Chapter 20.25
SPECIAL AND OVERLAY DISTRICTS
Sections:
20.25 Development Requirements in Overlay and Special Districts
Part 20.25A Downtown
20.25A.010 General
20.25A.020 Dimensional requirements – General
20.25A.025 Nonconforming uses, structures and sites
20.25A.030 FAR amenity incentive system
20.25A.040 Landscape development and fences
20.25A.050 Downtown parking, circulation and walkway requirements
20.25A.060 Walkways and sidewalks
20.25A.065 Civic Center Design District
20.25A.070 Downtown-Old Bellevue District
20.25A.090 Perimeter Design District
20.25A.100 Downtown Core Design District
20.25A.110 Design Review criteria
20.25A.115 Design Guidelines – Building/Sidewalk Relationships
20.25A.120 Project phasing plan required
20.25A.125 Vesting and expiration of vested status of land use permits and approvals –
Downtown projects
20.25A.130 Downtown pedestrian bridges
Part 20.25B Transition Area Design District
20.25B.010 Purpose
20.25B.020 Applicability
20.25B.030 Design Review requirements
20.25B.040 Development standards
20.25B.050 Design guidelines
Part 20.25C Office and Limited Business (OLB) District
20.25C.010 Applicability of site development and design standards
20.25C.020 Area and dimensional requirements
20.25C.030 Minimum yard dimensions in OLB District
20.25C.040 Design standards in OLB Districts
Part 20.25D(Reserved)
Part 20.25E Shoreline Overlay District
20.25E.010 Definition of district
20.25E.017 Definitions specific to the Shoreline Overlay District
20.25E.020 Authority and purpose
20.25E.030 Interpretation – Administration by City
20.25E.040 Substantial Development Permit required
20.25E.050 Exemptions from Substantial Development Permit system – Letter of exemption required 212
20.25E.055 Nonconforming development
20.25E.060 Use regulations and policies governing permits
20.25E.070 Permits
20.25E.080 Shoreline performance standards
Part 20.25F Evergreen Highlands Design District
20.25F.010 Permitted land uses
20.25F.020 Master Development Plan required
20.25F.030 Development Design Review
20.25F.040 Site and design requirements
20.25F.050 Pollution and hazardous waste control standards
20.25F.060 Interjurisdictional review and cooperation
Part 20.25F1 Factoria 1
20.25F1.010 General
20.25F1.015 Street designations
20.25F1.020 Review required
20.25F1.030 Development intensity and phasing of required improvements
20.25F1.040 Dimensional requirements
20.25F1.050 Landscape requirements
20.25F1.060 Parking and circulation
20.25F1.070 Sidewalks and pedestrian paths
20.25F1.080 Gateways
20.25F1.090 Gathering places
20.25F1.110 Design Review criteria
20.25F1.115 Factoria TownSquare Building/Sidewalk Design Guidelines
Part 20.25G Evergreen Highlands Subarea Transportation Improvement Overlay District
20.25G.010 Purpose and creation
20.25G.020 Required improvements – General
20.25G.030 Improvement phasing option
20.25G.040 Exempt development
Part 20.25H Critical Areas Overlay District
I. Scope and Purpose
20.25H.005 Scope
20.25H.010 Purpose
20.25H.015 Applicable procedure
20.25H.020 Submittal requirements
II. Designation of Critical Areas and Dimensional Standards
20.25H.025 Designation of critical areas
20.25H.030 Identification of critical area
20.25H.035 Critical area buffers and structure setbacks
20.25H.040 Standards for modifying non-critical area setbacks
20.25H.045 Development density/intensity
III. Use and Development in the Critical Areas Overlay District
20.25H.050 Uses and development in the Critical Areas Overlay District
20.25H.055 Uses and development allowed within critical areas – Performance standards
20.25H.065 Uses and development within critical area buffer or critical area structure setback not allowed pursuant to LUC 20.25H.055
IV. Streams
20.25H.075 Designation of critical area and buffers
20.25H.080 Performance standards
