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Home My WebLink About6478 ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 7 8 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 18 57 030 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATED TO THE C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL ZONE AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHEREAS, the marketability of mixed-use development is still struggling from the recession, and WHEREAS, the City of Auburn wishes to balance multi-family development, in commercial zones, with some requirement for commercial development; and WHEREAS, portions of the C-1 Light Commercial zone are within the City's identified economic development strategies area and requiring mixed-use development within the C-1 zone supports the City's goal of accommodating a certain amount of housing units and employment growth; and WHEREAS, following proper public notice, the Planning Commission considered the proposed code amendments at a public hearing on August 20, 2013, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Community Development Committee reviewed the Planning Commission's recommendation at their August 26, 2013 meeting; and WHEREAS, the environmental review on the proposal has been completed in accordance with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy --------------------------------- Ordinance No. 6478 August 28, 2013 Page 1 of 7 Act (SEPA) with a final Determination of Non-significance (DNS) issued August 5, 2013, and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, the proposed zoning code amendments were sent to the Washington State Department of Commerce, Growth Management Services, and other state agencies as required with expedited review requested and acknowledgment received on August 26, 2013, and WHEREAS, no comments regarding the proposed zoning code amendments have been received from the Department of Commerce or other state agencies, and WHEREAS, the Auburn City Council finds that the proposed amendments provide clarification to the subdivision title and comply with recent changes to state law NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows. Section 1. Amendment to City Code. That section 18 04 330 of the Auburn City Code be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows. Section 18.57.030 Residential. A. Multiple-Family Dwellings as Part of a Mixed-Use Development. 1. C-1 Zone. Multiple-family dwelling as part of a mixed-use development is allowed, provided, that compliance to all of the following is demonstrated a. Multiple-family dwellings shall only occur concurrent with or subsequent to the development and construction of nonresidential components of the mixed-use development; b Applications for mixed-use development inclusive of multiple-family residential dwellings shall include transportation and traffic analyses appropriate to the type and scale of the proposed development based --------------------------------- Ordinance No. 6478 August 28, 2013 Page 2 of 7 on the concurrent determination of the planning director and city engineer The planning director and city engineer may require the analysis to address, including, but not limited to, a.m. or p.m. traffic impacts, and/or area circulation planning for motorized and nonmotorized modes of travel and connectivity; and/or transportation demand management (TDM) strategies, c. Applications for the mixed-use development inclusive of multifamily residential dwellings shall include written and plan information demonstrating compliance to applicable design standards for mixed- use development contained in the city of Auburn multifamily and mixed-use design standards, d Applications for the mixed-use development inclusive of multifamily residential dwellings shall comply, as applicable, with the neighborhood review meeting requirements of ACC 18 02.130 (Neighborhood review meeting), e Mixed-use development comprised of a maximum of one building on a development site shall have the e 50 percent of the ground floor comprised of one or more commercial retail, entertainment or office uses that are permitted outright or conditionally; provided, that uses normal and incidental to the building, including, but not limited to, interior entrance areas, elevators and associated waiting areas, mechanical rooms, and garbage/recycling areas, may be allowed on the ground floor, except that non-street frontage vehicle garages located on the ground floor together with all other normal and incidental uses shall occupy a maximum of 50 percent of the ground floor space, oraad f Mixed-use development that is geographically distributed on a development site amongst two OF buildings shall have a minimum of 2559 percent of the cumulative building ground floor square footage comprised of one or more commercial retail, entertainment or office uses that are permitted outright or conditionally; or. g. Mixed-use development that has more than two buildings shall have a minimum percentage of the cumulative building ground floor square footage comprised of one or more commercial retail, entertainment or office uses that are permitted outright or conditionally as follows. 