HomeMy WebLinkAbout4498 ORDINANCE NO. 4498
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending various sections
of Chapter 15 of the Kent City Code, entitled
"Zoning", to: (i) implement provisions for the siting
and permitting of community-based Behavioral
Health Facilities, including Enhanced Service
Facilities and Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment
Facilities; and (ii) expand the allowed zones for
Opioid Treatment Programs.
RECITALS
A. On May 16, 2023, the state legislature commenced a special
legislative session, and on that same day, it passed Second Engrossed
Second Substitute Senate Bill 5536 (SB 5536), which, among other things,
amended the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW, to designate
opioid treatment programs, including both mobile and fixed-site medication
units, recovery residences, and harm reduction programs, as "essential
public facilities."The term "essential public facilities" refers to public facilities
that are typically difficult to site. Cities may not use their comprehensive
plan or development regulations to preclude the siting of essential public
facilities, and a city's comprehensive plan must include a process for
identifying and siting such facilities. A city may, however, impose reasonable
permitting requirements, including the need to obtain a conditional use
permit and require mitigation of the facility's adverse effects.
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B. Given the limited time provided by the state legislature before
SB 5536 took effect on August 15, 2023, City staff suggested Council enact
a preliminary ordinance that revised the Kent City Code to bring it into
compliance with the new state law, in the short-term, while a more
comprehensive review was undertaken by staff to propose long-term
changes. Based on staff recommendation, Council adopted Ordinance No.
4469 on June 20, 2023 ("Phase I Updates").
C. In the time since the Phase I Updates were adopted, City staff
has evaluated opioid treatment programs to address other community-
based behavioral treatment facilities ('Phase II Updates"). The Phase II
Updates include revising siting locations for opioid treatment programs,
adding zoning and development standards for enhanced service facilities and
intensive behavioral health treatment facilities, and clarifying the essential
public facility process for uses that are not expressly listed in Chapter 15.04
KCC but meet the definition of an essential public facility.
D. Presentations concerning the Phase II Updates were made to
the Land Use and Planning Board on March 11, 2024; June 10, 2024; August
12, 2024; and September 9, 2024; and to the City Council on March 19,
2024; June 4, 2024; and August 20, 2024; and City staff created a project
website with a survey that ran from August 21, 2024, to September 9, 2024,
with responses being received from over 140 members of the Kent
community.
E. On August 30, 2024, the City's SEPA Responsible Official issued
a Determination of Nonsignificance for the Phase II Updates, and a request
for expedited review was sent to the Washington State Department of
Commerce on September 9, 2024, which acknowledged that the request
was received on September 9, 2024,
F. On September 23, 2024, after appropriate public notice, the
Land Use and Planning Board held a public hearing to consider the proposed
code amendments. At the public hearing, City staff presented the Phase II
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Updates and answered questions of the Land Use and Planning Board. Only
one individual spoke at the public hearing in opposition to the Phase II
Updates. After closing the public hearing, the Land Use and Planning Board
unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt the Phase II Updates
as presented by City staff. At its October 1, 2024, meeting, the Committee
of the Whole similarly recommended Council adopt the Phase II Updates as
presented by staff.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. - Amendment - New KCC 15.02.085.1. Chapter 15.02
of the Kent City Code, entitled "Definitions", is amended to add a new
Section 15.02.085.1, entitled "Community Based Behavioral Health Facility",
as follows:
Sec. 15.02.085.1. Community Based Behavioral Health
Facility. Community based behavioral health facility means a residential
facility licensed and regulated by the State of Washington, staffed to provide
on-site care, and that is not a hospital or a group home. Community based
behavioral health facilities are considered commercial uses for the purposes
of land use and zoning regulations.
SECTION 2. - Amendment - New KCC 15.02.131.2. Chapter 15.02
of the Kent City Code, entitled "Definitions", is amended to add a new
Section 15.02.131.2, entitled "Enhanced Service Facility", as follows:
Sec. 15.02.131.2. Enhanced Service Facility. Enhanced service
facility means a residential long-term community based behavioral health
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facility, licensed by the Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services (DSHS), that provides support and services to persons for whom
acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
SECTION 3. - Amendment - New KCC 15.02.132. Chapter 15.02 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Definitions", is amended to add a new Section
15.02.132, entitled "Essential Public Facility", as follows:
Sec. 15.02.132. Essential Public Facility. The term essential
public facilities includes public facilities that are typically difficult to site, such
as airports, state education facilities, and state or regional transportation
facilities as defined in RCW 47.06.140, regional transit authority facilities as
defined in RCW 81.112.020, state and local correctional facilities, solid waste
handling facilities, opioid treatment programs including both mobile and
fixed-site medication units, recovery residences, harm reduction programs
excluding safe injection sites, and inpatient facilities including substance use
disorder treatment facilities, mental health facilities, group homes,
community facilities as defined in RCW 72.05.020, and secure community
transition facilities as defined in RCW 71.09.020.
SECTION 4. - Amendment - New KCC 15.02.199. Chapter 15.02 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Definitions", is amended to add a new Section
15.02.199, entitled "Hospital", as follows:
Sec. 15.02.199. Hospital. Hospital means any institution, place,
building, or agency providing accommodations, facilities, and services over
a continuous period of twenty-four hours or more for observation, diagnosis,
or care, of two or more individuals suffering from illness, injury, deformity,
or abnormality, or from any other condition for which obstetrical, medical,
or surgical services would be appropriate.
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SECTION 5. - Amendment - New KCC 15.02.206. Chapter 15.02 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Definitions", is amended to add a new Section
15.02.206, entitled "Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment Facility", as
follows:
Sec. 15.02.206. Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment
Facility. Intensive behavioral health treatment facility means a community
based behavioral health facility, licensed by the Washington Department of
Health, for individuals with behavioral health conditions, including
individuals discharging from or being diverted from state and local hospitals,
whose impairment or behaviors do not meet, or no longer meet, criteria for
involuntary inpatient commitment under chapter 71.05 RCW, but whose
care needs cannot be met in other community-based placement settings.
SECTION 6. -Amendment- New KCC 15.02.335.001. Chapter 15.02
of the Kent City Code, entitled "Definitions", is amended to add a new
Section 15.02.335.001, entitled "Professional services: medical, clinics, and
other health care-related services", as follows:
Sec. 15.02.335.001. Professional services: medical, clinics,
and other health care-related services. Professional services: medical,
clinics, and other health care-related services means an office setting that
provides medical consultants, treatments, and/or services. This does not
include hospitals, opioid treatment programs, or community based
behavioral health facilities.
SECTION 7. - Amendment - KCC 15.02.335.3. Section 15.02.335.3
of the Kent City Code, entitled "Residential facility with health care", is
amended as follows:
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Sec. 15.02.335.3. Residential facility with health care.
Residential facility with health care means a medically staffed facility
intended for the long-term residential care of more than 10 handicapped
individuals who, because of age or medical condition, are incapable of
independent living. This definition also includes nursing homes, as defined
in RCW 18.51.010, and continuing care retirement communities as defined
in RCW 70.38.025, but does not include group homes or community based
behavioral health facilities.
SECTION 8. - Amendment - New KCC 15.02.340.2. Chapter 15.02
of the Kent City Code, entitled "Definitions", is amended to add a new
Section 15.02.340.2, entitled "School Separation Buffer", as follows:
Sec. 15.02.340.2. School Separation Buffer. School separation
buffer means a buffer of 880 linear feet that shall be utilized to separate
specific uses from public or common schools, as defined by RCW 28A.150.
Distance shall be measured in a straight line between the closest property
line of the proposed facility and the closest property line of the school.
(Ordinance Continues on Following Page)
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SECTION 9. - Amendment - KCC 15.04.020. Section 15.04.020 of the Kent City Code, entitled "Residential
land uses", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.020. Residential land uses.
Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally
Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
A=Accessory Uses
M=Minor '^ o F r c? x
a U w i
Conditional Uses c7 X X
¢ ¢ rn N N N rn15 2 2 2 2 12 2 z O 0 o 2 CM 11 112 13
One single-family dwelling P P P P P P P P P P P P P A A A
per lot
P P P P
One duplex per lot (27) (27) (27)
One modular home per lot P P P P P P P P P P P P
P P P P P P P P P
Duplexes (27) (27) (27) (22)
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Multifamily townhouse units (27) (27) (27) (19) (19) (2) (2)
(20) (20)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally
Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
A=Accessory Uses
M=Minor '^
0 H F L?
a u w ci d
Conditional Uses ¢ ¢ y N w y N g 2 2 g z 0 o o � � 2 CM � 11 112 13
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Multifamily dwellings (26) (26) (2) (4) (12) (2) (12)
Mobile homes and P
manufactured homes
P P P P P P P
Mobile home parks (13) (13) (13) (13) (13) (13)
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Group homes class I
(32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32)
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Group homes class II-A
(32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32)
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Group homes class II-8
(32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32)
C C C C C C C C C C I C C C C C
Group homes class II-C
(32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally
Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
A=Accessory Uses
N
M=Minor
rc
Conditional Uses 17 M W. K X Q! CC = V U V ~ ~ V v
a ¢ m u N N u z V CM 11 112 113
C C C C C C C C C
Group homes class III (23) (23) (23) (23) (23) (23) (23) (23) (23)
(32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32) (32)
C C
Secure community transition 23 23
facilities23 24
(24) (24)
P P P P P P P P P P P P +((33)
Communal residences
(33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33)Rebuildlaccessory uses for P P P P P P P P P P P
existing dwellings (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
C C C C C C C C P P P P P P P P P P P P
(29) (29) (29) (29) (29) (29) (29) (29) (29) (29) (29) (2) (4) (7) (7) (12)
Transitional housing
C C C
(5) (30) (30)
A A A A A A A A A A
Short-term rentals
(34) (34) (34) (34) (34) (34) (34) (34) (34) (34)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally
Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
A=Accessory Uses
M=Minor "? ❑ r F x
Conditional Uses t7 a: � a: � Qr x U U u U u
6 Q to w aN w rn 2 2 2 2 Z V ❑ ❑ 2 CM 0 11 13 113
Farm worker A A A
accommodations (17) (9) (17)
Accessory uses and A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
structures customarily (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (18) (18) (18) (18) (18) (18)
appurtenant to a permitted (18) (18) (18) (18) (18)
use
A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Accessory dwelling units (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8)
and guest cottages
(10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10)
A A A A A A A A A A A A
Accessory living quarters
(14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14)
P
Live-work units
(28)
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Home occupations (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally
Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
A=Accessory Uses
M=Minor
Conditional Uses K c: K ¢ K C w = U U ❑ (9
u ~ ~ U
rn ur N N rn 2 2 2 Z U ❑ ❑ 2 CM ❑ 11 112 113
A
Service buildings
Storage of recreational A A A A A A A A A A A A A
vehicles (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) (16)
C C C C C C C C C C C C
Emergency housing facility; (31) (31) (31) (31) (35) (35) (35) (35) (35) (35) (35) (35)
emergency shelter
M M M M M P P P P P P P P P C P
Independent senior living (29) (29) (29) (2) (4) (2)
M M
facilities
(3) (3)
M M M M M P P P P P P P P P C P
(29) (29) (29) (2) (4) (2)
Assisted living facilities
M M
(3) (3)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally
Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
A=Accessory Uses
M=Minor 3r
K
Conditional Uses D M C M K = V V C V ~ ~ U U
Q Q N N N N N f z u o D CM 11 12 113
M M M M M P P P P P P P P P C P
Residential facilities with (29) (29) (29) (2) (4) (2)
health care M M
(3) (3)
Designated manufactured P P P P P P P P P P P P P
home (25) (25) (25) (25) (25) (26) (25) (25) (25) (25) (25) (25) (25)
Isolation and quarantine C C C
facilities (36) (36) (36)
C C C C C C C
Enhanced service facility (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15)
m ral health C C C C C
(16) (15) 1151 1L61
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SECTION 10. - Amendment - KCC 15.04.030. Section 15.04.030 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Residential land use development conditions",
is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.030. Residential land use development conditions.
