Politics & Government

Public Hearing on Downtown Building Zoning Code at Council Tuesday

The public will be able to weigh in on the height of buildings in Woodinville's downtown at Tudesday night's council meeting.

The Woodinville City Council is continuing public hearings on downtown zoning code amendments at its Tuesday, Oct. 18 meeting.

City staff will present additional information on maximum building height allowed in downtown. Here is the additional information requested by the council regarding downtown building eights and "Parapets."

Central Business District Basic Heights per WMC With a pitched roof (10 feet or 20% whichever is greater) per WMC 
21.12.170(3) Parapet Per  WMC 21.14.91  (2)(ii)(A)  Architectural  Scale (at least  two feet  or  .1  x  base height). Other features that  can go above?  PerWMC 21.12.170
Base height with 
no incentive 30 feet 49 feet 42.9 feet

Fire or parapet walls, skylights, (not cupolas) chimneys, smoke stacks, church steeples, major or minor communication facility transmission structures and street poles.

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Base height with 
no incentives
(mixed  us  
development
that include  
minimum of
25% of  the total  
area as office 
space) 45 feet 55 feet 49.5 feet

Fire or parapet walls, skylights, (not cupolas) chimneys, smoke stacks, church steeples, major or minor communication facility transmission structures and street poles.


Maximum 
building height 
with incentives 
but without 
structured parking 51 feet (four floors)  61.2 feet  56.1  feet

Fire or parapet walls, skylights, (not cupolas) chimneys, smoke stacks, church steeples, major or minor communication facility transmission structures and street poles.

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Maximum 
building height 
with incentives 
and  
structured parking 57 feet (with five floors)  68.4 feet  62.7 fee

Fire or parapet walls, skylights, (not cupolas) chimneys, smoke stacks, church steeples, major or minor communication facility transmission structures and street poles.

 

Tuesday’s meeting is at  at 7 p.m. To read details on agenda items visit the city’s website here.


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