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Design Standards Departures Request Form
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Departures from the Design Standards found in POMC 20.127 provide options for proposing alternative design
treatments, providing the departures proposed meet the purpose of the standard and any additional criteria set
forth in the departure opportunity. Departure requests are reviewed with the underlying development permit.
1. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS. Check the box for each item included with this application:
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Design Standards Departures Request Form, completed. (this form)
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A Narrative Statement for each proposed alternative.
Demonstrate how the proposed departure meets the purpose(s) of the standard and other applicable
departure criteria.
Drawings.
Use the appropriate drawings to represent departures (site plan, elevations, graphical representations).
2. DEPARTURES CHECKLIST. Check the box for each departure requested:
2A. Article II. Block frontage standards.
Table 20.127.150(2) - Storefront Block Frontage Standards - Elements
Ground floor.
Building placement.
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Building entrances.
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Fa�ade transparency.
Weather protection.
Parking location.
Sidewalk width.
Table 20.127.160(2) - Landscaped Block Frontage Standards — Elements
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Building placement.
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Building entrances.
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Fagade transparency.
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Weather protection.
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Parking location.
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Landscaping.
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Sidewalk width.
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Table 20.127.170(2) - Varied Block Frontage Standards — Elements
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Building placement.
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Facade transparency.
Table 20.127.180(2) - Marine Block Frontage Standards — Elements
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Building placement.
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Facade transparency.
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Parking location
Table 20.127.190(2) - Gateway Frontage Standards — Elements
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Building placement.
Building entrances.
Parking location.
Table 20.127.200(2) — Internal Roadway Storefront Block Frontage Standards — Elements
Facade transparency.
Landscaping.
Sidewalk width.
Table 20.127.210(2) — Other Block Frontage Standards — Elements
Building placement.
Building entrances.
Facade transparency.
Weather protection.
Parking location.
Landscaping.
Sidewalk width.
Special residential frontage standards along sidewalks and internal walkways. 20.127.230(1 — 3)
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Raised Deck or Porch Option.
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Front Setback Options.
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Raised Ground Floor.
The information on this form and associated documents are considered public records and subject to public disclosure laws in Chapter 42.56 RCW
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Where a property fronts onto multiple streets/frontage designations. 20.127.240(1 — 5)
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Applicable block frontage standard:
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Building Location.
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Entrances.
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Transparency.
Parking.
High visibility street corners. 20.127.250(1 — 3)
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Building location.
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Special features:
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Corner plaza.
Cropped building corner with special entry feature.
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Decorative use of building material at the corner.
ODistinctive
facade articulation.
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Sculptural architectural element.
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Other decorative elements that meet the purpose of the standards.
2B. Article Ill. Site Planning Standards.
Relationship to Adjacent Properties. 20.127.320(2-3)
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Balconies adjacent to side property lines abutting residentially zoned properties.
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Balconies or Rooftop Decks within 15 horizontal feet of a side and rear property line abutting a
residentially zoned property.
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Light and Air Access.
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Privacy along the side and rear property lines
Nonmotorized Circulation and Design. 20.127.330(2 — 4)
Access to sidewalk.
Internal circulation.
Walkway design.
Vehicular Circulation and Parking. 20.127.340(2 — 4)
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Driveway provisions.
Intersite connectivity.
Internal roadway design.
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On -Site Open Space. 20.127.350(2-5)
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Useable residential open space.
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Useable commercial open space.
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Pedestrian -oriented space design criteria.
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Useable mixed use open space.
Location and Design of Service Areas and Mechanical Equipment. 20.127.360(2-5)
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Location of ground related service areas and mechanical equipment.
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Screening of ground related service areas and mechanical equipment..
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Utility meters, electrical conduit, and other service utility apparatus.
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Location and screening of roof -mounted mechanical equipment.
2C. Article IV. Building Design Standards.
Building Character. 20.127.420(2)
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Corporate Architecture.
Building Massing and Articulation. 20.127.430 (2, 3, 5, 6)
Facade articulation - Nonresidential.
Facade articulation - Residential.
Maximum facade width.
Roofline modulation.
Building Details. 20.127.440 (2 - 5)
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Facade details.
Window design standards.
Cornice/Roofline design for flat roofs.
Articulated building entries.
Building materials. 20.127.450 (2 — 6)
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Quality building materials.
Special conditions and limitations for concrete block (AKA Concrete Masonry Unit or CMU).
Special conditions and limitations for metal siding.
Special conditions and limitations for the use of exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS).
Special conditions and limitations for cementitious wall board paneling/siding.
Blank Wall Treatments. 20.127.460 (3(a) — (e)
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Methods to treat blank walls visible from a public street, pedestrian -oriented space, common useable
open space, or pedestrian walkway.
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