HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2022-013 Interlocal UGABOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
No.2022- 0 I 7
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG REGARDING DEVELOPMENT IN ITS URBAN
GROWTH AREA
WHEREAS, Counties and Cities are required by the Growth Management Act to coordinate
development within urban growth areas; and
WHEREAS, the County and the City have been negotiating the terms of an interlocal agreement
that would define this coordination of development regulation for numerous years; and
WHEREAS, the resulting draft interlocal agreement protects the interests of both the County
and City and sets forth a workable means of implementing development regulation within
Ellensburg's urban growth area; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners considered the matter at its January 4,2022
agenda session and found execution of said interlocal agreement to be in the public's best
interest.
Nowo Therefore, Be it Resolved:
The BOCC authorizes execution of the attached interlocal agreement regarding coordination
of development within Ellensburg's urban growth area.
DATED this ivt -day of 2022, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
, WASHINGTON
Vice-Chair
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Ctdrt o?the E6ard
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Interlocal Agreement Between
The City of Ellensburg and Kittitas County
Concerning Annexation and Development
Within the Ellensburg Urban Growth Area
AG (hereinafter "Agreement") has been entered into on tf,i.@h
2021, by and between the County of Kittitas (hereinafterday of
refemed to as the "County'), a political subdivision of the State of Washington, and the
City of Ellensburg (hereinafter refened to as the "City"), a Washington Municipal
Corporation, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, RCW 39.34.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan designates an area of the
unincorporated County adjacent to the boundaries of the City of Ellensburg (as shown in
the map attached hereto and incorporated herein as EXHIBIT A) as being included in the
City's Urban Growth Area (hereinafter "UGA") and requires that, in order to ensure both
consistency and coordination, the planning in the UGA should be done in concert with the
City through the execution of an interlocal agreement to provide the necessary
administrative guidance and services to the Ellensburg UGA; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ellensburg Comprehensive Plan contains goals and
policies directing coordination with Kittitas County in the joint planning for the UGA; and
WHEREAS, the County-Wide Planning Policies (CWPP), adopted by the City of
Ellensburg and Kittitas County pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 36.70ARCW, the
Growth Management Act (GMA), include specific policy direction that: the development
and subdivisions in the UGA shall be orderly and coordinated between city and county
goveflrments; requires the City of Ellensburg and Kittitas County to execute interlocal
agreements to coordinate and manage growth in the UGA; and requires the City of
Ellensburg and Kittitas County to jointly develop and implement development, subdivision
and building permit procedures, and innovative financing techniques including the
possibility of development impact or other fees for the review and permitting of any new
development within the UGA; and,
WHEREAS, review of development within the City of Ellensburg's UGA should
anticipate future annexation into the City; and
WHEREAS, annexations proposed by the City of Ellensburg are pursued in
accordance with Chapter 354..14 RCW; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of both jurisdictions to
coordinate plans and manage growth in the UGA prior to annexation; and
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WHEREAS, the terms of this Agreement have been by City Council
of the City of Ellensburg at a regular City Council meeting on
202I; and
2o
WHEREAS, the terms of this Agreement have been discussed the
Kittitas County Commissioners at a regular meeting on t7t
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the terms and conditions set forth
below, the parties agree as follows:
TERMS
1. LEGAL BASIS AND SCOPE. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to
chapter 36.70A RCW (the Growth Management Act), chapter 36.115 RCW (the
Governmental Services Act), and Chapter 39.34 RCW (the lnterlocal Cooperation Act).
The City and the County agree that the contents of this Agreement shall apply to growth
managementplanning, projectpermitprocessing and development within the City's UGA,
code enforcement, and future annexations.
2. NATURE OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is consistent with the interlocal
agreement referred to in the County's 2016 Comprehensive Plan discussion of Urban
Growth Areas, the City's 2017 Cornprehensive Plan Update Goal LU-6, and the County-
Wide Planning Policies under Interlocal Agreements (policies 1.1 - 1.3), Urban Growth
Areas (policies 2.1 - 2.19), Reduce Sprawl (policies 3.I - 3.6), Transportation (policies
4.1 - 4.8) and Public Facilities and Services (policies 13.1 - 13.19).
3. PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT
3.L The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate the orderly transition ofurban
services from the County to the City throughout the UGA and to coordinate and manage
growth and development within the UGA.
3.2. The City and County wish to establish a generulized interlocal agreement to
implement uniform and consistent urban development standards (as defined in Section 6.1
below) within the UGA in order to further the transition of the UGA to urban service levels.
3.3. The City and County believe it is in the best interest of the citizens of both
jurisdictions to enable reciprocal impact mitigation requirements and regulatory conditions
on development in the unincorporated UGA.
4. IDENTIFICATION OF URBA|I GROWTH AREA. This Agreement applies
to the lands within the Ellensburg Urban Growth Area as adopted and identified in the
County Comprehensive Plan and attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, as of the date of execution
of this Agreement and as it may be amended in the future.
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5. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE UGA.
5.1. Except as may be otherwise allowed by law, the City and County agree to
adopt and maintain land use designations for the UGA that will accommodate the
population and employment allocation agreed upon by the Cify and County within their
comprehensive plans and consistent with the GMA. The Parties agree adoption of the
regulations required to implement this subsection shall be made concurrently with the
updates of their comprehensive plans, but no later than by December3l,2022,and updated
arurually thereafter, as required by Chapter 36.70ARCW.
5.2. Said land use designations are identified on the Preferred Land Use
Designation Map attached hereto as EXHIBIT B, as of the date of the execution of this
Agreement and as itmay be amended in the future.
6. ADOPTION OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR LAND USE
ACTIONS IN THE UGA.
6.1. Upon adoption of this Agreement, the County agreos to adopt and apply as
County regulations the City's regulations controlling land uses, setback standards, density
requirements and the most current City Public Works development regulations and
standards (collectively referred to hereafter as "urban development standards") to project
permits, as defined in Section 11.4 below, within the UGA. The County agrees adoption
of the regulations required to implement this subsection shall be made concurrently with
the update of its comprehensive plan, but no later than by December 31, 2022, and updated
annually thereafter, as required by Chapter 36.70ARCW. The specific City regulations to
be adopted by the County are identified in EXHIBIT i and shall include tle relevant
substantive provisions of the Ellensburg City Code ("ECC") as codified at the date of
execution of this agreement, or thereafter amended, prior to the County's adoption of the
relevant City development regulations for the UGA.
6.2. Subject to Washington State regulations pertaining to individual domestic
water wells and septic systems, for subdivisions for which imposition of the City's urban
development standards are deemed by the City to be economically impractical at time of
subdivision, the County may issue a variance as permiffed by County regulations with
notification to the City at the time the variance application is filed. Any variance issued
pursuant to this subsection shall be conditioned upon the permit applicant's agreement that
the subdivision must connect to City utilities when they become available for later
participation pursuant to either a latecomer utility agreement or utility extension
agteement, which must be recorded with the Kittitas County Auditor. In the event that a
water right has been granted from the County water bank that later is connected to City
utilities the City will document for the County that it is providing water from its system
such that the County can repossess the water right back to its water bank.
6.3. The City will provide comments to the County that address the future
phasing of urban services to those lots when application is made for re-subdivision and/or
development of those large lots to higher densities. The City and County shall coordinate
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efforts to protect the City's proposed transportation corridors on each development
application (long plats, short plats, and building permits) within the UGA, as identified on
Exhibit D, that the County receives as follows:
a) The County shall provide a copy, within seven (7) days of receipt,
of any development application within the City's UGA. It shall be the responsibility of the
City to respond to the County's notification within ten (10) business days to identifu and
describe the required transportation corridor on each development application and to
propose wording for the required permit application condition related to the protection of
transportation corridors.
b) Where the City's proposed wording for protection of the City's road
corridors has been included by the County as a condition of a development permit, the City
shall defend and indemni$ the County in the event of an appeal or other legal challenge to
the protection of transportation corridors or the specific conditions attached to project
permits for that purpose.
c) The County will also require that any deferral of right-of-way
improvements be formalized in a legal instrument that will be recorded with the Kittitas
County Auditor and which shall run with the property and bind all future owners to the
requirements of the deferral. At a minimum, the County shall require that arterial and
collector street identification and development shall be required for new development
within the UGA. The boundaries of annexations bordering the right-of-way of any public
street, road, or highway will be determined as set forth in RCW 35A.14.410 as currently
enacted or hereafter amended.
d) The City, upon written request from the County, agrees to provide
such maintenance as may be requested for all streets and associated street improvements
in the right of way in the UGA built to City standards following approval of a final plat
and dedication of improvements to the County. The County shall reimburse City for costs
as outlined in the February 19, 2002Interlocal Agreement for Municipal Services, as
amended by the June 20, 2017 agreement adopted in County Resolution 2017-02lc1ty
Resolution 2017-19.
6.4. The City and County agree to coordinate their annual and periodic land use
updates within the UGA. The City and County agree to coordinate their annual and six (6)-
year transportation improvement plans, as fuither described below in section 12.4.
7. TRANSFER oF DE\aELOPMENT RTGHTS (TDR) PR0GRAM. In the event
the City adopts a TDR program, it will cooperate with the County on developing a separate
agreement to coordinate implementation of both TDR programs to allow transfer of
development potential from the County's resource lands to its urban properties appropriate
for development and consistent with the urban development standards within the UGA and
City.
8. zoNrNG AND LAND usE DESTGNATION coNSIsrENCY. The counry
and City agree to coordinate with each other on any proposals to amend the City's or the
County's GMA Comprehensive Plans relating to the UGA and on any tezone proposals
within the UGA in order to determine consistency with the purposes and requirements of
the GMA, this Agreement and with the Preferred Land Use Designation Map attached
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hereto as EXHIBIT B, as of the date of the execution of this Agreement and as it may be
amended in the future. The UGA shall be regulated in accord with the County's most recent
flood maps.
9. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT REVIEW. State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) review of land developmentprojects, comprehensive plan amendments
and legislative area-wide rezones in the UGA shall be performed by the County under
County SEPA regulations and processes; provided, however, that the County shall provide
the Cify with notice of all SEPA applications upon receipt by the County, for review and
comment by the City. The County, through the SEPA process, hereby commits to mitigate
transportation, park and other growth impacts in accordance with special studies required
by the SEPA responsible official and in accordance with current studies completed by the
City with respect to transportation and park impacts.
10. PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
10.1. The County agrees to utilize the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
review process to consider the impacts that new development in the Ellensburg UGA will
have on the City's park and recreation system, and agrees to impose necessary park and
recreation system mitigation that is based on the City's parks and recreation design and
level of service standards. Mitigation, as used in this section, may include compensation
by the County for improvement and maintenance of the City's trails and paths identified in
the City's Active Transportation Plan and/or Park Plan to help offset the impacts caused
by development of subdivisions in the UGA. In addition, the County agrees to follow the
urban development standards adopted pursuant to Section 6.1 above.
10.2. The City and County agree to meet and confer on the methodology to be
used to calculate the economic impact to City parks caused by subdivision development
for which the City imposes an impact fee pursuant to RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.090.
In addition to any mitigation required as a result of the SEPA review process as provided
in Section 10.1, the County will adopt a fee impact schedule and impose appropriate park
impact fees in a manner that is consistent with the impact fee schedule set forth in Chapter
14.02ECC, by no later than December 3I,2022.
11. PERMIT PROCESS PRIOR TO ANNEXATION
11.1. Project permit application consultation. After the effective date of this
Agreement, the County agrees to give the City timely written notice as soon as the County
receives a request for a pre-application conference or a project permit application,
whichever occurs first, for a proposed project within the UGA, and the City will participate
in all such conferences. The County will provide the City with review and comment
opporlunity related to all project permit applications within the UGA. The County will
invite staffrepresentatives from the City to attend staff meetings with the applicant relating
to the permit, including pre-application meetings.
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1L2. Review of county project permit applications. All project permit
applications, as defined in Section 11.4 below, submitted to the County for properties
within the UGA that are subject to SEPA will be reviewed under the terms of the provisions
of the County SEPA regulations and procedures as set forth in Sections 8 and 9 above. All
project permit applications submitted to the County for properties within the UGA will be
reviewed under the County's development regulations governing urban development
standards and the City's urban development standards within the UGA adopted pursuant
to Section 6.1 above.
11.3. Completion of project permit processing. For lands within the UGA that
are undergoing annexation at time of permit application, or for which project permit
applications are pending at time annexation has been officially initiated, the City and
County agree to review any such pending project permits and to execute a detailed
agreement covering the transfer of the pending project permits in the annexing area at an
appropriatestageofthereviewprocess. Finalplats andlorshortplats,requireddedications,
deeds or conveyances of public property which have not been completed by the County at
the time an annexation is completed will be transmitted to the City for City Council
acceptance.
11.4. Project permits definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, "project
permits" are defined as any land use or environmental permit or license required from a
local government for a project action, including but not limited to building permits,
subdivisions, binding site plans, planned unit developments, conditional uses, site plan
review, site-specific rezones authorized by a comprehensive plan or subarea plan,
development agreements, but excluding the adoption or amendment of a comprehensive
plan, subarea plan, or development regulation except as otherwise specifically included in
this subsection.
11.5. Appeals of project permits. The County agrees to be responsible for
defending, at no cost to the City, and will indemnify and hold harmless the City from any
claim against the City related to, any administrative, quasi-judicial or judicial appeals of
project permits issued by the County in the unincorporated UGA prior to date of transfer
of pending permits to the City. Once a matter has been transferred to the City, it shall
defend any and all appeals related to the matter with the County assisting in said defense
as second chair. The City and County shall indemniff and hold each other harmless for
damages and liabilities associated with their respective decisions and actions.
1 1.6. Land use and building code enforcement cases. Any land use or building
code enforcement cases in the UGA for lands undergoing annexation or that have
completed annexation will be transferred to the City on the effective date of annexation.
I1.7. Transference of bonds. If, at time of annexation completion, &Ly
performance, maintenance or other bonds, letters of credit or other financial security is held
by the County to guarantee performance, maintenance or completion of work associated
with the issuance of a project permit, the parties will enter into a separate agreement for
the transference to the City of said bonds, letters of credit or other financial security. As
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of the effective date of this interlocal agreement, the County will ensure that all such
securities include provisions which require, upon annexation, assignment to the City
without further approval by any party, if allowed by the security provider. If the financial
guarantee cannot be assigned to the City, the County will enforce the provisions of such
guarantee on behalf of the City in accordance with this Agreement.
12. ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION
I2.I. Annexation of road rights-of-way. Except for noncontiguous municipal
purpose annexations under RCW 35.13.180 or 35A.14.300, the City agrees to propose
annexation of the entire right-of-way of County roads adjacent to an annexation boundary.
I2.2. Road maintenance responsibility. The City agrees to annex continuous
segments of road to facilitate economical division of maintenance responsibility and avoid
discontinuous pattems of alternating city and county road/street ownership. Where
annexation of segments of road are unavoidable, the City and County agree to consider a
govemmental seruices agreement providing for maintenance of the entire road/street
segment by the jurisdiction best able to provide maintenance services on an efficient and
economical basis.
12.3. Traffic Mitigation and Capital Facilities. For new development within
the UGA, in addition to review and imposition of necessary traffic impact mitigation for
development through the SEPA review process, the County agrees to follow the
development standards adopted by the County pursuant to Section 6.1 above, as well as
collection of traffic impact mitigation fees pursuant to Section 13, below.
I2.4. Joint transportation planning. The Cify and County agree to cooperate on
the planning for, and annual update of, the regional roadway network plan extending
through the Ellensburg UGA as identified on EXHIBIT D at time of execution of this
document, or as thereafter amended. Such cooperation will include protection of such
identified roadway corridors from development impairment to the extent lawfully allowed
without the exercise of eminent domain power, imposition of requirements for dedication
or deeding of rights-of-way necessary for the preservation of such roadway corridors, and
imposition of road standards consistent with the City of Ellensburg Public Works
Development Standards as set forth in Section 6 above.
13. PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT MITIGATION FOR
COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS.
13.1. The Parties agree that development in the UGA should require conhibution
of a proportionate share of programmed system improvements meeting the requirements
of RCW 82.02.050 needed to mitigate capacity impacts on City streets. Therefore, the
County shall, by December 31,2022, adopt and apply as County regulations for assessment
and collection of traffic impact fees for any development within the City's UGA. Such
regulations shall be substantially similar to Chapter 14.04 of the Ellensburg City Code,
including Appendix C (City of Ellensburg Traffic Impact Fee Development Land Use
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Table), in effect as of the date of the execution of this Agreement and as it may be amended
in the future.
13.2. Administrative provisions for traffic impact mitigation:
e) Payment of any traffic impact fees ("TIF") by developers that is
required by this Section shall be made before the County issues building permits.
D The County shall provide the City with an annual report identi$ring
the amount of impact fees collected from County developments within the City's UGA
between January 1 and December 31 of the prior year and shall transfer to the City any TIF
funds collected from developments in the City's UGA by February 15 for the previous
year's impact fee collection.
g) The City shall annually provide a report to the County on the traffic
impact fee funds collected from both development within both the City and County,
including the source and amount of all monies collected, earned, or received, and system
improvements that were financed in whole or in part by traffic impact fees, the amount of
those mitigation fees expended, and the City impact fee cost basis projects upon which the
mitigation fees were expended.
h) Construction of any mitigation measures must be complete before
occupancy of building(s).
14. SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE POST.ANNEXATION.
14.1. Revenue Sharing. The City recognizes that the annual County budget relies
upon revenues from taxes generated within the UGA. The City also recognizes that the role
of the County as the regional govemmental service provider continues even after
annexation. This section provides a revenue sharing formula intended to reduce the adverse
financial impact on the County as a result of annexation.
I4.2. Sales and Use Tax. The City and County agree to share, for three years
from the effective date of the annexation, in the revenues for annexations of significant,
developed commercial and/or industrial land that are completed by the City after the
effective date of this Agreement. In those cases, sales tax revenues will be computed and
shared as established in section 14.3 below.
14.3. Formula for Sales and Use Tax Revenue Sharing Base Value.
a) To determine Base Value for the local sales tax revenue, Base Value
forthe lst,2nd and 3rd years following the effective date of the annexation equals total
sales tax revenue received by the City from the Io/o local sales tax collected in the twelve
(12) full calendar months following the effective date of the annexation and following the
first and second anniversaries, respectively (approximately .8415%), so that Base Value is
established on the actual sales tax received during the time between payments.
b) If taxable sales from industrial and commercial parcels are from
fewer than three taxpayers, sales and use tax revenue sharing does not apply.
c) For purposes of this Agreement, "significant developed commercial
andlor industrial land" shall be those properties which together generated a minimum of
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$50,000 in annual sales tax revenue over the twelve (12) month period preceding the month
prior to the effective date of the annexation, the "Pre-Annexation Base Value." Sales tax
revenues will then be computed and shared on the basis described in this Section 14.3. At
no time will the Base Value exceed the Pre-Annexation Base Value for calculating
reimbursement to the County.
d) The formula for revenue sharing in the annexed areas shall be:
l't year County receives 0.80
of Base Value
2"d year County receives
of Base Value
3'd year County receives
of Base Value
0.s0
0.20
The County shall receive 0.15 of the 1olo sales tax directly from the State of Washington.
The City will reimburse the difference.
e) The first payment from the City to the County shall be due and
payable within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the first anniversary of the effective
date of the annexation with subsequent payments due and payable within one hundred and
twenty (120) days of the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the effective date of
the annexation. The City will calculate the amount of payment and send it to the Auditor's
Office. It is agreed that upon completion of payments as scheduled, each party will have
been fairly, fully, and adequately compensated for their respective annexation impacts
under this section.