1. For 3 buildings 20 percent of the cumulative building ground floor square footage. 2. For 4 buildings, 15 percent of the cumulative building ground floor square footage. 3. For 5 or more buildings 10 percent of the cumulative building ground floor square footage. h. A_proiect proponent may select to set aside a non-residential building pad(s), meeting the percentage requirements above for future development, provided that the site plan for the development must --------------------------------- Ordinance No 6478 August 28, 2013 Page 3 of 7 identify the general location for the building(s) associated parking areas, drive aisles, landscaping areas, and utility locations. During the interim period that the non-residential site(s) remains undeveloped it must be maintained as a landscaped area meeting the requirements of ACC 18.50. 2. C-2 Zone. Multiple-family dwellings are permitted as part of a mixed-use development provided they are a. Located in a multi-story building the ground floor of which must contain a permitted use listed in Table 18.23 030, "Permitted, Administrative, Conditional and Prohibited Uses by Zone " No density limitations shall apply 3 C-3 Zone Multiple-family dwellings are permitted as part of a mixed-use development provided 1,200 square feet of lot area is provided for each dwelling unit. 4 C-4 Zone Multiple-family dwellings are permitted provided they are a. Located in a multi-story building and the ground floor must contain a permitted use or combination of uses, other than parking facility b An exception to this ground floor commercial requirement is allowed for uses accessory to the upper story residential at a rate of 1,500 square feet of area per upper story of residential. The ground floor areas accessory to the upper story residential may include, but are not limited to, entry space, lobby, hallway, mail areas. The 1,500 square feet of upper floor area does not include exiting required to meet applicable building and fire codes. 5 M-1 Zone Multiple-family dwellings are permitted as part of a mixed-use development, provided they are- a. Located in a multi-story building the ground floor of which must contain one of the retail or service uses listed in Table 18.23 030, "Permitted, Administrative, Conditional and Prohibited Uses by Zone." The ground floor may contain entrance and lobby areas which serve the dwellings. B Multiple-Family Dwellings, Stand-Alone 1. C-3 Zone. Multiple-family dwellings are permitted provided a. One thousand two hundred square feet of lot area is provided for each dwelling unit; and b The multiple-family development is arranged in the following manner based on its orientation to a public roadway (Scenarios 1 —4). --------------------------------- Ordinance No. 6478 August 28, 2013 Page 4 of 7 AUBUWI VAYN A IBU WAY S --------------------- AST SE ------------------- t EV VALLEY Id VC.15 ST IMWJ C ST N! � 1 C CIMF MF When oriented along the roadways listed above Scenario 1: Vertical mixed-use (street level commercial, multifamily above) development required; or Scenario 2: Horizontal mixed-use (commercial use along frontage,multifamily alongtherear) required A IBM"VAY 14 AUBIS141 VAT S --------------------- AST SE ------------------- MSTVALLEYHVJY,5 STIAVSW C ST SW 1 C/MF Legend C=Commercial MF MF -Multi-family When oriented along the roadways listed above Scenario 3: Landlocked property Property to the rear can be stand-alone multifamily --------------------------------- Ordinance No 6478 August 28, 2013 Page 5 of 7 M nor A nerials _____________________ Mm-Rn Gdlectom ------------------- I ST ME,6`"ST SE,cs 141F Legend C -Commercial MF=Multi-family When oriented along otherminor arterials and nonresidential collectors. Scenario4: Properties along streets that are less attractive to commercial uses,such as f St NE, stand-alone multifamily can be permitted. 2. EP Zone Multiple-family dwellings are permitted provided a. The multiple-family development incorporates sustainable design and green building practices and qualifies to be built green certified (Ord 6435 § 1, 2012.) Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. --------------------------------- Ordinance No. 6478 August 28, 2013 Page 6 of 7 Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law INTRODUCED: SEP - 3 2013 PASSED SEP - 3 2013 APPROVED: SEP - 3 2013 CITY BU PETER B LEWIS MAYOR ATTEST Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk 7AM Daniel B Hei ity Attorney Published ,o 4 --------------------------------- Ordinance No 6478 August 28, 2013 Page 7 of 7