40.230.085    Employment Districts (IL, IH, IR, BP)

A.    Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for a wide range of noncommercial economic development and employment opportunities that limit residential, institutional, commercial, office and other nonindustrial uses to those necessary for the convenience and support of such development and opportunities.

(Amended: Ord. 2016-04-03; Ord. 2018-01-09; Ord. 2019-07-01; Ord. 2019-11-05; Ord. 2019-11-16; Ord. 2020-03-08)

B.    Applicability. The regulations in this section shall be applicable in the following zoning districts:

1.    Industrial (I) Districts.

a.    Light Industrial District (IL). The light industrial district is intended to provide for those less-intensive industrial uses which produce little noise, odor and pollution. It also provides for resource-based uses and service uses that are deemed compatible with light industrial uses.

b.    Business Park (BP) District. The business park district provides for the development of uses including limited light manufacturing and wholesale trade, light warehousing, business and professional services, research, business, and corporate offices, and other similar compatible or supporting enterprises not oriented to the general public.

c.    Railroad Industrial District (IR). The railroad industrial district is intended to provide for those industrial uses that are most suited for and can take advantage of locations along the county’s rail line.

2.    Heavy Industrial District (IH). The heavy industrial district is intended to preserve, enhance and create areas containing industrial and manufacturing activities which are potentially incompatible with most other uses.

(Amended: Ord. 2016-04-03; Ord. 2018-01-09; 2019-07-01; Ord. 2019-11-05; Ord. 2019-11-16; Ord. 2020-03-08)

C.    Uses. The uses set out in Table 40.230.085-1 are examples of uses allowable in the Industrial and Business Park zoning districts.

    “P” – Uses allowed subject to approval of applicable permits.

    “C” – Conditional uses which may be permitted, subject to the approval of a conditional use permit as set forth in Section 40.520.030.

    “X” – Uses specifically prohibited.

The list of uses is based on the 2012 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), http://www.naics.com/search.htm. NAICS is organized in a hierarchical structure as follows:

•    Sector (two (2) digit);

•    Subsector (three (3) digit);

•    Industry groups (four (4) digit); and

•    Industry (five (5) digit).

In Table 40.230.085-1, each line is intended to include all lower divisions within it. If a specific industry group or industry is separately called out on its own line in the table under a subsector, it is to be separately regulated, but all other industry groups or industry under a subsector not listed will be regulated the same as the subsector. Where no industry group or industry is separately called out, the use category is intended to apply generally to uses within the subsector.

The use categories apply to the industry sector of the user and are not intended to be applied individually to floor areas within each use category.

Table 40.230.085-1. Uses 
2012 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)

IL

IH

IR

BP

A. Resource Uses

11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

111

Crop production

P

P

P

P

112

Animal production

P

P

P

P

113

Forestry and logging

P

P

P

P

114

Fishing, hunting and trapping

P

P

P

P

115

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

P

P

P

P

21 Mining

211

Oil and gas extraction

X

C4

C4

X

212

Mining (except oil and gas)

X

C4

C4

X

2123

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

X

P4

P4

X

213

Support activities for mining

X

C4

C4

X

22 Utilities

221

Utilities

22111

Electric power generation

P

P

P

C

22112

Electric power transmission and distribution

P

P

P

P

22121

Natural gas distribution

P

P

P

P

22131

Water supply and irrigation systems

P

P

P

P

22132

Sewage treatment facilities

P

P

P

C

23 Construction

236

Construction of buildings

P5

P5

P5

P5

237

Heavy and civil engineering construction

P5

P5

P5

P5

238

Specialty trade contractors

P5

P5

P5

P5

Storage yards for building materials, contractors’ equipment and vehicles

P

P

P

X

B. Manufacturing Uses

311

Food manufacturing

P

P

P

X

 

 

 

31161

Animal slaughtering and processing

C

P

P

X

 

 

 

 

311811

Retail bakeries

P

P

P

P

312

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

P

P

P

P

313

Textile mills

P

P

P

X

314

Textile product mills

P

P

P

X

315

Apparel manufacturing

P2

P2

P2

X

316

Leather and allied product manufacturing

3161

Leather and hide tanning and finishing

X

P

P

X

3162

Footwear manufacturing

P

P

P

P

3169

Other leather and allied product manufacturing

P

P

P

P

321

Wood product manufacturing

3211

Sawmills and wood preservation

X

P

P

X

3212

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing

X

P

P

X

321214

Truss manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3219

Other wood product manufacturing

P

P

P

X

322

Paper manufacturing

 

