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Edmonds Planning Board
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REGULAR MEETING
BRACKETT ROOM
121 5TH AVE N, CITY HALL- 3RD FLOOR, EDMONDS, WA 98020
JANUARY 24, 2024, 7:00 PM
REMOTE MEETING INFORMATION:
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This is a Hybrid meeting: The meeting can be attended in -person or on-line. The physcial
meeting location is at Edmonds City Hall 121 5th Avenue N., 3rd floor Brackett R000m
Or Telephone :US: +1 253 215 8782
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
We acknowledge the original inhabitants of this place, the Sdohobsh (Snohomish) people and
their successors the Tulalip Tribes, who since time immemorial have hunted, fished, gathered, and
taken care of these lands. We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and we
honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minute Approval
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AGENDA
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
For topics not scheduled for a public hearing. Please limit your comments to 3 minutes
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Tree Canopy Goal / Legal Aspects of Tree Regulation
NEW BUSINESS
A. Accessory Dwelling Unit Code Amendment to allow for Detached Accessory Dwelling Units —
"Expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling
units in accordance with HB 1337."
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
Edmonds Planning Board Agenda
January 24, 2024
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10. PLANNING BOARD EXTENDED AGENDA
A. Extended Agenda
11. PLANNING BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
12. PLANNING BOARD CHAIR COMMENTS
13. ADJOURNMENT
14. GENERIC AGENDA ITEMS
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Planning Board Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 01/24/2024
Minute Approval
Staff Lead: Michael Clugston
Department: Planning Division
Prepared By: Michael Clugston
Background/History
N/A
Staff Recommendation
Approve minutes from the January 10, 2024 meeting.
Narrative
N/A
Attachments:
PB 01102024_Draft
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CITY OF EDMONDS PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of Hybrid Meeting
January 10, 2024
Chair Mitchell called the hybrid meeting of the Edmonds Planning Board to order at 7:00 p.m. at Edmonds City
Hall and on Zoom.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
The Land Acknowledgement was read by Vice Chair Golembiewski
Board Members Present
Jeremy Mitchell, Chair
Lauren Golembiewski, Vice Chair
Judi Gladstone
Richard Kuehn
Susanna Martini
Emily Nutsch (alternate)
Lily Distelhorst (student rep)
Board Members Absent
Nick Maxwell (excused)
Staff Present
Angie Feser, Parks, Recreation, & Human Services Director
Mike Clugston, Senior Planner
Rose Haas, Planner
Leif Bjorback, Building Official
Tristan Sewell, Planner
READING/APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION MADE BY VICE CHAIR GOLEMBIEWSKI, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER
MARTINI, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 13, 2023 AS PRESENTED. MOTION
PASSED.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AGENDA
THERE WAS UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
None
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
A. Parks, Recreation & Human Services Department — 2023 Accomplishments
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Angie Feser, Parks, Recreation, & Human Services Director made the presentation. She reviewed the structure
of the department and accomplishments.
Administration/Park Development
• Civic Center Playfield Grand Opening & Project Closeout
• Boys & Girls Club Ground Lease
• Ballinger Park ILA with City of Mountlake Terrace
• Park Maintenance Satellite Shop
• Land Acquisition — Mee Property (others considered)
• 2024 Operation Budget, CIP/CFP
• De-escalation & Required NIMS Training Department Wide
Capital Projects: Civic Center Playfield (Project Management transfer); Johnson Property Demolition (2
phases); and Mathay Ballinger Improvements (design/permit)
Major Maintenance Projects: Bracketts Landing North Outdoor Shower; Cemetery Gate Repair; Restrooms
(6) doors/automated locks; and Oak Tree Maintenance 5th & Main
Parks Maintenance
• Park Maintenance Manager and Parks Lead Worker (internal promotions)
• Recruited/Hired/Onboarded 6 FTEs, 6 LTEs and Mechanic
• Trash/Litter:144,0001bs
• Vandalism response: 40+ instances
• Beautification: 100 hanging baskets, 186 flower beds, 75 containers
• Trees: 120 planted, 116 structurally pruned
• Turf. 16,000 miles mowed
• Holiday Lights
• Cemetery Burials (69) and Inumments (19)
Projects:
• 5th & Dayton Xeriscape Project
• 5 Corners Roundabout Beautification Project
• McAleer/Lake Ballinger Boat Launch Rehab
• City Park Restoration project/fence
• Occupied Satellite Park Maintenance Shop
• Support Special Events (record number): Re -Imagine Streets/City Initiatives, Winter and Summer
Market, Arts Festival, 4th of July, Taste Edmonds, Car Show, Oktoberfest, Halloween, Tree
Lighting
• Interurban Trail Vegetation Maintenance with level of service increase
Recreation Division
• Frances Anderson Center
• Waterfront Center (limited)
• Rentals (shelters, fields, facilities
• Programs: Direct/indirect and special events
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• Environmental Education
• Advertising/Marketing/Social
Recreation Programming:
• Athletic Field Use & Reservation Policy
• Published Fee Schedule
• Significant increases in Facebook followers, Instagram followers, and email database
• Reservations: 21% increase in field rental revenue; 503 shelter rentals (new record)
• 30% increase in program registrations, 360% increase in gymnastics; 41% increase in
fitness/wellness classes.
• Summer Day Camp — 279 participants; 33 full scholarships awarded.
• Contracted Camps (45)
• Meadowdale Preschool — will stop operations in fall of 2024.
Environmental Education:
• Visitor Station — 5858 visitors
• K-6 Sprint Marine Education — 2550 kids.
• Discovery Camps — 5 weeks
• Discovery Interpretive Tables — City, Mathay-Ballinger & Olympic Beach Parks
• (4) Beach Ranger Naturalists patrolled beaches (Memorial — Labor Day)
• Edmonds Stewards —1297 volunteer service hours
• Co -hosted annual Rain Garden and Information Tour
Recreation Events highlights:
• Sponsorship revenue: 211 % increase
• Movie attendance: 50% increase
• Gingerbread decoration: 140% increase
• Sweetheart Dance: 17% increase
• Starlight Beach Walk
• Support other Chamber big events.
Human Services Division
• Collaboration with Edmonds Police Department
• Resource "Hub"
• Urgent Needs Program
• Motel Vouchers
• ARPA Fund Distribution
• Coordinated services for 399 individuals in 20223.
• Compass Health Social Worker embedded with PD.
• WSDOT relationship for ROW cleanups
• 211, DSHS out -stationing at Neighborhood Office
• Free cell phone events
• Snohomish County motel acquisition support
• Household Support Grant support
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State DOC Motel Voucher Program
Cold weather shelter coordination
The Board thanked Director Feser for the great report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Code Amendment for Implementation of Detached Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with BB
1337 — "Expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling
units."
Planner Rose Haas gave the update on the Accessory Dwelling Unit code. She recapped what they talked about
at the previous meeting and presented areas for discussion. She discussed requirements of House Bill 1337
which must be implemented no later than six months after the next Comp Plan due date or by July 1, 2025.
