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Chart 20.10.440 Uses in land use districts

Services – Residential Districts

STD LAND USE CODE REF

LAND USE CLASSIFICATION

R-1

R-1.8

R-2.5

R-3.5

R-4

R-5

R-7.5

R-10

R-15

R-20

R-30

6

Services

61

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Services

62

Personal Services: Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Barber and Beauty, Photography Studio and Shoe Repair

6241

Funeral and Crematory Services

6262

Cemeteries

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

629

Child Care Services (3,4)

Family Child Care Home in Residence

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Child Day Care Center

C

C

P

P

63

Business Services, Duplicating and Blue Printing, Steno, Advertising (Except Outdoor), Travel Agencies and Employment

634

Building Maintenance and Pest Control Services

637

Warehousing and Storage Services, Excluding Stockyards

639

Rental and Leasing Services: Cars, Trucks, Trailers, Furniture and Tools

641

Auto Repair and Washing Services (26)

649

Repair Services: Watch, TV, Electrical, Upholstery

Professional Services: Medical Clinics and Other Health Care Related Services

Professional Services: Other

6513

Hospitals

66

Contract Construction Services: Building Construction, Plumbing, Paving and Landscape

671

Governmental Services: Executive, Legislative, Administrative and Judicial Functions

C 15

672

673

Governmental Services: Protective Functions and Related Activities Excluding Maintenance Shops

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Limited Governmental Services: Protective Functions (21)

P

P

P

P

Limited Governmental Services: Executive and Administrative, Legislative and Protective Functions (22)

674

675

Military and Correctional Institutions (27)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Secure Community Transition Facility (23,24)

681

Education: Primary and Secondary (25,27)

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

682

Universities and Colleges (27)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

683

Special Schools: Vocational, Trade, Art, Music, Driving, Barber and Beauty Schools

691

Religious Activities (27)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

692 (A)

Professional and Labor Organizations Fraternal Lodge

692 (B)

Social Service Providers

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

A 14

Administrative Office – General

Computer Program, Data Processing and Other Computer-Related Services

Research, Development and Testing Services

Marijuana Research (28)

Homeless Services Uses (32)

Permitted uses in the Shoreline Overlay District are listed in LUC 20.25E.020.

Permitted uses in the Evergreen Highlands Design District (EH-A, EH-B, EH-C and EH-D) are listed in LUC 20.25F.010.

Permitted uses in the Office and Limited Business-Open Space District (OLB-OS) are listed in LUC 20.25L.020.

Permitted uses in the BelRed District (BR) are listed in LUC 20.25D.070.

Permitted uses in the Camp and Conference Center District (CCC) are listed in LUC 20.25N.040.

KEY:
P – PERMITTED USE
C – CONDITIONAL USE (see Part 20.30B or Part 20.30C)
PD – PERMITTED subject to planned unit development only. (See Part 20.30D)
A – ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONAL USE (see Part 20.30E)
S – Permitted only as a subordinate use to a permitted or special use

Chart 20.10.440 Uses in land use districts

Services – Nonresidential Districts

STD LAND USE CODE REF

LAND USE CLASSIFICATION

Professional Office

Office

Office/Limited
Business

Office/Limited
Business 2

Light Industry

General Commercial

Neighborhood
Business

Neighborhood
Mixed Use

Community Business

Factoria Land Use
District 1

Factoria Land Use
District 2

Factoria Land Use
District 3

PO

O

OLB

OLB 2

LI

GC

NB

(16)

NMU

CB

F1

F2

F3

6

Services

61

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Services

P

P

P

P

P 1

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

62

Personal Services: Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Barber and Beauty, Photography Studio and Shoe Repair

S

P

P 2

P

P

P

P

P

S

S

6241

Funeral and Crematory Services

C

C

C

C

C

6262

Cemeteries

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

629

Child Care Services (3, 4)

Family Child Care Home in Residence (3)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Child Day Care Center (3, 4)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

63

Business Services, Duplicating and Blue Printing, Steno, Advertising (Except Outdoor), Travel Agencies and Employment