 

3221

Pulp, paper and paperboard mills

X

P

P

X

 

 

3222

Converted paper product manufacturing

P

P

P

P

323

Printing and related support activities

P

P

P

P

324

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

X

P

P

X

325

Chemical manufacturing

X

P

P

X

3254

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3256

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

P

P

P

X

326

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

P

P

P

X

327

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

3271

Clay product and refractory manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3272

Glass and glass product manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3273

Cement and concrete product manufacturing

P

P

P

X

 

327310

Cement manufacturing

X

P

P

X

 

327320

Ready-mix concrete manufacturing

X

P

P

X

3274

Lime and gypsum product manufacturing

X

P

P

X

3279

Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

X

P

P

X

331

Primary metal manufacturing

X

P

P

X

332

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

3321

Forging and stamping

P

P

P

X

3322

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

P

P

P

P

3323

Architectural and structural metals manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3324

Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3325

Hardware manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3326

Spring and wire product manufacturing

P

P

P

X

3327

Machine shops

P

P

P

C

3328

Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities

P

P

P

X

332813

Electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring

C

P

P

X

3329

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

P

P

P

X

333

Machinery manufacturing

P

P

P

C

334

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

P

P

P

P

335

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

P

P

P

P

336

Transportation equipment manufacturing

P

P

P

X

336991

Motorcycle, bicycle, and parts manufacturing

P

P

P

P

337

Furniture and related product manufacturing

P

P

P

X

339

Miscellaneous manufacturing

P

P

P

P

C. Wholesale Trade

423

Wholesale trade, durable goods (retail sales prohibited)    

P

P

P

P

 

424

Wholesale trade, nondurable goods (retail sales prohibited)

P

P

P

P

 

425

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

P

P

P

P

D. Retail Trade

 

 

Retail sales of products fabricated on site

P1

P1

P1

P1

 

 

Construction and industrial equipment sales

P

P

P

X

4411

Automotive dealers

X

X

X

X

4412

Other motor vehicle dealers

X

X

X

X

4413

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

P1

P1

P1

P1

 

 

4441

Building material and supplies dealers

P

X

X

X

 

 

 

44412

Paint and wallpaper stores

P1

X

X

X

 

 

 

44413

Hardware stores

P1

X

X

X

 

445

Food and beverage stores

P1

X

X

P1

 

 

 

44512

Convenience stores

P1

P1

P1

P1

 

446

Health and personal care stores

P1

X

X

P1

 

447

Gasoline stations

C

C

C

C

 

448

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

P1

X

X

P1

 

451

Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores

P1

X

X

P1

 

452

General merchandise stores

X

X

X

X

 

453

Miscellaneous store retailers

P1

X

X

P1

 

454

Nonstore retailers

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

45431

Fuel dealers

P

P

P

X

E. Transportation and Warehousing

 

482

Rail transportation

P

P

P

X

 

483

Water transportation

X

P

X

X

 

484

Truck transportation

P

P

P

P

 

485

Transit and ground passenger transportation

P

P

P

P

 

486

Pipeline transportation

P

P

P

P

 

487

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

P

P

X

X

 

488

Support activities for transportation

P

P

X

X

 

 

4882

Support activities for rail transportation

P

P

P

X

 

 

4883

Support activities for water transportation

X

P

P

X

 

 

4884

Support activities for road transportation

P

X

X

X

 

 

4885

Freight transportation arrangement

P

P

P

P

 

 

4889

Other support activities for transportation

P

P

P

P

 

491

Postal service

P

P

P

P

 

492

Couriers and messengers

P

P

P

P

 

493

Warehousing and storage

P

P

P

P

F. Information

 

511

Publishing industries

P

P

P

P

 

512

Motion picture and sound recording industries

P

P

P

P

 

515

Broadcasting (except Internet)

P

P

P

P

 

516

Internet publishing and broadcasting

P

P

P

P

 