Summary of Draft Code Amendments:
• Eliminated ADU Use Chapter (ECDC 20.21) and integrated development standards into RS-Single
Family Residential (Site Development Standards ECDC 16.20.050).
• Addition of language allowing the conversion of nonconforming structures into ADUs in Chapter 17.40
(Nonconforming uses, buildings, signs, and lots).
• Updates to Chapters 17.50 and 17.115 (Off -Street Parking Regulations and EV requirements).
• Elimination of language requiring an ADU land use permit in ECDC 20.01 (Types of Development
Project Permit Applications)
• Addition of language allowing an ADU use in PRDs in ECDC 20.35 (Planned Residential
Development).
• Updates and additions to Title 21 (Definitions): Accessory Dwelling Unit, Family, Gross floor area,
Principal dwelling unit, Single-family dwelling
Areas for discussion:
Critical Areas: Planning Division recommends allowing ADUs on lots that contain critical areas or their
associated buffers so long as they can meet protection standards in ECDC Title 23 (Natural Resources and that
ADUs should not have more restrictive development standards than primary dwelling units.
• Vice Chair Golembiewski, Chair Mitchell, and Board Member Martini expressed support for staff s
recommendations.
• Board Member Gladstone asked for more information about the protection standards in order to
understand how well these two things are compatible. Ms. Haas reviewed an example and explained
that it would require a geotechnical report. Since this is already the process for additions and single-
family units, they would follow the same process for ADUs/DADUs.
Nullifying Restrictive Covenants: Planning Division recommends removing owner -occupancy requirements
and associated requirement covenants; and allowing nullification of all owner occupancy covenants on the date
of code adoption ECDC 16.20.050(L). Staff needs to work with the City Attorney on how to best do this.
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Chair Mitchell asked about short-term rental limitations. Ms. Haas stated that would not be part of the
Single -Family Development Code. It would most likely be elsewhere. Mr. Clugston commented that
the last time Council talked about short-term rentals was in 2009 so it would need to be a much broader
conversation under another amendment. Right now, if someone wants to do a VRBO, Air B&B or
something similar they need to have a city business license. It they want to have other regulations there
would need to be a separate policy discussion with Council about that.
Utilities: Water meters, sewer connections, and utility undergrounding can add costs to ADU development. The
Planning Division is working with Public Works and Olympic View Water and Sewer District (OVWSD) to
clarify utility language prior to the next work session. Planning Division recommends reducing costs for
homeowners as much as possible and also collaborating with the Public Works Department, Utility Billing,
South County Fire, and OVWSD to ensure that all requirements are met.
• Vice Chair Golembiewski thought this was great.
• Board Member Nutsch asked if there would be any issues related to this when portions are sold. Board
Member Golembiewski commented that she didn't think the selloff portion is a true subdivision. She
thought that the landowner would own the utilities and there would probably be an HOA covenant.
• Chair Mitchell said this is pretty much in line with other jurisdictions. He thinks this is a good start and
makes sense.
• Board Member Gladstone said the most important part of this is the collaboration with Public Works
and OVWSD to figure out what makes the most sense.
Ms. Haas reviewed draft code amendments page by page and invited feedback.
• Vice Chair Golembiewski recommended having an incentive to keep these to one story. For example,
maybe the maximum size is 1000 sf (which is the State minimum) but the applicant could increase to
1200 or 1400 sf if they keep it one story. Or maybe other setbacks could be reduced in exchange for
lower building heights.
• Board Member Kuehn thought it would be good to have options.
• Board Member Gladstone said she liked Vice Chair Golembiewski's idea in order to meet the needs of
the populations that need this type of housing.
• Chair Mitchell asked if they would have to change lot coverage percentage in order to implement Vice
Chair Golembiewski's proposal. Vice Chair Golembiewski did not recommend changing lot coverage
percentages because it has a lot of environmental impacts; however, having more flexibility with
setbacks opens up they possibility of having an ADU accessible to more people. Chair Mitchell
suggested considering increasing the percentage in places where they want to incentivize the single -
story buildings.
• Board Member Gladstone requested data about housing sizes that would not be able to accommodate a
1200 sf footprint on their lot. How many places are we talking about where this would be restricted and
where are they?
• Chair Mitchell asked about the parking requirements. Ms. Haas explained there are about three areas in
the city that would require no parking. Otherwise, it will continue to be what it is today which is two
parking spaces for the primary unit and an additional one parking space per ADU.
• Vice Chair Golembiewski commented that if you are building a 1200 sf single -story structure and
adding a driveway you are likely going to tip the 2000 sf of impervious surface and start triggering the
stormwater code.
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• Chair Mitchell raised a question on behalf of Board Member Maxwell about the parking requirements.
He asked if instead of having major and minor transit stops, they could just say a transit stop is a transit
stop. Ms. Haas said they could recommend it, but she didn't know if Council would support it. Mr.
Clugston said they could provide a map showing that.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Green Building Incentives Program Introduction
Building Official Leif Bjorback and Planner Tristan Sewell made a presentation introducing the Green Building
Incentives Program. They reviewed what Green Building Incentives are, existing conditions, policy context,
program development, construction standards, program objectives, potential incentives, and questions to
consider.
The City can offer optional permitting and land use incentives in exchange for `greener' construction standards
to incentivize development with reduced environmental impacts. The Edmonds Community Development
Code already offers limited incentives. RM, BC, and WMU zones offer additional height for LEED Gold
certification. Conservation subdivisions incentivize retention of natural resources in exchange for relaxed
setbacks and increased lot coverage.
Existing conditions: Buildings emit most of Edmonds' local climate pollution. Residences emit over a third of
it. The current market forces perpetuate construction of inefficient buildings and wasteful construction
techniques. Guiding principles from the 2024 Comprehensive Plan, 2023 State housing bills, and 2021 building
and energy code updates provide information and goals. Policy documents include the 2020 Comprehensive
Plan (which will be updated to the 2024 Comprehensive Plan) and the 2023 Climate Action Plan. Both of these
explicitly call out incentives for development and redevelopment that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Program development included research of incentive programs in the region and nationally; input from Master
Builders of King and Snohomish Counties; comparisons of peer and neighboring municipalities' goals;
methods, outcomes, and next steps; and input from both industry reps and the public. It is important that program
objectives are valuable and simple to implement. Construction standards are based on established certifications.
The incentives available stem from things that the City can regulate. These include:
• Additional building height — can be necessary for efficiency.
• Reduced property line setbacks — onsite location flexibility
• Increased lot coverage — more developable lot area
• Density — number of units, floor area ratio
• Reduced off-street parking — specific needs vs. one -size -fits -most.
• Expedited plan review — targeting 50% reduction.
Questions to consider:
• How might these incentives impact housing affordability? May it contribute to displacement?
• Who is most likely to benefit from these incentives? Who might face unintended negative outcomes?
Who is left out?
• Do the land use incentives reflect the community's best interest? Are they meaningful to development
professionals and homeowners?