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
allowed, are only permissible in a mixed-use overlay and must be included
within a mixed-use development.
3. Assisted living facilities, residential facilities with health care,
and independent senior living facilities, when not combined with commercial
or office uses, require a minor conditional use permit and are subject to the
following conditions:
a. Must be located within one-half mile of publicly
accessible amenities in at least three of the following categories, as
determined by the economic and community development director. The
distance shall be measured as the shortest straight-line distance from the
property line of the proposed facility to the property line of the entities listed
below:
i. Public park or trail, as identified in the city's most
recently adopted park and open space plan, or owned or maintained by any
agency of the state, or any political subdivision thereof;
ii. Preschool, elementary, or secondary school
(public or private);
iii. Indoor recreational center (community center,
senior center, physical recreation facility, bingo or casino hall);
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iv. Church, religious institution, or other place of
worship;
V. Cultural arts center (theater, concert hall, artistic,
cultural, or other similar event center);
vi. Retail services, including, but not limited to:
medical services; food and beverage establishments; shopping centers; or
other commercial services that are relevant (reasonably useful or germane)
to the residents of the proposed facility, as determined by the city's
economic and community development director.
b. Alternatively, if the facility provides amenities in one or
more of the categories listed in subsection (3)(a) of this section on the
ground floor of the facility itself, oriented towards the public (meaning that
they are visible, accessible, and welcoming), the number of other amenities
to which a half-mile proximity is required may be reduced, at the discretion
of the city's economic and community development director.
4. Multifamily residential uses, or other residential facilities where
allowed, when established in buildings with commercial or office uses, and
prohibited 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 buildings for existing dwellings
may be constructed 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.
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8. 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.
9. Farm dwellings appurtenant to a 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 15.08.350. Accessory dwelling units that
are attached to or contained within existing single-family residences are not
subject to residential design review.
11. Customary incidental home occupations subject to the
provisions of KCC 15.08.040.
12. Multifamily buildings and transitional housing are only allowed
on parcels where hotels or motels exist as of August 17, 2021, and are
subject to a maximum dwelling unit density that is equal to the number of
hotel rooms. (For transitional housing, density shall be calculated based on
beds rather than dwelling units.) Rep►acement and remodel of existing
hotels and motels are both allowed, and new or reconstructed development
is not limited to the same footprint or height as existing buildings.
Multifamily buildings and transitional housing are governed by the density
limit described herein as well as the development standards in the zoning
district.
13. Subject to the combining district requirements of the mobile
home park code, Chapter 12.05 KCC.
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14. Accessory living quarters are allowed per the provisions of KCC
15.08.359.
15. Enhanced service facilities and intensive behavioral
health treatment facilities are permitted only with a conditional use permit
if they meet the following conditions:
a No community based behavioral health facility may be
located within 500 feet of an existing behavioral health facility. Distance
shall be measured in a straight line between the closest property line of the
proposed facility and the closest property line of the existing facility.
Exceptions may be granted if the proposed facilities have the same provider
and an exception to the distance limitation is deemed appropriate by the
hearing examiner based on the particular circumstances of the proposed
use and compatibility with surrounding uses.
b Adult community based behavioral health facilities shall
be subject to School Separation Buffer requirements outlined in KCC
15.02.340.2.
C. All state and local licensing is required, including but not
limited to a City of Kent Business License Licensing from the Washington
State Department of Social and Health Services (DHSH) or the Washington
Department of Health (DOH) is required prior to the City of Kent Business
License approval.
d A detailed written description of the proposed and
potential services shall be provided within a narrative.
e An operational plan is required at time of submittal that
outlines facility point of contact; hours of operation; processes for
communicating with neighboring residents and businesses; processes to
address concerns or complaints; facility rules and regulations; number of
staffing, staff details and shift times; number of residents and expected
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lengths of stay; safety plan• and a discharge plan providing transportation
services upon discharge.
f Off-street loading and offloading areas must be provided
on site.
g The possession or use of illegal drugs at a community
based behavioral health facility or the property occupied by the facility is
prohibited.
16. Recreational vehicle storage is permitted as an accessory use
in accordance with KCC 15.08.080.
17. Accommodations for farm operators and employees, but not
accommodations for transient labor.
18. 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 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.
21. [Reserved].
22. One duplex per lot is permitted.
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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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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 the line of sight means that it is possible to
reasonably visually distinguish and recognize individuals. For the purposes
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 the line of sight. During the conditional use permit
process for a secure community transition facility, the 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
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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 statewide, regional, or countywide nature.
25. A designated manufactured home is a permitted use with the
following conditions:
a. A designated manufactured home must be a new
manufactured home;
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;
C. The designated manufactured home shall comply with
all city design standards applicable to all other single-family homes;
d. The designated manufactured home shall be thermally
equivalent to the State Energy Code; and
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 or
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similar dwelling units with ownership interest and recorded as such prior to
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;
b. Adequate and clearly defined working space must
constitute no less than 50 percent of the gross floor area of the live-work
unit. Said working space shall be reserved for and regularly used by one or
more persons residing 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. [Reserved];
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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. For assisted living facilities, residential facilities with health care,
and independent senior living facilities, each residential care unit is
considered one dwelling unit for purposes of density calculations. For
transitional housing, one bed is considered one dwelling unit for the
purposes of density calculations.
30. Conditional use when the number of residents exceeds 20 at
any one time or more than four resident staff.
31. Emergency housing and emergency shelter facilities are
allowed in the MR-D, MR-G, MR-M, and MR-H zoning districts, in conjunction
with an approved conditional use permit that satisfies the below conditions,
and must satisfy the requirements of RCW 35A.21.360(10) prior to opening.
a. General conditions. Emergency housing and emergency
shelter facilities are subject to the following general conditions:
i. The emergency housing or shelter facility must be
located on the same lot as an actively operating church or similar religious
institution.
ii. At the time of application for the conditional use
permit, there shall be no other approved emergency housing or shelter
facility located within 1,000 feet of the proposed emergency housing or
shelter facility site. For the purposes of this subsection, distance shall be
measured in a straight line between the closest property line of the existing
facility and the closest property line of the proposed facility. For purposes
of this section, if the city receives applications for proposed facilities that
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are within 1,000 feet of each other, the first complete application received
by the city shall be given priority.
iii. An emergency housing facility and an emergency
shelter facility may not be permitted on the same lot simultaneously.
iv. Emergency housing and shelter facilities shall be
permitted to operate for a maximum of 90 consecutive days, and there shall
be a minimum period of 90 consecutive days between operational periods
during which the emergency housing or shelter facility does not operate.
The 90-day period of nonoperation shall apply to the operation of an
emergency housing facility followed by an emergency shelter facility and
vice versa.
V. The building footprint of the emergency housing
or shelter facility cannot exceed the building footprint of the church or
similar religious institution that exists on the same lot.
vi. The church or similar religious institution on the
same lot as the emergency housing or shelter facility shall be primarily
responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facility itself, as well
as the conduct of the residents of the facility on and in the immediate vicinity
of the lot, to the maximum extent permitted by law, regardless of whether
the organization contracts with a third party for the provision of any services
related to the facility itself or its residents.
vii. The emergency housing or shelter facility shall
comply with the setbacks and landscaping requirements for churches, as
identified in KCC 15.08.020(A).
viii. The possession or use of illegal drugs at an
emergency housing or shelter facility or the property occupied by the facility
is prohibited.
ix. Emergency housing or shelter facilities shall be
responsible for the safety of residents of the facility, and shall establish a
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plan to remove individuals who present a threat to other residents or the
property of other residents.
X. In the event of a public health emergency, the
city may require an emergency response plan that is in substantial
compliance with relevant guidance and requirements issued by Public Health
- Seattle and King County in response to the public health emergency.
xi. Emergency housing and shelter facilities must
comply with all applicable fire and building codes set forth in Chapters 13.01
and 14.01 KCC.
xii. The church or religious institution must provide
the city written documentation of the following:
(a) A description of the proposed staffing and
operational characteristics, including confirmation of sanitation and basic
safety measures required for emergency shelters.
(b) A description of the proposed population to
be served and code of conduct to be observed including conflict resolution
steps.
(c) Criteria for rejection or removal of an
individual seeking access to the facility.
(d) A plan for managing the exterior
appearance of the proposed site including trash/litter.
(e) A phone number, email, and point of
contact at the site of the facility for the community to report concerns.
(f) A plan for addressing reported concerns
and documenting resolution, and making this information publicly available.
(g) A proposed site plan showing compliance
with all requirements set forth in this subsection (31) and applicable fire
and building codes set forth in Chapters 13.01 and 14.01 KCC.
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xiii. Emergency housing and shelter facilities must
have two naloxone (Narcan) kits onsite, and staff must be trained in how to
administer the naloxone (Narcan).
xiv. The possession of any of the weapons described
in RCW 9.41.280(1) at an emergency housing or shelter facility or the
property occupied by the facility is prohibited.
b. Emergency housing facilities - Additional conditions.
Emergency housing facilities must operate pursuant to an agreement with
the city, approved by the director of economic and community development,
and are subject to the following additional conditions:
i. The emergency housing facility must be located
within a permanent, enclosed building.
ii. The emergency housing facility must be located
on a lot that is a minimum of one acre in size.
