Edmonds City Code Supplement 59SUPPLEMENT DIRECTIONS
EDMONDS COMMUNITY Updated by:
DEVELOPMENT CODE
Dated:
Supplement No. 59 — March 2015
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Table of Contents
1-2 ................................................................ 1 2
3-4 ................................................................ 3 4
Table of Revised Pages
1-4 ................................................................ 1 4
Title 16
3-6 ................................................................ 3-6
11 — 12........................................................ 11 — 12
17 — 18.6.................................................. 17 — 18.6
Title 17
1............................................................................ 1
9 — 10.2...................................................... 9 — 10.2
Title 20
Title 21
1-2 ................................................................ 1-2
5-8 ................................................................ 5-8
75 — 76........................................................ 75 — 76
85 — 86..................................................... 85 — 86.2
1............................................................................ 1
12.3 — 14.................................................. 13 — 14.2
Ordinance Table
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Index
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Table of Revised Pages
Title 15 Land Use Plans and Policies
15.00
Preface and Fees.......................................................................................3
15.05
Comprehensive Plan - Adoption..............................................................7
15.10 -
15.30
Repealed....................................................................................................8
15.35 -
15.39
Repealed....................................................................................................9
15.40
Comprehensive Street Plan.......................................................................9
15.45
Repealed..................................................................................................10
15.50
Comprehensive Sidewalk Plan...............................................................10
Title 16
Zone Districts
16.00
Zone Districts - Preface and Purpose.......................................................3
16.10
Residential Zones - Purposes...................................................................4
16.20
RS - Single -Family Residential................................................................4
16.30
RM - Multiple Residential.....................................................................11
16.40
Business and Commercial Zones - Purposes.........................................13
16.43
BD - Downtown Business......................................................................14
16.45
BN - Neighborhood Business..............................................................16.7
16.50
BC - Community Business..................................................................16.9
16.53
BP - Planned Business......................................................................16.13
16.55
CW - Commercial Waterfront...........................................................16.16
16.60
CG - General Commercial: CG and CG2 Zones....................................17
16.62
MU - Medical Use Zone........................................................................19
16.65
OS - Open Space....................................................................................21
16.70
MR - Marine Resource...........................................................................22
16.75
MP - Master Plan Hillside Mixed -Use Zone.......................................22.1
16.77
OR - Office-Residential......................................................................22.5
16.80
P - Public Use.........................................................................................23
16.100
Firdale Village Mixed -Use Zoning Criteria............................................25
Title 17
General Zone Regulations
17.00
Administration..........................................................................................3
17.05
Reasonable Accommodations Process......................................................5
17.10
Bonds........................................................................................................7
17.20
Temporary Homeless Encampment..........................................................8
17.30
Fences....................................................................................................8.5
17.35
Animals.....................................................................................................9
17.40
Nonconforming Uses, Buildings, Signs and Lots...................................10
Contents-1 (Revised 3/15)
17.50
Off -Street Parking Regulations............................................................10.6
17.60
Property Performance Standards............................................................16
17.65
Limited Outdoor Display of Merchandise............................................18a
17.70
Temporary Uses....................................................................................18b
17.75
Outdoor Dining.....................................................................................18d
17.80
Planter Area Maintenance....................................................................18.1
17.90
Recycling Collection Facilities............................................................18.2
17.95
Commute Trip Reduction Plan...............................................................20
17.100
Community Facilities..............................................................................31
17.105
Emergency Temporary Indoor Shelter...................................................36
17.110
Recreational Marijuana...........................................................................38
Title 18 Public Works Requirements
18.00
General Requirements...............................................................................3
18.05
Utility Wires.............................................................................................5
18.10
Sewers.......................................................................................................8
18.20
Septic Tanks............................................................................................10
18.30
Storm Water Management......................................................................11
18.40
Grading and Retaining Walls...............................................................24.1
18.45
Land Clearing and Tree Cutting Code.................................................24.3
18.50
Official Street Map.................................................................................31
18.60
Right -of -Way Construction Permits....................................................32.1
18.70
Street Use and Encroachment Permits.................................................32.2
18.80
Streets and Driveways.........................................................................34.2
18.82
Traffic Impact Fees..............................................................................36.1
18.85
Street Trees.............................................................................................37
18.90
Sidewalks................................................................................................39
18.95
Parking Lot Construction........................................................................41
Title 19 Building Codes
19.00
Building Code...........................................................................................3
19.05
Residential Building Code.....................................................................
16
19.10
Building Permits - Earth Subsidence and Landslide Hazard Areas ......
17
19.15
Mechanical Code and Fuel Gas Code ....................................................
32
19.20
Plumbing Code......................................................................................
32
19.25
Fire Code................................................................................................
33
19.30
Energy Code..........................................................................................
39
19.35
Repealed.................................................................................................40
19.40
International Property Maintenance Code .............................................
40
19.45
International Code Council Performance Code .....................................
41
19.50
International Existing Building Code ....................................................
42
19.55
Electrical Code.......................................................................................
42
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19.75 Street Names and Address Numbering...................................................48
19.80 Appeals...................................................................................................50
19.85 Penalties..................................................................................................54
19.90 Limitation of Benefited and Protected Classes.......................................54
19.95 Conversion Condominiums....................................................................55
Title 20 Review Criteria and Procedures
20.00
Changes to the Comprehensive Plan........................................................3
20.01
Types of Development Project Permits....................................................4
20.02
Development Project Permit Applications...............................................8
20.03
Public Notice Requirements...................................................................11
20.04
Consistency with Development Regulations and SEPA......................12.3
20.04A
Expired..............................................................................................12.4a
20.05
Conditional Use Permits....................................................................12.4b
20.06
Open Record Public Hearings............................................................12.4c
20.07
Closed Record Appeals......................................................................12.4h
20.08
Development Agreements.................................................................. 12.41
20.10
Design Review..............................................................................
12.41(1)
20.11
General Design Review.....................................................................12.4n
20.12
District -Based Design Review...........................................................12.4q
20.13
Landscaping Requirements................................................................12.4v
20.15A
Environmental Review (SEPA)..............................................................13
20.1513
Repealed..................................................................................................43
20.16
Essential Public Facilities.......................................................................43
20.18
Group Homes..........................................................................................48
20.19
Home Day Care......................................................................................49
20.20
Home Occupations..................................................................................51
20.21
Accessory Dwelling Units...................................................................52.2
20.23
Bed and Breakfasts..............................................................................54.1
20.25
Housing for the Low Income Elderly..................................................54.2
20.30
Joint Use of Parking................................................................................56
20.35
Planned Residential Development(PRD)...............................................57
20.40
Rezones................................................................................................62.4
20.45
Edmonds Register of Historic Places...................................................62.5
20.50
Wireless Communication Facilities........................................................63
20.55
Shoreline Permits....................................................................................69
20.60
Sign Code................................................................................................70
20.65
Street Map Changes...........................................................................72.4g
20.70
Street Vacations......................................................................................73
20.75
Subdivisions............................................................................................76
20.80
Text and Map Changes........................................................................86.1
20.85
Variances................................................................................................87
20.90
Repealed..................................................................................................88
Contents-3 (Revised 3/15)
20.91 Repealed..................................................................................................88
20.95 Repealed..................................................................................................88
20.100 Miscellaneous Review............................................................................89
20.105 Repealed..................................................................................................91
20.110 Civil Violation — Enforcement Procedure............................................101
Title 21 Definitions
21.00 Definitions — General................................................................................3
21.05 "A" Terms.................................................................................................3
21.10 `B" Terms.................................................................................................6
21.15 " C" Terms.................................................................................................7
21.20 "D" Terms..............................................................................................8.1
21.25 " B" Terms.................................................................................................9
21.30 " F" Terms.................................................................................................9
21.35 "G" Terms...............................................................................................11
21.40 "H" Terms............................................................................................... 12
21.45 " I" Terms.............................................................................................12.2
21.47 " J" Terms................................................................................................13
21.50 "K" Terms...............................................................................................13
21.55 " L" Terms...............................................................................................14
21.60 "M" Terms..............................................................................................15
21.65 "N" Terms...............................................................................................16
21.75 " O" Terms...............................................................................................17
21.80 " P" Terms...............................................................................................18
21.85 "R" Terms...............................................................................................20
21.90 " S" Terms............................................................................................20.1
21.100 " T" Terms...............................................................................................21
21.105 "U" Terms...............................................................................................22
21.110 «V" Terms...............................................................................................23
21.115 "W" Terms..............................................................................................23
21.125 " Z" Terms...............................................................................................24
Title 22 Design Standards
22.43 Design Standards for the BD Zones.........................................................3
22.100 Firdale Village Site Design Standards...................................................8.1
Title 23 Natural Resources
23.10
Shoreline Master Program........................................................................3
23.40
Environmentally Critical Areas General Provisions...............................41
23.50
Wetlands.................................................................................................62
23.60
Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas.............................................................74
23.70
Frequently Flooded Areas.......................................................................74
23.80
Geologically Hazardous Areas...............................................................77
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Edmonds Community Development Code Table of Revised Pages
TABLE OF REVISED PAGES
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reflects the latest printing of each page. This table will be updated with the printing of each supplement.
Through usage and supplementation, pages in looseleaf publications can be inserted and removed in error
when pages are replaced on a page -for -page substitution basis.
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revision date (e.g., "(Revised 8/96)") and printing of pages in the up-to-date volume. A "-'indicates that the
page has not been revised since the 1996 republication. This table reflects all changes to the code through
Ordinance 3991, passed February 17, 2015.
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Preface................................................................... 1 /08
Table of Contents
1,2 ......................................................................... 3/15
2.1, 2.2................................................................... 6/14
3,4 ......................................................................... 3/15
5............................................................................. 5110
Title 15
1...........................................................................
11/00
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12/96
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3/15
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3/06
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7/12
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1............................................................................. 7/09
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Title 20
1,2 .........................................................................
3/15
3,4 .........................................................................
1/11
5,6 .........................................................................
3/15
7,8 .........................................................................
3/15
9,10 .......................................................................
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12.4e, 12.4f............................................................
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12.4g, 12.4h...........................................................
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12.4i, 12.4j.............................................................
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12.4k, 12.41............................................................
1/11
12.41(1), 12.41(2)...................................................
1/11
12.4m, 12.4n..........................................................
7/09
12.4o, 12.4p...........................................................
7/09
12.4q, 12.4r............................................................
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12.4s, 12.4t............................................................
1/11
12.4u, 12.4v...........................................................
7/09
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7/07
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7/07
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17, 18.....................................................................
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1/11
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1/11
43,44 .....................................................................
3/06
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7/12
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7/12
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59,60 .....................................................................
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61,62 ................................................................... 12/03
62.1, 62.2...............................................................
1/11
62.3, 62.4............................................................. 12/03
62.5, 62.6...............................................................
1/11
62.7, 62.8...............................................................
9/06
62.9, 62.10.............................................................
9/06
62.1Oa, 62.1Ob.......................................................
9/06
62.11, 62.12...........................................................
5/02
63,64 .....................................................................
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1/11
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Title 21
1............................................................................. 3/15
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6/14
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2/13
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8/11
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8/03
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10/13
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Title 22
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Title 23
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Shoreline Designations
(7 color maps) .....................................................
11/00
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Revisions-3 (Revised 3/15)
Table of Revised Pages
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Ordinance Table
1,2 .........................................................................
8/11
3,4 ........................................................................
3/15
5,6 ........................................................................
3/15
7,8 ........................................................................
3/15
Interim and Moratorium Ordinance Table
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Index
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3/15
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11/14
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Edmonds Community Development Code
16.00.030
Chapter 16.00
ZONE DISTRICTS — PREFACE
AND PURPOSE
Sections:
16.00.000
Title.
16.00.010
Purposes.
16.00.020
Applicable to other titles.
16.00.030
Repealed.
16.00.000 Title.
ECDC Titles 16 and 17 may be referred to
as the zoning ordinance.
16.00.010 Purposes.
In addition to the purposes stated in the
city's comprehensive plan, the zoning ordi-
nance shall have the following purposes:
A. To assist in the implementation of the
adopted comprehensive plan for the physical
development of the city by regulating and pro-
viding for existing uses and planning for the
future as specified in the comprehensive plan;
and
B. To protect the character and the social
and economic stability of residential, commer-
cial, industrial and other uses within the city,
and to ensure the orderly and beneficial devel-
opment of those uses by:
1. Preserving and retaining appropriate
areas for each type of use;
2. Preventing encroachment into these
areas by incompatible uses; and
3. By regulating the use of individual
parcels of land to prevent unreasonable detri-
mental effects of nearby uses. [Ord. 3240 § 1,
1999].
16.00.020 Applicable to other titles.
All uses in every zone district are subject to
the general zoning regulations of ECDC Title
17 and to applicable regulations and policies
contained in other titles of the community
development code.
16.00.030 Adult motion picture theaters,
etc., prohibited.
Repealed by Ord. 3117. [Ord. 2279 § 6,
1982].
16-3 (Revised 3/15)
16.10.000
Chapter 16.10
RESIDENTIAL ZONES — PURPOSES
Sections:
16.10.000 Purposes.
16.10.000 Purposes.
The general purposes of the residential, or
R, zones are:
A. To provide for areas of residential uses
at a range of densities consistent with public
health and safety and the adopted comprehen-
sive plan;
B. Any growth or development should
strive to preserve for itself and its neighbors
the following values:
1. Light (including direct sunlight),
2. Privacy,
3. Views, open spaces, shorelines and
other natural features,
4. Freedom from air, water, noise and
visual pollution;
C. To provide for community facilities
which complement residential areas and bene-
fit from a residential environment;
D. To minimize traffic congestion and
avoid the overloading of utilities by relating
the size and density of new buildings to the
land around them, the capacity of nearby
streets, and the availability of utilities;
E. To protect residential uses from hazards
and nuisances, such as fire, explosion, noxious
fumes and noise, odor, dust, dirt, smoke, vibra-
tion, heat, glare, and heavy truck traffic, which
may result from other, more intense, land uses.
Chapter 16.20
RS — SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
Sections:
16.20.000
Purposes.
16.20.010
Uses.
16.20.020
Subdistricts.
16.20.030
Table of site development
standards.
16.20.040
Site development exceptions.
16.20.045
Site development standards —
Single-family master plan.
16.20.050
Site development standards —
Accessory buildings.
16.20.000 Purposes.
The RS zone has the following specific pur-
poses in addition to the general purposes for
residential zones of ECDC 16.00.010 and
16.10.000:
A. To reserve and regulate areas primarily
for family living in single-family dwellings;
B. To provide for additional nonresidential
uses which complement and are compatible
with single-family dwelling use. [Ord. 3547 §
1, 2005].
16.20.010 Uses.
A. Permitted Primary Uses.
1. Single-family dwelling units;
2. Churches, subject to the requirements
of ECDC 17.100.020;
3. Primary schools subject to the
requirements of ECDC 17.100.050(G) through
(R);
4. Local public facilities that are
planned, designated, and sited in the capital
improvement plan, subject to the requirements
of ECDC 17.100.050;
5. Neighborhood parks, natural open
spaces, and community parks with an adopted
master plan subject to the requirements of
ECDC 17.100.070.
B. Permitted Secondary Uses.
1. Foster homes;
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16.20.020
2. Home occupation, subject to the
requirements of Chapter 20.20 ECDC;
3. The renting of rooms without separate
kitchens to one or more persons;
4. The following accessory buildings:
a. Fallout shelters,
b. Private greenhouses covering no
more than five percent of the site,
c. Private stables,
d. Private parking for no more than
five cars,
e. Private swimming pools and other
private recreational facilities;
5. Private residential docks or piers;
6. Family day-care in a residential
home;
7. Commuter parking lots that contain
less than 10 designated parking spaces in con-
junction with a church, school, or local public
facility allowed or conditionally permitted in
this zone. Any additionally designated parking
spaces that increase the total number of spaces
in a commuter parking lot to 10 or more shall
subject the entire commuter parking lot to a
conditional use permit as specified in subsec-
tion (D)(5) of this section, including commuter
parking lots that are located upon more than
one lot as specified in ECDC 21.15.075;
8. Bed and breakfasts, as in ECDC
20.23.020(A)(1).
C. Primary Uses Requiring a Conditional
Use Permit.
1. High schools, subject to the require-
ments of ECDC 17.100.050(G) through (R);
2. Local public facilities that are not
planned, designated, and sited in the capital
improvement plan, subject to ECDC
17.100.050;
3. Regional parks and community parks
without a master plan subject to the require-
ments of ECDC 17.100.070.
D. Secondary Uses Requiring a Condi-
tional Use Permit.
1. Preschools;
2. Guest house;
3. Amateur radio transmitting antennas;
4. Accessory dwelling units;
5. Commuter parking lots with 10 or
more designated parking spaces in conjunction
with a church, school, or local public facility
allowed or conditionally permitted in this
zone; and
6. Bed and breakfasts, as in ECDC
20.23.020(A)(2). [Ord. 3988 § 7, 2015; Ord.
3900 § 4, 2012; Ord. 3702 § 1, 2008; Ord.
3547 § 1, 2005].
16.20.020 Subdistricts.
There are established seven subdistricts of
the RS zone in order to provide site develop-
ment standards for areas which differ in topog-
raphy, location, existing development and
other factors. These subdistricts shall be
known as the RS-6 zone, the RS-8 zone, the
RS-10 zone, the RS-12 zone, the RSW-12
zone, the RS-20 zone, and the RS-MP zone.
[Ord. 3547 § 1, 2005].
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16.20.030
16.20.030 Table of site development standards.
Sub
District
Minimum
Lot Area
(Sq. Ft.)
Maximum
Density
Minimum
Lot Width
Minimum
Street
Setback
Minimum
Side
Setback
Minimum
Rear
Setback
Maximum
Height
Maximum
Coverage
(%)
Minimum
Parking
Spaces2
RS-20
20,000
2.2
100'
25'
35'3 & 10,
25'
25'
35%
2
RS-12
12,000
3.7
80'
25'
10,
25'
25'
35%
2
RSW-124
12,000
3.7
—
15'
10,
35'
25'
35%
2
RS-10
10,000
4.4
75'
25'
10'
20'
25'
35%
2
RS-8
8,000
5.5
70'
25'
7-1/2'
15'
25'
35%
2
RS-6
6,000
7.3
60'
20'
5'
15'
25'
35%
2
RS-MPS
12,0005
3.75
80'5
25"
10,5
25'5
25'
35%
2
1 Density means "dwelling units per acre" determined by dividing the total lot area by the density allowed by the under-
lying zoning; the number of lots or units permitted shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
2 See Chapter 17.50 ECDC for specific parking requirements.
3 Thirty-five feet total of both sides, 10 feet minimum on either side.
4 Lots must have frontage on the ordinary high water line and a public street or access easement approved by the hearing
examiner.
