Chapter 25.36
MIXED USE DISTRICT-2

Sections:

25.36.010    Purpose.

25.36.020    Permitted and conditional uses.

25.36.025    Accessory uses.

25.36.050    Building setback restrictions.

25.36.060    Site plan approval.

25.36.070    Design review.

25.36.080    Development agreement.

25.36.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to implement the comprehensive plan’s concept of permitting a variety of commercial/retail with high density multifamily residential integrated with public spaces. This area is intended to provide office space, goods and services at a neighborhood scale. (Ord. 22-1122 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-1011 § 2 (Exh. 1) (Att. C))

25.36.020 Permitted and conditional uses.

Table 25.36.020 

Use	MXD-2 District
All forms of corporate, professional, public, brokerage, administrative, financial, and research offices.	P
Nonretail office-oriented service providers, such as communications services, photocopying, print shops, and couriers.	P
Office equipment sales and service	P
All forms of retail trade, such as stores, shops, and sales offices except those listed in DMC 25.25.030. (DMC 25.25.030 – Service businesses such as wrecking yards, bulk fuel distributors, automotive repair, heavy equipment repair, and warehousing are prohibited.)	P
Service businesses, other than adult entertainment, such as, entertainment facilities, restaurants, delis, coffee shops, clinics, banks, professional offices, and except those listed in DMC 25.25.030. (DMC 25.25.030 – Service businesses such as wrecking yards, bulk fuel distributors, automotive repair, heavy equipment repair, and warehousing are prohibited.)	P
Hotels.	X
Service stations and car washes.	X
Service businesses with drive-through windows.	C
Restaurants with drive-through windows.	X
Quasi-public uses (nonprofits, churches, club houses, community/social service organizations, and private schools).	P
Public uses (civic buildings, community centers, libraries, museums, transit center, public schools).	P
Hospital.	C
Fitness centers.	P
Parks owned by the public and mini or pocket parks.	P
Single-family residences.	P
Multifamily residences.	P
One accessory residence per lot.	C
Child day care center.	P
Family day care (in-home; no more than 12 children).	P
Adult family home (not more than 6 unrelated persons).	P
Home occupations.	P
Assisted living up to 120 units.	C
Senior housing and retirement homes up to 120 units.	C
Nursing homes up to 180 beds.	C
Indoor storage as defined by DMC 25.10.190.130. New indoor storage facilities are only allowed as part of an existing building and may be no more than 35 percent of the maximum gross floor area.	P
Radio and television broadcasting studios with remote or no outwardly visible broadcast towers and facilities.	C
Underground utilities.	P
Above-ground utility structures under 50 SF in area and under 7 feet in height.	C
Above-ground utility structures over 50 SF or over 7 feet in height.	X
Wireless communication facilities.	P
Open-air vending.	P
Commercial recreational facilities such as golf, tennis or swimming and all indoor commercial recreation facilities.	C

P = Permitted Use

C = Conditional Use

X = Prohibited (any uses not listed above are prohibited)

(Ord. 22-1122 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-1011 § 2 (Exh. 1) (Att. C))

25.36.025 Accessory uses.

Electric vehicle charging facilities. (Ord. 22-1122 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-1011 § 2 (Exh. 1) (Att. C))

25.36.050 Building setback restrictions.

(1) The front yard setback shall be between zero and 20 feet, except when across the street from a residential district, in which case it shall be that of the adjoining residential district.

(2) The minimum side yard setback shall be zero feet, except building setbacks adjoining residential district shall be 20 feet. In no case shall a building encroach within a vision clearance triangle as defined by DMC 25.110.010.

(3) The minimum rear yard setback shall be zero feet.

(4) The maximum building height shall be 50 feet. (Ord. 22-1122 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-1011 § 2 (Exh. 1) (Att. C))

25.36.060 Site plan approval.

Site plan approval is required for all development projects and shall be processed with a Type II procedure as provided in Chapter 25.150 DMC. (Ord. 22-1122 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-1011 § 2 (Exh. 1) (Att. C))

25.36.070 Design review.

Design review is required for all development projects pursuant to Chapter 25.70 DMC. Design review shall be processed with a Type I procedure as set forth in DMC 25.175.010. (Ord. 22-1122 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-1011 § 2 (Exh. 1) (Att. C))

25.36.080 Development agreement.

Development projects may reduce the requirements described in DMC 25.70.020(3(b)) from the stated minimum 80 percent to no less than 25 percent through a development agreement. The city may require conditions to mitigate the impacts of each proposal on the basis of the specific project uses, location and orientation. The development agreement would stipulate the percentage of retail-type uses, provisions to make the retail functional, and other design parameters that would ensure useful retail space. (Ord. 22-1122 § 2 (Exh. 1); Ord. 16-1011 § 2 (Exh. 1) (Att. C))