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Can Planning & Development successfully implement accelerated review? Can we handle the
incentivized applications with current staffing?
Next steps include integrating feedback into a draft program proposal with specific land use and permit review
incentives. Staff will present a draft program to Planning Board for input and revision. This will be followed by
a public hearing on the revised draft for further refinement via public input. Finally, the Planning Board will
make a recommendation to City Council.
Vice Chair Golembiewski requested more information on how the process would work early on in the
development process and what risk is posed by offering something that is not followed through on by the
applicant. Mr. Bjorback explained that figuring out what gets leveraged is a crucial part of the program. He
noted that Seattle has a lot of great requirements. There is a financial investment if you don't meet your
obligation by a certain date.
Board Member Gladstone suggested submitting questions to staff so answers can be brought back to the next
meeting.
B. Preparation for Planning Board presentation at Council
Chair Mitchell stated that there is a draft presentation in place based on the previous presenation and what was
discussed at the December Planning Board member. He gave a high-level review of the presentation.
• Planning Board Powers and Duties
• 2023 Highlights
• 2024 Projected Workload
• Goals & Expectations
• Council Feedback
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
None
PLANNING BOARD EXTENDED AGENDA
The Board requested more information about the Comprehensive Plan high-level alternatives that were
previously on the extended agenda. Board Member Gladstone expressed concern that it appears they won't be
looking at policy until May. She believes this is the meat of the Comprehensive Plan and it is important to know
when those touches will be. The alternatives should be driven by policies. Chair Mitchell acknowledged that
staff is strapped with some of the policies because of the house bills but there are still the other five elements
that are required. He asked how often they will be able to do get Comprehensive Plan updates. Mr. Clugston
said they are hoping to do them bi-weekly.
Next meeting:
• Tree Code Discussion with Legal
• ADUs/DADUs
• Green Building Incentives (this might get punted)
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General comments:
• Vice Chair Golembiewski requested a briefing about how Comp Plan elements are developed.
• Board Member Gladstone concurred and asked that this information refer specifically to Edmonds.
• Chair Mitchell asked if they would be seeing the draft Comprehensive Plan incrementally or if they
would just get all of it at once. He doesn't want to repeat the CIP/CFP scenario where they have one
touch and then have to make a recommendation.
• Board Member Gladstone noted that the extended agenda only goes until July but historically they have
gotten a report on the CIP/CFP. Last year the first time was in September. She thinks that in order for
the Board to understand the decisions and recommendations they will be making it should be on the
agenda earlier. This would allow staff/consultants to lay the context of the drivers of their
recommendations. Mr. Clugston thought that this would be lumped together with the Comprehensive
Plan this year and would be coming in the spring or summer.
• Mr. Clugston said he hopes to improve communication.
• Board Member Gladstone requested that if they get 200 pages of reading, they get it earlier than the
Friday before the meeting.
• Board Member Gladstone requested a follow-on discussion on the Tree Code after they hear from the
attorney.
• Chair Mitchell requested an update on Highway 99 and what role the Planning Board is going to play.
Board Member Gladstone suggested asking Council about this in the presentation.
• Mr. Clugston noted that at some point in the year they need to get to Land Use Permit Timelines and
Design Standards and Processes
PLANNING BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Board Member Gladstone commended Chair Mitchell on running his first meeting.
Vice Chair Golembiewski also congratulated him on the great meeting.
PLANNING BOARD CHAIR COMMENTS
Chair Mitchell said he was excited to make the presentation to the Council and will report back at the next
meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 p.m.
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Planning Board Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 01/24/2024
Tree Canopy Goal / Legal Aspects of Tree Regulation
Staff Lead: Mike Clugston
Department: Planning & Development
Prepared By: Michelle Martin
Background/History
As work on the tree code update progressed during the fall of 2023, the Board requested input from the
City Attorney about the legal aspects of regulating trees on private property to make sure their eventual
recommendation to Council was legally defensible.
At about the same time, work on the code update was 'paused' to establish a tree canopy cover goal for
the City. A tree canopy goal will help to assess whether future tree code legislation will help or hinder
the City's ability to meet that goal.
Staff Recommendation
Staff is not requesting action at this meeting. The Planning and Development Director and City
Attorney's will provide a presentation on each topic with Q/A to follow.
Narrative
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Planning Board Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 01/24/2024
Accessory Dwelling Unit Code Amendment to allow for Detached Accessory Dwelling Units — "Expanding
housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units in accordance
with HB 1337."
Staff Lead: Rose Haas
Department: Planning Division
Prepared By: Rose Haas
Background/History
Accessory dwelling units provide additional affordable housing options within existing single-family
neighborhoods. Edmonds has allowed accessory dwelling units (ADUs) since 2000 but only when they
are in or attached to a primary residence (ECDC 20.21).
In 2021, the Citizens' Housing Commission stated the following policy recommendation for updating the
ADU code to include detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs):
Allow either one attached or detached accessory unit on a property in the SFR area, with clear
and definitive development requirements such as size, ownership, and parking, under the
standard permitting process and not require a conditional use permit.
That work is consistent with the Housing Element in the current Comprehensive Plan which
recommends the following strategy to promote affordable housing:
The City [should substantially revise] its accessory dwelling regulations, providing clearer
standards and streamlining their approval as a standard option for any single family lot (2020
Comprehensive Plan, p. 92).
In the spring of 2023, the state legislature passed HB 1337 which requires jurisdictions like Edmonds to
update their development codes to allow for DADUs and make related code changes to make it easier to
create accessory dwelling units.
State legislation mandates that HB 1337 must be implemented no later than six months after the next
Comprehensive Plan due date, or by June 30, 2025. The requirements for the City of Edmonds will be as
follows:
Allow two ADUs per lot (any configuration of ADU and DADU).
No owner -occupancy requirements.
Allow separate sale of ADUs.
No parking required within a half -mile of a major transit stop, as defined in RCW 36.70A.696(8).
Maximum size limitation no less than 1,000sf.
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Allow DADUs to be sited at a rear lot line, the lot line abuts a public alley.
No setback requirements, yard coverage limits, tree retention mandates, restrictions on entry
door locations, or aesthetic requirements that are more restrictive than for the principal unit.
Allow ADUs of at least 24-feet in height.
While work on updating the Comprehensive Plan continues, changes to the accessory dwelling unit code
can be made now using existing City policy guidance and the ADU guidance provided by the Department
of Commerce.
There is existing demand for this housing option; Planning staff receives significant interest through
phone inquiries, emails and counter visits from community members on a weekly basis. They are
interested in having accommodation for families to age in place or to help offset rising housing related
costs.
Staff introduced the ADU code amendment to the Planning Board on December 13, 2023 and had a
preliminary discussion of the proposed redline/strikeout code amendment language on January 10, 2024
(draft minutes attached to this packet and meeting video is linked). The preliminary discussion touched
on the following topics:
Regulation of units in lots that contain critical areas;
Maximum unit square footage;
Setback reductions;
Utilities connections, metering, and Public Works' requirements;
Nullification of existing owner -occupancy covenants.
