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1. Call to Order Chair
2. Roll Call Chair
3. Agenda Approval Chair
4. Business Chair
A. Approval of Minutes
Approval of September 12, YES Chair 01 MIN.
2022 Minutes
B. INFO ONLY: Annual NO Kaelene Nobis 10 MIN.
Housekeeping Amendment
C. INFO ONLY: 2024 NO Kristen Holdsworth 15 MIN.
Comprehensive Plan Update
- Engagement Efforts
5. Adjournment Chair
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Date: September 12, 2022
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Chambers
Members: Toni Troutner, Committee Chair
Marli Larimer, Councilmember
Zandria Michaud, Councilmember
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 4:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Pending Approval
Economic and Community
Development Committee
CC ECDC Regular Meeting
Minutes
September 12, 2022
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Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Toni Troutner Committee Chair Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present _
Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present
3. Agenda Approval
4. Business
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Approval of Minutes dated July 11, 2022
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated July 11, 2022
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Zandria Michaud, Councilmember
SECONDER: Marli Larimer, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Michaud
B. 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update
Kurt Hanson introduces Long Range Planning Manager Kristen Holdsworth,
who joined the Cit of Kent on September 1. Kristen comes to Kent after
working as a senior planner for the City of Lynnwood and is originally from
California. Kurt also takes a minute to commend Kaelene Nobis, who has ably
steered the LRP ship solo since the departure of H. Harper in early June.
Updating the City's Comprehensive Plan will be a major focus of Kristen's
work as she begins her career with the City, and she provides an overview of
what needs doing and why and what elements of the plan update are already
underway.
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Minutes
A Comprehensive Plan is a vision for the city for the next 20 years. If done
well, it explains who we are as a community, what our goals and aspirations
are, what type of services and amenities we have and need, and how we will
continue to accommodate for growth. The Comp Plan proactively anticipates
challenges and opportunities. As the community's plan, it should effectively
and efficiently connect people to opportunities to work, play, and enjoy the
community while also protecting natural resources that are vital to the PNW.
The state requires most cities and counties to update their comprehensive
plans every 8-10 years. GMA mandates that jurisdictions plan for both
household and job growth through the next 20 years. For western
Washington cities, this means we are planning for the time -frame of 2024-
2044. We can't dictate the free market or require development to happen,
but we must make sure we have designated land capacity through our
comprehensive plan, zoning, and development regulations. In 2017, PSRC
started updating the regional policies for growth. Then, King County and the
cities updated the countywide policies through the growth management
planning council. Kent's update deadline is the opportunity to make these
policies work for Kent, and provides flexibility as long as we aren't directly
conflicting with any of the overarching policies.
The Comprehensive Plan is a broad visioning document with goals and
policies. We also have functional plans (such as stormwater management,
transportation management plan, economic development plan, parks plans).
Regulations such as the zoning map, development code, and design
guidelines implement the vision into specific development requirements.
Projects can be privately or publicly funded - such as Kent station, ST light
rail stations, or redevelopment of the Canyon Ridge shopping center north
quadrant.
Here's a quick summary of what's in the 2015 Comp Plan (about 200 pages
with an additional 100 pages of technical data):
It includes 9 elements - Human services is not required by state law, but
jurisdictions have the option to add optional elements
We also have 3 subarea plans, which are adopted by reference.
Importantly, we have 2 PSRC-designated growth centers. These are areas of
regional significance that have connectivity to transit, economic, and housing
opportunities. These areas are important for Kent to meet housing and
growth targets, but they also have regional significance and come with
opportunities for additional grant funding.
Downtown was designated in 1995, and a MIC was designated in 2002. In
2025 there will be a re -certification process for these centers, so part of our
Comp Plan process will be ensuring the centers comply with the process.
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Committee CC ECDC Regular Meeting
Minutes
September 12, 2022
Kent, Washington
We are finalizing a contract to bring on a consultant to assist with the Comp
Plan update. Meanwhile, we have identified a few key efforts that will be
essential to the process. Equity lens focusing on inclusion, respect and
transparency through outreach that meets the community where they are
and how they want to be reached.
While much has been accomplished, Comprehensive Plans aren't intended to
be static documents. They are updated every 8-10 years to recognize
changing conditions and anticipate new needs. Kaelene is going to provide an
overview of some of the work the City has been participating in to help us
identify issues to address for the next 20 years. Taking a periodic look at
progress toward goals has been essential to identifying where adjustments
might need to happen. One key finding of the most recent KC Urban Growth
Capacity Report is that Kent is on track to meet 2035 housing and
employment targets. It also led to an update of County Wide Planning
Policies. The updated CPPs create consistency with PSRC's Vision 2050 and
reflect new priorities to address equity and social justice. In March 2022,
Kent ratified the CPPs and growth targets through Resolution 2033. Because
we are on track, Kent maintains flexibility in planning, provided we are not in
direct opposition to CPP goals. Currently we are on track to accomplish
10,200 new housing units and 32,000 new jobs over the next 25 years.
A relatively new piece of legislation - HB 1220 or "Housing affordability" law,
will have a big impact on the update process and a few main components of
the update. Historically, we have had to make sure we had the capacity for
new housing units based on only a number. Now, we must also designate
levels of affordability and include strategies to attract those levels.
Commerce is still working on guidance for determining levels of affordability,
KC Growth Management Planning Committee is having conversations about
how to equitably distribute targes, especially since some cities have had
many more affordable units than others.
Kent's Update will therefore include the following:
Strategies for missing middle housing (duplexes to townhomes)
Examine historical zoning and disparate impacts or limits to wealth creation
through home ownership opportunities
Displacement and anti -displacement strategies
A climate element which is not required, but we are electing to do it as grant
funds are available from K4C to support this
Immediate next steps are:
• September 20: Contract on Council agenda for approval
• September 30: Submit Commerce grant application
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• Ongoing: Monitor conversations regarding housing needs allocation at King
County Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC)
• Coming Soon: 2024 Comprehensive Plan Community Kick Off!
