17.150.030 Shoreline bulk standard | Stanwood Municipal Code

The following table determines bulk standards in each shoreline environment:

	Shoreline High Intensity	Shoreline Residential	Urban Conservancy	Essential Public Facility
Structure Setback from Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) – Minimum
Water-Dependent Use	None¹	None¹	None¹	None¹
Water-Related or Water-Enjoyment Use	Equal to the critical area buffer plus 10 feet²
Non-Water-Oriented Use	Equal to the critical area buffer plus 10 feet²
Front Yard, Side Yard, and Rear Yard Setbacks	Subject to zoning requirements for side yard setbacks and setbacks for landward side of structure. Subject to shoreline-specific setbacks along waterward side of structure.
Impervious Area within 100 feet of OHWM – Maximum³^,⁵	50%	30%	10%	10%⁴
Lot Coverage for Buildings⁵^,⁶	70%	50%	10%	30%
Maximum Building Height⁷	35 ft.	30 ft.	30 ft.	30 ft.

1Setback shall be the maximum determined by the specific needs of the water-dependent use and shall not apply to a structure housing any other use.

2Water-oriented uses may be established closer to the OHWM only in cases where the critical areas buffer is varied in accordance with SMC 17.150.023.

3Up to five percent additional impervious surface is allowed in buffers for private access to the shoreline on a pathway up to four feet wide.

4Additional impervious area may be allowed by conditional use permit if essential to the function of an essential public facility.

5No building coverage is allowed in critical area buffers.

6Applies only to the portion of a parcel within SMA jurisdiction.

7Additional height may be allowed by conditional use permit if essential to the function of a water-dependent use.

(Ord. 1373 § 46, 2014).