Bellingham Municipal Code, City of Bellingham, WA

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City of Bellingham Municipal Code

Title 20 LAND USE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 30 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE DEVELOPMENT

20.30.070 - SPECIAL CONDITIONS

A. Special Districts The following terms identified as special conditions in the land use classification system refer to overlay zones or additional regulations which may be applicable to a land use area where the term appears:

"Shoreline"
"Flood"
"View"
"Clearing"

Where no ordinance covering one of the above terms has been passed or Shoreline Master Plan has been approved by the City, these terms shall not be applicable. In areas where one of the following terms are stated in the land use classification system, compliance with the provisions of the respective regulation will be required pursuant to the terms of that program or ordinance:

Term Regulation

B. Special Concerns. The remaining words identified as special conditions in the land use classification system are special concerns which are site specific in nature. The designation of a special concern in an area will not result in any requirements being imposed on development proposals in that area pursuant to this ordinance other than those which require discretionary permits. Rather, these special concerns identify problems which may form the basis of conditions to be attached to a development proposal pursuant to discretionary approval under this ordinance (variance, conditional use, or approval pursuant to the planned or institutional development regulations), subdivision approval (long plat), or the State Environmental Policy Act (RCW 43.21C as implemented by City Ordinance No. 8515, as amended).

Any conditions attached to discretionary approval of a project pursuant to this section shall be based upon the special concern as explained by language (if any) contained in either the introductory paragraph to the area classificaton system or in the preceding text as well as the goals of the comprehensive plan and shall be attached only to satisfy the appropriate standards for issuance of such approval; provided that any conditions to proposals which are based upon such special concerns shall be formulated so as to allow the reasonable use of property for a purpose to which it is suitably adapted.

[Ord. 9024 (part), 1982]