C. 2022 Permitting Activity
Deputy Director Matt Gilbert will provide an update on permitting activity in
the first measurable period since covid restrictions eased. In broad terms,
even despite the pandemic, development activity in Kent has been
remarkably stable, with City staff processing and reviewing some 5000
applications per year. This necessitates some 20,000 inspections annually for
building services and job site inspectors in the field.
While we are not currently tracking exact numbers, with buildings open to
the public again now for more than a year, we are answering hundreds of
questions each week at our public counter in addition to phone and email
inquiries. Staff find phone and email to be the most efficient way to deliver
service for these types of inquires, and many customers have become
accustomed to working with us in this way.
Meanwhile, the number of permit and land use review staff has declined over
all and some of the changes we have made mean that some things take
longer, especially on the front end. As an example, before we went
paperless, it was the applicant that was burdened with providing the city 5
sets of paper plans, which would then be routed and dedicated to the specific
type of review. Now with Bluebeam providing a digital platform for
document review, multiple paper copies are no longer needed but each
separate reviewer must access a single digital "session" so plan review
requires many more steps and touch points for each individual reviewer.
Overall though, we feel pretty good about the vast amounts of paper saved
and vehicle trips back and forth to city hall avoided.
The nature of the projects has also changed a lot as the city has grown.
There has been a big increase in the number of vertical urban style
residential projects, with 5 major apartment projects underway since Covid
began. There are also major infrastructure and regional legacy projects
underway in Kent. This is of course Sound Transit and these require
dedicated staff to oversee due to the multiple iterations of plan review
because ST is making design decisions at the same time as they are building
the basic infrastructure. Metro's Rapid Ride I line also requires input not just
from ECD but all the transportation related functions in Public works, with
multiple construction locations for stops, signals, lane widening, and other
modifications related to safety and impact reduction for adjacent properties
of all types to consider. The point is, regional investments in Kent, while
welcome and necessary to enhance our community, are not free.
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Infrastructure related to advances in tech, like 5G, are also creating notable
impacts. With equipment upgrades needed at hundreds of locations, many on
our near public right of way, and federal requirements in place for quick
turnaround, staff still must look at each individual install and its power
connections, resulting in a staff time intensive effort.
Other technologies changes that are impacting staff include a marked
increase in permits for residential solar panels. While they have been around
for quite a while now, it has been a slow trickle until recently. However, 25
applications in 2022 thus far is a notable uptick, which is likely to continue
growing, possibly due to federal tax incentives provided to those who make
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Kurt Hanson, AICP, EDFP
220 Fourth Avenue South
KENT Kent, WA 98032
WASHINGTON 253-856-5454
DATE: November 14, 2022
TO: Economic and Community Development Committee
SUBJECT: INFO ONLY: Annual Housekeeping Amendment
INFO ONLY: The City of Kent considers annual housekeeping amendments to the
Kent City Code to ensure city codes are clear, accurate, and consistent. The
proposed code amendments resulted from staff -identified code issues.
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS:
Below is a summary of the proposed code amendments, which are included in the
attached draft changes. A formal draft ordinance will be presented at the hearing.
1. 15.02.135: Definition- Family
• Needs to be updated to comply with new state law which prohibits
jurisdictions from limiting the number of persons in a household or
family.
2. 15.02.260: Definition- Mixed -use Development
• Development standards for what percentage of development is
required to be commercial are buried in this definition. The change will
move the standards to the mixed -use table 15.04.200.
4. 15.02.307: Definition: Opiate substitution treatment facility
• The existing definition refers to state codes that are no longer active
and will be revised to remove outdated references.
5. 15.04.170 and 15.04.180: Clarity Issue- Complicated formula for minimum
lot size that is unintentionally more restrictive than the density calculation.
• Code provides conflicting and confusing development standards for
multifamily residential units when applying the maximum density and
minimum lot size requirements. This code unintentionally increases the
cost of development and therefore the costs of housing. The footnote
references for 8,500 for the first two lots and then 3,000 for each lot,
limit the number of units allowed on a site in a way that is stricter than
density. It also has been interpreted to mean that a developer of
townhomes would need to have two lots significantly larger than the
others. The code already identifies an appropriate minimum lot size in
each zone. The complicated formula will be removed and instead use
the already designated maximum density and remaining development
standards (such as lot width, lot coverage, setbacks, etc.).
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6. 15.04.050 Footnotes (12, 14, 15, 21): Code error- Footnotes are not
referenced in the table.
• The footnotes are not associated with anything in the use table
(15.04.040) and should have been removed during Rally the Valley but
were missed. These footnotes will be removed as part of this code
audit.
7. 15.04.200 Table: Adding the portion removed from the definition of mixed -
use, into this table.
• See #2, above.
8. 15.05.040: Clarity Issue- Footnotes 3 and 4 for multifamily parking in MTC-1,
MTC-2 and MCR.
• These footnotes are nearly identical except for the amount of parking
required and do not identify which footnote, 3 or 4, should be applied.
Footnote 4 was intended for Senior facilities and was accidentally lost
during the collapse of the code section in 2012 (Ord 4043). In 2011,
footnote 4 was added for senior buildings in MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR
(Ord 4011). When the code section was combined in 2012, this nuance
was lost. To clarify, "for senior buildings" will be added.
NEXT STEPS:
The LUPB public hearing and vote for this item is scheduled for November 28, 2022.
Staff intend to bring the item to the Council Operations and Public Safety
Committee on December 6, 2022, so that it can be adopted by Council at their last
meeting of the year on December 13, 2022.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Housekeeping Amend ment_Exhibit A_Draft Code Changes (PDF)
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Housekeeping Changes Exhibit A for ECDC Review 11/14/2022
Overview of Changes
1. 15.02.135: Definition- Family
• Needs to be updated to comply with new state law which prohibits jurisdictions from limiting the
number of persons in a household or family.
