§ 5.26. FX Flex Space District.
5.26.01
Intent. This zone provides for a variety of commercial, retail, and industrial uses. The flex space district is designed to accommodate both traditional and modern businesses and industries by having regulations that are adaptive and more responsive to market trends and conditions. Such uses may include retail, service, public, and light industrial.
5.26.02
Permitted Uses. The following principal uses are permitted in the FX District.
1.
Building materials yards with enclosed and screened storage areas.
2.
Business parks and services.
3.
Call center.
4.
Car wash.
5.
Commercial parking lots.
6.
Commercial recreation facilities, indoor and outdoor.
7.
Construction and contractor storage yards.
8.
Convenience store with limited fuel sales.
9.
Facilities for building construction contractors.
10.
Garden supply and retail garden center.
11.
Gasoline stations.
12.
Governmental services - administrative facilities.
13.
Highway maintenance yards or buildings.
14.
Laboratories.
15.
Landscape and horticultural services.
16.
Light manufacturing; assembly, fabrication and processing of products inside an enclosed building, except hazardous or combustible materials.
17.
Logistical center.
18.
Lumber and other building materials dealer
19.
Manufacture and assembly of electrical and electronic appliances.
20.
Manufacture of light sheet metal products including heating and ventilation equipment.
21.
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared materials.
22.
Parks and recreation.
23.
Printing and publishing business.
24.
Public utility main transmission lines including substations, distribution centers, regulator stations, pumping stations, treatment facilities, storage, equipment buildings, garages, towers, or similar public service uses.
25.
Railroad through and spur tracks.
26.
Retail business or service establishment supplying commodities or performing services, such as, or in compatibility with and including the following:
A.
Antique store;
B.
Automobile parts and supply store;
C.
Bicycle shop;
D.
Communication services;
E.
Dairy products sales;
F.
Dance studios, not including those classified under Sexually Oriented Business;
G.
Dry cleaning and laundry pickup;
H.
Furniture store or showroom;
I.
Gunsmith;
J.
Hardware store;
K.
Health Clubs, exercise, fitness and tanning salons, not including uses defined under Sexually Oriented Business;
L.
Hobby and craft store;
M.
Locksmith;
N.
Outlet retail store;
O.
Paint store;
P.
Pet shop, provided that all facilities are fully enclosed;
Q.
Second hand stores;
R.
Social club and fraternal organizations, not including uses defined under Sexually Oriented Business;
S.
Telephone answering service;
T.
Telephone exchange.
27.
Self-service storage facilities, provided they meet the following restrictions:
A.
Lot Standards. All space limits as specified in the FX Zone shall be followed,
B.
Limitation of Activities. No activity other than the rental of storage space and the administration of the facility shall be permitted.
C.
Access to Buildings. No storage building may open into required side or rear yards, if the site directly abuts a residential zoning district. Individual storage bays shall not be interconnected by interior doors or other interior means which would provide access from one storage bay to another.
D.
Storage Restrictions. All storage on the site must be within enclosed buildings. The storage of hazardous materials on the site is prohibited.
E.
Parking/Loading.
[i.]
Parking. Two parking spaces shall be provided at the rental office of 1.5 parking spaces per employee, whichever is greater.
[ii.]
Loading. Loading docks shall be prohibited, all loading areas shall be at the same elevation as the floor elevation of the individual storage bay.
F.
Drive Lanes. Minimum drive lane width shall be twenty-four (24) feet.
G.
Landscaping/Fencing. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the City of Bellevue's Landscape Ordinance. In addition, the perimeter of each facility shall be fully enclosed by fencing or screening walls, as approved by the Planning Director. All fencing shall be located on the interior side of the required bufferyards.
H.
Site Plan. Each application for a self-storage facility shall provide a detailed site plan as required by the Planning Director.
28.
Special and vocational educational and training facilities.
29.
Stone and monument works.
30.
Totally enclosed, automated and conveyor-style car washes.
31.
Toy and sporting goods store.
32.
Veterinarian services or animal hospitals.
