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33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
(253) 835-7000
www. cityoffederalway, com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
The city is in receipt of your May 3, 2017, change of use application, to change from an office building
(St. Vincent De Paul) to a retail furniture store.
Zoning Compliance Review
Federal Wcry Revised Code (FWRC) 19.15.025 addresses a change of use at a developed site as follows:
"19.15.025. Zoning and use review processfor new tenants — Change of use at a developed site. The
purpose of this section is to review and determine compliance with applicable zoning and development
code requirements when a new use is proposed to occupy an existing building or site. When a land use
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If the new use is in the same use category as anyprevious legal use of the site, no zoning compliance
review is required. "
(1) Any new use shall comply with only those standards of the use zoning charts that are directly
related to the new use as determined by the director. Examples include parking, use -specific
setbacks, use -specific special regulations and notes, and nonconforming surface water quality
the site which ar4
not made nonconforin Ing as a result of the change of use are not required to be brought into
conformance as a result of this subsection.
Change of Use Analysis
The subject property is located in the City Center Frame (CC-F) zoning district.
Table 1. Fusion Decor Boutique Change of Use Analysis
Existing Use Proposed Use
FWRC 19.230.010 FWRC 19.230.020
'Office use.' --'Retail use.'
Parking I space per 300 sf of GFA 1 space per 300 sf of GFA
Mr. Hunt
June 2,20\7
Design CC-F District Guidelines Apply CC-F District Guidelines Apply
Guidelines
Setbacks Front, side and rear: 0 ft. Front, side and rear: 0 ft.
Special Notes
The development standards in the FWRC are comparable for office use and retail use as shown in Table I
above. Therefore, no site improvements or existing improvements on the site are required to be brought
into conformance with FWRC standards, as identified in FWRC 19.15.025(l).
In addition, pursuant to FVrRC 19.30,090(l) the change of use will not trigger site improvements to be
floor area, and the site has not been abandoned.
Approval
Please note that you must obtain a Business License approval through the City of Federal Way Finan(I
Department and building permits fOr Suite Modifications as required by the Building Division prior t
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occupying the subject property and operating the new business.
kobert. "Doc" Hansen
Planning Manager