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Timestamp: 2018-09-20 11:23:54
Document Index: 280917438

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3', '§ 2', '§ 5', '§ 2', '§ 5', '§ 3', '§ 13', '§ 3', '§ 13', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 3']

18.27.010 Public and semi-public zone – Intent.
18.27.020 Public and semi-public zone – Use allowances.
18.27.040 Public and semi-public zone – Development standards.
18.27.050 Public and semi-public zone – Additional development standards.
18.27.055 Wireless communication facilities.
18.27.060 Public and semi-public zone – Site plan review process.
18.27.070 Public and semi-public zone – Rezone criteria.
The public and semi-public zone includes properties currently owned or operated by a public entity or private institution. Uses in the public and semi-public zone include but are not limited to the City Hall, fire stations, library properties, education facilities, public park-and-ride lots, utility facilities and other institutional uses. The purpose of the public and semi-public zone is to recognize that public and semi-public facilities and institutions provide necessary services to the community and have their own unique set of circumstances. Factors including size, technological processes, requirements for municipal comprehensive facility planning and budgeting, capital improvement programs, and compatibility with surrounding land uses must be considered when developing public and semi-public facilities. New facilities should include buffers, landscaping, and design standards to ensure compatibility with adjacent land uses and zones. Sidewalks, open public spaces and amenities should be provided to encourage a pedestrian-friendly atmosphere and connections with public transit stops, schools, shopping, services, and recreational facilities where appropriate to the character of the neighborhood. The public and semi-public zone is applied to lands used for public and semi-public facilities and institutions designated as public and private facilities on the comprehensive plan land use map. Master plans are encouraged for uses in the public and semi-public zone. [Ord. 11-0329 § 3 (Exh. 1).]
A. The following uses listed in Table A are identified as permitted, conditionally permitted, or prohibited uses in the public and semi-public zone:
Table A. Public and Semi-Public Zone Use Allowances
Arts, entertainment, outdoor1
Construction and trade4
Standalone parking3
1. Except outdoor performance center which is conditionally permitted.
2. Limited to public agency offices.
3. Limited to commuter parking facilities for users of transit, carpools or ride-share programs.
4. Limited to public agency maintenance yards or facilities.
5. Landfill and transfer station are specifically prohibited. Consideration of all other regional land uses shall follow the process outlined in KMC Section 18.27.060.
B. Classified land uses not listed or prohibited in Table A may be allowed through completion of a site plan review process pursuant to KMC 18.27.060 and Chapter 18.105 KMC.
C. Uses Established by Master Plan. Adopted master plans that specify uses include the following:
1. Bastyr University Master Plan, December 2009, approved by City Ordinance 09-0304. [Ord. 17-0438 § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 16-0426 § 5 (Att. C); Ord. 16-0421 § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 14-0384 § 5; Ord. 11-0329 § 3 (Exh. 1).]
A. Specific zone-based development standards for the public and semi-public zone in Table B shall apply to the public and semi-public zone as follows:
Table B. Public and Semi-Public Zone Development Standards
0 ft., 10 ft., or 20 ft.3
0 ft., 5 ft., or 20 ft.3
70%, 90%5
(1) Zero feet if adjacent zoning is downtown commercial or downtown residential.
(2) Twenty feet if adjacent zoning is R-1 to R-6.
(3) Ten feet in all other cases.
b. Interior setbacks: zero feet if adjacent zoning is downtown commercial or downtown residential; 20 feet if adjacent zoning is R-1 to R-6; five feet in all other cases.
4 Height limits may be increased when portions of the building which exceed the base height limit provide one additional foot of street and interior setback for each foot above the base height limit, provided the maximum height does not exceed 75 feet. Properties abutting downtown commercial or downtown residential zones or regional business zones may achieve the heights allowed by those abutting zones if meeting conditions for the maximum height as expressed in those abutting zones.
5 a. Ninety percent if abutting properties are zoned downtown commercial or downtown residential or regional business. Seventy percent in all other cases.
b. Measures to reduce impervious surfaces and to promote low impact development shall be employed unless infeasible, consistent with adopted Kenmore stormwater management standards.
B. Standards may be varied through a variance process pursuant to Chapter 19.25 KMC and KMC 18.115.030, or through the site plan review process in KMC 18.27.060. [Ord. 16-0428 § 13 (Att. I); Ord. 11-0329 § 3 (Exh. 1).]
A. Where the public and semi-public zone abuts a residential zone, the city manager may require a landscaping screen pursuant to Chapter 18.35 KMC in order to screen views of parking lots, accessory buildings, or other features within the public and semi-public zone. Aesthetic safety, security, and maintenance factors shall be considered when considering the type of screen to be employed. Native vegetation is preferred for these screening treatments.
C. Lighting shall be provided for safety of traffic and pedestrian circulation on the site. It shall be designed to minimize direct illumination of abutting properties and adjacent streets. The lighting standards of KMC 18.52.140 shall be met.
D. Properties abutting lands designated as downtown commercial, downtown residential, or regional business shall be subject to design standards of Chapter 18.52 KMC. [Ord. 16-0428 § 13 (Att. I); Ord. 11-0329 § 3 (Exh. 1).]
Project sponsors in the public and semi-public zone shall undergo site plan review for purposes of establishing classified land uses or activities not otherwise established in KMC 18.27.020 as permitted or conditionally permitted, in accordance with Chapter 18.105 KMC. Site plan review shall not be used to establish prohibited uses listed in KMC 18.27.020. A site plan review shall be processed consistent with Chapter 18.105 KMC. [Ord. 11-0329 § 3 (Exh. 1).]
A. The public and semi-public zone may be established by a Type 4 land use decision per Chapter 19.25 KMC, where the zone reclassification implements the public and private facilities comprehensive plan designation.
B. If a comprehensive plan amendment is required to establish the public and private facilities land use designation, and is proposed to be implemented by the public and semi-public zone, such comprehensive plan and zoning amendments shall be processed in accordance with Chapters 19.20 and 19.25 KMC.
C. Properties that are designated public and semi-public and that are less than one acre in size may be reclassified to the most prevalent zoning district surrounding the property through consideration of the Type 4 permit process, provided the requested zoning classification does not conflict with the overall intent of the public and private facilities comprehensive plan land use designation. [Ord. 11-0329 § 3 (Exh. 1).]