Chapter 15.44
ALLOWED AND RESTRICTED USES TABLE

Sections:

15.44.010    Interpretation of land use table.

15.44.020    Land use table.

15.44.030    Expanded land use table definitions.

15.44.010 Interpretation of land use table.

A. The land use table below determines whether a specific use is allowed in a zone district. The zone district is located on the column and the specific use is located on the row of the table.

B. Restricted Uses. If the letter “X” appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is not allowed in that district.

C. Permitted Uses. If the letter “P” appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is allowed in that district subject to the review procedures and general requirements specified in this code.

D. Conditional Uses. If the letter “C” appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is allowed subject to the conditional use review procedures and general requirements specified in this code.

E. Zone district abbreviations are as follows:

1. RS = Medium Density Residential;

2. RC = Retail Core Commercial;

3. GC = General Commercial;

4. WFC = Downtown Waterfront Commercial;

5. M-1 = Light Industrial;

6. M-2 = Heavy Industrial. (Ord. 1630, 2000; Ord. 1593, 1998)

15.44.020 Land use table.

 

Land Use

RS

RC

GC

WFC

M-1

M-2

Amusement

Bowling alley

X

X

P

X

C

C

Game, card rooms, video games

X

C

P

X

X

X

Gyms, exercise facilities, spas, health clubs

X

C

P

X

C

C

Sexually oriented business (see definition)

X

X

X

X

X

C

Community Services

Bus stop shelter

P

P

P

P

P

P

Churches, temples, synagogues

P

C

P

X

X

X

Community center, fraternal organization, conference or meeting facilities

C

C

P

C

C

X

Convalescent or nursing home

C

C

C

X

X

X

Pre-school facilities

C

C

P

X

X

X

Fire station

X

C

P

X

C

C

Libraries

X

P

P

X

X

X

Museums, art galleries

C

P

P

P

X

X

Parks

P

P

P

P

C

C

Police stations (with detention facilities)

X

C

P

X

C

C

Schools or vocational school (but not bus garages)

P

C

P

X

C

C

Public swimming pools

C

C

P

X

C

C

Theaters, auditoriums, exhibit halls

X

P

P

C

X

X

Undertaker establishments, without crematorium

X

X

P

X

C

C

Undertaker establishments, with crematorium

X

X

C

X

C

C

Manufacturing

Assembly plant

X

X

X

X

C

P

Boat building/repair

X

X

X

X

C

P

Cabinetry or carpentry shop

X

X

X

X

C

P

Chemical processes

X

X

X

X

X

P

Food processing

X

X

X

X

C

P

Furniture manufacture

X

X

X

X

C

P

Horticulture and agriculture (flowers, vegetables, shrubs, marijuana, etc.)

X

X

X

X

P

P

Laboratories and research facilities

X

X

X

X

P

P

Log/chip storage

X

X

X

X

X

P

Manufacturing, processing, assembly, fabrication, and other industrial activities when enclosed within a building

X

X

X

X

C

P

Prefabricated housing

X

X

X

X

C

P

Sawmilling

X

X

X

X

X

P

Uses accessory to permitted uses: such as retail outlets, security/caretaker facilities, etc.

X

X

X

X

P

P

Parking

Commercial parking lots (“pay for use”)

X

C

P

X

C

C

Public garage

X

C

P

X

C

C

Public parking lots

X

P

P

P

C

C

Residential

Accessory uses (e.g., garage) for an existing home

P

C

C

X

C

C

Adult family home

P

C

C

X

X

X

Auxiliary dwelling units

C

X

X

X

X

X

Condominiums (PRD)

C

X

C

X

C

X

Duplex

P

X

X

X

X

X

Family day-care provider

P

P

P

X

X

X

Group home

P

C

C

X

X

X

Home occupations

C

P

P

C

P

P

Keeping farm animals

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mobile home parks (PRD)

C

X

C

X

C

X

Multifamily residences (PRD)

C

X

C

X

C

X

Pole buildings used as garage or storage for existing residential structure (must conform to other regulations)

P

X

C

X

P

P

Residences above ground-floor commercial (see definition)

C

C

C

C

C

X

Single-family residence

P

X

X

X

X

X

Retail Trade and Services

Animal clinic/hospital/ kennel

X

X

C

X

P

C

Antiques/novelty/gift shops

X

P

P

P

C

X

Appliance stores

X

P

P

X

C

X

Auto maintenance/ repair shops with conditional overnight parking

X

X

C

X

P

P

Auto paint/body shop

X

X

C

X

P

P

Auto parts and accessories

X

P

P

X

C

C

Auto sales, new or used

X

X

P

X

P

P

Auto wrecking, screened only

X

X

X

X

P

P

Automobile service station (see definition)

