Chapter 17.353
URBAN CENTER ZONES
Sections:
17.353.010 Purposes.
17.353.020 Uses.
17.353.030 Densities.
17.353.040 Lot requirements.
17.353.050 Commercial and residential floor area limitations.
17.353.060 Height regulations.
17.353.070 Signs.
17.353.080 Off-street parking.
17.353.090 Master planning requirements for the South Kitsap UGA/ULID #6 Sub-Area.
17.353.100 Other provisions.
17.353.010 Purposes.
A. Purposes – Generally. The general purposes of the urban center zones are as follows:
1. To foster a development pattern offering direct, convenient pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular access between residences and businesses, in order to facilitate pedestrian and bicycle travel and reduce the number and length of automobile trips.
2. To provide for a compatible mix of single-family, multi-family housing and neighborhood commercial businesses and services, with an emphasis on promoting multi-story structures with commercial uses generally located on the lower floors and residential housing generally located on upper floors.
3. To promote a compact growth pattern to efficiently use developable land within UGAs, to enable the cost-effective extension of utilities, services and streets, to enable frequent and efficient transit service, and to help sustain neighborhood businesses.
4. To foster the development of mixed-use areas that are arranged, scaled and designed to be compatible with surrounding land.
B. Specific Purposes for the Urban Village Center (UVC) Zone. This zone provides for a compatible mix of small-scale commercial uses and mixed-density housing, typically in multi-story buildings. Development within the zone should promote neighborhood identity, by providing a range of commercial retail and service opportunities in close proximity to housing. The UVC zone is intended to encourage flexible land uses, recognizing that the exact configuration of uses must be responsive to community needs and market conditions. Accordingly, commercial and residential uses may be mixed either vertically or horizontally in the UVC zone, though the more common configuration locates commercial uses on the lower floors of multi-story structures, with residential units located above. Residential densities within this zone may not exceed 18 units per net acre. Development within the UVC zone must occur in a manner that results in the design and construction of an interconnected system of pedestrian and bicycle trails and facilities linking the development in the UVC zone to surrounding residential neighborhoods, open spaces, recreational areas, and transportation corridors.
C. Specific Purposes for the Urban Town Center (UTC) Zone. [Reserved.]
(Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.020 Uses.
Uses shall be allowed in accordance with Chapter 17.381 and Table 17.381.040(B), Commercial and Mixed Use Zones.
(Ord. 415 (2008) § 118, 2008: Ord. 367 (2006) § 68, 2006: Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.030 Densities.
Density shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.382 and Table 17.382.070, Commercial and Mixed Use Density and Dimensions Table.
(Ord. 415 (2008) § 119, 2008: Ord. 367 (2006) § 69, 2006: Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.040 Lot requirements.
Lot requirements shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.382 and Table 17.382.070, Commercial and Mixed Use Density and Dimensions Table.
(Ord. 415 (2008) § 120, 2008: Ord. 367 (2006) § 70, 2006: Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.050 Commercial and residential floor area limitations.
Floor area limitations shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.382 and Table 17.382.070, Commercial and Mixed Use Density and Dimensions Table.
(Ord. 415 (2008) § 121, 2008: Ord. 367 (2006) § 71, 2006: Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.060 Height regulations.
Height requirements shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.382 and Table 17.382.070, Commercial and Mixed Use Density and Dimensions Table.
(Ord. 415 (2008) § 122, 2008: Ord. 367 (2006) § 72, 2006: Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.070 Signs.
Signs shall be permitted according to the provisions of Chapter 17.445.
(Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.080 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking shall be provided according to the provisions of Chapter 17.435.
(Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.090 Master planning requirements for the South Kitsap UGA/ULID #6 Sub-Area.
Master Planning Requirements. Prior to any new development within an area zoned Urban Center which is also designated for master planning in an approved sub-area plan, a master plan shall be prepared for the entirety of the zone which is contiguous with the area proposed for new development, provided that the director may either increase or decrease the area within the sub-area that will be included in the master plan in order to maximize the efficiency of the process and assure coordination with areas that may be affected by the proposed new development. If the subject zone exists elsewhere within the sub-area, and is not contiguous to the area proposed for new development, it is not required that those non-contiguous same-zoned lands be included in the subject master plan.
(Ord. 311 (2003) [Attachment 7 (part)], 2003)
17.353.100 Other provisions.
For other provisions, see Chapters 17.351, 17.382, 17.430 and 17.455.
(Ord. 415 (2008) § 123, 2008)