23.73.002

The purpose of this Chapter 23.73 is to implement Resolution 28657, calling for development of the Pike/Pine Overlay District in order to preserve and enhance the balance of residential and commercial uses, by encouraging residential development and development that combines residential and non-residential uses, while also providing additional opportunities for commercial development to balance the substantial amount of residential development that has occurred since Resolution 28657 was adopted. In addition, a purpose of this Chapter 23.73 is to promote the conservation of Pike/Pine's existing historic character by limiting new development to a scale that is compatible with the established development pattern, accommodating arts facilities and small businesses at street level, and encouraging the retention of the existing structures and their architectural features that establish the District's architectural character; generally, those structures that have been in existence prior to 1940 ("character structures"), and are related to the area's early history as Seattle's original "auto row". (Ord. 124503, § 3, 2014; Ord. 123020, § 3, 2009; Ord. 117514 § 3 (part), 1995.)