23.46.014

Maximum size of commercial uses.

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.46.014

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A. The maximum size limit for individual business establishments shall be four thousand (4,000) square feet, except that in MR/RC and HR/RC zones, multi-purpose convenience stores shall be permitted up to a maximum size of ten thousand (10,000) square feet. B. Maximum size shall be calculated by taking the gross floor area of a structure(s) or portion of a structure(s) occupied by a single business establishment. C. Any area used for permitted outdoor sales shall be limited to one thousand (1,000) square feet, and shall be included in determining the maximum size of a business establishment. D. Maximum Size of Combined Uses Within a Business Establishment. Business establishments which include more than one (1) type of use shall be permitted, provided each use is permitted, and: 1. The size of each use shall not exceed the size limit for the individual use; and 2. The total size of the business establishment does not exceed the maximum size allowed for the type of use with the largest size limit. E. Split Zoned Lots. 1. The total size of a business establishment occupying portions of a lot in more than one (1) zone shall not exceed the maximum size allowed in the zone with the larger size limit. 2. The total size of that portion of a business establishment in each zone shall not exceed the maximum size allowed for that business establishment in that zone. F. Accessory exterior recycling collection stations maintained in good condition shall be permitted in surface parking areas up to a maximum size of five hundred (500) square feet or five (5) percent of the parking area, whichever is less. (Ord. 112777 § 24(part), 1986.)