23.75.020

A. Scope and applicability 1. General rule. The terms set forth in quotation marks in this Section 23.75.020 , when used in this Chapter 23.75 , have the meanings set forth unless the context otherwise requires. 2. Definitions in Chapter 23.84A . For purposes of this Chapter 23.75 , definitions in this Chapter 23.75 supersede any definitions of the same terms in Chapter 23.84A . B. Defined terms "Access drive" means a vehicle access easement providing access to two or more lots and meeting the requirements of Section 23.53.025 . "Affordable housing" means replacement units, 60% AMI units, and 80% AMI units, not existing as of January 1, 2012, provided to achieve increased residential floor area under Table A for 23.75.085. For purposes specific to affordable housing, references in this Chapter 23.75 to "household" mean a "family" according to 24 CFR Section 5.403 or successor provision, and each family's "income" is determined according to 24 CFR Section 5.609 or successor provision, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Director of Housing. "Base setback" means the minimum setback required, if any, for the portion of a façade between zero and 50 feet in height. "Block" means one of the areas identified with a block number in Exhibit A for 23.75.020. Block margins align with the margins of the MPC-YT zone; with street centerlines of Yesler Way, E. Yesler Way, Broadway, 8 th Ave., 9 th Ave., and 10 th Ave; the centerline of E. Fir Street projected westerly from Broadway, as shown; the centerline of S. Washington Street, as shown; and the centerline of 10 th Ave S., between E. Yesler Way and S. Main St., as shown. "Boundary" means any of the following, and for purposes of development standards means whichever of the following is closest to a given side of a structure: a lot line; the margin of an access drive; the margin of a pedestrian pathway; or the margin of a park that is open to the public. "Build-to line" means any of the boundaries identified as build-to lines in Section 23.75.140 . "Certificate of occupancy" means the first certificate of occupancy issued by the City for a structure, whether temporary or permanent. "Highrise structure" means a structure that exceeds 85 feet in height, as measured pursuant to Section 23.86.006 . "Non-highrise structure" means a structure that is not a highrise structure. "Pedestrian pathway" means an area defined by a final plat or recorded permanent easement, with no horizontal dimension less than 32 feet at any point, that (1) includes a portion subject to a public easement, allowing pedestrian access from one side of a block to another side of the same block, and not allowing motor vehicle use except for emergency or maintenance vehicles and except that a pedestrian pathway may intersect an access drive; and (2) outside of the public easement portion, is dedicated on terms that do not allow any gross floor area of a structure, but may allow structures such as sign kiosks, arbors, fences, and freestanding walls, and may allow projections from structures such as decks or patios. "Regulated façade" means the portion of a façade, if any, that is adjacent to a street, a park that is open to the public, a pedestrian pathway, or an access drive; is oriented at less than a 90 degree angle to the boundary that is closest to the facade; and is not separated from that boundary by any part of another lot, or any structure except a retaining wall, deck, freestanding wall, fence, ramp, solar collector, or sign. "Replacement unit" means one of the first 561 new or renovated units constructed in the Yesler Terrace redevelopment area, to be occupied by or reserved for Yesler Terrace residents who must relocate due to demolition and construction or households with incomes at initial occupancy no higher than 30 percent of median income, subject to requirements of subsection 23.75.085.D. "Residential floor area" means gross floor area in residential use plus gross floor area of live-work units, except that it does not include any floor area of residential structures existing as of January 1, 2012. "Sector" means one of the areas identified in Exhibit B for 23.75.020 . Sector margins align with the margins of the MPC-YT zone, with street centerlines of Yesler Way, E. Yesler Way and Broadway, as shown, and with the border between Block 5 and Block 6. "Setback condition" for any location means the circumstance determining the setbacks that may be required under Section 23.75.140 , including the type of special setback area or the type of boundary closest to a façade of a structure, as applicable. "Smallest bounding rectangle" means the smallest rectangle that can be drawn in plan view to enclose all portions of a highrise structure located above 85 feet. "Yesler Terrace redevelopment area" means the MPC-YT zone as well as the area bounded by Boren Ave, E. Yesler Way, 14 th Ave., and E. Fir Street. "60% AMI unit" means a dwelling unit other than a replacement unit or 80% AMI unit, to be occupied by or reserved solely for households with incomes at initial occupancy no higher than 60 percent of median income, subject to requirements of subsection 23.75.085.D. "80% AMI unit" means a dwelling unit other than a replacement unit or 60% AMI unit, to be occupied by or reserved solely for households with incomes at initial occupancy no higher than 80 percent of median income, subject to requirements of subsection 23.75.085.D. (Ord. 126855 , § 65, 2023; Ord. 124378 , § 73, 2013; Ord. 123963, § 26, 2012.)