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Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.124 Downtown Zones

Section 17C.124.110 Limited Use Standards
  1. The paragraphs listed below contain the limitations and correspond with the bracketed [ ] footnote numbers from Table 17C.124-1.
  1. Group Living.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [1].

    1. General Standards.

All group living uses except for alternative or post-incarceration facilities are allowed by right.

    1. Alternative or Post Incarceration Facilities.

Group living uses which consist of alternative or post incarceration facilities are conditional uses.

  1. Adult Business.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [2]. Adult businesses are subject to the additional standards of chapter 17C.305 SMC.

  1. Commercial Parking.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [3]. See SMC 17C.230.310 for the parking structure design guidelines. See SMC 17C.124.340, Parking and Loading, for ground level parking structure use standards.

    1. New standalone surface commercial parking lots are not allowed as the primary use within the area shown on Map 17C.124-M1, Surface Parking Limited Area. Within the area shown on Map 17C.124-M1, standalone commercial parking as a primary use must be located entirely within a parking structure.
  1. Drive-through Facility.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [4]. Drive-through facilities are subject to the additional standards of SMC 17C.124.290.

  1. Quick Vehicle Servicing.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [5]. Quick vehicle servicing uses are permitted only on sites that have frontage on a Type III or IV complete street. Quick vehicle servicing uses must be fully contained within a structure. Quick vehicle servicing uses are subject to the additional standards of SMC 17C.124.290.

  1. Retail Sales and Services Uses Motorized Vehicle Limitation.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [6]. Sale, rental, or leasing of motor vehicles, including passenger vehicles, light and medium trucks is not allowed. Sale, rental, and leasing of motorcycles and other recreational vehicles not able to be licensed for normal on street use is allowed. For sale or leasing of motorcycles and other recreational vehicles see SMC 17C.124.270, Outdoor Activities.

  1. Industrial Limitation.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [7]. These types of uses are limited to assure that they will not dominate the downtown area and to limit their potential impacts on residential and commercial uses. In addition, if the planning and economic development services director determines that the proposed use will not be able to comply with the off-site impact standards of chapter 17C.220 SMC, the planning and economic development services director may require documentation that the development will be modified to conform with the standards.

    1. Limited industrial uses are allowed. Industrial uses more intensive than the limited industrial definition are not allowed.
    1. Industrial buildings and industrial sites are subject to the same design standards as commercial buildings and commercial sites.
  1. Mini-storage, Storage, Warehousing, Industrial and Parking Structure Limitation.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have an [8]. See SMC 17C.124.340.

  1. Mini-storage Facilities Limitation.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have an [9]. Mini-storage facilities are subject to the additional standards of chapter 17C.350 SMC, Mini-storage Facilities.

  1. Outdoor Activity Limitation.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [10]. Outdoor display, storage, or use of industrial equipment or other industrial items such as tools, equipment, vehicles, products, materials, or other objects that are part of or used for the business operation is prohibited.

  1. Community Services.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [11]. Most community service uses are allowed by right.

  1. Wireless Communication Facilities.

See chapter 17C.355A SMC.

  1. Existing Light Industrial and Self-service Storage Uses.

This regulation applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have an [13]. Light industrial and self-service storage uses in operation on the effective date of this ordinance, are considered to be a conforming use.

  1. Mobile Food Vending.

This standard applies to all parts of Table 17C.124-1 that have a [14]. All mobile food vendors shall have a valid mobile food vending license issued pursuant to SMC 10.51.010.

Date Passed: Monday, March 29, 2021

Effective Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021

ORD C36024 Section 2