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---: not permitted

n/a: not applicable as indicated

not required: these elements are not required as indicated

permitted: these elements are allowed by right unless otherwise specified in BMC 12.64.201 Building Use

required: these are required elements of all new development as indicated.

(H): maximum 4 floor & 54 feet in 4 floor overlay, See Figure 12.64.100 Districts Map

: See Figure 12.64.100 Districts Map

(SR 522): exceptions apply along SR 522, see Special Downtown Neighborhood Requirements

(C1): 0 feet side setback only if side setback on abutting property is 0 feet or larger than 10 feet.

A. District Charts.

12.64.200 Site Development Regulations

District Requirements

12.64.201 Building Use

A. Retail

1. Pedestrian Oriented Retail

permitted

2. Neighborhood Center Retail

---

3. Business & Personal Services

permitted

4. Auto-Oriented Retail

---

5. Corner Store Retail

permitted

B. Civic & Cultural

permitted

C. Office

permitted

D. Lodging

permitted

E. Residential

1. Multi-Family w/ Common Entry

permitted

2. Multi-Family w/ Individual Entry

permitted

3. Detached Single Family Housing

permitted

4. Manufactured Homes

---

5. Home Occupation

permitted

12.64.202 Building Height

minimum height

2 floors & 20 feet

maximum height

5 floors & 65 feet; (H)

12.64.203 Special Height Regulations

Abutting Residential Only Zones

required

Across the Street from Residential Only Zones

required

Special Height Requirement

required along

12.64.204 Building Orientation

required or not required

required; (SR 522)

12.64.205 Public Frontage

required or not required

required

12.64.206 Private Frontage

1) Shop-Front

permitted

2) Corner Entry

permitted

3) Arcade

permitted

4) Grand Portico

permitted - civic

5) Forecourt

permitted

6) Grand Entry

permitted

7) Stoop

permitted

8) Porch

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9) Front Door

---

10) Edge Treatment: Fenced

permitted

11) Edge Treatment: Terraced

permitted

12) Edge Treatment: Flush

permitted

12.64.207 Front Yard Setback

minimum / maximum

0 ft / 10 ft; (SR 522)

12.64.208 Side Yard Setback

min w/ living space windows (or adj to s.f. homes)

10 ft

min w/out living space windows

0 ft (C1)

12.64.209 Rear Yard Setback

minimum setback

5 ft

12.64.210 Special Setback Regulations

minimum setback

n/a

12.64.211 Alley Setback

minimum setback

5 ft

12.64.212 Frontage Coverage

minimum percentage covered

80%

12.64.213 Build-to-Corner

required or not required

required

12.64.214 Maximum Building Length

maximum

240 ft

12.64.215 Special Building Length Limit

Corner

120

Mid-Block

80

12.64.216 Space Between Buildings

20 ft

12.64.300 Street, Surface Water Management, and Open Space Regulations

District Requirements

12.64.301 Street Regulations

A. Provision of New Streets

1. Maximum Parcel Perimeter

1500 ft

2. Pre-Located Streets

NE 185 St. extension required

B. Sammamish River Access

n/a

C. Street Configuration

required

D. Street Type

1. City Street

permitted

2. Neighborhood Avenue

---

3. Neighborhood Green Street

permitted

4. Neighborhood Street

---

5. NE 185th St. / 98th Ave. NE Connector

for pre-located street

6. Alley

permitted

7. Passage

permitted

8. Pedestrian Walkway

for pre-located street

12.64.302 Surface Water Management

Regulations

A. Hard Surface Coverage

95%

B. Drainage Plan

required

12.64.303 Setback Area Landscaping

A. Perimeter Block Setback Areas

1. Sidewalk Extension

permitted

2. Parkway Landscaping

---

3. Neighborhood Street Landscaping

permitted

B. Interior Block Setback Areas

1. Paving

permitted

2. Groundcover

permitted

3. Moderate Screening

permitted

4. Heavy Screening

permitted

12.64.304 Provision of Outdoor Space

12.64.201 Building Use

Public Space Requirements

Private Outdoor Space Requirements

A. Retail

N/A

N/A

B. Civic & Cultural

N/A

N/A

C. Office

6% net floor area

N/A

D. Lodging

6% net floor area

N/A

E. Residential: Townhomes

6% net floor area

60 sqft/DU minimum on average

E.5. Apartments

10% net floor area

60 sqft/DU minimum on average

12.64.400 Parking Regulations

District Requirements

12.64.401 Parking Types

A. Surface Parking Lot - Front

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B. Surface Parking Lot - Side

