land
use designation
Economic Development Amendments (Zoning Code, Land Use Map)
Naden Ave Assemblage Explore possible uses ECD staff (with Econ Dev) Highlands Property Explore possible uses
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Kurt Hanson, Director
Phone: 253-856-5454
Fax: 253-856-6454
220 Fourth Avenue S.
Kent, WA 98032
DATE: November 26, 2018
TO: Chair Paul Hintz and Land Use and Planning Board Members
FROM: Hayley Bonsteel, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Mini-warehousing in Kent
SUMMARY: Mini-warehousing, also known as “self-storage,” is an industry in which
storage space is rented out to tenants, usually on a short-term basis such as month-
to-month. Typical facilities are in the range of 100,000 square feet. Security measures
at mini-warehouses vary. Several mini-warehouses exist today in Kent, and
neighboring cities such as Auburn, Federal Way, Tukwila and Renton also have mini-
warehousing options available.
Mini-warehousing is a relatively low-performing land use; it generates little
employment for residents, relatively less revenue for the city compared to other land
uses, and may negatively impact the vitality of commercial corridors.
Most cities regulate mini-warehouses heavily, including standards that may make
development of mini-warehouses very unlikely, such as restricting size. Cities such as
Woborn, MA, and Edmonds, WA, prohibit mini-warehouses entirely.
Land used as mini-warehousing could otherwise be utilized for housing or more
employment-intensive businesses. Mini-warehousing’s rents tend to rise with the
growth of an area, and are very unlikely to redevelop into other uses over time. As
Kent is increasingly built out, redevelopable parcels are at risk for becoming mini-
warehouses instead of higher performing land uses that contribute more to life in Kent.
EXHIBITS: Draft Ordinance
BUDGET IMPACT: None
Information Only
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending sections
15.04.040 and 15.04.050 of the Kent City Code to
prohibit mini-warehouses or self-storage facilities in
all zoning districts in the City of Kent.
RECITALS
A. The city has a strong interest in fostering a vibrant and
productive economic environment and a growth management goal to
promote economic opportunity within the city through land use planning.
B. Without well-planned, forward looking land use regulations,
certain land uses that do not foster economic growth, with negative
consequences to economic expansion and job creation, can be established
and proliferate.
C. Mini-warehousing, also known as “self-storage,” is an industry
in which storage space is rented out to tenants, usually on a short-term
basis such as month-to-month. Typical facilities are in the range of 100,000
square feet.
D. Several mini-warehouses exist today in Kent, and neighboring
cities such as Auburn, Federal Way, Tukwila and Renton also have mini-
warehousing options available. Security measures at mini-warehouses vary.
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E. Mini-warehousing is a relatively low-performing land use; it
generates little employment for residents, relatively less revenue for the city
compared to other land uses, and may negatively impact the vitality of
commercial corridors.
F. Most cities regulate mini-warehouses heavily, including
standards that may make development of mini-warehouses very unlikely,
such as restricting size. Cities such as Woborn, MA, and Edmonds, WA
prohibit mini-warehouses entirely.
G. Land used as mini-warehousing could otherwise be utilized for
housing or more employment-intensive businesses. Mini-warehousing’s
rents tend to rise with the growth of an area, and are very unlikely to
redevelop into other uses over time. As Kent is increasingly built out,
redevelopable parcels are at risk for becoming mini-warehouses instead of
higher performing land uses that contribute more to life in Kent.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. – Amendment. Section 15.04.040 of the Kent City
Code, entitled “Manufacturing Land Uses” is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15.04.040. Manufacturing Land Uses.
