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20.00.200 Sunnyland neighborhood table of zoning regulations.
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SUNNYLAND NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING MAP

Areas 1 – 8

Area

Zoning

Use Qualifier

Density

Special Conditions

Prerequisite Considerations

Special Regulations

1

Residential Single

Detached

5,000 sq. ft. minimum detached lot size.

None

None

None

1A

Residential Single

Detached

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

None

None

None

2

Public

School/park

N/A

Joint planning for undeveloped areas; historic

None

None

2A

Public

Housing, public

2,500 sq. ft. per unit

None (see Res. 56-93 for yard variances)

None

None

3

Residential Multi

Multiple, mixed – Offices allowed

High

Special limitations on office uses and design considerations as listed in the neighborhood plan text for Area 3

None

Office development for properties north of Carolina Street shall obtain approval of a conditional use permit.

See neighborhood plan text for Area 3.

3A

Commercial

Neighborhood, planned – Limited uses*

N/A

Special design considerations as listed in the neighborhood plan text for Area 3A

None

*Uses limited to the following:

1. Retail establishments of all types except those selling the following products (see also number 10 below):

a. Automobiles and trucks

b. Heavy farm and construction equipment

c. Feed, grain and farm supplies

d. House trailers, mobile homes and boats

2. Personal service facilities such as:

a. Barber and beauty shops

b. Tailor shops

c. Repair shops for small items

3. Business and professional offices

4. Laundry and dry cleaning establishments

5. Florist shops

6. Publicly owned parks and playgrounds

7. Public utilities, if located within a public right-of-way

8. Single-family dwelling unit

9. Duplex and multifamily dwelling units; when within a structure housing other principal uses

10. Eating establishments when used in conjunction with another permitted use

11. Uses similar to the above, however adult entertainment uses, drive-through facilities except where accessory to another principal use, taverns, bars, liquor stores and tattoo/body piercing establishments shall be prohibited.

See also neighborhood plan text for Area 3A.

4

Residential Multi

Transition

High

None

None

Conversion of detached accessory buildings to dwelling units with conditional use permit approval.

5

Commercial

Neighborhood

10,000 sq. ft. per building.

None

None

None

5A

Commercial

Neighborhood, planned, limited permitted uses*

N/A

Special requirements as listed in the neighborhood plan text for Area 5A.

None

*Permitted uses limited to the following:

1. Retail establishments of all types except those selling the following products (see also number 10 below):

a. Automobiles and trucks

b. Heavy farm and construction equipment

c. Feed, grain and farm supplies

d. House trailers, mobile homes, boats

2. Personal service facilities such as:

a. Barber and beauty shops

b. Tailor shops

c. Repair shops for small items

3. Business and professional offices

4. Laundry and dry cleaning businesses

5. Florist shops

6. Publicly owned parks and playgrounds

7. Public utilities, if located in a public right-of-way

8. Single-family dwelling unit

9. Duplex and multifamily units; when within a structure housing other principal uses

10. Uses similar to the above; however adult entertainment uses, 24-hour stores, taverns, bars, liquor stores and tattoo/body piercing establishments shall be prohibited.

5B

Commercial

Neighborhood, planned process for all alternations, limited uses

10,000 sq. ft. per building

See Special Regulations

(A lot line adjustment is required to conform to legal description of lot. All lots must be bound.)

None

The following uses shall be excluded from the list of neighborhood commercial permitted and conditional uses:

– Service stations and gasoline and fuel sales

– Frozen food lockers

– Animal hospitals

– Recycling collection center

– Restaurants with drive-through facilities.

Uses are limited to those that are neighborhood in scale (10,000 sq. ft. maximum building size), and any change in use shall go through the planned process with opportunity for neighborhood input. Lighting for building and parking areas shall be designed to avoid impacts on the adjacent residential areas to the north and west. Hours of operation shall be 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Signs shall be subject to neighborhood commercial standards and internally lighted signs are prohibited except those orientated to James and Alabama Sts. Buffering shall be provided to screen neighborhood commercial uses from adjacent residential areas. A reduction in the required setbacks may be administratively approved with additional vegetation and screening as defined in the land use development ordinance between the different use zones.

A planned development contract shall be required for any change in use, building expansion, expansion or redesign of parking areas, as well as for expansion in hours of operation. Neighborhood input and notice will be provided through that process. Neighborhood commercial development standards shall apply as minimum requirements but may be modified through the planned process, which also provides for further limiting or conditioning uses. The conditional use process shall be used for conditional uses.

6

Industrial

Light

N/A

Shoreline; floodplain; reduction of 25-foot setback under circumstances as stated in the text of the neighborhood plan.

None

None

7

Public

School/recreation

N/A

None

None

None

8

Residential Single

Detached, mixed.

(See Special Regulations)

5,000 sq. ft. per unit

Restrict through vehicular access between Sunset Drive and Illinois Street.

Provide a public nonmotorized connection between Sunset Drive and Illinois Street.

None

All residential development is limited to those housing forms listed in Attachment 1.

Attachment 1

Residential development in Area 8
is limited to:

1. Attached and detached accessory dwelling units subject to the provision in BMC 20.10.036.

2. Infill housing subject to the provisions in Chapter 20.28 BMC, and further limited to the following infill housing forms and standards:

a. BMC 20.28.070, Small lot.

b. BMC 20.28.080, Cottage.

c. BMC 20.28.140, Townhouse. Maximum of two units may be attached with each unit located on a “fee simple lot.” Townhouses are not permitted along Illinois Street.

Areas 9 – 14

9

Public

Governmental services

N/A

None

None

None

10

Residential multi

Planned, mixed, offices allowed

High

Access should be limited to the existing alley between James and King Sts. or from King St. No curb cuts on Alabama. Conversion to office uses must be reviewed through the planned process.

None

None

11

Residential Multi

Multiple, mixed, offices allowed

High for residential

Office – maximum 5,000 sq. ft. of floor area.

Improvement of East North St. to 3/4 standard. Special considerations as listed in the neighborhood plan text for Area 11.

None

None

12

Urban Village

Downtown District

See BMC 20.37.500 through 20.37.560, downtown district urban village

Shoreline

None

None

13

Public

Park

N/A

None

None

14

Residential Multi

Planned

High

Provide public trail as indicated in the Bellingham Comprehensive Plan.

No driveway access to Sunset/I-5/SR 542. Driveway access to James Street limited, and right in, right out only.

[Ord. 2022-11-027 §§ 2 (Exh. B), 3; Ord. 2022-01-002 § 1; Ord. 2021-10-044 §§ 23, 24 (Exhs. A, B); Ord. 2021-10-040 §§ 19, 21; Ord. 2018-05-009 § 2; Ord. 2014-09-049 §§ 22, 23 (Exh. D); Ord. 2014-09-048 §§ 3 (Exh. C), 4 (Exh. D); Ord. 2004-12-087].