11.10.004 Determination of consistency for development proposed on the campus of the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a determination of consistency for a project proposed within the campus district by the University of Washington Bothell or Cascadia College shall be made under this section instead of under BMC 11.10.001. Temporary academic uses that do not involve development of a permanent structure are permitted without the need for a consistency determination.
B. The university or college shall submit a pre-application that conceptually:
1. Explains how the proposed development expresses or implements the planning and design principles in Section 4 of the 2017 Campus Master Plan;
2. Identifies the intended academic use(s) of the proposed development;
3. Includes a site plan and plan views;
4. Includes renderings that demonstrate the architectural features of the proposed development;
5. Explains how the proposed development complies with the district regulations in BMC 12.64.108:
a. Calculates the gross square feet of proposed development and, if the project includes demolition, calculates net new gross square feet; calculates how much of the total capacity allowed by the 2017 Campus Master Plan will remain undeveloped after approval of the proposed development;
b. Demonstrates compliance with height limits, setbacks and any applicable size limitation;
c. Identifies and describes any required landscape buffer;
d. Describes additional landscaping; identifies the number of additional student full-time equivalents (student FTEs) who will come to the campus as a result of the proposed development; and
e. Identifies the number of additional beds to be created by any development that includes student housing, and calculates the effect of this student housing on transportation and parking.
C. Within 15 days after the university or college has completed a preapplication conference with the city for a project proposed within development area A or C, the university or college shall mail notice of its intent to the owners of record and occupants, if any, of properties that are within 500 feet of the relevant development area. The mailed notice shall describe in general terms the nature and location of the project, the proposed schedule for development of the project, and information on where to view the pre-application packet.
D. The university or college shall submit a permit application that includes refinement of all the elements in subsection B of this section, addresses the city pre-application comments and provides further detail as described below:
1. Describes the university’s or college’s review and conclusions as SEPA lead agency, and provides any additional SEPA documents prepared pursuant to WAC 197-11-600;
2. Identifies any mitigation set forth in Section 6 of the 2017 Campus Master Plan that will be included with the proposed development;
3. Further explains how the proposed development complies with the district regulations in BMC 12.64.108;
4. Explains compliance with other applicable provisions of the campus district regulations, including lighting, signage, and control of odors from cooking areas;
5. Explains how the proposed development is consistent with the transportation management plan, or how this plan will be amended to address the proposed development; and
6. Identifies other city approvals that are required and will be applied for, including any building permit or other construction permit; concurrency encumbrance letter; public area use permit; storm drainage side sewer.
E. The director shall determine whether a proposed development is consistent with the 2017 Campus Master Plan by determining:
1. Whether the application includes the information required in subsection B of this section;
2. Whether the application is consistent with the district regulations in BMC 12.64.108; and
3. Whether additional mitigation is appropriate under the city’s substantive SEPA authority, BMC 14.02.230, or is required to ensure consistency with other applicable city regulations. The director may require such additional mitigation as a condition of the consistency determination.
F. The director may not approve development that is inconsistent with the 2017 Campus Master Plan. The director may approve a minor amendment to the 2017 Campus Master Plan in response to a specific development proposal. A minor amendment is one that:
1. Accommodates reasonable academic use of the campus as defined in BMC 12.64.201(F);
2. Creates environmental impacts that are within the range of impacts analyzed in the final environmental impact statement for the 2017 Campus Master Plan, and which will be mitigated as provided therein;
3. Does not entail amendment of height limits or setback or buffer requirements in development areas A and C, or height increases of more than one story on the rest of the campus;
4. Does not allow dormitory housing in development area C; and
5. Does not move more than 10 percent of the net new gross square feet allowed in one development area to another development area, and does not increase the total gross feet allowed by the 2017 Campus Master Plan.
Any other amendment is a major amendment of the 2017 Campus Master Plan that requires approval by the city council, university board of regents, and college board of trustees before it may become effective.
G. The director’s consistency determination under subsection E of this section, and any decision regarding a minor amendment under subsection F of this section, are Type II land use actions that may be appealed pursuant to BMC 11.14.005.
H. Demolition within the campus district is not subject to a consistency determination and a demolition permit may be applied for and issued in advance of a consistency determination for new campus development. Demolition of buildings within the campus district that are on the city’s historic register or historic inventory shall be subject to the regulations in Chapter 22.28 BMC, as these regulations exist on the date this section is adopted by the city, which regulations are set forth in the Appendix to the 2017 Campus Master Plan. An historic resources addendum or similar document prepared by the campus that identifies the historic qualities of the building and demonstrates that alternatives to demolition have been considered in accordance with Chapter 22.28 BMC may be submitted to fulfill the requirements of BMC 22.28.060. The site of any demolition shall be maintained in a safe condition and free of debris. (Ord. 2237 § 1, 2017).