23.50A.080

A. Applicability 1. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 23.50A.080 , the maximum size of use limits on gross floor area specified in Table A for 23.50A.080 apply to principal uses on a lot, and apply separately to the categories of uses. 2. In MML zones the total gross floor area occupied by uses not qualifying as industrial as shown in Table A for 23.50A.040, shall not exceed 0.4 times the area of the lot or the maximum size of use limit, whichever is less. 3. The combined square footage of any one business establishment located on more than one lot is subject to the size limitations on nonindustrial uses specified in Table A for 23.50A.080. 4. In the Industry and Innovation zone, the maximum size of use limits in Table A for 23.50A.008 do not apply to development projects gaining any amount of extra floor area under the provision of Sections 23.50A.120 through 23.50A.128 . 5. Medical services uses in the Duwamish MIC east of Airport Way South established on or before July 18, 2023, and office uses associated with the same medical services use or provider are exempt from the provisions of this Section 23.50A.080 and may redevelop and/or expand on-site and on adjacent sites. Table A for 23.50A.080 Size of use limits in Industrial zones (in square feet) Uses subject to size limits MML II UI (1) IC Animal shelters and kennels (2) 10,000 N.S.L. 10,000 N.S.L. Drinking establishments (3) 3,000 3,000 3,000 N.S.L. Entertainment 10,000 (4) 25,000 except 75,000 in II 85-240 25,000 (4) 50,000 Lodging uses N/A 25,000 25,000 75,000 Medical services 10,000 25,000 25,000 N.S.L. Office 10,000 15,000 15,000 N.S.L. Restaurants 3,000 3,000 3,000 N.S.L. Retail sales, major durables 10,000 15,000 15,000 N.S.L. Sales and services, automotive 10,000 25,000 75,000 75,000 Sales and services, general 7,500 7,500 7,500 50,000 Key to Table A for 23.50A.080 N.S.L. = No size limit Footnotes to Table A for 23.50A.080 (1) Size of use limits do not apply to ancillary uses in the UI zone. (2) Where permitted under Table A for 23.50A.040. (3) The size limit applies to principal use drinking establishments such as bars and tasting rooms or tap rooms that are unaffiliated with a brewery or distillery within 1,500 linear feet. (4) Except indoor sports and recreation facilities have a maximum size of use limit of 50,000 square feet. B. Exceptions to the size limitations in Table A for 23.50A.080 are allowed for a structure existing as of June 1, 2023, in the following: 1. A use legally established no later than June 1, 2023, that already exceeds the size limitations listed in Table A for 23.50A.080 may continue. 2. The gross floor area of a use listed in Table A for 23.50A.080 and legally established as of June 1, 2023, may be converted to another category of use listed in Table A for 23.50A.080 provided that the combined gross floor area devoted to uses listed in Table A for 23.50A.080 does not exceed the total gross floor area of such uses legally established as of June 1, 2023. 3. If 50 percent or more of the gross floor area of the structure has been legally established as of June 1, 2023, with a use or uses listed in Table A for 23.50A.080, those categories of uses may exceed the size of use limits as follows: a. Uses listed in Table A for 23.50A.080 may expand within and occupy the entire structure; or b. An existing use that occupies all of a structure may be expanded by up to 20 percent of the existing structure's gross floor area or 20,000 square feet, whichever is less. C. Covered rooftop recreational space of a building existing as of June 1, 2023, if complying with subsection 23.50A.040.E, is not subject to the limits on maximum size of nonindustrial uses contained in subsection 23.50A.080.A. D. Rooftop recreational space accessory to office use and meeting the standards of subsection 23.50A.040.E is not subject to the limits on maximum size of nonindustrial uses. (Ord. 126980 , § 1, 2023; [Renumbered from 23.50A.008]; Ord. 126862 , § 8, 2023.)