1. Minimum lot area: one-half acre.

2. Minimum lot area per dwelling: none.

3. Minimum lot width: none.

4. Minimum frontage at street: none.

5. Front yard setback: no minimum; 15 feet maximum.

6. Side setbacks: none.

7. Rear setbacks: 25 feet (may be used for parking, private yards, recreation, etc.).

8. Minimum building separation: none.

9. Maximum lot coverage: 90 percent.

10. Maximum building height: 50 feet.

11. Minimum floor area: none.

1. Architectural Consistency. The scale and design features of a new or remodeled building shall be compatible with its surroundings and consider the architectural style of existing development on and off campus.

2. Utilities. Newly installed utility services shall be placed underground.

3. Reduced Parking. Businesses in this zone will be within a pedestrian-oriented environment designed to cater to walk-in and bicycle traffic from the college and surrounding neighborhoods. To emphasize the pedestrian intent and discourage automobile usage, minimum parking requirements for nonresidential uses within the CDM zone shall be calculated at 50 percent of the normally required standards of Chapter 21.18 LMC. With the exception of required “accessible spaces,” development proposals may include provisions for off-site parking and shared parking agreements to meet parking requirements and maximize parking space utilization, provided the proposed parking is within a walking distance of 500 feet of its principal use.

4. Pedestrian Environment. 68th Avenue between 200th and 204th Streets, 204th Street between Highway 99 and the campus and 202nd Street from the campus to Highway 99 are designated “pedestrian-oriented” streets. The following shall apply to properties fronting these streets:

5. Mix of Uses. With the exception of the commercial spaces required at street level in subsection (B)(4)(b) of this section, all buildings within the CDM zone may be used for retail, offices, services, studios, living/work lofts, other residential uses or a combination of those uses.

1. To enhance the pedestrian environment of the CDM zone, the design of open front yard areas and spaces between buildings shall consider and incorporate such elements as decorative landscaping and paving, seating areas, outdoor eating areas, bike racks, public art, kiosks, trees, awnings or other protection from the natural elements, and access to drinking fountains and public restrooms.

2. Plans for outdoor pedestrian areas shall include a coordinated design for safe and convenient outdoor lighting consistent with Chapter 21.17 LMC and signage.

3. Deciduous street trees having a minimum caliper size of two inches shall be provided at 30-foot intervals or clustered when spacing is not feasible, along 68th Avenue W, 204th Street SW, 196th Street SW, 64th Avenue W and 202nd Street SW as a design element of the project.

4. Unless designed as a plaza or other outdoor pedestrian area, not more than 10 percent of landscaped areas may be covered with inanimate materials, unless the applicant can document a problem on the site that makes it unsuitable for plant materials.

5. In areas determined to be unsuitable for plants, such alternatives as fences, walls, and paving of brick, wood, stone, concrete pavers, gravel or cobbles may be used in the design – subject to design review approval.

1. The college district mixed use (CDM) zone is considered a “commercial” zone and subject to applicable limitations on uses and other development standards, contained in Chapter 21.46 LMC, Commercial Zones, and not contained in this chapter.

2. Tandem parking may be used to meet residential parking requirements, providing both spaces are assigned to the same dwelling. Tandem parking will not be approved for nonresidential applications.

3. Parking lot design and related landscaping shall be in accordance with Chapter 21.08 LMC. Off-street parking, whether in surface lots or structures, shall be located beside or behind buildings, and prohibited between buildings and streets, with the exception of master-planned parking on the EdCC campus.

4. Signage shall comply with LMC 21.16.310 (commercial signage requirements). The following types are prohibited within the CDM zone, with the exception of commercially zoned properties fronting 196th Street SW and 64th Avenue W:

5. The location and design of trash and recycling facilities shall comply with the requirements of LMC 21.46.900 (refuse and recycling collection areas and enclosures).

6. The provisions of the CDM zone shall prevail in cases of conflict. (Ord. 3326 § 17, 2019; Ord. 3216 § 5, 2016; Ord. 2433 § 1(Exh. A), 2002. Formerly 21.57.500)