Chapter 17.14
LAND USE MATRIX

Sections:

17.14.010    Interpretation of land use matrix.

17.14.020    Land use matrix.

17.14.010 Interpretation of land use matrix.

A. The land use matrix in this chapter identifies uses permitted in each individual zoning district. The zoning district is located on the vertical column and the use is located on the horizontal row of this matrix.

B. If a dash appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is not permitted in that district.

C. If the letter “P” appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is permitted in that district.

D. If the letter “C” appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is conditionally permitted subject to the conditional use permit review procedures and criteria specified in Chapter 17.64 GHMC.

E. If a footnote appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use may be permitted subject to the appropriate review process indicated above and the specific conditions indicated by the corresponding footnote.

F. All applicable requirements shall govern a use whether or not they are cross-referenced in the matrix. To determine whether a particular use is allowed in a particular zoning district and location, all relevant regulations must also be consulted in addition to this matrix. (Ord. 1045 § 1, 2006).

17.14.020 Land use matrix.¹

Uses	PI	R-1	RLD	R-2	RMD	R-3	RB-1	RB-2	DB	B-1	B-2	C-120	PCD-C	ED18	WR	WM	WC	PCD-BP	PCD-NB	MUD25
Dwelling, single-family	-	P	P	P	P	C	P	P	C	P14	C	C	P14	-	P	P	P	-	P14	P
Dwelling, duplex	-	-	-	P	P	P	-	P	C	P14	C	C	P14	-	P	P	P	-	P14	P
Dwelling, triplex	-	-	-	C	P	P	-	P	C	P14	C	C	P14	-	-	C17	P	-	P14	P
Dwelling, fourplex	-	-	-	C	P	P	-	P	C	P14	C	C	P14	-	-	C17	P	-	P14	P
Dwelling, multiple-family	-	-	-	-	P	P6	-	P	C	P14	C	C	P14	-	-	-	-	-	P14	P
Accessory apartment1	-	C	P	-	P	-	C	C	C	P14	C	C	P14	-	-	-	P	-	P14	P
Family day care provider	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	C	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	-	P	P
Home occupation2	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	C	P	-	C	-	-	P	P	P	-	-	-
Adult family home	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	C	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	-	P	P
Living facility, independent	-	-	-	C	-	P	C	C	C	P	C	C	P	C22	-	-	-	-	-	P
Living facility, assisted	-	-	-	C	-	P	C	C	C	P	-	C	P	C	-	-	-	-	-	P
Nursing facility, skilled	-	-	-	C	-	P	C	C	C	P	C	C	P	C	-	-	-	-	-	P
Hospital	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	C	-	-	-	C	-	-
School, primary	P	C	P	C	P	C	C	C	C	P	-	C	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
School, secondary	P	C	P	C	P	C	C	C	C	P	-	C	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
School, higher educational	P	C	-	C	-	C	C	C	C	P	-	C	P	-	-	-	-	P	-	-
School, vocational/trade	P	C	-	C	-	C	C	C	C	P	-	C	P	P	-	-	-	P	-	-
Government administrative office	P	C	P	C	P	C	C	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	C	P	P	P	P	P
Public/private services	P	C	-	C	-	C	C	C	C	P	C	C	P	C	C	C	C	P	P	P
Religious worship, house of	-	C	P5	C	P5	C	C	C	C	P	-	C	P	C	-	-	-	C	-	P/C15
Museum	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Community recreation hall	P	-	P	C	P	C	C	C	C	P	C	C	P	-	-	-	-	P	P	-
Clubs	-	-	C	C	C	C	C	C	P	P	P	P	P	C	-	C21	P	P	C	-
Parks	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	C	C	P	-	P	P	P	P	P	P
Essential public facilities	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Utilities	P	C	P	C	P	C	C	C	C	P	C	C	P	C	C	C	C	P	P	P
Electric vehicle charging station26	P	P27	P27	P27	P27	P27	P27	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P27	P27	P	P	P	P
Rapid charging station28	P	-	-	-	P29	P29	-	P29	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	P	P	P	P29
Battery exchange station	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	P	P	P	C	-	-	-	C	P	-
Cemetery	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lodging, level 1	-	C	-	C	-	P	P	P	P	P	C	C	-	-	C	C	C	-	-	P
Lodging, level 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	P	-	P	P	P	-	-	-	C	-	-	P
Lodging, level 3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	P	-	P	P	P	-	-	-	C	P	-	P
Personal services	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	P
Business services	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	P
Professional services	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	P
Ancillary services	P	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	P
Product services, level 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	P
Product services, level 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	-	P16
Sales, level 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	C7,8	-	P	P	P	P	P	C23	-	-	P	C24	P13	P
Sales, level 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	C23	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sales, level 3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sales, ancillary	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	P	-	-	P	P	-	-
Commercial child care	-	-	C	-	C	-	C	C	C	-	-	P	-	C	-	-	-	C	-	-
Recreation, indoor commercial	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	P	-	P	P	P	C	-	-	-	C	-	P
Recreation, outdoor commercial	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	C	-	P10	P	P	C	-	-	-	C	-	P
Entertainment, commercial	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	C	-	P
Automotive fuel-dispensing facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	P	P	P	C	-	-	-	C	P	-
Vehicle wash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Parking lot, commercial	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C19	-	-	-
Animal clinic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P9	-	P	P	-	P	-	-	-	P	-	P
Kennel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adult entertainment facility3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Restaurant 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	C8	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	C12	P	P	P	P
Restaurant 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	P	P	P	C23	-	-	P	C24	P	P
Restaurant 3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	P	P	P	C23	-	-	P	C24	P	P
Tavern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	P	P	P	-	-	-	P	-	-	-
Drive-through facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	-	P	P	-	-	-
Marine sales and service	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	-	P	P	-	-	-
Marine boat sales, level 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	-	P	-	P	P	-	-	-
Marine boat sales, level 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	C23	-	P	P	-	-	-
Ministorage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	C	C	P	C	-	-	-	-	-	P
Industrial, level 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	C	P	-	P	-	-	-	C	-	P
Industrial, level 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	P	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marine industrial	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	C	-	P11	C	-	-	-
Wireless communication facility4	C	C	C	C	C	C	P	P	C	P	C	P	P	P	C	C	C	P	P	-
Accessory uses and structures	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P