5 "MP" signifies "master plan." The standards in this section show the standards applicable to development without an
approved master plan. Properties in this zone may be developed at a higher urban density lot pattern equivalent to RS-8
but this shall only be permitted in accordance with a duly adopted master plan adopted under the provisions of ECDC
16.20.045.
[Ord. 3547 § 1, 2005].
16.20.040 Site development exceptions.
A. Average Front Setback. If a block has
residential buildings on more than one-half of
the lots on the same side of the block, the
owner of a lot on that block may use the aver-
age of all the setbacks of the existing residen-
tial buildings on the same side of the street as
the minimum required front setback for the lot.
Detached structures such as garages; carports;
and uncovered porches, decks, steps and patios
less than 30 inches in height, and other uncov-
ered structures less than 30 inches in height
shall not be included in the "average front set-
back" determination.
An applicant for such a determination shall
provide a drawing which locates the street
property line for the entire block, as well as the
existing street setbacks of all buildings
required to be used for the purpose of calculat-
ing the "average front setback." The drawing
shall be prepared and stamped by a land sur-
veyor registered in the state of Washington.
B. Eaves and Chimneys. Eaves and chim-
neys may project into a required setback not
more than 30 inches.
C. Porches and Decks. Uncovered and
unenclosed porches, steps, patios, and decks
may project into a required setback not more
than one-third of the required setback, or four
feet, whichever is less; provided, that they are
no more than 30 inches above ground level at
any point.
D. Reserved.
E. Corner Lots. Corner lots have no rear
setback; all setbacks other than the street set-
backs shall be side setbacks.
F. Docks, Piers, Floats.
1. Height. The height of a residential
dock or pier shall not exceed five feet above
the ordinary high water mark. The height of
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16.30.010
Chapter 16.30
RM — MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL
Sections:
16.30.000
Purposes.
16.30.010
Uses.
16.30.020
Subdistricts.
16.30.030
Site development standards.
16.30.040
Site development exceptions.
16.30.000 Purposes.
The RM zone has the following specific
purposes in addition to the general purposes
for residential zones of ECDC 16.00.010 and
16.10.000:
A. To reserve and regulate areas for a vari-
ety of housing types, and a range of greater
densities than are available in the single-fam-
ily residential zones, while still maintaining a
residential environment;
B. To provide for those additional uses
which complement and are compatible with
multiple residential uses. [Ord. 3943 § 2 (Exh.
1), 2013; Ord. 3627 § 1, 2007].
16.30.010 Uses.
A. Permitted Primary Uses.
1. Multiple dwellings;
2. Single-family dwellings;
3. Retirement homes or congregate care
facilities, assisted living facilities;
4. Group homes for the disabled, foster
family homes and state -licensed group homes
for foster care of minors; provided, however,
that halfway houses and group homes licensed
for juvenile offenders are not permitted uses in
a residential zone of the city;
5. Boarding houses and rooming
houses;
6. Housing for low income elderly in
accordance with the requirements of Chapter
20.25 ECDC;
7. Churches, subject to the requirements
of ECDC 17.100.020;
8. Primary schools subject to the
requirements of ECDC 17.100.050(G) through
(R);
9. Local public facilities that are
planned, designated, and sited in the capital
improvement plan, subject to the requirements
of ECDC 17.100.050;
10. Neighborhood parks, natural open
spaces, and community parks with an adopted
master plan subject to the requirements of
ECDC 17.100.070.
B. Permitted Secondary Uses.
1. All permitted secondary uses in the
RS zone, if in conjunction with a single-family
dwelling;
2. Home occupations, subject to the
requirements of Chapter 20.20 ECDC;
3. The following accessory uses:
a. Private parking,
b. Private swimming pools and other
private recreational facilities,
c. Private greenhouses covering no
more than five percent of the site in total;
4. Commuter parking lots containing
less than 10 designated parking spaces in con-
junction with a church, school, or local public
facility allowed or conditionally permitted in
this zone. Any additionally designated parking
spaces that increase the total number of spaces
in a commuter parking lot to 10 or more shall
subject the entire commuter parking lot to a
conditional use permit as specified in subsec-
tion (D)(2) of this section, including commuter
parking lots that are located upon more than
one lot as specified in ECDC 21.15.075.
C. Primary Uses Requiring a Conditional
Use Permit.
1. Offices, other than local public facili-
ties;
2. Local public facilities not planned,
designated, or sited in the capital improvement
plan, subject to the requirements of ECDC
17.100.050;
3. Day-care centers and preschools for
13 or greater children;
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4. Hospitals, convalescent homes, rest
homes, sanitariums, and assisted living facili-
ties;
5. Museums, art galleries, zoos, and
aquariums of primarily local concern that do
not meet the criteria for regional public facili-
ties as defined in ECDC 21.85.033;
6. Counseling centers and residential
treatment facilities for current alcoholics and
drug abusers;
7. High schools, subject to the require-
ments of ECDC 17.100.050(G) through (R);
8. Regional parks and community parks
without a master plan subject to the require-
ments of ECDC 17.100.070.
D. Secondary Uses Requiring a Condi-
tional Use Permit.
1. Day-care facilities or preschools of
any size to be operated in a separate, nonresi-
dential portion of a multifamily residential
dwelling primary permitted structure operated
primarily for the benefit of the residents
thereof;
2. Commuter parking lots with 10 or
more designated parking spaces in conjunction
with a church, school, or local public facility
allowed or conditionally permitted in this
zone. [Ord. 3988 § 8, 2015; Ord. 3943 § 2
(Exh. 1), 2013; Ord. 3627 § 1, 2007].
16.30.020 Subdistricts.
There are established four subdistricts of the
RM zone, in order to provide site development
standards for areas which differ in topography,
location, existing development and other fac-
tors. [Ord. 3943 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2013; Ord. 3627
§ 1, 2007].
16.30.030 Site development standards.
A. Table.
Minimum Lot
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum
Subdistrict
Area Per 3
Street
Side
Rear
Maximum
Maximum
Dwelling Unit
Setback2
Setback2
Setback
Height
Coverage
(Sq. Ft.)
RM-1.5
1,500
15'
10,
15'
2511
45%
RM-EW
1,500
15'
10,
15'
254
45%
RM-2.4
2,400
15'
10,
15'
25i1
45%
RM-3
3,000
15'
15'
15'
2511
45%
1 Roof only may extend five feet above the stated height limit if all portions of the roof above the stated height limit have a slope
of four inches in 12 inches or greater.
2 RS setbacks may be used for single-family homes on lots of 10,000 square feet or less in all RM zones.
3 See definition of townhouse.
4 The maximum base height of any building fronting on Edmonds Way may be increased to 35 feet if the following apply to the
site and proposed development:
(a) At least two of the following techniques shall be incorporated into the building and/or site's design:
(1) Achievement of at least LEED gold certification or comparable green building certification;
(2) Inclusion of housing units affordable to persons at low/moderate income as determined by Snohomish County Tomorrow.
The number of affordable units must be at least 15 percent of the gross number of units proposed;
(3) Low impact development (LID) techniques are employed. LID best management practices include, but are not limited to: bio-
retention/rain gardens, permeable pavements, roof downspout controls, dispersion, soil quality and depth, minimal excavation
foundations, vegetated roofs, and water re -use.
B. See Parking (Chapter 17.50 ECDC),
Design Review (Chapter 20.10 ECDC), and
Sign Code (Chapter 20.60 ECDC) for addi-
tional standards. The following design stan-
dards shall also apply to buildings within the
RM-EW zone:
1. Seventy-five percent of a building
facade facing a public right-of-way shall be
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16.60.005
Chapter 16.60
CG — GENERAL COMMERCIAL: CG
AND CG2 ZONES
Sections:
16.60.000
CG and CG2 zones.
16.60.005
Purposes.
16.60.010
Uses.
16.60.015
Location standards for sexually
oriented businesses.
16.60.020
Site development standards —
General.
16.60.030
Site development standards —
Design standards.
16.60.040
Operating restrictions.
16.60.000 CG and CG2 zones.
This chapter establishes the general com-
mercial zoning district comprised of two dis-
tinct zoning categories which are identical in
all respects except as specifically provided for
in ECDC 16.60.020(A). [Ord. 3981 § 1 (Att.
A), 2014; Ord. 3635 § 1, 2007].
16.60.005 Purposes.
The CG and CG2 zones have the following
specific purposes in addition to the general
purposes for business and commercial zones
listed in Chapter 16.40 ECDC:
A. Encourage the development and reten-
tion of commercial uses which provide high
economic benefit to the city. Mixed -use and
transit -oriented developments are encouraged
which provide significant commercial uses as
a component of an overall mixed development
scheme.
B. Improve access and circulation for peo-
ple by encouraging a development pattern that
supports transit and pedestrian access.
Improve vehicular circulation and access to
support business and economic development.
C. Provide and encourage the opportunity
for different sections along the Highway 99
corridor to emphasize their unique characteris-
tics and development opportunities rather than
require the corridor to develop as an undiffer-
entiated continuum. New development should
be high -quality and varied — not generic — and
include amenities for pedestrians and patrons.
D. Encourage a variety of uses and building
types. A variety of uses and building types is
appropriate to take advantage of different
opportunities and conditions. Where desig-
nated in the comprehensive plan, the zoning
should encourage mixed -use or taller high-rise
development to occur.
E. Encourage development that is sensitive
to surrounding neighborhoods. Protect resi-
dential qualities and connect businesses with
the local community. Pedestrian connections
should be made available as part of new devel-
opment to connect residents to appropriate
retail and service uses.
F. New development should be allowed
and encouraged to develop to the fullest extent
possible while assuring that the design quality
and amenities provided contribute to the over-
all character and quality of the corridor. Where
intense development adjoins residential areas,
site design (including buffers, landscaping,
and the arrangement of uses) and building
design should be used to minimize adverse
impacts on residentially zoned properties.
G. Upgrade the architectural and landscape
design qualities of the corridor. Establish uni-
form signage regulations for all properties
within the corridor area which provide for
business visibility and commerce while mini-
mizing clutter and distraction to the public.
Make the corridor more attractive and pedes-
trian -friendly (e.g., add trees and landscaping)
through a combination of development
requirements and — when available — public
investment.
H. Within the corridor, high-rise nodes des-
ignated in the comprehensive plan should pro-
vide for maximum economic use of suitable
commercial land. High-rise nodes should be:
1. Supported by adequate services and
facilities;
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2. Designed to provide a visual asset to
the community through the use of distinctive
forms and materials, differentiated facades,
attractive landscaping, and similar techniques;
3. Designed to take advantage of differ-
ent forms of access, including automobile,
transit and pedestrian access;
4. Designed to provide adequate buffer-
ing from lower intensity uses and residential
neighborhoods. [Ord. 3981 § 1 (Att. A), 2014;
Ord. 3635 § 1, 2007].
16.60.010 Uses.
A. Permitted Primary Uses.
1. All permitted or conditional uses in
any other zone in this title, except as specifi-
cally prohibited by subsection (C) of this sec-
tion or limited by subsection (D) of this
section;
2. Any additional use except as specifi-
cally prohibited by subsection (C) of this sec-
tion or limited by subsection (D) of this
section;
3. Halfway houses;
4. Sexually oriented businesses, which
shall comply with the location standards set
forth in ECDC 16.60.015, the development
regulations set forth in Chapter 17.50 ECDC,
and the licensing regulations set forth in Chap-
ter 4.52 ECC.
B. Permitted Secondary Uses.
1. Off-street parking and loading areas
to serve a permitted use.
2. Storage facilities or outdoor storage
areas secondary or integral to a permitted pri-
mary use, such as storage or display areas for
automobile sales, building materials or build-
ing supply sales, or garden/nursery sales. Such
outdoor storage or display areas shall be
designed and organized to meet the design
standards for parking areas for the CG zone
contained in this chapter.
C. Prohibited Uses.
1. Mobile home parks.
2. Storage facilities or outdoor storage
areas intended as a primary use, not secondary
to a permitted commercial or residential use.
Automobile wrecking yards, junk yards, or
businesses primarily devoted to storage or
mini storage are examples of this type of pro-
hibited use.
D. Uses Requiring a Conditional Use Per-
mit.
1. Aircraft landings as regulated by
Chapter 4.80 ECC. [Ord. 3981 § 1 (Att. A),
2014; Ord. 3635 § 1, 2007].
16.60.015 Location standards for sexually
oriented businesses.
All sexually oriented businesses shall com-
ply with the requirements of this section, the
development regulations set forth in Chapter
17.50 ECDC, and Chapter 4.52 ECC. The
standards established in this section shall not
be construed to restrict or prohibit the follow-
ing activities or products: (1) expressive
dance; (2) plays, operas, musicals, or other
dramatic works; (3) classes, seminars, or lec-
tures conducted for a scientific or educational
purpose; (4) printed materials or visual repre-
sentations intended for educational or scien-
tific purposes; (5) nudity within a locker room
or other similar facility used for changing
clothing in connection with athletic or exercise
activities; (6) nudity within a hospital, clinic,
or other similar medical facility for health -
related purposes; and (7) all movies and videos
that are rated G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 by
the Motion Picture Association of America.
A. Separation Requirements. A sexually
oriented business shall only be allowed to
locate where specifically permitted and only if
the following separation requirements are met:
1. No sexually oriented business shall be
located closer than 300 feet to any of the fol-
lowing protected zones, whether such pro-
tected zone is located within or outside the city
limits:
a. A residential zone as defined in
Chapter 16.10 ECDC;
b. A public use zone as defined in
Chapter 16.80 ECDC.
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16.60.020
2. No sexually oriented business shall be
located closer than 300 feet to any of the fol-
lowing protected uses, whether such protected
use is located within or outside the city limits:
a. A public park;
b. A public library;
c. A nursery school or preschool;
d. A public or private primary or sec-
ondary school;
e. A church, temple, mosque, syna-
gogue, or other similar facility used primarily
for religious worship;
f. A community center such as an
amusement park, public swimming pool, pub-
lic playground, or other facility of similar size
and scope used primarily by children and fam-
ilies for recreational or entertainment purposes;
g. A permitted residential use located
in a commercial zone;
h. A museum; and
i. A public hospital or hospital dis-
trict.
3. No sexually oriented business shall be
located closer than 500 feet to any bar or tav-
ern within or outside the city limits.
B. Measurement. The separation require-
ments shall be measured by following a
straight line from the nearest boundary line of
a protected zone specified in subsection (A) of
this section or nearest physical point of the
structure housing a protected use specified in
subsection (A) of this section to the nearest
physical point of the tenant space occupied by
a sexually oriented business.
C. Variance From Separation Require-
ments. Variances may be granted from the sep-
aration requirements in subsection (A) of this
section if the applicant demonstrates that the
following criteria are met:
1. The natural physical features of the
land would result in an effective separation
between the proposed sexually oriented busi-
ness and the protected zone or use in terms of
visibility and access;
2. The proposed sexually oriented busi-
ness complies with the goals and policies of
the community development code;
3. The proposed sexually oriented busi-
ness is otherwise compatible with adjacent and
surrounding land uses;
4. There is a lack of alternative locations
for the proposed sexually oriented business;
and
5. The applicant has proposed condi-
tions which would minimize the adverse sec-
ondary effects of the proposed sexually
oriented business.
D. Application of Separation Requirements
to Existing Sexually Oriented Businesses. The
separation requirements of this section shall
not apply to a sexually oriented business once
it has located within the city in accordance
with the requirements of this section. [Ord.
3981 § 1 (Att. A), 2014; Ord. 3635 § 1, 2007].
16.60.020 Site development standards — General.
A. Table. Except as hereinafter provided, development requirements shall be as follows:
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum
Street
Side/Rear
Maximum
Maximum
Lot Area
Lot Width
Setback
Setback
Height
Floor Area
CG
None
None
4'2
Nonel
60
None
CG2
None
None
4'2
Nonel
75,3
None
1 Fifteen feet from all lot lines adjacent to RM or RS zoned property regardless of the setback provisions established by any other pro-
vision of this code.
Z Street setback area shall be fully landscaped.
3 None for structures located within an area designated as a high-rise node on the comprehensive plan map.
16-18.1 (Revised 3/15)
16.60.030
B. Reporting. The development services
director shall provide a report to the city coun-
cil by February 1, 2016, to summarize 2015
development activities for the CG and CG2
districts in the Highway 99 area, especially
related to land uses and vehicle parking. The
report is intended to provide information about
how land use and parking aspects of this chap-
ter are working. [Ord. 3981 § 1 (Att. A), 2014;
Ord. 3635 § 1, 2007].
16.60.030 Site development standards —
Design standards.
Design review by the architectural design
board is required for any project that includes
buildings exceeding 60 feet in height in the CG
zone or 75 feet in height in the CG2 zone. Proj-
ects not exceeding these height limits may be
reviewed by staff as a Type I decision. Regard-
less of what review process is required, all
projects proposed in the CG or CG2 zone must
meet the design standards contained in this
section.
A. Screening and Buffering.
1. General.
a. Retaining walls facing adjacent
property or public rights -of -way shall not
exceed seven feet in height. A minimum of
four feet of planted terrace is required between
stepped wall segments.
b. Landscape buffers are not required
in land use zones with no required building set-
back.
c. Tree landscaping may be clustered
to block the view of a parking lot, yet allow
visibility to signage and building entry.
d. Landscape buffers shall be inte-
grated into the design and layout of water
detention and treatment elements, to minimize
the physical and visual impacts of the water
quality elements.
e. All parking lots are required to
provide Type V interior landscaping.
f. Type I landscaping is required for
commercial, institutional and medical uses
adjacent to single-family or multifamily zones.
