Chapter 20.42
RC DISTRICT – RURAL COMMERCIAL
Sections:
20.42.020 Permitted principal uses and structures.
20.42.030 Permitted accessory uses and structures.
20.42.045 Prohibited uses and structures.
20.42.010 Intent.
The rural commercial (RC) district is intended to provide services and facilities that support the residents within the rural residential and single-family medium density districts. It is intended to encourage the development of small and compact areas for business establishments which serve the adjacent residential neighborhoods. [Ord. 1039 § 4, 2023.]
20.42.020 Permitted principal uses and structures.
In the RC district, the following uses and structures are permitted outright:
A. An owner’s or manager’s apartment, provided it is located above a commercially allowed enterprise;
B. Barbershops and beauty shops;
C. Drugstores;
D. Eating and drinking establishments;
E. Grocery and convenient stores;
F. Laundromat;
G. Retail stores. [Ord. 1039 § 4, 2023.]
20.42.030 Permitted accessory uses and structures.
In an RC district, the following accessory buildings and uses, when customarily incidental and subordinate to the permitted principal uses and structures listed in WMC 20.42.020, are permitted:
A. Accessory buildings in conjunction with a permitted commercial use such as a greenhouse, or enclosed storage building. [Ord. 1039 § 4, 2023.]
20.42.040 Conditional uses.
In an RC district, the following uses are authorized by a conditional use permit granted by the planning commission in accordance with Chapter 20.68 WMC:
A. Municipal uses such as fire stations or sewer lift stations;
B. Licensed marijuana establishment facilities per WMC 5.09.010 as follows: retail store, testing, limited indoor cultivation (fewer than 500 square feet under cultivation), and product manufacturing with the exception of solvent-based manufacturing processes which are not allowed;
C. Mobile food units. [Ord. 1039 § 4, 2023.]
20.42.045 Prohibited uses and structures.
A. In an RC district, any use or structure which is not specifically authorized under WMC 20.42.020 through 20.42.040 is prohibited.
B. Any personal or commercial use which causes or may reasonably be expected to cause excessive noise per WMC 9.08.085 or odor nuisance.
C. Auto and boat repair services.
D. Conex/container vans.
E. Recreational vehicles.
F. Outside storage of gear and equipment. [Ord. 1039 § 4, 2023.]
20.42.050 Standards.
The standards found in Chapter 20.52 WMC applicable to this district are:
A. Standards policies: WMC 20.52.005;
B. Principal structures per lot: WMC 20.52.010;
C. Traffic vision impediments: WMC 20.52.020;
D. Distances between buildings: WMC 20.52.030;
E. Air, land and water quality: WMC 20.52.040;
F. Volatile products storage: WMC 20.52.050;
G. Noise: WMC 20.52.060;
H. Airport interference: WMC 20.52.070;
I. Building height: WMC 20.52.080;
J. Density – Minimum lot size: WMC 20.52.090;
K. Coverage – Minimum open areas: WMC 20.52.100;
L. Setbacks – Yards: WMC 20.52.110;
M. Drainage: WMC 20.52.150;
N. Dredge and fill: WMC 20.52.160;
O. Home occupations: WMC 20.52.170;
P. Mobile homes and mobile home parks – Defined: WMC 20.52.180;
Q. Off-street parking: WMC 20.52.190;
R. Signs: WMC 20.52.210;
S. Traffic generation: WMC 20.52.230;
T. Recreation: WMC 20.52.250;
U. Firewood storage: WMC 20.52.260;
V. Animal establishments: WMC 20.52.270;
W. Vacation rental dwellings: WMC 20.08.720;
X. Bed and breakfast inns: WMC 20.08.100;