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Ordinance 1532ORDINANCE NO. / 47-?� AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 12.13 OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE,IN THE REGULATION OF PRIMARY USES, BULK AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIRE- MENTS FOR DUPLEX ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS (RD), AND THE REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO PRIMARY USES, SECONDARY USES, AND DEVELOPMENT AND DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS IN MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS (RM), AND PROVIDING FOR DENSITY BONUS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW IN RM AND RD ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS, ALL PURSUANT TO AND IN MODIFICATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 333. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, Washington, pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution No. 333, called a public hearing which was continued from day certain to day certain, and WHEREAS, the City Council having determined that the recommendations of the Planning Commission should be adopted with some modification, and WHEREAS, the City Council having specifically found and determined by reason of factors such as preexisting lot configurations, topography, increased demands on traffic capacity and utilities, inadequate provision for parking, open space to alleviate over -crowding, inadequate site improvements, arrangement and spacing and impact on adjoining properties, that a lessening of "allowed density of development in said multiple family zoning classifications and greater provision for flexibility of site development and encouragement therefor should be provided, and WHEREAS, having further determined that it is in the best interest and the public health, safety and general welfare of the City of Edmonds as a whole and particularly the present and future inhabitants of multiple - 219 - residential zones, including duplex areas, that the fol- lowing amendments should be adopted in the Edmonds City Code, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The following five Sections of the Edmonds City Code be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 12.13.070 Primary uses. (RD) In an RD zone only the following primary uses are permitted and hereinafter specifically provided and allowed by this section, subject to the general provisions and exceptions set forth in this title. (a) Two-family (duplex) dwellings; (b) Any primary use permitted in the single- family, RS, classification as described and regulated therein; but specifically excluding Mobile Homes and trailers; (c) Day Nurseries, child care centers and pre-schools, subject to the grant of a Conditional Use permit, and subject to the regulations of the State Welfare Department. Section 12.13.090 Bulk and dimensional regulations in RD districts. (a) Minimum lot area per duplex structure is 7200 square feet excluding access ease- ment areas. (See Paragraph (j) which follows.) (b) Lot Width: Every duplex structure shall have a minimum lot width of 60 feet. (c) Front Yard: Every lot in the RD zone shall have a front yard with a depth of not less than 25 feet. (d) Side Yards: Every lot in an RD zone shall have side yards of at least 5 feet. (e) Rear Yards: Each lot in an RD zone shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet measured from the rear property line. (f) Permissible lot coverage: Except for churches, community and non-commercial recreation facilities including clubs and schools, which shall conform to the -2- lot coverage limitations set forth for each in the RS classification, all building, including accessory buildings and structures, but not including any open areas used to provide required parking, shall not cover more than 35 per cent of the total area of an interior lot and not more than 40 per cent of the total area of a corner lot. (g) Maximum Building Height: In an RD zone no structure shall exceed a height of 25 feet except for church steeples, chimneys, antenna and similar uses as may be incidental to the permitted uses of the main building. (h) Accessory buildings and structures shall observe front and side yard restrictions applied to the principal structure and shall observe a five-foot setback from the rear lot line. (i) Off-street Parking: Two off-street parking spaces are required per dwelling unit. Parking spaces will be so designed that motorists shall enter and leave any street classified as an arterial in a forward direction. (j) Density Bonus for Site Plan Review. Developers willing to submit a pre- liminary site plan of their project to the City for approval shall be required to provide only 6000 square feet of site area per duplex. The Planning Department shall evaluate the plan on the basis of the desirable site characteristics listed in Section 12.13.130. The developer may appeal the Planning Department's decision to the Planning Commission who shall hear the appeal at a regular public hearing. If the developer is unwilling to accept the decision of the Planning Commission, he may appeal to the City Council by submitting a letter of appeal accompanied by a 850 administrative fee. Section 12.13.110 Primary uses. (RM)In an RM Zone only the following primary uses are permitted and, as hereinafter specifically provided and allowed by this section, subject to the off-street parking requirements and the general provisions and exceptions set forth in this title. (a) Multiple -family dwellings, apartments, cooperatives, condominiums; (b) Any primary use permitted in the RS and RD zones, as regulated therein, but specifically excluding mobile homes and trailers; Wn (c) Boarding and room house, not to exceed four persons at board; (d) Fraternity and Sorority houses; (e) Municipal buildings, police and fire stations; (f) Professional offices, subject to Con- ditional Use Permit grant; (g) Nursing, convalescent and rest homes; home for the aged, sanitariums; (h) Hospitals, except alcoholic, mental, and penal; (i) Retirement homes; (j) Motels without restaurants or public food service, subject to a grant of a Conditional Use permit; and (k) Day Nurseries, child care centers and pre-schools, subject to the grant of a Conditional Use Permit, and subject to the regulations of the State Welfare Department. Section 12.13.120 Secondary uses in RIM districts. In an RM zone the following uses only are permitted as secondary uses and as hereinafter specifically provided and allowed by this section. (a) Any secondary use permitted in the RS and RD residential classifications as described and regulated