20.25J.060 Landscape requirements.
A. The provisions of LUC 20.20.520, except as they conflict with this section, apply to development within the Medical Institution Land Use District. The following landscaping provisions are required:
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Landscaping Requirement (1) |
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I-405 Access Ramps (2) |
Vertical landscape features, terraced planters or a combination of these features must be proposed and approved through the Design Review process to mitigate the mass of building wall adjacent to the access ramps. |
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I-405 Right-of-Way (2) |
20' wide Type II, using minimum 3" caliper deciduous and minimum 10' high coniferous. |
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NE 8th Street |
Gateway location and conceptual design approval required through the Master Development Plan review process. Gateway design detail approval required through the Design Review process. |
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NE 10th Street east of East Campus Drive |
Gateway location and conceptual design approval required through the Master Development Plan review process. Gateway design detail approval required through the Design Review process. |
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NE 10th Street west of East Campus Drive |
Corridor design approval through Transportation Department Corridor Design Planning Study. |
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NE 12th Street |
20' wide Type II, using minimum 3" caliper deciduous and minimum 10' high coniferous. (3)(4) |
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116th Avenue NE |
20' wide Type II, using minimum 3" caliper deciduous and minimum 10' high coniferous. (3)(4) |
Footnotes:
(1)The tree retention provisions of LUC 20.20.900 do not apply in the Hospital Center or Medical Office Development Areas (DA1 and DA2).
(2)Required landscaping displaced as a result of expansion associated with widening of I-405 and/or associated access ramps is not subject to the nonconforming provisions of LUC 20.20.560.
(3)Street frontage landscaping will be reviewed through the Design Review process described in LUC 20.25J.015.B and is required only if a minimum 20-foot setback is provided in lieu of streetscape design requirements (LUC 20.25J.070) and Street Frontage Design Guidelines (LUC 20.25J.080.D).
(4)Street frontage landscaping in the vicinity of required gateways will be reviewed through the Design Review process described in LUC 20.25J.015.B and must comply with the streetscape design requirements (LUC 20.25J.070) and Street Frontage Design Guidelines (LUC 20.25J.080.D).
B. The Director may approve alternative landscaping requirements in accordance with the criteria in LUC 20.20.520.J. (Ord. 5831, 8-4-08, § 2; Ord. 5587, 3-7-05, § 2)