Club Palisades Zoning Verification SignedCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
November 10, 2020
Tarah Jones Briscoe
Zoning Info
3555 NW 58th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
tbriscoe@zoning-info.com
Re: File #20-104167-00-AD; ZONING VERIFICATION
Club Palisades Apartments, 2211 South Star Lake Road, Federal Way
Dear Tarah Jones Briscoe:
On October 27, 2020, the City of Federal Way’s Department of Community Development received your
request for a zoning verification for Club Palisades Apartments located at 2211 South Star Lake Road and
2405 South Star Lake Road, parcel numbers 7204800095 and is 7204800111. The following information
addresses the specific questions included in the request.
The current zoning classification for the subject properties are is Multifamily Residential (RM). Specifically,
parcel number 720480 0095 is RM1800 and parcel number 720480 0111 is RM2400.
The adjacent property zoning designations to 720480 0095 are as follows:
North: The city of Kent
South: Single Family Residential (RS7.2)
East: Multifamily Residential (RM1800 and RM 2400)
West: Community Business (BC)
The adjacent property zoning designations to 720480 0111 are as follows:
North: Multifamily Residential (RM1800)
South: Single Family Residential (RS7.2)
East: Multifamily Residential (RM1800), Single Family Residential (RS7.2 and RS5.0
West: Multifamily Residential (RM1800), Single Family Residential (RS7.2)
The subject parcel is a “Permitted Use by Right,” currently regulated by Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) Title
19, “Zoning and Development Code,” Chapter 19.205, “Multifamily Residential (RM),” 19.205.040,
“Multifamily Dwelling Units.” The subject parcel is also regulated by FWRC Chapters 19.115 “Community
Design Guidelines”; 19.125 “Outdoors, Yards and Landscaping”; 19.145 “Environmentally Critical Areas”;
and 19.140 “Signs”; among other aspects of FWRC Title 19 regulating development of the subject parcel and
its associated zone.
Tarah Jones Briscoe
Page 2 of 2
November 10, 2020
20-104167-00-AD Doc. I.D. 80924
The subject property is not part of a Planned Unit Development and does not contain any overlay districts.
The subject property was developed initially under the jurisdiction of King County, prior to the adoption of
the city’s zoning code.
Due to the development occurring prior to 1990 when the City of Federal Way incorporated, the apartment
complex, Club Palisades Apartments, were built under the jurisdiction of King County. Therefore, the city
cannot say whether or not the property was developed with site plan approval.
King County was the applicable zoning and building authority at the time of construction for this property.
Contact the King County Department of Permitting and Environmental Review Record Center at
permitrecords@kingcounty.gov, or 206-296-6696, to inquire about records and site plans they may have. You
will need to provide them with the parcel number(s) pertaining to the property.
There are currently no variances, special permits/exemptions, or conditions according to the city’s database.
According to the city’s database, there are no outstanding/open zoning or building code violations that apply
to the subject property. With regards to fire code violations, South King Fire & Rescue handles fire related
records requests. I encourage you to contact Public Records Officer Lauri Perry at 253-946-7253, or
lauri.perry@southkingfire.org, to obtain information pertaining to fire code violations.
Per FWRC 19.30.200, if a nonconforming use or development is damaged by sudden accidental cause, that use or
development, including associated improvements, may be reconstructed if it meets the following requirements:
(1) The use or development, including associated improvements, as reconstructed, is not any
more nonconforming than it was immediately prior to the damage.
(2) The applicant applies for building and any land use permits to reconstruct the damaged
improvement within six months of the date of the damage and reconstructs the improvement
pursuant to such permits.
Verification of conformance is typically performed at the time of a formal project review. At this time, the
city cannot confirm compliance with the current zoning code or building requirements without a formal site
plan review.
If you have any questions and/or comments, please contact me at chaney.skadsen@cityoffederalway.com.
Sincerely,
Chaney Skadsen
Associate Planner