Chapter 17.55
SMALL TOWNS - INDUSTRIAL (STI)
Sections:
17.55.010 Purpose.
17.55.020 Permitted uses.
17.55.030 Accessory uses.
17.55.040 Development standards.
17.55.050 Determination of adequate facilities.
17.55.060 Urban growth prohibited.
17.55.010 Purpose.
Small towns in Lewis County, and particularly Packwood and Randle, have provided significant employment centers for substantial numbers of Lewis County rural residents, typically in the form of mills and companies servicing the forest products and agricultural industries. The purpose of the Small Town Industrial District is to assure that areas historically devoted to intensive employment activities are protected to enable communities to maintain or re-establish their economic base and to assure continuation of locations to provide services and support to maintain long-term commercially significant resource activities. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.55.020 Permitted uses.
The uses as shown in Table 1 at LCC 17.42.030 shall be allowed within this district. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.55.030 Accessory uses.
As defined at LCC 17.10.007, Accessory Uses are considered part of the permitted uses. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.55.040 Development standards.
The following provisions shall apply to all uses within this district:
(1) For nonresource-based industries, individual uses shall not exceed 50,000 square feet per location.
(2) Uses in excess of 20,000 square feet shall be reviewed through a special use permit. See LCC 17.115.030(17B).
(3) The point of compliance for noise guidelines under WAC 173-60, together with any adjustment authorized therein, shall be the property line of the contiguous parcel on which the source of noise is located.
(4) There shall be no emission of. dust, dirt, odors, smoke, or toxic gases and fumes in excess of SWAPCA* guidelines.
(5) The supplemental requirements of Chapter 17.145 LCC shall be met. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]
*[Note: SWAPCA has been redesignated as Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency (SWCAA)].
17.55.050 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]
17.55.060 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]