§ 21.45.270. Setback from planned utility transmission facilities.

A.

No new structural or land development activity requiring a building or land use permit shall be permitted within the minimum area stated in the utility corridor plan for planned electrical or telecommunication transmission facilities for which there is a projected easement or right-of-way, except as allowed under subsection B of this section.

B.

The following uses and activities are permitted, with written acknowledgement of coordination with the affected utilities, within the setbacks described in subsection A of this section:

1.

Sidewalks and pathways;

2.

Trails and bicycle paths;

3.

Bus shelters and bus turnouts;

4.

Kiosks and seating units;

5.

Utilities, utility easements and utility-related structures;

6.

Landscaping required by chapters 21.40, 21.50 and 21.80, and consisting of ground cover, shrubs and understory trees whose maximum height does not exceed 30 feet;

7.

Parking required under section 21.45.080;

8.

Temporary parking as described in section 21.45.140.D;

9.

Additional parking to that required by this title;

10.

Open space and usable yards;

11.

Fences and signs;

12.

Retaining walls;

13.

Remodeling of or addition to structures existing as of February 27, 1990, so long as it does not further intrude within the setback area after that date; and

14.

Driveways and vehicular access points.

C.

Applicable yard requirements stated elsewhere in this title may include the area of setback for electrical transmission facilities.

(AO No. 90-13(S))

Cross reference

Utilities, tit. 26.