C. Emergency shelter facilities - Additional conditions.
Emergency shelter facilities must be located within a temporary structure
as described below, and are subject to the following additional conditions:
i. Emergency shelter facilities are limited to a
maximum sleeping occupancy of 35 people. The design of the temporary
structure shall include an occupant load factor of a minimum of 50 square
feet per occupant and a three-foot aisle around the entire inside perimeter
of the tent.
ii. The emergency shelter facility must be located on
a lot that is a minimum of two acres in size.
iii. Emergency shelter facilities must be within a
single, large temporary enclosure, such as a tensile membrane structure,
or within multiple identical temporary enclosures, such as matching vinyl
canvas tents, that are a minimum of 400 square feet in size. If the floor of
a temporary enclosure does not provide insulation from the ground,
camping cots or other off-ground sleeping structures must be provided. The
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use of small, individual tents or makeshift structures including, without
limitation, those created with tarps or plastic is prohibited.
iv. Gasoline-powered generators are prohibited.
V. Smoking or open flames inside the temporary
structure are prohibited, and the use of portable heaters within personal
tents is prohibited. All heating equipment shall be in accordance with the
adopted fire code.
vi. Emergency shelter facilities shall provide
sanitation and basic safety measures including the following:
(a) One portable or permanent toilet per 20
persons at a minimum, with a handwashing station at each toilet.
(b) Rodent-proof litter receptacles and food
storage containers.
(c) Two large first-aid kits that include
emergency eye wash bottles.
(d) Secured area for dry supplies storage
(blankets, clothing, food, first-aid).
(e) Covered kitchen area at least 20 feet from
any sleeping areas, with handwashing and dishwashing stations stocked
with soap.
(f) Cleaning supplies including work gloves,
disposable gloves, trash grabber-tool, disinfectant, hand sanitizer, masks,
buckets, paper towels, etc.
(g) Feminine hygiene products.
(h) Three- to four-foot-wide aisle between
sleeping structures so as to be ADA compliant and accessible by emergency
services personnel.
32. The following restrictions apply to all group homes:
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a. A group home is considered a single-family residential
use and shall not be combined with another residential use on the same
parcel including, but not limited to, a communal residence or short-term
rental;
b. A city of Kent business license is required in accordance
with Chapter 5.01 KCC;
C. The applicant is responsible for obtaining any relevant
required state licenses and providing an up-to-date copy of any relevant
state license, or proof one is not required by the state, to the city of Kent
prior to approval of a city business license;
d. Family members of the provider may live in the group
home, but such members are limited only to a spouse and children of the
provider or spouse, and are subject to the background check requirements
of WAC 388-73-10166 and 388-76-10161; and
e. An accessory dwelling unit is permitted only if used as
part of the operation of a group home and may not be leased or sub-leased
to a separate family.
f. Group homes functioning as permanent supportive
housing are subject to a spacing requirement as follows: At the time of
application for business license, there shall be no other approved group
home functioning as permanent supportive housing located within 1,000
feet of the proposed group home functioning as supportive housing. There
shall also be no public schools within 1,000 feet of the proposed group home
functioning as supportive housing. For the purposes of this subsection,
distance shall be measured in a straight line between the closest property
line of the existing facility and the closest property line of the proposed
facility. For purposes of this section, if the city receives applications for
proposed facilities that are within 1,000 feet of each other, the first complete
application received by the city shall be given priority.
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33. The following restrictions apply to all communal residences:
a. A city of Kent business license is required in accordance
with Chapter 5.01 KCC;
b. No more than three rooms within the home or accessory
structure may be separately leased or sub-leased; and
C. Each room being leased or sub-leased shall have
adequate space, light, electricity, heating, emergency egress, a smoke
detector, and access to adequate sanitation and eating facilities pursuant to
the International Residential Code and International Property Maintenance
Code as adopted in Chapter 14.01 KCC. Adequate space means floor area
of no less than 70 square feet in size, no less than seven feet of ceiling
height, and shall not have any horizontal dimension less than seven feet.
Egress means one emergency escape rescue opening at least 5.7 square
feet, 24 inches high, and 20 inches wide.
34. The following restrictions apply to short-term rentals:
a. A city of Kent business license is required in accordance
with Chapter 5.01 KCC;
b. The home shall be occupied by the owner or a
nontransient tenant for at least six months of each year;
C. No more than three rooms within the home or accessory
structure may be offered as short-term rentals; and
d. The applicant is responsible for complying with the
short-term rental requirements of Chapter 64.37 RCW.
35. Subject to an approved conditional use permit meeting the
conditions set forth below, emergency housing facilities are allowed in the
DC, DCE, MTC-1, MTC-2, MCR, CM, GC, and I1 zoning districts, and
emergency shelters are not allowed in these same districts. Prior to opening,
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the requirements of RCW 35A.21.360(10) must be satisfied, whether or not
the owner or operator is a religious organization.
a. General conditions. Emergency housing facilities are
subject to the following additional conditions:
i. The emergency housing facility must be located
within a permanent, enclosed building.
ii. The emergency housing facility must be located
on a lot that is a minimum of one acre in size.
iii. Emergency housing facilities must operate
pursuant to an agreement with the city, approved by the director of
economic and community development.
iv. At the time of application for the conditional use
permit, there shall be no other approved emergency housing or shelter
facility located within 1,000 feet of the proposed emergency housing facility
site. For the purposes of this subsection, distance shall be measured in a
straight line between the closest property line of the existing facility and the
closest property line of the proposed facility. For purposes. of this section, if
the city receives applications for proposed facilities that are within 1,000
feet of each other, the first complete application received by the city shall
be given priority.
V. Emergency housing facilities shall be permitted to
operate for a maximum of 90 consecutive days, and there shall be a
minimum period of 90 consecutive days between operational periods during
which the emergency housing facility does not operate. The 90-day period
of nonoperation shall apply to the operation of any emergency housing
facility followed by an emergency shelter facility and vice versa.
vi. The person or organization that owns or operates
the facility shall be primarily responsible for the operation and maintenance
of the facility itself, as well as the conduct of the residents of the facility on
and in the immediate vicinity of the lot, to the maximum extent permitted
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by law, regardless of whether the person or organization contracts with a
third party for the provision of any services related to the facility itself or its
residents.
vii. The possession or use of illegal drugs at an
emergency housing facility or the property occupied by the facility is
prohibited.
viii. Emergency housing facilities shall be responsible
for the safety of residents of the facility, and shall establish a plan to remove
individuals who present a threat to other residents or the property of other
residents.
ix. In the event of a public health emergency, the
city may require an emergency response plan that is in substantial
compliance with relevant guidance and requirements issued by Public Health
- Seattle and King County in response to the public health emergency.
X. Emergency housing facilities must comply with all
applicable fire and building codes set forth in Chapters 13.01 and 14.01
KCC.
xi. The owner or operator of the emergency housing
facility must provide the city written documentation of the following:
(a) A description of the proposed staffing and
operational characteristics.
(b) A description of the proposed population to
be served and code of conduct to be observed including conflict resolution
steps.
(c) Criteria for rejection or removal of an
individual seeking access to the facility.
(d) A plan for managing the exterior
appearance of the proposed site including trash/litter.
(e) A phone number, email, and point of
contact at the site of the facility for the community to report concerns.
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(f) A plan for addressing reported concerns
and documenting resolution, and making this information publicly available.
(g) A proposed site plan showing compliance
with all requirements set forth in subsection (35) of this section and
applicable fire and building codes set forth in Chapters 13.01 and 14.01
KCC.
xii. Emergency housing facilities must have two
naloxone (Narcan) kits onsite, and staff must be trained in how to
administer the naloxone (Narcan).
xiii. The possession of any of the weapons described
in RCW 9.41.280(1) at an emergency housing or shelter facility or the
property occupied by the facility is prohibited.
36. Isolation and quarantine facilities are subject to the following
general conditions:
a. An isolation and quarantine facility may operate under a
temporary use permit for 180 days as authorized by KCC 15.08.205. Any
use beyond 180 days requires a conditional use permit in accordance with
KCC 15.09.030.
b. A minimum six-foot-tall perimeter fence with controlled
access shall be installed prior to operation of the facility.
C. Onsite security personnel shall be present 24 hours a
day, seven days a week to discourage quarantined or isolated individuals
from leaving the facility and to control access.
d. The operator shall provide meals, medical services,
supplies, counseling, and other services as needed to individuals housed at
the facility.
e. The operator shall provide any necessary medical
transportation service.
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f. The operator shall provide transportation for residents
to and from the facility to ensure they are not reliant on public
transportation.
g. The possession or use of illegal drugs at an isolation and
quarantine facility or the property occupied by the facility is prohibited.
h. The facility will comply with applicable state and local
building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, utilities, and fire code
requirements during operation of the temporary quarantine and isolation
facility.
i. Prior to the issuance of a temporary use permit or a
conditional use permit, the operator of the isolation and quarantine facility
shall provide the city a written operational plan that includes:
i. A plan for meeting the general conditions listed in
this subsection (36).
ii. A description of the proposed staffing and
operational characteristics.
iii. A description of the proposed population to be
served.
iv. A phone number, email, and point of contact at
the site of the facility for the community to report concerns.
V. A plan for addressing reported concerns and
documenting resolution, and making this information publicly available.
vi. A plan for transporting individuals back to their
location of residence following the completion of the isolation or quarantine
period.
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SECTION 11. -Amendment-KCC 15.04.090. Section 15.04.090 of the Kent City Code, entitled "Service
land uses", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.090. Service land uses.
Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
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A=Accessory Uses o n y m m x v ci ci rr
o: x o: c o: o: U Q u C u
M=Minor Conditional Uses ¢ ¢ rxn N N N N 2 2 Z C 0 CM 11 12 13
Finance,insurance,real P P P P P P P P P P P P
estate services (22) (1) (2) (2) (2)
(12)
Personal services:laundry, P P P P P P P P P P P P
dry cleaning,barber,salons, (22) (12) (2) (2) (2)
shoe repair,launderettes
Mortuaries P P P P
(12)
Home day-care P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Day-care center 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
(2) (2)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses -
C=Conditional Uses N b N
A=Accessory Uses o n q W b o ~ ~ t, x a o w ci ci s
K K C M K W 2 U U U U r H c) U
M=Minor Conditional Uses Q 4 N V) N 0 N Z O CM O 11 12 13
Business services, F`2)
P P PP P P P P P
duplicating antl blue printing, (2) (2) (2)
travel agencies,and
employment agencies
Building maintenance and P P P P P P
pest control (2) (2) (2)
P A A A A
Outdoor storage(including (9) (9) (9)
truck,heavy equipment,and
contractor storage yards as
allowed by development
standards,KCC 15.04.190
and 15.04.195)
Rental and leasing services P P P P P P
for cars,trucks,trailers, (2) (2) (2)
furniture,and tools (9) (9) (9)
Auto repair and washing P P P P P P
services(including body (2) (2) (2)
work) (9) (9) (9)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally Permitted Uses
S-Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
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A=Accessory Uses o ^ `t tO °p ~ ~ O = a U w u U
2 2 K
M=Minor Conditional Uses ¢ a 0 N N N z U o o CM C It L13
Repair services:watch,TV, P P P P P P P P P
electrical,electronic, (12) (2) (2) (2)
upholstery
Professional services: P P P P P P P P P P P
medical.clinics,and other (20) (2) (2) (2)
health care-related services
Opioid treatment programs C C C
f� (3) (3)
Harm reduction programs C C
(3) (3)
Contract construction service P P P P P P
offices:building construction, (16) (16) (2) (2) (2)
plumbing,paving,and (g) (9) (9)
landscaping
Educational services: P P P P P P P P P
vocational,trade.art,music,
2) (2) (2)
dancing,barber,and beauty (5) (5) (5)
Churches S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
(4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4)
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses �p N
A=Accessory Uses o �"+
0 N f (7 2 Of
(� K orK K K K a: K o: 2 U U U U
M=Minor Conditional Uses Q ¢ N w w a N 2 2 2 2 n Z V O 0 CM 11 12 13
Administrative and F1 P P P P P P P P P P P
professional offices—general (12) (2) (2) (2)
Municipal uses and buildings P P P P P P P P P P P
(13) (13) (13) (13) (13) (13) (13) (2) (2) (2)
(13) (13) (13)
Research,development,and P M P P P P P P
testing
Accessory uses and A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
structures customarily (7) (24) (24) (24) (24) (18) (18) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (18) (18)
appurtenant to a permitted (24)
use
Boarding kennels,pet day C M M P P P
care,and breeding (2) (2) (2)
establishments
Veterinary clinics and C P P P P P P P P
veterinary hospitals (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (2) (2) (2)
Administrative or executive P P P
offices associated with an (2) (2) (2)
industrial operation
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Zoning Districts
Key
P=Principally Permitted Uses
S=Special Uses
C=Conditional Uses
o r c? x
A=Accessory Uses o_ ^ Y '° °° a U w ci
¢ s rr z x z
M=Minor Conditional Uses Q Q N h N m N U CM O Id 12 13
Offices incidental and A A A A A P P P
necessary to the conduct of a (Z) (2) (2)
principally permitted use
Hospital C
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SECTION 12. - Amendment - KCC 15.04.100, Section 15.04.100 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Service land use development conditions", is
amended as follows, which amendment includes striking and replacing the
graphic included within KCC 15.04.100.3:
Sec. 15.04.100. Service land use development conditions.
1. Banks and financial institutions (excluding drive-through).
2. Service uses in the 11, I2, and I3 zoning districts are allowed,
but shall be limited to 30,000 square feet per occupancy.
3. Opioid treatment programs and harm reduction programs are
permitted only with a conditional use permit within the CM zone on parcels
fronting Pacific Highway S or Central Avenue S and within I1 and _I2 in the
area depicted in the map below,
In addition to the general
requirements of KCC 15.08.030, all applications shall contain and be
approved by the city based on the following information:
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a. A detailed written description of the proposed and
potential services to be provided, and identification of any applicable public
regulatory agencies;
b. A written statement of need, in statistical or narrative
form, for the proposed project currently and over the following 10-year
period;
C. An inventory of known, existing or proposed facilities, by
name and address, within King County, or within the region, serving the
same or similar needs as the proposed facility;
d. An explanation of the need and suitability for the
proposed facility at the proposed location;
e. An analysis of the proposed facility's consistency with the
city of Kent comprehensive plan and development regulations, and plans
and policies of other affected jurisdictions, including but not limited to the
King County Countywide Planning Policies;
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f. No opioid treatment program or harm reduction program
may be located within 500 feet of an existing opioid treatment program or
harm reduction program.
g. A mobile or fixed-site medication unit may be
established as part of a licensed opioid treatment program and must comply
with city of Kent business license requirements and is subject to the
standards outlined in this section.
h All opioid treatment programs must provide indoor
waiting areas of at least 15 percent of the total floor area.
4. Special uses must conform to the development standards listed
in KCC 15.08.020.
5. Specialized training facilities or satellite campuses offering
industrial workforce training programs are not subject to the 30,000 square
foot limitation.
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. Outside storage or operations yards in the I1, I2, and I3
districts shall be permitted only as accessory uses. Such uses are incidental
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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 I1 district, 30
percent of the total site area in the I2 district, and 50 percent of the total
site area in the I3 district.
10. [Reserved].
11. Reference KCC 15.07.040(B), outdoor storage landscaping.
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
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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.
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13. Except for such uses and buildings subject to KCC 15.04.150.
14. [Reserved].
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.
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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. [Reserved].
22. Any associated drive-up/drive-through facility shall be
accessory and shall require a conditional use permit.
23. [Reserved].
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.
SECTION 13. - Amendment - KCC 15.04.150. Section 15.04.150 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Special use combining district, SU", is amended
as follows:
Sec. 15.04.150. Special use combining district, SU. It is the
purpose of the SU district to provide for special controls for certain uses
which do not clearly fit into other districts, which may be due to technological
and social changes, or which are of such unique character as to warrant
special attention in the interest of the city's optimum development and the
preservation and enhancement of its environmental quality. A special use
combining district is imposed on an existing zoning district, permitting the
special use as well as uses permitted by the underlying zone. The combining
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district becomes void if substantial construction has not begun within a one-
year period, and the district reverts to its original zoning designation. It is
the intent of the special use combining regulations to provide the city with
adequate procedures for controlling and reviewing such uses and to
discourage application for speculative rezoning.
A. Uses subject to special use combining district regulations. The
following list is illustrative of the types of uses subject to special use
combining district regulations and is not intended to be exclusive:
1. Uses which occupy or would occupy large areas of land.
2. Uses which would involve the construction of buildings or other
structures of unusual height or mass.
3. Uses which house, employ, or serve large numbers of people.
4. Uses which generate heavy traffic.
5. Uses which have unusual impact on environmental quality of
the area.
6. Any use which does not lend itself to an interpretation of
substantial similarity to other uses identified or described in this title.
7. Uses which, in the judgment of the planning manager, warrant
review by the land use and planning board and the city council.
8. Examples of uses subject to review as described in this
subsection would include but are not limited to the following:
a. Commercial uses: sports stadiums, rodeos, fairgrounds,
exhibition or convention halls, merchandise marts, and drive-in theaters.
b. Special environmental problems posed by: refineries,
nuclear power generating plants, airports, heliports, sanitary landfills,
extractive industries, solid waste incinerators, or energy/resource recovery
facilities.
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B. Application procedures. The application procedure for a special use
combining district shall be the same as for an amendment to this title as
provided in KCC 15.09.050, except that development plan approval is
concurrent with the combining district.
C. Documentation required. Required documentation is as follows:
1. A vicinity map drawn to a scale not smaller than 1,000 feet to
the inch showing the site in relation to its surrounding area, including
streets, roads, streams, or other bodies of water, the development
characteristics and zoning pattern of the area, and a scale and north arrow.
The vicinity map may be in sketch form but shall be drawn with sufficient
accuracy to reasonably orient the reader to the vicinity, and to adequately
convey the required information.
2. A map or drawing of the site drawn to a scale acceptable to the
planning services, generally 100 feet to the inch. The map or drawing shall
show the following information:
a. Dimensions and names of streets bounding or touching
the site.
b. Such existing or proposed features as streams or other
bodies of water, rights-of-way, easements, and other physical or legal
features which may affect or be affected by the proposed development.
C. Existing and proposed topography at contour intervals of
not more than five feet in areas having slopes exceeding three percent, and
not more than two feet in areas having slopes of less than three percent.
d. Accurate legal description of the property.
e. Existing and proposed structures or buildings, including
the identification of types and proposed use of the structures. All uses must
be compatible with the major use.
f. Off-street parking and loading facilities.
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g. Dimensions of the site, distances from property lines,
and space between structures.
h. Tentative routing of domestic water lines, storm drains,
sanitary sewers, and other utilities, including an identification of planned
disposal or runoff.
i. Elevations, perspective renderings, or such other graphic
material or evidence to illustrate effect on the view enjoyed by and from
other properties in the vicinity, if required by the planning department.
j. Architectural renderings of buildings.
k. A written statement providing the following information:
i. Program for development, including staging or
timing.
ii. Proposed ownership pattern upon completion of
development.
iii. Basic content of restrictive covenants, if any.
iv. Provisions to ensure permanence and
maintenance of open space through means acceptable to the city.
V. Statement or tabulation of number of persons to
be employed, served, or housed in the proposed development.
vi. Statement describing the relationship of the
proposed development to the city comprehensive plan.
vii. Statement indicating availability of existing or
proposed sanitary sewers.
3. Such other data or information as the planning department
may require.
D. Development standards. In reviewing and approving proposed
developments falling under the purview of this section, the hearing examiner
and city council shall make the following findings:
1. That the location for the proposed use is reasonable.
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2. That existing or proposed trafficways are adequate to serve
new development.
3. That setback, height, and bulk of buildings are acceptable for
the proposed use and for the vicinity in which it is located.
4. That landscaping and other site improvements are comparable
to the highest standards set forth for other developments as set out in this
title.
5. That the performance standards pertaining to air and water
pollution, noise levels, etc., are comparable to the highest standards
specified for other uses as set out in this title.
6. That the proposed development is in the public interest and
serves a need of community-wide or regional importance. In reviewing and
approving special uses, the hearing examiner and the city council may
impose such conditions as they deem necessary in the interest of the welfare
of the city and the protection of the environment.
E. Period of validity. Any special use combining district shall remain
effective only for one year unless the use is begun within that time or
construction has commenced. If not in use or construction has not
commenced within one year of the granting of the special use combining
district, the combining district shall become invalid, and the original zoning
designation of the land shall apply.
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F. Minor and major adjustments.
1. If minor adjustments are made following the adoption of the
final development plan and approval of the combining district, such
adjustments shall be approved by the planning manager prior to the
issuance of a building permit. Minor adjustments are those which may affect
the precise dimensions or siting of buildings approved in the final plan, or
the density of the development or open space provided.