517

Telecommunications

P

P

P

P

 

 

5172

Wireless communications carriers

P/C7

P/C7

P/C7

P/C7

 

518

Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services

P

P

P

P

 

519

Other information services

P

P

P

P

52 Finance and insurance

X

X

X

P

 

 

5221

Branch banks (including drive-up service)

P1

P1

X

P

 

524

Insurance carriers and related activities

P

X

X

P

53 Real estate and rental and leasing

 

531

Offices of real estate agents and brokers

P

X

X

P

 

532

Rental and leasing services

P

X

X

P

 

 

5324

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing

P

P

P

X

 

533

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

X

X

X

P

54 Professional, scientific, and technical services

 

541

Professional, scientific, and technical services

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

54135

Building inspection services

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

54136

Geophysical surveying and mapping services

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

54137

Surveying and mapping (except geophysical services)

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

54138

Testing laboratories

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

54194

Veterinary services

P

P

X

P

55 Management of companies and enterprises

 

551

Management of companies and enterprises

P

X

X

P

56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 

561

Administrative and support services

P

X

X

P

 

 

5616

Investigation and security services

P

X

X

P

 

 

5617

Services to buildings and dwellings

P

X

X

P

 

 

5619

Other support services

P

X

X

P

 

562

Waste management and remediation services

C6

C6

C6

X

61 Educational services10

 

611

Educational services

C

C

X

C

 

 

6111

Elementary and secondary schools

C

C

X

C

 

 

6112

Junior colleges

C

C

X

C

 

 

6113

Colleges and universities

C

C

X

C

 

 

6114

Business schools and computer and management training

C

C

X

P

 

 

6115

Technical and trade schools

P

P

P

P

 

 

 

 

611519

Truck driving schools

P

P

X

P

 

 

6116

Other schools and instruction

C

C

X

P

 

 

 

 

611692

Automobile driving schools

P

C

X

P

 

 

6117

Educational support services

C

C

X

P

62 Health care and social assistance

 

621

Ambulatory health care services

P

X

X

P

 

 

6215

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

P

X

X

P

 

 

6216

Home health care services

P

X

X

P

 

 

6219

Other ambulatory health care services

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

62191

Ambulance services

P

P

P

P

 

622

Hospitals

C

X

X

P

 

623

Nursing and residential care facilities

X

X

X

P

 

 

6232

Residential mental retardation, mental health, and substance abuse facilities

X

X

X

C

 

624

Social assistance

X

X

X

P

 

 

6244

Child day care services

P1

P1

P1

P

71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation

P1

X

X

P

 

 

7112

Spectator sports

C

X

X

C

 

 

71391

Golf courses and country clubs

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

71392

Skiing facilities

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

71393

Marinas

P

X

X

X

 

 

 

71394

Fitness and recreational sports centers

P1

P1

P1

P1

 

 

 

71399

All other amusement and recreation industries

P1

X

X

P1

72 Accommodations and food services

 

721

Accommodation

X

X

X

P

 

722

Food services and drinking places

P1

P1

P1

P1

 

 

7223

Special food services

P

P

P

P

81 Other services (except public administration)

 

811

Repair and maintenance

P3

P3

P3

P3

 

 

8111

Automotive repair and maintenance

P3

P3

P3

C

 

 

8113

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic repair and maintenance)

P3

P3

P3

C

 

812

Personal and laundry services

P1

X

X

P1

 

 

 

81221

Funeral homes and funeral services

X

X

X

P

 

 

 

81222

Cemeteries and crematories

C

C

C

C

 

 

8123

Dry cleaning and laundry services

P1

X

X

P1

 

 

 

81233

Linen and uniform supply

P

P

X

P

 

 

 

81291

Pet care (except veterinary) services

P1

X

X

P1

 

813

Religious, grant making, civic, professional, and similar organizations

X

X

X

C

92 Public administration10

P

X

X

P

 

 

 

92214

Correctional institutions10, 12

C

C

X

X

G. Other Uses Not Listed as NAICS Codes

1. Service stations for vehicle fleets, including cardlock facilities

P

P

P

P

2. Personal property storage including outdoor RV and boat storage

P

X

X

X

3. Accessory uses

 

a. Administrative, educational, and other related activities and facilities

P2

P2

P2

P2

 

b. Caretaker, security or manager residence when incorporated as an integral part of a permitted use

P2

P2

P2

P2

 

c. Off-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities12 (subject to RCW 70.105.210)

P2

P2

P2

P2

4. Other Uses

 

a. Parks, trails and related uses10

P2

P2

P2

P2

 

b. Existing residential uses without any increase in density, including accessory uses and structures normal to a residential environment. Replacement of such structures requires county approval prior to the removal of the existing structure(s) and is subject to the limits regarding the replacement.