15. RECORDS TRANSFER. Prior to and following annexation of unincorporated
area into the City, and upon the City's request in writing, copies of County records relevant
to jurisdiction, the provision of government services and permitting within the annexation
area will be copied and transferred to the City. Said records shall include, but are not
limited to, the records from the Kittitas County Department of Public Works and the
Kittitas County Department of Community Development Services.
16. ADDENDA AND AMENDMENTS.
16.1. Amendments. The City and County recognize that amendments to this
Agreement may be necessary to clari$r particular sections or to update and expand the
Agreement. Either pafi may pursue an amendment, as necessary.
16.2. Process for adding addenda or amending this agreement. An addendum
or amendment must follow the requisite notice, hearing and adoption process required by
state law, and be mutually agreed upon by the parties and executed in writing before
becoming effective. Any addendum or amendment to the Agreement will be executed in
the same manner as provided by law for the execution of the Agreement.
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16.3. Additional agreements. Additional agreements are anticipated by this
Agreement. Nothing in this agreement limits parties entering into interlocal agreements
on additional issues not covered by, or in lieu of, the terms of this Agreement, or to provide
additional details for implementing this Agreement.
17. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. There are no third party beneficiaries to this
Agreement, and this Agreement shall not be interpreted to create such rights.
18. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any and all legal remedies available to the City and
County shall remain available and shall not be abrogated by the terms of this Agreement.
In addition to those legal remedies, the City and County muhrally agree that in the event of
a dispute over the terms of this Agreement each entity will appoint one member of its
legislative body and, at its option, one staff member, to a committee to discuss and attempt
to resolve the issue(s) in good faith and as expeditiously as possible recognizing the review
deadlines imposed by local and state law for issuance of project permits. In the event the
members of the legislative bodies cannot resolve the issue(s), the parties mutually agree to
select a neutral mediator and use mediation for a minimum of 90 days if agreement cannot
be reached on any provision of this agreement. After the 90-day period, any party may elect
to utilize any and all legal remedies available to the parties. The parties agree to share
equally the costs of the mediation process and be responsible for the costs of their own
legal representation.
19. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING LAWS AND STATUTES. This Agreement
in no way modifies or supersedes existing state laws and statutes. In meeting the
commitments encompassed in this Agreement, all parties will comply with the
requirements of the Open Meetings Act, Public Records Act, Growth Management Act,
State Environmental Policy Act, Annexation Statutes, and other applicable state or local
laws. The County and City retain the ultimate authority for land use and development
decisions within their respective jurisdictions as provided herein. By executing this
Agreement, the County and City do not purport to abrogate the decision-making
responsibility vested in them by law.
20. EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION AND TERMINATION
20.t. This Agreement shall become effective following the approval of the
Agreement by the official action of the governing bodies of each of the parties hereto and
the signing of the Agreement by the duly authorized representative of each of the parties
hereto. This Agreement shall remain in effect from the effective date until it is terminated
as provided in Section 20.2.
20.2. Either pafi may terminate its obligations under this Agreement upon 90
days advance written notice to the other party and subject to the following condition:
following a termination, the County and City are mutually responsible for fulfilling any
outstanding obligations under this Agreement incurred prior to the effective date of the
amendment or termination. However, nothing is this section will require continued
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revenue sharing as identified in Section 14 above after the effective termination date of the
Agreement.
21. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY
21.1. The City shall protect, save harmless, indemni$r and defend, at its own
expense, the County, its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees and agents,
from any loss or claim for damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of the City's
performance of this Agreement, including claims by the City's employees or third parties,
except for those damages caused solely by the negligence or willful misconduct of the
County, its elected and appointed officials, offrcers, employees, or agents.
2t.2. The County shall protect, save harmless, indemni$z, and defend at its own
expense, the City, its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees and agents from
any loss or claim for damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of the County's
performance of this Agreement, including claims by the County's employees or third
parties, except for those damages caused solely by the negligence or willful misconduct of
the City, its elected and appointed off,rcials, offrcers, employees, or agents.
21.3. In the event of liability for damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of
the performance of this Agreement by the City and the County, including claims by the
City's or the County's own officers, officials, employees, agents, volunteers, or third
parties, caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the County and the City,
their officers, officials, employees and volunteers, each party's liability hereunder shall
only be to the extent of that party's negligence.
22. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the provisions and/or the
application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
23, EXERCISE OF RIGHTS OR REMEDIES. Failure of either party to exercise
any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any obligation by
either party and shall not prevent either party from pursuing that right at any future time.
24. RECORDS. Both parties shall maintain adequate records to document obligations
performed under this Agreement. Both parties shall have the right to review the other
party's records with regard to the subject matter ofthis Agreement, upon reasonable notice.
Such rights last for six (6) years from the date of permit issuance for each specific
development subject to this Agreement.
25. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement
between the parties with respect to the framework issues for annexations and for uniform
development standards in the Urban Growth Area.
26. GOVERNING LAW AND STIP{ILATION OF VENUE. This Agreement shall
be governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Any action hereunder must be brought
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in the Superior Court of Washington for Kittitas County, except for Growth Management
Act appeals which must be brought in the Washington State Growth Management Hearings
Board.
27. FILING. This Agreement shall be filed with the Kittitas County Auditor, or,
altematively, listed by subject on each or either party's web site or other electronically
retrievable public source pursuant to RCW 39.34.040.
28. CONTACTS FOR AGREEMENT. The contact persons for this Agreement
ate:.
CITY OF ELLENSBURG CONTACT: KTTTITAS COIINTY CONTACT:
Heidi Behrends Cerniwey
City Manager
501 N. Anderson St.
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Chak, Board of County Commissioners
205 W 5th Ave
Ellensburg, WA 98926 -2887
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement in duplicate,
effective on the date fust written above.
UGA Interlocal Agreement (12-09-2I) -Page12 of 14
City
CITY OF'BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS
KITTIT
Brett e>r{..r\;S5.\e,.r e I
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Clerk
APPRO D AS TO F'ORM:
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City Attorney Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
In furtherance of this Interlocal Agreement, the following City of Ellensburg City Code
(ECC) provisions and Development Standards are to be adopted by reference by Kittitas
County for inclusion in Kittitas County Code Chapter 17.ll URBAN GROWTH AREAS
for application to properties within the Urban Growth Area:
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A - Ellensburg Urban Growth Area Map
EXHIBIT B - City of Ellensburg Comprehensive Plan'oPreferred Land Use
Designation Map"
EXHIBIT C - Ellensburg City Codes and Development Standards to be Adopted by
County for UGA
Chapter 2.18: Local Improvements (entire chapter incorporated by
reference)
UGA Interlocal Agreement (12-09-21) - Page 13 of 14
EXHIBIT D - Regional Roadway Network Plan
Chapter 2.50: Developer Reimbursement Agreements (entire chapter
incorporated by reference)
Title 4: Public Works Includes Public Works Development Standards
Manual adopted by reference in Title 4
Title 9: Utilities (entire title incorporated by reference)
C-L: Chapter 15.130 - Land Development Code - Definitions (edited)
C-22 Chapter 15.310 - Land Development Code - Permitted Uses (edited)
C-3: Chapter 15.320 - Land Development Code - Building Setback and
Intensity Standards (edited)
C-4: Chapter 15.550 - Land Development Code - Off-Street Parking
(edited)
C-5: City/County ZoningConversion Chart
UGA Interlocal Agreement(12-09-21) -Page 14 of 14
Exhibit A
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Exhibit c-1
ELLENSBURG CITY CODE
Chapter 15.130
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
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15.130.010 A definitions.
15.130.020 B definitions.
15.130.030 C definitions.
15.130.040 D definitions.
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15.130.140 N definitions.
15.130.150 O definitions.
15.130.160 P definitions.
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15.130.180 R definitions.
15.130.190 S definitions.
15.130.200 T definitions.
15.130.210 U definitions.
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15.130.010 A definitions.
"Accessory dwelling unit" means a self-contained residential unit that is accessory to a single-
family dwelling on a lot and may be added to, created within, or detached from the primary
single-family dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling unit has its own bathroom, kitchen facilities,
living and sleeping areas, though it can share other features with the single-family dwelling
including the yard, parking, or storage. See ECC 15.540.040 for special ADU design provisions.
"Accessory use" means on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and
subordinate to, the principal use or structure. See ECC 15.310.030 for special accessory use
provisions.
Exhibit C-1, Page L
"Adult family home" means a residential home in which a person or persons provide personal
care, special care, room and board to more than one but not more than six adults who are not
related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.
"Agriculture" means the use of land for farming, dairying, pasturing and grazing, horticulture,
floriculture, viticulture, apiaries, animal and poultry husbandry, Christmas trees not subject to the
excise tax imposed by RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140, finfish in upland hatcheries, and
accessory activities, including, but not limited to, storage, harvesting, feeding or maintenance of
equipment, but excluding stockyards, slaughtering or commercial food processing.
15.130.020 B definitions.
"Boarding houses, lodging houses, sororities, fraternities" means an establishment with lodging
for five or more persons on a weekly or longer basis with a central kitchen and dining area
maintained exclusively for residents and their guests.
15.130.030 C definitions.
"Community residential facility" means a facility that provides, on a regular basis, personal care,
including dressing and eating and health-related care and services for at least five, but not more
than 15 functionally disabled persons and which is not licensed under Chapter 70.t28 RCW. A
residential care facility shall not provide the degree of care and treatmentthat ahospital or long-
term care facility provides.
"Conference center" means an establishment developed primarily as a meeting facility, including
only facilities for recreation, ovemight lodging, and related activities provided for conference
participants.
"Cooperative" means a group of more than one, but no more than four qualified medical
marijuana patients atd/or designated providers who share responsibility for growing and
processing marijuana only for the medical use of the members of the cooperative.
15.130.040 D definitions.
"Day care" means an establishment for group care of nonresident adults or children. Specifically:
l. Day care shall include child day care services, adult day care centers, and the following:
a. Adult day care, such as adult day health centers or social day care as defined by the
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services;
b. Nursery schools for children under minimum age for education in public schools;
c. Privately conducted kindergartens or pre-kindergartens when not apart of a public
or parochial school; and
d. Programs covering after-school care for school children.
