Within the Fremont Hub Urban Village there are two subareas with different rezone recommendations:
Subarea 1: Land currently zoned Industrial General 2 (IG2) that faces N. 35th St., N. Canal Street and N. 34th St. between 3rd Ave. NW and Evanston, and the triangle of land bounded by NW 36th Street, Leary Way NW and 3rd Ave. NW that is currently zoned Industrial Buffer (IB)-U/45. DPD recommends this area be rezoned to Industrial Commercial (IC)-U/45.
Subarea 2: The corner of 35th Ave. N. and Stone Way N., between Woodland Park Ave. N. and Interlaken Ave. N. and N. 36th and N. 34th Streets. The rezone proposal for this subarea exclusively deals with an increase to the allowable building height limits from 45 to 65 feet. The underlying IC zoning designation would remain the same.
The strip of land zoned Industrial Buffer (IB) fronting N. 36th Street between 1st Ave. NW and Evanston that, although part of the initial discussion for possible rezone areas, will remain as IB-U/45.
Existing Zones
General Industrial 1 (IG1): An area that provides opportunities for manufacturing and industrial uses and related activity, where these activities are already established and viable, and their accessibility by rail and/or waterway make them a specialized and limited land resource.
Industrial Buffer (IB): An area that provides an appropriate transition between industrial areas and adjacent residential zones, or commercial zones having a residential orientation and/or pedestrian character.
Proposed Zones
Industrial Commercial (IC). The Land Use Code says the IC zone is intended to promote development of businesses which incorporate a mix of industrial and commercial activities, including light manufacturing and research and development, while accommodating a wide range of other employment activities. Housing is not permitted in the IC zone.
In addition to the rezone recommendations, DPD is also proposing that Design Review and Green Factor would apply to projects in Industrial Commercial (IC) zones within Urban Villages.