X

C

P

X

C

C

Bakeries

X

P

P

P

P

P

Bar, tavern, microbrewery with retail

X

C

P

C

X

X

Beauty parlor/barber shop/personal service

X

P

P

X

X

X

Bed and breakfast establishment

C

C

P

X

X

X

Boat accessories

X

C

P

C

P

C

Books, stationery, office supplies

X

P

P

C

C

X

Building materials (if housed), hardware store

X

C

P

X

P

C

Camera and photography supply store, photo studio

X

P

P

C

X

X

Canoe and kayak building

X

C

C

C

P

P

Canoe and kayak rentals, service, and supplies

X

P

P

P

P

X

Car wash

X

C

C

X

P

C

Clothing boutique

X

P

P

C

X

X

Clothing store

X

P

P

X

X

X

Computer, electronic store

X

P

P

X

X

X

Convenience store

C

P

P

X

C

X

Delicatessen, specialty food store

X

P

P

P

X

X

Department store

X

P

P

X

X

X

Discount store

X

X

P

X

X

X

Drive-in restaurant

X

X

P

X

X

X

Drive-in windows appurtenant to allowed use

X

C

P

X

X

X

Dry-cleaning facilities

X

X

P

X

P

X

Employment agency

X

P

P

X

X

X

Fabric store

X

P

P

X

X

X

Farm supplies

X

X

P

X

C

C

Financial institution

X

P

P

X

X

X

Florist

X

P

P

C

X

X

Furniture manufacturing with retail outlet

X

X

P

X

P

P

Furniture store

X

P

P

X

P

X

Grocery store

X

C

P

X

C

X

Heating/plumbing equipment (if housed inside building)

X

C

P

X

P

C

Home center (including enclosed lumber storage)

X

P

P

X

P

P

Hotel/motel/hostel

X

C

P

P

C

X

Insurance agency

X

P

P

X

X

X

Jewelry, watch sales/ repair

X

P

P

C

X

X

Laundromat and/or dry-cleaning drop-off only

X

P

P

X

C

X

Liquor store

X

P

P

X

X

X

Locksmith

X

P

P

X

P

X

Marijuana store

X

P

P

P

P

P

Medical/dental offices and clinics

X

P

P

X

X

X

Mini-storage

X

X

C

X

P

P

Mini-storage associated with multifamily (see definition)

C

X

C

X

C

X

New manufactured/ modular home sales

X

X

P

X

P

P

Offices, business or professional

X

P

P

C

C

X

Other retail sales and services similar to those allowed

X

C

C

C

C

C

Paint, glass, wallpaper sales and decorating

X

P

P

X

P

X

Pet store

X

P

P

X

P

X

Pharmacy

X

P

P

X

X

X

Pole buildings

X

X

X

X

P

P

Printing establishment/copy center (service only)

X

P

P

X

C

X

Printing establishments and newspaper printing

X

C

P

X

P

P

Public market

X

P

P

P

X

X

Recycling center (see definition)

X

X

X

X

C

C

Recycle drop-off station (enclosed containers only) (see definition)

X

X

C

X

P

P

Rental: truck, auto

X

X

P

X

P

C

Repairs: small appliances, business machines

X

C

P

X

C

C

Repairs: upholstery, furniture

X

C

P

X

C

C

Restaurants, cafes, and similar establishments

X

P

P

P

C

X

Retail trade or shops for custom work or manufacturing not with chemical processes

X

C

C

X

P

P

RV park (limited to 15 hook-ups)

X

X

C

X

C

C

Seafood market/craft market

X

P

P

P

C

C

Shoe repair or shoe shine

X

P

P

X

X

X

Sports equipment: sales and rentals

X

P

P

C

C

X

Storage containers (see definition)

X

X

X

X

P

P

Storage (rental for personal/commercial use) above first floor

X

P

P

X

P

C

Studios (artists/crafts people)

X

P

P

C

C

C

Tailors

X

P

P

X

C

X

Telephone exchanges or telegraph offices

X

C

P

X

C

C

Temporary retail sales

C

P

P

P

P

P

Thrift shops

X

P

P

X

X

X

Tire repair shops/no manufacturing (with enclosed storage area)

X

C

P

X

P

P

Toy, hobby/crafts/art supplies and variety shops

X

P

P

P

X

X

Vehicle impound yard, screened only (see definition)

X

X

X

X

P

P

Vendor carts for food, drink or special occasion retail sales

P

P

P

P

P

P

Video rentals

X

P

P

X

X

X

Transportation

Bus passenger terminals

X

X

C

X

C

C

Taxi terminals, dispatch centers (without maintenance facilities)

X

C

P

X

C

C

School bus garage, not adjacent to school

X

X

X

X

P

P

School bus garage, adjacent to school

P

C

P

X

C

C

Utilities

Utility service substations (must be landscaped and screened from adjacent properties)

C

C

C

X

P

P

Public road/utility shops

X

X

C

X

P

P

Wholesale Trade and Storage Without Attached Retail

Warehouses for storage

X

X

X

X

P

P

Welding, sheet metal and machine shops

X

X

X

X

P

P

Wholesale distribution center (housed within buildings)

X

X

C

X

P

P

Pole buildings

X

X

X

X

P

P

Essential Public Facilities

Type One

Regional transportation facility (e.g., airports)