P

P

P

P

P 5

P

P 17

P

P

P

P

P

634

Building Maintenance and Pest Control Services

P 31

P

P

P

P

637

Warehousing and Storage Services, Excluding Stockyards

P

P

S

S

639

Rental and Leasing Services: Cars, Trucks, Trailers, Furniture and Tools

S

P 6

P

A 18

P

P 7

P 7

S

S

641

Auto Repair and Washing Services (26)

P

P

A 19

P

P

P

649

Repair Services: Watch, TV, Electrical, Upholstery

P 31

P

P

P

P 31

P

P

Professional Services: Medical Clinics and Other Health Care Related Services

P

P

P

P 30

P

P

P 30

P

P

P

P

Professional Services: Other

P

P

P

P

P 9

P

P

P

P

P

P

Pet Grooming and Day Care (29)

P

P

6513

Hospitals

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

66

Contract Construction Services: Building Construction, Plumbing, Paving and Landscape

P

P

671

Governmental Services: Executive, Legislative, Administrative and Judicial Functions

C

C

C

A

A

C

C

C

C

672

673

Governmental Services: Protective Functions and Related Activities Excluding Maintenance Shops

C

C

C

A

C 10

C 10

C

A

C

C

C

C

Limited Governmental Services: Protective Functions (21)

Limited Governmental Services: Executive and Administrative, Legislative and Protective Functions (22)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

674

675

Military and Correctional Institutions (27)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Secure Community Transition Facility (23, 24)

C

C

681

Education: Primary and Secondary (25, 27)

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

682

Universities and Colleges (27)

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

P

P

P

P

P

683

Special Schools: Vocational, Trade, Art, Music, Driving, Barber and Beauty Schools

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

691

Religious Activities (27)

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

P

P

P

P

P

692 (A)

Professional and Labor Organizations Fraternal Lodge

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

692 (B)

Social Service Providers

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Administrative Office – General

P

P

P

P

P 5

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Computer Program, Data Processing and Other Computer-Related Services

P

P

P

P

P 5

P

P

P

P

Research, Development and Testing Services

P

P

P

P

P 5

P

P

P

P

Marijuana Research (28)

Homeless Services Uses (32)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Permitted uses in the Shoreline Overlay District are listed in LUC 20.25E.020.

Permitted uses in the Evergreen Highlands Design District (EH-A, EH-B, EH-C and EH-D) are listed in LUC 20.25F.010.

Permitted uses in the Office and Limited Business-Open Space District (OLB-OS) are listed in LUC 20.25L.020.

Permitted uses in the BelRed District (BR) are listed in LUC 20.25D.070.

Permitted uses in the Camp and Conference Center District (CCC) are listed in LUC 20.25N.040.

Permitted uses in the Eastgate Transit Oriented Development District (EG-TOD) are listed in LUC 20.25P.050.

KEY:
P – PERMITTED USE
C – CONDITIONAL USE (see Part 20.30B or Part 20.30C)
PD – PERMITTED subject to planned unit development only. (See Part 20.30D)
A – ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONAL USE (see Part 20.30E)
S – Permitted only as a subordinate use to a permitted or special use

Notes: Uses in land use districts – Services:

(1)Finance, insurance, and real estate services are permitted only if commercially or industrially related in LI Districts.

(2)Personal services are permitted in LI Districts only if located in a multiple function building or complex.

(3)Refer to Chapter 20.50 LUC for definitions of child care service, family child care home, and child day care center.

(4)A child care service may be located in a community facility in any land use district pursuant to LUC 20.20.170.E.

(5)These uses are permitted in LI Districts only if located in a multiple function building or complex.

(6)Automobile rental and leasing services require administrative conditional use approval and are subject to the decision criteria in LUC 20.20.135.

(7)Rental services are restricted to autos and furniture in CB and F1 Districts and to truck, trailer, and tool rentals, provided the site has two street frontages.

(8)Auto repair and washing services are permitted only if washing services are a subordinate use to a permitted or special use in Downtown-MU Districts.

(9)Professional services are permitted in LI Districts only if located in a multiple function building or complex.

(10)Governmental services include maintenance shops in LI and GC Districts.