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Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally Permitted Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditional Uses
A = Accessory Uses
A-10 AG SR-1 SR-3
SR-
4.5
SR-6 SR-8
MR-
D
MR-
T12
MR-
T16
MR-
G
MR-
M
MR-
H
MHP NCC CC DC DCE
MTC-
1
MTC-
2
MCR CM-1 CM-2 GC M1 M1-C M2 M3
Manufacturing, processing, blending,
and packaging of food and beverage
products
(23) P
(23)
P
(23)
P
(23)
P
(23)
P
(23)
C
(1)
Manufacturing, processing, blending,
and packaging of drugs,
pharmaceuticals, toiletries, and
cosmetics
P P P P P P
C
(1)
Manufacturing, processing, blending,
and packaging of dairy products and
byproducts
P P P P P P P
C
(1)
Industrial laundry and dyeing
(including linen supply and diaper
services)
P P P P P
(29)
C
(30)
Printing, publishing, and allied
industries
P
(21)
P P
C P P P P
C
(1)
Chemicals and related products mfg. C
(4)
C
(4)
C
(4)
C
(1)
Contractor shops
P
(5)
P
(5)
(3)
C P
C
(1)
Custom arts and crafts products mfg.
P P P P
C
(1)
Computers, office machines, and
equipment mfg.
P
(3)
P
(3)
Manufacturing and assembly of
electrical equipment, appliances,
lighting, radio, TV communications,
equipment, and components
P
(3)
P
(3)
P P P P
C
(1)
Fabricated metal products mfg.;
custom sheet metal mfg., containers,
hand tools, heating equipment, screw
products, extrusion, coating, and
plating
P P P P P P
C
(1)
Manufacturing and assembly of
electronic and electrical devices, and
automotive, aerospace, missile,
airframe, and similar products
P
(3)
P
(3)
P
(25)
P
(25)
P
(25)
P
(25)
C
(1)
Hazardous substance land uses
A
(7)
A
(7)
A
(8)
A
(8)
A
(8)
A
(8)
A
(7)
A
(7)
A
(7)
A
(7)
A
(12)
A
(12)
A
(12)
A
(14)
C
(15)
Offices incidental and necessary to
the conduct of a principally
permitted use
A A A A A A A A P P P P P P
Warehousing and distribution facilities
P
(22)
C
(31)
P
(16)
P
(16)
P
(16)
P
(16)
P
(16)
P
(24)
C
(1)
Rail-truck transfer uses
C
(13)
C
(17)
C
(17)
P
(18)
P
(11)
C
(1)
Outdoor storage (including truck,
heavy equipment, and contractor
storage yards as allowed
by development standards,
KCC 15.04.190 and 15.04.195)
P P A A A C
A
P
C
(1)
Miniwarehouses self-storage (19) C
(19)
P P C
Manufacturing of soaps, detergents,
and other basic cleaning and
cleansing preparations
C P
C
(1)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P = Principally Permitted Uses
S = Special Uses
C = Conditional Uses
A = Accessory Uses
A-10 AG SR-1 SR-3
SR-
4.5
SR-6 SR-8
MR-
D
MR-
T12
MR-
T16
MR-
G
MR-
M
MR-
H
MHP NCC CC DC DCE
MTC-
1
MTC-
2
MCR CM-1 CM-2 GC M1 M1-C M2 M3
Manufacturing of plastics and
synthetic resins
C P
C
(1)
Manufacturing of synthetic and natural
fiber and cloth
C P
C
(1)
Manufacturing of plywood,
composition wallboard, and similar
structural wood products
C P
C
(1)
Manufacturing of nonmetallic mineral
products such as abrasives, asbestos,
chalk, pumice, and putty
C P
C
(1)
Manufacturing of heat-resisting or
structural clay products (brick, tile, or
pipe) or porcelain products
C P
C
(1)
Manufacturing of machinery and
heavy machine tool equipment for
general industry and mining,
agricultural, construction, or service
industries
C P
C
(1)
Manufacturing, processing,
assembling, and packaging of articles,
products, or merchandise made from
previously prepared natural or
synthetic materials
P
(20)
(26)
(28)
P
(20)
(26)
(28)
P
(20)
(26)
(28)
P
C
(1)
Manufacturing, processing, treating,
assembling, and packaging of articles,
products, or merchandise from
previously prepared ferrous,
nonferrous, or alloyed metals
P
(20)
(26)
P
(20)
(26)
P
(20)
(26)
P
(26)
C
(1)
Complexes which include a
combination of uses, including a
mixture of office, storage, and light
manufacturing uses
P P
Accessory
usesand structurescustomarily
appurtenant to a permitted use
A A A
(27)
(32)
A
(32)
A
(32)
A
(32)
A
(32)
A A A A A A A
(9)
A
(9)
A
(10)
A
(10)
A
(10)
A
(10)
A
(10)
A
(9)
A
(9)
A
(9)
A
(6)
A
(6)
A
(6)
A
(6)
Impound lots C C
(1)
SECTION 2. – Amendment. Section 15.04.050 of the Kent City Code,
entitled “Manufacturing Land Use Development Conditions” is amended as
follows:
Sec. 15.04.050 Manufacturing land use development
conditions.
