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Part 20.25F Evergreen Highlands Design District

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A. The following chart, entitled Evergreen Highlands Permitted Land Uses, indicates the permitted land uses and required review procedure for each use within each performance area:

Evergreen Highlands Permitted Land Uses

Performance Area

Land Use

EH-A

EH-B

EH-C

EH-D

Single-family detached

P

Two – four dwelling units per structure

P

Five or more dwelling units per structure

A

Rooming house

P

Dwelling units accessory to research and development or office uses (7)

P

P

P

Professional, scientific or control instrument research, development and assembly (1, 6, 9)

P

Electrical or other technical equipment research, development and assembly (1, 6, 9)

P

Computer research, development and assembly (1, 6, 9)

P

Scientific and research organizations, research and development (1, 6, 9)

P

Research, development and testing services (1, 6, 9)

P

Any other manufacturing or assembly use determined by the Director of the Development Services Department to be in character with research and development uses permitted in this district (1, 6, 9)

A

Professional services excluding medical and other health care related services (10)

P

P(5)

P

Business services (10)

P

P(5)

P

General office (10)

P

P(5)

P

Personal services, including but not limited to dry cleaning, barber and beauty and laundry (3, 4)

P

Restaurant (4)

P

Convenience retail and services uses including but not limited to food, drugs, banks (3, 4)

P

Child care service use:

1 – 6 children

P

P

P

P

7 – 12 children

A

P

P

P

13 or more children

C

P

P

P

Recreation facility (2)

P

P

P

P

Accessory parking for permitted or approved uses (8)

P

P

P

P

Regional utility facilities: distribution, substations and storage

C

C

C

C

Local utility facilities: distribution, substations and storage

A

A

A

A

Governmental services (offices, administration, executive, legislative, judicial excluding maintenance) (10)

A

A

A(5)

A

Governmental services (protective functions, police, fire excluding maintenance)

A

A

A

A

Park and ride

C

C

C

C

Street right-of-way

P

P

P

P

Public park

A

A

A

A

Extended stay hotel (11)

P

Supportive Housing

P(13)

P(13)

Homeless Services Uses (14)

C

(P)The use is permitted subject to general requirements for the use and the use district.

(A)The use is permitted subject to the Administrative Conditional Use provisions as specified in Part 20.30E LUC and to general requirements for the use and the use district.

(C)The use is permitted subject to the Conditional Use provisions as specified in Part 20.30B or 20.30C LUC and those following, and to general requirements for the use and the use district.

(1)May include office space, corporate headquarters and other support activities associated with the specific research and development, manufacturing or assembly use. No accessory or subordinate retail activity is permitted.

(2)Must be accessory to a permitted or approved use, and primarily intended for employees or residents of the Design District.

(3)Personal services and convenience retail and service uses are limited to a combined total of 50,000 gross square feet for the entire performance area. No personal service or convenience retail or service use may abut or be oriented to NE 40th Street, 156th Avenue NE or Bellevue-Redmond Road.

(4)May not abut or be oriented to NE 40th Street, 156th Avenue NE or Bellevue-Redmond Road.

(5)General office, professional services, business services and governmental services (office) uses are limited to a total of 20 percent of the developable FAR of the area defined in a Master Development Plan.

(6)Prior to the issuance of any Building Permit or certificate of occupancy for a research and development, assembly or manufacturing use, the applicant must substantiate that Metro, the Department of Ecology, the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency have been contacted and that all applicable environmental regulations have been met, or will be met. See LUC 20.25F.050. In no case is the manufacture of explosive materials permitted.

(7)Intended for short duration, not intended for rental. The primary purpose is housing for training and education.

(8)Accessory parking for a nonresidential use may be located in Performance Area A only if the use requiring that parking is in Performance Area A.

(9)These uses constitute research and development uses.

(10)These uses constitute office uses.

(11)Extended stay hotels are restricted to serving clientele who stay for a minimum of one week. Eating and drinking establishments are not permitted as a subordinate use or in any other capacity in connection with an extended stay hotel.

(12)See LUC 20.20.700 for general development requirements for rooming house.

(13)Supportive Housing, as defined in LUC 20.20.845.C.2, may be permitted when meeting the requirements in LUC 20.20.845. The Supportive Housing development shall comply with all standards and requirements applicable to residential use in the underlying Land Use District.

(14)A homeless services use requires approval of a Conditional Use Permit unless the City Council agrees to negotiate a development agreement. Refer to LUC 20.20.455.D.

B. Unlisted Uses. A use which is not specifically listed in subsection A of this section may be permitted pursuant to the provisions of LUC 20.10.420 and only if such use would not alter the quality, character or purpose of the performance area in which it is proposed to be located. (Ord. 6672, 7-25-22, § 7; Ord. 6223, 4-6-15, § 3; Ord. 4973, 3-3-97, § 701; Ord. 4816, 11-27-95, § 801; Ord. 3530, 8-12-85, § 66; Ord. 3219, 1-17-83, § 7)