therein, except as follows: (1) Guest house; (2) Small animals (household pets) exceeding one per family in residence; (3) Stables or horses; (b) Signs with a maximum sign area of one square foot per six lineal feet of lot frontage. Ground or pole signs shall have a maximum height of 10 feet. Where frontage is on more than one street, only the signs computed with the frontage of that street shall face the street. The following are prohibited: Sandwich board signs, roof -mounted signs, off - premise advertising of goods or services, signs projection over the public right- of-way, flashing lights or moving parts. -4- (c) Garages provided for exclusive use of residents; such garages or parking structures shall not exceed two stories or a maximum of twenty feet in height above mean finished grade; (d) Greenhouses, private and noncommercial, for propagation and culture only, not to exceed forty square feet of bed area; (e) Beauty shops, specifically excluding barbershops, subject to the grant of a conditional use permit, in the following uses only; multiple family dwellings; apartments; cooperatives; condominiums; nursing, convalescent and rest homes; homes for the aged; retirement homes; and professional office clinics, provided, that the professional office clinic must be located within two hundred feet of a commercially zoned area, and abut an arterial street. Section 12.13.130 Development and dimensional regulations in RM districts. In recognition of the demand for both centrally located and automobile oriented multiple family residences, two RM classifications are established, each with differing bulk and dimensional regulations in accordance with the densities to be achieved. (a) Density Bonus for Site Plan Review. Developers wishing to utilize the possible bonus in allowed density contained in the Table of Bulk and Dimensional Requirements shall submit a preliminary site plan of their project for approval by the City. The Planning Department shall evaluate the plan on the basis of the following desirable site characteristics: (1) Adequate spacing between buildings for the purposes of light and air; (2) visual interest by means of various building line setbacks; (3) Proper relationship between the length and width of buildings; (4) Preservation of existing ground forms through the control of grading; (5) Preservation of existing streams or mature trees; and (6) Provision for recreation areas and landscaping. -5- The developer may appeal the Planning Department's decision to the Planning Commission who shall hear the appeal at a regular public hearing. If the developer is unwilling to accept the decision of the Planning Commission, he may appeal to the City Council by submitting a letter of appeal accom- panied by a $50 administrative fee. (b) Recreation Areas Required: An area of 200 square feet per unit shall be developed exculsively for appropriate recreational use for each unit over 6. Site plans submitted in application for a building permit shall designate these areas. All such facilities shall be of a permanent nature. Indoor or rooftop recreation areas, except private and semi -private patios, may be used to satisfy these requirements. (c) Guarantee of Proper Site Improvements: Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any building on apartment zoned property, the developer shall provide to the Planning Department a performance bond or similar security. to guarantee the installation of all the required site improvements excluding the underground utilities. The developer shall prepare a cost estimate based on the approved site plan and the amount of the performance bond shall be set by the City Planner based on current site improvement costs. Cd) Parking Areas: All parking areas shall be improved and maintained as required by Section 12.14.010 and 12.14.020, General Provisions. In addition, vertical curbs a minimum of four inches in height shall be installed between all planting areas and pavement areas. Any required sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete or equal. Where parking bays face toward and adjoin a building wall or fence, a wheel stop shall be installed to protect the structure. (e) Churches, community and non-commercial recreation facilities, clubs, and schools shall conform to the lot coverage limitations set forth to all structures, principal and accessory, but not to open areas used to provide required parking; (f) The maximum height in RM zones shall be as set forth below in the Table of Bulk and Dimensional Requirements for Multiple Residence Districts, except for church (g) steeples, chimneys, antennas, and similar uses as may be incidental to the permitted structures. Table of Bulk & Dimensional Requirements. 1. Standard Density Formula Lot area for lst D.U. (D.U.= Dwelling Unit) 2600 sq.ft. 2600 sq.ft. Lot area for each additional D.U. 2400 sq.ft. 1500 sq.ft. 2. Bonus Density Formula Lot area for lst D.U. 2600 sq.ft. Lot area for each ad- ditional D.U. 2000 sq.ft. 3. Maximum Lot Coverage 45% Corner Lot 5 0 0 4. Minimum Lot Width 60 ft. 5. Off -Street Parking per D.U. 2 spaces 6. Maximum Building Length to Width Ratio 5 to 1 7. Maximum Building Height CQ 2600 sq.ft. 1250 sq.ft. 500 Corner Lot 60% No specified 2 spaces 5 to 1 35 feet but not to exceed 3 stories of living quarters, provided, the situations illustrated by diagrams 1 and 2 below shall be prohibited. finished grade es- - — — — tablished by rockery — — — or earth — — — mound I Notes finishec grade estab- lished _ — — — by re- `"' taming — — -- ;. wall Corner lots shall observe a 15-foot setback from both streets, exclusive of alleys. Front and side yard requirements of multiple family dwellings are not applicable in the BC Zone provided that all other bulk and dimensional requirements are observed. Hospitals as defined in Section 12.12.090 of the Edmonds City Code and RCW 7.41.020 of the Laws of the State of Washington, and licensed as acute care hospitals by the State Department of Health, which are fully sprinklered, may be built to a maximum building height of 115 feet subject to the grant of a conditional use permit by the Board of Adjustment. -7- Section 2. The Planning Commission is hereby requested to hold a hearing or hearings to recommend provision for alleviation of hardship in the event of the damage or destruction of structures made nonconforming by reason of this Ordinance and regarding lot size of duplex structures within the RM zone classifications. APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY CLERK PASSED BY THE C Y COUNCIL: February 2, 1971 FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 19, 1971 PUBLISHED: February 10, 1971 W:M