30.25.020 Perimeter landscaping requirements.
(1) To reduce incompatible characteristics of abutting properties with different zoning classifications, the minimum designated landscape width and type shall be required as a buffer between uses pursuant to SCC Table 30.25.020(1) or as required in SCC 30.25.030(3), unless exempted pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. For properties within urban zones that are separated from properties in rural zones only by public or private roads or road right-of-way, the minimum landscape requirements of SCC Table 30.25.020(1) shall also be required unless exempted pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. When a development proposal has multiple uses or dwelling types, the most intensive use or dwelling type within 100 feet of the property line shall determine which perimeter landscaping requirements shall apply.
(2) Properties zoned RFS, CRC and RB shall provide a 50-foot Type A perimeter landscape buffer when adjacent to R-5, RD, RRT-10, A-10, F, and F&R. Properties zoned RI shall provide a 100-foot Type A perimeter landscape buffer when adjacent to R-5, RD, RRT-10, A-10, F, and F&R.
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Proposed Use |
Zoning Classification of Adjacent Property |
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R-9,600, R‑8,400 |
R-7,200 |
T, LDMR, MR |
NB, CB, PCB |
GC, UC |
LI, HI |
BP, IP |
RB, RFS, RI |
CRC |
All Other Zones |
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Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
Width (in feet) |
Type |
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20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
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Retail, Office, and Other Commercial Uses |
15 |
A |
15 |
A |
15 |
B |
25 |
A |
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Business Park |
25 |
A |
25 |
A |
15 |
B |
10 |
B |
25 |
A |
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Light Industrial1 |
25 |
A |
25 |
A |
15 |
B |
25 |
A |
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Heavy Industrial2 |
25 |
A |
25 |
A |
25 |
A |
25 |
A |
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Single-Family Detached4, Single-Family Attached4, and Duplex 4 |
15 |
A |
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Cottage Housing4 |
15 |
A |
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10 |
B |
5 |
B |
15 |
A |
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Multifamily4 |
15 |
B |
10 |
B |
25 |
A |
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Parking Lot |
10 |
A |
10 |
A |
10 |
A |
25 |
A |
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20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
20 |
A |
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Stormwater Detention Facility |
See SCC 30.25.023 |
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Outside Storage and Waste Areas |
See SCC 30.25.024 |
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Large Detached Garages and Storage Structures |
See SCC 30.25.029 |
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Minerals Excavation and Processing |
See SCC 30.25.027 |
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See SCC 30.25.028 |
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Footnote 1: As defined by the Light Industrial zone in SCC 30.22.100.
Footnote 2: As defined by the Heavy Industrial zone in SCC 30.22.100.
Footnote 3: Conditional uses located in a residential zone according to SCC 30.22.100, 30.22.110, and 30.22.120.
Footnote 4: Where residential development locates adjacent to existing commercial or industrial development and where no existing perimeter landscaping or buffer is located on adjacent commercial or industrial properties, the residential development shall provide a 10-foot wide Type A perimeter landscape area adjacent to the commercial or industrial properties.
Footnote 5: In the R-7,200 zone, townhouse and mixed townhouse development shall not be required to provide a perimeter landscaping buffer along property lines adjacent to existing townhouse or mixed townhouse development.
(3) If a property abuts more than one zoning classification, the standards of that portion which abuts each zone of the property shall be utilized.
(4) Exceptions to SCC Table 30.25.020(1) shall be as follows:
(a) Where a development abuts a public road that is not on the boundary between a rural zone and an urban zone, the perimeter landscaping along the road frontage shall be 10 feet in width and contain Type B landscaping, except no perimeter landscaping is required in areas for required driveways, storm drainage facility maintenance roads, pedestrian trail connections, or where encumbered by utility crossings or other easements subject to permanent access and maintenance;
(b) When any portion of a project site is developed as usable open space or used as a permanently protected resource protection area, critical area protection area, or equivalent, the perimeter landscaping shall consist of Type B landscaping; and
(c) Where a perimeter lot abuts a utility or drainage easement greater than 15 feet in width that is not on the boundary between a rural zone and an urban zone, no perimeter landscaping will be required.
(5) All perimeter landscape areas shall be located within private easements to be maintained pursuant to SCC 30.25.045. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 05-038, Nov. 30, 2005, Eff date Dec. 16, 2005; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-101, Jan. 21, 2009, Eff date Apr. 21, 2009; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-011, Mar. 24, 2010, Eff date Apr. 11, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 16-073, Dec. 21, 2016, Eff date Feb. 19, 2017; Amended by Ord. 17-062, Oct. 18, 2017, Eff date Dec. 17, 2017; Amended by Ord. 18-011, Mar. 21, 2018, Eff date May 20, 2018; Amended by Ord. 20-080, Dec. 16, 2020, Eff date Jan. 9, 2021; Amended by Amended Ord. 21-018, June 9, 2021, Eff date June 19, 2021; Amended by Amended Ord. 21-060, Oct. 6, 2021, Eff date Oct. 22, 2021).