2. Day care establishments are subclassified as follows:
Exhibit C-t,Page2
a. Day care I - a maximum of 12 adults or children in any 24-hour period; and
b. Day care II - over 12 adults or children in any 24-hour period.
Dwelling, Cottage. "Cottage" means a small single-family dwelling that is clustered with other
similar units surrounding a common open space. See ECC 15.540.050 for special cottage
housing provisions.
Dwelling, Duplex. "Duplex" refers to a building that is entirely surrounded by open space on the
same lot and contains two dwelling units or two dwelling units that are physically separated but
on the same lot. A duplex will not be considered a duplex for purposes of the land development
code standards if more than one duplex building is located on one lot. See ECC 15.540.030 for
special duplex provisions.
Dwelling, Live-Work Unit. "Live-work unit" means an individual dwelling unit that is used for
residential and nonresidential use types. The dwelling unit type may be any type that is permitted
in the applicable zoning district. Permitted nonresidential uses may be those that are permitted in
the applicable zoning district.
Dwelling, Multifamily. See definition of "Multifamily," ECC 15.130.130.
Dwelling, Single-Family. "Single-family dwelling" means one dwelling unit or one dwelling unit
with an attached or detached accessory dwelling unit used, intended, or designed to be used,
rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied for living purposes. See ECC 15.540.020 for
special single-family dwelling provisions.
Dwelling, Townhouse. "Townhouse" is a single-family dwelling constructed in a group of three
or more attached units in which each unit extends from the foundation to the roof and with open
space on at least two sides. Ownership of a townhouse includes the unit's building and associated
propefty. See ECC 15.540.060 for special townhouse provisions.
15.130.060 F definitions.
"Farmers' market" means a public market at which farmers and other vendors sell agricultural
products, crafts, and food and beverages.
"Fruit stand" means a building, structure, or land area used for the sale of fresh fruit or
vegerables grown on-sire. [ord.4807 $ 5,2018; Ord.4803 $ 1,2018; Ord.4656 $ 1 (Exh. O2),
2013.1
15.130.080 H definitions.
"Heavy service" includes service activities thatmay have regular exterior service, or storage
areas. This use category includes, but is not limited to, contractors, heating fuels, truck stops,
breweries and warehousing. Heavy service uses are limited to buildings no larger than 50,000
gross square feet in area.
'oHome occupation" means any activity undertaken for gain or profit that results in a product or
service and is carried on in a dwelling, or building accessory to a dwelling. See ECC 15.340.020
for applicable standards.
Exhibit C-1, Page 3
"Hospital" means an institution receiving inpatients and outpatients and rendering medical,
surgical and/or obstetrical care and associated support facilities such as administrative offices,
information technology department, or other similar facilities.
"Hotel" means any building or portion thereof in which lodging is provided and offered to the
public for compensation, and which is open to transient guests and is not a boarding, lodging,
sorority or fraternity house. [ord. 4807 g 7, 2018; ord.4769 $$ 2 - 4,2017; ord. 4725 g l,
2016; Ord. 4696 $ I, 2015; Ord. 4656 g I (Exh. O2), 2013.1
15.130.110 Kdefinitions.
"Kennel" or "shelter" means any outdoor or indoor facility which houses four or more small
domestic animals (that number not including one unweaned litter) for periods longer than24
hours as a commercial venture, as a nonproftt otganization, or for a governmental purpose. The
facility may be either a separate business or an accessory use. A kerurel is to be distinguished
from a veterinary clinic which houses animals for periods thatmay exceed 24 hours as a
commercial venture that is accessory to the primary medical activity performed in a veterinary
clinic. See definition of "Veterinary clinic" in ECC 15.130.220. [Ord. 4807 g 8, 2018; Ord. 4656
$ 1(Exh. 02),2013.1
15.130.130 M definitions.
"Manufactured home park" means a lot, parcel, or tract of land having as its principal use the
rental of space for occupancy by two or more manufachued homes, including any accessory
buildings, structures or uses customarily incidental thereto. See ECC 15.340.040 for
manufactured home park provisions.
"Marijuana processor" means a person licensed by the State Liquor and Cannabis Board to
process marijuana into marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana and marijuana-infused
products, package and label marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana and marijuana-infused
products for sale in retail outlets, and sell marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana and
marijuana-infused products at wholesale to marijuana retailers (as defined in RCW 69.50.101
and provided herein for reference).
"Marijuana producer" means a person licensed by the State Liquor and Cannabis Board to
produce and sell marijuana at wholesale to marijuana processors and other marijuana producers
(as defined in RCW 69.50.101 and provided herein for reference).
"Marijuana retailer" means a person licensed by the State Liquor and Cannabis Board to sell
marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products in a retail outlet (as
defined in RCW 69.50.101 and provided herein for reference).
"Miniwarehouse" means an enclosed single-story building(s) designed and constructed to
provide individual compartmentalized controlled access stalls or lockers which shall be used
only for the storage of personal property. Ministorage is synonymous with miniwarehouse.
Motel. See definition for "Hotel" in ECC 15.130.080.
Exhibit C-L, Page 4
15.130.140 N definitions.
"Nursery and greenhouses" means an establishment for the growth, display, and/or sale of plants,
shrubs, trees, and materials used in indoor or outdoor plantings conducted within or without an
enclosed building.
"Nursing home" means any facility licensed by the Washington State Department of Social and
Health Services or other appropriate state agencies, providing convalescent, chronic or
domiciliary care for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours, for three or more patients or
residents not related by blood or marriage to the licensee. [Ord. 4656 $ 1 (Exh. O2),2013.]
15.130.150 O definitions.
Office, Business or Professional. "Business or professional office" means an office wherein
business, technical or scientific services are rendered involving labor, skill, education and special
knowledge for certain compensation or profit, but such labor, skill, education and special
knowledge being predominantly mental or intellectual, rather than physical, manual or
mercantile in nature. Examples of such uses would include, but not be limited to, the offices of
lawyers, accountants, brokers, and insurance agents.
Office, Medical. "Medical offtce" means an office or clinic used primarily by physicians,
dentists, optometrists, and similar personnel for the treatment and examination of patients solely
on an outpatient basis; provided, that no overnight patients shall be kept on the premises.
15.130.160 P definitions.
"Personal services" means services rendered to individuals for their personal physical
appearance and conditioning needs. Examples would include but not be limited to the following
types of services: barber, beautician, masseur, and steam and sauna baths.
"Places of assembly" means a structure for groups of people to gather for an event or regularly
scheduled program. Examples include but are not limited to arenas, religious institutioni, lecture
halls, banquet facilities, and similar facilities.
"Public agency or utility office" means a building or portion thereof used primarily for
administration purposes by a public agency or utility.
15.130.180 R definitions.
"Recreation - indoor commercial" means a commercial recreation land use conducted entirely
within a building, including, but not limited to, athletic and health clubs, pool or billiard halls,
skating rinks, swimming pools, and tennis courts.
"Recreation - outdoor commercial" means a commercial recreation land use conducted primarily
outdoors, including, but not limited to, water parks, amusement parks, and miniature golf
courses.
"Regional retail commercial" refers to any use which involves the display and sale of retail
consumer goods as part of a regional retail master site plan approved in accordance with the
standards and design criteria of Chapters 15.390 and 15.390A ECC. Permitted uses and
exceptions are described within ECC 15.390.030. Regional retail commercial developments
contain a minimum of 100,000 square feet of enclosed gross floor area of allowable uses;
provided, that at least 50,000 square feet must be used by one retailer.
Exhibit C-1, Page 5
15.130.190 S definitions.
Senior citizen assisted housing" means housing in a building consisting of two or more dwelling
units restricted to occupancy by at least one occupant 62 years of age or older per unit, and must
include at least two of the following support services:
1. Common dining facilities or food preparation service;
2. Group activity areas separate from dining facilities;
3. A vehicle exclusively dedicated to providing transportation services to housing
occupants;
4. Have a boarding home (assisting living) license from Washington State Department of
Social and Health Services.
15.130.200 T definitions.
"Tow vehicle storage area" meants the approved yard and buildings where stored vehicles are
kept. The storage areas and fencing must comply with the requirements established by the
Washington State Department of Licensing, Washington State Patrol, and all local zoning rules
and regulations. All tow vehicle storage areas must be physically located within the tow zone
assigned to the operator.
15.130.210 Udefinitions.
"Utility facility" means any privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system
for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, power, electricity, light, heat, gas,
oil, crude products, water, steam, waste, stormwater not connected with highway drainage, or
any other similar commodity, including any fire or police signal system or street tighting system,
which directly or indirectly selves the public. For commercial wireless communication support
towers, antenna affays, and facilities, see ECC 15.340.070 for applicable standards and
procedures.
15.130.230 W definitions.
"Wrecking yard, vehicle" means any area,lot, land, parcel, building, structure, or part thereof
where buying, selling, or dealing in vehicles of a type required to be registered under
Washington State law, for the purpose of wrecking, dismantling, disassembling, or substantially
changing the form of a vehicle, or buying or selling integral secondhand parts, in whole or in part
istakingplace. [ord.4807 g 14,2018;ord.4803 g 1,2018; ord.4656 $ 1(Exh. o2),20t3.]
Exhibit C-1", Page 6
Exhibit C-2
Chapter 15.310
PERMITTED USES
Sections:
15.310.010 Purpose.
15.310.020 Interpretation of land use tables.
15.310.030 Accessoryuses.
15.310.040 Use tables.
+siens,
15.310.010 Purpose.
A. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the uses generally permitted in each zone which
are compatible with the purpose of the zone and other uses allowed within the zone.
B. The use of a property is defined by the activity for which the building or lot is intended,
designed, arranged, occupied, or maintained.
e"art'rlsc; and sBbjeet t
use permit (see E€C 15,250'010, [erd, 1656 g I (Exh, e2); 2013,]
15.310.020Interpretation of land use tables.
