Chapter 17.45
SMALL TOWNS - MIXED USE/COMMERCIAL (STMU)
Sections:
17.45.010 Purpose.
17.45.020 Permitted uses.
17.45.030 Accessory uses.
17.45.040 Special uses.
17.45.050 Prohibited uses.
17.45.060 Development standards.
17.45.070 Determination of adequate facilities.
17.45.080 Urban growth prohibited.
17.45.010 Purpose.
Small towns have been the historic, cultural, and commercial hubs for rural Lewis County. As such, public infrastructure including schools, fire, and often water systems are in place. The purpose of the Mixed Use/Commercial District is to provide land areas within the small towns for the siting of commercial uses which serve the surrounding community with a broad range of retail goods and services. Property within this district may also serve to meet the residential needs of the community in accordance with the capability of local facilities. The Mixed Use/Commercial Districts are designed to assure infilling consistent with surrounding uses and the existing public facilities and character of the area. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.45.020 Permitted uses.
All permitted uses may be accomplished in stand alone facilities or in mixed use developments on a parcel or within one or more structures. The uses as shown in Table 1 at LCC 17.42.030 shall be allowed within this district. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.45.030 Accessory uses.
As defined at LCC 17.10.007, Accessory Uses are considered part of the permitted uses. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.45.040 Special uses.
Special uses shall be allowed in this district as provided in LCC 17.115. See, Table 1 at LCC 17.42.030 for a listing of various types of special uses and criteria. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.45.050 Prohibited uses.
All other uses. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.45.060 Development standards.
The following provisions shall apply to all uses within this district:
(1) Commercial uses. Permitted uses shall be limited so that no single occupancy exceeds 10,000 square feet. Larger occupancy may be approved through a special use permit process.
(2) Gateway communities. Small towns designated as gateway communities allow all commercial uses identified above and motels, conference, tourist service facilities, and may exceed the 10,000 square foot limitation where: (a) fire, water, waste disposal, and transportation facilities can adequately serve the facility, and (b) the facility can be screened from existing residential development to mitigate impacts on existing residential developments. Projects exceeding the 10,000 square foot limit shall proceed through a special use permit approval.
(3) Gateway communities may plan an area for a variety of gateway activities through a master plan. The same standards shall apply for development within the master plan as for special use.
(4) There shall be no storage or handling of hazardous, explosive, highly flammable materials which would cause fire, explosion or safety hazards, except the storage and dispensing of petroleum in service stations, and agricultural chemicals in accordance with liability requirements.
(5) There shall be no production of noise at any property line of any use in this district in excess of state noise guidelines at the boundary of the Mixed Use/Commercial zone.
(6) There shall be no emission of dust, dirt, odors, smoke, or toxic gases and fumes in excess of SWAPCA* guidelines.
(7) The supplemental requirements of Chapter 17.145 LCC shall be met. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
*[Note: SWAPCA has been redesignated as Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency (SWCAA)].
17.45.070 Determination of adequate facilities.
The applicant for any development permit, except for a building permit for a single-family use on an existing lot of record, shall provide evidence in the form of a letter of availability from the local service providers for schools, water, and fire, where applicable, that the project can be accommodated within the existing system or, alternatively, adequate provision has been made to upgrade or otherwise increase capacity concurrently with the development impact. No development can be approved under this chapter without a written finding that adequacy requirements are met consistent with Chapter 17.130 LCC. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.45.080 Urban growth prohibited.
The Administrator shall find that any project submitted for approval under this chapter is consistent with Chapter 17.150 LCC and that appropriate conditions are imposed to assure that “urban growth” as defined in RCW 36.70A.030(17) and as prohibited outside urban growth areas by RCW 36.70A.110, does not occur as a result of the development in question, nor does the project create a need or demand for urban levels of public facilities or services. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]