23.60A.384

Uses allowed over water in the UC Environment

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.60A.384

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A. In addition to the uses allowed over water in Section 23.60A.090 and subsection 23.60A.384.C, the following uses are allowed over water on waterfront lots if the standards of subsection 23.60A.384.B are met, and are otherwise prohibited: 1. Commercial uses; 2. Entertainment uses; 3. Light and general manufacturing; 4. Colleges, vocational schools and institutes for advanced studies; 5. Passenger terminals; 6. Office uses, if accessory to a water-dependent or water-related use located on the same lot; and 7. Storage uses, if accessory to a water-dependent use and located on the same development site as such water-dependent use. B. Standards required for the uses listed in subsection 23.60A.384.A are as follows: 1. The depth of dry land on all the waterfront lot area is less than 35 feet; 2. The location of the use on dry land is not reasonable; 3. The use is on or in an existing structure; 4. There is no increase in overwater coverage; and 5. The uses allowed under subsections 23.60A.384.A.1 through 23.60A.384.A.5 shall be: a. Water-dependent; b. Water-related and accessory to a water-dependent use on or in the structure; or c. Water-related that meets the definition of "Water-related use" number 1 in Section 23.60A.944 . C. In addition to the uses allowed over water in Section 23.60A.090 and subsection 23.60A.384.A, if the following uses are not water-dependent or water-related, they are allowed as provided in subsection 23.60A.384.D, and are otherwise prohibited: 1. Eating and drinking establishments; 2. General sales and services; 3. Office uses; 4. Entertainment uses; and 5. Custom and craft work. D. Standards for uses over water 1. The uses in subsection 23.60A.384.C are allowed as follows: a. Over water on or in existing structures in the UC Environment if the depth of dry land on all the waterfront lot area is less than 35 feet, there is no increase in overwater coverage and floor area, and if the requirements of subsections 23.60A.384.D.2 and 23.60A.384.D.3 are met; or b. As a shoreline conditional use over water on or in existing structures in the UC Environment if the depth of dry land on all the waterfront lot area is less than 35 feet, there is no increase in overwater coverage and floor area, and if the requirements of subsection 23.60A.384.D.3 are met. 2. A water-dependent or water-related use occupies the lowest floor level of the existing building or structure. 3. Ecological restoration equivalent to the gross floor area of any new use that is not water-dependent is required pursuant to Section 23.60A.159 . (Ord. 124750 , § 34, 2015; Ord. 124105 , § 3, 2013.)

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