A. The land use tables in this chapter determine whether a use is allowed in a zoning district.
The zoning district is located on the vertical column and the use is located on the horizontal row
of these tables.
B. If no symbol appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is not
allowed in that district, except for certain temporary uses.
C. If the letter "P" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is
allowed in that district subject to the Type I review procedures set forth in Chapter 15.210 ECC
plus other applicable requirements in this title. Where the use is associated with new
development, it is subject to the Type II review procedures, also set forth in Chapter 15.210
ECC.
Exhibit C-2, Page 7
D. If the letter "C" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is
allowed subject to the conditional use review procedures specified in ECC 15.250.040 and the
general requirements of the code.
F. Clarification of Uses and Special Conditions.
1. If a * appears after the use, then the use is defined in Chapter 15.130 ECC;
2. Where an ECC reference/link appears after a use, then the use is subject to
standards set forth in that section or chapter.
15.310.030 Accessory uses.
An accessory use, as defined in ECC 15.130.010 and identified on the use tables in
ECC 15.310.040 by an "A," is permitted in any zone if:
A. It is on the same lot as the principal use to which it is accessory; and
B. It is of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use or stnrcture.
[Ord. 4656 $ I (Exh. 02),2013.]
15.310.040 Use tables.
Table 15.310.040 Residential-based uses.
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Dwelling, single-family* (ECC
1s.s40.020)P
Dwelling, cottage* (ECC 1 5.540.050)P
Dwelling, duplex* (ECC 15.540.030)P
Dwelling, townhouse* (ECC
1s.540.060)P
Dwelling, multifamily* (Division V of
this title)P
Dwelling, live-work*P
Manufactured home park* (ECC
rs.340.040)
GROUP RESIDENCES
Boarding houses, lodging houses,
sororities, fraternities*
Adult family home*P
Exhibit C-2,Page2
Use R.
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Senior citizet assisted housing*
RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY
USES
Accessory dwelling unit+ (ECC
1s.s40.040)P
Home occupations* (ECC 15.340.020)P P P P
Yard sale use A A A A
TEMPORARY LODGING
Bed and breakfast (ECC 15.340.010)
Table 15.310.040 Nonresidential uses
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Auto sales, new and used P
Farmers' markets*
Fruit stands*P P P
Heavy retail (ECC 15.130.080)P P P
Heavy service (ECC 15.130.080)P P P
Nurseries and greenhouses that are ancillary
to a retail use*P P P P
Restaurants, bars, and brewpubs*P P
Coffee house, espresso bar P P P
Retail, small scale (<2,000 sf floor area)P P
Retail, medium scale (2,000 - 20,000 sf floor
area)P
Retail, large scale (20,001 - 60,000 sf floor
area)P
Retail, super scale (>60,000 sf floor area)
Outlet center P
Regional retail commercial projects* (subject
to the requirements in Chapter 15.390 ECC)P P P
Exhibit C-2, Page 3
Use R.
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Marijuana retailer*P
PERSONAL AND SERVICES
Day care I facilities*P P P
Day care II facilities*C P
General service establishments (ECC
1s.130.070)P P
Heavy services (see Heavy retail and services
definition in ECC 15.130.080)*P P P
Hotels/motelsx P
Hospitals*C
Offices, medical*P P
Kennels*P P
Nursing homes*C
Marij uana cooperative *P P P P
Personal service establishments *P P
Places of assembly*C C
Radio station (commercial)C C C
Veterinary clinic P C
BUSINESS SERVICE
Conference center*P
Offices, business or professionalx, small
scale (<2,000 sf floor area)P P P
Offices, business or professionalx, medium
scale (2,000 - 20,000 sf floor area)P P P
Offices, business or professional*, large scale
(20,001 - 60,000 sf floor area)P P
Miniwarehouse facilityx C P P
INDUSTRIAL
Light industry (ECC 15.130.120)P P
Hazardous waste keatment (off-site) (see
definition of "off-site" in ECC 15.130.150)C C
Hazardous waste treatment (on-site) (see
definition of "on-site" in ECC 15.130.150)C C C
Heavy industry (ECC 15.130.080)C
Exhibit C-2, Page 4
Use R-
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Marijuana processor*P P
Marijuana producer*P P
Tow vehicle storage area*P P
Vehicle wrecking yardx C
Table 15.310.040 Special uses.
Use R.
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RECREATIONAL
Cemeteries, columbarium or mausoleums P
Golf course P
Golf driving range (not associated with a
golfcourse)C C
Recreation - outdoor (commercial)*P C
Recreation - indoor (commercial)*P C
Recreational vehicle parks (ECC
15.340.050)
Parks, playgrounds (public or private)P P P
CULTURAL AND
ENTERTAINMENT
Adult entertainment establishment*
Art, performing arts, and recording
studios P
Museums
EDUCATIONAL
Schools C C
GOVERI\MENTAL
Court P
Fire facility P
Police facility P P
Public agency or utility office*P P P
Public agency or utility yard P P P P
Exhibit C-2, Page 5
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Utility facility*8 P P P P
Fairgrounds
Public transportation passenger terminals P
RESOTJRCE
Gardening or fruit raising (accessory use
or noncommercial)P P P P
Agriculture *P
Small wind energysystems (ECC
1s.340.060)P P P P
REGIONAL
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Exhibit C-3
Chapter 15.320
BUILDING SETBACK AND INTENSITY STANDARDS
15.320.010 Purpose.
A. To promote forms of development that reinforce and/or enhance the desired character of
Ellensburg neighborhoods;
B. To promote compatibility between developments; and
C. To minimize environmental impacts of development. [Ord. 4807 $ 46,2018; Ord. 4656 g 1
(Exh. O2), 2013.1
15.320.020 Interpretation of tables.
A. The building setback and intensity standards tables address the building setback and
intensity of development specific to individual zoning districts. The zoning district is located on
the vertical column and the form/intensity topic being addressed is located on the horizontal row
of these tables.
B. Where an ECC reference/link appears after the building setback and intensity topic, then the
use is subject to standards set forth in that section or chapter.
C. If a number appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, refer to
the development condition with the corresponding number immediately following the table. If
there are multiple numbers, then all development conditions apply.
D. ECC 15.320.050 through 15.320.130 provide clarification and exceptions to
the building setback and intensity standards herein. [Ord. 4807 g 46, 2018; Ord. 4656 $ 1 (Exh.
o2),2013.1
15.320.030 Building setback and intensity standards table - Residential zones.
Table 15.320.030. Building setback and intensity standards table - Residential zones.
Topic R.S R-L R-M R.H R-O
DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY AND CONFIGURATION
Minimum lot area Nonel Nonel Nonel Nonel Nonel
Minimum frontage Nonel'2 Nonel'2 Nonel'2 Nonel'2 Nonel'2
Density, minimum (ECC 15.320.050)4
du/acre
(Countv
only)
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8
du/acre3
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du/acre
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Density, maximum
(base)8 (ECC 1 s.320.050)
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du/acre
No limit No limit No limit
Density, maximum with bonus (see
Chapter 15.330 ECC)
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No limit No limit No limit
Maximum building height 3sft 35ft 35 fts 45 ft5 35 ft5
BUILDING SETBACK (see ECC 15.320.070 through 15.320.130)
Minimum front yard setback6'7 15ft 15ft 15 ft 15 ft 15ft
Garage front yard setback 22 ft 22ft 22ft 22ft 22ft
Minimum rear yard setback 20 ft 20ft 20 ft 20ft 20ft
Minimum rear yatd setback, accessory
buildings (including garages)
5 ft10 5 ft10 5 ftrO 5 ft10 5 ftrO
Minimum rear yard setback,
detached accessory dwelling unit (see
ECC 1s.s40.040)
5 ft10 5 ft10 5 ftro 5 ftlo 5 ft10
Minimum side yard setback (includes corner
lot interior lot line)e
s ft/l0
ftll
s ft/l0
ftl1
5 ftlI0
ftll
5 ftll0
ftn
5 ftll0
ftl1
Minimum side yard setback
(corner lot exterior lot line)
10 ft 10ft 10ft 10ft 10ft
Minimum garage side yard setback
(corner lot exterior lot line)
22ft 22ft 22 ft 22ft 22 ft
Development conditions:
1. Lot sizes may be variable provided they are sized and shaped suffrcient to
accommodate permitted uses and conform to applicable design and density standards.
ion
5. For buildings, or portions thereof, with pitched roofs, the maximum height may be
increased by five feet. Applicable roof slopes must be at least 4:I2 to qualify for this
additional height.
6. Porches and covered entries may project up to six feet into the front yard.
7. No front yard is required for buildings adjacent to designated "storefront streets."
8. Base maximum density refers to the maximum density allowed without utilizing
density bonuses.
Exhibit C-3, Page 2
9. Townhouses and zero lot line homes are exempt from side yard standards internal to
a development. However, such uses shall meet applicable side yard standards for
adjacent lots outside of the development.
10. Accessory buildings or accessory dwelling units, where built on top of an existing
garage, may be built to a property line abutting an alley, provided sufficient turning movement
and emergency vehicle access is provided within the alley.
I 1. For lots 6,000 square feet or less, the minimum side yard shall be five feet on bach
side. [Ord. 4807 $ 46, 2018; Ord. 4656 $ 1 (Exh. O2),2013.J
15.320.040 Building setback and intensity standards - Nonresidential zones.
Table 15.320.040 Building setback and intensity standards table - Nonresidential zones
Development conditions :
1. Lot sizes may be variable provided they are sized and shaped sufficient to
accommodate permitted uses and conform to applicable design and density standards.
ien
Standard C-N C-T C-H C.C C.C
II T.L I.H P.R
DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY AND CONFIGURATION
Minimum lot area None
I
None
I
None
I
None
1
None
1
None
1
None
1
None
1
Density, minimum (ECC 15.320.050)NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Density, maximum
(ECC 15.320.0s0)
None None None None None NA NA NA
Maximum building height (see
ECC 15.320.060 for height exception
s)
35ft 35ft 3sft 45ft 70
feet
35
feet3
None None
3
BUILDING PLACEMENT (see ECC 15.320.070 through 15.320.130)
Minimum front yard 10 ft3 10 ft2 l0 ft?None
a
None
3
10 ft2 10ft 10 ft4
Garage front yard setback 22ft 22ft 22 ft 22ft 22ft 22 ft 22 ft 22 ft
Minimum rear yard (see
ECC 15.520.020 for supplemental
standards)
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
4
Minimum side yard (see
ECC 15.520.020 for supplemental
standards)
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
5
None
4
Exhibit C-3, Page 3
3. For areas within 100 feet of a residential,zone, the maximum building height shall be
35 feet, except where provided for in ECC 15.310.050(B).