P

P

P

P

 

c. Legally existing commercial and industrial use structures

P

P

P

P

 

d. Public facilities for the support of construction projects and agency operations, including offices for employees of the facility

P

P

P

P

 

e. Electric vehicle infrastructure

P

P

P

P

 

f. Coffee and food stands two hundred (200) square feet or less

P8

P8

P8

P8

 

g. Agricultural stands and markets

P9

P9

P9

P9

 

h. Medical marijuana cooperative

X

X

X

X

 

i. Marijuana production facilities

P11

P11

X

X

 

j. Marijuana processor I facilities

P11

P11

X

P11

 

k. Marijuana processor II facilities

P11

P11

X

P11

 

l. Marijuana retailer facilities

X

X

X

X

 

1 These uses shall be limited to a maximum of ten percent (10%) of the gross floor area of all buildings within the development site. These uses are intended to serve and support the needs of employees, clients, customers, vendors, and others having business at the industrial site, to allow limited retail sales of products manufactured on site, to attract and retain a quality workforce, and to further other public objectives such as trip reduction.

2 Permitted only in association with a permitted use.

3 The repair and maintenance subsector does not include all establishments that do repair and maintenance. For example, a substantial amount of repair is done by establishments that also manufacture machinery, equipment and other goods. These establishments are included in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing Uses. Repair of transportation equipment is often provided by or based at transportation facilities, such as airports and seaports, and these activities are included in Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing. Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in rebuilding or remanufacturing machinery and equipment. These are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing Uses. Also excluded are retail establishments that provide after-sale services and repair. These are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail trade.

4 Subject to the provisions of Section 40.250.022, Surface Mining Overlay District.

5 Businesses that are actively working on construction projects and not just coordinating with other contractors. Uses include the storage of materials for use on construction projects, trucks, and other equipment, and shall not be a purely office use. These uses shall not include professional offices such as engineers, planners or architects that support land development and subdivision projects.

6 Subject to the provisions of Section 40.260.200.

7 See Table 40.260.250-1.

8 Subject to the provisions of Section 40.260.055.

9 Subject to the provisions of Section 40.260.025.

10 Once a property has been developed as a public facility, a docket is required to change the comprehensive plan designation from the current zone to the Public Facilities zone.

11 Subject to the provisions of Section 40.260.115.

12 Subject to the provisions of Section 40.260.077.

(Amended: Ord. 2013-07-08; Ord. 2014-01-08; Ord. 2014-05-07; Ord. 2014-11-02; Ord. 2016-04-03; Ord. 2016-06-12; Ord. 2018-01-09; Ord. 2019-07-01; Ord. 2019-11-05; Ord. 2019-11-16; Ord. 2020-03-08; Ord. 2023-11-28)

D.    Development Standards. Development standards for employment zoning districts are as follows:

1.    All districts.

a.    New lots, structures and additions to structures subject to this section shall comply with the applicable standards for lots, building height, setbacks and landscaping in Table 40.230.085-2, subject to the provisions of Chapter 40.200 and Section 40.550.020. Site plan review is required for all new development and modifications to existing permitted development unless expressly exempted by this title (see Section 40.520.040).

Table 40.230.085-2. Lot Standards, Setbacks, Lot Coverage and Building
Height Requirements 

Subject

Zone

IL

IH

IR

BP

Minimum area of new zoning district

None

None

None

5 acres4

Maximum area of new zoning district

None

None

None

None

Minimum lot area

None

None

None

5 acres4

Minimum lot width

None

None

None

None

Maximum building height6

100 feet2

100 feet2

100 feet2, 3

100 feet2

Minimum building setback

Front/street side

20 feet

20 feet

20 feet

20 feet

Side (interior)

0 feet

0 feet

0 feet

0/20 feet5

Rear

0 feet

0 feet

0 feet

0/20 feet5

Maximum lot coverage

Maximum determined by compliance with screening and buffering standards contained in Chapter 40.320, Table 40.320.010-1, the Stormwater and Erosion Control Ordinance (Chapter 40.386), and all other applicable standards.