33.
Warehouses and wholesale businesses.
5.26.03
Conditional Uses. The following uses are subject to any conditions listed in this Ordinance and are subject to other conditions relating to the placement of said use on a specific tract of ground in the FX District as recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council.
1.
Amusement parks.
2.
Auction Sales.
3.
Automotive rental/leasing and other heavy equipment rental.
4.
Automotive sales and repair service, including recreational vehicles such as boats and campers
5.
Bowling center.
6.
Cabinetry millwork
7.
Commercial greenhouse.
8.
Construction and heavy equipment sales and service.
9.
Farm implement sales and service.
10.
Fertilizer transmission lines.
11.
Home Improvement Center; provided that the following minimum standards are present:
A.
All lumber shall be enclosed with the primary structure.
B.
All year round landscaping materials shall be enclosed within the primary structure.
12.
Hotels and Motels.
13.
Kennels and stables.
14.
Live-in quarters used by live-in watchman or custodians during periods of construction or when necessary as an accessory to permitted use.
15.
Mail order services.
16.
Micro breweries and brew pubs.
17.
Outdoor storage, subject to the following requirements:
A.
A landscape buffer shall be provided subject to the approval of the zoning administrator.
B.
Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any residential property and so that no glare is visible to any traffic on any public street.
C.
All outdoor storage areas shall be screened by a fence or wall or a combination of both, and shall be located to the rear of the landscape buffer.
18.
Radio, television and communication towers and transmitters, as per Section 8.05
19.
Recreational establishments.
20.
Recycling collection and processing facilities, both public and private.
21.
Research facilities
22.
Truck Stops.
23.
Utility substations, terminal facilities, and reservoirs.
5.26.04
Permitted Accessory Uses.
1.
Accessory uses for commercial or light industrial (flex) development shall include those normally appurtenant to such development, except as further specified herein.
2.
Residential and small wind energy systems, subject to Section 8.09
3.
Temporary buildings and uses incidental to construction work that will be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
5.26.05
Space Limits.
1.
Minimum lot area for business or industry: 10,000 square feet.
2.
Minimum width of lot: 50 feet.
3.
Maximum building height: No restriction except as limited by gross floor area ratio and by any restrictions which may be imposed by virtue of aircraft approach and turning zone height restrictions.
4.
Minimum front yard: 20 feet front yard setback required only when no parking is present in the front yard. If parking is located in the front yard then front yard setback is a minimum of 50 feet.
5.
Minimum rear yard: None.
6.
Minimum side yard: None.
7.
Minimum side yard on street side of corner: 10 feet.
8.
Maximum gross floor area ratio: 1.0.
9.
Maximum ground coverage: 75 percent.
5.26.06
Miscellaneous Provisions.
1.
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided for all uses established in this zone.
2.
All parking and storage of vehicles, boats, campers and trailers shall be in conformance with Sections 8.01—8.03.
3.
All signage shall be in conformance with Article 7
4.
All buildings shall conform to building design regulations in Section 8.11
5.
All landscaping shall be in conformance with Article 9
5.
When adjacent to residentially zoned land, no parking, drives or signs shall be allowed in any required yard within 15 feet of such district. Furthermore, permanent screening shall be provided in this area in order to minimize impacts on residentially zoned property, as per Article 9
7.
No outdoor storage is permitted, except:
A.
The display of new merchandise for sale to the public
B.
Unless specifically permitted within this Section
8.
Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any residential property and so that no glare is visible to any traffic on any public street.
9.
No use shall produce a nuisance or hazard from fire, explosion, toxic or corrosive fumes, gas, smoke, odors, obnoxious dust or vapor, harmful radioactivity, offensive noise or vibration, flashes, objectionable effluent, or electrical interference which may affect or impair the normal use and peaceful enjoyment of any surrounding property, structure, or dwelling.
10.
Height and minimum lot requirements of accessory buildings are considered same as their associated permitted or conditional use.
11.
Performance standards shall conform to Section 8.07 of the Supplemental Regulations.