Chapter 25.30
OFFICE DISTRICT
Sections:
25.30.040 Building bulk restrictions.
25.30.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to implement the comprehensive plan’s concept of office employment in portions of DuPont Station land use area. (Ord. 02-707 § 1)
25.30.020 Permitted uses.
(1) All forms of corporate, professional, public, brokerage, administrative, financial, and research offices, excluding the walk-in and drive-up service operations of banking and lending institutions;
(2) Nonretail office-oriented service providers, such as communications services, photocopying, and couriers;
(3) Office equipment sales and service;
(4) Uses which provide a service to the employees of any permitted use set forth in subsections (1) through (3) of this section that are contained in the main building of said permitted use, and consume no more than 10 percent of the total floor area of said permitted use. Examples include, but are not limited to, cafeterias, cash machines, credit unions, company stores, day care, and exercise rooms;
(5) Child day care center;
(6) Underground utilities;
(7) Above-ground utility structures under 50 square feet in area and under seven feet in height;
(8) Wireless communication facilities, public. (Ord. 12-937 § 4; Ord. 02-707 § 1)
25.30.025 Accessory uses.
Electric vehicle charging facilities. (Ord. 11-919 § 9)
25.30.030 Conditional uses.
(1) Quasi-public uses;
(2) Non-office public uses;
(3) Hospitals and veterinary clinics;
(4) Fitness centers;
(5) Restaurants, delicatessens, coffee shops, and similar establishments located outside of the permitted uses in subsections (1) through (3) of this section;
(6) Copy centers and quick print shops;
(7) Radio and television broadcasting studios with remote or no outwardly noticeable broadcast towers and facilities;
(8) Above-ground utility structures over 50 square feet in area or over seven feet in height. (Ord. 02-707 § 1)
25.30.040 Building bulk restrictions.
Buildings shall:
(1) Be set back at least 20 feet from the front property line, and any building wall over 25 feet high shall be set back at least an additional 0.5 foot for each foot in height over 25 feet;
(2) Be set back at least 10 feet from side and rear property lines, and any building wall over 25 feet high shall be set back at least an additional 0.5 foot for each foot in height over 25 feet;
(3) Be no taller than 65 feet except for mechanical equipment; and
(4) Not exceed, in their total floor area, two times the actual lot size. (Ord. 02-707 § 1)
25.30.050 Site design.
(1) At least 95 percent of the parking and all loading areas shall be to the rear or side of buildings.
(2) To create visual interest, blank walls of greater than 50 feet in length shall be softened either by large-scale trees planted 10 to 20 feet away, by wood trellises on the building, or by equally effective means. Entrances shall be emphasized with architecturally distinctive elements such as a covered walk, gabled roof, landscaping, or similar means. Earth-berming at the base of the facade is encouraged for large-scale structures.
(3) At least 20 percent of the lot shall be covered with landscape area (see Chapter 25.90 DMC, Landscaping). (Ord. 02-707 § 1)
25.30.060 Site plan approval.
Site plan approval is required for all development projects. For development projects and expansions up to and including 50,000 square feet of building area, site plan review shall be processed with a Type II procedure. Conditional uses, projects and expansions greater than 50,000 square feet of building area shall be processed with a Type III procedure. Processes for all procedures are set forth in DMC 25.175.010. (Ord. 03-736 § 3; Ord. 02-707 § 1)