2. Major adjustments are those which, as determined by the
planning director, substantially change the basic design, density, open space
uses, or other similar requirements or provisions. Authorization for major
adjustments shall be made by the city council.
3. The provisions of this subsection pertaining to minor and major
adjustments shall apply to various parts of a staged development.
G. Essential Public Facilities If the proposed used is an essential public
facility as defined by RCW 36 70A 200, and not specifically listed in this
chapter, it shall be subject to the provisions of this section. In addition, a
notice of application shall be required pursuant to KCC 12.01.140. The city's
final decision may be appealed..pursuant to KCC 12 01 200. The application
shall require the following materials:
1 A plan for removal of individuals who present a threat to other
individuals the site or other nearby properties to the maximum extent
permitted by the law;
2 A plan for addressing reported concerns and documenting
resolution and making this information publicly available; and
3 Documentation of public involvement efforts to date including
public and agency comments received, and plans for future public
participation.
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SECTION 14. -Amendment- KCC 15.04.170. Section 15.04.170 of the Kent City Code, entitled "Agricultural
and residential zone development standards", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.170. Agricultural and residential zone development standards.
Zoning Districts
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Maximum density: 10 dulac dus/ac dus/ duslac duslac dus/ac duslac dus/ dus/ dus/ dus/ dus/ dus/ dual dus/ dus/ac dus/
dwelling units per ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac
acre
10 34,70 9,600 7,60 5,700 4,000 4,000 8,000 sq none 8,000 none none 8,000 none none 8,000 none none 8,000 none none 8,000 none
Minimum lot area: ac 0 sq ft 0 sq ft sq ft sq ft ft sq ft (1) sq ft (1) sq ft (1) sq ft (1) sq ft (1)
square feel or sq ft sq It (37) (37) (35)
acres,as noted
(37)
Minimum lot width: 60 ft 60 ft �tioft 50 ft 50 ft 40 ft 25 ft 80 It 25 ft 80 ft �80ft �25ft 80 ft 80 ft 25 ft 80 ft 80 ft 25 ft 80 fl 80 ft 25 ft 80 ft 80 ft
feet(4) (37) (37) (37)
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coverage:percent (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)
of site
(22)
Minimum yard
requirements:feet
20ft 20ft 1011. 'oft 10ft 'Oft 'Oft toft 'Oft soft 'Oft loft 'Oft loft 'Oft 'oft loft 'Oft loft 'Oft 10ft loft 'Oft
(6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Front yard
(8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8)
(9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9)
15ft 15ft 5ft �511 5ft 5ft 5ft 5ft 5ft 5ft (11) 5ft 5ft (11) 5ft 5ft (11) 5ft 5ft it 1) 5ft 5111 (11)
Side yard (30) (30) (30) (30) (30) (30)
Side yard on 20fl 2011 10ft 1011 101 'Oft loft 10ft(9) loft 10ft(9) 15ft 'Oft 10ft(9) 15fl 'oft 10ft(9) 15ft loft 10ft(9) 15ft loft 10ft(9) 15ft
flanking street of a (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) !31 (9) I31
corner lot
20ft 15fl 5ft loft loft loft 5ft 8ft 5ft 811 20ft 5ft 8fl 20ft 5ft 8ft 20fl 5ft 8fl 20ft 5ft 811 20ft
Rear yartl
S31 I31
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Additional (15) (32) (32) (15) (15) (15) (15)
setbacks/distances (32) (31) (31)
between buildings (32)
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2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 stry/ 2.5 siry/ 2.5 2.5 stry/ 3 2.5 2.5 stry/ 3 2.5 2.5 stry/ 3 2.5 2'5 stry/ 3 2.5 2.5 stry/ 4
Height limitation:in
stry/ siry/ stry/ stry/ siry/ stry/ 35ft 35 fl siry/ 35 ft slry/ siry/ 35ft stry/ slry/ 35ft stry/ stry/ 35ft siry! stry/ 35ft stry/
stories/not to
35ft 35ft 35ft 35ft 35ft 35ft 35ff 40ft 35ft 40ft 35ft 40ff 35ft 40ft 35ft 50ft
exceed in feet
(16)
Maximum 40% 40% 50% 60% 70% 75% 75% 70% 75% 70% 70% 75% 70% 700 75% 70% 75% 70% 75% 70%
impervious surface: (19) (19) (23) (23) (23) (23) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19) (19)
percent of total
parcel area
Zero lot line and The provisions in KCC 15.08.300,15.08.310,15.08.320,and 15.08.330 shall apply.
clustering(24)
Signs The sign regulations of Chapter 15.06 KCC shall apply.
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Off-street parking The off-street parking requirements of Chapter 15.05 KCC shall apply.
Landscaping The landscaping requirements of Chapter 15.07 KCC shall apply.
(26) (25) (25) (25) (25) (25)(40) (26)(40) (26)(34)(40) (25)(26)(40) (25)(26)(34)(40) (25)(26)(40)
Design review (39) (26) (26) (26) (26)
(40) (39) (39) (39) (39)
(40) (40) (40) (40)
Additional standards for specific uses are contained in Chapters 15.08 and 15.09 KCC.
Additional (20) (31) (33) (33) (33) (33) (36) (36) (28) (28) (36) (36) (36) (36) (36) (36) (36) (36) (36) (36)
standards (41) (33) (36) (36) (36) (36) (29) (29) (41) (41) (41) (41) (41) (41) �.
(36) (41) (41) (36) (36) (31
(41)
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SECTION 15. - Amendment - KCC 15.04.180. Section 15.04.180 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Agricultural and residential land use
development standard conditions", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.180. Agricultural and residential land use
development standard conditions.
1. There shall be no minimum lot size in the zone. However, when
creating a zero lot line subdivision under KCC 12.04.260, the minimum lot
size identified in KCC 15.08.320 and 15.08.330 shall apply.
2. EReseFveEnhanced service facilities are not subiect to a
maximum density per acre.
3. EReseFveFor enhanced service facilities, the following shall
apply:
a Front side side yard and rear setbacks shall be 10 feet.
b Designated smoking areas shall be provided on site and
be located the furthest away from any adjacent residential use. Smoking
areas shall be consistent with building code requirements.
C. Third (30) square feet per bed shall be provided towards
outdoor recreational space Outdoor recreational space should have a
minimum dimension of 15 feet to provide functional leisure or recreational
activity. This space maybe partially located within the setback.
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.
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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. For enhanced service facilities the minimum side setback shall
be 10 feet.
12. Structures for feeding, housing, and care of animals, except
household pets, shall be set back 50 feet from any property line.
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13. Additional setbacks for the agricultural general AG zoning
district.
a. Structures for feeding, housing, and care of animals shall
be set back 50 feet from any property line.
b. Transitional conditions shall exist when an AG district
adjoins a residential district containing a density of two dwelling units or
more per acre or a proposed residential area indicated on the city
comprehensive plan. Such transitional conditions shall not exist where the
separation includes an intervening use such as a river, railroad main line,
major topographic differential, or other similar conditions, or where the
industrial properties face on a limited access surface street on which the
housing does not face. When transitional conditions exist as defined in this
subsection, a yard of not less than 50 feet shall be provided.
C. Setbacks, Green River. Industrial development in the AG
district abutting the Green River, or Russell Road or Frager Road where such
roads follow the river bank, shall be set back from the ordinary high-water
mark of the river a minimum of 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.
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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 yard 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.
19. Except for lots used for agricultural practices, the maximum
impervious surface area allowed shall be 10,000 square feet when the lot is
greater than one acre.
20. The following uses are prohibited:
a. The removal of topsoil for any purpose.
b. Grade and fill operations; provided, that limited grade
and fill may be approved as needed to construct permitted buildings or
structures.
C. All subsurface activities, including excavation for
underground utilities, pipelines, or other underground installations, that
cause permanent disruption of the surface of the land. Temporarily disrupted
soil surfaces shall be restored in a manner consistent with agricultural uses.
d. Dumping or storage of nonagricultural solid or liquid
waste, or of trash, rubbish, or noxious materials.
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e. Activities that violate sound agricultural soil and water
conservation management practices.
21. Outdoor storage for industrial uses shall be located at the rear
of a principally permitted structure and shall be completely fenced.
22. Mobile home park combining district, MHP. The standards and
procedures of the city mobile home park code shall apply. General
requirements and standards for mobile home park design, KCC 12.04.055;
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,
enhanced service 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. Only the building and
materials standards of multifamily design review requirements of KCC
15 09 045(d) shall apply for enhanced service facilities.
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-
Des Moines Road (where development is subject to downtown design review
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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).
Only the building and materials standards of multifamily design review
requirements of KCC 15 09 045(d) shall apply for enhanced service facilities.
27. [Reserved].
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.
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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, 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
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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
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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.
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-diameter 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].
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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.
d. No street connections to scenic and recreational roads
shall be permitted unless no other vehicle access is practical.
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SECTION 16. -Amendment- KCC 15.04.190, Section 15.04.190 of the Kent City Code, entitled"Commercial
and industrial zone development standards", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.190. Commercial and industrial zone development standards.
Zoning Districts
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10,000 sq ft 10,000 5,000 5,000 7,500 7,500 7,500 10,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 1 acre
Minimum lot area:square feet or sq ft sq ft sq ft sq ft sq ft sq ft sq It sq ft sq ft sq ft sq ft
acres,as noted (1) (66) (66)
(66)
Maximum site coverage:percent of 40% 40% 100% 100% 80% 100% 80% 50% 40% 60% 65% 75% 60%
site
Minimum yard requirements:feet
loft 15 ft (2) (3) 20 ft (68) 20 ft 15 ft 20 It 15 ft 15 ft 25 ft (5)
Front yard (5) 1§) I§) L1
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Zoning Districts
N
U W H
z U o o 2 g 2 CM 0 11 12 13
(8) (9) (2) (3) (68) (68) (68) (10) (10) loft loft 15ft (12)
Side yard (10) (10) (10) L)
Ll L1 L1
Side yard on flanking street of corner 15 ft 15 It 20 ft
lot
(8) 20 ft (2) (3) (68) (68) (68) (19) (19) (20) (20) (20) (20)
Rear yard j5,, (19) (19) (19) (2) (21) (21) (21)
L1 L1 L1 I L1
Yards,transitional conditions (24) (24) (24) (24)
Additional setbacks (29) (29) (29) (29)
2 stry/35 ft 3 stry/ 4 stry/ (32) 7 16 16 2 stry/ 2 stry/ 8 stry/ 8 stry/ 8 stry/ 2 stry/35
40 ft 60 It stry/65 stry/200 $try/200 35 ft 35 ft 85 ft 85 ft 85 ft It
Height limitation:in stories/not to
(30) It ft ft (30) (30) (35)
exceed in feet
(69) (70) (70)
(70)
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Zoning Districts
N
z v o o CM C7 11 12 13 Q
Landscaping The landscaping requirements of Chapter 15.07 KCC shall apply.