Staff Recommendation
Staff will present draft code updates to the development code. Code updates occur within Chapters
16.20, 17.40, 17.50, 17.115, 20.01, 20.21 20.35 ECDC as well as within Title 21 ECDC (definitions). Since
the January 10th meeting, staff has proposed additional changes to Utility and Services language in ECDC
16.20.050(I) and Health and Safety language in ECDC 16.20.050(J). Both changes were made after
consultation with Public Works and the Building Department. No action is required by the Planning
Board, but staff requests further feedback on the project.
For next steps, the topic will be discussed at City Council on February 6, 2024. A public hearing at
Planning Board is scheduled for February 28, 2024. The intent is to have Council hold a public hearing
on March 5, 2024.
Narrative
HB 1337 has specific requirements for accessory dwelling units that must be met. Staff recommend not
only allowing DADUs but also modernizing the existing ADU code. The existing code language is removed
from its own section (Chapter 20.21 ECDC), updated, and incorporated into Chapter 16.20 ECDC (single-
family residential).
The core obiectives are to:
1. Allow DADUs in the City of Edmonds.
2. Align with HB 1337 in terms of development standards.
3. Provide clear and objective guidance for those who choose to add ADUs or DADUs to their
property.
4. Provide code standards for height, floor area, parking, utilities, etc.
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DRAFT Redline strikethrough Code Amendment v.2
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B. To provide for additional nonresidential uses which complement and are compatible with
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16.20.010 Uses.
A. Permitted Primary Uses.
1. Single-family dwelling units;
2. Churches, subject to the requirements of ECDC 17.100.020;
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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;
2.I ccessory dwelling units subject to the requirements of 16.20.050 ECDC:
3. 2—Home occupation, subject to the requirements of Chapter 20.20 ECDC;
3-4. The renting of rooms without separate kitchens to one or more persons;
5.4 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;
6. -S-. Private residential docks or piers;
7 & Family day-care in a residential home;
8 . 7-. Commuter parking lots that contain less than 10 designated parking spaces in
conjunction 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 subsection (D)(5) of this section, including
commuter parking lots that are located upon more than one lot as specified in ECDC
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C. Primary Uses Requiring a Conditional Use Permit.
1. High schools, subject to the requirements 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 requirements
of ECDC 17.100.070.
D. Secondary Uses Requiring a Conditional Use Permit.
1. Preschools;
2. Guest house;
3. Amateur radio transmitting antennas;
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4- 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. -5-. 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 development
standards for areas which differ in topography, 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 Table of site development standards.
Minimu Maximu Minimu Minimu Minimu Maximu Minimu
Sub Minimu Maximu
m Lot m m Lot m m Side m Rear m m m
Distri Area Density Street Coverag Parking
ct 1 Width Setback Setback Height u Z
(Sq. Ft.) Setback a (/o) Spaces
RS-20 20,000 2.2 100, 25' 35i3 & 25' 25' 35% 2
10,
RS-12 12,000 3.7 80' 25' 10, 25' 25' 35% 2
RSW- 12,000 3.7 — 15' 10, 35, 25' 35% 2
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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- 12,0005 3.71 80" 25'5 10'5 25'5 25' 35% 2
MP5
1 Density means "dwelling units per acre" determined by dividing the total lot area by the density allowed by
the underlying 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].
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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 average of all the
setbacks of the existing residential 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 uncovered
structures less than 30 inches in height shall not be included in the "average front setback"
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 calculating the "average front setback." The drawing shall be prepared
and stamped by a land surveyor registered in the state of Washington.
B. Eaves and Chimneys. Eaves and chimneys 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 setbacks
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 attendant pilings shall not exceed five feet above
the ordinary high water mark or that height necessary to provide for temporary emergency
protection of floating docks.
2. Length. The length of any residential dock or pier shall not exceed the lesser of 35 feet
or the average length of existing docks or piers within 300 feet of the subject dock or pier.
3. Width. The width of any residential dock or pier shall not exceed 25 percent of the lot
width when measured parallel to the shoreline.
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4. Setbacks. All residential docks or piers shall observe a minimum 10-foot side yard
setback from a property line or a storm drainage outfaII.joint use docks or piers maybe
located on the side property line; provided, that the abutting waterfront property owners
shall file a joint use maintenance agreement with the Snohomish County auditor in
conjunction with, and as a condition of, the issuance of a building permit. Joint use docks or
piers shall observe all other regulations of this subsection.
5. Number. No lot shall have more than one dock or pier or portion thereof located on the
lot.
6. Size. No residential dock or pier shall exceed 400 square feet.
7. Floats. Offshore recreational floats are prohibited.
8. Covered Buildings. No covered building shall be allowed on any residential dock or pier.
[Ord. 3845 § 5, 2011; Ord. 3547 § 1, 2005].
16.20.045 Site development standards - Single-family master plan.
A. General. The "single-family -master plan" zone is intended to apply to the area lying along
the south side of SR-104 north of 228th Street SW, where there are development constraints
related to access and traffic on SR-104. Development in this zone may be approved at RS-12
standards without an approved master plan. An approved master plan is required before any
development can occur at RS-8 densities.
B. Criteria for Approving a Master Plan. Properties seeking to develop at RS-6 or RS-8 densities
shall be developed according to a master plan (such as through a PRD) that clearly
demonstrates the following:
1. That access and lot configurations shall not result in additional curb cuts or unmitigated
traffic impacts on SR-104; at a minimum, a traffic study prepared by a traffic engineer
approved by the city shall clearly demonstrate this requirement.
2. That the configuration and arrangement of lots within the master plan area provide for
setbacks on the perimeter of the proposed development that are compatible with the
zoning standards applied to adjoining developed properties. For example, a master plan
adjoining developed lots in an RS-MP zone that were developed under RS-12 standards
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shall have RS-12 setbacks along common property lines, although the lot sizes, widths, and
other bulk standards may conform to the higher density lot configuration approved
through the master plan. [Ord. 3547 § 1, 2005].
16.20.050 Site development standards - Accessory dwelling units,
A. General. Accessory dwelling units must meet all of the standards of Chapter 16.20 ECDC
except as specifically provided in this section.
B. Number of Units. A principal dwelling unit may have two accessory dwelling units in the
following configurations: one attached and one detached accessory dwelling units, two
attached accessory dwelling units, or two detached accessory dwelling units.
C. Size. The maximum size for an accessory dwelling unit is 1,200 square feet of Igross floor
Commented [MC3]: Moving and updating ADU k
currently in ECDC 20.21. ADUs are only allowed in si
family (RS) zones so it is reasonable to include the A
related standards in the RS zoning chapter. At the s;
time, the standards are being updated to be consist
HB 1337 and best practices.
area. Commented [RH4]: HB 1337 will require gross fl(
up to 1,000sf. Gross floor area is defined by RCW 36
as "the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit inc
E. Height. The maximum height for a detached accessory dwelling unit is 24 feet. basements and attics but not including a garage or
structure."
