(1)Minimum setbacks are subject to required landscape development. Refer to LUC 20.25J.060.

(2)Measured from the property line where the Medical Institution District abuts I-405 or the access ramps to I-405. Measured from inside edge of the required sidewalks on 116th Avenue NE, NE 8th Street and NE 12th Street. If existing utilities that cannot be reasonably relocated require the planting of street trees on the property side of the sidewalk as provided for in LUC 20.25J.070.A.2.b, four feet are added to the required setback.

(3)Reciprocal maintenance agreements will be required between the City and the property owner of any structure abutting NE 10th Street.

(4)No parking or vehicle access lane is permitted between the required sidewalks on 116th Avenue NE and NE 12th Street and pedestrian entrances and building frontages located in the Medical Office Development Area and the Hospital Perimeter Development Area.

(5) Exceptions to Lot Coverage:

(6)Buildings or portions of buildings that provide a setback of less than 20 feet are required to meet the streetscape design requirements and Urban Frontage Design Guidelines of this Part 20.25J LUC. A minimum setback of 20 feet with required landscape development may be approved by the Director in lieu of required streetscape design and urban frontage.

(7)If the Medical Institution District property line is modified as a result of expansion associated with widening of I-405 and/or associated access ramps, the setback from I-405 and I-405 access ramps will continue to be measured from the property line established as of the effective date of the Master Development Plan that predated the freeway widening. Development complying with this Note is conforming as to the I-405 setback and is not subject to the nonconforming provisions of LUC 20.20.560.

(8) Stepback: A building facade facing 116th Avenue NE or NE 12th Street must incorporate a 10-foot-deep stepback in all floors located 40 feet above 116th Avenue NE or NE 12th Street as measured from the average finished grade of the regulated facade. The Director may allow modifications to the stepback required above 40 feet if the applicant can demonstrate that the resulting design will be more consistent with the design review guidelines of LUC 20.25J.080.

(9)The maximum building height of an ambulatory health care center is 100 feet.

(10)The maximum building height of a hospital is 200 feet, except that any portion of a hospital located within 150 feet of the 116th Ave NE right-of-way shall have a maximum building height of 140 feet.

(11)The maximum building height of a medical office building is 140 feet. A single building is considered a medical office building if more than 75 percent of the gross floor area is devoted to medical clinics and medical-related administrative offices (refer to LUC 20.25J.020).

(12)Development intensity in the Hospital Center and Medical Office Development Areas is controlled pursuant to 20.25J.040 and FAR limitations do not apply.

(13)Where the MI District Boundary abuts property outside the MI District other than right-of-way, the minimum setback from the MI District Boundary shall be landscaped pursuant to the following criteria:

(14) Intrusions into required setback: A rockery or retaining wall may intrude into the required setback subject to the following conditions:

(15)The maximum building height of a hospital or ambulatory health care center is 100 feet as measured from average existing grade.