(52) (52)
(39) (39) (40) (40) 15%of 30%of 50%of (43)
(41) site area site site
Outdoor storage (43) area area
(44) (43) (43)
(44) (45)
The sign regulations of Chapter 15.06 KCC shall apply.
Signs
Vehicle drive-through,drive-in,and (46) (46) (46) (46) (46) (46) (46) (46) (46) (46)
service bays
(47) (47) (47) (47)
Loading areas (48) (46) (48)
Off-street parking The off-street parking requirements of Chapter 15.05 KCC shall apply.
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Zoning Districts
V W U U K
Z U O 2 2 2 OM I7 12 13 Q
(57) (57) (57) (57) (57) (57) (57) (57)
(4)(11) (31) (31) (71) (71) (71) (4)(72) (4)(11) (73) (73) (73)
Design review (15) (15)
(72)
(50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50) (50)
(56) (56) (56) (56) (56) (56) (56) (56) (56) (54) (54) (54) (53)
(62) L) (67) u (55) (55) (55) (54)
Additional standards (63) (56) (56) (56) (55)
(64) (69) (59) (59) (56)
(65) (63) (63) (63) (59)
(16)
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SECTION 17. - Amendment - KCC 15.04.195. Section 15.04.195 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Commercial and industrial land use
development standard conditions", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.195. Commercial and industrial land use
development standard conditions.
1. Minimum lot of record or 5,000 square feet, whichever is less.
2. None, except as required by landscaping, or if off-street
parking is provided onsite. See the downtown design review criteria outlined
in KCC 15.09.046.
3. No minimum setback is required. If a rear and/or side yard
abuts a residential district, a 20-foot setback may be required for any yard
abutting a residential district. See the downtown design review criteria
outlined in KCC 15.09.046.
4. Independent senior living facilities, assisted living facilities,
enhanced service facilities, intensive behavioral health treatment facilities,
and residential facilities with health care are subject to the requirements of
KCC 15.09.045(D) for multifamily design review, unless they are 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. Only the building and materials standards of
multifamily design review requirements of KCC 15 09 045(d) shall apply for
enhanced service facilities and intensive behavioral health treatment
facilities.
5. =o intensive
behavioral health treatment facilities, the following shall apply:
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a Front side side yard and rear setbacks shall be 10 feet.
b Designated smoking areas shall be provided on site and
be located the furthest away from any adjacent residential use. Smoking
areas shall be consistent with building code requirements.
C. Thirty(30) square feet per bed shall be provided towards
outdoor recreational space Outdoor recreational space should have a
minimum dimension of 15 feet to provide functional leisure or recreational
activity. This mace may be partially located within the setback.
6. [Reserved].
7. [Reserved].
8. No side or rear yard is required, except when abutting a district
other than NCC, in which case the yard shall be not less than five feet in
width; provided, however, that if the abutting district or use is residential,
then the yard shall be 10 feet in width and fully landscaped.
9. No side yard is required, except when abutting a more
restrictive district, in which case the side yard shall be not less than 20 feet
in width.
10. No side yard is required, except when abutting a residential
district, in which case the side yard shall be not less than 20 feet in width.
11. All projects along Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to
Kent-Des Moines Road are subject to KCC 15.09.046 for downtown design
review.
12. [Reserved].
13. [Reserved].
14. [Reserved].
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15. Design review for mixed use development is required as
provided for in KCC 15.09.045(F); see KCC 15.04.200 for mixed use
development standards.
16. In the I1 zoning district only, the following dock-high door to
building footprint square footage ratios shall apply, and shall be cumulative
such that first tier applies to the first 30,000 square feet of larger buildings,
the second tier applies to the square footage above 30,000 square feet and
below 100,000 square feet, and so on. Square footage refers to the building
footprint; each building shall be allotted a number of doors available based
on size of building and presence of enhanced options within the project.
Enhanced options are described in the industrial design guidelines adopted
in KCC 15.09.047. Allotted doors may be reapportioned amongst any
building within the project after the total project allotment has been
determined. Decimals shall be rounded up.
Building Footprint Possible Building Number of Enhanced Applicable Ratio Total Doors Available
Square Footage Tier Footprint Square Options in Project per Tier
Footage Available
1 0—30,000 sf Up to 30,000 sf Any 1:3,000 sf Up to 10
2 30,000 sf to Up to 70,000 sf 0 1:15,000 sf Up to 5
100,000 sf
1 1:10,000 sf Up to 7
2 or more 1:7,500 sf Up to 9
3 100,000 sf to Up to 100,000 sf 0 or 1 1:20,000 sf Up to 5
200,000 sf 2 1:15,000 sf Up to 7
3 or more 1:10,000 sf Up to 10
4 200,000 sf or more No cap 0 or 1 1:30,000 sf No cap
2 1:20,000 sf
3 1:15,000 sf
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Building Footprint Possible Building Number of Enhanced Applicable Ratio Total Doors Available
Square Footage Tier Footprint Square Options in Project per Tier
Footage Available
4 or more 1:10,000 Sf
17. [Reserved].
18. [Reserved].
19. No rear yard is required, except when abutting a residential
district, in which case the rear yard shall be not less than 20 feet in width.
20. No rear yard is required, except as may be required by other
setback provisions of this section.
21. No rear yard is required, except as may be required by
transitional conditions.
22. [Reserved].
23. [Reserved].
24. Transitional conditions shall exist when an AG, I1 or I3 district
adjoins a residential district containing a density of two dwelling units or
more per acre or a proposed residential area indicated on the city
comprehensive plan. Such transitional conditions sha►I not exist where the
separation includes an intervening use such as a river, freeway, railway main
line, major topographic differential, or other similar conditions, or where the
industrial properties face on a limited access surface street on which the
housing does not face. When transitional conditions exist as defined in this
subsection, a yard of not less than 50 feet shall be provided between the
uses.
25. [Reserved].
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26. [Reserved].
27. [Reserved].
28. [Reserved].
29. Development 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 state Shoreline Management Act of
1971, and shall be no more or less restrictive than the Shoreline
Management Act.
30. The economic and community development director shall be
authorized to grant one additional story in height, if during development
plan review it is found that this additional story would not detract from the
continuity of the area. More than one additional story may be granted by
the land use and planning board.
31. The downtown design review requirements of KCC 15.09.046
sha►I apply.
32. No maximum height limit is required, except for parcels located
within a downtown commercial enterprise - transitional overlay (DCE-T),
where the height limit is 35 feet. See also the downtown design review
criteria outlined in KCC 15.09.046.
33. [Reserved].
34. [Reserved].
35. Beyond this height, to a height not greater than either four
stories or 60 feet, there shall be added one additional foot of yard for each
one foot of additional building height. The economic and community
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development director shall be authorized to approve one additional story,
provided such height does not detract from the continuity of the area, and
may impose such conditions as may be necessary to reduce any
incompatibility with surrounding uses. Any additional height increase may
be granted by the land use and planning board.
36. [Reserved].
37. [Reserved].
38. [Reserved].
39. Outdoor storage areas are prohibited.
40. Outdoor storage areas shall be fenced for security and public
safety by a sight-obscuring fence unless it is determined through the
development plan review that a sight-obscuring fence is not necessary.
41. Any unfenced outdoor storage areas shall be paved with
asphaltic concrete, cement, or equivalent material to be approved by the
city engineer.
42. [Reserved].
43. Outside storage or operations yards in the I1, I2 and I3 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 Il district, 30
percent of the total site area in the I2 district, and 50 percent of the total
site area in the I3 district.
44. Outside storage or operations yards shall be confined to the
area to the rear of a line which is an extension of the front wall of the
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principal building, and shall be reasonably screened from view from any
street by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds, or landscaping.
45. Outside storage or operations areas shall be fenced for security
and public safety at the property line.
46. Wherever feasible, drive-up/drive-through facilities shall be
accessed from the rear of a site and run along an interior lot line or building
elevation. Landscaping, sufficient to soften the visual impact of vehicle
stacking areas, may be required.
47. Truck courts and loading areas must be located in such a
manner that no loading, unloading, or maneuvering of trucks associated
therewith takes place on public rights-of-way.
48. Earth berms and landscaping shall be provided along street
frontages as necessary to screen dock-high loading areas from public rights-
of-way. Berms shall be a minimum of 36 inches and a maximum of 42 inches
in height. Landscaping located on the berm shall conform to Type III
landscaping as described in KCC 15.07.050.
49. [Reserved].
50. Development plan approval is required as provided in KCC
15.09.010.
51. [Reserved].
52. Where building walls face adjacent streets and are
unfenestrated for more than 40 feet at any point along the facade, additional
landscaping shall be required to reduce visual impacts. In such
circumstances, Type II landscaping, as defined in KCC 15.07.050, shall be
required; provided, that evergreen trees shall be at least 10 feet in height
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and deciduous trees shall be a minimum of two-inch caliper at the time of
planting.
53. [Reserved].
54. Multitenant buildings shall be permitted.
55. All required yards, parking areas, storage areas, operations
yards, and other open uses on the site shall be maintained in a neat and
orderly manner appropriate for the district at all times. The economic and
community development director shall be authorized to reasonably pursue
the enforcement of this subsection where a use is in violation, and to notify
the owner or operator of the use in writing of such noncompliance. The
property owner or operator of the use shall be given a reasonable length of
time to correct the condition.
56. The performance standards as provided in KCC 15.08.050 shall
apply.
57. Off-street parking may be located in required yards except in
areas required to be landscaped.
58. [Reserved].
59. Development within 500 feet of 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
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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 easements shall be no less than 20 feet
wide.
d. All public access points shall have standard city of Kent
signage indicating trail access.
e. No street connections to scenic and recreational roads
shall be permitted unless no other vehicle access is practical.
f. Additional requirements for buildings in Regional Trail
Corridors with footprint areas greater than 75,000 square feet are included
in KCC 15.09.047, Industrial design review.
60. [Reserved].
61. [Reserved].
62. Parking should be located either next to or behind the building.
Parking should not be placed between the street and the building.
63. A direct pedestrian connection shall be provided from the street
to the building at intervals of no more than 500 feet. If the property abuts
a public park or trail a direct pedestrian connection shall be provided from
the park or trail to the building.