The buffer shall be a minimum of 10 feet in
width and continuous in length.
g. Type I landscaping is required for
residential parking areas adjacent to single-
family zones. The buffer shall be a minimum
of four feet in width and continuous in length.
h. Type I landscaping is required for
office and multifamily projects adjacent to sin-
gle-family zones. The buffer shall be a mini-
mum of four feet in width and 10 feet in height
and continuous in length.
i. If there is a loading zone and/or
trash compactor area next to a single-family or
multifamily zone, there shall be a minimum of
a six -foot -high concrete wall plus a minimum
width of five feet of Type I landscaping. Trash
and utility storage elements shall not be per-
mitted to encroach within street setbacks or
within setbacks adjacent to single-family
zones. Mechanical equipment, including heat
pumps and other mechanical elements, shall
not be placed in the setbacks.
j. Landscape buffers, Type I, shall be
used in parking areas adjacent to single-family
zones.
k. When no setback is otherwise
required, Type III landscaping three feet in
width and continuous in length is required
between uses in the same zone.
2. Parking Lots Abutting Streets.
a. Type IV landscaping, minimum
four feet wide, is required along all street
frontages.
b. All parking located under the
building shall be completely screened from the
public street by one of the following methods:
i. Walls,
ii. Type I planting and a grill that
is 25 percent opaque,
iii. Grill work that is at least 80
percent opaque, or
iv. Type III landscaping.
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16.60.030
B. Access and Parking.
1. Parking shall be provided as follows:
(a) for nonresidential uses, one space per 400
square feet of leaseable building space; and (b)
for residential uses, as required for RM zones.
2. Not more than 50 percent of total
project parking spaces may be located between
the building's front facade and the primary
street. Parking lots may not be located on cor-
ner locations adjacent to public streets.
3. Paths within Parking Lots.
a. Pedestrian walkways in parking
lots shall be delineated by separate paved
routes that are approved by federal accessibil-
ity requirements and that use a variation in tex-
tures and/or colors as well as landscape
barriers.
b. Pedestrian access routes shall be
provided at least every 180 feet within parking
lots. These shall be designed to provide access
to on -site buildings as well as pedestrian walk-
ways that border the development.
c. Pedestrian pathways shall be six
feet in width and have two feet of planting on
each side or have curb stops at each stall in the
parking lot on one side and four feet of plant-
ing on the second side.
d. Parking lots shall have pedestrian
connections to the main sidewalk at a mini-
mum of every 100 feet.
4. Bonus for Parking Below or Above
Ground Floor.
a. For projects where at least 50 per-
cent of the parking is below or above the
ground floor of the building, the following
code requirements may be modified for the
parking that is provided:
i. The minimum drive aisle width
may be reduced to 22 feet.
ii. The maximum ramp slope may
be increased to 20 percent.
iii. A mixture of full- and
reduced -width parking stalls may be provided
without meeting the ECDC requirement to
demonstrate that all required parking could be
provided at full -width dimensions.
5. Drive -through facilities such as, but
not limited to, banks, cleaners, fast food, drug
stores, espresso stands, etc., shall comply with
the following:
a. Drive -through windows and stack-
ing lanes shall not be located along the facades
of the building that face a street.
b. Drive -through speakers shall not
be audible off site.
c. Only one direct entrance or exit
from the drive -through shall be allowed as a
separate curb cut onto an adjoining street. All
remaining direct entrances/exits to the drive -
through shall be internal to the site.
6. Pedestrian and Transit Access.
a. Pedestrian building entries must
connect directly to the public sidewalk and to
adjacent developments if feasible.
b. Internal pedestrian routes shall
extend to the property line and connect to
existing pedestrian routes if applicable. Poten-
tial future connections shall also be identified
such that pedestrian access between develop-
ments can occur without walking in the park-
ing or access areas.
c. When a transit or bus stop is
located in front of or adjacent to a parcel,
pedestrian connections linking the transit stop
directly to the new development are required.
C. Site Design and Layout.
1. General. If a project is composed of
similar building layouts that are repeated, then
their location on the site design should not be
uniform in its layout. If a project has a uniform
site layout for parking and open spaces, then
the buildings shall vary in form, materials,
and/or identity. The following design elements
should be considered, and a project shall
demonstrate how at least five of the elements
were used to vary the design of the site:
a. Building massing and unit layout,
b. Placement of structures and set-
backs,
c. Location of pedestrian and vehicu-
lar facilities,
d. Spacing from position relative to
adjoining buildings,
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16.60.030
e. Composition and types of open
space, plant materials and street trees,
f. Types of building materials and/or
elements,
g. Roof variation in slope, height
and/or materials.
2. Individuality for Particular Struc-
tures. If a project contains several new or old
buildings of similar uses or massing, incorpo-
rate two of the following options to create
identity and promote safety and feeling of
ownership:
a. Individual entry design for each
building.
b. Create variety in arrangement of
building forms in relation to site, parking, open
spaces, and the street.
c. Create variety through facade
materials and organization.
d. Create variety through roof forms.
e. Vary the size/mass of the buildings
so they are not uniform in massing and appear-
ance.
3. Lighting.
a. All lighting shall be shielded and
directed away from adjacent parcels. This may
be achieved through lower poles at the prop-
erty lines and/or full "cut off' fixtures.
b. Parking lots shall have lighting
poles with a maximum of 25 feet in height.
c. Pedestrian ways shall have low
height lighting focused on pathway area. Pole
height shall be a maximum of 14 feet, although
lighting bollards are preferred.
d. Entries shall have lighting for
safety and visibility integrated with the build-
ing/canopy.
D. Building Design and Massing.
1. Buildings shall convey a visually dis-
tinct "base" and "top." A "base" and "top" can
be emphasized in different ways, such as
masonry pattern, more architectural detail,
step -backs and overhangs, lighting, recesses,
visible "plinth" above which the wall rises,
storefront, canopies, or a combination thereof.
They can also be emphasized by using archi-
tectural elements not listed above, as
approved, that meet the intent.
2. In buildings with footprints of over
10,000 square feet, attention needs to be given
to scale, massing, and facade design so as to
reduce the effect of large single building
masses. Ways to accomplish this can include
articulation, changes of materials, offsets, set-
backs, angles or curves of facades, or by the
use of distinctive roof forms. This can also be
accomplished by using architectural elements
not listed above, as approved, that meet the
intent. Note that facade offsets or step -backs
should not be applied to the ground floor of
street -front facades in pedestrian -oriented
zones or districts.
3. Alternatives to massing requirements
may be achieved by:
a. Creation of a public plaza or other
open space which may substitute for a massing
requirement if the space is at least 1,000 square
feet in area. In commercial zones, this public
space shall be a public plaza with amenities
such as benches, tables, planters and other ele-
ments.
b. Retaining or reusing an historic
structure listed on the National Register or the
Edmonds register of historic places. Any addi-
tion or new building on the site must be
designed to be compatible with the historic
structure.
4. To ensure that buildings do not dis-
play blank, unattractive walls to the abutting
streets or residential properties, walls or por-
tions of walls abutting streets or visible from
residentially zoned properties shall have archi-
tectural treatment applied by incorporating at
least four of the following elements into the
design of the facade:
a. Masonry (except for flat concrete
block).
b. Concrete or masonry plinth at the
base of the wall.
c. Belt courses of a different texture
and color.
d. Projecting cornice.
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16.60.040
e. Projecting metal canopy.
f. Decorative tilework.
g. Trellis containing planting.
h. Medallions.
i. Artwork or wall graphics.
j. Vertical differentiation.
k. Lighting fixtures.
1. An architectural element not listed
above, as approved, that meets the intent. [Ord.
3981 § 1 (Att. A), 2014; Ord. 3736 § 11, 2009;
Ord. 3635 § 1, 2007].
16.60.040 Operating restrictions.
A. Enclosed Building. All uses shall be car-
ried on entirely within a completely enclosed
building, except the following:
1. Public utilities;
2. Off-street parking and loading areas;
3. Drive-in business;
4. Secondary uses permitted under
ECDC 16.60.010(B);
5. Limited outdoor display of merchan-
dise meeting the criteria of Chapter 17.65
ECDC;
6. Public markets; provided, that when
located next to a single-family residential zone,
the market shall be entirely within a completely
enclosed building;
7. Outdoor dining meeting the criteria of
Chapter 17.75 ECDC;
8. Motorized and nonmotorized mobile
vending units meeting the criteria of Chapter
4.12 ECC.
B. Interim Use Status — Public Markets.
1. Unless a public market is identified on
a business license as a year-round market
within the city of Edmonds, a premises
licensed as a public market shall be considered
a temporary use. As a temporary activity, the
city council finds that any signs or structures
used in accordance with the market do not
require design review. When a location is uti-
lized for a business use in addition to a public
market, the public market use shall not
decrease the required available parking for the
other business use below the standards estab-
lished by Chapter 17.50 ECDC. [Ord. 3981 § 1
(Att. A), 2014; Ord. 3932 § 8, 2013; Ord. 3902
§ 5, 2012; Ord. 3635 § 1, 2007].
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Title 17
GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
Chapters:
17.00
Administration......................................................................................3
17.05
Reasonable Accommodations Process..................................................5
17.10
Bonds....................................................................................................7
17.20
Temporary Homeless Encampment......................................................8
17.30
Fences................................................................................................8.5
17.35
Animals.................................................................................................9
17.40
Nonconforming Uses, Buildings, Signs and Lots...............................10
17.50
Off -Street Parking Regulations........................................................10.6
17.60
Property Performance Standards........................................................16
17.65
Limited Outdoor Display of Merchandise........................................18a
17.70
Temporary Uses................................................................................18b
17.75
Outdoor Dining.................................................................................18d
17.80
Planter Area Maintenance................................................................18.1
17.90
Recycling Collection Facilities........................................................18.2
17.95
Commute Trip Reduction Plan...........................................................20
17.100
Community Facilities..........................................................................31
17.105
Emergency Temporary Indoor Shelter...............................................36
17.110
Recreational Marijuana.......................................................................38
17-1 (Revised 3/15)
Edmonds Community Development Code
17.35.040
constructed facing a property line do not
exceed 25 percent of the total length of that
property line.
2. A trellis up to two additional feet in
height to a maximum of eight feet may be
added as a decorative element to a fence facing
a street, alley or access easement so long as the
trellis remains free of any plantings, vegetation
or other visual obstruction.
3. An arbor up to three additional feet in
height to a nine -foot maximum may be con-
structed over a gate, walkway or entrance.
[Ord. 3348 § 1, 2001].
Chapter 17.35
ANIMALS
Sections:
17.35.010 Repealed.
17.35.020 Repealed.
17.35.030 Recodified.
17.35.040 Recodified.
17.35.010 Purpose.
Repealed by Ord. 3988. [Ord. 3343 § 1,
2001].
17.35.020 Definitions.
Repealed by Ord. 3988. [Ord. 3343 § 1,
2001].
17.35.030 Keeping of domesticated
animals in residential zones.
Recodified to ECC 5.05.015 by Ord. 3988.
[Ord. 3759 § 1, 2009; Ord. 3343 § 1, 2001].
17.35.040 Keeping of poultry and covered
animals in residential zones.
Recodified to ECC 5.05.130.1 by Ord. 3988.
[Ord. 3759 § 2, 2009; Ord. 3655 § 2, 2007;
Ord. 3343 § 1, 2001].
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17.40.000
Chapter 17.40
NONCONFORMING USES, BUILDINGS,
SIGNS AND LOTS'
Sections:
17.40.000
Purpose.
17.40.010
Nonconforming uses.
17.40.020
Nonconforming building and/or
structure.
17.40.023
Amnesty for certain long -existing
wireless communication
facilities.
17.40.025
Vested nonconforming or illegal
accessory dwelling units.
17.40.030
Nonconforming lots.
17.40.040
Nonconforming signs.
17.40.050
Nonconforming local public
facilities.
17.40.060
Setback exemption.
17.40.000 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to allow cer-
tain nonconforming uses, buildings, signs and
lots to continue while limiting the continuation
of certain aspects of nonconformity. Other
nonconforming uses, buildings, signs and lots,
which are declared to be nuisances, are
required to be eliminated. [Ord. 3696 § 1,
2008].
17.40.010 Nonconforming uses.
A. Definition. A nonconforming use is one
which was once allowed by applicable land
use regulations, but is no longer allowed, due
to the passage or later change of the ordinance
codified in this chapter or a prior ordinance.
B. Continuation. A nonconforming use
may continue, unless required to be abated by
subsection (C) of this section, but it may not be
expanded in any way, including additional lot
1. Ord. 3696 enacted Chapter 17.40 ECC on August 31,
2008. Prior legislation: Ords. 2292, 2429, 2936, 3024,
3153, 3247, 3283, 3300, 3327, 3353 and 3515.
area, floor area, height, number of employees,
equipment, or hours of operation, except as
otherwise provided in ECDC 17.40.050.
C. Lapse of Time.
1. If a nonconforming use ceases for a
period of six continuous months, any later use
of the property occupied by the former non-
conforming use shall conform to this zoning
ordinance. Uses such as agricultural uses,
which vary seasonally, shall be deemed aban-
doned if the seasonal use is not utilized during
one full season consistent with the traditional
use.
2. If a nonconforming residential use
ceases because its building is damaged in
excess of 75 percent of its replacement cost,
the use may be reestablished if, but only if, an
application for a building permit which vests
as provided in ECDC 19.00.015, et seq., is
filed within 18 months of the date such damage
occurred. After the application has been filed,
only one 180-day extension may be granted.
3. The right of reestablishment of use
described in subsection (C)(2) of this section
shall not apply if:
a. The building or structure was dam-
aged or destroyed due to the unlawful act of
the owner or the owner's agent; or
b. The building is damaged or
destroyed due to the ongoing neglect or gross
negligence of the owner or the owner's agent.
In the event that subsection (C)(3)(a) or
(b) of this section apply, the nonconforming
use shall be abated if damage exceeds 25 per-
cent of replacement cost. "Replacement cost"
shall be determined as provided in ECDC
17.40.020(F).
D. Conditional Uses. A legal use does not
become nonconforming because the zone in
which it is located is changed to a zone district
which requires a conditional use permit for the
use. However, the use may not be expanded, as
provided for in subsection (B) of this section,
without obtaining a conditional use permit.
[Ord. 3696 § 1, 2008].
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17.40.020
17.40.020 Nonconforming building and/or
structure.
A. Definition. A nonconforming building is
one which once met bulk zoning standards and
the site development standards applicable to
its construction, but which no longer conforms
to such standards due to the enactment or
amendment of the zoning ordinance of the city
of Edmonds or the application of such ordi-
nance in the case of a structure annexed to the
city. Subject to the other provisions of this sec-
tion, an accessory building that is not an acces-
sory dwelling unit shall be presumptively
nonconforming if photographic or other sub-
stantial evidence conclusively demonstrates
that the accessory building existed on or before
January 1, 1981. In the case of a property that
was annexed after January 1, 1981, then the
date shall be that of the effective date of the
annexation of the city of Edmonds. Such pre-
sumption may be overcome only by clear and
convincing evidence.
B. Continuation. A nonconforming build-
ing or structure may be maintained and contin-
ued, unless required to be abated elsewhere in
this chapter or section, but it may not be
changed or altered in any manner which
increases the degree of nonconformity of the
building except as expressly provided in sub-
sections (C) through (I) of this section.
C. Historic Buildings and Structures. Noth-
ing in this section shall prevent the full resto-
ration by reconstruction of a building or
structure which is either listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, the Washington
State Register of Historic Places, the Washing-
ton State Cultural Resource Inventory, or the
Edmonds Register of Historic Places, or is
listed in a council -approved historical survey
meeting the standards of the State Department
of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
"Restoration" means reconstruction of the his-
toric building or structure with as nearly the
same visual design appearance and materials
as is consistent with full compliance with the
State Building Code and consistent with the
requirements of Chapter 20.45 ECDC,
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Title 20
REVIEW CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
Chapters:
20.00
Changes to the Comprehensive Plan .................................................
3
20.01
Types of Development Project Permits..............................................4
20.02
Development Project Permit Applications.........................................8
20.03
Public Notice Requirements.............................................................11
20.04
Consistency with Development Regulations and SEPA ...............12.3
20.04A
Expired........................................................................................12.4a
20.05
Conditional Use Permits..............................................................12.4b
20.06
Open Record Public Hearings.....................................................12.4c
20.07
Closed Record Appeals...............................................................12.4h
20.08
Development Agreements...........................................................
12.41
20.10
Design Review........................................................................
12.41(1)
20.11
General Design Review..............................................................
12.4n
20.12
District -Based Design Review ...................................................
12.4q
20.13
Landscaping Requirements........................................................
12.4v
20.15A
Environmental Review(SEPA).......................................................
13
20.15B
Repealed..........................................................................................
43
20.16
Essential Public Facilities................................................................
43
20.18
Group Homes...................................................................................
48
20.19
Home Day Care...............................................................................
49
20.20
Home Occupations..........................................................................
51
20.21
Accessory Dwelling Units............................................................
52.2
20.23
Bed and Breakfasts........................................................................54.1
20.25
Housing for the Low Income Elderly ...........................................
54.2
20.30
Joint Use of Parking........................................................................
56
20.35
Planned Residential Development (PRD).......................................
57
20.40
Rezones.........................................................................................62.4
20.45
Edmonds Register of Historic Places ...........................................
62.5
20.50
Wireless Communication Facilities .................................................
63
20.55
Shoreline Permits.............................................................................
69
20.60
Sign Code........................................................................................
70
20.65
Street Map Changes....................................................................
72.4g
20.70
Street Vacations...............................................................................
73
20.75
Subdivisions....................................................................................
76
20.80
Text and Map Changes.................................................................
86.1
20.85
Variances.........................................................................................
87
20.90
Repealed..........................................................................................
88
20.91
Repealed..........................................................................................
88
20.95
Repealed..........................................................................................
88
20-1 (Revised 3/15)
20.100 Miscellaneous Review......................................................................89
20.105 Repealed.......................................................................................... 91
20.110 Civil Violation —Enforcement Procedure......................................101
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Edmonds Community Development Code
20.01.001
sions of this title and/or between this title and
other city code provisions and regulations, the
more restrictive provisions shall apply. Where
conflict between the text of this title and the
zoning map ensue, the text of this title shall
prevail.