2. 15.02.260: Definition- Mixed -use Development
• Development standards for what percentage of development is required to be commercial are buried in
this definition. The change will move the standards to the mixed -use table 15.04.200.
4. 15.02.307: Definition: Opiate substitution treatment facility
• The existing definition refers to state codes that are no longer active and will be revised to remove
outdated references.
S. 15.04.170 and 15.04.180: Clarity Issue- Complicated formula for minimum lot size that is
unintentionally more restrictive than the density calculation.
• Code provides conflicting and confusing development standards for multifamily residential units when
applying the maximum density and minimum lot size requirements. This code unintentionally increases
the cost of development and therefore the costs of housing. The footnote references for 8,500 for the
first two lots and then 3,000 for each lot, limit the number of units allowed on a site in a way that is
stricter than density. It also has been interpreted to mean that a developer of townhomes would need
to have two lots significantly larger than the others. The code already identifies an appropriate
minimum lot size in each zone. The complicated formula will be removed and instead use the already
designated maximum density and remaining development standards (such as lot width, lot coverage,
setbacks, etc.).
6. 15.04.050 Footnotes (12, 14, 15, 21): Code error- Footnotes are not referenced in the table.
• The footnotes are not associated with anything in the use table (15.04.040) and should have been
removed during Rally the Valley but were missed. These footnotes will be removed as part of this code
audit.
7. 15.04.200 Table: Adding the portion removed from the definition of mixed -use, into this table.
• See #2, above.
8. 15.05.040: Clarity Issue- Footnotes 3 and 4 for multifamily parking in MTC-1, MTC-2 and MCR.
• These footnotes are nearly identical except for the amount of parking required and do not identify
which footnote, 3 or 4, should be applied. Footnote 4 was intended for Senior facilities and was
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accidentally lost during the collapse of the code section in 2012 (Ord 4031). In 2011 (Ord. 4011),
footnote 4 was added for senior buildings in MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR. When the code section was
combined in 2012, this nuance was lost. To clarify, "for senior buildings" will be added.
Proposed Changes:
15.02.135 Family. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Family means an individual; two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or state -registered domestic partnership under Chapter 26.60 RCW; a group
of two or more disabled residents protected under the Federal Housing Act Amendments, who are not related by blood, marriage, or state -registered
domestic partnership under Chapter 26.60 RCW, living together as a single housekeeping unit; or a group of four or fewer residents persons who are
currently residing together who are not related by blood, marriage, or state -registered domestic partnership under Chapter 26.60 RCW, living together as
a single housekeeping unit.
(Ord. No. 2958, § 1, 1-2-91; Ord. No. 3451, § 1, 4-20-99; Ord. No. 4089, § 3, 9-17-13; Ord. No. 4339, § 3, 11-19-19)
15.02.260 Mixed use development.
Mixed use development shall mean two or more permitted uses or conditional uses developed in conjunction with one another on the same site. Provided
that the aforementioned requirements are met, a mixed use development may include two or more separate buildings. At boot 25 percent of the , rfboF,ar-ea, as defined in KCC 15-.02-.4-M, must be a permitted commercial use, except for mixed qse On general GOMM8rGial outside the downtown area, as
defined in KCC where at least five percent of the gross floor area must be a permitted commercial us@, and except for mixed 61se on parcels
two acres or less iR GiZ8 OR G9MM6inity commercial where at least five percent of the gross floor ar— m6ist be a permitted commercial use. The resideRtial
component of any mixed use develeigme-1 cannot be permitted or occupied prior to the permitting or lawful ogogjancy of the commercial componen .
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minimum lot size in the zone unless subdividing for a zero lot line subdivision under KCC 12.04.260 whereas the minimum lot size identified in
KCC 15.08.320 and15.08.330 shall be used.
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4. To determine minimum lot width for irregular lots, a circle of applicable diameter (the minimum lot width permitted) shall be scaled within the
proposed boundaries of the lot; provided, that an access easement to another lot is not included within the circle.
5. Interior yards shall not be computed as part of the site coverage.
6. Porches and private shared courtyard features may be built within the front building setback line.
7. For properties abutting on West Valley Highway, the frontage on West Valley Highway shall be considered the front yard.
8. Proposed front yards less than 20 feet in depth are subject to approval by the planning manager, based on review and recommendation from
the public works department relative to the existing and future traffic volumes and right-of-way requirements as specified in the city comprehensive
transportation plan and city construction standards.
9. At least 20 linear feet of driveway shall be provided between any garage, carport, or other primary parking area and the street property line with
the exception of an alley property line.
10. An aggregate side yard of 30 feet shall be provided. A minimum of 10 feet shall be provided for each side yard. On a corner lot the side
yard setback shall be a minimum of 20 feet from the property line.
11. Each side yard shall be a minimum of 10 percent of the lot width; however, regardless of lot width, the yard width need not be more than 30
feet. For multifamily townhouse developments that attach three units or less, in the MRT-12 or MRT-16 zoning districts, the aggregate yard width
need not be more than 30 feet, but in no case shall a yard be less than 10 feet.
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c. Setbacks, Green River. Industrial development in the AG district abutting the Green River, or Russell Road or Frager Road where such
roads follow the river bank, shall be set back from the ordinary high-water mark of the river a minimum of 200 feet. Such setbacks are in
accordance with the city comprehensive plan and in accordance with the high quality of site development typically required for the industrial
park areas of the city and in accordance with the State Shoreline Management Act of 1971, and shall be no more or less restrictive than the
Shoreline Management Act.
14. An inner court providing access to a double -row building shall be a minimum of 20 feet.
15. The distance between principal buildings shall be at least one-half the sum of the height of both buildings; provided, however, that in no case
shall the distance be less than 12 feet. This requirement shall also apply to portions of the same building separated from each other by a court or
other open space.