(11)Limited to a maximum of 1,500 gross square feet per establishment.

(12)Nonresidential uses are permitted in Downtown-R Districts only if developed in a building which contains residential uses.

(13)Drive-in facilities may be permitted through Design Review, Part 20.30F LUC, at any location in the Downtown-O-2 District, or within 200 feet of NE 4th Street or NE 8th Street in the Downtown-O-1 District; but only if all the following criteria are met:

(a)On-site capacity for vehicle stacking of 10 spaces for 1 drive-up station and 20 spaces for 2 or more drive-up stations must be provided.

(b)The design of the vehicular access is compatible with high volume pedestrian walkways and parking access. The vehicular access will not disrupt established retail or service frontages designed to serve pedestrians, nor can the vehicular access lanes be located between the street and the main pedestrian access to the buildings.

(c)The vehicle stacking lanes must be contained within a structured parking area, or be otherwise screened.

(d)Landscaping or screening must be provided to mitigate any adverse effects on nearby property. Perimeter walkways and sidewalks must conform to the requirements of LUC 20.25A.060.

(e)Walk-up banking service, whether manned or electronically activated customer service stations, must be provided on site during regular daytime business hours for pedestrian business when there is no interior banking service.

(14)These uses are permitted only in Bellevue School District schools, whether under control of the School District or the City.

(a)In the review of the proposed use or uses under the Administrative Conditional Use Permit application, Part 20.30E LUC, the following criteria shall be considered:

(i)Consistency of the proposal with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.

(ii)Extent to which the physical environment will be modified by the proposal.

(iii)Ability to provide on-site parking facilities to accommodate intended uses under the proposal.

(iv)Extent of additional demand on public utilities and public services resulting from the proposal.

(v)Noise impacts of the proposal.

(vi)Traffic volumes and street classifications in the area of the proposal.

(vii)Compatibility of the proposal with surrounding land uses.

(viii)Impact of the proposal on the visual and aesthetic character of the neighborhood.

In addition, the proposed use or uses shall not be more intensive than if the school were being used as a school.

(b)A master Conditional Use Permit listing a range of permissible uses from those permitted in the land use district as listed in LUC 20.10.440 can be obtained for the entire school by using the conditional use process, Part 20.30B or LUC 20.25E.150 and 20.25E.180. Uses listed in the permit shall be permitted outright and uses not listed but permitted as conditional uses shall obtain a Conditional Use Permit.

(15) Permitted in inactive elementary school facilities: The following criteria shall be considered:

(a)Subsections a.i through viii of Note 14 – Uses in land use districts – Services.

(b)Hours of operation.

(c)Proposed signing.

(16)Other than administrative office use, each individual service use in NB Districts is limited to 5,000 square feet. Administrative office use is limited as follows: When located on the first floor of a building, administrative office use is limited to 5,000 square feet or 25 percent of the first floor footprint, whichever is less; when located above the first floor of a building, administrative office use is allowed without a limit on total aggregate square footage, so long as each individual administrative office use is limited to 5,000 square feet. In no event may administrative office uses exceed more than 50 percent of the total building square footage. Administrative conditional use approval is required for hours of operation between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. The applicant must meet the decision criteria for an Administrative Conditional Use Permit set forth in Chapter 20.30E LUC, and must demonstrate that: (a) the use will meet the requirements of the Noise Control Ordinance, Chapter 9.18 BCC; and (b) the use will meet the lighting standards of the Community Retail Design District for all lighting fixtures on the premises that would be lit between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. Businesses operating between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on the effective date of City of Bellevue Ordinance No. 4422 are exempt from the ACUP requirements.

(17)Only travel agencies are permitted in NB Districts.

(18)Rental services limited to truck, trailer and tool rentals are permitted in NB Districts with administrative conditional use approval, provided the site has two street frontages.

(19)Auto repair and washing services are permitted with administrative conditional use approval only in NB sites that have two street frontages.

(20)Personal services are permitted only when functionally integrated within a building or complex used primarily as a hotel or motel; office building; university or college; charitable, social service, professional or labor organization; or recreational facility.