C. Unless otherwise specified, all refer-
ences to days shall be calendar days. When-
ever the last day of a deadline falls on a
Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday designated by
RCW 1.16.050 or by a city ordinance, or any
day when City Hall or the city's development
services department is closed to the public by
formal executive or legislative action the dead-
line shall run until the next day that is not a Sat-
urday, Sunday, or holiday or closed day. [Ord.
3817 § 1, 2010].
20.01.001 Types of actions.
There are five main types of actions (or per-
mits) that are reviewed under the provisions of
this chapter. The types of actions are based on
who makes the decision, the amount of discre-
tion exercised by the decision making body,
the level of impact associated with the deci-
sion, the amount and type of public input
sought, and the type of appeal opportunity.
A. Administrative Decisions. Type I and II
decisions are administrative decisions made by
the development services director or his/her
designee (hereinafter the "director"). Type I
permits are ministerial decisions are based on
compliance with specific, nondiscretionary
and/or technical standards that are clearly enu-
merated. Type II permits are administrative
decisions where the director makes a decision
based on standards and clearly identified crite-
ria, but where public notice is required. Unless
otherwise provided, appeals of Type II deci-
sions shall be initiated as set forth in ECDC
20.07.004.
B. Quasi -Judicial Decisions. Type III, Type
IV and appeal of Type II and Type III (B only)
decisions are quasi-judicial decisions that
involve the use of discretionary judgment in
the review of each specific application. Quasi-
judicial decisions are made by the hearing
examiner, the architectural design board,
and/or the city council.
C. Legislative Decisions. Type V actions
are legislative decisions made by the city
council under its authority to establish policies
and regulations regarding future private and
public developments, and management of pub-
lic lands.
1. Planning Board. The planning board
shall hold a public hearing and make recom-
mendations to the city council on Type V
actions, except that the city council may hold a
public hearing itself on area -wide rezones to
implement city policies, or amendments to
zoning code text, development regulations or
the zoning map. The public hearing shall be
held in accordance with the requirements of
Chapter 20.06 ECDC, RCW 36.70A.035 and
all other applicable law.
2. City Council. The city council may
consider the planning board's recommenda-
tion in a public hearing held in accordance
with the requirements of Chapter 20.06 ECDC
and RCW 36.70A.035 and all other applicable
law. If the city council desires to hold a public
hearing on area -wide rezones to implement
city policies, or amendments to zoning code
text, development regulations or the zoning
map, it may do so without forwarding the pro-
posed decision to the planning board for a
hearing.
3. Public Notice. Notice of the public
hearing or public meeting shall be provided to
the public as set forth in Chapter 20.03 ECDC.
4. Implementation. City council Type V
decision shall be by ordinance or resolution
and shall become effective on the effective
date of the ordinance or resolution. [Ord. 3817
§ 1, 2010].
20-5 (Revised 3/15)
20.01.002
20.01.002 Determination of proper
procedure type.
A. Determination by Director. The director
shall determine the proper procedure for all
project applications. Questions concerning the
appropriate procedure shall be resolved in
favor of the higher numbered procedure.
B. Optional Consolidated Permit Process-
ing. An application that involves two or more
procedures may be processed collectively
under the highest numbered procedure
required for any part of the application or may
be processed individually under each of the
application procedures identified in ECDC
20.01.003. The applicant may determine
whether the application will be processed col-
lectively or individually. If the applications are
processed individually, the highest numbered
20.01.003 Permit type and decision framework.
A. Permit Types.
type procedure shall be undertaken first, fol-
lowed by the other procedures in sequence
from the highest numbered to the lowest.
C. Decisionmaker(s). Applications pro-
cessed in accordance with subsection (B) of
this section which have the same procedure
number, but are assigned to different hearing
bodies, shall be heard collectively by the high-
est decisionmaker; the city council being the
highest body, followed by the hearing exam-
iner, architectural design board or planning
board, as applicable, and then the director.
Joint public hearings with other agencies shall
be processed according to ECDC 20.06.001.
Concurrent public hearings held with the
architectural design board and any other deci-
sionmaker shall proceed with both decision -
makers present. [Ord. 3817 § 1, 2010; Ord.
3736 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009].
TYPE I
TYPE II
TYPE III -A
TYPE III-B
TYPE IV -A
TYPE IV-B
TYPE V
Zoning compliance
Accessory dwelling
Outdoor dining
Essential public
Final formal plats
Site specific rezone
Development
letter
unit
facilities
agreements
Lot line adjustment
Formal
Technological
Design review
Final planned
Zoning text
interpretation of the
impracticality
(where public
residential
amendment; area -
text of the ECDC
waiver for amateur
hearing by
development
wide zoning map
by the director
radio antennas
architectural design
amendments
board is required)
Critical area
SERA
Shoreline
Comprehensive
determinations
determinations
substantial
plan amendments
development,
shoreline
conditional use,
shoreline variance
Shoreline
Preliminary short
Conditional use
Annexations
Exemptions
plat
permits (where
public hearing by
hearing examiner is
required)
Minor amendments
Land
Variances
Development
to planned
clearing/grading
regulations
residential
development
Minor preliminary
Revisions to
Home occupation
plat amendment
shoreline
permit (where
management
public hearing by
permits
hearing examiner is
required)
Staff design review,
Administrative
Preliminary formal
including signs
variances
plat
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20.01.007
TYPE I
TYPE II
TYPE III -A
TYPE III-B
TYPE IV -A
TYPE IV-B
TYPE V
Final short plat
Land use permit
Preliminary
extension requests
planned residential
development
Sales office/model
Guest house
(ECDC 17.70.005)
Innocent purchaser
determination
B. Decision Table.
PROCEDURE FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PERMIT APPLICATIONS (TYPE I — IV)
LEGISLATIVE
TYPE I
TYPE II
TYPE III -A
TYPE III-B
TYPE IV -A
TYPE IV-B
TYPE V
Recommendation
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Planning board
Planning board
by:
Final decision by:
Director
Director
Hearing
Hearing
City council
City council
City council
examiner
examiner/ADB
Notice of
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
application:
Open record public
No
Only if appealed,
Yes, before
Yes, before
No
Yes, before
Yes, before
hearing or open
open record
hearing
hearing
planning board
planning board
record appeal of a
hearing before
examiner to
examiner or
which makes
which makes
final decision:
hearing
render final
board to render
recommendation
recommendation
examiner
decision
final decision
to council
to council or
council could
hold its own
hearing
Closed record
No
No
No
Yes, before the
No
Yes, before the
review:
council
council
Judicial appeal:
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
[Ord. 3982 § 4, 2014; Ord. 3817 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3806 § 2, 2010; Ord. 3787 § 2, 2010; Ord. 3783 § 2,
2010; Ord. 3775 § 2, 2010; Ord. 3736 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009].
20.01.006 Legislative enactments not
restricted.
Nothing in this chapter or the permit pro-
cessing procedures shall limit the authority of
the city council to make changes to the city's
comprehensive plan, or the city's development
regulations as part of the annual revision pro-
cess. [Ord. 3817 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3736 § 4
(Exh. A), 2009].
20.01.007 Exempt projects.
A. The following projects are specifically
excluded from the procedures set forth in this
chapter: historic register designations, build-
ing permits, street vacations, street use per-
mits, encroachment permits, and other public
works permits issued under ECDC Title 18.
B. Pursuant to RCW 36.70B.140(2), lot
line or boundary adjustments, building and/or
other construction permits, or similar adminis-
trative approvals categorically exempt from
environmental review under SEPA (Chapter
43.21C RCW and the city's SEPA/environ-
mental policy ordinance, Chapter 20.15A
ECDC), or permits/approvals for which envi-
ronmental review has been completed in con-
nection with other project permits, are
excluded from the requirements of RCW
36.70B.060 and 36.70B.110 through
36.70B.130, which includes the following pro-
cedures:
1. Notice of application (ECDC
20.03.002) unless an open record hearing is
allowed on the permit decision;
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20.02.001
2. Except as provided in RCW
36.7013.140, optional consolidated permit
review processing (ECDC 20.01.002(B));
3. Joint public hearings (ECDC
20.06.001);
4. Single report stating all of the deci-
sions and recommendations made as of the
date of the report that do not require an open
public record hearing (ECDC 20.06.002(C));
and
5. Notice of decision (ECDC
20.06.009). [Ord. 3817 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3736
§ 4 (Exh. A), 2009].
Chapter 20.02
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PERMIT
APPLICATIONS
Sections:
20.02.001 Optional preapplication
conference.
20.02.002 Permit application requirements.
20.02.003 Submission and acceptance of
application.
20.02.005 Referral and review of
development project permit
applications.
20.02.001 Optional preapplication
conference.
A. Prior to filing applications for Type II
actions requiring a preliminary plat and Type
III and IV actions, applicants are encouraged
to participate in a preapplication conference.
Preapplication meetings with staff provide an
opportunity to discuss the proposal in general
terms, identify the applicable city require-
ments and the project review process including
the permits required by the action, timing of
the permits and the approval process. Plans
presented at the preapplication meeting are
nonbinding and do not "vest" an application.
B. The conference shall be held within 28
days of the request, upon payment of applica-
ble fee(s) as set forth in the city's adopted fee
resolution.
C. The development services director or
his/her designee (hereinafter the "director")
shall provide the applicant with the following
during the conference:
1. A form which lists the requirements
for a completed application;
2. A general summary of the procedures
to be used to process the application;
3. The references to the relevant code
provisions or development standards which
may apply to approval of the application; and
4. The city's design guidelines.
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5. A statement of the right of any person
to submit written comments to the city council
prior to or at the public hearing and to appear
before the city council at the hearing to give
comments orally; and
6. A description of any easement under
consideration to be retained by the city. In the
event an easement is desired, but was not
included in the notice, the public hearing will
be continued to allow time for notice of the
easement to be provided.
B. Distribution. At least 20 calendar days
before the public hearing the planning man-
ager shall distribute the public notice as fol-
lows:
1. A copy will be sent to the owner of
each piece of property within 300 feet of any
boundary of the street, alley, easement, or part
thereof to be vacated;
2. A copy will be sent to each resident
living immediately adjacent to the street, alley,
easement, or part thereof to be vacated;
3. A copy will be published in the offi-
cial newspaper of the city;
4. At least three copies will be posted in
conspicuous public places in the city; and
5. At least three copies will be posted on
the street, alley, easement, or part thereof to be
vacated. [Ord. 3901 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2933 § 1,
1993].
20.70.100 Vacation file content and
availability.
A. Content. The planning manager shall
compile a vacation file which contains all
information pertinent to the proposed vacation.
B. Availability. This file is a public record.
It is available for inspection and copying in the
planning division during regular business
hours. [Ord. 2933 § 1, 1993].
20.70.110 Public hearing — Required.
The city council shall hold a public hearing
on each requested vacation. [Ord. 2933 § 1,
1993].
20.70.120 Public hearing — Continuation.
The city council may continue the hearing
if, for any reason, it is unable to hear all of the
public comments on the vacation, or if the city
council determines that it needs more informa-
tion on the vacation. If during the hearing, the
city council announces the time and place of
the next hearing on the vacation, no further
notice of the hearing need be given. [Ord. 2933
§ 1, 1993].
20.70.130 Public hearing — Presentation
by planning manager.
At the outset of the hearing, the planning
manager or his/her designee shall make a brief
presentation of:
A. An analysis of the requested vacation in
relation to the provision of this chapter and the
applicable provisions of the comprehensive
plan; and
B. A recommendation on the requested
vacation. [Ord. 2933 § 1, 1993].
20.70.140 Final decision.
A. Generally. Following the public hearing,
the city council shall, by motion approved by a
majority of the entire membership in a roll call
vote, either:
1. Adopt an ordinance granting the
vacation; or
2. Adopt a motion denying the vacation;
or
3. Adopt a resolution of intent to vacate
stating that the city council will, by ordinance,
grant the vacation if the owner(s) of property
abutting upon the street or alley, or part thereof
so vacated, meet specific conditions within 90
days. The city may require the following as
conditions:
a. Either:
i. Monetary compensation to be
paid to the city in the amount of up to one-half
the fair market value for the street, alley, or
part thereof to be vacated unless acquired at
"public expense," then full appraised value
shall be paid; or
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ii. The grant of a substitute public
right-of-way which has value as an access way
at least equal to the vacated street, alley, or part
thereof, or
iii. Any combination of subsec-
tions (A)(3)(a)(i) and (A)(3)(a)(ii) of this sec-
tion totaling but not more than one-half the fair
market value of the street, alley, or part thereof
to be vacated.
OR
b. A grant of an easement to the city
in exchange for the easement vacated.
If the abutting property owner(s) complies
with conditions imposed in the resolution of
intent to vacate within 90 days, the city council
shall adopt an ordinance granting the vacation.
B. Findings Required. As part of each ordi-
nance granting a vacation, motion denying a
vacation, or resolution of intent to vacate, the
city council shall adopt findings and conclu-
sions to support its decision.
C. Distribution. Within five working days
of the city council decision, the planning man-
ager shall mail a copy of the notice of decision
to the applicant and all persons who submit a
written or oral testimony at the city council's
hearing. [Ord. 3910 § 3, 2013; Ord. 2933 § 1,
1993; Ord. 2493, 1985].
Chapter 20.75
SUBDIVISIONS
Sections:
20.75.010 Citation of chapter.
20.75.020 Purposes.
20.75.025 Scope.
20.75.030 Subdivision defined.
20.75.035 Compliance required.
20.75.040 Application.
20.75.050 Lot line adjustment —
Application.
20.75.055 Lot combination.
20.75.060 Required information on
preliminary plats.
20.75.065 Preliminary review.
20.75.070 Formal subdivision — Time limit.
20.75.075 Modifications.
20.75.080 General findings.
20.75.085 Review criteria.
20.75.090 Park land dedication.
20.75.100 Preliminary approval — Time
limit.
20.75.105 Repealed.
20.75.107 Preliminary approval — Time
limit extension for previously
approved short plats.
20.75.110 Changes.
20.75.120 Review of improvement plans.
20.75.130 Installation of improvements.
20.75.135 Preparation of final plat.
20.75.140 Final plat — Required certificates.
20.75.145 Final plat — Accompanying
material.
20.75.150 Waiver of survey.
20.75.155 Review of final plat.
20.75.158 Short plat — Staff review.
20.75.160 Final plat — Filing for record.
20.75.165 Effect of rezones.
20.75.170 Further division — Short
subdivisions.
20.75.175 Court review.
20.75.180 Development of lots not divided
according to this chapter.
20.75.185 Penalties.
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to the city council for a Type IV -A decision
after having signed the statements required by
ECDC 20.75.140 or attaching their recommen-
dation for disapproval.
D. City Council Review. If the city council
finds that the public use and interest will be
served by the proposed subdivision and that all
requirements of the preliminary approval in
this chapter have been met, the final plat shall
be approved and the mayor and city clerk shall
sign the statement of the city council approval
on the final plat.
E. Acceptance of Dedication. City council
approval of the final plat constitutes accep-
tance of all dedication shown on the final plat.
[Ord. 3736 § 67, 2009; Ord. 2991 § 1, 1994].
20.75.158 Short plat — Staff review.
The community services director, through
his/her designees, the director of public works
and the community development director shall
conduct an administrative review of a proposed
short subdivision and either sign the statements
required by ECDC 20.75.140, if all require-
ments of this chapter have been met, or disap-
prove such action, stating their reasons in
writing. Such administrative action shall be
final subject only to right of appeal to the hear-
ing examiner as a Type II decision under Chap-
ter 20.06 ECDC. Dedication of any interest in
property contained in an approval of the short
subdivision shall be forwarded to the city coun-
cil for formal acceptance on its consent agent;
provided, however, that such acceptance shall
not stay any approval, time period for appeal or
the effective date of the short subdivision.
[Ord. 3736 § 68, 2009; Ord. 3211 § 10, 1998;
Ord. 2991 § 1, 1994].
20.75.160 Final plat — Filing for record.
The city clerk shall file the final plat or short
plat for record with the county auditor, and
arrange for a reproducible copy to be sent to
the public works department and the applicant
and a paper copy to be sent to the county asses-
sor and the community development depart-
ment. The plat or short plat shall not be
considered "approved" until so filed with the
county auditor.
20.75.165 Effect of rezones.
The owner of any lot in a final plat fled for
record shall be entitled to use the lot for the
purposes allowed under the zoning in effect at
the time of filing for five years from the date of
filing the final plat for record, even if the prop-
erty is rezoned; provided that all requirements
of the community development code, other
than lot area, are met.
20.75.170 Further division — Short
subdivisions.
A further division of any lot created by a
short subdivision shall be reviewed as and
meet the requirements of this chapter for for-
mal subdivision if the further division is pro-
posed within five years from the date the final
plat was filed for record; provided, however,
that when a short plat contains fewer than four
parcels, nothing in this section shall be inter-
preted to prevent the owner who filed the orig-
inal short plat, from filing a revision thereof
within the five-year period in order to create up
to a total of four lots within the original short
subdivision boundaries. [Ord. 2623 § 1, 1987].
20.75.175 Court review.
Any decision approving or disapproving
any plat or short plat shall be reviewable for
unlawful, arbitrary, capricious or corrupt
action or nonaction by writ of review before
the Superior Court of Snohomish County. The
action may be brought by any property owner
in the city, who deems himself or herself
aggrieved thereby; provided, that application
for a writ of review shall be made to the court
within 30 days from any decision so to be
reviewed. The cost of transcription of all
records ordered certified by the court for such
review shall be borne by the appellant.
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20.75.180
20.75.180 Development of lots not divided
according to this chapter.
No building permit, septic tank permit or
other development permit shall be issued for
any lot unless: (1) the subject property is a lot
of record as defined in ECDC 21.55.015; or (2)
the property owner is determined to be an
innocent purchaser in accordance with subsec-
tion (A) of this section. Where this section
authorizes a lot to be developed even though
such lot does not meet the definition for "lot of
record" in ECDC 21.55.015, any development
on said lot shall comply with the city's devel-
opment regulations, including any applicable
development regulations regarding noncon-
forming lots.
