Chapter 17.65
FREEWAY COMMERCIAL (FC)
Sections:
17.65.010 Purpose.
17.65.020 Permitted uses.
17.65.030 Accessory uses.
17.65.040 Prohibited uses.
17.65.050 Development standards.
17.65.060 Determination of adequate facilities.
17.65.070 Urban growth prohibited.
17.65.010 Purpose.
Lewis County is centrally located on Western Washington’s principal traffic link, I-5. As the local economy has shifted away from historical resource uses, the freeway links in the community have historically provided crossroads commercial centers, focusing on the traveling public and serving resource industries, as well as local community services. The districts provide a base of support for county-wide resource activities and provide a base for needed economic activity and job growth, particularly transportation. The purpose of the Freeway Commercial District is to supply sufficient areas arranged in a concentrated form for land use activities which promote services to the traveling public, convenient access to major transportation routes, and provide areas for new commercial development which does not interfere with existing residential neighborhoods and result in new development beyond areas currently affected by the interchange or interchange oriented development. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.65.020 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]
17.65.030 Accessory uses.
As defined at LCC 17.10.007, Accessory Uses are considered part of the permitted uses. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.65.040 Prohibited uses.
All other uses. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]
17.65.050 Development standards.
The following provisions shall apply to all uses within this district:
(1) The proposed use shall not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future development within the district
(2) There shall be no production of noise at any property line of any use in this district in excess of state guidelines.
(3) There shall be no emission of significant quantities of dust, dirt, odors, smoke, or toxic gases and fumes in excess of SWAPCA* requirements.
(4) There shall be no off-site release to soil or surface drainage ways in violation of the requirements of Chapter 90.48 RCW.
(5) The supplemental requirements of Chapter 17.145 LCC shall be met.
(6) No use shall impose offsite impacts which endanger the traveling public on the freeway or interchange. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]
*[Note: SWAPCA has been redesignated as Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency (SWCAA)].
17.65.060 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]
17.65.070 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]