Chapter 18.44
I INSTITUTIONAL USE DISTRICT

Sections:

18.44.010    Intent.

18.44.020    Permitted uses.

18.44.030    Uses requiring permit.

18.44.040    Area requirements.

18.44.050    Development standards.

18.44.060    Supplemental development standards.

18.44.010 Intent.

The institutional use district is intended to provide an area wherein educational, governmental, theological, recreational, cultural and other public and quasi-public uses may be allowed to develop. It is further intended these areas be significant in scope which will allow a combination of uses which may not be permitted outright within other zones. This district is not intended to include those smaller or singular public uses which are consistent with and permitted in other zones. (Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)

18.44.020 Permitted uses.

Hereafter all buildings, structures, or parcels of land in an I district shall only be used for the following, unless otherwise provided for in this title:

A. Academic schools, including public, parochial, and private, which offer instruction in several branches of learning. This excludes commercial schools such as business, vocational or technical as being the principal use;

B. Agricultural and associated uses, excluding livestock;

C. Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks;

D. Cemeteries;

E. Daycare limited to home based daycare, mini daycare center, daycare center, and preschool and nursery schools;

F. Government buildings and facilities;

G. Museums;

H. Nursing homes;

I. Parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities;

J. Quasi-public buildings and uses of a recreational, educational, religious, cultural, or public service type, excluding establishments serving alcoholic beverages;

K. Religious institutions;

L. One detached single-family dwelling not to exceed one single-family dwelling per lot;

M. Accessory uses to residential uses to include residential garages, guest cottage, recreation room, tool shed, noncommercial greenhouse and swimming pool;

N. Keeping of not more than four household pets. This limit shall not include birds, fish or suckling young of pets. (Ord. 4304 § 1(29), (30), 1988; Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)

18.44.030 Uses requiring permit.

The following uses may be permitted in an I district when a conditional use permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18.64 ACC:

A. Category I: Colleges and universities;

B. Category II: Category II uses must be owned and operated in conjunction with an outright permitted use as listed in ACC 18.44.020:

1. Airport landing area,

2. Assembly/light manufacturing,

3. Establishments serving alcoholic beverages,

4. Manufactured home parks,

5. Multiple family dwellings,

6. Retail sales and service,

7. Duplexes. (Ord. 4528 § 4 (Exh. B), 1991; Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)

18.44.040 Area requirements.

The minimum area that may be developed as an institutional use district shall be one acre. (Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)

18.44.050 Development standards.

Development standards in an I district are as follows:

A. Minimum lot area: 6,000 square feet;

B. Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 6,000 square feet;

C. Minimum lot width: 60 feet;

D. Minimum lot depth: 80 feet;

E. Maximum lot coverage: 35 percent;

F. Minimum yard setbacks:

1. Front: 20 feet,

2. Side, interior: five feet,

3. Side, street: 10 feet,

4. Rear: 25 feet,

5. Accessory structures to residential dwellings shall meet all the required setbacks of the zone with the exception that the rear yard setback may be reduced to five feet; provided, that any structure with a vehicular entrance from a street (public or private) or public alley shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet;

G. Maximum building height:

1. Residential dwellings: 30 feet,

2. Accessory buildings to residential dwellings: 16 feet,

3. Other uses: 45 feet;

H. Fences and hedges: see Chapter 18.48 ACC;

I. Parking: see Chapter 18.52 ACC;

J. Landscaping: see Chapter 18.50 ACC;

K. Signs: see Chapter 18.56 ACC. (Ord. 5777 § 1, 2003; Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)

18.44.060 Supplemental development standards.

No on-site hazardous substance processing and handling, or hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities shall be permitted, unless clearly incidental and secondary to a permitted use. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities shall be subject to the state siting criteria (Chapter 70.105 RCW). (Ord. 4294 § 3, 1988.)