Minimum site landscaped area1

10 percent

0 percent

0 percent

15 percent

1 Additional setbacks and/or landscape requirements may apply, particularly abutting residential uses or zones. See Sections 40.230.085(E) and 40.320.010.

2 Excluding unique architectural features such as towers, cupolas and peaked roofs. No height limitation for accessory towers.

3 Building height is limited to sixty (60) feet for parcels on the perimeter of the district or on parcels adjacent to residential districts. Buildings on perimeter parcels may be up to one hundred (100) feet in height if the setback is increased to the building height.

4 New parcels smaller than five (5) acres are not permitted unless consistent with a site plan approval.

5 Twenty (20) feet when abutting residentially zoned property.

6 For buildings exceeding thirty-six (36) feet in height, the building setback shall be equal to the height of the building, up to a maximum setback of fifty (50) feet.

(Amended: Ord. 2014-01-08; Ord. 2016-04-03; Ord. 2019-11-05; Ord. 2019-11-16)

b.    Site plan review pursuant to Section 40.520.040 is required for all new development and modifications to existing permitted development unless expressly exempted by this title.

c.    Freestanding commercial retail buildings are permitted with the exception of drive-through retail businesses. Freestanding commercial retail buildings shall not exceed ten thousand (10,000) square feet. Where commercial retail uses are approved, a note shall be placed on the final site plan indicating the cumulative amount of the commercial retail areas that have been approved and the residual amount that remains available for use.

d.    Signs. Signs shall be permitted according to the provisions of Chapter 40.310.

e.    Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided as required in Chapter 40.340.

f.    Landscaping. Landscaping and buffers shall be provided as required in Table 40.230.085-2 and Chapter 40.320.

2.    Additional Development Standards for the Railroad Industrial District.

a.    The perimeter around railroad industrial parks shall be landscaped to an L5 or L3 standard except along the rail line. In determining which standard applies, the responsible official will consider the potential impacts, such as noise and visual impacts to neighboring properties. Generally, greater impacts trigger the L5 standard and lesser impacts trigger the L3 standard.

b.    The performance standards of Section 40.230.085(E) shall be met at the park perimeter.

c.    No tracks are allowed in public roadways except at at-grade crossings.

d.    At-grade crossings shall be minimized to the greatest extent practicable.

e.    Applicants for development in this zoning district shall submit a rail use plan showing where they could build a spur track that will connect with the main line. A rail use plan does not apply if an applicant can show there is an existing track or spur. Development shall not preclude the extension of any spur track.

3.    Additional Development Standards for the Business Park District.

a.    Uses in Setbacks. No service road, spur track, hard stand, or outside storage area shall be permitted within required setbacks adjoining residential districts.

b.    Setbacks. No minimum setback is required where side or rear lot lines abut a railroad right-of-way or spur track.

c.    Fences. Fencing around the perimeter of the development and fencing abutting public or private streets shall be a combination of solid wall, wrought iron, or other similar treatment. Sections of fence or wall longer than fifty (50) feet shall be interspersed with trees or hedges at least every fifty (50) feet for a distance of at least five (5) feet to break up the appearance of the fence or wall. Fences or walls shall not block sight distance at intersections. The responsible official may approve and condition an alternative fence design that is compatible with existing, abutting fencing, landscaping, and land uses that still meets the intent of the development standards of the Business Park zoning district.

d.    Site Landscaping and Design Plan. In addition to site plan requirements, the following requirements shall apply:

(1)    Blank walls are discouraged next to residential zones. If a blank wall is adjacent to residential zones, the applicant shall provide and maintain a vegetative buffer at least eleven (11) feet high that creates a varied appearance to the blank wall. Other features such as false or display windows, artwork, and varied building materials are acceptable.

