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ORDINANCE NO. 3728
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE,
SECTIONS 21.05.010 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, 21.40.030
HEIGHT, AND 16.20.050 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- ACCESSORY BUILDINGS (B) HEIGHT; ADDING A NEW
SECTION 21.40.006 HALLWAY; AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, garage and other accessory buildings which are physically attached
or connected to a house are considered for the purposes of the City's height limitations to be a
part of the main structure; and
WHEREAS, the primary structure on a lot is entitled to utilize a 25 -foot height
limit while accessory structures are limited to 15 feet in height; and
WHEREAS, long narrow structures such as breezeways or isolated hallways
whose primary function is to connect what would otherwise be an accessory structure to the main
building may subvert the purpose and intent of the City's height restrictions relating to accessory
buildings; and
WHEREAS, following a public hearing, the City's Planning Board made its
recommendation on December 10, 2008, to amend the zoning code to clarify when attachments
between an accessory structure and the primary structure are sufficient to permit use of the 25-
foot as opposed to the 15 -foot height limitation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on January 20, 2009,
continuing said hearing to February 17, 2009; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the public interest to adopt Planning
Board recommendations with some clarifying definitions; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds Community Development Code ( "ECDC ") Section
21.05.010 defining accessory buildings is hereby amended to read as follows:
21.05.010 Accessory Buildings.
Accessory building means one which is subordinate to the
main building, and is incidental to the use of the main building on
the same lot. Any building attached by a breezeway, hallway, or
other similar connection and otherwise separated by more than 10
feet from the main building shall be considered to be an accessory
building.
Section 2. The Edmonds Community Development Code Section 21.40.030
Height is hereby amended to read as follows:
21.40.030 Height.
A. Height means the average vertical distance, from the
average level of the undisturbed soil of the site covered by a
structure, to the highest point of the structure. (See subsection (D)
of this section for exceptions to this rule.)
B. "Average level" shall be determined by averaging
elevations of the downward projections of the four corners of the
smallest rectangle which will enclose all of the building, excluding
a maximum of 30 inches of eaves. If a corner falls off the site, its
elevation shall be the average elevation of the two points projected
downward where the two sides of the rectangle cross the property
line. (See subsection (D)(1) of this section for exceptions to this
rule.)
C. Accessory buildings that are attached to the main building
by a breezeway, hallway, or other similar connection so that the
accessory building is separated by 10 feet or less from the main
building shall be considered to be part of the main building for
purposes of determining the "average level." For the purposes of
this section, in order for an accessory building to be considered to
be attached to and a part of the main building, the connecting
structure must have a roof and be constructed of similar materials
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to both the main building and the accessory building so that it
appears to be a unified and consistently designed building.
D. Height Exceptions.
1. (Reserved.)
2. Church steeples.
3. Elevator penthouses, not to exceed 72 square feet in
horizontal section, or three feet in height, for that portion above the
height limit;
4. Chimneys, not to exceed nine square feet in horizontal
section or more than three feet in height, for that portion above the
height limit. In RM districts, chimneys shall be clustered. No
multiple -flue chimney shall exceed 39 square feet in horizontal
section. The first chimney shall not exceed nine square feet in
horizontal section, and other chimneys shall not exceed six square
feet in horizontal section;
5. Vent pipes not to exceed 18 inches in height above the
h eight limit; and
6. Standpipes not to exceed 30 inches in height above the
height limit.
Section 3. The Edmonds Community Development Code Section 16.20.050 Site
development standards - Accessory buildings, B. Height, is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.20.050 Site development standards - Accessory buildings.
B. Height. Height shall be limited to 15 feet, except for amateur
radio transmitting antennas and their supporting structures. Garages
or other accessory buildings attached by a breezeway, hallway, or
other similar connection to the main building which results in a
separation exceeding ten feet in length may not exceed the 15 -foot
height limit. The separation shall be determined by the minimum
distance between the outside walls of the main building and
accessory building, exclusive of the connecting structure.
Section 4. The Edmonds Community Development Code Chapter 21.40
Definitions H is hereby amended by the addition of a new section 21.40.006 Hallway to read as
follows:
21.40.006 Hallway.
Hallway, as used in ECDC 16.20.050, 21.05.010, and
21.40.030(c), means a wholly enclosed building whose primary
purpose is the connection of one building or portion thereof to
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another. A building or portion thereof which connects one
building to another and whose width is 60 percent or less of its
length shall be presumed to be a hallway.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
M OR 6kRY HAAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
ITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF T Y AT EY:
BY
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 02/13/2009
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 02/17/2009
PUBLISHED: 02/22/2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: 02/27/2009
ORDINANCE NO. 3728
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3728
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 17th day of February, 2009, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3728. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE,
SECTIONS 21.05.010 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, 21.40.030
HEIGHT, AND 16.20.050 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- ACCESSORY BUILDINGS (B) HEIGHT; ADDING A NEW
SECTION 21.40.006 HALLWAY; AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 18th day of February, 2009.
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3728
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E the d 17th day of February, 2009, the City Council of the City
Of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 3728. A summary of the
content of said ordinance,' consisting of the title, provides as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE,OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS _WAR4nnin_
-ovnr WILVINGS; 21.40.030 HEIGHT AND
.16.20.050 SITE ACCES-
SORY, BUILDINGS HE GHT ADD NGDA NEW SECYION
21.40.006 HALLWAY; AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
:SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 18th day of February, 2009.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
Published: February 22, 2009.
Affidavit of Publication
S.S.
The undersigned, being first duly swom on oath deposes and says that she is Principal Clerk of
THE HERALD, a daily newspaper printed and published in the City of Everett, County of
Snohomish, and State of Washington; that said.newspaper is a newspaper of general
circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper has been approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Snohomish County and that the notice
Summary of Ordinance No. 3728
Amending Provisions of the Edmonds Community Development Code
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said newspaper proper and not
in supplement form, in the regular and entire edition of said paper on the following days and
times, namely:
February 22, 2009
and that said. newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all'uf said period.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd
R- N -P. q VED day of February, 2009
MAR Q 4 2009 U
Notary Public in an for a State of WkXIAW qfi ing a verett, Snohomish
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