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20.00.170 Silver Beach neighborhood table of zoning regulations.
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SILVER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING MAP

Areas 1 – 19

Area

Zoning

Use Qualifier

Density

Special Conditions

Prerequisite Considerations

Special Regulations

1

Residential Single

Detached, cluster detached

15,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

Clearing; water service

Sanitary sewer

None

1 lot/10,000 sq. ft. average overall cluster density.

2

Public

School/open space

N/A

Historic

None

None

3

Residential Single

Detached (Ord. 8709)

7,200 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

Shoreline; water service; clearing

Sanitary sewer

None

4

Residential Single

Detached, cluster

20,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

1 lot/20,000 sq. ft. average overall cluster density.

Clearing; traffic; water service

North Shore must be improved to the recommended standards and a drainage plan must be implemented for the entire area; sanitary sewer.

None

5

Residential Single

Detached with cluster; detached north of Silver Beach Ave.

12,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

1 lot/12,000 sq. ft. average overall cluster density.

Clearing

None

None

6

Residential Single

Detached

6,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

Access to North Shore; shoreline

None

None

7

Commercial

Neighborhood

10,000 sq. ft. per building.

Access; parking; buffer residential

None

None

8

Residential Multi

Multiple (Ord. 8709)

High

Shoreline; parking; access to North Shore

None

None

9

Residential Multi

Multiple (Ord. 8772)

High

Limited access to Alabama and Electric; clearing; shoreline; bike trail

None

None

10

Public

Utilities/open space

N/A

Maintain in a natural state with the possible exception of a trail; shoreline

None

None

11

Residential Single

Detached, cluster (Ords. 8838, 8956)

7,200 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

1 lot/7,200 sq. ft. average overall cluster density.

Shoreline; 30-foot setback from Whatcom Falls

None

None

12

Public

Park/recreation

N/A

Shoreline

None

None

13

Residential Multi

Planned (Ord. 7830, 8934)

High

Shoreline; access to North Shore; buffer single-family areas.

None

None

14

Residential Single

Detached

6,000 sq. ft. min. detached lot size.

Shoreline; view.

None

None

15

Residential Single

Detached

10,000 sq. ft. min. detached lot size.

Access to Electric Ave.

None

None

16

Public

Utilities/open space

N/A

None

None

none

17

Residential Single

Detached, cluster attached

12,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

1 lot/12,000 sq. ft. average overall cluster density.

Clearing; buffer; minimize access to Burnes Way; provide access to Big Rock Pond.

Construction of the Burns Way arterial

None

18

Residential Multi

Planned (no manufactured housing park)

Medium

One site plan for all lots; clearing; buffer; minimize access to Burns Way; provide access to open space; townhouse development with no more than six living units in any single structure.

Construction of Burns Way arterial

None

19

Residential Single

Detached and cluster detached

12,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size. One per 12,000 sq. ft. average overall cluster density with a 5,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

Clearing

None

Development located within the Lake Whatcom watershed shall comply with Chapter 16.80 BMC.

[Ord. 2022-11-025 § 15 (Exh. H); Ord. 2021-10-044 § 23 (Exh. A); Ord. 2011-08-049; Ord. 2004-12-087].