20.690.030 Allowed Uses.
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A. Development Agreements in existence on the effective date of this ordinance control the uses and development standards of some of the properties in the Plan District. In order to protect the investments made in reliance upon such agreements, improvements made or site plans approved consistent with these agreements shall not be deemed nonconforming.
B. Zoning designations. Property within the Plan District is zoned Employment Center Mixed-use (ECX). Additionally, an Urban Neighborhood Overlay that may be located in two areas of the Plan District is established under VMC 20.690.070, Section 30 Urban Neighborhood Overlay. The zone designations and overlay enable development in accordance with the adopted policies of the Section 30 Employment Center Plan.
C. Properties with recorded Development Agreements, following the provisions of this Plan District related to allowed uses and development standards is optional. Properties with a Development Agreement shall develop under one of the following choices:
1. Under the provisions for uses and standards determined by the recorded Development Agreements, or
2. Under the provisions of the zoning code as it exists on the date of application including uses and standards, or
3. Under the provisions for uses determined by the Development Agreements and code standards existing on the date of application.
D. Master Planning Required. All development, including properties with an existing Development Agreement shall be subject to the master plan process contained in VMC 20.690.050, Master Planning. Properties applying for an existing use expansion, VMC 20.690.030(E) are exempt from the Master Plan Process. The Planning Official may at his or her discretion exempt or limit master planning process requirements for individual development proposals whose development has no significant area wide infrastructure or land use implications.
E. Existing use expansion. Existing uses established before the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this section may expand subject to review criteria contained in VMC 20.690.050(C), Review Criteria and Process, and the review procedures contained in Chapter 20.210 VMC, Decision Making Procedures.
F. Mining and related uses are allowed as specified in Chapter 20.540 VMC, Surface Mining Overlay District, and as permitted in Development Agreements.
G. Future urban uses are allowed as specified in Table 20.440.030-1 for the ECX zone. (Ord. M-4034 § 21, 12/03/2012; Ord. M-3930, Added, 10/05/2009, Sec 4)