8501 68th St Mercer Island, WA 98040-5200

19.04.010 Planned business zone - PBZ. 19.04.020 Commercial offices. 19.04.030 Repealed. 19.04.040 Parking requirements. 19.04.050 Business - B. 19.04.010 Planned business zone - PBZ. A. The purpose of the planned business zone (PBZ) is to provide a location for a mix of small scale, neighborhood oriented busi- ness, office, service, public and residential uses in high quality, coordinated develop- ments which are compatible with adjacent res- idential areas. Development in the PBZ will be subject to requirements and design standards as further set forth herein. Provided, that transit service is available, a sheltered transit stop and associated parking (transit center) shall be a public benefit feature encouraged in the PBZ. Appropriate incen- tives for the inclusion of a transit center in the PBZ shall be established by the design com- mission in conjunction with review and approval of a PBZ site plan and major new construction. B. Uses Permitted. 1. Government services, utilities, and museums and art exhibitions. 2. Day care. 3. Healthcare services. 4. Personal services. 5. Professional, scientific, and technical services. 6. Office uses. 7. Service stations; provided, open spaces in this zone may not be used for storage, display, or sale of used vehicles or equipment. 8. Repair services. 9. Theaters. 10. Restaurants, cafeterias, catering. 11. Retail stores. 12. Financial and insurance services. 13. Commercial recreational areas; pro- vided, teen dances and teen dance halls as defined herein are not permitted uses. (Revised 1/07) 19-22.2 This page left intentionally blank. Mercer Island City Code 19.04.010 19-23 (Revised 1/05) 14. Single-family dwellings limited to single-family detached, single-family semi- detached, townhouses, and patio homes. 15. Commercial public storage facili- ties, including screened outdoor storage and indoor storage and accessory caretaker office/residence; provided, such use shall not abut 84th Avenue SE or SE 68th Street. 16. Special needs group housing as pro- vided in MICC 19.06.080. 17. Social service transitional housing, as provided by MICC 19.06.080. 18. Wireless communications facilities subject to the conditions set out in MICC 19.06.040. C. Location Criteria and Size of Zone. 1. Location of Planned Business Zone. A PBZ may be established and shown on the map portion of this code only if authorized by the comprehensive plan, and only within the general area of authority shown on the map portion of the comprehensive plan. The zone shall abut upon at least one major arterial street. 2. Size of PBZ.