1    Accessory apartments requiring conditional use permits are subject to the criteria in GHMC 17.64.045.

2    Home occupations are subject to Chapter 17.84 GHMC.

3    Adult entertainment facilities are subject to Chapter 17.58 GHMC.

4    Wireless communication facilities are subject to Chapter 17.61 GHMC.

5    Houses of religious worship shall be limited to parcels not greater than five acres.

6    Multiple-family dwellings shall be limited to no more than eight attached dwellings per structure in the R-3 district.

7    Sales, level 1 uses shall be limited to food stores in the RB-1 district.

8    See GHMC 17.28.090(G) for specific performance standards of restaurant 1 and food store uses in the RB-1 zone.

9    Animal clinics shall have all activities conducted indoors in the DB district.

10    Drive-in theaters are not permitted in the B-2 district.

11    Marine industrial uses in the WM district shall be limited to commercial fishing operations and boat construction shall not exceed one boat per calendar year.

12    Coffeehouse-type restaurant 1 uses shall not exceed 1,000 square feet in total size in the WM district.

13    Sales, level 1 uses shall be limited to less than 7,500 square feet per business in the PCD-NB district.

14    Residential uses shall be located above a permitted business or commercial use.

15    Houses of religious worship on parcels not greater than 10 acres are permitted uses in the MUD district; houses of religious worship on parcels greater than 10 acres are conditionally permitted uses in the MUD district.

16    Auto repair and boat repair uses shall be conducted within an enclosed building or shall be in a location not visible from public rights-of-way and adjacent properties.

17    Only one triplex dwelling or one fourplex dwelling is conditionally permitted per lot in the WM district.

18    Planned unit developments (PUDs) are conditionally permitted in the ED district.

19    Commercial parking lots in the WC district shall be related to shoreline uses.

20    Junkyards, auto wrecking yards and garbage dumps are not allowed in the C-1 district.

21    Clubs in the WM district shall not serve alcoholic beverages and shall not operate a grill or deep-fat fryer.

22    Independent living facilities are conditionally allowed in the ED zone only when in combination with assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities or hospitals in the same site plan or binding site plan.

23    See GHMC 17.45.040 for specific performance standards of sales and restaurant uses in the ED zone.

24    See GHMC 17.54.030 for specific performance standards of sales and restaurant uses in the PCD-BP zone.

25    Permitted and conditional uses in the MUD district overlay are subject to the minimum parcel size and location requirements contained in GHMC 17.91.040(A).

26    Level 1 and Level 2 charging only.

27    Electric vehicle charging stations, Level 1 and Level 2 only, are allowed only as accessory to a principal outright permitted or principal permitted conditional use.

28    The term “rapid” is used interchangeably with Level 3 and “fast charging.”

29    Only “electric vehicle charging stations – restricted” as defined in Chapter 17.73 GHMC.

(Ord. 1220 § 2, 2011; Ord. 1218 §§ 5, 6, 2011; Ord. 1194 § 10, 2010; Ord. 1160 § 5, 2009; Ord. 1148 § 2, 2008; Ord. 1130 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1066 § 3, 2007; Ord. 1045 § 1, 2006).

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Code reviser’s note: Medical marijuana or cannabis collective gardens may be permitted subject to the interim regulations set forth in Ordinance 1218, which expire on April 11, 2012.