Drafter
Clerk 12/09/2008
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to home occupations; and amending Ordinance 15606, Section 20, and K.C.C. 21A.30.085.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this ordinance amends K.C.C. 21A.30.085. One of the changes being made is the deletion of K.C.C. 21A.30.085.E. The existing K.C.C. 21A.30.085.E. lists four specific activities that are allowed as home occupations on RA, A and F zoned properties. The King County council is concerned that by listing these specific activities, other legal activities that are not listed might not be allowed as home occupations, even though those activities would otherwise comply with the rest of K.C.C. 21A.30.085. Therefore, it is the intent of the King County council that the deletions of existing K.C.C. 21A.30.085.E. shall not be construed to mean that the specific activities listed in that subsection are no longer allowed as home occupations.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 15606, Section 20, and K.C.C. 21A.30.085 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
In the A, F and RA zones, residents of a dwelling unit may conduct one or more home occupations as accessory activities, under the following provisions:
A. The total floor area devoted to all home occupations shall not exceed twenty percent of the dwelling unit. Areas within garages and storage buildings shall not be considered part of the dwelling unit and may be used for activities associated with the home occupation;
B. Total outdoor area of all home occupations shall be permitted as follows:
1. For any lot less than one acre: Four hundred forty square feet; and
2. For lots one acre or greater: One percent of the area of the lot, up to a maximum of five thousand square feet.
C. Outdoor storage areas and parking areas related to home occupations shall be:
1. No less than twenty-five feet from any property line; and
2. Screened along the portions of such areas that can b...

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