---

C. Surface Parking Lot - Rear

permitted

D. Surface Parking Lot - Exposed

---

E. Parking Structure - Exposed

---

F. Parking Structure - Wrapped: Ground Level

permitted

G. Parking Structure - Wrapped: All Levels

permitted

H. Parking Structure - Partially Submerged Podium

permitted

I. Parking Structure - Underground

permitted

12.64.402 Provision of Parking

12.64.201 Building Use

Minimum Parking Requirements

Permitted Maximum Parking in a Surface Lot

Shared Parking Reduction

Special Condition Requirements

1 - Retail:

a) Pedestrian Oriented Retail (Except Eating and Drinking Establishments)

1 vehicle space per 400 sf

1 vehicle space per 250 sf

10% reduction allowed for shared- use parking

On-site, or off-site within 800 feet, or cash-in-lieu

Pedestrian Oriented - eating and drinking establishments

1 vehicle space per 400 sf

1 vehicle space per 200 sf

No reductions

On-site, or off-site within 800 feet, or cash-in-lieu

b) Neighborhood Center Retail

1 vehicle space per 400 sf

1 vehicle space per 250 sf

No reductions

On-site

c) Auto-Oriented Retail

1 vehicle space per 400 sf

1 vehicle space per 250 sf

No reductions

On-site

d) Corner Store Retail

1 vehicle space per 400 sf

1 vehicle space per 250 sf

No reductions

On-site, or on street within 200 feet, or cash-in-lieu

2 - Civic & Cultural

1 vehicle space per 500 sf

1 vehicle space per 250 sf

10% reduction allowed for shared- use parking

On-site, or off-site within 800 feet, or cash-in-lieu

3 - Office

1 vehicle space per 500 sf

1 vehicle space per 300 sf

10% reduction allowed for shared- use parking

On-site, or off-site within 800 feet, or cash-in-lieu

4 - Lodging

0.75 vehicle space per bedroom

1 vehicle space per bedroom

No reductions

On-site, or off-site within 100 ft

5 - Residential (All): A minimum of 1 space per unit is required, except for micro-apartments, which require a minimum of 0.75 spaces per unit.

Two bedrooms or more:

0.75 vehicle space per bedroom or 2.2 spaces per unit, whichever is less*

1 vehicle space per bedroom

10% reduction shared-use

On-site, or off-site within 100 ft

See BMC 12.64.402(D) for description of cash-in-lieu fee option

*If the formula results in a fraction, the minimum number of parking spaces shall be rounded to the nearest whole number, with fractions of 0.50 or greater rounded up and fractions below 0.50 rounding down.

Reductions for green buildings are allowed pursuant to BMC 12.16.110(B)(1) and (B)(2)

12.64.500 Architectural Regulations

District Requirements

12.64.501 Building Height Massing Regulations

Top

required

Base

required

12.64.502 Building Length Massing Regulations

Street & River Façade Increment

100 ft

12.64.600 Signage Regulations

District Requirements

12.64.601 General Signage Regulations

see BMC 12.64.601

12.64.602 Sign Types Regulations

see BMC 12.64.602

B. Special Downtown Neighborhood Requirements. All Special Requirements on this page apply to development in the Downtown Neighborhood.

1. Anchors in the Downtown Neighborhood District. Anchors larger than 30,000 square feet shall be permitted in the Downtown Neighborhood District on parcels with Bothell Way NE frontage. The Anchor Exceptions in BMC 12.64.101(B)(4) shall apply.

2. SR 522 Building Orientation Exception (See BMC 12.64.201). Building orientation is not required for buildings which have frontage along SR 522 and are entirely occupied by residential uses.

3. SR 522 Front yard setback distance (See BMC 12.64.207). The maximum front yard setback is 35 feet for buildings which have frontage along SR 522 and are entirely occupied by residential uses.

4. Civic Center Exceptions. The following exceptions apply to master-planned Civic Center developments, including those that extend into the Downtown Core District:

a. The Special Height Limit requiring a street façade offset, as provided in BMC 12.64.203(C), may be waived if the building frontage along that street is limited to less than 50% of the public frontage.

b. Frontage coverage requirements, as provided in BMC 12.64.212, may be reduced to 20% if the frontage is replaced by public open space.

c. The Build-to-Corner requirement, as provided in BMC 12.64.213, may be waived to provide public open space. (Ord. 2360 § 5, 2021; Ord. 2337 § 1, 2020; Ord. 2198 § 2 (Exh. B), 2016; Ord. 2171 § 3 (Exh. C), 2015; Ord. 2154 § 2 (Exh. B), 2014; Ord. 2072 § 2 (Exh. B)).