Chapter 17.68 CONDITIONAL USES

The following uses are listed as conditional uses because of their possible adverse effect upon the general welfare of the public and upon neighborhoods and the comprehensive plan. Conditional uses are permitted only in accordance with the following standards upon approval of the county board of adjustment, pursuant to this title. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.015 Evaluation criteria and general standards.

All conditional uses shall comply with the following evaluation criteria and general standards:

A. The proposed use will be harmonious and in accordance with the general and specific objectives of the comprehensive plan and all subarea plans.

B. The proposed use will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity.

C. The traffic generated by the proposed use shall be mitigated so as not to burden the traffic circulation system in the vicinity.

D. The proposed use will be adequately served by facilities and services such as highways, streets, law enforcement, fire protection, stormwater drainage, refuse disposal, domestic water and sanitary sewers and schools; or those persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use shall provide adequate services.

E. The proposed use will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services.

F. The proposed use will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property or general welfare by reasons of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, vibration, glare or odors.

G. Proposed ingress and egress, driveway widths, parking and street improvements shall be approved pursuant to applicable chapters of the Adams County Code and the county’s design standards manual.

H. Adequate buffering devices such as fencing, landscaping, or topographic characteristics shall be in place in order to mitigate and protect adjacent properties from potential adverse impacts of the proposed use, including visual and/or auditory effects.

I. Conditional use permits shall comply with the Adams County Code and all applicable local, state and/or federal regulations.

J. A conditional use shall ordinarily comply with the standards of the district within which the use is located and with the other applicable provisions of the Adams County Code, except as modified by the approval of the conditional use permit and the standards of this chapter or as otherwise specified in the Adams County Code.

K. The board of adjustment may, in addition to the standards and regulations specified in the Adams County Code, establish other conditions found necessary to protect the health, welfare, safety and interest of surrounding properties, the neighborhood and the city as a whole. These conditions may address the following:

1. Increasing the required lot size or yard dimensions;

2. Limiting the coverage or height of buildings;

3. Mitigating traffic impacts through on-site and off-site improvements;

4. Increasing the number of off-street parking and loading requirements;

5. Limiting the number, location, design and size of signs and illumination devices;

6. Increasing required landscaping components to reduce noise and visual impacts, including glare;

7. Specifying time limits for construction and operation;

8. Requiring performance assurances acceptable to the city attorney;

9. Specifying time frames for compliance review; and

10. Other conditions deemed appropriate to address the requirements and intent of this chapter, this code, and the comprehensive plan. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.016 Administrative review and approvals.

Where a use is permitted by administrative review, application shall be made by an applicant. Such application shall be in written and graphical form and contain information sufficient to adequately portray that the project meets the general criteria contained in Section 17.68.015 and any specific standards adopted for the specific use(s).

The planning department may ask for additional information as needed to ensure that such project ordinarily complies with the standards of the district within which it is located. The department may establish other conditions per Section 17.68.015(K). (Ord. O-03-08 § 3 (part))

17.68.020 Animal clinics, hospitals, kennels, and training schools.

Conditional standards for animal clinics, hospitals, kennels and training schools:

A. Minimum lot area, five acres;

B. Two hundred and fifty feet of continuous frontage on a public street;

C. Buildings and fenced running areas must be located a minimum of fifty feet from any property line and two hundred feet from any existing dwelling unit. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.030 Airfield for any type of aircraft, public or private.

All landing fields shall be placed and constructed with due consideration for general safety standards and for the safety and nuisance considerations relative to adjoining uses. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.040 Boarding house.

Conditional standards for boarding houses:

A. Minimum frontage of eighty-five feet with setbacks of forty feet, front yard; ten feet, side yard; twenty-five feet, rear yard; and thirty feet along the flanking street;

B. Parking space off-street sufficient to accommodate all guests. Ingress and egress from parking at controlled points;

C. Water supply and sewage and waste disposal to standards acceptable to the county sanitarian. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.050 Cement, lime, gypsum, asphalt manufacturing, processing, or storage plant.

