17.50.040 Development standards.
In a waterfront commercial district, the minimum development requirements are as follows:
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Single-Family Dwelling |
Attached Up to 4 Units |
Nonresidential |
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A. Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)1 |
6,000 |
6,000/unit |
15,000 |
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B. Minimum lot width |
50' |
100' |
100' |
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C. Minimum front yard2 |
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D. Minimum side yard2 |
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E. Minimum rear yard2 |
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F. Minimum yard abutting tidelands |
0' |
0' |
0' |
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G. Maximum hard surface coverage |
50% |
55% |
70% |
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H. Minimum density |
No minimum density |
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I. Maximum density |
3 dwelling units per acre |
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3,000 square feet max. gross floor area per structure |
3,000 square feet max. footprint/6,000 square feet gross floor area per structure |
3,000 square feet max. footprint/6,000 square feet gross floor area per structure |
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K. Separation between structures3 |
20' |
20' |
20' |
1An undersized lot or parcel shall qualify as a building site if such lot is a lot of record at the time this chapter became effective.
3Separation between structures is not required upon lots or parcels within the Finholm Market portion of the WC district which contain multiple structures and/or which abut the DB (downtown business) district.
4Historic net sheds as defined in GHMC 17.04.615 shall be excluded from the maximum gross floor area requirements.
5For structures existing as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section and located in the portion of the WC district which abuts the DB district, additional gross floor area may be added to a structure and the total gross floor area may exceed the maximum allowed; provided, that the additional gross floor area to be added is interior to the building and does not enlarge or expand the existing building footprint. Roof modifications to accommodate the increase in interior gross floor area are allowed provided the roof modifications do not exceed the building height allowed in GHMC 17.99.510. No additional parking spaces are required to accommodate the increase in gross floor area.
L.
1. Maximum hard surface coverage may be increased up to a maximum of 80 percent upon execution of a written agreement with the city and the property owner; and provided further, that the agreement is filed with the county auditor as a covenant with the land, when the development provides for waterview opportunities and/or waterfront access opportunities in conjunction with nonresidential uses, as follows:
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Maximum Hard Surface Coverage |
Number of Waterview/ Access Opportunities |
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a. |
50/55/70 |
0 |
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b. |
+10% |
1 |
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c. |
+10% |
2 |
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d. |
+10% |
3 |
2. Waterview/Harbor Access Opportunities.
a. Waterview opportunity, by means of public view corridors measuring 20 frontage feet along the street or 20 percent of the total waterfront frontage of the parcel, whichever is greater. View corridors shall be from public rights-of-way. Parking shall not be allowed in view corridors. Fences or railings shall not be allowed in view corridors except where required by the city building code. Shrubbery in view corridors shall not exceed a height of three feet and trees shall have no branches lower than 10 feet above the level of the frontage sidewalk. A waiver on tree branch height may be granted by the city council for a defined growth period.
b. Waterview opportunity, by means of a five-foot-wide public pathway along the property perimeter down one side line of the property to mean higher high water or a bulkhead or to the waterside face of structure, whichever is further waterward, then across the waterside face of the property or structure and back to the street along the other side line.
c. Waterview opportunity, by means of a public viewing platform at the highest level of any structure on the property. Minimum area of the platform shall be 50 square feet. Railings around the platform may exceed the maximum height permitted for the structure. The platform shall be open to the public.
d. Harbor access opportunity, by means of a public fishing pier extending out to the mean lower low water and connected by a minimum five-foot-wide public pathway to the frontage street. A minimum of 10 feet of open water shall surround the fishing pier.
e. Harbor access opportunity, by means of a public small boat landing available for transient use by rowboats, canoes, dinghies, etc., extending out to mean lower low water and connected by a five-foot-wide public pathway to the frontage street. A minimum of 10 feet of open water shall surround the small boat landing.
f. Harbor access opportunity, by means of a public transient moorage for up to two 30-foot boats and which must have a minimum water depth of eight feet and which must be easily accessible to visiting boats and posted with signage which can be read at a distance of 100 feet. (Ord. 1393 § 7, 2018; Ord. 1347 § 40, 2016; Ord. 1307 § 47, 2014; Ord. 1275 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1070 § 6, 2007; Ord. 1008 § 4, 2005; Ord. 982 § 1, 2005; Ord. 975 § 60, 2004; Ord. 725 § 5, 1996; Ord. 710 § 56, 1996; Ord. 598 § 3, 1991; Ord. 573 § 2, 1990).