X

X

X

X

C

C

State correctional facilities

X

X

X

X

C

C

State or regional educational facility

P

C

P

X

C

C

Type Two

County jails

X

X

X

X

C

C

Regional solid waste handling facilities

X

X

X

X

C

C

Community colleges

P

C

P

X

C

C

Sewage treatment facilities

X

X

X

X

C

C

Communication towers and antennas

X

C

C

X

C

C

Inpatient facilities (including mental health and substance abuse facilities)

X

X

C

X

C

X

(Ord. 1854 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1814 § 2, 2013; Ord. 1745 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1630, 2000; Ord. 1604, 1998; Ord. 1593, 1998)

15.44.030 Expanded land use table definitions.

A. “Automobile service station” means a retail facility to supply motor fuel and other petroleum products to motor vehicles, which may include lubrication and minor repair service and the incidental sale of motor vehicle accessories. Minor repairs may include tire changing and repairing (excluding recapping); battery service, charging, and replacement, excluding repair and rebuilding; radiator cleaning and flushing, excluding steam cleaning and repair; and installation of accessories.

B. “Mini-storage associated with multifamily” will be in conjunction with and adjacent to the multifamily unit; adjacent to does not exclude properties separated only by a public right-of-way; will not exceed the total ground floor square footage of the multifamily unit(s); pole buildings are not permissible; and storage structure(s) will be enclosed and architecturally complementary with exterior finishes of the multifamily unit(s).

C. “Recycling drop-off station” consists of small enclosed containers for residents to deposit household recyclables such as cans, glass and newspapers. Material volumes stored in the bins shall not exceed a combined total of 10 cubic yards. All materials must be totally stored in enclosed bins.

D. “Recycling center” means a business in which materials are collected in volumes which may exceed 10 cubic yards and/or are stored on site to be transported to wholesale recyclers. All materials must be stored in an enclosed structure.

E. “Residences above ground-floor commercial” must have at least 50 percent of the ground floor dedicated to general commercial (GC) type businesses that are compatible with and non-intrusive to surrounding residences; businesses must face toward the street and generate minimal noise, fumes, and odors; and only applies to multifamily residences.

F. “Sexually oriented businesses” include but are not limited to the following types of businesses:

1. “Adult arcade” means a commercial establishment containing individual viewing areas or booths, where, for any form of consideration, including a membership fee, one or more still or motion picture projectors, slide projectors, or other similar image producing machines are used to show films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other visual representations that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any sexual activities or display of any specified anatomical areas as defined herein for observation by patrons therein.

2. “Adult entertainment enterprise” means any general commercial, road service, or commercial recreation use which has as a principal purpose the sale of articles and entertainment depicting sexual intercourse or similar sexual behavior, or live nude or female topless entertainment.

3. “Adult entertainment establishment, live” means any building or portion of a building which contains any exhibition or dance wherein any employee or entertainer is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing so as to expose to view any portion of the female breast below the areola, or male or female genitals, vulva, anus and/or buttocks, or any portion of the pubic hair, and which exhibition or dance is for the benefit of a member or members of the adult public, or advertised for the use or benefit of the adult public, held, conducted, operated or maintained for profit, direct or indirect.

4. “Adult mini theater” means an enclosed building with a capacity of less than 50 persons, a portion of an enclosed building with a capacity of less than 50 persons, or outdoor theater with a capacity of less than 50 persons used for presenting motion picture films, video cassettes, cable television or any other such visual media, distinguished or characterized by emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas” as defined herein for observation by patrons therein.

5. “Adult motel” means a hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which:

a. Offers sleeping accommodations to the public for any form of consideration and provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other visual representations that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any “specified sexual activities” or any “specified anatomical areas” and that has a sign visible from the public right-of- way that advertises the availability of this type of sexually oriented materials; or

b. Offers a sleeping room for rent for a rental fee period of time that is less than 10 hours; or

c. Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to sub-rent the room for a period of time that is less than 10 hours.

6. “Specified anatomical areas” means where any employee or entertainer is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing so as to expose to view any portion of the female breast below the areola, or male or female genitals, vulva, anus and/or buttocks, or any portion of the pubic hair and which exhibition or dance is for the benefit of a member or members of the adult public.

7. “Specified sexual activities” means:

a. Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal;

b. Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy;

c. Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast.

G. “Storage container” means any prefabricated container originally built for a specific purpose similar to cargo containers, converted mobile homes, cargo vans, semi trailers, box vans, etc. Said containers may be used in association with valid building permits but only during the construction period and must be removed within 30 days thereafter. Removal of container(s) must be accomplished prior to issuance of the building occupancy permit. Containers already in place as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section must be removed within 30 days following a sale of the property or by May 31, 2009, whichever occurs first.

H. “Vehicle impoundment yard” means a premises containing vehicles or parts thereof which is enclosed by a wall or fence of such height as to obscure the nature of the business carried on therein. The Washington State Department of Licensing may establish specifications or standards for the fence or wall. The wall or fence shall be painted or stained a neutral shade that blends with the surrounding premises and the wall or fence must be kept in good repair. A living hedge of sufficient density to prevent a view of the confined area may be substituted for such a wall or fence. Any dead or dying portion of the hedge shall be replaced. (Ord. 1745 § 2, 2008; Ord. 1630, 2000)