A. "Lot of Record" Status for Innocent Pur-
chasers. An owner of property may obtain "lot
of record" status for a parcel that does not meet
the "lot of record" definition. To obtain this
status, the applicant must submit an affidavit
with sufficient supporting documentation to
demonstrate that:
1. The applicant did not have actual
notice regarding the subdivision of the prop-
erty in question. If the applicant had knowl-
edge of the subdivision (e.g., knowledge that
two parcels in question were once part of the
same parcel), but not of its illegality, the inno-
cent purchase status may not be granted;
2. The purchase price of the parcel is
consistent with an arm's length transaction;
3. The owner did not purchase the prop-
erty from a relative;
4. At the time of purchase, there was
some existing deed, record or survey showing
the subject parcel as a separate lot; and
5. The parcel had a separate tax ID par-
cel number prior to the purchase of the prop-
erty by the applicant.
B. The innocent purchaser status may be
approved subject to conditions of approval
requiring the applicant to make improvements
to the property that would likely have been
required by the city had the property been
properly subdivided, unless it is determined
that such improvements have already been
constructed.
C. An affirmative determination of inno-
cent purchaser and "lot of record" status shall
be recorded with the county auditor. [Ord.
3982 § 3, 2014].
20.75.185 Penalties.
Any person who violates any provision of
this chapter relating to the sale, offer for sale,
lease or transfer of any lot is guilty of a misde-
meanor and subject to the penalties of ECC
5.50.020. Each sale, offer for sale, lease or
transfer of each separate lot in violation of any
provision of this chapter shall be deemed a
separate and distinct offense. In addition to
these criminal sanctions, the city shall have the
right to bring an action to restrain and enjoin
any subdivision, sale or transfer, compel com-
pliance with the provisions of this chapter and
obtain other injunctive relief. The costs of such
action shall be paid by the violator and shall
include the city attorney's fees.
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20.80.020
Chapter 20.80
TEXT AND MAP CHANGES
Sections:
20.80.000 Scope.
20.80.010 Procedural and nonzoning related
changes.
20.80.020 Zoning and planning changes.
20.80.000 Scope.
This chapter sets forth the procedure for
amendment to the text and any applicable
maps adopted by and within the community
development code, but does not apply to other
chapters of the Edmonds City Code. Because
various provisions of the community develop-
ment code are adopted under different state
regulations, this chapter is divided into two
basic divisions as set forth below.
20.80.010 Procedural and nonzoning
related changes.
Amendments to the following text materials
(and where applicable, maps and other incor-
porated codes or codifications within them)
shall be reviewed and made by the city council
and may be adopted in the same manner as any
other ordinances. The city council may refer a
proposal to the planning advisory board, or
other board, commission, committee, staff, or
other ad hoc group for its or their nonbinding
recommendations.
A. ECDC 15.00.020, Application Fees;
B. ECDC Title 18, Public Works Require-
ments, except Chapter 18.50, Official Street
Map;
C. ECDC Title 19, Building Codes;
D. Chapter 20.15A ECDC, Environmental
Review (SEPA);
E. Chapter 20.70 ECDC, Street Vacations.
20.80.020 Zoning and planning changes.
A. Review. Amendments to the following
text materials (and where applicable, maps and
other incorporated codes or codifications
within them) before amendment by the city
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Title 21
DEFINITIONS
Chapters:
21.00 Definitions — General.........................................................................3
21.05 "A" Terms..........................................................................................3
21.10 `B" Terms...........................................................................................6
21.15 "C" Terms...........................................................................................7
21.20 "D" Terms.......................................................................................8.1
21.25 " B" Terms...........................................................................................9
21.30 " F" Terms...........................................................................................9
21.35 "G" Terms........................................................................................11
21.40 "H" Terms........................................................................................12
21.45 " I" Terms.......................................................................................12.2
21.47 " J" Terms..........................................................................................13
21.50 "K" Terms........................................................................................13
21.55 " L" Terms.........................................................................................14
21.60 "M" Terms........................................................................................15
21.65 "N" Terms........................................................................................16
21.75 "O" Terms........................................................................................17
21.80 " P" Terms.........................................................................................18
21.85 "R" Terms.........................................................................................20
21.90 " S" Terms......................................................................................20.1
21.100 " T" Terms.........................................................................................21
21.105 "U" Terms........................................................................................22
21.110 "V" Terms........................................................................................23
21.115 "W" Terms........................................................................................23
21.125 " Z" Terms.........................................................................................24
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21.50.020
Chapter 21.47
"J" TERMS
(Reserved)
Chapter 21.50
"K" TERMS
Sections:
21.50.010 Kennel.
21.50.020 Kitchen.
21.50.010 Kennel.
(See, Commercial Kennel.)
21.50.020 Kitchen.
Kitchen means any room used for cooking
or preparation of food.
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21.55.005
Chapter 21.55
"L" TERMS
Sections:
21.55.005 Repealed.
21.55.007 Local public facilities.
21.55.010 Lot.
21.55.015 Lot of record.
21.55.020 Lot area.
21.55.030 Lot depth.
21.55.040 Lot line.
21.55.050 Lot width.
21.55.060 Landslide hazard area and earth
subsidence.
21.55.005 Lattice tower.
Repealed by Ord. 3845. [Ord. 3099 § 8,
1996].
21.55.007 Local public facilities.
Local public facilities mean any community
facilities operated by a unit of local, state or
federal government (or by a third party on
behalf of a unit of local, state or federal gov-
ernment) primarily sited, designed, con-
structed, and operated for the purpose of
providing public health, safety and welfare
services to the immediate area or neighbor-
hood in which the facilities are sited. Local
public facilities include, but are not limited to:
police stations, fire stations, branch libraries,
bus -stop shelters, electrical substations, water
pump stations, community clubhouses, parks
and recreation special use areas, branch
administrative offices of a governmental
entity, and associated storage and maintenance
buildings and yards. [Ord. 3723 § 1, 2009;
Ord. 3679 § 2, 2008; Ord. 3353 § 16, 2001].
21.55.010 Lot.
Lot means a fractional part of divided lands
having fixed boundaries, being of sufficient
area and dimension to meet minimum zoning
requirements for width and area. The term shall
include tracts or parcels. For purposes of this
code, adjoining lots under common ownership,
which were created without subdivision or
short subdivision approval from applicable city
or county governments, shall be considered as
one lot and subject to the regulations contained
herein. The terms of this section shall apply
regardless of whether the individual adjoining
lots meet current zoning requirements. (See
also, Corner Lot, Flag Lot, Interior Lot, and
Irregular Lot.) [Ord. 3982 § 1, 2014].
21.55.015 Lot of record.
Lot of record means a single tract of land
meeting any one of the criteria listed below.
A. Platted lots:
1. Any lot whose boundaries were estab-
lish in a recorded plat or short plat.
2. Any lot whose boundaries were estab-
lish in an unrecorded short plat approved by
the city of Edmonds between July 3, 1956, and
March 19, 1974 (not all short plats were
required to be recorded).
3. Any combination of two or more lots
shoring a side lot line as depicted in the follow-
ing recorded plats:
a. City of Edmonds.
b. Brackett's First Addition.
c. Gephart's First Addition.
d. Kellogg's Plat of Edmonds.
e. Albert B. Lord's Grandview Addi-
tion.
4. Any lot established by Snohomish
County prior to the property's being annexed
into the city of Edmonds and:
a. Whose boundaries were estab-
lished by transfer of ownership before Septem-
ber 12, 1972, and the lot met all zoning and
subdivision requirements in effect at the time
of its creation.
b. Whose boundaries were estab-
lished between August 19, 1969, and Septem-
ber 12, 1972, by county approved short plat but
not recorded with the county auditor's office.
c. Whose boundaries were estab-
lished on or after September 12, 1972, by
county approved and recorded short plat.
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21.55.060
d. Whose boundaries were estab-
lished by county approved and recorded for-
mal plat.
B. Unplatted lots:
1. Lots created by deed prior to July 3,
1956.
2. Lots created through court order, will
and testament, or other process listed as
exempt from platting requirements by RCW
58.17.035, 58.17.040 or through an exemption
from platting regulations provided by law at
the time of creation of the parcel.
3. Lots that have been recognized
through a previous lot determination review as
legal lots. [Ord. 3982 § 2, 2014].
21.55.020 Lot area.
Lot area means the total horizontal area
within the boundary lines of a lot. Lot area
shall normally exclude any street rights -of -
way and access easements. If additional right-
of-way has been required in accordance with
the provisions of ECDC 18.80.010, note 4, as
the same exists or is hereafter amended, lot
area shall be calculated to include the addi-
tional right-of-way required over and above
the standard established by that section. [Ord.
2713, 1989].
21.55.030 Lot depth.
Lot depth means the depth of the lot mea-
sured on a line approximately perpendicular to
the fronting street and midway between the
sidelines of the lot.
21.55.040 Lot line.
Lot line means any line enclosing the lot
area. (See also, Rear Lot Line, Side Lot Line,
and Street Lot Line.)
21.55.050 Lot width.
Lot width identifies the minimum diameter
of a lot width circle that must fit within a lot.
This circle establishes that at least some por-
tion of a lot must be at least as wide as the min-
imum lot width. The lot width circle shall not
include Type 1 streams, Type 2 streams, Class
1 wetlands, and/or Class 2 wetlands. Examples
showing the application of lot width circles are
illustrated below.
Note that the lot width circle may be placed within setbacks.
However, the lot width circle does not determine structure placement;
setbacks determine placement of a structure on the lot.
Meets Requiree mnts:
Entire lot width circle fits within lot boundary,
and does not include restricted critical area.
Meets Requirements:
Entire lot width circle
fits within lot bound
I I
Restricted critical area
Does Not Meet Requirements: '
Lot circle does not fit within lot boundary.
L _ _ _I = proposed structure location meeting setbacks.
[Ord. 3346 § 1, 2001].
21.55.060 Landslide hazard area and
earth subsidence.
Those areas identified in the Roger Lowe
Associates, Inc. report as on file with the city
clerk and the accompanying landslide hazard
map as having a greater than zero percent
probability of landslide or subsidence hazard.
[Ord. 2445 § 2, 1984].
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Ordinance Table
2950 9/7/93
Repeal § 18.40.030, conditional use
(20.10, 20.12, 20.18, 20.19, 20.40, 20.55,
permit, grading (Repealed by 3818)
20.60, 20.75, 20.80, 20.90, 20.91, 20.95,
2951 9/7/93
Amend Ch. 20.20 re: home occupation
20.100)
(Repealed by 3840)
3080 4/2/96
Adds § 20.80.020(C), text and map
2952 9/28/93
Amend § 15.00.020(a)(17) (15.00)
changes (20.80)
2954 9/28/93
Amend Ch. 17.30, fences (17.30)
3081 4/2/96
Adds § 17.00.060, general zoning
2955 10/5/93
Amend Ch. 20.10, architectural design
regulations (17.00)
(Repealed by 3461)
3087 5/7/96
Repeals and replaces Ch. 20.1513, critical
2958 10//93
Amend § 21.35.017, definition (21.35,
areas (Repealed by 3527)
21.60)
3090 5/7/96
Adds §§ 16.20.010(B)(9) and (D)(5),
2959 11/1/93
Amend Ch. 20.10, architectural design
16.30.010(D)(3), and 21.15.75; amends §
(Repealed by 3461)
16.20.010(C), commuter parking (21.15)
2979 4/5/94
Amend Ch. 19, building code: permit
3091 5/7/96
Repeals and replaces § 20.100.020(B),
(Repealed by 3502)
planning advisory board review (Repealed
2981 5/17/94
Scrivener's error § 17.40.030 (17.40)
by 3736)
2984 6/7/94
Open air market temporary license
3092 5/20/96
Adds § 20.90.005; amends §§ 20.90.000,
(Repealed by 3635)
20.90.010(B), (E)(2) and (3), and
2991 8/16/94
Amend § 20.75.155 (20.75)
20.91.010(C)(3)(c); repeals §§ 19.00.115,
3013 3/21/95
Adds Ch. 18.30, storm water management
19.00.120(D) and 19.00.127, permit
(Repealed by 3792)
processing (Repealed by 3112, 3502)
3014 3/21/95
Repeals and replaces §§ 20.1513.070
3093 5/20/96
Amends 20.60.080(H), sign permits
(A)(3)(c), 20.15B.120(A), (D) and (E)(5),
(Repealed by 3313)
and amends § 20.105.010(A)(4), critical
3099 7/2/96
Adds Ch. 20.50, wireless communications
areas (Repealed by 3736)
facilities, and §§ 21.05.005, 21.05.035,
3018 4/18/95
Adds § 18.80.005, highway access
21.05.055, 21.15.035, 21.25.010,
management (18.80)
21.35.040, 21.55.055, 21.60.002,
3023 5/16/95
Amends §§ 15.00.020(A), 20.10.010,
21.60.004, 21.60.006, 21.60.045,
20.10.020(A), 20.10.080, 20.12.000,
21.60.046, 21.85.035, 21.100.080,
20.60.020, community development code
21.115.022 and 21.115.024, definitions
(15.00)
(21.25, 21.85)
3024 5/16/95
Amends § 17.40.030, community
3100 7/2/96
Amends §§ 16.50.010(A)(7) and
development code (17.40)
16.60.010(D)(1), open air markets
3028 6/6/95
Adds § 20.15B.040(D), community
(Repealed by 3635)
development code (20.1513)
3103 7/16/96
Adds §§ 16.50.030(A)(5) and 21.90.009,
3030 6/30/95
Repeals Chs. 15.05 — 15.30, 15.45 and §§
seasonal farmers' markets (Repealed by
15.40.010 and 15.40.020; adds new Ch.
3921)
15.05; and repeals and replaces §§
3108 8/20/96
Amends § 15.00.020 and repeals §
20.00.010 and 15.40.000 introduction,
15.00.030, fee schedule (15.00)
comprehensive plan (15.05, 15.40)
3112 9/24/96
Amends sections in Titles 20 and 21
3035 7/28/95
Repeals and replaces §§ 19.00.000,
relating to regulatory reform; repeals Ords.
19.00.010 introduction and subsection
3078 and 3092 (20.19, 20.40, 20.55, 20.75,
(A), 19.00.070 introduction, 19.00.010(F),
20.80, 20.100, 21.15, 21.80)
19.00.120(A) and (B), 19.05.005,
3117 10/15/96
Repeals and replaces §§ 21.05.021,
19.10.000, 19.20.000, 19.25.000,
21.90.101, 21.90.102; repeals §§
19.45.000, 19.55.000, 19.75.000, and §
16.00.030, 21.05.022 and 21.05.023; adds
902.2.2.2 of the Uniform Fire Code;
§§ 16.60.015, 17.50.075, 21.10.005,
repeals §§ 19.75.015 and 19.75.175,
21.25.100, 21.75.080.21.90.024,
building codes (Repealed by 3632)
21.90.025; amends §§ 16.60.010 and
3037 7/28/95
Amends § 20.60.080(H), signs (Repealed
17.50.020, sexually oriented businesses
by 3313)
(17.50, 21.05, 21.10, 21.25, 21.75, 21.90)
3065 1/23/96
Re-enacts Ch. 20.1513, interim critical
3118 11/4/96
Adds Ch. 16.62, medical use zone (16.62)
areas (Repealed by 3527)
3120 11/26/96
Amends §§ 16.45.010, 16.50.010,
3074 3/6/96
Amends §§ 20.1513.070, 20.15B.120 and
16.80.010, commuter parking lots (16.45)
20.105.010, review criteria and procedures
3121 11/26/96
Amends § 18.95.020, parking stall
(Repealed by 3736)
dimensions (18.95)
3076 3/19/96
Repeals and replaces Ch. 20.00, changes to
3127 1/21/97
Adds Ch. 16.53, BP — planned business
the comprehensive plan (20.00)
zone (16.53)
3078 3/25/96
Adds Ch. 20.91 and §§ 19.00.115,
3130 2/18/97
Amends § 20.110.030, civil violation —
19.00.127, 19.00.120(D); amends Chs.
enforcement procedure (Repealed by
20.10, 20.12, 20.60, 20.90,20.95, 20.100,
3720)
20.105, §§ 20.18.020, 20.19.010,
3132 2/18/97
Amends § 18.80.060, streets and
20.35.020, 20.35.040, 20.35.120,
driveways (18.80)
20.40.030, 20.55.020, 20.75.065 and
3133 2/25/97
Amends § 15.05.000, comprehensive plan
20.80.020, review criteria and procedures
(15.05)
Tables - 3 (Revised 3/15)
Ordinance Table
3141 4/15/97
Adds § 19.75.090, fire code (Repealed by
3262 6/29/99
Amends §§ 20.60.020(A)(1) and
3502)
20.60.050, sign permits (Repealed by
3142 4/15/97
Adds interim Ch. 17.05, reasonable
3313)
accommodations process (Expired)
3265 7/6/99
Adds § 17.70.040, zoning; amends §
3147 6/3/97
Repeals and reenacts Ch. 16.50,
18.70.030(B), street use permits (17.70)
community business zone (16.50)
3269 8/3/99
Adds §§ 16.45.010(B)(5) and
3148 6/24/97
Amends § 20.105.010(A)(3), civil
16.50.010(B)(4), zone districts (16.45,
violation — enforcement procedures
16.50)
(Repealed by 3736)
3271 8/17/99
Moratorium on enforcement of
3149 7/l/97
Repeals and replaces § 18.90.040,
development code provisions regarding
sidewalks (18.90)
outdoor sale of consumer commercial
3153 7/22/97
Amends § 17.40.030(D)(5),
goods (Expired)
nonconforming uses, buildings, signs and
3274 9/7/99
Amends § 19.97.030(B), floodplain
lots (17.40)
management (Repealed by 3502)
3174 12/16/97
Amends § 15.05.000, comprehensive plan;
3277 10/19/99
Amends § 19.00.010(F), building permits
renames Title 15, "Comprehensive Plan",
(Repealed by 3502)
to "Land Use Plans and Policies" (15.05)
3278 l l/l/99
Amends § 20.00.010, comprehensive plan
3183 01/06/98
Amends § 17.05.020; adopts Ch. 17.05 as
amendments (20.00)
final zoning regulation, zoning (17.05)
3283 12/7/99
Amends § 17.40.010(C),
3184 01/06/98
Amends §§ 16.30.010 and 21.30.010;
nonconformances (17.40)
repeals and replaces Ch. 20.18, group
3292 1/18/00
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.70,
homes (20.18, 21.30)
encroachment permits (Repealed by 3367)
3190 02/17/98
Amends § 20.75.100; repeals § 20.75.105,
3293 1/18/00
Amends § 17.70.040, bistro and outdoor
preliminary plat approval (Repealed by
dining (17.70)
3925)
3294 2/l/00
Repeals and replaces Ch. 20.21 and §
3194 03/02/98
Amends § 16.60.010(D), general
21.05.015, accessory dwelling units
commercial zone (Repealed by 3635)
(20.21, 21.05)
3209 04/07/98
Amends § 20.60.080, temporary signs
3296 2/15/00
Renumbers existing § 20.75.055 to be §
(Repealed by 3313)
20.75.060; adds new § 20.75.055,
3211 05/05/98
Amends §§ 20.75.050, 20.75.065(A) and
subdivisions (20.75)
(F), 20.75.075, 20.75.085(C)(3),
3297 3/06/00
Adds § 20.105.045, appeals (Repealed by
20.75.100, 20.75.150, 20.75.158 and
3736)
20.105.010(A); repeals § 20.75.060,
3300 3/28/00
Adds § 17.40.025, nonconforming
subdivisions (20.75)
accessory dwelling units (17.40)
3215 06/16/98
Amends Title 19, building codes
3302 4/18/00
Amends § 18.80.060, streets and
(Repealed by 3632)
driveways (18.80)
3227 10/20/98
Confirms and extends Ord. 3209,
3312 5/16/00
Adds Ch. 17.75, outdoor dining (17.75)
temporary signs (Expired)
3313 5/23/00
Repeals Ch. 20.60 and §§ 21.05.050,
3230 11/2/98
Amends § 20.75.100, subdivisions
21.30.080, 21.35.020, 21.80.100,
(Repealed by 3925)
21.90.070, 21.115.010 and 21.115.020;
3232 11/17/98
Amends § 16.50.020(A), BC zone district
adds new Ch. 20.60, sign code (Repealed
(Repealed by 3125)
by 3461)
3240 1/26/99
Amends § 16.00.010, zone districts
3314 6/6/00
Adds § 20.91.030, continuances (Repealed
(16.00)
by 3317)
3242 2/16/99
Amends Ch. 17.95, commute trip
3317 7/18/00
Repeals and reenacts § 20.91.030 as an
reduction plan, and § § 20.110.030 and
interim measure, zoning (Expired)
20.110.040 (17.95, 20.110)
3318 7/18/00
Adds Title 23, natural resources, and Ch.
