12.64.102 Downtown Neighborhood District Requirements.
---: 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 |
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required: these are required elements of all new development as indicated. |
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(H): maximum 4 floor & 54 feet in 4 floor overlay, See Figure 12.64.100 Districts Map |
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—: See Figure 12.64.100 Districts Map |
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(SR 522): exceptions apply along SR 522, see Special Downtown Neighborhood Requirements |
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(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 |
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12.64.201 Building Use |
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A. Retail |
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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 |
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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 |
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minimum height |
2 floors & 20 feet |
maximum height |
5 floors & 65 feet; (H) |
12.64.203 Special Height Regulations |
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Abutting Residential Only Zones |
required |
Across the Street from Residential Only Zones |
required |
Special Height Requirement |
required along — |
12.64.204 Building Orientation |
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required or not required |
required; (SR 522) |
12.64.205 Public Frontage |
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required or not required |
required |
12.64.206 Private Frontage |
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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 |
--- |
9) Front Door |
--- |
10) Edge Treatment: Fenced |
permitted |
11) Edge Treatment: Terraced |
permitted |
12) Edge Treatment: Flush |
permitted |
12.64.207 Front Yard Setback |
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minimum / maximum |
0 ft / 10 ft; (SR 522) |
12.64.208 Side Yard Setback |
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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 |
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minimum setback |
5 ft |
12.64.210 Special Setback Regulations |
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minimum setback |
n/a |
12.64.211 Alley Setback |
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minimum setback |
5 ft |
12.64.212 Frontage Coverage |
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minimum percentage covered |
80% |
12.64.213 Build-to-Corner |
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required or not required |
required |
12.64.214 Maximum Building Length |
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maximum |
240 ft |
12.64.215 Special Building Length Limit |
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Corner |
120 |
Mid-Block |
80 |
12.64.216 Space Between Buildings |
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20 ft |
12.64.300 Street, Surface Water Management, and Open Space Regulations |
District Requirements |
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12.64.301 Street Regulations |
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A. Provision of New Streets |
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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 |
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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 |
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Regulations |
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A. Hard Surface Coverage |
95% |
B. Drainage Plan |
required |
12.64.303 Setback Area Landscaping |
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A. Perimeter Block Setback Areas |
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1. Sidewalk Extension |
permitted |
2. Parkway Landscaping |
--- |
3. Neighborhood Street Landscaping |
permitted |
B. Interior Block Setback Areas |
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1. Paving |
permitted |
2. Groundcover |
permitted |
3. Moderate Screening |
permitted |
4. Heavy Screening |
permitted |
12.64.304 Provision of Outdoor Space |
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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 |
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12.64.401 Parking Types |
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A. Surface Parking Lot - Front |
--- |
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 |
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12.64.201 Building Use |
Minimum Parking Requirements |
Permitted Maximum Parking in a Surface Lot |
Shared Parking Reduction |
Special Condition Requirements |
1 - Retail: |
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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 |
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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 |
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3 - Office |
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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 |
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4 - Lodging |
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0.75 vehicle space per bedroom |
1 vehicle space per bedroom |
No reductions |
On-site, or off-site within 100 ft |
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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. |
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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 |
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12.64.501 Building Height Massing Regulations |
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Top |
required |
Base |
required |
12.64.502 Building Length Massing Regulations |
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Street & River Façade Increment |
100 ft |
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)).