4. For P-R zoned sites adjacent to residential zones, setback standards shall be the same
as the adjacent residential zone. Where more than one zone borders the applicable site, setback
standards shall be the same as the zone closest to the proposed struchres. Where a nonresidential
zone is closest to the applicable structure, then there are no side or rear setback requirements.
5. Where the subject property borders a residential zone,the minimum side or rear
setbacks shall be the same as the adjacent residential zone.
6, See Eee 15,330,030 for F;lR bentrs provisiens, [Ord. 4807 g 46, 2018; Ord. 4769
$ 14, 2017; Ord. 4656 $ I (Exh. O2),2013.1
15.320.050 Density calculations.
A. Calculations for Determining Minimum Density - Net Area. All site areas shall be used in
the calculation of minimum allowed residential density or project floor area except:
1. Street rights-of-way, easements, or other areas reserved or dedicated for public
use (such as parks, open space, and stormwater retention facilities) except private easements that
serve as primary access to no more than five lots; and
2. Submerged lands, landslide hazard areas and buffers, Category I-IV wetlands and
buffers, and Type I,2,3 and 4 streams and buffers.
B. Calculations for Detetmining Maximum Density - Gross Developable Acreage.
1. All site areas may be used in the calculation of the maximum allowed residential
density or project floor area except as outlined under the provisions of subsection (B)(2) of this
section.
2. Submerged lands, landslide hazard,areas and buffers, Category I-IV wetlands and
buffers, and Type I,2,3 and 4 streams and buffers shall not be credited toward the maximum
density or floor area calculations. Property used for new roadways, trails, stormwater facilities,
or other features used by residents may be counted as part of the site area for density
calculations. Properby transferred to the city for the construction of public roadways or other
public feature shall be counted as part of the site area if the city and property owner reach such
an agreement as part of the transfer.
C. Density Calculations. Minimum and maximum density for an individual site shall be
calculated by multiplying the gross developable acreage by the applicable number of dwelling
units. When calculation results in a fraction, the fraction shall be rounded to the nearest whole
number as follows:
1. Fractions of 0.50 and above shall be rounded up.
2. Fractions below 0.50 shall be rounded down.
D. Prohibited Reduction. Any portion of a lot that was used to calculate compliance with the
standards and regulations of this title shall not be subsequently subdivided or segregated from
such lot. [Ord.4807 $ 46,2018; Ord.4656 $ 1 (Exh. O2),2013.]
15.320.060 Height exceptions.
The following structures may be erected above the height limits set forth in
ECC 15.320.030 and 15.320.040:
Exhibit C-3, Page 4
A. An additional two feet in height is allowed for struchlres with green roofs occupying at least
50 percent of the area of the roof;
n, +eef struetures neus
ventilating fans or similar equipment reqr*ired fer buildirg eperatien ard maintenanee may
C. Fire or parapet walls may exceed the height limit by up to 10 feet in the C-C and C-C II
zones; and
D. Skylights, flagpoles, chimneys, church steeples, crosses, spires, communication
transmission and receiving structures, and similar structures. [Ord. 4807 $ 46, 2018; Ofi.4656
$ 1(Exh. 02),2013.1
I 5.320.070 Setback measurements.
A. Front Yard Setback. The front yard is measured from the street right-of-way or the edge of a
sutface improvement (sidewalk) which extends beyond a right-of-way, whichever is closer to the
proposed structure, to a line parallel to and measured perpendicularly from the street righlof-
way or the edge of the surface improvement at the depth prescribed for each zone. For dual
frontage properties, the front yard is measured from the street right-of-way that is the
property's street address and primary access.
B. Side Yard Setback. The side yard setback is measured from the side lot line adjacent to
another private property to a line parallel to and measured perpendicularly from the side lot
lines at the depth prescribed for each zone.
C. Rear Yard Setback. The rear yard setback is measured from the rear lot line adjacent to
another private property or an alley to a line parallel to and measured perpendicularly from the
rear lot lines at the depth prescribed for each zone.
D. Comer Lots. For corner lots with two street frontages, setbacks from the
addressed street side shall conform to the front yard setback for the underlying zoning district.
The setbacks for the flanking side shall conform to the exterior side yard setbacks for the
underlying zoning district.
E. For measurements on a pointed or irregular lot refer to definition of lot line in
ECC 15.130.120. [Ord.4807 $ 46,2018; Ord.4656 g 1 (Exh. O2),2013.]
15.320.080 Permitted projections into yards.
The following structures may extend into or be located in required setbacks:
A. Fireplace structures, bay or garden windows, enclosed stair landings, closets, or
similar structures may project 30 inches into a front or rear yard, provided such projections are:
L Limited to two per facade; and
2. Not wider than 10 feet;
B. Eaves, cornices, and signs may not project more than:
1. Three feet into a front or rear yard; and
2. Two feet into the side yard;
Exhibit C-3, Page 5
C. Porches and covered entries may project up to six feet into the front yard subject to
conformance with any required site vision standards set forth in Section 3, Street Standards, of
the city's public works development standards applicable to the lot;
D. Uncovered porches and decks, which exceed 18 inches above the finished grade, may
project up to six feet into the front or rear yards;
E. Storefront weather protection projections into the public right-of-way are acceptable,
provided they don't interfere with sheet trees or extend beyond the edge of the sidewalk;
F. The following features may project into any front yard:
1. Unenclosed porches and entry features may project six feet into the front yard;
2. Mailboxes and newspaper boxes;
3. Fire hydrants and associated appendages;
4. Bus shelters; and
5. Monument signs;
G. The following features may project into any yard:
1. Telephone poles and lines;
2. Power poles and lines;
3. Cable TV and intemet lines;
4. Light and flagpoles;
5. Sprinkler systems;
6. Trellises not exceeding eight feet in height, not wider than 10 feet;
7. Culverts and underground water, sewer, and accessory facilities for the provision of
utilities, such as drains;
8. Electrical equipment cabinets and similar utility boxes and vaults;
9. Surface and stormwater water management facilities;
11. Uncoveredporches and decks not exceeding 18 inches above the finished grade;
and
12. Rockeries, retaining walls and curbs provided these structures do not exceed
a height of six feet from the property line grade; and
H. No projections are allowed into a regional utility corridor or access easement. [Ord.
4807 $ 46,2018;Ord.4656 $ 1(Exh. O2),2013.1
15.320.090 Setbacks from alleys.
Accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units, where built on top of an existing garage,may
be built to a property line abutting an alley, provided sufficient turning movement and
emergency vehicle access is provided within the alley. [Ord. 4807 $ 46, 2018; Ord. 4656 g 1
(Exh. O2), 2013.1
15.320.100 Setback modifications.
A. In addition to providing the standard street setback, a lot adjoining a half-street or
designated afterial shall provide an additional width of street setback sufficient to accommodate
construction of the planned half-street or arterial.
Exhibit C-3, Page 6
B. For residential lots adjacent to designated local streets and built to applicable standards set
forth in Section 3, Street Standards, of the city's public works development standards, setbacks
shall be measured from the back of the sidewalk rather than the right-of-way edge, provided no
residential structures are built within the public right-of-way.
ffi
1, Purpese, Te allerv li"nited flexibiliff in the applieatien ef the develepment standards
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4' Deeisien Criteria, Prepesals shall fall rvithirrthe seepe ef the definitien fer
"varianee" set ferth in ECe 15,130,o20, and shall meet the pnrpese(s) ef the
[ord'4807$46,2018;ord.4656$1(Exh.o2),20|3'1
15.320.110 Lot or site divided by zone boundary.
When a lot is divided by azone boundary, the following rules shall apply:
A. When a lot contains both residential and nonresidential zoning,the zone boundary between
the zones shall be considered a lot line for determining permitted building height and required
setbacks on the site;
B. When a lot contains residential zones of varying density:
1. Any residential density hansfer within the lot shall be allowed from the portion with
the lesser residential density to that of the greater residehtial density;
2. Compliance with these criteria shall be evaluated during review of
any development proposals in which such a transfer is proposed; and
C. Uses on each portion of the lot shall only be those permitted in each zone pursuant to
Chapter 15.310 ECC. [Ord.4807 g 46,2018;Ord.4656 g I (Exh. O2),2013. Formerly
rs.320.r20.1
l, Frent yard and betrveer faeade and street: 4a inehes maximum height, Hemes rvith
Exhibit C-3,Page7
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net wi#in the right€f-wa9,
rvith aeee"sery day eare uses; the maximnm height in this area may be 'ine+eased te l8 inehes,
previdcd the pertion o
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Exhibit C-3, Page L0
Exhibit C-4
Chapter 15.550
OFF-STREET PARKING
15.550.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate parking for all uses allowed in this title, to
reduce demand for parking by encouraging alternative means of transportation including public
transit and bicycles, and to increase pedestrian mobility by:
A. Setting minimum off-street parking standards for different land uses and districts that assure
safe, convenient and adequately sized parking facilities;
B. Recognizingthat developed properties are likely to support a variety of different uses over
time; and
C. Providing for parking and storage of bicycles. [Ord. 4656 g 1 (Exh. OZ),2013.]
15.550.020 Authorify and application.
A. The regulations of this chapter apply to all off-street parking areas in all zoning districts
within the city of Ellensburg.
