Bellingham Municipal Code, City of Bellingham, WA

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City of Bellingham Municipal Code

Title 16 ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 80 LAKE WHATCOM RESERVOIR REGULATORY CHAPTER

16.80.090 - IMPERVIOUS AND PARTIALLY PERVIOUS SURFACE LIMITS

A. Residential Single Development – One of two development “methods” can be selected, as described below and further detailed in BMC15.42.060.

1. Fully Engineered Method

(a) See full requirements in BMC 15.42.060.A.3. and BMC 15.42.060.B.3.
or

2. Forested Method

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

BMC 15.42.060.A.3.b and BMC 15.42.060.B.3.b.

B. Redevelopment of an existing nonconforming lot with regard to impervious and partially pervious surface area limits. When an owner of a lot that exceeds the impervious limits expressed in BMC 16.80.090 A. desires to remodel or add on to an existing building or impervious area or partially pervious surface, they shall comply with BMC 15.42.060 B.3 or may:

1. Add an additional story to any existing portion of the residential building that will not change the footprint, subject to height limitations in BMC Title 20.

C. Reconstruction of a building that is non-conforming with regard to impervious area limits is allowed on a like-for-like basis when damaged by earthquake, fire, vehicular collision or similar accidental causes. Owners of non-conforming lots with regard to impervious area may not re-build buildings that have been abandoned or are more than 50% destroyed by reason of neglect unless they conform to impervious limits in BMC 16.80.090 A.

D. Impervious limits for residential multi and commercial development: The maximum impervious limit for residential multi and commercial development shall be determined during the SEPA review process. The SEPA process shall consider stormwater impacts, ambient water quality, contaminant and nutrient loading and the adopted goals and policies for the Lake Whatcom Watershed in effect at the time of application. All residential multi and commercial development review shall emphasize best management practice prevention efforts over treatment strategies for the minimization of water quality impacts and a finding of fact must be made that no increase in phosphorous or fecal coliform loading will result from the approval of the development..

[Ord. 2009-06-040; Ord. 2001-01-001]