3244 4/6/99
Confirms and extends Ord. 3209,
23.10, shoreline master program; repeals
temporary signs (Repealed by 3313)
Chs. 15.35 — 15.39 (23.10)
3246 4/6/99
Repeals subsections (B)(2) and (3) of §
3320 7/25/00
Adds Ch. 17.65, limited outdoor display of
19.05.050 and adds new subsection (B)(2),
merchandise, and §§ 16.45.030(A)(5),
earth subsidence and landslide hazard
16.50.030(A)(6), 16.55.030(A)(4) and
areas (Repealed by 3632)
16.60.030(A)(8), zoning (16.45, 16.50,
3247 4/20/99
Amends § 17.40.010(C), nonconforming
16.55, 17.65)
uses (17.40)
3327 9/18/00
Amends § 17.40.025(C), nonconforming
3249 4/27/99
Amends § 19.00.110, building permits
uses (17.40)
(Repealed by 3502)
3329 10/10/00
Amends §§ 20.15B.110 and 20.95.050,
3256 6/15/99
Amends § 16.50.020(A), zoning (16.50)
geologically hazardous areas (Repealed by
3257 6/15/99
Amends subsection D of and adds
3736)
subsection E to § 16.20.050, zoning
3343 1/30/01
Adds Ch. 17.35, animals in residential
(Repealed by 3547)
zones (5.05)
3258 6/15/99
Adds subsection (13)(4) to § 20.90.010,
3344 2/6/01
Amends § 18.95.030, tandem parking
review criteria and procedures (Repealed
(18.95)
by 3736)
(Revised 3/15) Tables - 4
Edmonds Community Development Code
Ordinance Table
3345 2/6/01
Repeals § 20.15A.280, environmentally
3474 11/3/03
Adds on interim basis Ch. 20.16, essential
sensitive areas (Repealer)
public facilities (Expired)
3346 2/6/01
Amends § 21.55.050, lot width (21.55)
3485 1/20/04
Amends Ch. 18.60, construction permits;
3347 2/6/01
Adds § 17.70.005, project sales offices/
repeals and replaces Ch. 18.70,
sales models (17.70)
encroachment permits (18.60)
3348 3/6/01
Adds § 17.30.035, trellises and arbors
3488 2/24/04
Amends § 16.50.020, height regulation
(17.30)
(Repealed by 3492)
3353 3/20/01
Adds § 17.40.050, Ch. 17.100,
3490 3/02/04
Amends § 16.20.050, site development
§§ 21.15.015, 21.15.071, 21.15.073,
standards (Repealed by 3547)
21.55.007, Ch. 21.65, §§ 21.80.005,
3491 3/02/04
Amends §§ 17.30.000(C), 17.30.010,
21.85.031, 21.85.033, 21.90.008 and
20.12.025, 21.30.020, hedge regulations
21.100.090; renumbers existing
(17.30, 21.30)
§ 21.90.008 to 21.90.006; amends
3492 3/23/04
Amends § 16.50.020, site development
§§ 16.20.010, 16.30.010, 16.45.010,
standards; repeals Ord. 3488 (16.50)
16.50.010, 16.53.010, 16.55.010,
3496 4/27/04
Repeals and replaces Chs. 8.51, Edmonds
16.62.010, 17.40.010 and 17.40.040;
employee permit parking program, and
repeals and replaces Ch. 16.80,
17.50, off-street parking regulations (8.51,
community facilities (16.45, 16.50, 16.53,
17.50)
16.55, 16.62, 16.80, 17.40, 17.100, 21.15,
3502 5/18/2004
Repeals and replaces Title 19, building
21.55, 21.65, 21.80, 21.85, 21.90, 21.100)
codes, excepting Ch. 19.05; renumbers
3363 5/22/01
Amends § 17.50.020(A), parking space
Ch. 19.05 to be 19.10 (Repealed by 3651)
requirements (17.50)
3504 6/l/2004
Amends § 20.100.050, hearing examiner,
3364 5/22/01
Amends § 21.90.120, streets (21.90)
planning advisory board and city council
3367 6/19/01
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.70, street
review (20.100)
right-of-way use and encroachment
3507 7/6/2004
Adds §§ 18.45.035 and 18.45.080; amends
permits (Repealed by 3485)
§§ 18.45.030 and 18.45.070, land clearing
3376 11/27/01
Amends § 20.91.030 as an interim
and tree cutting code (18.45)
measure, continuances (Expired)
3510 7/20/2004
Amends § 16.20.050(E) and (F), site
3387 12/11/01
Repeals and replaces Ch. 20.35; adds Ch.
development standards — accessory
21.125, planned residential development
buildings (Repealed by 3547)
(21.125)
3511 8/17/2004
Amends on interim basis § 21.30.010,
3394 3/19/02
Amends § 20.91.030, continuances
definition (Expired)
(Repealed by 3736)
3514 8/24/2004
Adds § 20.60.070; amends §§ 20.60.005
3397 5/7/02
Adds Ch. 20.45, Edmonds register of
and 20.60.010(A), sign code (20.60)
historic places (20.45)
3515 8/24/2004
Amends § 17.40.020(C), nonconforming
3402 7/2/02
Adds Ch. 16.75, master plan hillside
buildings (17.40)
mixed -use zone (16.75)
3516 9/07/2004
Adds Ch. 18.82, traffic impact fees (18.82)
3415 8/6/02
Interim sign code amendments; adds
3518 10/05/2004
Amends § 16.50.020(B), site development
§ 20.60.070; amends §§ 20.60.005 and
standards (16.50)
20.60.010 (Expired)
3522 11/01/2004
Amends on interim basis §§ 21.85.020,
3416 8/13/02
Amends on interim basis § 20.35.080,
21.90.050 and 21.90.140, setback
PRD review process (Repealed by 3465)
definitions (Expired)
3423 10/15/02
Adds § 20.60.070; amends §§ 20.60.005
3527 11/23/2004
Adds Chs. 23.40, 23.50, 23.60, 23.70,
and 20.60.010, signs (Repealed by 3461)
23.80 and 23.90; repeals Ch. 20.1513,
3440 2/18/03
Amends on interim basis § 20.35.080,
critical areas regulations (23.40, 23.50,
PRD review process (Repealed by 3465)
23.60, 23.70, 23.80, 23.90)
3452 4/22/03
Adds §§ 4.32.040(C), 4.48.025,
3533 2/01/2005
Extends interim Ord. 3511, which
4.52.070(C), 4.80.060 and 19.75.065;
amended § 21.30.010, definitions
amends §§ 5.27.060 and 19.75.060, fire
(Expired)
inspection charge (4.32, 4.48, 4.52, 4.80,
3539 3/15/2005
Amends § 16.50.020, site development
5.27)
standards (16.50)
3453 5/20/03
Amends §§ 16.20.010(D), 16.30.010(D),
3544 4/5/2005
Amends on interim basis §§ 21.85.020,
16.62.010(A)(5) and 21.20.010, day-care
21.90.050 and 21.90.140, setback
facilities (16.62, 21.20)
definitions (Expired)
3456 5/20/03
Adds Ch. 10.15, building board of appeals;
3547 4/26/2005
Repeals and replaces Ch. 16.20, RS single -
amends § 19.00.060, building code
family residential zone (16.20)
(Repealed by 3740)
3557 7/05/05
Extends interim Ords. 3511 and 3533,
3461 7/1/03
Adds § 19.45.015, sign code; repeals and
which amended § 21.30.010, definitions
replaces Chs. 20.10 and 20.60, review
(Expired)
criteria and procedures (20.60)
3561 9/19/05
Amends § 20.60.005, sign code (20.60)
3465 8/5/03
Adds § 20.21.010; amends §§ 16.20.030,
3562 9/19/05
Amends § 18.70.030, street use and
20.20.015 and 20.100.010; repeals and
encroachment permits (Repealed by 3790)
replaces Ch. 20.35, planned residential
development (20.21, 20.35)
Tables - 5 (Revised 3/15)
Ordinance Table
3567 10/4/05
Amends on interim basis §§ 21.85.020,
3682 4/l/08
Adds on interim basis § 21.85.015;
21.90.050 and 21.90.140, setback
amends on interim basis § 21.90.140,
definitions (Expired)
rainwater collection tanks and setbacks
3569 10/25/05
Adds Ch. 16.77; amends § 21.40.030,
(Expired)
master planned office - residential zone
3691 8/01/08
Adds on interim basis § 16.43.035,
(21.40)
application of requirements to the BD-1
3571 1111105
Adds § 21.30.010(D), definitions (21.30)
zone (Repealed by 3700)
3572 1111105
Adds Ch. 20.16, essential public facilities
3696 9/05/08
Repeals and replaces Ch. 17.40,
(20.16)
nonconforming uses, buildings, signs and
3580 1/3/06
Amends §§ 18.05.000(A)(6) and
lots (17.40)
18.05.030(B)(3), utility wires (18.05)
3697 9/28/08
Adds § 16.43.035 and Ch. 22.43, BD-1
3585 3/21/06
Amends Figure 18-1 to Ord. 3121, parking
zone design standards (22.43)
(18.95)
3699 10/28/08
Amends on interim basis § 19.00.005,
3586 4/4/06
Amends on interim basis §§ 21.85.020,
building code amendments (Repealed by
21.90.050 and 21.90.140, setback
3796)
definitions (Expired)
3700 11/03/08
Repeals Ord. 3691; repeals and replaces
3594 5/16/06
Amends § 18.80.010, street standards
Ch. 16.43, BD - Downtown business
(18.80)
(16.43)
3598 6/6/06
Amends § 20.45.020, Edmonds register of
3701 11/03/08
Adds §§ 18.05.030(B)(4), (5) and
historic places (20.45)
18.05.060, utility wires (18.05)
3602 8/15/06
Amends §§ 21.85.020, 21.90.050 and
3702 11/03/08
Amends on interim basis
21.90.140, setbacks (21.85, 21.90)
§ 16.20.010(B)(3), single-family
3610 11/6/06
Adds Ch. 19.95, conversion
residential uses (16.20)
condominiums (Repealed by 3651)
3705 11/18/08
Amends § 19.25.020(A), fire code permits
3619 12/19/06
Repeals and replaces Ch. 16.77, office-
(Repealed by 3798)
residential zone (16.77)
3715 12/16/08
Amends §§ 19.00.005 and 19.05.005,
3624 1/16/07
Adds Ch. 16.43; rezone, downtown
building codes (Repealed by 3796)
business zoning (Repealed by 3700)
3719 12/16/08
Amends Ch. 17.95, commute trip
3627 2/20/07
Amends Ch. 16.50; repeals and replaces
reduction plan (17.95)
Ch. 16.30, multiple residential,
3720 12/16/08
Amends §§ 6.10.020, 6.30.040,
community business zones (16.30, 16.50)
20.110.010 and 20.110.020; repeals and
3628 2/20/07
Amends §§ 17.50.040(B), 17.50.070(B),
replaces Ch. 6.20; repeals §§ 6.10.030,
17.75.010, 17.75.020, 20.50.040(B),
6.30.050, 20.110.030 and 20.110.050,
20.50.050(C), 20.50.060(C), 20.60.005,
nuisances (6.10, 6.20, 6.30, 20.110)
20.60.025(A), 20.60.030, 20.60.035,
3723 1/27/09
Amends § 21.55.007, local public
20.60.040, 20.60.045(B) and (D) and
facilities (21.55)
20.60.080(A), central business, downtown
3726 2/17/09
Amends on interim basis § 19.00.005,
business zones (17.50, 17.75, 20.60)
building code amendments (Repealed by
3631 3/20/07
Amends §§ 20.60.005, 20.60.020(B) and
3796)
20.60.045(E), sign code (20.60)
3728 2/17/09
Adds § 21.40.006; amends
3632 3/20/07
Repeals and replaces Ch. 19.10, building
§§ 16.20.050(B), 21.05.010 and
permits - earth subsidence and landslide
21.40.030, zoning and definitions (16.20,
hazard areas (Repealed by 3651)
21.05, 21.40)
3635 4/3/07
Repeals and replaces Ch. 16.60, general
3731 3/24/09
Repeals and replaces Ch. 17.60, property
commercial zones (16.60)
performance standards (17.60)
3636 4/3/07
Adds Chs. 20.11 and 20.13; repeals and
3736 6/02/09
Adds Chs. 20.01, 20.02, 20.03, 20.04,
replaces Chs. 20.10 and 20.12, design
20.06, 20.07 and 20.08; amends
review (20.10, 20.11, 20.12, 20.13)
§§ 4.85.090(D),7.10.065(C),7.80.110(B),
3646 5/22/07
Amends Ch. 18.45, land clearing and tree
16.20.050(E)(1), 16.20.050(F)(2),
cutting code (18.45)
16.43.030(F)(1), 16.60.030,
3651 6/19/07
Repeals and replaces Title 19, community
16.75.020(D)(5), 17.40.020(F),
development code (19.10, 19.55, 19.60,
17.40.020(G)(4), 17.50.070(C),
19.70, 19.75, 19.80, 19.85, 19.90, 19.95)
17.50.090(A)(3), 17.70.005(C),
3652 6/19/07
Repeals § 16.30.040(B), multiple
17.70.010, 17.75.020, 17.90.020,
residential zone (16.30)
17.90.050, 17.95.040(C), 17.100.030(B),
3654 7/17/07
Repeals § 21.40.030(C)(1), height
18.00.020(C), 18.05.040, 18.45.045(B),
(Repealer)
18.45.055, 18.45.060, 18.50.020(C)(2),
3655 7/17/07
Amends §§ 5.05.010 and 17.35.040,
note (4) of 18.80.010, 18.80.060(B)(5)(c),
poultry (5.05)
18.80.060(C)(1), 18.82.070(E),
3663 9/18/07
Adds § 20.110.030(.i); amends Ch. 18.40,
19.00.005(A)(6)(e), 19.00.025(B)(5),
prohibited rockeries (18.40)
19.10.040(A), 20.05.020, 20.10.040,
3679 2/5/08
Amends on interim basis § 21.55.007,
20.11.010, 20.11.040, 20.11.050(B)(3),
local public facilities (Expired)
20.12.010, 20.12.020(A) and (13)(3),
20.12.080, 20.12.090(B)(3),
(Revised 3/15) Tables - 6
Edmonds Community Development Code
Ordinance Table
20.15A.240(D), 20.16.110, 20.16.130(C),
3783 2/2/10
Interim ordinance amending Ord. 3775;
20.19.010, 20.19.050, 20.20.010(B),
adds § 20.100.030; amends
20.21.030(A), 20.30.010, 20.30.020,
§§ 17.50.090(A)(3),17.70.010,17.75.020,
20.40.030, 20.55.010, 20.55.020,
17.100.030(B), 20.01.003(A), 20.05.020,
20.55.030, 20.60.015(A), 20.65.010,
20.19.010, 20.19.050, 20.20.010(B),
20.75.040, 20.75.050(G), 20.75.055(D),
20.55.030, 20.75.065(D), 20.75.070,
20.75.065, 20.75.110(A), 20.75.155(C),
20.85.020 and 23.40.210(C), review
20.75.158, 20.80.020, 20.85.020,
criteria and procedures (Expired)
23.40.200 and 23.40.210(C) and (E);
3787 4/6/10
Interim ordinance; amends
renames Ch. 20.100; repeals Chs. 20.90,
§§ 20.01.003(A), 20.35.080(A)(4),
20.91 and 20.95 and §§ 20.100.000,
20.35.050(C)(2), zoning (Expired)
20.100.010, 20.100.020 and 20.100.030
3788 4/6/10
Adds §§ 18.60.050, 18.70.030(D) and
and Ch. 20.105; development project
18.95.030(C); amends §§ 18.00.020(C),
permits (4.85, 7.10, 7.80, 16.20, 16.43,
18.10.010(E), 18.10.030, 18.30.065,
16.60, 16.75, 17.40, 17.50, 17.70, 17.75,
18.30.080(C), 18.30.130(C), 18.40.120
17.90, 17.95, 17.100, 18.00, 18.05, 18.45,
[18.40.020], 18.45.070, 18.80.060,
18.50, 18.80, 18.82, 20.01, 20.02, 20.03,
18.80.070 and 18.85.060(B), public works
20.04, 20.05, 20.06, 20.07, 20.08, 20.10,
requirements (18.00, 18.10, 18.40, 18.45,
20.11, 20.12, 20.16, 20.19, 20.21, 20.30,
18.60, 18.80, 18.85, 18.95)
20.40, 20.55, 20.60, 20.65, 20.75, 20.80,
3790 4/20/10
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.70, street use
20.85, 23.40)
and encroachment permits (18.70)
3740 6/16/09
Adds §§ 10.15.000 and 19.80.023; repeals
3791 4/20/10
Adds § 18.82.150; amends §§ 18.82.020,
§§ 10.15.010, 10.15.020, 10.15.030,
18.82.030, 18.82.040 and 18.82.120,
10.15.040, 10.15.050 and 10.15.060,
traffic impact fees (18.82)
board of appeals (10.15)
3792 4/20/10
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.30, storm
3741 6/16/09
Amends §§ 6.20.041 and 17.60.040(A)
water management (18.30)
and (B), vehicles (6.20, 17.60)
3788 4/6/10
Adds §§ 18.60.050, 18.70.030(D) and
3742 6/16/09
Amends Ch. 17.70, temporary uses
18.95.030(C); amends §§ 18.00.020(C),
(17.70)
18.10.010(E), 18.10.030, 18.30.065,
3743 6/16/09
Amends § 19.05.010, building permits
18.30.080(C), 18.30.130(C), 18.40.120
(Repealed by 3796)
[18.40.020], 18.45.070, 18.80.060,
3746 6/23/09
Amends on interim basis §§ 20.11.050 and
18.80.070 and 18.85.060(B), public works
20.12.090(B), review criteria and
requirements (18.00, 18.10, 18.40, 18.45,
procedures (Expired)
18.60, 18.80, 18.85, 18.95)
3756 10/6/09
Adds § 17.40.060, setback exemption
3790 4/20/10
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.70, street use
(17.40)
and encroachment permits (18.70)
3759 10/20/09
Adds § 17.35.030(D); amends
3791 4/20/10
Adds § 18.82.150; amends §§ 18.82.020,
§§ 17.35.030 and 17.35.040(A), zoning
18.82.030, 18.82.040 and 18.82.120,
(5.05)
traffic impact fees (18.82)
3760 10/27/09
Adds Chs. 16.100 and 22.100, Firdale
3792 4/20/10
Repeals and replaces Ch. 18.30,
Village mixed -use zone (16.100, 22.100)
stormwater management (18.30)
3769 12/15/09
Interim ordinance; temporary homeless
3794 6/1/10
Interim ordinance extending Ord. 3769,
shelters (Repealed by 3814)
temporary homeless shelters (Repealed by
3775 115110
Interim ordinance; amends
3814)
§§ 17.50.090(A)(3),17.70.010,17.75.020,
3795 6/1/10
Interim ordinance; amends
17.100.030(B), 20.01.003(A), 20.05.020,
§§ 20.110.040(D) and (F), zoning
20.19.010, 20.19.050, 20.20.010(B),
enforcement procedures (Expired)
20.55.030, 20.75.065(D), 20.75.070,
3796 6/1/10
Amends Ch. 19.55; repeals Ch. 19.35;
20.85.020 and 23.40.210(C), review
repeals and replaces Chs. 19.00, 19.05,
criteria and procedures (Expired)
19.15, 19.20, 19.30, 19.40, 19.45 and
3778 1/19/10
Adds § 19.00.040, exclusion of churches
19.50,buildingcodes (19.00,19.05,19.15,
providing emergency housing for the
19.20, 19.30, 19.40, 19.45, 19.50, 19.55)
indigent from certain requirements
3798 6/15/10
Repeals and replaces Chs. 19.25 and
(Repealed by 3796)
19.65, fire code and marinas (19.25, 19.65)
3779 1/19/10
Interim ordinance; amends
3799 6/15/10
Interim ordinance; abandonment,
§ 20.110.040(F), civil violation monetary
construction and authorization of public
penalties (Expired)
projects, street vacations and dedications
3780 1/19/10
Interim ordinance; abandonment,
(Expired)
construction and authorization of public
3800 7/6/10
Amends §§ 20.60.005 and 20.60.015, sign
projects, street vacations and dedications
code (20.60)
