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A. Compliance Required. All developments must comply with:

1. All of the applicable development standards contained in the underlying zoning district.

2. All other applicable standards and requirements contained in this title.

B. Development standards. Development standards in are contained in Table 20.430.040-1. Additional development standards are contained in subsections VMC 20.430.040 (C)-(E) below. Additional development standards for the MX Zone are contained in 20.430.060 VMC.

Table 20.430.040-1

Development Standards

STANDARD

CN

CC

CG

CX**

WX**

CPX**

MX***

RGX****

HX**

Minimum

Lot Size

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

Minimum Lot Width

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

Minimum Lot Depth

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

Maximum Lot Coverage

Maximum determined by compliance with screening and buffering standards contained in VMC Tables 20.925.030-1 and 20.925.030-2, stormwater standards, erosion control regulations, and all other applicable development standards.

100%

70%

100%

100%

100%

Minimum Setbacks

Front yard

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below 3

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

None

All 25’ except parking lots, 10’ and driveways

All 10’ abutting an R zone; otherwise, same as abutting zone

All 10’ abutting an R zone; otherwise, zero

None

Rear yard

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below 3

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

None

All 25’ except parking lots, 10’ and driveways

All 10’ abutting an R zone; otherwise, same as abutting zone

All 10’ abutting an R zone; otherwise, zero

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

Rear through-street

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below 3

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

None

None

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

Side yard

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below 3

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

0/5’ 4

5’

0/5’ 4

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

Street side yard

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below 3

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

None

None

None

See minimum setbacks sharing property line below

Between buildings on site

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

Maximum Height

35’

50’

None

Refer to Figure 20.6304

60’

35’ – 75’ 5

35’ – 75’ 6

35’ – 85’ **

Minimum setbacks adjacent to residential district

Pursuant to the screening and buffering standards contained in VMC Tables 20.925.030-1 and 20.925.030-2, plus an additional 1/2 foot for each foot the building exceeds 20 feet in height to a maximum setback requirement of 40 feet. Buildings in excess of 20 feet may be stepped.

Minimum setbacks adjacent to nonresidential districts

Pursuant to screening and buffering standards contained in VMC Tables 20.925.030-1 and 20.925.030-2.

Minimum Landscaping Requirement

(percentage of total net area)

15%

15%

15%

None

20%

15%

15%, unless adjusted through master plan

None

**Subject to additional development standards of Chapter 20.600 VMC, Plan Districts.

***Subject to development standards of VMC 20.430.060.

****Subject to development standards of Chapter 20.680 VMC, and associated Master Plan Adopted for the area of proposed development. Single-family residential development shall meet the development standards of the R-6 zone, except that the minimum lot size shall be 7,000 square feet and maximum lot size shall be 14,500 square feet. Any changes to platted single-family lots including lot line adjustments, adding new lots or consolidating lots shall comply with the approved master plan and applicable provisions of Chapter 20.680 VMC, Riverview Gateway Plan District.

1Deleted.

2Commercial condominiums shall have no minimum lot size.

3Zero setbacks allowed for buildings along Main Street and Broadway between McLoughlin and Fourth Plain.

4None except when abutting residentially zoned property, when the minimum setback is five feet.

5In the MX District, maximum building height shall be the same as that of the abutting zone within a distance of the same number of feet from the property line. Farther from the property line, height may increase by two feet for every additional foot that a structure is set back from the property line to a maximum height of 75 feet. (For example, where the MX district abuts a residential district with a maximum height of 35 feet, the maximum height in the MX district would be 35 feet for the first 35 feet from the property line. The height may then be increased by two feet for every additional foot the structure or portion of the structure is removed from the property line to a maximum of 75 feet.) Where the abutting zone is MX or OCI, the maximum height shall be 35 feet; however, the height may be increased two feet for every additional foot that a structure is set back from the property line, to a maximum of 75 feet (for example, a building which is set back 10 feet from an abutting MX or OCI property may be 45 feet tall).