16. The height limitations shall not apply to barns and silos; provided, that they are not located within 50 feet of any lot line.
17. Beyond this height, to a height not greater than either four stories or 60 feet, there shall be added one additional foot of vard for each
additional foot of building height.
18. The planning manager shall be authorized to approve a height greater than four stories or 60 feet, provided such height does not detract from
the continuity of the area. When a request is made to exceed the building height limit, the planning manager may impose such conditions, within a
reasonable amount of time, as may be necessary to reduce any incompatibilities with surrounding uses.
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disruption of the surface of the land. Temporarily disrupted soil surfaces shall be restored in a manner consistent with agricultural uses.
d. Dumping or storage of nonagricultural solid or liquid waste, or of trash, rubbish, or noxious materials.
e. Activities that violate sound agricultural soil and water conservation management practices.
21. Outdoor storage for industrial uses shall be located at the rear of a principally permitted structure and shall be completely fenced.
22. Mobile home park combining district, MHP. The standards and procedures of the city mobile home park code shall apply. General
requirements and standards for mobile home park design, KCC 12.04.055; mobile home parks, Chapter 12.05 KCC.
23. Except for lots used for agricultural practices, the maximum impervious surface area allowed shall be 10,000 square feet.
24. Minimum lot width, building setbacks, and minimum lot size regulations may be modified consistent with provisions for zero lot line
and clustering housing development.
25. Assisted living facilities, independent senior living facilities, and residential facilities with health care are subject to multifamily design review as
provided for in KCC 15.09.045(D), except when located within downtown or along Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to Kent -Des Moines
Road, where development is subject to downtown design review pursuant to KCC 15.09.046.
26. The requirements of KCC 15.09.045(D) for multifamily design review shall apply to any multifamily dwelling or transitional housing of three or
more units, including triplex townhouse structures, except when located within downtown or along Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to Kent -
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Des Moines Road (where development is subject to downtown design review pursuant to KCC 15.09.046), or when located in a single-family plat
or short plat, where residential design review applies pursuant to KCC 15.09.045(C).
27. . Repealed
28. The following zoning is required to be in existence on the entire property to be rezoned at the time of application of a rezone to an MR-T zone:
SR-8, MR-D, MR-G, MR-M, MR-H, NCC, CC, GC, DC, or DCE.
29. All multifamily townhouse developments in the MR-T zone shall be townhouses with ownership interest only.
30. As an option to the five-foot side yard requirement for single-family development in all multifamily zoning districts as set forth in
KCC 15.04.170, a side yard width of no less than three feet may be utilized under the following conditions:
a. Fire hydrants for the development, as required by the fire code set forth in KCC Title 13, will be placed a maximum of 300 feet in
separation;
b. The required fire hydrants shall have a minimum fire flow of 1,500 gallons per minute; and
c. Emergency vehicle access roads shall be provided to the development, which include an improved road accessible within 150 feet of all
portions of the exterior first floor of the structure.
This option is subject to the approval of the Washington State Building Council. Application of this option shall be effective upon receipt by the city
of Kent of such approval.
31. Where lands are located wholly or partially within the urban separator, as designated on the city of Kent comprehensive land use plan
map, dwelling units shall be required to be clustered, subject to the provisions of Chapter 12.04 KCC, Subdivisions, Binding Site Plans,
and Lot Line Adjustments. The density in a cluster subdivision shall be no greater than the density that would be allowed on the parcel as a whole,
including all critical areas (creeks, wetlands, geological hazard areas) and buffers, using the maximum density provisions of the zoning district in
which it is located.
The common open space in a cluster subdivision shall be a minimum of 50 percent of the nonconstrained area of the parcel. The nonconstrained
area of the parcel includes all areas of the parcel, minus critical areas, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030(5) as currently and hereinafter amended,
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and buffers. The remainder of the nonconstrained area of the parcel shall be the buildable area of the parcel. The common open space tracts
created by clustering shall be located and configured in the manner that best connects and increases protective buffers for environmentally
sensitive areas, connects and protects area wildlife habitat, creates connectivity between the open space provided by the clustering and other
adjacent open spaces as well as existing or planned public parks and trails, and maintains scenic vistas. Critical areas and buffers shall not be
used in determining lot size and common open space requirements in a cluster subdivision. All natural features (such as streams and their buffers,
significant stands of trees, and rock outcroppings), as well as sensitive areas (such as steep slopes and wetlands and their buffers), shall be
preserved as open space in a cluster subdivision.
Future development of the common open space shall be prohibited. Except as specified on recorded documents creating the common open
space, all common open space resulting from lot clustering shall not be altered or disturbed in a manner that degrades adjacent environmentally
sensitive areas, rural areas, agricultural areas, or resource lands; impairs scenic vistas and the connectivity between the open space provided by
the clustered development and adjacent open spaces; degrades wildlife habitat; and impairs the recreational benefits enjoyed by the residents of
the development. Such common open spaces may be retained under ownership by the owner or subdivider, conveyed to residents of the
development, conveyed to a homeowners' association for the benefit of the residents of the development, conveyed to the city with the city's
consent and approval, or to another party upon approval of the city of Kent.
The minimum lot size of individual lots within a clustered subdivision is 2,500 square feet, and the minimum lot width is 30 feet. In the event
that common open space prohibits development of one single-family residence on the parcel, the common open space will be reduced by the
amount necessary to meet the minimum 2,500-square-foot lot size. New lots created by any subdivision action shall be clustered in groups not
exceeding eight units. There may be more than one cluster per project. Separation between cluster groups shall be a minimum of 120 feet. Sight -
obscuring fences are not permitted along cluster lot lines adjacent to the open space area.
32. For multifamily townhouse developments that attach three units, the minimum building -to -building separation shall be 10 feet. For duplex and
single-family condominium townhouse developments, the minimum building -to -building separation shall be established through the
International Building Code (IBC) or International Residential Code (IRC), as may be applicable.