B. The regulations of this chapter apply to all new development applications, all new
parking lot construction or enlargement. In addition, these regulations shall apply at the time of
enlarging, moving or increasing the capacity of existing structures by creating or adding dwelling
units, commercial or industrial floor space, or seating facilities, and shall also apply when an
existing land use within an existing structure is changed to a category of land use as set forth
below that is different than the category of land use (as set forth in Table 15.550.040(4)) for
which the existing parking facility was designed and installed.
isg
willbe required fer sr*eh expansien; enlarge"nent er alteratien based er the additienal .quare
feeta€e ef the expansienr en
rnber ef parkjr€ spaees reqnired fer+ueh expansien,
in+is€hap+er,
D. Before an occupancy permit may be granted for any new or enlarged building or for a
change of use in any existing building, the use shall be required to meet the provisions of this
chapter.
E. If this chapter does not speciff a parking requirement for a land use, the director shall
establish the minimum requirement based on a study of anticipated parking
demand. Transportation demand management actions taken at the site shall be considered in
determining anticipated demand. In the study the applicant shall provide sufficient information to
demonstrate that the parking demand for a specific land use will be satisfied. Parking studies
shall be prepared by a professional engineer with expertise in traffic and parking analyses, or an
equallyqnalifiedindividualasauthorizedbythedirector. 1Ord.4656 $ I (Exh. O2),2013.1
Exhibit C-4, Page L
15.550.030 Parking plan - Building permit, surety bond, and occupancy requirements.
A. Building Permit. No building permit nor parking lot construction or enlargement shall be
issued until a parking plan showing provisions for the required off-street parking, as specified in
this chapter, has been submitted and approved by the director. The plan shall clearly indicate the
proposed development, including parking lot location, size, shape, design, number of spaces,
curb cuts, lighting, lands€apin& and other features and appurtenances required by this chapter.
@Theparkingplanshal1show/statethenumberofparkingspacesand
handicap spaces required and provided.
B. Surety. Before a building permit is issued for any building or structure for which this
chapter requires off-street parking and where such off-street parking is not to be contained within
the building for which the building permit is requested, the director may require that
the applicant provide the city with a surety bond or other sufficient security approved by
the city attorney guaranteeing to the city the installation and improvement of the required off-
street parking wifhin a time not to exceed six months following the completion of the building(s)
for which such off-street parking is to be provided.
C. Occupancy. All required off-street parking areas must be completed and landscaped prior
to occupancy of any struchne except as provided in Chapter 15.570 ECC, Landscaping. [Ord.
4656 $ 1 (Exh. 02),2013.1
15.550.040 Computation of required off-street parking spaces.
A. Spaces Required. Except as modified in subsections below, off-street parking areas shall
contain at a minimum the number of parking spaces as stipulated in the following table. Off-
street parking ratios expressed as number of spaces per square feet means the usable or net
square footage of floor area, exclusive of nonpublic areas. Nonpublic areas include but are not
limited to building maintenance areas, storage areas, closets or restrooms. If the formula for
determining the number of off-street parking spaces results in a fraction, the number of off-street
parking spaces shall be rounded to the nearest whole number with fractions of 0.50 or greater
rounding up and fractions below 0.50 rounding down.
Table 15.550.040(4). Computation of required off-street parking spaces
Category of Land Usel Minimum Parking Spaces Required
RESIDENTIAL/LODGING
Dwelling, single-family 2.0 per dwelling unit;
for structures containing more than4
bedrooms, 1 additional space for each
bedroom in excess of4 shall be
provided. NOTE: Tandem parking to
accommodat e 2-car garages is
permitted for single-family units.
Exhibit C-4,Page2
Category of Land Usel Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Accessory dwelling unit None required
Apartment:
Duplex 2.0 per dwelling unit;
for structures containing more than 4
bedrooms, I additional space for each
bedroom in excess of4 shall be
provided. NOTE: Tandem parking to
accommodat e 2-car garages is
permitted for duplex dwelling units.
Townhouse 2.0 per dwelling unit;
for structures containing more than 4
bedrooms, 1 additional space for each
bedroom in excess of4 shall be
provided.
Studio units L2 per dwelling unit
Studio and l-bedroom units in C-C zone outside of
the downtown historic district
0.7 per dwelling unit
1-bedroom units 1.5 per dwelling unit
2-bedroom residential units and larger in C-C zone
outside of the downtown historic district
0.7 per bedroom
2-bedroom units or larger 1.0 per bedroom
Cottage housing 1.5 per dwelling unit
Senior housing 1.0 per dwelling unit (this may be
reduced based on the characteristics
of the use)
Adult family home 2.0 per dwelling unit;
for structures containing more than 4
bedrooms, I additional space for each
bedroom in excess of4 shall be
provided. NOTE: Tandem parking to
accommodate 2-car garages is
permitted.
Senior citizen assisted housing 1.0 per 2 dwelling or sleeping units
Community residential facilities 1.0 per 2 bedrooms
Exhibit C-4, Page 3
Category of Land Usel Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Boarding houses, lodging houses, sororities,
fraternities
1.0 per bedroom
Hotel/motels (where restaurants and conference
facilities are included, see standards for applicable
use)
1.0 per guest room
Bed and breakfast guesthouse 1.0 per guest room, plus 2.0 per
facility
GENERAL RETAIL AND SERVICE
Offices, banks, medical clinics,
supermarkets, retail shops, department stores, or
similar uses
1.0 per 300 square feet of gross floor
afea
General retail or service use with drive-in facility Same parking for retail and service as
provided herein, plus sufficient off-
street drive-through stacking area to
accommodate 3 vehicles without
negatively impacting other required
parking areas, ingress and egress into
such parking areas, or traffic on
public streets
Day care facility 1.0 per employee plus 1.0 temporary
loading parking per each 8 full-day
equivalent children
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Restaurant, tavems, or similar uses where patrons sit
down for service
1.0 per 200 square feet of gross floor
area for sit-down facilities with a
minimum number of 5 spaces
required
Drive-in restaurant Same parking as restaurant plus
suffi cient off-street drive-through
stacking area to accommodate
6 vehicles without negatively
impacting other required parking
areas, ingress and egress into such
parking areas, or traffic on public
streets
Drive-in coffee stand 2.0 per facility plus sufficient off-
street drive-through stacking area to
Exhibit C-4, Page 4
Category of Land Usel Minimum Parking Spaces Required
accommodate 6 vehicles without
negatively impacting other required
parking areas, ingress and egress into
such parking areas, or traffic on
public streets
PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
Churches, funeral homes, mortuaries, clubs, lodges,
museums, auditoriums, theaters, conference facilities,
public or commercial recreational facilities, or similar
USES
0.25 per person of
maximum occupancy as established
by the fire marshal with a minimum
of5 spaces required
INDUSTRIAL AND LAND CONSIIMPTIVE USES
Wholesale Ir ade, warehousing
(including miniwarehouse facilities), processing and
manufacturing facilities, heavy equipment repair,
lumber yard, car sales, or similar land consumptive
but low traffrc generation uses
1.0 per 1,500 square feet ofgross
floor area for structures up to 20,000
square feet in gross size with a
minimum of 5 spaces required OR 1.0
per 2,000 square feet ofgross floor
area for shucfures greater than 20,000
square feet in gross size.
NOTE: For vehicle sales lots, the
sales area is not considered to be a
parking facility and does not have to
comply with the requirements of this
chapter. However, all required
parking must be designed and
reserved for customer parking only.
PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC USES
Hospital 1.5 per each 5 beds with a minimum
of5 spaces required
Elementary and junior high schools 1.0 per classroom, plus 1 per 50
students
High schools, college or university, trade school, or
business school
1.0 per classroom, plus 1 per 10
students
Governmental office 1.0 per 350 square feet ofgross floor
atea
Notes
Exhibit C-4, Page 5
1. In those situations where a particular use is not specifically mentioned in this table,
the requirements for off-street parking shall be determined by the director and in accordance with
the most comparable use listed.
leasl0,T parking sp
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C. Shell Building Permit Applications. When the city has received a
shell building permit application, off-street parking requirements shall be based on the possible
tenant improvements or uses authorizedby the zone designation and compatible with the
limitations of the shell permit. When the range of possible uses results in different parking
requirements, the director shall establish the amount of parking based on a likely range of uses.
For example, an applicant submits a permit for a 5,000-square-foot shell building in the C-H
zone. The zone allows for a range of retail, personal, and general service retail uses. Most
permitted uses in this zone fall in the category of general retail and service uses in Table
15.550.040(A) which requires one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. Restaurants
require more parking (one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area). While
the director might find it unreasonable to require parking for the "worst case scenario" in terms
of possible use types, he or she will typically choose a requirement that falls between the
possible use scenarios. In this case, the odds are that most possible uses fall in the
general retail and service use category with a lower parking requirement, though a slightly higher
parking requirement would make sense given the possibility of a use such as a restaurant, which
requires greater parking. Thus, a compromise standard, requiring a minimum of one space per
275 square feet of gross floor area, would be reasonable in this instance.
D. Other Provisions of Code. Where other provisions of this code stipulate reduced minimum
parking requirements, those provisions shall apply.
E. Bicycle Parking. Multifamily and nonresidential developments shall provide for bicycle
parking per the standards below:
1. Amount of Bicycle Parking.
Table 15.550.040(B). Computation of required off-
street bicycle parking spaces.
Category of Land Use Minimum Parking Spaces Required
S ingle-family dwelling None
Multifamily dwelling 0.5 space per dwelling unit (units
with private garages are exempt)
HoteVmotels 1.0 per 20 guest rooms
Offices, banks, medical clinics,
supermarkets, retail shops, department stores, or
similar uses
1.0 per 5,000 square feet of gross floor
area for up to 50,000 square feet, then
1.0 per 10,000 square feet beyond
50,000
Exhibit C-4, Page 6
Table 15.550.040(8). Computation of required off-
street bicycle parking spaces.