F. Rear Setbacks. The normally required rear setback maybe reduced to a minimum of five feet
for a detached accessory dwelling units covering less than 1,000 square feet of the site. INo rear I Commented [MCS]: Consistent with HB 1337
setbacks are required for detached accessory dwelling units from the rear lot line if that lot line
abuts a public alley, regardless of detached accessory dwelling unit size.
G. Types of Building. A manufactured or modular dwelling unit may be used as an accessory
dwelling unit. Detached accessory dwelling units are allowed to be created in existing legally
permitted stp gtwresbuildings, including detached garages. Legal nonconforming buildings
converted for use as an accessory dwelling unit must meet the requirements of 17.40.020.D.
H. Parking. See ECDC 17.50.020(A)(4) and ECDC 17.115 for off-street and EV parking
requirements.
�I. Utilities and Services. The Public Works Department considers Accessory Dwelling Units
dependent upon the principal unit and within the capacity of existing infrastructure of the
primary unit.
1. Utilities. All new or extended utilities must be undergrounded in accordance with
ECDC 18.05.010.
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2. Water Meter. Only one shared water meter is allowed per lot. The principal unit and
each accessory dwelling unit may not have separate water meters.
3. Sewer. Only one sewer line may connect directly from the lot to the main trunk line
within the right-of-way. The principal unit and each accessory dwelling unit may not
have separate connections to the main trunk line.
3. Mailboxes. Additional mailboxes may be added to the lot for each permitted unit
I. Health and Safety. Accessory dwelling units must comply with all the applicable requirements
of the current building codesl adopted b ECDC Title 19 and must comply in all respects with the
provisions of the Edmonds Community Development Code. Accessory dwelling units will be
required to have separate ingress/egress from the principal dwelling unit.
K. Previously approved accessory dwelling units. ADUs that were previously approved by the Citv
of Edmonds may continue and are not subject to the standards of this subsection. If expansion
or modification to an approved unit is proposed. the ADU must come into full compliance with
the requirements of this subsection.
I. Nullification of Owner Occupancy Covenants All previously required owner -occupancy
covenants are considered null and void as ofJune 1. 2024.
16.20.060 16�o 20.050 Site development standards - Accessory
buildings.
A. General. Accessory buildings and structures shall meet all of the standards of ECDC
16.20.030 except as specifically provided in this section.
B. Height. Height shall be limited to 15 feet, except for amateur radio transmitting antennas
and their supporting structures. Garages or other accessory buildings attached by a breezeway,
hallway, or other similar connection to the main building which results in a separation
exceeding 10 feet in length may not exceed the 15-foot height limit. The separation shall be
determined by the minimum distance between the outside walls of the main building and
accessory building, exclusive of the connecting structure.
Commented [RH6]: Under review with City of Ed
Public Works Department, Utility Billing, and Clymp
Water and Sewer District
Commented [RH7]: Per Leif Bjorback, Building Ci
this is more accurate and appropriate than previous
language: "Uniform Housing Code and the Uniform
Code'
Commented [MC8]: Under review with City Attoi
regarding how to extinguish old covenants that use(
required for ADUs
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C. Rear Setbacks. The normally required rear setback maybe reduced to a minimum of five feet
for accessory buildings covering less than 600 square feet of the site.
D. Satellite Television Antenna. A satellite television antenna which measures greater than one
meter or 1.1 yards in diameter shall comply with the following regulations:
1. General. Satellite television antennas must be installed and maintained in compliance
with the Uniform Building and Electrical Codes as the same exist or are hereafter amended.
A building permit shall be required in order to install any such device.
2. Setbacks. In all zones subject to the provisions contained herein, a satellite television
antenna shall be located only in the rear yard of any lot. In the event that no usable satellite
signal can be obtained in the rear lot location or in the event that no rear lot exists as in the
case of a corner lot, satellite television antennas shall then be located in the side yard. In
the event that a usable satellite signal cannot be obtained in either the rear or side yard,
then a roof -mounted location may be approved by the staff, provided, however, that any
roof -mounted satellite antenna shall be in a color calculated to blend in with existing roof
materials and, in the case of a parabolic, spherical or dish antenna, shall not exceed nine
feet in diameter unless otherwise provided for by this section. In no event shall any roof -
mounted satellite television antenna exceed the maximum height limitations established
by this section.
3. Aesthetic. Satellite television antennas shall be finished in a nongarish, nonreflective
color and surface which shall blend into their surroundings. In the case of a parabolic,
spherical or dish antenna, said antenna shall be of a mesh construction. No commercial
advertising of any kind shall be displayed on the satellite television antenna.
4. Size and Height. Maximum size for a ground -mounted parabolic, spherical or dish
antenna shall be 12 feet in diameter. No ground -mounted antenna shall be greater than 15
feet in height unless otherwise approved for waiver as herein provided. The height of roof -
mounted satellite television antennas shall not exceed the lesser of the height of the
antenna when mounted on a standard base provided by the manufacturer or installer for
ordinary operation of the antenna or the height limitation provided by the zoning code.
5. Number. Only one satellite television antenna shall be permitted on any residential lot
or parcel of land. In no case shall a satellite television antenna be permitted to be placed
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on wheels or attached to a portable device for the purpose of relocating the entire antenna
on the property in order to circumvent the intentions of this section.
E. Amateur Radio Antennas.
1. The following applications for the following approvals shall be processed as a Type II
development project permit application (see Chapter 20.01 ECDC):
a. Requests to utilize an amateur radio antenna dish which measures greater than
one meter or 1.1 yards in diameter;
b. Requests to utilize an antenna which:
i. Would be greater than 12 feet in height above the principal building on a site.
The height of the antenna shall be determined by reference to the highest point of
the roof of the principal building, exclusive of the chimney or other roof -mounted
equipment. The request to locate a 12-foot antenna on a building is limited to
buildings whose height conforms to the highest limit of the zone in which the
building is located.
ii. Would exceed the height limit of the zone when mounted on the ground or on
any accessory structure (see subsection (E)(2)(d) of this section).
2. The application shall comply with the following regulations:
a. Definition. "Amateur radio antenna" means an antenna, or any combination of a
mast or tower plus an attached or mounted antenna, which transmits noncommercial
communication signals and is utilized by an operator licensed by the Federal
Communications Commission. Guy wires for amateur radio antennas are considered
part of the structure for the purpose of meeting development standards.
b. General. Amateur radio antennas must be installed and maintained in compliance
with the Uniform Building and Electrical Codes, as the same exist or are hereafter
amended. A building permit shall be required to install an amateur radio antenna.
c. Location. Amateur radio antennas may be ground- or roof -mounted, however, these
devices shall:
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i. Be located and constructed in such a manner as to reasonably ensure that, in
its fully extended position, it will not fall in or onto adjoining properties;
ii. Not be located within any required setback area; and
iii. Be retracted in inclement weather posing a hazard to the antenna.
d. Height. The height of a ground -mounted tower or roof -top antenna may not exceed
the greater of the height limit applicable to the zone or 65 feet when extended by a
telescoping or crank -up mechanism unless an applicant obtains a waiver (see
subsection (F) of this section).
i. Only telescoping towers may exceed the height limits established by subsection
(E)(1)(b) of this section. Such towers shall comply with the height limit within the
applicable zone and may only exceed the height limit of the applicable zone and/or
65-foot height limit when extended and operating and if a waiver has been
granted.
ii. An antenna located on a nonconforming building or structure which exceeds
the height limit of the zone in which it is located shall be limited to height limit of
the zone plus 12 feet.
e. Aesthetic. To the extent technically feasible and in compliance with safety
regulations, specific paint colors may be required to allow the tower to blend better
with its setting.