(Expired)
3805 8/16/10
Amends § 20.60.025(A), sign code
3781 2/2/10
Amends § 17.40.020(D)(3),
(20.60)
nonconforming buildings and/or structures
3806 8/16/10
Interim ordinance extending Ord. 3787,
(17.40)
zoning (Expired)
Tables - 7 (Revised 3/15)
Ordinance Table
3814 11/1/10
Adds Ch. 17.105; repeals Ords. 3730,
3902 12/4/12
Amends Ch. 4.12 and §§ 16.43.040,
3769 and 3794, emergency temporary
16.50.030, 16.55.030 and 16.60.040,
indoor shelter (17.105)
peddlers, solicitors and street vendors
3815 11/l/10
Adds. Ch. 17.20, temporary homeless
(16.43, 16.50, 16.55, 16.60)
encampment (17.20)
3910 2/5/13
Amends §§ 20.70.030, 20.70.050 and
3817 11/16/10
Amends §§ 18.45.055,19.10.040(A), Chs.
20.70.140, street vacations (20.70)
20.01, 20.02, 20.03, 20.04, 20.06, 20.07,
3918 4/23/13
Amends Chs. 16.43 and 22.43, downtown
20.08, §§ 20.12.020(A), 20.40.030,
business zones (16.43, 22.43)
20.75.065(B)(1) and 20.80.020(B) and
3921 5/21/13
Interim ordinance; adds § 21.80.103;
(C), community development code (18.45,
amends §§ 16.43.020, 16.43.040,
19.10, 20.01, 20.02, 20.03, 20.04, 20.06,
16.50.010, 16.50.030, 16.60.040; repeals
20.07, 20.08, 20.12, 20.40, 20.75, 20.80)
§ 21.90.009, public markets (Repealed by
3818 11/16/10
Amends § 20.03.004; repeals and replaces
3932)
Ch. 20.15A, environmental review
3925 6/4/13
Adds § 20.75.107; repeals and replaces
(SEPA) (20.15A, 20.03)
§ 20.75.100, subdivisions (20.75)
3819 11/16/10
Adds §§ 19.05.020(C) and 19.25.036;
3926 6/18/13
Amends Title 19, building codes (19.00,
amends §§ 19.05.000, residential fire
19.05, 19.10, 19.15, 19.20, 19.25, 19.30,
sprinkler systems (19.05, 19.25)
19.40, 19.45, 19.50, 19.55, 19.60, 19.65,
3822 11/30/10
Amends §§ 20.35.050(C)(2) and
19.70, 19.75, 19.80, 19.85, 19.90, 19.95)
20.35.080(A)(4), planned residential
3931 7/2/13
Interim ordinance; amends §§ 23.40.210
development (20.35)
and 23.40.320, critical areas (Expired)
3827 12/7/10
Amends §§ 20.110.040(D) and (F), civil
3932 7/16/13
Adds § 21.80.103; amends §§ 16.43.020,
violation - enforcement procedure
16.43.040, 16.50.010, 16.50.030 and
(20.110)
16.60.040; repeals § 21.90.009 and Ord.
3828 12/7/10
Amends §§ 18.45.070 and 23.40.240(E),
3921, public markets (16.43, 16.50, 16.60,
unauthorized clearing (18.45, 23.40)
21.80)
3840 4/19/11
Repeals and replaces Ch. 20.20, home
3935 8/6/13
Interim ordinance; amends §§ 23.40.220,
occupations (20.20)
23.40.320, 23.50.020, 23.50.040 and
3842 6/21/11
Adds § 18.80.015, complete streets
23.90.040, natural resources (Expired)
(18.80)
3943 10/1/13
Amends Chs. 16.30 and 16.50, community
3845 7/5/11
Amends §§ 16.20.040, 18.05.000,
business and multiple residential zones
18.05.030 and 19.00.025(R); repeals and
(16.30, 16.50)
replaces Ch. 20.50, wireless
3952 12/17/13
Amends § 23.40.320, critical areas (23.40)
communication facilities; repeals
3955 1/21/14
Amends § 16.43.020, downtown business
§§ 21.05.035, 21.05.055, 21.15.035,
zone (16.43)
21.35.040, 21.55.005, 21.60.002,
3961 2/25/14
Amends § 17.40.020 and Ch. 20.50;
21.60.004, 21.60.006, 21.60.045,
repeals § 21.05.005, wireless
21.60.046, 21.100.080, 21.115.022 and
communication facilities (17.40, 20.50)
21.115.024 (16.20, 18.05, 19.00, 20.50)
3962 2/25/14
Adds § 17.40.023, amnesty for certain
3846 7/5/11
Amends § 16.45.020, site development
long -existing wireless communication
standards (Expired)
facilities (17.40)
3854 9/20/11
Adds § 18.00.050, public works (18.00)
3968 4/22/14
Adds Ch. 17.110, recreational marijuana;
3855 9/20/11
Adds § 18.00.060, public works (18.00)
repeals Ords. 3938 and 3960 (17.110)
3865 12/20/11
Amends § 16.43.030, site development
3981 11/3/14
Amends Ch. 16.60, zoning (16.60)
standards (16.43)
3982 11/18/14
Adds § 21.55.015; amends §§ 20.01.003,
3866 12/20/11
Amends §§ 17.40.020 and 21.40.030,
20.75.180 and 21.55.010, lots of record
definitions and nonconforming buildings
(20.01, 20.75, 21.55)
(17.40, 21.40)
3988 2/3/15
Amends §§ 5.05.115, 5.30.130, 16.20.010
3871 2/7/12
Adds § 21.75.120; amends Ch. 17.75,
and 16.30.010; amends and recodifies
outdoor dining (17.75, 21.75)
§§ 17.35.030 as 5.05.015 and 17.35.040 as
3878 4/3/12
Amends § 18.00.050, apprentice
5.05.130.1; repeals §§ 17.35.010 and
requirements (18.00)
17.35.020, animal control (5.05, 5.30,
3889 6/19/12
Amends Ch. 20.20, home occupations
16.20, 16.30)
(20.20)
3894 9/18/12
Adds § 21.30.014; amends §§ 16.43.020,
16.43.040, 16.50.010 and 16.50.030,
farmers' markets (Expired)
3900 12/4/12
Adds Ch. 20.23 and §§ 21.10.008 and
21.100.075; amends §§ 4.72.010 and
16.20.010; repeals § 4.72.023, bed and
breakfast regulations (16.20, 20.23, 21.10,
21.100)
3901 12/4/12
Amends § 20.70.090, street vacation
public notification (20.70)
(Revised 3/15) Tables - 8
Edmonds Community Development Code
Buildings
—A—
Addresses See Street names, numbering
Adult entertainment centers See Zoning
Agriculture See Zoning
Aircraft landings See Zoning
Amendments to code
Applicability, scope 20.80.000
Procedural 20.80.010
Zoning, planning 20.80.020
Amusement establishments See Zoning
Animal hospitals See Zoning
Appeal procedures See Development permit
applications
Aquariums See Zoning
Architectural design review See Design review
Art galleries See Zoning
Auction businesses See Zoning
—B—
Bed and breakfasts
Business license required 20.23.010
Development standards 20.23.030
Permitted where 20.23.020
Purpose, intent 20.23.000
Boarding houses See Zoning
Bond
Landscaping 20.13.040
Breakwaters See Shoreline master program
Building code
See also Buildings; Residential code
Administrative provisions 19.00.015
Adopted 19.00.020
Amendments
Appendix J, Section 101.1.2 19.10.010
Section 202 19.10.010
Section 1601.1.1 19.10.010
sections designated 19.00.025
Appeals
application, fee 19.80.005
generally 19.80.025
hearing examiner
powers, duties 19.80.020
procedures 19.80.015
purpose, applicability 19.80.000
Architectural design review, vesting 19.00.030
Conflict between codes 19.00.010
Fees
building construction valuation 19.70.015
permit
schedule 19.70.010
work commencing before issuance 19.70.020
refunds 19.70.025
scope 19.70.000
Limitation of benefited, protected classes 19.90.000
Nonconforming religious building exception
19.00.040
Purpose 19.00.000
Referenced codes 19.00.005
Violation, penalty 19.85.000
Building permits
See also Development permit applications
Landslide, earth subsidence hazard areas
amendments to code 19.10.010
application
notice 19.10.040
requirements 19.10.010, 19.10.030
review 19.10.060
bonds, liability insurance 19.10.050
covenants, waivers 19.10.040
definitions
architect 19.10.020
best available science 19.10.020
bluff 19.10.020
building official 19.10.020
director 19.10.020
earth subsidence and landslide hazard area
19.10.020
general contractor 19.10.020
geologist 19.10.020
geotechnical engineer 19.10.020
landslide hazard areas 19.10.020
land surveyor 19.10.020
lead design professional 19.10.020
plan set submittal 19.10.020
site 19.10.020
stable 19.10.020
steep slope 19.10.020
storm event 19.10.020
structural engineer 19.10.020
structural fill 19.10.020
substantially complies 19.10.080
issuance, denial 19.10.070
monitoring compliance during construction
19.10.080
purpose 19.10.000
Buildings
See also Building code
Moving
applicability 19.60.005
correction of defects 19.60.020
permit
application 19.60.010
required 19.60.000
pre -move inspection, upgrades 19.60.015
Bulkheads See Shoreline master program
Bus stop shelters See Zoning
Index-1 (Revised 3/15)
Comprehensive plan
—C—
Churches See Zoning
Clubhouses See Zoning
Commercial activities, mixed -use See Shoreline
management plan
Commute trip reduction See Zoning
Comprehensive plan
See also Land use plans, policies; Zoning
Adopted 15.05.000
Changes
applicability, scope 20.00.000
council action 20.00.040
findings required 20.00.050
notice 20.00.020
recommendations, copy of 20.00.030
submittal 20.00.010
Comprehensive sidewalk plan
adopted 15.50.000
effect, applicability 15.50.010
Comprehensive street plan
map 15.40.030
purpose 15.40.000
Conditional use permits
See also Zoning
Findings, criteria 20.05.010
Requirements, review 20.05.020
Scope 20.05.000
Condominium conversions
Definitions
condominium 19.95.010
conversion condominium 19.95.010
declarant 19.95.010
director 19.95.010
notice of conversion 19.95.010
person 19.95.010
subtenant 19.95.010
tenant 19.95.010
unit 19.95.010
Relocation assistance 19.95.020
Violations
civil penalty 19.95.040
enforcement 19.95.050
established 19.95.030
Convalescent homes See Zoning
Convenience stores See Zoning
Court review See Appeal procedures
Critical aquifer recharge areas
Designated 23.60.010
Critical areas See Environmentally critical areas
—D—
Day-care centers See Zoning
Definitions
Accessory buildings 21.05.010
Accessory dwelling unit, attached 21.05.015
Accessory use 21.05.020
Adult arcade 21.05.021
Adult cabaret 21.05.021
Adult entertainment 21.05.021
Adult motel 21.05.021
Adult motion picture theater 21.05.021
Adult retail store 21.05.021
Alley 21.05.025
Alteration(s) 21.05.040
Animal hospital 21.05.030
Auto wrecking 21.05.060
Automobile service station 21.90.012
Bar 21.10.005
Bed and breakfast 21.10.008
Bike (or bicycle) lane 21.10.010
Bike -pedestrian path 21.10.020
Boarding house 21.10.030
Building 21.00.000, 21.10.040
Building area 21.10.050
Building envelope 21.10.060
Building line 21.10.070
Car (or auto or automobile) wrecking 21.15.010
Church 21.15.015
City 21.15.020
City council (or council) 21.15.030
Closed record appeal 21.15.032
Commercial garage 21.15.050
Commercial kennel 21.15.060
Commercial parking lot 21.15.040
Commercial use 21.15.070
Community facilities 21.15.071
Community park 21.15.073
Commuter parking lots 21.15.075
Completely enclosed building 21.15.080
Conditional use 21.15.090
Congregate care facility 21.15.095
Convenience store 21.15.092
Coverage 21.15.110
Day-care facility 21.20.010
Dedication 21.20.020
Dock 21.20.035
Domestic animal 21.20.030
Drive-in business 21.20.040
Dwelling unit 21.20.050
Easement 21.25.010
Equipment shelter, cabinet 21.25.020
Expressive dance 21.25.100
Family 21.30.010
Fence 21.30.020
Flag lot 21.30.030
Float, recreational 21.30.035
(Revised 3/15) Index-2
Edmonds Community Development Code
Definitions
Floor area 21.30.040
Formal subdivision 21.30.050
Foster home 21.30.060
Fraternity 21.30.070
Garage 21.35.010
General 21.00.000
Ground floor 21.35.017
Guest house 21.35.030
Halfway house 21.40.005
Hallway 21.40.006
Hearing examiner 21.40.010
Height 21.40.030
Home occupation 21.40.040
Horse 21.40.050
Hospitals 21.40.055
Hotel 21.40.060
Interior lot 21.45.010
Irregular lot 21.45.020
Kennel 21.50.010
Kitchen 21.50.020
Landslide hazard area and earth subsidence 21.55.060
Local public facilities 21.55.007
Lot 21.55.010
Lot area 21.55.020
Lot, corner 21.15.100
Lot depth 21.55.030
Lot line 21.55.040
Lot of record 21.55.015
Lot width 21.55.050
May 21.00.000
Mobile home 21.60.010
Mobile home park 21.60.020
Moorage 21.60.030
Motel 21.60.040
Multiple dwelling 21.60.050
Multiple dwelling units 21.60.060
Natural open space areas 21.65.010
Neighborhood park 21.65.020
Off-street parking 21.75.020
Office 21.75.010
Open space 21.75.030
Other sexually oriented business 21.75.080
Outdoor dining area 21.75.120
Parks and recreation special areas 21.80.005
Pedestrian -bike path 21.80.040
Permit coordinator 21.80.020
Permitted use 21.80.010
Person 21.80.030
Petroleum products storage and distributing 21.80.050
Pier 21.80.055
Planning advisory board 21.80.060
Planning official 21.80.065
Primary use 21.80.070
Private 21.80.080
Private parking 21.80.090
Project permit, project permit application 21.80.095
Public market 21.80.103
Public meeting 21.80.105
Rear lot line 21.85.010
Rear setback 21.85.020
Recreational facilities 21.85.030
Regional park 21.85.031
Regional public facilities 21.85.033
Related equipment 21.85.035
Restaurant 21.85.040
Retirement home 21.85.050
Riding academy 21.85.060
Roof 21.85.070
Rooming house 21.85.080
Satellite television antenna 21.90.006
School 21.90.008
Secondary use 21.90.010
Self service station 21.90.014
Service club 21.90.011
Setback 21.90.020
Sexually oriented business 21.90.024
Sexually oriented materials 21.90.025
Shall 21.00.000
Short subdivision 21.90.030
Side lot line 21.90.040
Side setback 21.90.050
Sidewalk or trail 21.90.060
Single-family dwelling unit 21.90.080
Site 21.90.090
Small animal hospital 21.90.095
Sorority 21.90.100
Specified anatomical areas 21.90.101
Specified sexual activities 21.90.102
Story 21.90.110
Street 21.90.120
Street lot line 21.90.130
Street setback 21.90.140
Structural alterations 21.90.160
Structure 21.90.150
Subdivision 21.90.170
Tavern 21.100.010
Temporary building or structure 21.100.020
Through lot 21.100.030
Townhouse 21.100.040
Trailer 21.100.060
Trailer park 21.100.070
Trails 21.100.050
Transient accommodation 21.100.075
Transit center 21.100.090
Undisturbed soil 21.105.010
Usable satellite signal 21.105.115
Use 21.105.020
Used 21.00.000
Index-3 (Revised 3/15)
Design review
Used car lot (or sales) 21.105.030
Vacation 21.110.010
Working day 21.115.030
Zero lot line development 21.125.010
Design review
Appeals 20.11.040
Applicability, scope 20.10.020
Approval lapse 20.11.050
Augmented architectural design review application
20.10.045
Design criteria 20.11.030
District -based
appeals 20.12.080
applicability 20.12.010
approval lapse 20.12.090
architectural design board review 20.12.020
city staff review 20.12.030
design guidelines, criteria, checklist 20.12.070
process, intent 20.12.005
Findings 20.11.020
Permit approval required 20.10.030
Pre -application 20.10.040
Procedure 20.11.010
Purpose 20.10.000
Types 20.10.010
Design standards
BD zones
applicability 22.43.000
awnings/canopies, signage 22.43.040
blank wall treatments 22.43.060
ground level details 22.43.030
HVAC equipment 22.43.070
massing, articulation 22.43.010
orientation 22.43.020
transparency, street level 22.43.050
Firdale Village mixed -use zone
applicability, goals, project vision 22.100.000
architectural design 22.100.020
definitions
courtyard 22.100.100
curb cut 22.100.100
facade 22.100.100
frontage 22.100.100
human scale 22.100.100
landscaping 22.100.100
modulation 22.100.100
pedestrian -oriented facade 22.100.100
pedestrian -oriented space 22.100.100
vertical articulation 22.100.100
landscaping, screening 22.100.050
lighting 22.100.070
pedestrian orientation, outdoor spaces, amenities
22.100.030
safety issues 22.100.080
signage 22.100.060
site design, planning 22.100.010
sustainable design 22.100.090
vehicular access, parking 22.100.040
Development agreements See under Development
permit applications
Development permit applications
See also Permits
Action types 20.01.001
Closed record appeals
application resubmission 20.07.007
consolidation 20.07.002
decision governed by 20.07.004
generally 20.07.001
judicial 20.07.006
parties of record 20.07.003
procedure 20.07.005
Contents 20.02.002
Development agreements
appeal 20.08.060
approval procedure 20.08.040
authority 20.08.010
enforceability 20.08.030
form, term, recordation 20.08.050
general provisions 20.08.020
Development regulations, SEPA consistency
categorically exempt, planned actions 20.04.003
determination 20.04.001
initial SEPA analysis 20.04.002
Exemptions 20.01.007
Framework 20.01.003
Legislative enactments not restricted 20.01.006
Notice
optional 20.03.006
procedures 20.03.002
public hearing 20.03.003
shoreline master program 20.03.005