(2)    Parking areas adjacent to rights-of-way shall be physically separated from the rights-of-way by landscaping or other features to a height of three (3) feet. A combination of walls, berms and landscape materials is preferred. Sidewalks may be placed within this landscaping if the street is defined as a collector or arterial with a speed limit of thirty-five (35) mph or above, in order to separate the pedestrian from heavy or high speed traffic on adjacent roads. The creation of a perimeter feature shall not interfere with the implementation of low impact development stormwater management features on site.

(3)    If a development is located within two hundred fifty (250) feet of an existing or proposed transit stop, the applicant shall work with the transit agency in locating a transit stop and shelter as close as possible to the main building entrance.

(4)    Parking island locations may be designed to facilitate on-site truck maneuvering.

(5)    Required setback areas adjacent to streets and abutting a residential district shall be continuously maintained in lawn or live groundcover. Allowed uses in these areas are bikeways, pedestrian paths and stormwater facilities.

(6)    A minimum fifteen percent (15%) of the site shall be landscaped. Vegetated stormwater facilities and pedestrian plazas may be used to satisfy this requirement. To qualify as a pedestrian plaza, the plaza must:

(a)    Have a minimum width and depth of ten (10) feet and a minimum size of six hundred fifty (650) square feet; and

(b)    Have a minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the area paved in a decorative paver or textured, colored concrete. Asphalt is prohibited as a paver in pedestrian plazas.

(7)    Structures should be clustered on site to maximize open space within the development.

e.    Pedestrian Access Plan. An on-site pedestrian circulation system must be provided which connects the street to the public entrances of the structure(s) on site.

(1)    The circulation system shall be hard surfaced and be at least five (5) feet wide.

(2)    Where the system crosses driveways, parking, and/or loading areas, the system must be clearly identifiable through the use of elevation changes, speed bumps, varied paving materials or other similar methods approved by the reviewing authority and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

(3)    The pedestrian circulation system and parking areas must be adequately lighted so that parking areas can be used safely when natural light is not present.

(4)    The pedestrian system must connect the site to adjacent streets and transit stops. The pedestrian system must also connect on-site public open space or parks, commercial, office and institutional developments to adjacent like uses and developments for all buildings set back forty-five (45) feet or farther from the street lot line when existing development does not preclude such connection. Development patterns must not preclude eventual site-to-site connections, even if an adjoining site is not planned for development at the time of the applicant’s development.

f.    Commercial Retail Bonus. Additional floor area beyond ten percent (10%) of the total may be devoted to commercial uses if the following conditions are met. Commercial and service bonuses are expressed as a percentage of total floor area of the development or building, up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%).

(1)    All required parking is contained within the building or parking structure associated with the development: two and one-half percent (2.5%) bonus for each building served by the qualifying parking structure.

(2)    The building is oriented such that access to a transit stop is available within one-half (1/2) mile: two and one-half percent (2.5%) bonus.

(3)    Child care facilities are provided within the development: two and one-half percent (2.5%) bonus.

(4)    Any six (6) of the following enhanced pedestrian spaces and amenities are provided: plazas, arcades, galleries, courtyards, outdoor cafes, widened sidewalks (more than six (6) feet wide outside of public right-of-way), benches, shelters, street furniture, public art or kiosks: two and one-half percent (2.5%) bonus.

(Amended: Ord. 2015-11-24; Ord. 2016-04-03; Ord. 2018-01-09; Ord. 2019-11-05; Ord. 2019-11-16)

E.    Performance Standards. No land or structure shall be used or occupied within employment districts unless there is continuing compliance with the following minimum performance standards:

1.    Maximum permissible noise levels shall be as determined by Chapter 173-60 WAC, as amended, and applicable provisions of Subtitle 40.3.

2.    Venting Standards. The venting of odors, vapors, smoke, cinders, dust, gas, and fumes shall be directed away from residential uses within fifty (50) feet of the vent.

