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Clerk 03/01/2000
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AN ORDINANCE relating to notice on title for wildlife habitat network set-asides, and making typing and code cross-reference corrections to the zoning code; amending Ordinance 10870, Section 33, and K.C.C. 21A.04.120, Ordinance 10870, Section 334, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.070, Ordinance 11621, Section 52, and K.C.C. 21A.14.260, Ordinance 11621, Section 53, and K.C.C. 21A.14.270, Ordinance 11621, Section 70, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.075 and Ordinance 10870, Section 563, and K.C.C. 21A.34.040.
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PREAMBLE:
For purposes of effective land use planning and regulation, King County makes the following legislative findings:
Notices on title identify set-asides on properties and run with the land, providing an effective alternative to identifying protected areas on individual properties without placing an encumbrance on the land;
King County allows notices on title to be used for all other set-aside requirements on individual properties including sensitive areas; and
Pursuant to Ordinance 12196, the requirements for environmental analysis, protection and mitigation measures in K.C.C. chapter 21A.24, as amended by this ordinance, provide adequate analysis of and mitigation for the specific adverse environmental impacts to which the requirements apply.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 10870, Section 33, and K.C.C. 21A.04.120 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Office zone. A. The purpose of the office zone (O) is to provide for pedestrian and transit-oriented high-density employment uses together with limited complementary retail and urban density residential development in locations within activity centers where the full range of commercial activities is not desirable. These purposes are accomplished by:
1. Allowing for uses that will take advantage of pedestrian-oriented site and street improvement standards;
2. Providing for higher building heights and ...

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