33. Where lands are located wholly outside the urban separator, as designated on the city of Kent comprehensive land use plan map, dwelling
units may be clustered, subject to the applicable provisions of Chapter 12.04 KCC.
34. The downtown design review requirements of KCC 15.09.046 shall apply for all development within downtown or along Meeker Street from
64th Avenue South to Kent -Des Moines Road.
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35. Minimum lot area requirements do not apply to multifamily development in the Kent downtown planning area identified in KCC 15.09.046.
36. Cargo containers proposed to be located in a residential zone must be located completely within a stick -built structure with a peaked roof
and building materials similar to that of the principal residence on the site. No containers greater than 10 feet by 20 feet may be placed in
residential districts. This restriction does not apply to containers collecting debris or accepting household goods for moving that are located on
residential property for less than 72 hours. Additionally, institutional uses are exempt from these requirements except when a shipping container is
proposed to be located adjacent to or within sight of a residential use.
37. For subdivisions and short subdivisions created after March 22, 2007, or altered to comply with zoning and subdivision code amendments
effective after March 22, 2007, the minimum lot size shall be 3,000 square feet. Minimum lot width shall be measured by scaling a 30-foot-
diameter circle within the boundaries of the lot; provided, that easement areas may not be included in the required 30-foot-d ia meter circle.
The lot frontage along private or public streets shall be a minimum 20 feet in width. Minimum driveway separation shall be 10 feet. Shared
driveways are permitted.
38. [Reserved].
39. The residential design review standards of KCC 15.09.045(C) shall apply.
40. Duplexes are subject to the residential design review standards of KCC 15.09.045(C), except when located within downtown or along
Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to Kent -Des Moines Road, where they are subject to downtown design review pursuant to KCC 15.09.046.
41. Development adjacent to a regional trail is subject to the following regional trail corridor development standards:
a. Regional trails for the purposes of this section shall include scenic and recreational roads and the Green River Trail, Interurban Trail, and
Puget Power Trail.
b. Regional trail access. No building or lot shall be constructed or created within 500 feet of a regional trail without providing public access to
the regional trail via public sidewalks or a trail system dedicated for public use by a public access easement. Such sidewalks or private trail
systems shall connect to regional trails at intervals of 500 feet or less, and shall be accomplished with minimal street crossings.
c. All public access points shall have standard city of Kent signage indicating trail access.
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industrial showrooms, and training facilities for industrial machinery.
b. Operations of sorting, packaging, recycling, or distribution are not permitted except as accessory uses to the on -premises manufacturing.
c. Heavy industrial uses that have significant external impacts such as noise, olfactory pollution, or vibration are not permitted.
d. All processing, fabricating, or assembly of products (i.e., light manufacturing) takes place wholly within an enclosed building.
i. Assembly is defined as creation of a component or end item made from a number of parts and subassemblies. This does not include
the putting together of kits, gift baskets, or packaging items produced elsewhere for purposes of e-commerce or wholesale trading.
e. Storage is limited to items consumed, produced, or altered on the premises.
i. Outdoor storage shall only be allowed as an accessory use to another principal use.
A. The material(s) being stored shall not exceed 12 feet in height at any point.
B. The material(s) being stored shall be wrapped or enclosed to prevent wind-blown debris.
C. The storage area shall not exceed 15 percent of the building footprint or five percent of the lot area, whichever is less.
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D. Outdoor storage shall be screened from public view from Class A and B streets (as defined in the downtown design
guidelines) and from trails by Type I landscaping and minimum six -foot -tall fence or wall.
E. Outdoor storage shall be sited to minimize visibility.
f. Truck storage is only permitted as an accessory use to a principally permitted use on sites two and one-half acres or larger that also have
access to a principal arterial or higher classification roadway within 500 feet of the property, or as otherwise approved by the director.
g. Areas designated for truck parking or loading shall be concealed from view along public streets or trails. Dock -high doors for truck loading
are permitted at a ratio of one door per 25,000 square feet of building area.
h. Dock -high loading doors shall be set back, recessed, and/or screened so as not to be visible from adjacent local streets or residential
properties.
i. The office portion of a manufacturing use shall be adjacent to the public street with the highest classification.
j. Buildings must have entries on abutting Class A and B streets (as defined in the downtown design guidelines) and those entries shall
include substantial fenestration on the associated facade to emphasize the entry.
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. [Reserved].
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.
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waste treatment or storage facilities, which require a conditional use permit in this . Repealed
15. The following require a conditional Hse permit:
b. Any hazardous substance land use that is not an accessory use to a principally permitted -us,—, Repealed
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19. Miniwarehouses are limited to 40 percent of the gross leasable area of the building in which the miniwarehousing use is located, and cannot
be located on the ground floor. 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.
20. [Reserved].
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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.
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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.
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connection with a nonagricultural 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.
33. All uses within a complex must be principally permitted uses within the zoning district.
34. [Reserved].
35. Outside storage or operations yards in the 11, 12, and 13 districts shall be permitted only as accessory uses. Such uses are incidental and
subordinate to the principal use of the property or structure. Outdoor storage is limited to 15 percent of the total site area in the 11 district, 30
percent of the total site area in the 12 district, and 50 percent of the total site area in the 13 district.
36. [Reserved].
37. In the 11, 12, and 13 districts, commercial, office, and retail uses are allowed; these uses are limited to 30,000 square feet per occupancy.
38. Reference KCC 15.07.040(B), outdoor storage landscaping.
(Ord. No. 3439, § 2, 2-2-99; Ord. No. 3600, § 3, 5-7-02; Ord. No. 3612, § 3, 8-6-02; Ord. No. 3907, § 2, 1-6-09; Ord. No. 4166, § 4, 9-1-15; Ord. No. 4174,
§ 8, 11-17-15; Ord. No. 4316, § 2, 3-19-19; Ord. No. 4317, § 2, 3-19-19; Ord. No. 4320, § 4, 4-2-19; Ord. No. 4325, § 4, 6-4-19; Ord. No. 4355, § 6
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Floor area
Not applicable
0.40 for commercial uses.
