23.50.024

Industrial Buffer—Structure height

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.50.024

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A. Except as regulated in Chapter 23.64 , Airport Height Overlay District, there is no maximum height limit in the Industrial Buffer (IB) zone other than for those specific uses listed in subsection 23.50.024.B and for those circumstances outlined in subsections 23.50.024.C, 23.50.024.D, 23.50.024.E and 23.50.024.F. B. Except for the provisions of Section 23.50.020 , and except for structures on lots subject to the provisions of subsections C, D, E and F below, the maximum height for any portion of a structure that contains commercial uses other than spectator sports facilities and food processing and craft work uses, whether principal or accessory, shall be thirty (30) feet, forty-five (45) feet, sixty-five (65) feet or eighty-five (85) feet, as designated on the Official Land Use Map, Chapter 23.32 . C. The following height limits shall apply to all uses, in addition to the maximum permitted heights for uses listed in subsection B, on lots directly across a street right-of-way eighty (80) feet or less in width from lots in a neighborhood residential, Lowrise 1, Lowrise 2, or Lowrise 3 zone: 1. All structures shall be set back five (5) feet from the street lot line opposite lots zoned neighborhood residential, Lowrise 1, Lowrise 2, or Lowrise 3. A maximum height of twenty-six (26) feet shall be permitted at the setback line. 2. Beginning at the five (5) foot setback line and continuing for thirty-five (35) feet, permitted height shall increase at a forty-five (45) degree angle from the twenty-six (26) foot height allowed at the setback line. (See Exhibit A for 23.50.024 ) Exhibit A for 23.50.024 : Industrial Buffer Zone Height Limits for All Uses on Lots Directly Across a Street Right-of-Way 80 feet or Less in Width from Lots in a Neighborhood Residential, Lowrise 1, Lowrise 2, or Lowrise 3 Zone 3. The height permitted beyond forty (40) feet from the street lot line shall be the same as the maximum height designated on the Official Land Use Map. 4. Exceptions for rooftop features, Section 23.50.020 A, shall not apply in the area within forty (40) feet of the street lot line. D. The following height limits shall apply to all lots directly across an alley from lots in a neighborhood residential, Lowrise 1, Lowrise 2, or Lowrise 3 zone: 1. A maximum height of twenty-six (26) feet shall be permitted on alley lot lines. 2. For the area within forty (40) feet of the lot line, permitted height shall increase at a forty-five (45) degree angle from the twenty-six (26) foot height allowed at the alley lot line. (See Exhibit B for 23.50.024 ) Exhibit B for 23.50.024 : Industrial Buffer Zone Height Limits for All Lots Directly Across an Alley from a Lot in a Neighborhood Residential, Lowrise 1, Lowrise 2, or Lowrise 3 Zone 3. The height permitted beyond forty (40) feet from the alley lot line shall be the same as the maximum height designated on the Official Land Use Map. 4. Exceptions for rooftop features, Section 23.50.020 A, shall not apply for the area within forty (40) feet of the alley lot line. E. The following height limits shall apply to all lots abutting a lot in a neighborhood residential, Lowrise 1, Lowrise 2, or Lowrise 3 zone: 1. A maximum height of eighteen (18) feet shall be permitted on abutting lot lines. 2. For the area within forty (40) feet of the lot line, permitted height shall increase at a forty-five (45) degree angle from the eighteen (18) foot height allowed at the abutting lot line. (See Exhibit C for 23.50.024 ) Exhibit C for 23.50.024 : Industrial Buffer Zone Height Limits for All Lots Abutting a Lot in a Neighborhood Residential, Lowrise 1, Lowrise 2 or Lowrise 3 Zone 3. The height permitted beyond forty (40) feet from the abutting lot line shall be the same as the maximum height designated on the Official Land Use Map. 4. Exceptions for rooftop features, Section 23.50.020 A, shall not apply in the area within forty (40) feet of the abutting lot line. F. The following height limit shall apply to lots which abut a lot in a Midrise, Highrise, or Commercial zone: 1. A maximum height of forty (40) feet shall apply for a depth of twenty (20) feet along the abutting lot lines. (See Exhibit D for 23.50.024 ) Exhibit D for 23.50.024 : Industrial Buffer Zone Height Limits for Lots That Abut a Lot in a Midrise, Highrise, Or Commercial Zone 2. The height permitted beyond twenty (20) feet from the abutting lot lines shall be the same as the maximum height designated on the Official Land Use Map. 3. Exceptions for rooftop features, Section 23.50.020 A, shall not apply in the area within twenty (20) feet of the abutting lot line. (Ord. 126509 , § 68, 2022 [zone name change]; Ord. 123649, § 32, 2011; Ord. 122311 , § 65, 2006; Ord. 121278 § 4, 2003; Ord. 113658 § 4(part), 1987.)

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