23.69.024

A. Major Institution designation shall apply to all institutions that conform to the definition of Major Institution. B. New Major Institutions 1. When a medical or educational institution makes application for new development, or when a medical or educational institution applies for designation as a Major Institution, the Director will determine whether the institution meets, or would meet upon completion of the proposed development, the definition of a Major Institution in Section 23.84A.025 . Measurement of an institution's site or gross floor area in order to determine whether it meets minimum standards for Major Institution designation shall be according to the provisions of Section 23.86.036 . 2. If the Director determines that Major Institution designation is required, the Director may not issue any permit that would result in an increase in area of Major Institution uses until the institution is designated a Major Institution, a Major Institution Overlay District is established, and a master plan is prepared according to the provisions of Part 2, Major Institution Master Plan. 3. The Director's determination that an application for a Major Institution designation is required will be made in the form of an interpretation subject to the procedures of Section 23.88.020 . 4. The procedures for designation of a Major Institution are as provided in Chapter 23.76 , Procedures for Master Use Permits and Council Land Use Decisions. The Council will grant or deny the request for Major Institution designation by resolution. 5. If the Council designates a new Major Institution, a Major Institution Overlay District must be established by ordinance according to the procedures for amendments to the Official Land Use Map (rezones) in Chapter 23.76 , Procedures for Master Use Permits and Council Land Use Decisions. 6. A new Major Institution Overlay District may not be established and a Major Institution Overlay District Boundary may not be expanded in neighborhood residential zones. 7. Boundaries of a Major Institution Overlay District and maximum height limits shall be established or amended in accordance with the rezone criteria contained in Section 23.34.124 , and the purpose and intent of this Chapter 23.69 as described in Section 23.69.002 , except that acquisition, merger, or consolidation involving two Major Institutions is governed by the provisions of Section 23.69.023 . 8. A new Major Institution Overlay District may not be established and a Major Institution Overlay District Boundary may not be expanded in Industrial zones, except within Industrial-zoned properties located outside of the Ballard/Interbay/Northend Manufacturing and Industrial Center that are located in an area south of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, east of 8th Avenue West, north of West Nickerson Street, and west of 3rd Avenue West. C. The MIO district designation, including height limits and master plan provisions when one has been adopted, shall be revoked for an institution which no longer meets the definition of a Major Institution. The applicable zoning provisions shall be the provisions of the existing underlying zoning classification. When an MIO district designation of an institution is to be revoked, the City may consider rezoning the institution campus. Upon determination that an institution no longer meets the definition of a Major Institution, the Director shall notify the Council. The revocation of a Major Institution designation shall be subject to the procedures set forth in Chapter 23.76 , Procedures for Master Use Permits and Council Land Use Decisions, for Major Institution designation and revocation. (Ord. 126509 , § 86, 2022 [zone name change]; Ord. 125845 , § 2, 2019; Ord. 123649, § 47, 2011; Ord. 122311 , § 86, 2006; Ord. 120691 , § 23, 2001: Ord. 115165 § 6, 1990; Ord. 115002 , § 23, 1990.) Part 2 Major Institution Master Plan