Nonconformity to development standards
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.50A.380
in effectA. Industrial uses nonconforming to development standards. The provisions of Chapter 23.42 apply except as provided in subsection 23.50A.380.B. B. When a structure in an industrial zone that contains 50 percent or more of its floor area in an industrial use as identified in Table A for 23.50A.040 that was legally established by June 1, 2023, the structure may expand in a manner that maintains or increases the degree of nonconformity to standards set out in Sections 23.50A.080 , 23.50A.100.A, 23.50A.180 through 23.50A.190 , 23.53.006 , 23.53.020 , and 23.54.015 only to the extent necessary to allow the expansion, provided that the amount of floor area in industrial use does not decrease from the amount of floor area that was legally established prior to the expansion. ([Renumbered from 23.50A.038]; Ord. 126862 , § 8, 2023.)
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