Chapter 19.225CITY CENTER CORE (CC-C)

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Sections:19.225.010 Office use.19.225.020 Retail use.19.225.030 Retail shopping center, regional.19.225.040 Entertainment.19.225.050 Hotel, convention or trade centers.19.225.060 Parking garages.19.225.070 Multifamily dwelling units, senior citizen, or special needs housing.19.225.080 Hospital – Convalescent centers – Nursing homes.19.225.090 Schools – Day care facilities, commercial.19.225.100 Government facility, public parks, public transit shelter.19.225.110 Public utility.19.225.120 Personal wireless service facility.19.225.130 Churches. 19.225.140 Urban agriculture.

19.225.010 Office use.

The following uses shall be permitted in the city center core (CC-C) zone subject to the regulationsand notes set forth in this section:

 USE REGULATIONSUSE ZONE CHART

DIRECTIONS: FIRST, read down to find use . . . THEN, across for REGULATIONS

RequiredReviewProcessMinimumsHeight ofStructureRequiredParkingSpaces SPECIAL REGULATIONS ANDNOTESLotSizeRequired YardsFrontSide(each)Rear

Office use, medicaland dental officeProcessIIPossibleProcessIII See note1None0 ft.0 ft.0 ft.95 ft., 115ft., or145 ft. See note21 foreach 300sq. ft. ofgrossfloor area See note141. The city may, using process III,modify required yard, height,landscape and buffer and other sitedesign and dimensional requirementsfor a proposed development thatmeets the following criteria: a. The proposed developmentwill be consistent with the adoptedcomprehensive plan policies forthis zone; and b. The proposed developmentSee notes 1 and 3 

The Federal Way Revised Code is current through Ordinance 17-838, passed September 5, 2017.

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will be consistent with applicabledesign guidelines; and c. The streets, utilities, andother infrastructure in the area areadequate to support the proposeddevelopment.2. Building height may be increasedfrom the permitted outright height of95 ft. to 115 ft. in exchange forproviding publicly visible streetscapeamenities, as defined in FWRC19.115.040, along the right-of-way,the siting and design of which shallbe approved by the director. Buildingheight may be increased from 115 ft.to 145 ft. in exchange for providingpublic on-site open space inaccordance with FWRC 19.115.040,or payment of an alternative fee inlieu of providing the on-site openspace. Use of the alternative fee inlieu shall be at the director’sdiscretion, based on factors such asconduciveness of the site ordevelopment plan to public openspace, and existing or planned openspace projects in the immediatevicinity of the site. The procedure andformula for calculating on-site openspace and alternative fee in lieu shallbe approved by the city council,adopted by the director of communitydevelopment services, shall be on filein the city clerk’s office, and shall befollowed and have the full force andeffect as if set forth in full in thischapter. Public on-site open spaceunder this section shall be in additionto any other outdoor space orlandscape area required by thisCode.3. No more than a five-foot buildingsetback is allowed adjacent to

The Federal Way Revised Code is current through Ordinance 17-838, passed September 5, 2017.

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principal pedestrian right(s)-of-way,as determined by the director,unless: it is precluded by existing siteimprovements, easements,topography, or other site constraints,as determined by the director; or toallow streetscape amenities, publicon-site open space, or otherarchitectural element(s) orimprovements approved underChapter 19.115 FWRC. The minimumbuilding setback along all otherproperty lines is the same as theperimeter buffer as required byChapter 19.125 FWRC. (Continued) For other information about parkingand parking areas, see Chapter19.130 FWRC. For details of what may exceed thisheight limit, see FWRC 19.110.050 etseq.For details regarding required yards,see FWRC 19.125.160 et seq.Process I, II, III and IV are described inChapter 19.55 FWRC,Chapter 19.60 FWRC,Chapter 19.65 FWRC,Chapter 19.70 FWRC respectively. 

19.225.010 Office use. (Continued) USE REGULATIONSUSE ZONE CHART

DIRECTIONS: FIRST, read down to find use . . . THEN, across for REGULATIONS

RequiredReviewProcessMinimumsHeight ofStructureRequiredParkingSpaces SPECIAL REGULATIONS AND NOTESLotSizeRequired YardsFrontSide(each)Rear

 4. The following regulations apply toveterinary office only: a. May only treat small animals onthe subject property;

The Federal Way Revised Code is current through Ordinance 17-838, passed September 5, 2017.

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