18.15.150 Medical Overlay (MO).
(1) Purpose. The Medical Overlay (MO) identifies areas within the City designated for the development and expansion of hospitals, clinics, and related health care facilities and is structured to achieve the following objectives:
(a) To encourage the development of medical-related facilities in a controlled development framework;
(b) To provide for a variety of uses that may co-depend and/or support hospitals, clinics, and related health care facilities;
(c) To protect such areas from encroachment of incompatible land uses that may have an adverse impact on the operation and future expansion of hospitals, clinics, and related health care facilities;
(d) To allow existing uses within the overlay boundary, which are not hospitals, clinics, and related health care facilities to remain conforming to the underlying zoning regulation; and
(e) To protect uses other than hospitals, clinics, and related health care facilities both adjacent to and within the Medical Overlay from adverse impacts of development allowed within the Medical Overlay through such measures as regulating building height and mass and requiring adequate off-street parking, landscape buffers, fencing, attractive open space, yard areas, and other design features.
(2) Boundary Location. The Medical Overlay boundary location includes the following identified properties:
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(3) Permitted Uses.
(a) Assisted living facilities.
(b) Adult care complex.
(c) Emergency services.
(d) Health services.
(e) Helicopter landing pad.
(f) Hospice.
(g) Hospitals.
(h) Medical-related ancillary uses.
(i) Medical-related offices.
(j) Medical-related uses.
(k) Mixed-use medical.
(l) Nursing homes.
(m) Residences for temporary occupancy.
(n) Residential home and residential care facilities.
(o) Apartments must meet the special storage required in MDC 18.30.190(4)(j).
(4) Special Requirements.
(a) Master Planning.
(i) Applications for the development of permitted uses within the Medical Overlay must include a master plan and narrative for the entire site. The master plan must include all items required by the site plan review process including, but not limited to, all existing and proposed uses, buildings, structures, and easements.
(ii) The master plan must be prepared to reduce and minimize any identified negative impacts of the proposal on adjacent nonmedical uses and ensure the livability of residential areas surrounding the development.
(iii) Medical overlay master plans are not subject to other requirements for master planning set forth in this Development Code.
(b) Modification of Medical Overlay Master Plan.
(i) Major modifications to the approved master plan, which will alter the scope or character of the project, will require a modification of approval and site plan review by the Community Development Director.
(ii) Minor modifications to the approved master plan, which do not alter the project’s scope or character, may be approved by the Community Development Director but shall not require a new site plan approval.
(c) Notification for Master Plans and Modification to Master Plans.
(i) Notification. A notification shall be sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the proposed development site for all permitted uses.
(ii) Notification for Helicopter Landing Pads. A notification shall be sent to all property owners within 1,500 feet of the property where a helicopter landing pad site is proposed. Such notice shall comply with the provisions of MDC 18.80.110(2).
(d) Development Standards. In addition to meeting the requirements for site plan review, development within the Medical Overlay is subject to the following:
(i) All lighting must be shielded to prevent light from shining directly onto adjacent residential property. Lighted poles must not exceed 20 feet in height.
(ii) Signs must be in accordance with the City’s current sign ordinance.
(iii) Setback Requirements.
(A) Front Setback. The front setback is zero feet unless abutting a property outside of the Medical Overlay or a single-family dwelling within the Medical Overlay in which case the front setback is a minimum of 12 feet plus an additional one-half (½) foot for each one foot of building height above 20 feet.
(B) Side and Rear Setbacks. The side and rear setbacks are zero feet unless abutting a property outside of the Medical Overlay or a single-family dwelling within the Medical Overlay, in which case the side and rear setbacks are a minimum of 10 feet plus an additional one-half (½) foot for each one foot of building height above 20 feet.
(iv) Landscaping must meet the landscaping standards.
(v) Apartments must have a minimum lot size of 12,000 square feet for the initial four dwelling units plus 2,000 square feet for each additional dwelling unit.
(5) Existing Nonmedical Uses. Uses existing prior to adoption of the MO that are not included in subsection (3) of this section may continue, are not subject to any of the provisions of this section, and are not otherwise considered nonconforming on account of the MO. [Ord. 943 §1.1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 933 § 3.14, 2019. Formerly 18.15.140.]