64. Screening by either an enclosure and/or evergreen landscaping
shall be provided for mechanical equipment, service doors, and garbage
areas. Rooftop equipment shall be enclosed with a parapet or similar design
feature.
65. Structures shall be designed to maintain the residential
character of the surrounding neighborhood. Modulating the building mass,
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adding dormer windows, covered entryways, or porches are ways to
enhance the human scale and provide a residential dimension to structures.
66. Minimum lot area requirements do not apply to multifamily
development in the Kent downtown planning area identified in KCC
15.09.046.
67. Within the downtown commercial enterprise-transitional
overlay (DCE-T), downtown design review guidelines regarding balconies
and/or upper floor setbacks (sections III.B and III.C) are required elements,
not optional elements.
68. No yard, except as required by landscaping, or if surface
parking is provided onsite. See the Midway Design Guidelines and KCC
15,09.045.
69. The height limitation of new construction in MTC-1 zoning
district abutting a residential district shall be 35 feet in height within 20 feet
from the residential district and 45 feet in height within 40 feet from the
residential district.
70. New construction shall conform to applicable Federal Aviation
Administration regulations, including 14 C.F.R. Part 77, as presently
constituted or as may be subsequently amended.
71. The transit-oriented community design review requirements of
KCC 15.09.045(G) shall apply.
72. Transitional housing with three or more families outside of
downtown is subject to multifamily design review as provided in KCC
15.09.045(D).
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73. Development in the I1, I2, and I3 districts shall be subject to
KCC 15.09.047, Industrial design review.
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SECTION 18. - Amendment- KCC 15.04.200. Section 15.04.200 of the Kent City Code, entitled "Mixed use
overlay development standards", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.200. Mixed use overlay development standards.
Overlay Districts
GC-MU CC-MU
Floor area ratio Not applicable 0.40 for commercial uses.
0.50 for commercial uses combined with 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 grade,up to a maximum of 1.5.
Minimum At least five percent of the gross floor At least 25 percent of the gross floor area must be a permitted commercial use,except for
commercial area must be a permitted commercial mixed use on parcels two acres or less where at least five percent of the gross floor area
use.The residential component of any must be a permitted commercial use.The residential component of any mixed use
mixed use development cannot be development cannot be permitted or occupied prior to the permitting or lawful occupancy of
permitted or occupied prior to the the commercial component.
permitting or lawful occupancy of the
commercial component.
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Overlay Districts
GC-MU CC-MU
Site coverage 40 percent for commercial uses. 40 percent for commercial uses.
60 percent for commercial uses with 60 percent for commercial uses with residential uses;provided,that 25 percent of the gross
residential uses;provided,that five floor area is residential use.
percent of the gross floor area is
commercial use,except within the
downtown area(as defined in KCC
15.09,046),where 25 percent ofthe
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 Zero feet;provided,that some setback may be required in the front yard to accommodate a
may be required in the front yard to sidewalk which shall be at least 10 feet in width.M
accommodate a sidewalk which shall
be at least 10 feet in width.
Rear and side Zero feet;provided,that setbacks of at Zero feet;provided,that setbacks of at least 20 feet will be required in any rear or side yards
yard least 20 feel will be required in any rear that are adjacent to a residential zoning district.,(4)
or side yards that are adjacent to a
residential zoning district.
Off-street parking The off-street parking requirements of Retail/office uses:four spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area.(2)
Chapter 15.05 KCC shall apply. Residential uses.Enhanced service facilities and intensive behavioral health treatment
facilities shall follow the parking requirements of Chapter 15.05 KCC(3)
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Overlay Districts
GC-MU CC-MU
Design review Design review requirements of KCC Design review requirements of KCC 15.09.045(F)shall apply for all mixed use development
15.09.045(F)shall apply for all mixed in CC-MU zones,except for the following:
use development in GC-MU zones, a. Developments along Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to Kent-Des Moines
except for the following: Road and in downtown are subject to downtown design review requirements of KCC
a. Developments along Meeker 15.09.046.
Street from 64th Avenue South to b. Independent senior living facilities,assisted living facilities,enhanced service
Kent-Des Moines Road and in facilities intensive behavioral health treatment facilities.residential facilities with health
downtown are subject to downtown care or transitional housing of three or more families located outside of downtown and
design review requirements of KCC Meeker Street from 64th Avenue South to Kent-Des Moines Road are subject to
15.09.046. multifamily design review as provided for in KCC 15.09.045(D).Only the building and
b. Independent senior living materials standards of multifamily design review requirements of KCC 15 09 045(d)shall
facilities,assisted living facilities, apply for enhanced service facilities and intensive behavioral health treatment facilities,
enhanced service facilities
intensive behavioral health
treatment facilities residential
facilities with health care or
transitional housing of three or
more families located outside of
downtown and Meeker Street from
64th Avenue South to Kent-Des
Moines Road are subject to
multifamily design review as
provided for in KCC 15.09.045(D).
Only the building and materials
standards of multifamily design
review requirements of KCC
15 09 045(d)shall apply for
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Overlay Districts
GC-MU CC-MU
enhanced service facilities and
intensive behavioral health
treatment facilities.
(Ordinance Continues on Following Page)
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SECTION 19. - Amendment - KCC 15.04.205. Section 15.04.205 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Mixed use land use development standard
conditions", is amended as follows:
Sec. 15.04.205. Mixed use land use development standard
conditions.
1. The following height modifications shall apply:
a. Five-foot increases for developments containing
residential uses; provided, that 25 percent of gross floor area is in residential
use.
b. Five-foot increases for parking under the building.
C. Five-foot increases for using a pitched roof form.
d. Five-foot increase for stepping back from the top floor
(minimum of five feet).
2. The first 300 square feet of retail or office space that is a part
of an individual residential unit is exempt.
3. The following parking requirements shall apply:
a. Studio: 0.75 per dwelling unit (du) without commercial
uses; 0.50/du with commercial uses; provided, that 25 percent of overall
gross floor area is in commercial uses.
b. One-bedroom: 1.5/du without commercial uses; 1.0/du
with commercial uses; provided, that 25 percent of overall gross floor area
is in commercial uses.
C. Two-bedroom: 2.0/du without commercial uses;
1.25/du with commercial uses; provided, that 25 percent of overall gross
floor area is in commercial uses.
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4. Setbacks for enhanced service facilities and intensive
behavioral health treatment facilities shall be 10 feet for front, side and rear.
SECTION 20. - Amendment - KCC 15,05.040. Section 15.05.040 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Parking standards for specific activities", is
amended as follows:
Sec. 15.05.040. Parking standards for specific activities.
A. Standards for the number of parking spaces for specific activities are
indicated in the following chart:
SPECIFIC LAND USE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT
Living activities
Single-family Two parking spaces per single-family dwelling.
Duplex Two parking spaces per dwelling unit.
Multifamily)z.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 unit One off-street parking space per accessory unit is required in
addition to the required parking for the single-family home.No
off-street parking is required if principal single-family dwelling is
within one-quarter-mile distance of a major transit stop as
defined by RCW 36.70A.696.The planning director may waive
this requirement where there are special circumstances related
to the property,its location,and the right-of-way.The surface of
a required ADU off-street parking space shall comply with KCC
15.05.090 fl.
Boardinghouses and lodging One parking space for the proprietor,plus one space per
houses sleeping room for boarders or lodging use,plus one additional
space for each four persons employed on the premises.
Mobile and manufactured Two parking spaces for each mobile home site.
home parks
Recreational vehicle park One parking space for each site.
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SPECIFIC LAND USE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT
Hotels' One parking space for each guest room,plus two parking
spaces for each three employees.
Commercial activities
Banks6 One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area,
except when part of a shopping center.
Professional and business One parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area,
offices6 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.
Restaurants,nightclubs, One parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area,
taverns and lounges8 except when part of a shopping center.
Retail stores,supermarkets, One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area,
department stores and except when located in a shopping center.
personal service shops9
Other retail establishments; One parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area,
furniture,appliance,hardware except when located in a shopping center.
stores,household equipment
service shops,clothing or
shoe repair shops10
Drive-in business" One parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area,
except when located in a shopping center.
Uncovered commercial area, One parking space for each 5,000 square feet of retail sales
new and used car lots,plant area in addition to any parking requirements for buildings,except
nursery when located in a shopping center.
Motor vehicle repair and One parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area,
services except when part of a shopping center.
Industrial showroom and One parking space for each 500 square feet of display area.
display
Bulk retail stores One parking space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area.
Industrial activities
Manufacturing and industrial One parking space for each 1,000 square feet for 90%of the
uses,including warehouses, gross floor area,and one parking space per 250 square feet for
storage buildings,and 10%of the gross floor area.When total of uses other than
speculative warehouse and manufacturing and industrial exceeds 10%of the gross floor
industrial buildings with area,the parking requirements for those uses shall apply.
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SPECIFIC LAND USE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT
multiple use or tenant
potential
Recreation-amusement activities
Auditoriums,theaters,places One parking space for each four fixed seats,or one parking
of public assembly,stadiums, space for each 100 square feet of floor area of main auditorium
and outdoor sports areas12 or of principal place of assembly not containing fixed seats,
whichever is greater.
Bowling alleyst3 Five spaces for each alley,except when located in a shopping
center.
Dance halls and skating One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area,
rinks14 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 200 square feet of gross floor area.
whether independent or Such spaces shall be located adjacent to the building and shall
associated with a multifamily be designated for visitors by signing or other special markings.
complex
Educational activities
Senior high schools,public, One space for each employee plus one space for each 10
parochial,and private 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.
Colleges and universities and Two and one-half parking spaces for each employee,plus one
business and vocational space for each three students residing on campus,plus one
schools15 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 be so designated by signing or other special
marking as approved by the traffic engineer.
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SPECIFIC LAND USE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT
Elementary and junior high One parking space for each 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 shall be
integrated in the site plan.
Libraries and museums One parking space for each 250 square feet in office and public
use.
Day-care centers One parking space for each employee,plus loading and
unloading areas.
Medical activities
Community Behavioral Health One parking space Per staff member on the largest shift plus
Facilities(including enhanced one parking space per three beds.
service facilities and intensive
behavioral health treatment
facilities.
Medical and dental offices16 One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area,
except when located in a shopping center.
Convalescent,nursing,and One parking space for each two employees,plus one parking
health institutions space for each three beds.
Hospitals One parking space for each three beds,plus one parking space
for each staff doctor,plus one parking space for each three
employees.
Religious activities
Churches,religious One space for each five seats in the main auditorium/gathering
institutions,or other places of place;provided,that the spaces for any institution shall not be
worship17 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 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 homes One parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area of
assembly rooms.