F. Technological Improcticolity - Request for Waiver.
1. The owner, licensee or adjacent property owner may apply for a waiver if:
a. Strict application of the provisions of this zoning code would make it impossible for
the owner of a satellite television antenna to receive a usable satellite signal;
b. Strict application of the provisions of this zoning code would make it impossible for
the holder of any amateur radio license to enjoy the full benefits of an FCC license or
FCC protected right; or
c. An adjacent property owner or holder of an FCC license or right believes that
alternatives exist which are less burdensome to adjacent property owners.
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2. The request for waiver shall be reviewed by the hearing examiner as a Type III -A
decision and may be granted upon a finding that one of the following sets of criteria have
been met:
a. Technological Impracticality.
i. Actual compliance with the existing provisions of the city s zoning ordinance
would prevent the satellite television antenna from receiving a usable satellite
signal or prevent an individual from exercising the rights granted to him or her by
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by license, law or FCC regulation;
or
ii. The alternatives proposed by the property owner or licensee constitute the
minimum necessary to permit acquisition of a usable satellite signal by a satellite
television antenna or to exercise the rights granted pursuant to a valid FCC license,
law or FCC regulation.
b. Less Burdensome Alternatives. The hearing examiner is also authorized to consider
the application of adjacent property owners for a waiver consistent with the provisions
of subsection (F)(1)(c) of this section without the requirement of a finding that a usable
satellite signal cannot be acquired when the applicant or adjacent property owner(s)
establish that the alternatives proposed by the applicant are less burdensome to the
adjacent property owners than the requirements which would otherwise be imposed
under this section. For example, adjacent property owners may request alternative or
additional screening or the relocation of the antenna on the licensee's property. In the
interactive process described in subsection (F)(3) of this section, the hearing examiner
shall attempt to balance the impact of the tower on the views of adjacent properties,
as well as the impacts of alternative screening and relocation in order to equitably
distribute any negative impacts among the neighbors while imposing reasonable
conditions on the antenna, its location and screening that do not impair the rights
granted by the FCC to the licensee.
3. The process shall be an interactive one in which the hearing examiner works with the
licensee to craft conditions which place the minimum possible burden on adjacent
property owners while permitting the owner of the satellite antenna or holder of an
amateur radio license to fully exercise the rights which he or she has been granted by
federal law. For example, the number of antennas and size of the array shall be no greater
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than that necessary to enjoy full use of the FCC license. Conditions may include but are not
limited to requirements for screening and landscaping, review of the color, reflectivity and
mass of the proposed satellite television antenna or amateur radio facilities, and other
reasonable restrictions. Any restriction shall be consistent with the intent of the city council
that a waiver to the antenna owner be granted only when necessary to permit the satellite
television antenna to acquire usable satellite signal or to allow the licensee to exercise the
rights granted by Federal Communications Commission license after consideration of
aesthetic harmony of the community. The process employed should involve the interaction
of the licensee or owner and the neighborhood. Certain issues have been preempted by
federal law and shall not be considered by the hearing examiner. Such issues include, but
are not limited to, the impacts of electromagnetic radiation, the potential interference of
the amateur radio facility with electronic devices in the neighborhood and any other matter
preempted by federal law or regulation. Impact on view and on the values of neighboring
properties may be considered in imposing reasonable conditions but shall not be a basis
for denial of a permit to construct the antenna.
4. The application fee and notification for consideration of the waiver by an owner of a
satellite television antenna shall be the same as that provided for processing a variance. No
fee shall be charged to the holder of a valid FCC amateur radio license.
5. In the event that an applicant for waiver is also obligated to undergo architectural
design review, the architectural design board shall defer any issues relating to the antenna
and/or other amateur radio equipment to the hearing examiner. The hearing examiner
may, at his or her discretion, request the architectural design board review and comment
regarding required screening and landscaping and its integration into sight and
landscaping plans. No additional fee shall be required of the applicant upon such referral.
G. The provisions of subsections (D), (E) and (F) of this section shall be interpreted in
accordance with the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission including but not
limited to PRB-1. In the event of ambiguity or conflict with any of the apparent provisions of this
section, the provisions of federal regulations shall control. [Ord. 3736 §§ 8, 9, 2009; Ord. 3728 § 3,
2009; Ord. 3547 § 1, 2005].
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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 ordinance in the case of a structure annexed to the city.
Subject to the other provisions of this section, an accessory building that is not an accessory
dwelling unit shall be presumptively nonconforming if photographic or other substantial
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 presumption may be
overcome only by clear and convincing evidence.
B. Continuation. A nonconforming building or structure may be maintained and continued,
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 subsections ll through-gL-(1) of this section.
C. Historic Buildings and Structures. Nothing in this section shall prevent the full restoration 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 Washington 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 historic 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, Edmonds Register of Historic Places. The reconstruction of all such historic buildings and
structures shall comply with the life safety provisions of the State Building Code.
D. Maintenance and Alterations.
1. Ordinary maintenance and repair of a nonconforming building or structure shall be
permitted.
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2. Solar Energy Installations on Buildings That Exceed Existing Height Limits. A rooftop solar
energy installation mounted on a nonconforming building that exceeds the existing height
limit may be approved as a Type II staff decision if:
a. The installation exceeds the existing roof height by not more than 36 inches.
b. The installation is designed and located in such a way as to provide reasonable
solar access while limiting visual impacts on surrounding properties.
3. Alterations which otherwise conform to the provisions of the zoning ordinance, its site
development and bulk standards, and which do not expand any nonconforming aspect of
the building, shall be permitted.
4. In an effort to provide modular relief, minor architectural improvements in commercial
and multifamily zones may encroach into the nonconforming setback adjacent to an access
easement or public right-of-way not more than 30 inches. Minor architectural
improvements may also be permitted in nonconforming side or rear yard setbacks only if
they intrude not more than 30 inches nor one-half of the distance to the property line,
whichever is less. "Minor architectural improvements" are defined as and limited to bay
windows, eaves, chimneys and architectural detail such as cornices, medallions and
decorative trim. Such improvements shall be required to obtain architectural design
review. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to exempt such improvements in compliance
with the State Building and Fire Codes.
5. Alterations required bylaw or the order of a public agency in order to meet health and
safety regulations shall be permitted.