20.25H.085 Mitigation and monitoring – Additional provisions
20.25H.090 Critical areas report – Additional provisions
V. Wetlands
20.25H.095 Designation of critical area and buffers
20.25H.100 Performance standards
20.25H.105 Mitigation and monitoring – Additional provisions
20.25H.110 Critical areas report – Additional provisions
VI. Shorelines
20.25H.115 Designation of critical area and buffers
20.25H.118 Mitigation and monitoring – Additional provisions
20.25H.119 Critical areas report – Additional provisions
VII. Geologic Hazard Areas
20.25H.120 Designation of critical area and buffers
20.25H.125 Performance standards – Landslide hazards and steep slopes
20.25H.130 Performance standards – Coal mine hazard area
20.25H.135 Mitigation and monitoring – Additional provisions for landslide hazards and steep slopes
20.25H.140 Critical areas report – Additional provisions for landslide hazards and steep slopes
20.25H.145 Critical areas report – Approval of modification
VIII. Habitat Associated with Species of Local Importance
20.25H.150 Designation of critical area
20.25H.155 Uses in habitat for species of local importance
20.25H.160 Performance standards
20.25H.165 Critical areas report – Additional provisions
20.25H.170 Process to identify additional species of local importance
IX. Areas of Special Flood Hazard
20.25H.175 Designation of critical area
20.25H.177 Definitions
20.25H.180 Development in the area of special flood hazard
X. Reasonable Use Exception
20.25H.190 Reasonable use exception – Purpose
20.25H.195 Reasonable use exception – Process
20.25H.200 Reasonable use exception – Applicability
20.25H.205 Reasonable use exception – Performance standards
XI. General Mitigation and Restoration Requirements
20.25H.210 Applicability
20.25H.215 Mitigation sequencing
20.25H.220 Mitigation and restoration plan requirements
20.25H.225 Innovative mitigation
XII. Critical Areas Report
20.25H.230 Critical areas report – Purpose
20.25H.235 Critical areas report – Review process
20.25H.240 Critical areas report – Limitation on modifications
20.25H.245 Incorporation of best available science
20.25H.250 Critical areas report – Submittal requirements
20.25H.255 Critical areas report – Decision criteria
20.25H.260 Critical areas report – Assurance devices
20.25H.265 Critical areas report – City technical review
20.25H.270 Critical areas report – Independent third-party review
Part 20.25I Community Retail Design District
20.25I.010 Purpose
20.25I.020 Community Retail Design District defined
20.25I.030 Design Review required
20.25I.040 Design guidelines
20.25I.050 Design standards
Part 20.25J Medical Institution District
20.25J.010 General
20.25J.015 Review required
20.25J.020 Permitted uses
20.25J.030 Dimensional requirements
20.25J.040 Development intensity
20.25J.050 Parking, transportation management and commute trip reduction requirements
20.25J.060 Landscape requirements
20.25J.070 Streetscape design requirements
20.25J.080 Design review guidelines
Part 20.25K Factoria
20.25K.010 General
20.25K.020 Parking
20.25K.040 F2 Land Use District
20.25K.050 F3 Land Use District
Part 20.25L Office and Limited Business-Open Space (OLB-OS) District
20.25L.010 Properties eligible for OLB-OS designation
20.25L.020 Permitted land uses
20.25L.030 Dimensional requirements
20.25L.040 Design standards in OLB-OS Districts
20.25L.050 Parking requirements
20.25 Development Requirements in Overlay and Special Districts
This chapter is divided into discrete parts. Each part contains a body of regulations which in some way modify or supplement the general land use regulations of the Land Use Code. Where a conflict between the regulations of Chapter 20.20, 20.30, 20.40 or 20.50 LUC and this chapter exists, the regulations of this chapter control. The user should consult each chapter of this Code to determine all applicable regulations.