(2) Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.

If a plan other than the Comprehensive Plan containing additional recommendations, policies, and standards regarding development within the City is prepared by the City or a public or quasi-public agency and is adopted by the Commission it will be considered an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and serve as an additional guide for the administration of this Zoning Code as described in § 14-105(3) (Adopted Plans Guide Discretionary Decisions). In the case of a direct conflict between the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan adopted after the Comprehensive Plan, the provisions of the later amendment govern.

(3) Adopted Plans Guide Discretionary Decisions.

Where a Comprehensive Plan or an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan has been adopted pursuant to § 14-304(2) (Comprehensive and Other Plan Adoption), the recommendations of that plan shall be considered by the Commission and Zoning Board as a factor in making any decision on a zoning permit application on a topic or area covered by the adopted plan.

§ 14-106. Zoning Districts and Official Map.

(1) Zoning Districts.

The City is hereby divided into the classes of districts described in Chapter 14-400 (Base Zoning Districts) and Chapter 14-500 (Overlay Zoning Districts).

(2) Official Zoning Map. 6

The base and overlay districts authorized by this Zoning Code are shown on a zoning map. The official zoning map shall be the version of those maps that includes the most recent amendment to zoning district boundaries approved by City Council. L&I shall keep the zoning map on file in its office in electronic form and make it available for public inspection during normal business hours. The zoning map shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of lands, water areas, buildings, and other structures in the City, provided that if the zoning map conflicts with the text of this Zoning Code, the text shall govern. The official zoning map is incorporated into and is part of this Zoning Code.

 

Notes

6	Amended, Bill No. 161003-A (approved May 8, 2017).

§ 14-107. Determination of Boundaries.

(1) Boundaries of Districts.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts, as shown on any zoning map, the following rules apply:

(a)   The district boundaries are street lines unless otherwise shown; and where the designation on the zoning map indicates a boundary that approximately coincides with an existing street line, that street line shall be construed to be the boundary;

(b)   Where a designation on the zoning map indicates a district boundary that approximately coincides with existing lot lines, those lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary;

(c)   In undivided property, the district boundary lines on the zoning map shall be determined by measurement according to the scale of the maps;

(d)   No district boundary shown on the zoning map shall be construed as extending the authority of L&I beyond the low water mark on any navigable stream; and

(e)   Where a street is stricken from the City Plan or where a railroad right-of-way is abandoned, the zoning boundaries of the abutting land shall be extended to the centerline of the vacated street or right-of-way, unless otherwise provided by the City Council.

(2) Multiple Districts or Provisions. 7

When the boundaries of various districts as shown on the zoning map are established so that a single lot has more than one base zoning district designation, the following provisions apply.

(a)   The provisions of a zoning district shall apply to the entire lot if both:

(.1)   The zoning district covers at least 75% of the parcel; and

(.2)   The conditions of (b), below, do not apply.

(b)   If two or more zoning districts each cover a contiguous area on the lot that is greater than or equal to either of the following, the most restrictive provisions of all zoning districts that have a contiguous area that covers at least 10% the total lot area shall apply:  8

(.1)   The minimum lot area for that district; or

(.2)   1,600 sq. ft., if the zoning district does not require a minimum lot area.

(c)   For any lot that meets the conditions of (b), only overlays that apply to zoning districts that cumulatively have a contiguous area that covers at least 10% the total lot area shall apply.

(d)   On any parcel for which neither (a) nor (b) applies, the Commission shall select a single zoning district from among those that cover a portion of that parcel. The Commission shall select the zone based on what best accomplishes the goals for the immediate area in the comprehensive plan, as provided in its regulations. The provisions of the selected zoning district shall apply to the entire parcel.

 

Notes

7	Amended, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013); amended, Bill No. 210078-A (approved April 28, 2021).
8	Amended, Bill No. 220418 (approved November 30, 2022).