0.50 for commercial uses combined with
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residential uses; provided, that commercial floor
area may be increased by one square foot for each
square foot of residential floor area provided up to
a maximum commercial FAR of 0.5.
1.0 for residential uses; provided, that residential
FAR may be increased by 0.5 if parking is provided
below rg ade, up to a maximum of 1.5.
At least five percent of the gross floor area must
At least 25 percent of the gross floor area, must be
a permitted commercial use, except for mixed use
be a permitted commercial use. The residential
component of any mixed use development cannot
on parcels two acres or less in where at least five
be permitted or occupied prior to the permitting or
percent of the gross floor area must be a permitted
Minimum
Commercial
lawful occupancy of the commercial component.
commercial use. The residential component of any
mixed use development cannot be permitted or
occupied prior to the permitting or lawful occupancy
of the commercial component.
Site
40 percent for commercial uses.
40 percent for commercial uses.
coverage
60 percent for commercial uses with
60 percent for commercial uses with
residential uses; provided, that five percent of
residential uses; provided, that 25 percent of
the gross floor area is commercial use, except
the gross floor area is residential use.
within the downtown area (as defined in
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KCC 15.09.046), where 25 percent of the gross
floor area must be commercial use.
Height
65 feet.
25 feet; provided, that basic heights may be
increased up to the maximum height of 40 feet. (1)
Front yard
Zero feet; provided, that some setback may be
Zero feet; provided, that some setback may be
required in the front yard to accommodate a
required in the front yard to accommodate a
sidewalk which shall be at least 10 feet in width.
sidewalk which shall be at least 10 feet in width.
Rear
Zero feet; provided, that setbacks of at least 20
Zero feet; provided, that setbacks of at least 20
and side
feet will be required in any rear or side yards that
feet will be required in any rear or side yards that
yard
are adjacent to a residential zoning district.
are adjacent to a residential zoning district.
Off-street
The off-street parking requirements of
Retail/office uses: four spaces per 1,000 square
parking
Chapter 15.05 KCC shall apply.
feet of floor area. (2)
Residential uses. (3)
Design
Design review requirements of
Design review requirements of KCC 15.09.045(F)
review
KCC 15.09.045(F) shall apply for all mixed use
shall apply for all mixed use development in CC -
development in GC -MU zones, except for the
MU zones, except for the following:
following:
a. Developments along Meeker Street from 64th
a. Developments along Meeker Street from
Avenue South to Kent -Des Moines Road and in
64th Avenue South to Kent -Des Moines Road
downtown are subject to downtown design review
and in downtown are subject to downtown design
requirements of KCC 15.09.046.
review requirements of KCC 15.09.046.
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b. Independent senior living facilities, assisted
b. Independent senior living facilities, assisted
living facilities, residential facilities with health
living facilities, residential facilities with health
care or transitional housing of three or more
care or transitional housing of three or more
families located outside of downtown and
families located outside of downtown and
Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to Kent-
Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to Kent -
Des Moines Road are subject to multifamily
Des Moines Road are subject to multifamily design
design review as provided for in
review as provided for in KCC 15.09.045(D).
KCC 15.09.045(D).
(Ord. No. 3439, § 2, 2-2-99; Ord. No. 3440, § 6, 2-16-99; Ord. No. 3600, § 3, 5-7-02; Ord. No. 3612, § 3, 8-6-02; Ord. No. 4093, § 5, 11-19-13; Ord.
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A. Standards for the number of parking spaces for specific activities are indicated in the following chart:
SPECIFIC LAND USE
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REQUIREMENT
Living activities
Single-family
Two parking spaces
per single-family dwelling.
Duplex
Two parking spaces
per dwelling unit.
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SPECIFIC LAND USE
PARKING SPACE
REQUIREMENT
Multifamily) 2,3,4
One parking space per unit
for efficiency apartments in
all sized developments; two
parking spaces for
each dwelling unit for
developments with 49 or
less dwelling units; one and
eight -tenths parking spaces
per dwelling unit for
developments of 50 or
more dwelling units.
Accessory dwelling
One off-street parking space
unit
per accessory unit is
required in addition to the
required parking for the
single-family home.
The planning director may
waive this requirement
where there are special
circumstances related to the
property and its location.
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The surface of a
required ADU off-street
parking space shall comply
with KCC 15.05.090(E).
Boardinghouses and
One parking space for the
lodging houses
proprietor, plus one space
per sleeping room for
boarders or lodging use,
plus one additional space for
each four persons employed
on the premises.
Mobile
Two parking spaces for
and manufactured
each mobile home site.
home parks
Recreational vehicle
One parking space for each
park
site.
Hotels5
One parking space for each
guest room, plus two parking
spaces for each three
employees.
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Commercial activities
Banks6
One parking space for each
200 square feet of _gross
floor area, except when part
of a shopping center.
Professional and
One parking space for each
business offices6
250 square feet of gross
floor area, except when part
of a shopping center.
Shopping centers
Four and one-half spaces
per 1,000 square feet of
gross leaseable area (GLA)
for centers having GLA of
less than 400,000 square
feet, and five spaces per
1,000 square feet of GLA for
centers having a GLA of
over 400,000 square feet.
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SPECIFIC LAND USE
PARKING SPACE
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Restaurants,
One parking space for each
nightclubs, taverns and
100 square feet of _gross
lounges,
floor area, except when part
of a shopping center.
Retail stores,
One parking space for each
supermarkets,
200 square feet of gross
department stores and
floor area, except when
personal service
located in a shopping center.
shops,
Other retail
One parking space for each
establishments;
500 square feet of gross
furniture, appliance,
floor area, except when
hardware stores,
located in a shopping center.
household equipment
service shops, clothing
or shoe repair shops°
Drive-in business"
One parking space for each
100 square feet of _gross
floor area, except when
located in a shopping center.
