18.41.050 Property Development Standards:
A. The following table sets forth the required development standards applicable to properties located in the BP Zone.
Minimum site area |
20 acres, except as allowed by MLMC 18.41.050.B |
Minimum lot area per building site |
As shown on approved master plan |
Minimum lot width |
As shown on approved master plan |
Minimum lot depth |
As shown on approved master plan |
Minimum front yard setback |
30' |
Minimum rear yard setback |
30' |
Minimum interior side yard setback |
15' |
Minimum exterior side yard setback |
30' |
Minimum landscaped buffer along any common boundary with residentially-zoned property |
35' |
Minimum street frontage |
As shown on approved master plan |
Maximum lot coverage |
50% |
Maximum building height |
50'. See MLMC 18.41.050(C) |
Minimum landscaped setback from principal or minor arterial as designated in the comprehensive plan |
25' |
B. Minimum Site Area. The minimum area of a business park eligible for master plan approval shall be twenty (20) acres unless the Hearing Examiner finds that a smaller area is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, as well as the purpose and intent of the Business Park Zone. Business parks containing less than the minimum site area shall be allowed if the site adjoins a business park with a previously approved master plan and the application for the new business park is processed as an amendment to the previously approved master plan in accordance with Section 18.41.040(E)(2).
C. Setbacks.
1. Within the setback area shown on Table 2, no building or structure (as defined in Section 18.03.040) shall be allowed, except flagpoles, street furniture, transit shelters, signage, fencing, slope stability structures, and improvements less than thirty inches (30") above grade, including decks, patios, walks, and driveways. Some of these structures and improvements require a permit.
2. The setbacks shown in the table are zoning setbacks. Larger setbacks may be required by the State Building Code, State Fire Code, sight distance requirements, or landscaping requirements (Chapter 18.57).
D. Maximum Structure Height.
1. Within the first thirty-five feet (35') of setback from an adjoining public street or residential zone, the maximum building height shall be equal to the proposed building setback. The maximum building height may be increased by one and a half feet (1.5') for each additional one foot (1') of setback in excess of thirty-five feet (35') up to a maximum of fifty feet (50').
2. Building heights within required setbacks shall be measured from the grade of the public sidewalk or centerline of the public street adjoining the site, or from the grade of the property line adjoining a residential zone.
3. For buildings or structures located more than five hundred feet (500') from any residentially zoned property, the Hearing Examiner may allow such buildings or structures to be erected to an additional height following a public hearing and examination of the location and upon due proof to the satisfaction of the Hearing Examiner that such additional height will not be detrimental to the surrounding properties. (Ord. 2949, 4/14/20; Ord. 2460, 5/12/09; Ord. 2144, 12/9/03)