Category of Land Use Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Restaurant, taveffrs, or similar uses where patrons sit
down for service
1.0 per 800 square feet ofgross floor
area
All other uses 1.0 per 5 required vehicle parking
spaces
2. Parking Location and Design - Nonresidential Uses. Bicycle facilities for patrons
shall be located within 100 feet of the building entrance and located in safe, visible areas that do
not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic flow. Proper lighting of area is required per
Chapter 15.580 ECC.
3. Parking Location and Design - Residential Uses. Bicycle facilities for residents shall
be located within 100 feet of all building or individual unit entrances and located on the ground
level in safe, visible areas that do not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic flow. Proper lighting of
area is required per Chapter 15.580 ECC.
4. Bicycle parking hardware shall be installed according to its manufacturer's
instructions, allowing adequate clearance for bicycles and their riders.
te establishrnent by t*re eity) maintained by the eity in lieu ef required parking set ferth in Table
F. Primary Use. The minimum number of parking spaces shall be computed based on the
primary uses on the property, except as stated in subsection (G) of this section that
addresses accessory uses. When there are two or more separate primary uses on a property, the
required off-street parking for the property is the sum of the required parking for the individual
primary uses.
G. Accessory Use. When more than 20 percent of the gross floor area on a property is in
an accessory use, the required off-street parking shall be calculated separately for the accessory
use and for the primary use and then added together for the total required off-street parking.
When 20 percent or less of the gross floor area on a property is in an accessory use, the required
off-street parking shall be calculated on the gross floor area of the building as if it were all under
the primary use.
Examples:
1. A 40,000-square-foot building containing a 30,000-square-foot warehouse space (75
percent oftotal) and a 10,000-square-foot accessory office space (25 percent oftotal). The
minimum parking requirement would be calculated separately for the office use and the
warehouse use and then added together.
2. The same 40,000-square-foot building containing a 35,000-square-foot warehouse
space (88 percent oftotal) and a 5,000-square-foot accessory office space (12 percent oftotal).
Exhibit C-4,Page7
The required parking would be based solely on the gross floor area of the building as if it were
all the primary use (40,000).
H. On-Street Parking. On-street parking immediately adjacent to the property may be counted
towards the parking requirement for nonresidential uses.
l, The leeatien of the eff site prking shall be within 600{eet ef any preperty line of
4 - There shall be adeqr*ate lighting te previde safe-vralking between the eff site parking
si i?tien ef the eff site preperty that is te be ener*mbered
b, Speeig the terms and eenditiens ef sneh enenmbranee; and
d, Thc eevenant shall be reeerded wi*h the Kittih' eeunty auditer's effiee te
J. All required off-street parking must have direct and unobstructed access to ingress and
egress from a public street, and stacked or tandem parking shall not be counted toward meeting
the required off-street parking requirements in any zoning district except for single-family
residential structures and duplex dwelling units as per Table 15.550.040(4).
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tr, Required e{f-skeet parking spaees are net allewed te exte'rd within any reqnired
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betwcen a4jaeent-strueteres and side**lks te allew fer parking elearanee when required parking
fer singlc famity rcsi
spaee:
L. Garages. Required off-street parking that is provided in garages or carpofts shall be credited
toward the required off-street parking spaces except that no stacked or tandem parking
that blocks offthose garages or carport parking spaces from direct or unobstructed access to
ingress or egress to a public street shall be credited toward the required parking spaces except for
single-family residential structures and duplex structures as set forth in Table 15.550.040(4).
M. Handicapped Parking. Off-street palking and access for the physically handicapped shall be
provided in accordance with the Uniform Building Code.
N. Fire Lane Standards. Fire lanes may be required by the fire codes and by Kittitas Valley Fire
and Rescue within off-street parking facilities. Such fire lanes, including dimensions, width,
location, etc., shall be installed as required by the fire code or Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue
and shall remain in effect throughout the life of the parking facility.
O. Changes in use to a different land use category shall provide the minimum off-street parking
for the new general land use category. [Ord. 4810 g 2,2018; Ord. 4807 g 59, 2018; Ord. 4656
$ 1(Exh. 02),2013.1
15.550.050 Continued use of required parking spaces.
A. Continued Use. Required off-street parking spaces must be available for the continued use
of residents, customers, or employees of the use, and the continued use of
a building or structure or property for which off-street parking is required shall be conditioned
upon the continued existence of such off-street parking. If the required off-street parking ceases
to exist in connection with the use for which it was reserved, and no equivalent off-street parking
is provided, such occupancy and use of the building or structure or property shall become illegal
and the occupancy permit shall become void.
B. Assignment Prohibited. Required off-street parking spaces may not be assigned in any way
to another use on another site.
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C. Use for Non-Parking Purposes Prohibited. Required off-street parking spaces shall not be
used for the parking of equipment or for storage of materials or goods or inoperable vehicles.
Use of required off-street parking for commercial or other purposes in conjunction with
a temporary use of a limited and specific duration shall require separate review and approval by
the director in conjunction with the temporary use.
D. Maintenance Required. The off-street parking required by this chapter shall be maintained
in a good and functioning condition as determined by the director. [Ord. 4807 $ 60,2018; Ord.
4804 $ 3,2018;Ord.4656 $ 1 (Exh. OZ),2013.1
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Exhibit C-4, Page 9
When eeeperative parking faeilities eanbe previde4 the direeter may reduecthe en site prking
lt Peak derrand eeeurs at distinetly #ffcrent times,
@arking fe* a multi-tenant faeility shall be based ufen the minimum
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3, elearly state that the terms ef the eevenant eannet be medified er reveked withent thc
venant
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this seetien rvill satis$ the reqr*irement for a suffieient legal deeument,
differenFeategeries of use tharrthe eriginal uses; the nelv uses must be revielved by
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15.550.070 Loading space requirements.
A. Every nonresidential building engaged in retail, wholesale, manufacturing, or storage
activities, excluding self-service storage facilities, shall provide loading spaces in accordance
with the standards listed below:
Table 15.550.070(A). Loading space requirements for
retail, wholesale, manufacturing, or storage activities, excluding self-service storage
facilities.
Gross Floor Area Required Number of Loading Spaces
10,000 to 40,000 square feet 1
40,001 to 96,000 square feet 2
Exhibit C-4, Page L0
Gross Floor Area Required Number of Loading Spaces
96,001 to 160,000 square feet -t
160,001 to 196,000 square feet 4
For each additional 70,000 square feet l additional
Table 15.550.070(4). Loading space requirements for
retail, wholesale, manufacturing, or storage activities, excluding self-service storage
facilities.
B. Every building engaged in hotel, office building, restaurant, hospital, auditorium,
convention hall, exhibition hall, sports arena/stadium or other similar use shall provide loading
spaces in accordance with the standards listed below:
Table 15.550.070(8). Loading space requirements for
hotel, office building, restaurant, hospital, auditorium, convention hall, exhibition hall,
sports arena/stadium or other similar uses.
Gross Floor Area Required Number of Loading Spaces
40,000 to 120,000 square feet 1
120,001 to 264,000 square feet 2
264,00I to 520,000 square feet J
520,001 to 784,000 square feet 4
784,001 to 920,000 square feet 5
For each additional200,000 square feet 1 additional
C. For storefronts and other similar buildings sited adjacent to a street without individual
businesses over 10,000 square feet and no alley access, loading space may be provided by on-
street designated loading zones upon approval of the public works and utilities director as a Tlpe
I decision based on access and safety considerations. A site plan, proposed conditions, and
reason for on-street loading facilities shall be included in the application.
D. Each loading space required by this section shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide, 30 feet
long, and have an unobstructed vertical clearance of 14 feet six inches, and shall be surfaced,
improved and maintained as required by this chapter. Loading spaces shall be located so that
trucks shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicle traffic movement or project into any public right-
of-way. All loading space areas shall be separated from parking areas and shall be designated as
truck loading spaces.
E. Any loading space located within 100 feet of areas zoned for residential use shall be
screened and operated as necessary to reduce noise and visual impacts. Noise mitigation
measures may include architectural or structural barriers, beams, walls, or restrictions on the
hours ofoperation.
Exhibit C-4, Page tI
F. Multi-story self-service storage facilities shall provide two loading spaces, and single-story
facilities one loading space, adjacent to each building entrance that provides common access to
interior storage units. Each loading berth shall measure not less than25 feet by 12 feetwith an
unobstructed vertical clearance of 14 feet six inches, and shall be surfaced, improved and
maintained as required by this chapter. Any floor area additions or stnrctural alterations to
a building shall be required to provide loading space or spaces as set forth in this chapter. [Ord.
4804 $ 4,2018; Ord. 4656 g 1 (Exh. O2),2013.1
15.550.080 Parking lot design and construction standards.
A. Parking Area Access Standards. See Section 6, Parking Standards, of the city's public
works development standards.
B. Parking Stall and Aisle Dimensions. See Section 6, Parking Standards, of the city's public
works development standards.
C. Parking Area Development and Design Provisions.
1. For parking area surfacing standards, see Section 6, Parking Standards, of
the city's public works development standards. Fire lane shall be in accordance with the
International Fire Code (IFC) as adopted in ECC Title 3.
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4, Fer lighting standrds, see ehapter 15,580 Eee; eutdeer Lighting.
ingr{€e EGe 15,579,050(4), Surfaec
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Exhibit C-5
City/County Zoning Conversion Chart
Applicable to development of property within the City of Ellensburg Urban Growth Area
County Zone Applicable City Zone
R-Residential
UR-Urban Residential
R-S Residential Suburban
l-L Light lndustrial l-L Light lndustrial
l-G General lndustrial l-H Heavy lndustrial
C-G GeneralCommercial C-T Commercial Tourist
C-H Highway Commercial
C-L Limited Commercial
C-H Commercial Highway
PUD Planned Unit Dev. (Bender/Reecer)R-S Residential Suburban
PUD Planned Unit Dev. (the Verge)R-H Residential High
HTC Historic Trailer Court MHP Manufactured Home Park
F-R Forest and Range Refer to County standards for allowable
uses
Exhibit C-5, Page L
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ROAD CLASSIFICAIIONS
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As Included in City of Ellensburg Comprehensive Plan
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