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SPECIFIC LAND USE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT
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.
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;
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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.
3. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, a minimum of
three-fourths parking space per dwelling unit, or conduct a parking
feasibility study to determine need. No spaces provided for recreation
vehicles.
4. For senior developments in MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning
districts, one parking space for every four dwelling units, or conduct a
parking feasibility study to determine need.
5. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, one parking space
for each guest room, plus two parking spaces for every five employees, or
conduct a parking feasibility study to determine need.
6. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one parking space for every
400 square feet of gross floor area, except when part of a shopping center,
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.
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
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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.
10. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, one parking space
for every 1,000 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.
11. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one parking space for every
400 square feet of gross floor area, except when located in a shopping
center.
12. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, conduct a parking feasibility
study to determine need.
13. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, three parking spaces for
each alley, except when located in a shopping center.
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.
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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.
C. Joint use. The minimum amount of off-street parking required by
subsection (A) of this section may be reduced by the planning director when
shared parking facilities for two or more uses are proposed if:
1. The total parking area exceeds 5,000 square feet;
2. The parking facilities are designed and developed as a single
onsite common parking facility, or as a system of onsite and offsite facilities
if all facilities are connected with improved pedestrian facilities and located
within 500 feet of the buildings or use areas they are intended to serve;
3. The amount of reduction in off-street parking does not exceed
10 percent per use unless it is documented that the peak parking demand
hours of two or more uses are separated by at least one hour;
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
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S. 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:
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.
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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.
4. See KCC 15,05.080 and diagram No. 1 following KCC
15.05.100 for typical compact car stall arrangements.
G. Transit and rideshare provisions.
1. The planning director may reduce the minimum number of off-
street parking stalls for businesses which have a commute trip reduction
program filed with the city. Based upon a review of this program and input
from other staff members, a reduction of up to 20 percent of the minimum
standard may be approved. Any reduction in the amount of required parking
is only valid for as long as the approved CTR program is in effect. An
invalidated program or a change in use or operations would result in the
application of the underlying standards per subsection (A) of this section.
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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 signs 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.
SECTION 21. - Amendment- KCC 15.07.060. Section 15.07.060 of
the Kent City Code, entitled "Regulations for specific districts", is amended
as follows:
Sec. 15.07.060. Regulations for specific districts.
Minimum Perimeter Landscape Planter Width and Type
Zones Abutting Residential Additional Requirements
Abutting Street Side Yard Rear Yard
District or Use
SR-1 N/A(see also KCC N/A
through 12.04,245)
SR-8
MR-D N/A
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Minimum Perimeter Landscape Planter Width and Type
Zones Abutting Residential Additional Requirements
Abutting Street Side Yard Rear Yard District or Use
MR-G 10'Type III 10'Type II or III 10'Type II or N/A,except for parking Open green area shall occupy
MR-T III lots per KCC no less than 25 percent of the
MR-W 15.07.040(B)(2) total lot area.A minimum of five
MR-W feet of foundation landscaping
shall be placed along the
perimeter of any multifamily
structure.Foundation
landscaping consists of
shrubbery or some other
combination of landscape
materials that helps to reduce
the visual bulk of structures and
buffer dwelling units from light,
glare,and other environmental
intrusions.Additional
requirements may apply through
multifamily design review,KCC
15.09.045(D).
FMHP Requirements per Chapter 12.05 KCC
CC8 5'Type III N/A N/A 10'Type 11,and for N/A
CM parking lots per KCC
�C1 15.07.040(B)(2)
DC N/A A minimum of three feet of
landscaping to screen off-street
parking areas,placement of
which shall be determined
through the downtown design
review process outlined in KCC
15.09.046.Additional
landscaping or alternative
methods of screening may be
approved through downtown
design review.
DCE N/A 10'Type II,and for A minimum of three feet of
parking lots per KCC landscaping to screen off-street
15.07.040(B)(2) parking areas,placement of
which shall be determined
through the downtown design
review process outlined in KCC
15.09.046.Additional
landscaping or alternative
methods of screening may be
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Minimum Perimeter Landscape Planter Width and Type
Zones Abutting Residential Additional Requirements
Abutting Street Side Yard Rear Yard
District or Use
approved through downtown
design review.
MTC-11 e
MTC-2z a
MCR3 a
AG 15'Type III in front 10'Type 11 or III N/A N/A,except for parking KCC 15.09.047,Industrial
11 yard lots per KCC design review
15.07.040(B)(2)
12 15'Type III in front 10'Type II or III N/A N/A,except for parking KCC 15.09.047,Industrial
yard lots per KCC design review
15.07.040(B)(2)
13 15'Type III in front 10'Type 11 or III N/A N/A,except for parking KCC 15.09.047,Industrial
yard lots per KCC design review
15.07.040(B)(2)
NCC 10'Type Ill 5'or 10'Type 11 or 1115, 5'Type II or 10'Type II
7 III
'MTC-1 additional landscaping requirements.Landscaping requirements shall be determined through the midway design review
process outlined in KCC 12.01.040 and shall include the following to soften the appearance of parking areas and building elevation,
and to provide separation between uses:
(A)The perimeter of properties abutting a single-family residential or mobile home park land use shall be landscaped with a minimum
of 10 feet of Type I landscaping.
(B)The perimeter of properties abutting a multifamily residential land use shall be landscaped with a minimum of 10 feet of Type I
landscaping.
(C)The perimeter of properties abutting a public right-of-way shall be landscaped with a minimum of 10 feet of Type Ill landscaping.
The following exceptions apply:
(1)When a vehicular parking area abuts such setback,a Type Ill landscape strip with an average of 20 feet in depth shall be
provided.
(2)When such setback is utilized as a public open space plaza and not accompanying parking,no perimeter landscaping strip
shall be required.
(3)When such setback is utilized as a public open space plaza and exceeds 30 linear feet,street trees shall be provided as set
forth in the 2009 Design and Construction Standards,or as the same may be subsequently amended.
(D)The perimeter of side property lines shall be landscaped with a minimum of five feet of Type III landscaping,unless the building is
constructed at the build-to line or property line.
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Minimum Perimeter Landscape Planter Width and Type
Zones Abutting Residential Additional Requirements
Abutting Street Side Yard Rear Yard
District or Use
ZMTC-2 additional landscaping requirements.Landscaping requirements shall be determined through the midway design review
process outlined in KCC 12.01.040 and shall include the following to soften the appearance of parking areas and building elevations,
and to provide separation between uses:
(A)The perimeter of properties abutting public parks,plazas,open space,or multi-purpose trails shall be landscaped with a minimum
of 10 feet of Type III landscaping.
(B)When a vehicular parking area abuts a public right-of-way,a Type III landscaping strip a minimum of five feet in depth shall be
provided.
(C)When a vehicular parking area abuts the side property lines,a Type III landscaping strip a minimum of 10 feet in depth shall be
provided.
'MCR additional landscape requirements.Landscaping requirements shall be determined through the midway design review process
outlined in KCC 12.01,040 and shall include the following to soften the appearance of parking areas and building elevations,and to
provide separation between uses:
(A)When buildings abut the required front yard,a Type III landscaping strip minimally 10 feet in depth shall be provided.
(B)When vehicular parking area abuts a public right-of-way,a Type III landscaping strip minimally 15 feet in depth shall be provided.
(C)When vehicular parking area abuts the side property lines,a Type III landscaping strip minimally 10 feet in depth shall be provided.
'[Reserved].
5No landscaping along the side property lines shall be required between adjacent properties where a common,shared driveway with a
perpetual cross-access easement is provided to serve the adjoining properties.
6[Reserved].
'A Type III landscape strip of at least 10 feet in depth shall be provided alongside all property lines of a corner lot that abut public
rights-of-way.
8 For enhanced service facilities and intensive behavioral health treatment facilities a minimum 5 foot Type II landscaping and sight-
obscuring fencing shall be provided around the perimeter of the property,Fencing shall be a minimum of 5 feet in height and
constructed of solid wood iron masonry,or other suitable material approved by the planning manager.Additional perimeter landscape
planter strips are not required If within MTC 1 MTC-2 or MCR the greater of the two landscaping requirements apply.
SECTION 22. - 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 23. - 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.
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SECTION 24. - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force thirty days from the time of final passage, as provided by law.
October 15, 2024
DANA RALPH, MA R Date Approved
ATTEST:
October 15, 2024
KIMBERLEY . KOMOTO, CI ERK Date Adopted
October 18, 2024
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Kent Reporter
Affidavit of Publication
State of Washington)
County of King ) ss
Amanda Kahlke being first duly sworn, upon
oath deposes and says: that he/she is the legal
representative of the Kent Reporter a weekly
newspaper. The said newspaper is a legal
newspaper by order of the superior court in the
county in which it is published and is now and
has been for more than six months prior to the
date of the first publication of the Notice
hereinafter referred to, published in the English
language continually as a weekly newspaper in
King County, Washington and is and always
has been printed in whole or part in the Kent
Reporter and is of general circulation in said
County, and is a legal newspaper, in accordance
with the Chapter 99 of the Laws of 1921, as
amended by Chapter 213, Laws of 1941, and
approved as a legal newspaper by order of the
Superior Court of King County, State of
Washington, by order dated June 16, 1941, and
that the annexed is a true copy of KEN1003775
ORD 4498 as it was•published in the regular and
entire issue of said paper and not as a
supplement form thereof for a period of 1
issue(s), such publication commencing on
10/18/2024 and ending on 10/18/2024 and that
said newspaper was regularly distributed to its
subscribers during all of said period.
The amount of the fee for such publication is
$89.09,
Subscribed and sworn nbefore me on this
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CITY OF KENT
NOTICE OF
ORDINANCE
PASSED BY THE KENT
CITY COUNCIL
The following is the sum-
mary of an ordinance
passed by the Kent City
Council October 15,
2024.
ORDINANCE NO. 4498
-AN ORDINANCE of the
City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington,
amending various sec-
tions of Chapter 15 of
the Kent City Code,enti-
tled -Zoning', to: (1) im-
plement provisions for
the siting and permitting
of community-based Bo-
havioral Health Fa-
cilities, including En-
hanced Service Facilities
and Intensive Behavioral
Health Treatment Fa-
cilities; and (ii) expand
the allowed zones for
Opioid Treatment Pro-
grams. This ordinance
shall take effect and be
in force 30 days from the
time of final passage,as
provided by law.
A copy of the complete
text of any ordinance will
be mailed upon request
orthe City Clerk.
Kimberley A. Komotc.
City Clerk
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