23.60A.452

A. A view corridor or corridors of not less than 30 percent of the width of the lot, measured at Alaskan Way, shall be provided and maintained on all waterfront lots as follows: 1. View corridors shall allow views of the water from the street. View corridors shall maintain and enhance pedestrian views from Alaskan Way along existing view corridors established by submerged street rights-of-way, as well as views from upland areas along east/west rights-of-way. View corridors shall provide views past pier development out into the open water of Elliott Bay and to the Olympic Mountains where possible; 2. View corridors through a development site shall be encouraged to assist in relieving the overall sense of bulk of development over water; and 3. Overhead weather protection may extend into the view corridor if designed to frame views from Alaskan Way and east/west rights-of-way and if structures in the view corridors are narrow to minimize view obstruction from pedestrian areas at Alaskan Way or on upland streets. B. One-half of an adjacent submerged street right-of-way may be counted towards meeting view corridor requirements. C. Departures for overwater public open space. As an incentive to enhance viewing opportunities by developing public open space jointly with other permitted public facilities on piers or wharf structures, the Director may, as a Type I decision, allow departures to the view corridor requirements of this Section 23.60A.452 and Section 23.60A.170 , view corridors, under the process and conditions specified in Section 23.60A.460 . (Ord. 124105 , § 3, 2013.)