17.67.076 Special review criteria for museums.
Museums may require height in excess of other uses to preserve and display large historical artifacts and to provide public viewing areas. The height exception for museums shall be limited to artifact display. The applicant must demonstrate that the following criteria for approval have been satisfied, instead of the criteria listed under GHMC 17.67.060 or 17.67.075:
A. The museum must provide regular, frequent, and ongoing public access to exhibits; and
B. The increased structure height is necessary for effective performance and operation and is the minimum necessary for the structure to function in its intended and permitted use and to meet the requirements of the design manual*; and
C. Visual impacts beyond the site and within environmentally sensitive areas have been minimized by measures such as, but not limited to:
1. Avoidance, to the extent possible, of shade or light cast into critical areas and wetlands where shade or light may impact the biological functions of critical areas and wetlands;
2. Avoidance, to the extent possible, of light trespass onto adjacent properties;
3. Within the height restriction area, avoidance, to the extent possible, of obstruction of existing views from adjacent properties through sensitive location of new or remodeled structures on the site. (Ord. 1033 § 4, 2006).
*Increased height shall not be approved beyond what is minimally needed for functional purposes except as required to meet basic design manual requirements or to achieve, as recommended by the design review board, design continuity or otherwise address zone transition considerations under GHMC 17.99.200.