3.    Major Odor Sources.

a.    When an application is made for a use which is determined to be a major odor source, the applicant shall demonstrate that:

(1)    The odor abatement for the project shall comply with the best available control technology for odor control; and

(2)    The emissions will not exceed SWCAA General Regulations.

b.    Uses which involve the following odor-emitting processes or activities shall be considered major odor sources:

(1)    Lithographic, rotogravure or flexographic printing;

(2)    Film burning;

(3)    Fiberglassing;

(4)    Selling of gasoline and/or storage of gasoline in tanks larger than two hundred sixty (260) gallons;

(5)    Handling of heated tars and asphalts;

(6)    Incinerating (commercial);

(7)    Metal plating;

(8)    Tire buffing;

(9)    Vapor degreasing;

(10)    Wire reclamation;

(11)    Use of boilers (greater than one hundred six (106) British thermal units per hour, ten thousand (10,000) pounds steam per hour, or thirty (30) boiler horsepower);

(12)    Other uses creating similar odor impacts;

(13)    Uses which employ the following processes shall be considered major odor sources, except when the entire activity is conducted as part of a retail sales and service use:

(a)    Cooking of grains;

(b)    Smoking of food or food products;

(c)    Fish or fishmeal processing;

(d)    Coffee or nut roasting;

(e)    Deep-fat frying;

(f)    Dry cleaning;

(g)    Animal food processing;

(h)    Other uses creating odors offensive to a person of ordinary sensitivity at any point along a boundary line of the property on which a use or structure is located.

4.    Light and Glare Standards.

a.    Except for exterior lighting, operations producing heat and glare shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

b.    Exterior lighting shall be shielded and directed away from lots in adjacent uses.

c.    Interior lighting in parking structures shall be shielded to minimize nighttime glare affecting lots in adjacent uses.

d.    When nonconforming exterior lighting is replaced, new lighting shall conform to the requirements of this section.

e.    Glare diagrams which clearly identify potential adverse glare impacts on any residential zone and on arterials shall be required when:

(1)    Any structure is proposed to have facades of reflective coated glass or other highly reflective material, and/or a new structure or expansion of an existing structure greater than sixty-five (65) feet in height is proposed to have more than thirty percent (30%) of the facades comprised of clear or tinted glass;

(2)    The facade(s) surfaced or comprised of such materials either:

(a)    Are oriented towards and are less than two hundred (200) feet from any residential zone; and/or

(b)    Are oriented towards and are less than four hundred (400) feet from a major arterial with more than fifteen thousand (15,000) vehicle trips per day.

f.    When glare diagrams are required, the responsible official may require modification of the plans to mitigate adverse impacts, using methods including but not limited to the following:

(1)    Minimizing the percentage of exterior facade that is composed of glass;

(2)    Using exterior glass of low reflectance;

(3)    Tilting glass areas to prevent glare which could affect arterials, pedestrians or surrounding structures;

(4)    Alternating glass and nonglass materials on the exterior facade; and

(5)    Changing the orientation of the structure.

5.    Outdoor Storage Standards.

a.    All storage areas (including but not limited to areas used to store raw materials, finished and partially finished products and wastes) shall be screened from public rights-of-way to the L3 standard.

b.    Outdoor storage is prohibited:

(1)    In floodways;

(2)    On slopes greater than fifteen percent (15%);

(3)    In parking stalls required by Chapter 40.340;

(4)    In areas where outdoor storage or display causes traffic or pedestrian circulation problems as determined by the responsible official or where a minimum five (5) foot wide walkway does not remain clear and free of obstructions;

(5)    If any materials would likely attract animals, birds or vermin;

(6)    In fire lanes; and

(7)    In areas where outdoor storage may have the potential to create polluted stormwater runoff without proper containment or treatment prior to collection in the designated stormwater facility.

c.    The applicant shall demonstrate that both outdoor storage and the screening for outdoor storage are in the appropriate locations on the site to minimize impacts, given the operational practices of the facility.

6.    Vibration. Site generated ground vibrations shall not be perceptible by a person of ordinary sensitivity without instruments, at any point of any boundary line of the property. Vibrations from temporary construction activities and vehicles that leave the property (such as trucks, trains, airplanes and helicopters) are excluded.

7.    Electromagnetic Interference. Electric fields and magnetic fields shall not be created that adversely affect the normal operation of equipment or instruments or normal radio, telephone, or television reception from off the premises where the activity is conducted. This section does not apply to telecommunication facilities which are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Federal Telecommunication Act of 1996 or its successor.

(Amended: Ord. 2012-12-14; Ord. 2015-11-24; Ord. 2016-04-03)