Zoning Code Amendments

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City staff regularly propose updates to development regulations to address consistency with state law, stakeholder interests and concerns, and regular code maintenance. Staff have drafted amendments related to business code improvements, conformance with new state legislation, fences and retaining walls, noise, and street standards for Downtown and Marymoor Village.

Draft changes to the Redmond Zoning Code are provided here.

2025 Legislative Conformance

In 2025 the state legislature enacted several new laws affecting local development regulations. This amendment package will result in updates to the Redmond Zoning Code to address new state laws. It will also address several clean-ups related to Redmond 2050. Topics include subdivision regulations, zoning for child care centers, parking, permitting timelines, building conversions, and miscellaneous corrections.

Business Code Improvements

The City's Economic Development team monitors business interaction with our development regulations. Annually, staff prepares a package of code amendments proposed to improve business use of these regulations. The 2025-2026 package includes:

  • Ensuring commercial floor area is provided in mixed-use developments by removing opportunity for deviation from adopted code requirements;
  • Requiring placement of "Businesses Open" where pedestrian access to businesses are impacted by sidewalk closures;
  • Updating home-based business allowances; 
  • Simplifying and clarifying opportunities for Food Truck and Pop-Up Retail Courts and for Publicly Accessible Enhanced Amenity Spaces (PEAS); and
  • Improving definitions of allowed business uses.

Fences and Retaining Walls

The fence updates are intended to synchronize and add clarity to fence requirements, and to evaluate the purpose and intent of regulating fence and retaining wall location, dimensions, permit requirements, and design.

Street Standards Updates for Downtown and Marymoor Village

Updates to RZC Appendices continue to implement Redmond 2050 and provide clarifications.

Noise Standards

Noise standards (RMC 6.36) regulate noise for the purpose of public health, safety, and general welfare. The code establishes maximum noise levels by noise zone, prohibitions, exemptions, and measurement techniques.

The updates address several issues related to noise regulations, including:

  • Addressing property maintenance activities.
  • Removing duplicative items.
  • Addressing proper location in the RMC to ensure enforcement.
  • Addressing noise from gun ranges.
  • Addressing the assembly and dismantling of tower cranes.
  • Updating obsolete zoning district names.
  • Re-organizing the exemptions section.
  • Establishing requirements to post construction noise hours at construction sites.
  • Other organizational updates for clarity.

City staff regularly propose updates to development regulations to address consistency with state law, stakeholder interests and concerns, and regular code maintenance. Staff have drafted amendments related to business code improvements, conformance with new state legislation, fences and retaining walls, noise, and street standards for Downtown and Marymoor Village.

Draft changes to the Redmond Zoning Code are provided here.

2025 Legislative Conformance

In 2025 the state legislature enacted several new laws affecting local development regulations. This amendment package will result in updates to the Redmond Zoning Code to address new state laws. It will also address several clean-ups related to Redmond 2050. Topics include subdivision regulations, zoning for child care centers, parking, permitting timelines, building conversions, and miscellaneous corrections.

Business Code Improvements

The City's Economic Development team monitors business interaction with our development regulations. Annually, staff prepares a package of code amendments proposed to improve business use of these regulations. The 2025-2026 package includes:

  • Ensuring commercial floor area is provided in mixed-use developments by removing opportunity for deviation from adopted code requirements;
  • Requiring placement of "Businesses Open" where pedestrian access to businesses are impacted by sidewalk closures;
  • Updating home-based business allowances; 
  • Simplifying and clarifying opportunities for Food Truck and Pop-Up Retail Courts and for Publicly Accessible Enhanced Amenity Spaces (PEAS); and
  • Improving definitions of allowed business uses.

Fences and Retaining Walls

The fence updates are intended to synchronize and add clarity to fence requirements, and to evaluate the purpose and intent of regulating fence and retaining wall location, dimensions, permit requirements, and design.

Street Standards Updates for Downtown and Marymoor Village

Updates to RZC Appendices continue to implement Redmond 2050 and provide clarifications.

Noise Standards

Noise standards (RMC 6.36) regulate noise for the purpose of public health, safety, and general welfare. The code establishes maximum noise levels by noise zone, prohibitions, exemptions, and measurement techniques.

The updates address several issues related to noise regulations, including:

  • Addressing property maintenance activities.
  • Removing duplicative items.
  • Addressing proper location in the RMC to ensure enforcement.
  • Addressing noise from gun ranges.
  • Addressing the assembly and dismantling of tower cranes.
  • Updating obsolete zoning district names.
  • Re-organizing the exemptions section.
  • Establishing requirements to post construction noise hours at construction sites.
  • Other organizational updates for clarity.
Page last updated: 21 Jan 2026, 10:02 AM