State Environmental Policy Act 20.03.004
Open record public hearings
burden, nature of proof 20.06.006
conflict of interest 20.06.003
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Zoning
Modifications, request, notice 20.75.075
Permit 20.75.180
Preliminary plat 20.75.060
Purpose 20.75.020
Review
by court 20.75.175
criteria, regulations 20.75.085
preliminary 20.75.065
Short plat review 20.75.158
Short subdivisions 20.75.170
Time limitations
expiration of preliminary approval 20.75.100
extension 20.75.107
formal subdivision 20.75.070
Title, citation 20.75.010
Violation, penalty 20.75.185
Substations See Zoning
Swimming pools See under Public works; Zoning
—T—
Traffic impact fee See under Public works
—U—
Utilities See Shoreline management program
Utility wires See under Public works
N110
Variances See under Zoning
Vibration See Performance standards under Zoning
—W—
Waste disposal See Performance standards under
Zoning
Water storage See Zoning
Wetlands
See also Critical aquifer recharge areas;
Development permit applications;
Environmentally critical areas; Fish and wildlife
habitat conservation areas; Frequently flooded
areas; Geologically hazardous areas; SEPA;
Shoreline master program
Allowed activities 23.50.020
Compliance requirements chart 23.50.000
Designation, rating, mapping 23.50.010
Development standards
generally 23.50.040
mitigation requirements 23.50.050
subdivisions performance standards 23.50.060
Field data form 23.50.070
Special study, report requirements 23.50.030
Wireless communication facilities
Applicability 20.50.020
Definitions
antenna 20.50.160
cell -on -wheels (COW) 20.50.160
co -location 20.50.160
distributed antenna system (DAS) 20.50.160
guyed tower 20.50.160
lattice tower 20.50.160
licensed carrier 20.50.160
monopole 20.50.160
satellite earth station antenna 20.50.160
unlicensed wireless services 20.50.160
wireless communication facility (WCF) 20.50.160
wireless communication facility (WCF), building -
mounted 20.50.160
wireless communication facility (WCF),
camouflaged 20.50.160
wireless communication facility (WCF), equipment
enclosure 20.50.160
wireless communication facility (WCF), monopole
20.50.160
wireless communication facility (WCF), related
equipment 20.50.160
wireless communication facility (WCF), structure -
mounted 20.50.160
wireless communication services 20.50.160
Exemptions 20.50.030
Maintenance 20.50.150
Modification 20.50.130
Permits
application 20.50.070
requirements 20.50.060
Prohibitions 20.50.040
Purpose 20.50.010
Review time frames 20.50.080
Siting criteria, design considerations 20.50.050
Standards
new building -mounted 20.50.090
new monopole facility 20.50.110
new structure -mounted 20.50.100
Temporary 20.50.120
Use abandonment, discontinuation 20.50.140
—Z—
Zoning
See also Amendments to code; Architectural design
review; Comprehensive plan; Conditional use
permits; Definitions; Design standards;
Development permit applications; Dwelling
units, accessory; Environmentally critical areas;
Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas;
Frequently flooded areas; Geologically
Index-15 (Revised 3/15)
Zoning
hazardous areas; Group homes; Home day-
care; Home occupations; Junk vehicles; Low
income housing; Nuisances; Planned residential
development (PRD); SEPA; Shoreline master
program; Subdivisions; Wetlands
Accessory buildings
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Accessory dwelling units
RS zone 16.20.010
Accounting offices
BD zone 16.43.020
Administration
applicability 17.00.000
Advertising offices
BD zone 16.43.020
Agriculture
OS zone 16.65.010
Aircraft landings
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
CG zone 16.60.010
CW zone 16.55.010
Amateur radio transmitting antenna, tower
RS zone 16.20.010, 16.20.050
Amusement establishments
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Animal hospitals
BN zone 16.45.010
Annexed areas, coordination with county 17.00.060
Applicability 16.00.020
Aquariums
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
RM zone 16.30.010
Arbors See Fences, hedges
Architectural offices
BD zone 16.43.020
Art galleries
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
RM zone 16.30.010
Assembly, repair, fabrication of goods
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
Assisted living facilities
RM zone 16.30.010
Auction businesses
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Automobile sales and service
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Banks without tellers
BD zone 16.43.020
Barber shop
BP zone 16.53.010
Bars, pubs, taverns
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
BC zone
established 16.50.000
off-street parking 16.50.010
operating restrictions 16.50.030
purpose 16.50.005
site development standards 16.50.020
uses 16.50.010
BC — Edmonds Way zone See BC zone
BD zone
design standards
See also Design standards
BD zones 16.43.035
operating restrictions 16.43.040
purposes 16.43.000
site development standards 16.43.030
subdistricts 16.43.010
uses 16.43.020
Beauty shop
BP zone 16.53.010
Bed and breakfast 16.20.010
BN zone
businesses open 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. 16.45.010
off-street parking 16.45.010, 16.45.030
purpose 16.45.000
site development standards 16.45.020
uses 16.40.010
Boarding houses
RM zone 16.30.010
Boardwalks
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Bonds, required 17.10.000
Bookstore
BP zone 16.53.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
MU zone 16.62.010
BP zone
purpose 16.53.000
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Zoning
site development standards 16.53.020
uses 16.53.010
Breakwaters
construction
MR zone 16.70.010
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Building height See site development standards under
Specific Zone
Bulkheads
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Bus stop shelters
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Business and commercial zones
purpose 16.40.000
CG zone
design standards 16.60.030
established 16.60.000
off-street parking 16.60.010
operating restrictions 16.60.040
purpose 16.60.005
sexually oriented business 16.60.015
site development standards 16.60.020
uses 16.60.010
CG2 zone See CG zone
Churches
See also Community facilities
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Clubhouses
P zone 16.80.010
Commercial parking lots
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010, 16.45.030
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Commercial, sport and shell fishing
MR zone 16.70.010
Commercial uses, mixed -use
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Commercial vehicle regulations
off-street parking 17.50.100
Commercial waterfront See under CW zone
Community business zone See under BC zone
Community facilities
churches 17.100.020
conditional use
permit 17.100.030
plan 17.100.040
parks 17.100.070
public facilities
See also Public facilities
local 17.100.050
regional 17.100.060
purpose of provisions 17.100.010
schools 17.100.050
Community -oriented open-air markets
BC zone 16.50.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Commute trip reduction plan
compliance, applicability, notice, requirements
17.95.030
definitions
affected employee 17.95.010
affected employer 17.95.010
affected urban growth area 17.95.010
alternative mode 17.95.010
alternative work schedules 17.95.010
base year 17.95.010
base year survey 17.95.010
baseline measurement 17.95.010
carpool 17.95.010
commute trips 17.95.010
commuter matching services 17.95.010
compressed work week 17.95.010
CTR guidelines 17.95.010
CTR law 17.95.010
CTR plan 17.95.010
CTR program 17.95.010
custom bus/buspool 17.95.010
days 17.95.010
dominant mode 17.95.010
drive -alone 17.95.010
Edmonds 17.95.010
employer 17.95.010
exemption 17.95.010
flex -time 17.95.010
full-time employee 17.95.010
goal 17.95.010
good faith effort 17.95.010
growth and transportation efficiency center
(GTEC) 17.95.010
implementation 17.95.010
jurisdiction's base year measurement 17.95.010
major employer 17.95.010
major worksite 17.95.010
mode 17.95.010
peak period 17.95.010
Index-17 (Revised 3/15)
Zoning
peak period trip 17.95.010
person hours of delay 17.95.010
proportion of single -occupant vehicle trips
17.95.010
single -occupant vehicle (SOV) 17.95.010
single -occupant vehicle (SOV) trips 17.95.010
SOV rate 17.95.010
target 17.95.010
telecommuting 17.95.010
transit 17.95.010
transportation management organization
(TMO) 17.95.010
vanpool 17.95.010
vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee
17.95.010
week 17.95.010
weekday 17.95.010
writing, written or in writing 17.95.010
exemptions, modifications, enforcement 17.95.040
incorporated 17.95.020
title, purpose 17.95.010
violation, penalties 17.95.040
Commuter parking lots
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
OR zone 16.77.010
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Conference center
MP1 zone 16.75.010
Congregate care facilities
RM zone 16.30.010
Conservation areas
OS zone 16.65.010
Continuing/long-term care services
MU zone 16.62.010
Convalescent homes
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
RM zone 16.30.010
Convenience stores
BC zone 16.50.010
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
MU zone 16.62.010
Counseling centers
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
MU zone 16.62.010
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
CW zone
off-street parking 16.55.010
purpose 16.55.000
restrictions on operations 16.55.030
site development standards 16.55.020
uses 16.55.010
Day-care centers
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
MP1 zone 16.75.010
MU zone 16.62.010
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Dental clinic
BD zone 16.43.020
BP zone 16.53.010
Design review See site development standards under
Specific Zone
Docks or piers
OR zone 16.77.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Downtown business area
off-street parking 17.50.070
Downtown business zone See BD zone
Dredging and filling of land
MR zone 16.70.010
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Drive-in businesses
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010, 16.45.030
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Dry cleaning and laundry plants
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BP zone 16.53.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Dry cleaning stores
BN zone 16.45.010
Dust See under Performance standards
Educational facilities
MP2 zone 16.75.010
Educational and recreational facilities
MR zone 16.70.010
Elementary schools
RS zone 16.20.010
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Zoning
Emergency medical services
MU zone 16.62.010
Emergency temporary indoor shelters
definitions
emergency temporary homeless shelter
17.105.010
short-term 17.105.010
sponsor 17.105.010
intent 17.105.000
permitted where 17.105.030
temporary change in use 17.105.020
Encroachments See site development standards under
Specific Zone
Engineering offices
BD zone 16.43.020
Fabrication of light industrial products
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Fabrication or assembly areas
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Fallout shelters
OR zone 16.77.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Family day-care
OR zone 16.77.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Fences, hedges
height restrictions 17.30.010
P zone 16.80.010
permits, variances 17.30.000
trellises, arbors 17.30.035
Ferry terminals
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Financial advising
BD zone 16.43.020
Financial counseling
BD zone 16.43.020
Financial institutions
BP zone 16.53.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone
design standards See Design standards
intent, project vision 16.100.000
purposes 16.100.010
site development standards 16.100.040
subdistricts 16.100.020
uses 16.100.030
Fire stations See Public facilities
Fitness club
BD zone 16.43.020
Floor area See site development standards under
Specific Zone
Florists/nurseries
BP zone 16.53.010
Food service establishment
BD zone 16.43.020
Forest and wildlife preserves
OS zone 16.65.010
Foster homes
OR zone 16.77.010
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
General commercial See under CG zone
Gift shop
BP zone 16.53.010
MU zone 16.62.010
P zone 16.80.010
Government facilities
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Greenhouses
OR zone 16.77.010
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Grocery stores
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Group homes for disabled
RM zone 16.30.010
Guest houses
RS zone 16.20.010
Gym
BD zone 16.43.020
Halfway houses
CG zone 16.60.010
Health clinics
BD zone 16.43.020
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Hedge See under Fences, hedges
Height See site development standards under Specific
Zone
Helicopter pads
MU zone 16.62.010
High schools
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
RM zone 16.30.010
Home occupations
OR zone 16.77.010
RM zone 16.30.010
RS zone 16.20.010
Hospice services
MU zone 16.62.010
Hospitals
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BN zone 16.45.010
Index-19 (Revised 3/15)
Zoning
BP zone 16.53.010
MU zone 16.62.010
RM zone 16.30.010
Hotels and motels
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
MP1 zone 16.75.010
Insurance offices
BD zone 16.43.020
Joint use
off-street parking 17.50.060
Keeping of domestic animals
OR zone 16.77.010
Keeping of horses
OR zone 16.77.010
Laboratories
BC zone 16.50.010
BD zone 16.43.020
BP zone 16.53.010
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
MU zone 16.62.010
Land surface modification
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Landscaping See under Landscaping; Planter area;
site development standards under Specific Zone
Laundromats
BN zone 16.45.010
BP zone 16.53.010
Legal offices, law firms
BD zone 16.43.020
Libraries See Public facilities
Light industrial
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
Location, uses
off-street parking 17.50.040
Lot coverage See site development standards under
Specific Zone
Low income housing for elderly
Firdale Village mixed -use zone 16.100.030
RM zone 16.30.010
Map
interpretation, boundaries 17.00.020
locations, boundaries 17.00.010
regulations on file 17.00.050
Marijuana, recreational
definitions 17.110.020
findings, purpose of provisions 17.110.010
permitted where 17.110.030
signs, advertising 17.110.040
visibility of activities, control of emissions
17.110.050
Marine -oriented services
CW zone 16.55.010
Marine resource zone See under MR zone
Master plan hillside mixed -use zone See MP zone;
MP2 zone
Medical clinics
BP zone 16.53.010
Medical, health care uses
BD zone 16.43.020
MU zone 16.62.010
Medical research facilities
MU zone 16.62.010
Mineral extraction
MR zone 16.70.010
Mixed -use development
MP1 zone 16.75.010
Moorage structures, facilities
permitted where in shoreline environments
23.10.120
Mortgage offices
BD zone 16.43.020
MP 1 zone
established 16.75.000
purpose 16.75.005
site development standards 16.75.020
uses 16.75.010
MP2 zone
established 16.75.000
purpose 16.75.005
site development standards 16.75.020
uses 16.75.010
MR zone
purpose 16.70.000
uses 16.70.010
MU zone
purpose 16.62.000
site development standards 16.62.020
uses 16.62.010
Multifamily residential
MP1 zone 16.75.010
(Revised 3/15) Index-20