E. Relocation. Should a nonconforming building or structure be moved horizontally for any
reason for any distance, it shall thereafter come into conformance with the setback and lot
coverage requirements for the zone in which it is located. Provided, however, that a building or
structure may be moved on the same site without full compliance if the movement reduces the
degree of nonconformity of the building or structure. Movement alone of a nonconforming
building or structure to lessen an aspect of its nonconformity shall not require the owner
thereof to bring the building or structure into compliance with other bulk or site development
standards of the city applicable to the building or structure.
F. Restoration.
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1. If a nonconforming building or structure is destroyed or is damaged in an amount equal
to 75 percent or more of its replacement cost at the time of destruction, said building shall
not be reconstructed except in full conformance with the provisions of the Edmonds
Community Development Code. Determination of replacement costs and the level of
destruction shall be made by the building official and shall be appealable as a Type II staff
decision under the provisions of Chapter 20.06 ECDC. Damage of less than 75 percent of
replacement costs may be repaired, and the building returned to its former size, shape and
lot location as existed before the damage occurred, if, but only if, such repair is initiated by
the filing of an application for a building permit which vests as provided in ECDC
19.00.025(G) et seq. within 18 months of the date such damage occurred. The director may
grant a one-time extension of up to 180 days if a written extension request has been
received from the applicant prior to the expiration of the initial 18 months.
2. Residential Buildings. Existing nonconforming buildings in use solely for residential
purposes, or structures attendant to such residential use, may be reconstructed without
regard to the limitations of subsections LE) and (F) of this section, if, but only if, the
following conditions are met:
a. If a nonconforming multifamily residential building or a mixed use building
containing multiple residential units is damaged in excess of 75 percent of its
replacement cost at the time of destruction, the building may be restored to the same
density, height, setbacks or coverage as existing before the destruction or damage
occurred if, but only if, an application for a building permit which vests as provided in
ECDC 19.00.025(G) et seq. is filed within 18 months of the date the damage occurred.
The director may grant a one-time extension of up to 180 days if a written extension
request has been received from the applicant prior to the expiration of the initial 18
months.
b. All provisions of the State Building and Electrical Codes can be complied with
entirely on the site. No nonconforming residential building may be remodeled or
reconstructed if, by so doing, the full use under state law or city ordinance of a
conforming neighboring lot or building would be limited by such remodel or
reconstruction.
c. These provisions shall apply only to the primary residential use on site and shall not
apply to nonconforming accessory buildings or structures.
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d. A nonconforming residential single-family building maybe rebuilt within the
defined building envelope if it is rebuilt with materials and design which are
substantially similar to the original style and structure after complying with current
codes. Substantial compliance shall be determined by the city as a Type II staff
decision. The decision of the hearing examiner shall be final and appealable only as
provided in ECDC 20.06.150.
3. The right of restoration shall not apply if:
a. The building or structure was damaged or destroyed due to the unlawful act of the
owner or the owner's agent;
b. The building is damaged or destroyed due to the ongoing neglect or gross
negligence of the owner or owner's agents; or
c. The building was demolished for the purpose of redevelopment.
G. Accessory Dwelling Units. A legal nonconforming detached accessory building may be
converted into an accessory dwelling units provided it meets the standards in ECDC 16.20.050
are met. -Minor exterior modifications required for conversion into conditioned space or other
minor exterior modifications required by the International Residential Code adopted by ECDC
Title 19 wi4may be permitted. 'Minor exterior modifications' include, but are not limited to,
egress windows, exhaust vents, and other minor modifications that are required for health and
safety as determined by the Building Official.
G- H. Subject to the other provisions of this section, an accessory building that is not an
accessory dwelling unit shall be presumptively nonconforming if photographic or other
substantial 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 to the city of Edmonds. Such presumption
may be overcome only by clear and convincing evidence.
k—l. BD5 Zone. The BIDS zone was created in part to encourage the adoption and reuse of
existing residential structures for live/work and commercial use as set forth in ECDC
16.43.030(B)(5). In the BIDS zone, conforming and nonconforming buildings may be converted
to commercial or other uses permitted by ECDC 16.43.020 without being required to come into
compliance with the ground floor elevation requirements of ECDC 16.43.030(B).
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may be completely replaced with a new antenna and related equipment; provided, that, upon
replacement, the applicant shall use the best available methods and materials to enhance the
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A. Residential.
1. Single-family and multifamily.
a. Single-family dwellings: two spaces per dwelling unit, except:
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Required parking
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3. Services uses, including barber shops, beauty shops, dry cleaners, laundries, repair
shops: one space per 600 square feet;
4. Medical, dental and veterinarian offices, banks and clinics: one space per 200 square
feet;
5. Business and professional offices with on -site customer service: one space per 400
square feet;
6. Offices not providing on -site customer service: one space per 800 square feet;
7. Bowling alley: four spaces per bowling lane;
8. Commercial recreation: one space per 500 square feet, or one space for each customer
allowed by the maximum permitted occupant load;
9. Car repair, commercial garage: one space per 200 square feet;
10. Drive-in restaurants, automobile service station, car dealer, used car lot: one space per
500 square feet of lot area;
11. Restaurant, tavern, cocktail lounge: if less than 4,000 square feet floor area, one per
200 square feet gross floor area; if over 4,000 square feet floor area, 20 plus one per 100
square feet gross floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet;
12. Plant nurseries (outdoor retail area): one space per five square feet of outdoor retail
area;
13. Motels and hotels: one space per room or unit;
14. Retail warehouse, building materials yard: one space per 1,000 square feet of lot area
or one per three employees;
15. Manufacturing, laboratories, printing, research, automobile wrecking yards, kennels:
one space per two employees on largest shift;
16. Mortuary: one space per four fixed seats or per 400 square feet of assembly area,
whichever is greater;
17. Marina: to be determined by the hearing examiner, using information provided by the
applicant, and the following criteria:
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a. The type of storage facility (moorage, dry storage, trailer parking) and intended use
(sailboats, fishing boats, leisure boats),
b. The need to accommodate overflow peak parking demand from other uses
accessory to the marina,
c. The availability and use of public transit;
18. Storage warehouse: one space per employee;
19. Wholesale warehouse: one space per employee;
20. Adult retail store: one space per 300 square feet;
21. Sexually oriented business (except adult retail store): one space for each customer
allowed by the maximum permitted occupant load.
C. Community Facilities.
1. Outdoor places of public assembly, including stadiums and arenas: one space per eight
fixed seats, or per 100 square feet of assembly area, whichever is greater;
2. Theaters: one space per five seats;
3. Indoor places of public assembly, including churches, auditoriums: one space per four
seats or one space per 40 square feet of assembly area, whichever is greater;
4. Elementary schools, junior high schools, boarding schools (elementary through senior
high), residential colleges and universities: six spaces per classroom, or one space per
daytime employee, whichever is greater;
5. Nonresidential colleges and universities: one space per daytime employee;
6. High schools (senior): one space per daytime employee;
7. Museums, libraries, art galleries: one space per 250 square feet;
8. Day-care centers and preschools: one space per 300 square feet, or one per employee,
plus one per five students, whichever is larger;
9. Hospitals: three spaces per bed;
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10. Maintenance yard (public or public utility): one space per two employees.
D. Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Parking Standards. See Chapter 17.115 ECDC for
parking standards relating to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. [Ord. 4251 § 2 (Exh. A),
2022; Ord. 3496 § 2, 2004].
17.115.040 Required facilities.
A. Applicability. Development for each of the land uses identified in Table 17.115.040 shall be
required to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure when one of the following occurs:
1. Anew development or new off-street parking facility;
2. Substantial damage or substantial improvements to an existing development is made
within a one-year period as determined by the building official; or
3. The parking capacity of an existing development or parking facility is increased by 50
percent or more of the total parking spaces provided.
B. Standards. Table 17.115.040 lists the minimum number or percentage of electric vehicle
charging infrastructure required by type of use.
Table 17.115.040: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Requirements
Number of EV
Number of EV
Number of EV
Type of Use
Capable Parking
Ready Parking
Installed Parking
Spaces
Spaces
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Single-family dwelling
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40% of parking
10% of parking
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Number of EV
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Spaces
Number of EV
Installed Parking
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Nonresidential uses
40% of parking
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10% of parking
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the requirements for single-family dwelling units.
Footnote 2: detached accessory dwelling units that do not require parking per ECDC 17.50.020(A)(4) are
exempt.
C. Calculations,
1. Fractions. For the purposes of this chapter, calculations will be rounded up to the
nearest whole number.
2. Inclusion in Parking Calculations. All EV installed, EV ready, and EV capable spaces are to
be included in the calculation for the number of parking spaces, as provided by the
applicable chapter of the Edmonds Community Development Code.
3. Uses Not Specified. Any use not listed in Table 17.115.040 must meet the requirements
of the most similar listed use, as determined by the planning and development director.
4. Different Uses on the Same Development Site. The requirement for different uses on the
same development site is calculated as the sum of all requirements for the individual uses.
For cases where a building on a larger development site requires EV charging infrastructure
per this chapter but the remainder of the development site does not, only the parking for
that specific building or improved area will require compliance with this chapter.
5. For the purposes of Table 17.115.040, a portion or all of a lesser requirement for EV
charging infrastructure can be substituted with one of a higher requirement (e.g., EV
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capable replaced with EV ready, EV ready replaced with EV installed, or EV capable replaced
with EV installed) so long as the total minimum number of EV parking spaces required in
Table 17.115.040 remains the same. For example, a nonresidential use could increase the
amount of EV ready parking spaces from 40 percent to 50 percent, reduce the amount of
EV capable parking spaces from 40 percent to 30 percent, and keep the same amount of EV
installed spaces (10 percent). This example would be permitted because a portion of the
lower requirement (EV capable) was substituted for a higher requirement (EV ready), and
the overall minimum number of EV parking spaces (90 percent) would remain the same.
D. Load Management. Electric vehicle load management system technology is permitted to be
used to support EV charging infrastructure.
E. Reductions. The director may reduce the requirements of Table 17.115.040 when there is
substantial evidence that the added electrical load, that results from meeting these
requirements, will significantly alter the local utility infrastructure design requirement.
However, in no case shall the overall number of EV parking spaces required in Table 17.115.040
be reduced.
In reducing the requirements, the director may:
Reduce the type of EV charging infrastructure required (EV ready or EV installed to EV
capable); or
2. Reduce the EV charging level required (Level II or Level III to Level 1). [Ord.4299 § 26 (Exh.
A), 2023; Ord. 4251 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022].
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A. Permit Types.
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20.35.020 Applicability.
A. Planned residential developments (PRDs) may be located in any residential zone of the city
Uses permitted in the PRD shall be governed by the use regulations of the underlying zoning
classification.
1. PRDs in single-family zones shall be comprised of detached dwelling units on individual
lots, and any appurtenant common open space, recreational facilities or other areas or
facilities.
a. The PRD process is not available to single-family lots that are incapable of further
subdivision.
b. The PRD process shall not be used to reduce any bulk or performance standard not
specifically referenced herein. Bulk standards not referenced may be varied only in
accordance with Chapter 20.85 ECDC, Variances, or through the modification provision
provided through the subdivision process as outlined in Chapter 20.75 ECDC.
B. Property included in a PRD application must be under the ownership of the applicant, or the
applicant must be authorized pursuant to a durable power of attorney or other binding
contractual authorization in a form which may be recorded in the land records of Snohomish
County to process the application on behalf of all other owners.
C. ccess9r-y dwelrn „nits and h Home use occupations restricted by ECDC 20.20.010(B)
98� shall not be permitted within a PRD. [Ord. 3465 § 1, 2003].
21.05.015 Accessory dwelling unit, attached.
An attached accessory dwelling unit iS a gructure attached to or constructed y1ithin a nnle_
family dwelling (ADU) is a subordinate dwelling unit added to, created within, or detached from
a principal dwelling unit, providing independent living facilities that include permanent
provisions for living sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. Accessory dwelling unit does not
include recreational vehicles or mobile homes. which has Ii„iRg f-Mirtiess for GIAP ;na^,;a,,,l nr
family separate from the primary single-family pEhc"clwelling,� including at least, but no
limiter) to a kitchen hathrnnm and sleeping ni carters en ehl I shall not have its QVIR mailbox,
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21.90.080 Single-family dwelling (unit).
Single-family dwelling (and single-family dwelling unit) means a detached building configured as
described herein and occupied or intended to be occupied by one family, limited to one per lot.
A single-family dwelling shall be limited to one mailbox, electric meter, gas meter, and water
meter. It will also have common access to and common use of all living, kitchen, and eating
areas within the dwelling unit. An _rlditional mailbox can ho added to the lot 'f'*'�aqrociated
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Meeting Date: 01/24/2024
Extended Agenda
Staff Lead: Michael Clugston
Department: Planning Division
Prepared By: Michael Clugston
Background/History
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Staff Recommendation
Extended agenda discussion.
Narrative
The January 24 extended agenda is attached. It is slightly reformatted to keep like elements of the work
plan together.
Attachments:
January 24 Extended Agenda
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Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement
Joint Discussion w/EDC on Comp Plan existing conditions
High Level Alternatives
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Draft 3 Alternatives
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Draft Preferred Plan and Policy
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Code Updates
Critical Aquifer Recharge
Tree Code Update
Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (HB 1337 - mid 2025)
Green Building Incentives
Climate Legislative Package
Land use permit timelines (SB 5290 -end 2024)
Capital Improvement Program/Capital Facilties Plan
Highway 99 Community Renewal Program
Highway 99 Landmark Site
Administrative
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Annual Retreat
Planning Board report to City Council
Parks, Recreation & Human Services Report
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1- Introduction & Discussion
Neighborhood Center Plans
PH- Public Hearing
Code Modernization Projects:
D/R- Discussion/Recommendation
1. Unified Development Code (late 2025)
B- Briefing/Q&A
Comp Plan Implementation
R- Report with no briefing/presentation
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