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PARKING SPACE
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Uncovered commercial
One parking space for each
area, new and used
5,000 square feet of retail
car lots, plant nursery
sales area in addition to any
parking requirements
for buildings, except when
located in a shopping center.
Motor vehicle repair
One parking space for each
and services
400 square feet of gross
floor area, except when part
of a shopping center.
Industrial showroom
One parking space for each
and display
500 square feet of display
area.
Bulk retail stores
One parking space for each
350 square feet of gross
floor area.
Industrial activities
Manufacturing and
One parking space for each
industrial uses,
1,000 square feet for 90% of
including warehouses,
the -gross floor area, and one
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PARKING SPACE
REQUIREMENT
storage buildings, and
parking space per 250
speculative warehouse
square feet for 10% of
and
the gross floor area. When
industrial buildings with
total of uses other than
multiple use or tenant
manufacturing and industrial
potential
exceeds 10% of the gross
floor area, the parking
requirements for
those uses shall apply.
Recreation -amusement activities
Auditoriums, theaters,
One parking space for each
places of public
four fixed seats, or one
assembly, stadiums,
parking space for each 100
and outdoor sports
square feet of floor area of
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principal place of assembly
not containing fixed seats,
whichever is greater.
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Five spaces for each alley,
except when located in
a shopping center.
Dance halls and
One parking space for each
skating rinks14
200 square feet of gross
floor area, except when
located in a shopping center.
Golf driving ranges
One parking space for each
driving station.
Miniature golf courses
One parking space for each
hole.
Recreational buildings,
One parking space for each
whether independent
200 square feet of gross
or associated with a
floor area. Such spaces
multifamily complex
shall be located adjacent to
the building and shall be
designated for visitors by
signing or other special
markings.
Educational activities
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PARKING SPACE
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Senior high schools,
One space for each
public, parochial, and
employee plus one space for
private
each 10 students enrolled.
In addition, if buses for the
transportation of children are
kept at the school, one off-
street parking space shall be
provided for each bus, of a
size sufficient to park each
bus.
One additional parking
space for each 100 students
shall be provided for visitors
in the vicinity of or adjacent
to the administration portion
of the building or complex.
Such parking spaces shall
be so designated by signing
or other special marking as
approved by the traffic
engineer.
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PARKING SPACE
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Colleges and
Two and one-half parking
universities and
spaces for each employee,
business and
plus one space for each
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campus, plus one space for
each five day students not
residing on campus. In
addition, if buses for
transportation of students
are kept at the school, one
off-street parking space shall
be provided for each bus, of
a size sufficient to park each
bus.
One additional parking
space for each 100 students
shall be provided for visitors
in the vicinity of or adjacent
to the administration portion
of the building or complex.
Such parking spaces shall
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PARKING SPACE
REQUIREMENT
be so designated by signing
or other special marking as
approved by the traffic
engineer.
Elementary and junior
One parking space for each
high
employee, plus one parking
space for every 50 student
capacity (Capacity means
the designed capacity of the
school, even if actual
enrollment varies by year).
In addition, if buses for
transportation of students
are kept at the school, one
off-street parking space shall
be provided for each bus, of
a size sufficient to park each
bus. Consideration for
student loading/unloading
and pick-up/drop-off areas
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SPECIFIC LAND USE
PARKING SPACE
REQUIREMENT
shall be integrated in the site
plan.
Libraries and
One parking space for each
museums
250 square feet in office and
public use.
Day-care centers
One parking space for each
employee, plus loading and
unloading areas.
Medical activities
Medical and dental
One parking space for each
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200 square feet of gross
floor area, except when
located in a shopping center.
Convalescent, nursing,
One parking space for each
and health institutions
two employees, plus one
parking space for each three
beds.
Hospitals
One parking space for each
three beds, plus one parking
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PARKING SPACE
REQUIREMENT
space for each staff doctor,
plus one parking space for
each three employees.
Religious activities
Churches,
One space for each five
religious institutions, or
seats in the main auditorium/
other places of
gathering place; provided,
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that the spaces for
any institution shall not be
less than 10. One seat is
equivalent to seven square
feet, for institutions that do
not have seats in the main
gathering place. For all
existing institutions enlarging
the seating capacity of their
auditoriums, one additional
parking space shall be
provided for each five
additional seats provided by
the new construction. For all
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PARKING SPACE
REQUIREMENT
existing institutions making
structural alterations or
additions which do not
increase the seating
capacity of the auditorium,
no additional parking need
be provided.
Mortuaries or funeral
One parking space for each
homes
100 square feet of floor area
of assembly rooms.
Other uses
For uses not specifically
identified in this section, the
amount of parking required
shall be determined by the
planning department, based
on staff experience, parking
required for similar uses,
and, if appropriate,
documentation provided by
the applicant.
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1. Where enclosed garages are utilized to provide parking required by this title, an 18-foot stacking space shall be provided in front of such garage
units; provided, however, the planning director shall have the authority to approve alternative plans where the developer can assure that such
garage units will continue to be available for parking purposes and will not cause onsite parking or circulation problems. These assurances include
but are not limited to: (a) covenants that run with the land or homeowners' association that require garages to be utilized for the storage of vehicles,
(b) maintenance of drive aisle widths of 26 feet in front of each garage unit, and (c) maintenance of minimum clearances for fire lanes on the site.
Special parking for recreational vehicles will not be required as long as the facility does not permit recreational vehicles other than campers or
vehicles that will fit into a normal -sized parking stall. If recreational vehicles are to be permitted on the development, they must be screened and
fenced.