(21)Uses are limited to neighborhood community police stations of 1,000 square feet or less.

(22)Uses are limited to 1,000 square feet, except for protective functions which are limited to community police stations of 1,500 square feet or less.

(23)No portion of a property on which a secure community transition facility is proposed to be located may be within 300 feet of the boundary of any land use district within which the SCTF use is prohibited. The required 300 feet shall be measured in accordance with the policy guidelines established by the Department of Social and Health Services pursuant to RCW 71.09.285(4), now or as hereafter amended.

(25)Primary and secondary educational facilities are an administrative conditional use in all land use districts; provided, that in all residential land use districts and the DNTN-R District a Conditional Use Permit is required for:

(a)The siting of such educational facility on a site not previously developed with an educational facility; or

(b)The addition to or modification of a site previously developed with an educational facility where that addition or modification involves:

(i)An increase of 20 percent or more in the number of students occupying the school. The increase shall be measured against the number of students for which the school was designed prior to the addition or modification, without regard to temporary structures that may have been added to the site over time. If there is no information establishing the number of students for which the school was originally designed, then the increase shall be measured against the average number of students occupying the school in the three academic years immediately preceding the proposed addition or modification; or

(ii)A change in the age group of students occupying the school, or the addition of an age group where such age group was not previously served at the school, except that the addition of students younger than kindergarten age consistent with the definition of school in LUC 20.50.046 shall not be considered a change in the age group of students or an addition of an age group for purposes of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, age group refers to elementary, middle, junior or high school, as defined and used by the school district operating the school; or

(iii)The addition of facilities or programs that may result in impacts not anticipated at the time the original school was developed, including, for example: development of lighted ballfields or the addition of lighting to existing ballfields; development of an exterior sound amplification system; development of fixed outdoor seating; or a proposal to increase the height of the facility pursuant to LUC 20.20.740.A.3.b.

(26)Battery exchange stations are ancillary to auto repair and washing services, and are permitted through the applicable review process as a component of that use. Operators of battery exchange stations must comply with federal and state law regulating the handling, storage, and disposal of batteries.

(27)See LUC 20.20.190 for additional regulations.

(28)Marijuana research uses, as authorized under RCW 69.50.372, now or as hereafter amended, are prohibited in Bellevue. See LUC 20.20.535 for general requirements applicable to marijuana uses.

(29)Boarding and commercial kennels are permitted as a subordinate use to a pet grooming or pet day care; provided, that the criteria of LUC 20.20.130 are met.

(30)Standalone emergency rooms shall not be permitted.

(31)Outdoor storage of materials is prohibited.

(32)A homeless services use requires approval of a Conditional Use Permit unless the City Council agrees to negotiate a development agreement. Refer to LUC 20.20.455.D.

(Ord. 6672, 7-25-22, § 1; Ord. 6670, 7-18-22, § 4; Ord. 6419, 7-16-18, §§ 2, 3; Ord. 6417, 5-21-18, §§ 4, 5; Ord. 6366, 8-7-17, § 5; Ord. 6316, 11-7-16, § 1; Ord. 6277, 3-7-16, § 1; Ord. 6197, 11-17-14, § 5; Ord. 6190, 11-3-14, § 5; Ord. 5989, 2-7-11, § 3; Ord. 5876, 5-18-09, § 4; Ord. 5717, 2-20-07, § 2; Ord. 5480, 10-20-03, § 2; Ord. 5475, 10-20-03, § 4; Ord. 5432, 1-21-03, § 1; Ord. 5430, 1-21-03, § 2; Ord. 5404, 8-5-02, § 2; Ord. 5403, 8-5-02, § 3; Ord. 5385, 7-15-02, § 5; Ord. 5089, 8-3-98, § 3; Ord. 4979, 3-17-97, § 1; Ord. 4973, 3-3-97, § 301; Ord. 4816, 11-27-95, § 401; Ord. 4422, 9-28-92, § 2; Ord. 4176, 11-26-90, § 3; Ord. 4029, 9-5-89, § 1; Ord. 3530, 8-12-85, §§ 7, 8, 9; Ord. 3095, 5-24-82, § 2)