Chapter 17.40
MR-NB MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT
Sections:
17.40.050 Primary permitted uses.
17.40.060 Permitted accessory uses.
17.40.080 Additional regulations.
17.40.090 Development standards.
17.40.010 Title.
This chapter shall be called “MR-NB Medium Density Residential and Neighborhood Business District.” (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.020 Application.
This chapter shall apply to all uses and developments in areas designated MR-NB. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.030 Purpose.
This area is intended to provide a mixed use zone for residences, business and other commercial uses that are not high traffic generators and that provide limited customer services on the premises, in areas that may already be mixed use in character because of a fragmented zoning pattern, or residential areas that are in transition as a result of changes in the arterial street network. Reuse of existing buildings is encouraged. This is a mixed use, medium density residential and neighborhood business district that allows more than one use on a lot, but requires that commercial uses be compatible with residential uses. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.040 Authority.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions of chapters 35A.63, 36.70A, and 36.70B RCW and other applicable laws and regulations. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.050 Primary permitted uses.
A. Multifamily dwellings;
B. Art, music and dance studios;
C. Artisanal uses, such as photographer, artist studio dwelling;
D. Contractor’s office and storage;
E. Laboratories, such as dental or soil testing;
F. Light industry;
G. Municipal parks and playgrounds;
H. Personal service uses such as barber and beauty shops;
I. Professional offices;
J. Fraternal organizations and religious facilities, existing;
K. Single-family dwellings;
L. Two-family dwellings;
M. Trades and subcontractors such as plumbing, electrical, HVAC;
N. Utilities;
O. Woodworking uses complying with the International Building Code exception from hazardous occupancies. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.060 Permitted accessory uses.
A. Outdoor storage that is screened with a solid fence and perimeter landscaping, accessory to the primary use;
B. Home occupations;
C. Family day care homes;
D. Automobile parking;
E. Foster family care homes associated with a single-family dwelling;
F. Telecommunication mini facility, subject to the following requirements, except as limited by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as amended:
1. The mini facility may be located on buildings and structures; provided, that the immediate interior wall or ceiling adjacent to the facility is not a designated residential space.
2. The mini facility shall be exempt from review by the community development director or designee if the antenna and related components are the same color as the existing building, pole or support structure on which it is proposed to be located.
3. The shelter or cabinet used to house radio electronic equipment shall be contained wholly within a building or structure, or otherwise appropriately concealed, camouflaged or located underground.
4. Mini facilities shall comply with the height limitation specified for all zones except as follows: Omnidirectional antennas may exceed the height limitation by 10 feet, or in the case of nonconforming structures the antennas may extend 10 feet above the existing structure. Panel antennas may exceed the height limitation if affixed to the side of an existing nonconforming building and blends in architecturally with the building. Placement of an antenna on a nonconforming structure shall not be considered to be an expansion of the nonconforming structure. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.070 Conditional uses.
The following uses shall be considered conditional uses and shall require a conditional use permit:
A. Eating and drinking establishments with less than 1,000 square feet of floor area;
B. Commercial child day care center;
C. Fraternal organizations and religious facilities. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.080 Additional regulations.
A. Uses generating noise levels incompatible with residential occupancy shall not be permitted and the following regulations shall apply to all uses:
1. Truck loading activities and similar noisy activities shall be prohibited except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
2. Uses such as music and dance studios shall be conducted in a fully enclosed building and an approved acoustical wall installed to prevent excessive noise at the property line, or if in a mixed use building, to provide a noise barrier between the commercial and residential occupancy. Sound transmission control ratings compatible with mixed uses shall be required in construction.
B. No on-site hazardous substance processing and handling, including medical waste, or hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities shall be permitted, unless clearly incidental and secondary to a permitted use, subject to the requirements of the International Fire Code.
C. Parking areas shall be fully screened from view and shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements identified in chapter 17.80 BMC.
D. Drive-in uses are prohibited.
E. Parking area illumination shall be directed away from residential uses.
F. Assembly uses shall require approval from the planning, police and fire departments for all special events. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
17.40.090 Development standards.
A. Lot Area and Dimension.
1. Minimum lot area: none.
2. Minimum lot width: none.
3. Minimum lot depth: none.
B. Maximum Density. New residential development, and the addition of dwelling units to existing residential structures, shall be subject to the following standards:
1. Dwelling Units per Building. A multifamily building shall not contain more than eight dwelling units;
2. Maximum Density. The maximum permissible density for multifamily development shall be calculated as follows: one unit per lot plus one additional unit for every 3,000 square feet of lot area; provided, that additional density may be permitted through the agricultural heritage credit program.
C. Minimum Setback Requirements.
1. Front: 17 feet.
2. Side: 5 feet.
3. Street: 20 feet.
4. Rear: 10 feet.
5. Setback Exceptions. Buildings or structures which do not conform to the setback standards identified above may be expanded or modified; provided, that any wall or facade which extends into a required setback may be further extended along the established building line but may not extend further into the required setback;
D. Maximum building and impervious surface coverage: none.
E. Maximum building height: 35 feet. (Ord. 1857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).