6Maximum heights in the RGX District shall be the same as the MX District as described herein including footnote 5, except where indicated otherwise through Master Plan review and approval pursuant to Chapter 20.680 VMC, subject to conditions therein.

C. On-site pedestrian access and circulation. On-site pedestrian access and circulation requirements for all commercial and mixed use zones are outlined in 20.945.040(H) VMC.

D. CN Zone: Retail and office uses. Personal service and sales-oriented retail services, eating and drinking establishments, and general and medical offices are permitted as limited uses in any combination in the CN zone subject to the following development standards:

1. Maximum use shall be no greater than 5,000 gsf. Maximum building size is limited to 10,000 gsf, excluding residential portions.

2. The use(s) shall front a street with no less than an arterial designation.

3. The use(s) shall provide no more than 125% of minimum required parking and may provide up to 50% less than the minimum required parking per Table 20.945.070-1.

4. Parking between the street and the building is prohibited in all new developments. Parking must be located on the side of or behind the building.

E. Park and Ride Facility Development Standards.

1. Design. Park & Ride facilities shall be compatible with the scale, architectural style and design of buildings in the immediate vicinity and/or any adopted design guidelines and standards for the area.

2. Transportation Management. All Park & Ride facilities shall submit a Transportation Management Plan that, at a minimum describes on-site management systems and operations and

a. assures efficient ingress and egress

b. assures safety of facility users and adjacent properties

c. describes how on-street and off-street parking impacts associated with the park & ride facility will be mitigated.

d. assures that the facility will contribute to an active urban center or corridor by providing parking opportunities during nonpeak hours for nontransit riders and as a resource for reducing overall parking need within 1/2 mile, by for example, executing a shared parking agreement.

e. ensures that the park & ride facility will be managed so that it is used only by those authorized to park in such facilities.

f. demonstrates compliance with all other applicable standards, including VMC 20.945.060, Parking Structure Design Standards.

g. demonstrates that the facility is designed and managed to encourage environmentally sustainable commuting, for example by giving priority to carpools and/or providing plug-in stations for electric vehicles.

3. Active Uses. Park & Ride facilities within corridors and urban centers designated in the Vancouver Comprehensive Plan must be designed and constructed to accommodate active uses on the street level of streets designated for active pedestrian use. Areas designed to accommodate active uses shall be developed at the time of construction.

a. This standard must be met along 100% of the ground floor walls that front onto active pedestrian streets in centers and corridors, except where used for the auto entry/exit lanes for the parking structure, or plazas, or other public open spaces.

b. CX and RGX zones: In park & ride facilities located in these zone districts, at least 50 percent of the ground floor area in each building must be designed and constructed to accommodate the active uses allowed by the base zone. Active uses include lobbies, retail or service commercial and visitor services. The Planning Official may make an adjustment to the active use requirements for park & ride facilities when it can be demonstrated that the topography of the ground or location adjacent to highway ramps makes it infeasible.

c. Spaces designed to accommodate active pedestrian uses shall have a minimum floor to ceiling height of 15 feet, a minimum street front bay width of 15 feet and a minimum active use space depth of 20 feet. (Ord. M-4341 § 3 (Exh. B), 2021; Ord. M-4289 § 4, 2019; Ord. M-4066 § 4, 2013; Ord. M-4034 § 14, 2012; Ord. M-3959 § 27, 2010; Ord. M-3931 § 17, 2009; Ord. M-3922 § 23, 2009; Ord. M-3911 § 6, 2009; Ord. M-3891 § 6, 2008; Ord. M-3847 § 6, 2007; Ord. M-3840 § 23, 2007; Ord. M-3832 § 7, 2007; Ord. M-3730 § 20, 2005; Ord. M-3698 § 5, 2005; Ord. M-3643, 2004)

Code reviser’s note: ACM M-3911, Amended, 02/27/2009, Deletion of Footnote 1.