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A temporary sales/leasing office allowed under this chapter shall be located in a “commercial coach” that meets the requirements of the State Department of Labor and Industry (ref. Chapter 296-150C WAC) referred to herein by the term “coach,” and shall comply with the following requirements:

A. The site of the coach shall be separated from the construction area by fencing. Access for the public into the construction area is prohibited; this prohibition shall be posted at all access gates to the construction area.

B. A minimum of five off-street parking spaces plus a van-accessible stall shall be provided on a paved surface. These spaces shall be located so that vehicles are not required to back onto a designated arterial street.

C. Access to the coach shall comply with all accessibility requirements.

D. The project developer shall post a cash deposit of $5,000 to guarantee removal of the coach.

E. The coach shall be removed from the site within 15 calendar days of issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for the development or within 120 calendar days of issuance of a building permit for the development, whichever occurs first. The director of development and business services may grant a single extension of this time limit of no more than 60 calendar days upon a request of the developer and a showing that construction of the development has been delayed due to no fault of the developer. After removal of the coach, the sales/leasing office may relocate to a permanent building on the development site.

F. The coach may be located in a required setback, except a setback that adjoins a single-family zone.

G. A building permit is required for installing the coach, for installing access ramps, and for sewer, water and electrical connections.

H. The coach must be labeled as a commercial coach by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

I. If the floor area of the coach exceeds 400 square feet, the exterior walls shall provide one hour fire protection, or an approved sprinkler system shall be installed within the coach.

J. The coach shall not be located in required fire lanes and shall be accessible to emergency equipment.

K. Fire extinguishers shall be located in or around the sales office, as required by the fire marshal.

L. Persons not directly involved in construction/rehabilitation of the dwelling units (including, but not limited to, office staff, potential buyers/lessors, or other visitors to the office) shall not be allowed access to the construction area for any reason.

M. Temporary landscaping shall be placed around the base of the coach, subject to the approval of the development and business services director. (Ord. 3399 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2316 § 5, 2000)