Section 48.10

Section 48.10 – GENERAL REGULATIONS

The following regulations apply to all uses in this zone unless otherwise noted:

1.    Refer to Chapter 1 KZC to determine what other provision of this code may apply to the subject property.

2.    If any portion of a structure is adjoining a low density zone, then either:

a.    The height of that portion of the structure shall not exceed 20 feet above average building elevation; or

b.    The horizontal length of any facade of that portion of the structure which is parallel to the boundary of the low density zone shall not exceed 50 feet.

    See KZC 115.30, Distance Between Structures/Adjacency to Institutional Use, for further details.

    (Does not apply to Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities uses).

3.    Except if adjoining a low density zone, structure height may be increased above 35 feet in height through a Process IIA, Chapter 150 KZC, if:

a.    It will not block local or territorial views designated in the Comprehensive Plan;

b.    The increased height is not specifically inconsistent with the applicable neighborhood plan provisions of the Comprehensive Plan; and

c.    The required yard of any portion of the structure may be increased up to a maximum of one foot for each foot that any portion of the structure exceeds 35 feet above average building elevation. The need for additional setback yards will be determined as part of the review of any request to increase structure height.

    (Does not apply to Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities and Public Parks uses).

4.    If the property is located in the NE 85th Street Subarea, the applicant shall install a through-block pedestrian pathway to connect an east-west pathway designated in the Comprehensive Plan between 124th Avenue NE and 120th Avenue NE pursuant to the through-block pathway standards in KZC 105.19(3) (See Plate 34K).

5.    Retail uses are prohibited unless otherwise allowed in the use zone charts.