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 WMCΒ 
21.12.170(3) Parapet PerΒ Β WMC 21.14.91Β Β (2)(ii)(A)Β Β ArchitecturalΒ Β Scale (at leastΒ Β two feet Β or Β .1 Β xΒ Β base height). Other features thatΒ Β can go above?Β Β PerWMC 21.12.170
Base height withΒ 
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 withΒ 
no incentives
(mixed Β usΒ Β 
development
that includeΒ Β 
minimum of
25% of Β the totalΒ Β 
area as officeΒ 
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.


MaximumΒ 
building heightΒ 
with incentivesΒ 
but withoutΒ 
structured parking 51 feet (four floors) Β 61.2 feet Β 56.1 Β 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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MaximumΒ 
building heightΒ 
with incentivesΒ 
and Β 
structured parking 57 feet (with five floors) Β 68.4 feet Β 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.

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

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