17-104964CITY'OF
F;Odefal VVOY
November 2, 2017
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CITY HALL
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
(253) 835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
Colin Hirsch
922 7"' Street SE
Auburn, WA 98002
hirschman2@hotinail. coin
RE: File 417-104964-00-AD; CHANGE OF USE ANALYSIS
We Rock the Spectrum, 34930 Enchanted Pkwy S, Unit 180, Federal Way
The city is in receipt of your October 16, 2017., submittal for a Change of Use from retail store to an
entertainment — recreational use. The site is zoned Commercial Enterprise (CE) and contains several
multi -tenant buildings. The request is to locate an indoor sensory facility, including kids play gyrn
sensory safe equipment at the above-i-nentioned address. Minor tenant improvements are proposed insi
the building. No site modifications are planned. I
ZONING COMPLIANCE REVIEW
Federal ,Way Revised Code (FWRC) 19.15.025 addresses a change of use at a developed site as follows:
"19,15.025. Zoning and use review process for 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 changes from one use category in the zoning charts
to another use category, a zoning compliance review shall be performed as part of the use
process review., when required, or In conjunction with the required business registration
and/or building permit review. Each paragraph in a zoning chart is a use category. If the new
use is in the sarne use category as any previous legal use Of the Site, no zoning compliance
review is required."
The existing and proposed uses are located in different zoning charts; therefore, a zoning corripliance
review is required. Per FWRC 19.15-025(l), 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 improvements identified in FWRC 19.30.120. Other nonconforming aspects of the site
which are not rnade nonconforming 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 zoned Commercial Enterprise (CE), Recreational activities are a permitted Use
pursuant to FWRC 19240_1 10, "Entertainment - Generally."
Use-Specijie Regulations and Notes —No external changes to the existing building are proposed.
Mr. Hirsch
November 2. 2017
Page 2
Parking Requirements
Table l describes the esistio�t�nuntmpac� u�� and 1h��rouininoum parking requirement of parking
space for every 30Qsquare feet ofgross floor area. Asdetailed inTable 2,the proposed use, recreational
activities, requires one parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area.
Unit Gross Floor
Existing
Parking
Required
Area (sq. ft.)
Use
Requirement
Parking
Table 2' Proposed Use
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Unit Gross Floor
Proposed
Parking
Required
Area (sq. ft.)
Use
Requirement
Parking
Activities
The submitted site plan and aerial photo ofthe leased spaces details 39specific parking spots allocated by
the landlord to the proposed sensory facility. The overall parking for the site is shared between the
tenants. Based on the rnix of uses oil site there is adequate amount of parking for the proposed use and
existing uses.
Selbacks — Required minimum setbacks for the proposed use in the CE zone are 5 ft. front, 10 ft. side, and
10 ft. rear. No additions are proposed; the existing building meets setbacks.
CONCLUSION
lnsummary, the proposed zonin�Chun�eofUse for this developed sbeisacceptable. This |et�risnot
Intended to identify all issues, aamodifications tothe building require additional review processes,
including, but not limited to, building permit review. Also, you will need to obtain acity business license
through the City Clerk's ()ffioebefore occupying the building. lf You have any questions reumdingthis
letter, please contact meat 253-835-264\orbcokv.uhapin68o kwuv.com.
Sincerely, '