Municipal Code

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Section 17C.130.500 Design Standards Implementation

The design standards and guidelines found in SMC 17C.130.500 through SMC 17C.130.540 follow SMC 17C.130.015, Design Standards Administration. All projects must address the pertinent design standards and guidelines. Design standards are in the form of Requirements (R), Presumptions (P), and Considerations (C). Regardless of which term is used, an applicant must address each guideline. An applicant may seek relief through chapter 17G.030 SMC, Design Departures, for those eligible standards and guidelines contained in the zoning code.

Industrial, Institutional and Other Use Categories.

Site and building design for uses in the industrial, institutional and other categories described in chapter 17C.190 SMC, Use Category Descriptions, shall comply with the following design standards (refer to Table 17C.130.500-1 below for a summary of the design standards):

1. Light Industrial (LI), Heavy Industrial (HI), and Planned Industrial (PI) Zones.

1. 1. A building within sixty feet of an arterial street shall incorporate one of the design elements specified in SMC 17C.130.510 through SMC 17C.130.540.

Table 17C.130.500-1 Industrial Zone Design Standards[1]
Design Standards for Light Industrial (LI), Heavy Industrial (HI) and Planned Industrial (PI) Zones
Site Location	Ground Floor Windows SMC 17C.130.510	Base/Middle/Top SMC 17C.130.515	Articulation SMC 17C.130.520	Prominent Entrance SMC 17C.130.525	Ground Level Details SMC 17C.130.530	Roof Expression SMC 17C.130.535	Blank Walls SMC 17C.130.540
Site Adjacent to Arterial	One of the above design treatments required on wall facing arterial
Site Abutting a Commercial Zone	Two of the above design treatments required on wall facing commercial zone
Site Abutting a Residential Zone	Three of the above design treatments required on wall facing residential zone
Other Sites	No requirements
Notes: [1] Design standards apply to uses in the industrial, institutional and other use categories, see chapter 17C.190 SMC. Uses in the commercial use categories shall comply with all of the design standards specified in SMC 17C.120.500 through SMC 17C.120.580.

A building on a site adjacent to or across a right-of-way from a commercial zone or within sixty feet of a commercial zone shall incorporate two of the design elements specified in SMC 17C.130.510 through SMC 17C.130.540.

A building on a site adjacent to or across a right-of-way from a residential zone or within sixty feet of a residential zone shall incorporate three of the design elements specified in SMC 17C.130.510 through SMC 17C.130.540.

Commercial Uses in Industrial Zones.

Building and site development in the LI, PI and HI zones with uses in the commercial use category shall comply with all of the design standards specified in SMC 17C.120.500 through SMC 17C.120.580.

Residential Uses in Industrial Zones.

Building and site development in the LI, PI and HI zones with uses in residential use category shall comply with the design standards specified in chapter 17C.111 SMC applicable to residential uses.

Date Passed: Monday, November 7, 2005

Effective Date: Thursday, December 15, 2005

ORD C33757 Section 1