2. Exceptions for senior citizen apartments in multifamily buildings:
a. The multifamily parking requirement may be reduced as determined by the planning director. The planning director shall base his/her
decision on a parking study that supports one or more of the following:
i. Availability of private, convenient, regular transportation services to meet the needs of the tenants;
ii. Accessibility to and frequency of public transportation;
iii. Pedestrian access to health, medical, and shopping facilities;
iv. Minimum age requirement to reside in subject apartments;
v. Special support services offered by the facility;
vi. Other documentation or standards that support a permanent reduction of parking stalls.
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conduct a parking feasibility study to determine need; in MTC-2 zoning district, one parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area, or
conduct a parking feasibility study to determine need.
7. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one parking space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need.
8. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one parking space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need; in MTC-2 zoning district, a minimum of one parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking
feasibility study to determine need. No parking is required if use is 3,000 square feet or less and with a parking supply of at least 20 spaces within
500 feet or 1,000 feet of a public garage.
9. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one parking space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need; in MTC-2 zoning district, one parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need. No parking is required if use is 800 square feet or less and with a parking supply of at least 20 spaces within 500 feet or 1,000 feet
of a public garage.
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14. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need.
15. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, conduct a parking feasibility study to determine need.
16. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, a minimum of one parking space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a
parking feasibility study to determine need.
17. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, one parking space for every 10 seats in the main auditorium; provided, that the spaces for any
church shall not be less than 10. For all existing churches enlarging the seating capacity, one additional parking space shall be provided for every
10 seats provided by the new construction.
B. Mixed occupancies or mixed use if one occupancy. In the case of two or more uses in the same building, the total requirements for off-street parking
facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the several uses computed separately; except in shopping centers, and except as provided in the
mixed use overlay, KCC 15.04.200. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any
other use, except as permitted in subsection (C) of this section pertaining to joint use.
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4. The subject properties are legally encumbered by an easement or other appropriate means which provide for continuous joint use of the parking
facilities. Documentation shall require review and approval by the city attorney; and
5. The total number of parking spaces in the shared parking facility is not less than the minimum required by any single use.
D. Employee parking. Where employee parking will be maintained separately and in addition to parking for the general public, the regulations of this
subsection shall apply:
1. Minimum parking stall sizes, aisle widths, and percentage of compact car stalls shall be as per other requirements in this chapter.
2. Employee parking must be clearly identified as such and not become parking for the general public.
3. If the employee parking is changed to parking for the general public, the normal regulations for off-street parking shall be in force.
4. Employee parking shall not be in lieu of parking requirements per activity as stated in this section.
E. Temporary parking facilities. Temporary parking facilities may be permitted by the planning director when it has been shown that:
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1. The existing use of the subject property has adequate legal nonconforming parking or that existing parking conforms to the applicable standards
of this title.
2. The temporary parking facility is primarily intended to serve the public at large and not the existing use on the property.
3. The temporary parking facility serves a public need.
4. The temporary facility meets the following minimum standards:
a. There shall be a minimum of 285 square feet gross area per stall.
b. The pavement section shall be a minimum of four inches of five -eighths -inch minus C.R. crushed rock with bituminous surface treatment,
subject to engineering department review.
c. Onsite drainage control and detention shall be provided per the drainage ordinance.
d. Ingress and egress and interior circulation and perimeter control shall be subject to traffic engineer approval.
F. Compact car parking.
1. Parking stall size shall be a minimum of eight feet by 16 feet. Aisle width shall be per the requirements of KCC 15.05.080 and Diagram No. 1
following KCC 15.05.100.
2. Compact car parking spaces shall be clearly identified by signing or other marking as approved by the city engineer.
3. Compact car parking spaces shall not exceed 30 percent of the total required parking, and shall be distributed throughout the entire parking area.
For parking lots of more than 20 stalls, up to 50 percent of the total required parking may be compact car parking spaces. Compact stalls cannot be
located along a fire lane in lots where the percentage of compact stalls exceeds 30 percent, unless approved by the fire marshal.
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invalidated program or a change in use or operations would result in the application of the underlying standards per subsection (A) of this section.
2. The planning director may reduce the number of required off-street parking stalls for businesses which do not have a commute trip reduction
program by one stall for every two car pool stalls, and/or one stall for every one van pool stall if:
a. Reserved rideshare parking is located convenient to the primary employee entrance;
b. Reserved areas are clearly marked by si ns for use by approved and qualified rideshare vehicles;
c. The use of reserved areas for rideshare parking is actively enforced by the employer; and
d. The total reduction in the number of parking stalls does not exceed 10 percent of the required stalls.
(Ord. No. 2942, § 2, 9-4-90; Ord. No. 3050, § 5, 7-7-92; Ord. No. 3175, § 3, 7-19-94; Ord. No. 3251, § 11, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 3279, § 1, 3-5-96; Ord. No. 3333,
§ 2, 1-22-97; Ord. No. 3409, § 40, 7-7-98; Ord. No. 3439, § 3, 2-2-99; Ord. No. 4011, § 19, 12-13-11; Ord. No. 4043, § 2, 8-21-12; Ord. No. 4355, § 7 (Exh. G),
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Kurt Hanson, AICP, EDFP
220 Fourth Avenue South
KENT Kent, WA 98032
WASHINGTON 253-856-5454
DATE: November 14, 2022
TO: Economic and Community Development Committee
SUBJECT: INFO ONLY: 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update — Engagement
Efforts
SUMMARY: The City is required to update its Comprehensive Plan by the end of
2024. ECD staff will provide a summary of recent engagement efforts and work to
create an inclusive engagement strategy. Staff will request assistance from
Councilmembers to identify organizations and community members to include in a
broad array of future engagement efforts.
EXHIBITS: None
BUDGET IMPACTS: The Comprehensive Plan is part of ECD's workplan. Partial
funding will be available through Washington State Department of Commerce
grants.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Evolving Infrastructure - Connecting people and places through strategic investments in physical
and technological infrastructure.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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