Ordinance 3865AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS TO ADOPT A UNIFORM 45-FOOT
DIMENSION FOR ALL DESIGNATED STREET FRONTS IN
BD ZONES, AMENDING EDMONDS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 16.43.030.
WHEREAS, the Planning Board held a public hearing on June 8, 2011, on proposed
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on this issue on July 26, 2011, an*3
referred the matter to the Community Services/Development Services Committee for further
WHEREAS, the City Council deliberated ftirther on August 23, 2011, and decided t4%
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adopt a uniform 45-foot requirement measured perpendicular to the street front of the buildin3-
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WHEREAS, this effort necessitates an amendment to Edmonds Community
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Development code, entitled "Site development standards," is hereby amended to read as follow
(new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in I - J gh):
TableSite development standards.
A. •
Minimum
Height of
Ground Floor
within the
Designated
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum
StreetFront4
Sub
Minimum Lot
Minimum
Street
Side
Rear
Maximum
District
Area
Lot Width
Setback
Setback'
Setback'
Height2
BD 15
0:
0
0
0
0
25'
15'
D25
0
0
0
0
0
25'
12'
131335
0
0
0
0
0
25'
12'
D41,5
0
0
0
0
0
25'
12'
B1355
0
0
0
0
0
25'
12'
SpecificI The setback for buildings and structures located at or above grade (exempting buildings and structures entirely below the
surface of the ground) shall be 15 feet from the lot line adjacent to residentially (R) zoned property.
provisions regardingbuilding ., are containeda 1 0 ..:..
3 Within the BD4 zone, site development standards listed in Table 16.43-2 apply when a building contains a ground floor
consisting of commercial space to a depth Of at least 60 45 feet measured from the street front of the building� If a proposed
building does not meet this ground floor commercial space requirement (e,g., an entirely residential building is proposed), then
the building setbacks listed for the RM-1.5 zone shall apply. See ECDC 16.43.030(B)(8) for further details
4 "Minimum height of ground floor within the designated street-fronf' means the vertical distance from top to top of the
successive finished floor surfaces for that portion of the ground floor located within the designated street front (see ECDC
16.41030(13)); and, if the ground floor is the only floor above street grade, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the
ceiling joists or,
.. there is not .. ceiling, to the top of r • Y ."Floorexposed floor surfading
coverings applied over a finished floor, and includes, but is not limited to, wood, vinyl flooring, wall-to-wall carpet, and
concrete, as illustrated in Figure 16,43-1. Figure 16;43-1 shows a ground floor height of 15 feet-, note that the "finished" ceiling
height is only i f 1ximately I I feet in this example
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p I' Designated Street Front1 BDI Zones
Figure 16 43-1 -. Ground in Height Measureme
B. Ground Floor. This section describes requirements for development of the ground floor of
buildings in the BD zones.
1. For all BD zones, the ground floor is considered to be that floor of a building which is
closest in elevation to the finished grade along the width of the side of the structure that is
principally oriented to the designated street front of the building (this is normally the adjacent
sidewalk). For the purposes of this section, the ground "floor" is considered to be the sum o e
floor planes which, in combination, run the full extent of the building and are closest in elevation
to One another. For the purposes of this chapter, the definition of "ground floor" contained in
2. Designated Street Front. Map 16.43-1 shows the streets that define the designated street
front for all properties lying within the BD4- zones.; which is The designated street front is
defined as the 30 45 feet measured perpendicular to the indieated street front of the building lot
exeluding alleys-.
3. Minimum Height of the Ground Floor within the Designated Street Front. The minimum
height of the ground floor specified in Table 16.43-2 only applies to the height of the ground
floor located within the designated street front established in subsection (13)(2) of this section.
4. Access to Commercial Uses within the Designated Street Front� When a commercial use
is located on the ground floor within a designated street front as defined in subsection (13)(2) of
this section, the elevation of the ground floor and associated entry shall be within seven inches of
the grade level of the adjoining sidewalk. "Grade" shall be as measured at the entry location.
Portions of the ground floor outside the designated street front of the building need not comply
with the access requirements specified in this section.
5. When the designated street front of a building is on a slope which does not allow both
- t I _ground floor within the designated street front to be entirely within
seven inches of the grade level of the sidewalk, as specified in subsection (13)(4) of this section,
the portion of the ground floor of the building located within the designated street front may be
designed so that either:
a. The entry is located within seven inches of the gra e of the adjacent sidewalk, and the
commercial portion of the ground floor located within the designated street front is within seven
inches of the grade level of the entry; or
b. The building may be broken up into multiple frontages, so that each entry/ground
floor combination is within seven inches of the grade of the sidewalk.
c. For comer lots, a primary entry shall be established for the purposes of determining
where the ground floor entry rules detailed in this section shall apply. The first choice for the
primary entry shall be either 5th Avenue or Main Street. In the case of the BD5 zone, the primary
entry shall always be on 4th Avenue.
time
the depth of commercial space as measured from the street front of the building be less than 3
feet.
f. Within the BD2, BD3 and BD4 zones, if the first 60 45 feet of the building
measured perpendicular to the street consist only of commercial uses and permitted secondar
uses, then permitted multiple -family residential unit(s) may be located behind the commerci
uses. I
Section 2. Severabilfty. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, or phrase of thil
u-,ti-xifig4a], sue't dechu* QTF 04-11 -lot .. ffect t'�e w1iiii-iiii of
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Section 1 Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5)
days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title.
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MAY —OR DAVID O. EARTING
CITY CLERK, SANDRA & CHASE
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BY
JEFF TA DAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 12-16-2011
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 12-20-2011
PUBLISHED: 12-25-2011
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12-30-2011
ORDINANCE N. 365
On the 20'h day of February, 2011, the City Council of the City of
Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 3865. A summary of the content of said ordinance,
consisting of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMOND*
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY'
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ADOPT
UNIFORM 45-FOOT DIMENSION FOR
DESIGNATED STREET FRONTS IN BD ZO NE
DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 16.43.030.
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STATE OF i
COUNTYOF i •
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that she is Principal Clerk of
THE HERALD, a daily newspaper printed and published in the City of Everett, County of
Snohomish, and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of general
circulation in said County and State;that said newspaper has been approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Snohomish County and that the notice
Summary of Ordinance
No. 3865
City of Edmonds
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said newspaper proper and not
in supplement form, in the regular and entire edition of said paper on the following days and
times, namely:
December 25, 2011
and that said nce y 'raper was raglil.ir6y distributed tt) its subscribers during all of said period„
i¢9in�ipa9 4 lerk ._.
Subccrihed and sworn to before me this 26th
Account Name: City of Edmonds Account Number. 101416.. Order Number: MU I A)Z I I U