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A nonconforming use, site element, or structure within the Community Facilities - Recreation (CF-R) or Community Facilities - Facilities (CF-F) zones may be rebuilt or expanded if: 1. It is determined that the nonconforming situation serves the greater community benefit by remaining as a nonconforming use upon that site; 2. Any expansion complies with the design and development standards for community facilities; and 3. The proposal complies with the approval criteria in IMC 18.214.070(C) . C. A reconstruction and minor expansion requires a Level 1 review process. A major expansion requires the review process identified for a similar new facility under IMC 18.204.020 . (Ord. 3013 § 6 (Exh. H), 2023). 18.214.140 Issaquah Highlands and Talus projects exempt from legal nonconformity. Search Within This This section is included in your selections. A. Certain legal nonconformities in the Issaquah Highlands and Talus subareas created by the adoption of Chapter 18.404 IMC, Form and Intensity, do not create legal nonconformities subject to regulation by this chapter. This exemption from legal nonconforming status applies to all short plats, preliminary plats, and final plats approved prior to the adoption of this chapter (“exempt projects”). The exempt project must be allowed to develop and redevelop as conforming under the form and intensity standards in place prior to adoption of this chapter. B. Certain density and gross floor area nonconformities in the Issaquah Highlands and Talus subareas were created by the adoption of Chapter 18.404 IMC, Form and Intensity. These are listed in and regulated by IMC 18.404.160(G) (Highlands) and 18.404.170(H) (Talus) and are exempt from legal nonconforming status in this chapter for all short plats, preliminary plats, and final plats approved prior to the adoption of this chapter (“exempt projects”). The exempt projects are allowed to develop and redevelop as conforming under the form and intensity standards in place prior to adoption of this chapter now found in IMC 18.404.160(G) (Highlands) and 18.404.170(H) (Talus). (Ord. 3013 § 6 (Exh. H), 2023). Ch. 18.216 The Issaquah Land Use Code is current through Ordinance 3136, passed March 30, 2026. Disclaimer: The City Clerk’s office has the official version of the Issaquah Land Use Code. Users should contact the City Clerk’s office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above. City Website: www.issaquahwa.gov Hosted by General Code.