1. 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.
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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.
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:
i. Tanning, dressing, and finishing of hides, skins, and furs.
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.
v. Slaughtering, stockyard, feedlot, dairy, and similar
operations.
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vi. Pickling and brine curing processes.
vii. Wholesale produce markets.
g. Salvage, wrecking, and disposal activities, including the following
and similar operations:
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.
2. [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.
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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.
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.
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11. Including transportation and transit terminals with repair and storage
facilities, and rail-truck transfer 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 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 permit:
a. Offsite hazardous waste treatment or storage facilities, 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 or
products, except for those goods or products specifically described as
permitted to be stored only as conditional uses in the M3 district.
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17. Conditional use for car loading and distribution facilities, and rail-truck
transfer uses.
18. Warehousing and distribution facilities and the storage of goods or
products, including rail-truck transfer uses.
19. Miniwarehouses are prohibited in all zoning districts. ; provided, that the
following 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 a self-service basis, but does not include a garage or
other storage area in a private residence. No occupant may use a
miniwarehouse for residential purposes.
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 limitation. The height limitation is one story.
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f. Outdoor storage. No outdoor storage is permitted.
g. Signs. The sign requirements of Chapter 15.06 KCC shall apply.
h. 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. Development plan approval is required as
provided in KCC 15.09.010.
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. The economic 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.
l. Drive aisles. Drive aisle width and parking requirements are as follows:
i. Fifteen-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
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offset shall be no less than 20 feet in the horizontal dimension, with a
minimum depth of five feet.
n. Building materials. 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.
iii. The operation of power tools, spray painting equipment, table
saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns, or other similar
equipment.
iv. The establishment of a transfer and storage business.
v. Any use that is noxious 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, smelting, 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, 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
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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 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.
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.
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25. Excluding explosive fuels and propellants.
26. Excluding predominantly drop forge and drop hammer operations.
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 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.
31. Reuse or replacement of existing structures for nonagricultural 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 nonagricultural 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 nonagricultural use.
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Re: Manufacturing Land Use
32. 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 3. – 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 of this ordinance
and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. – 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 5. – Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force thirty days from and after its passage as provided by law.
DANA RALPH, MAYOR Date Approved
ATTEST:
KIMBERLEY A. KOMOTO, CITY CLERK Date Adopted
Date Published
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ARTHUR “PAT” FITZPATRICK, CITY ATTORNE
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Kurt Hanson, Director
Phone: 253-856-5454
Fax: 253-856-6454
220 Fourth Avenue S.
Kent, WA 98032
DATE: November 26, 2018
TO: Chair Paul Hintz and Land Use and Planning Board Members
FROM: Matt Gilbert, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager
SUBJECT: DCE/Naden Zoning
SUMMARY:
Advanced manufacturing has changed significantly over the past few
generations and Kent’s zoning code reflects outdated restrictions on where
manufacturing facilities can locate today. Considering the lesser impacts of
many categories of manufacturing today, permitting more manufacturing
downtown may be beneficial by bringing primary industries and intensive uses
with a high number of jobs into our employment center.
City staff has been researching the different levels of impact between different
user categories (such as truck-intensive wholesalers versus small delivery
manufacturers), and brainstorming ways to fit these high quality jobs in
portions of our downtown.
EXHIBITS: None
BUDGET IMPACT: None
Information Only
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