Conditional standards for cement, lime, gypsum, asphalt manufacturing, processing or storage plants:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres;

B. The owner or operator of such a use shall furnish evidence that the obnoxious characteristics of the particular process or activity in question have been or shall be eliminated or minimized sufficiently as not to constitute a nuisance or be detrimental to the health, safety, comfort, or general welfare of persons residing or working in or passing through the neighborhood of such proposed use;

C. The owner or operator of such a use shall have a continuous obligation to prevent the creation of a nuisance;

D. Fencing to deter unauthorized entrance, details to be specified by the board of adjustment;

E. Off-street parking in sufficient amount to accommodate employees, customers, and vehicles used in transporting or otherwise handling the products or materials;

F. Ingress and egress points should be so designed and controlled as to width that vehicles entering and leaving can do so without causing traffic congestion on the public streets. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.060 Cemeteries (not to include family cemeteries).

Conditional standards for cemeteries (not to include family cemeteries):

A. The cemetery shall be located not less than five hundred feet from any existing dwelling or school other than the dwelling of the owner of the cemetery property;

B. No building shall be erected in the cemetery within two hundred feet from any property line of the cemetery;

C. No graves shall be located less than thirty feet from any public rights-of-way;

D. Minimum lot area: twenty-five acres. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.065 Churches.

Minimum conditions or required findings:

A. Minimum lot area: ten thousand square feet.

B. Minimum lot frontage on a public street: eighty feet.

C. Maximum lot coverage: same as required in the zoning district in which the church is proposed to be located.

D. Minimum setback distances: same as required in the zoning district in which the church is proposed to be located. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.070 Commercial feed yards.

Conditional standards for commercial feed yards:

A. Minimum site size: ten acres;

B. No closer than eight hundred feet from any residential zone;

C. No closer than eight hundred feet from the nearest existing residence other than the residence of the owner;

D. Feed lots must be set back at least fifty feet from property lines;

E. All buildings or outside storage sites of feed materials, other materials, and equipment must be set back fifty feet from street-bordered property lines, and ten feet from side and rear property lines not street-bordered;

F. The installation must be so designed that runoff waters, surface or subsurface, containing pollution from feed or animal excrement are not deposited upon property other than that of the owner. If pollution of surface or subsurface water entering adjoining property develops after the operation of the feed lot begins, the operator of the feed lot will be responsible for eliminating the pollution either by effective control measures or by abandoning the operation;

G. Entrance and egress sites must be so designed by means of off-ramps, wide approaches to accommodate large turning radii, and other necessary means so that traffic hazards related to public thoroughfares are minimized and blocking of the public thoroughfares is eliminated;

H. Off-street parking must be available sufficiently to accommodate all transport and other vehicles that are used by feed lot operations. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.080 Contractors’ yards.

Conditional standards for contractors’ yards:

A. All contractors’ yards will be set back thirty-five feet from street-bordered property and fifteen feet from rear and side property lines not bordered by streets;

B. All contractors’ yards shall be enclosed by a sight-obscuring fence maintained in good condition;

C. Setback areas from property lines to fencing will be weed-controlled by spraying, cultivation, landscaping, or some other weed-control practice normally acceptable in the county;

D. All materials and equipment will be kept inside the sight-obscuring fence or planting;

E. Ingress and egress facilities must be so designed by means of off-ramps or facilities permitting wide turning radii so that traffic hazards are minimized on the public thoroughfare and blocking of traffic is eliminated. The design must be acceptable to the county engineer and to the State of Washington Highway Department where state highways are involved;

F. Minimum site size of five acres is required. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.100 Explosives, storage and/or manufacturing.

Conditional standards for explosive, storage and/or manufacturing:

A. Minimum lot area: ten acres;

B. The owner or operator of such use shall furnish evidence that the dangerous characteristic of the particular process or activity in question has been, or shall be, eliminated or minimized sufficiently as not to constitute a nuisance, or be detrimental to the health, safety, comfort, or general welfare;

C. The proposed use shall be located and/or designed with full consideration to its proximity to adjacent uses, its effect upon adjacent property, and to the reduction of inherent dangerous factors. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.110 Farm labor camps.

Conditional standards for farm labor camps:

A. Water system and sewage system to standards established by the county sanitarian;

B. Water for fire protection to standards set by the county (or state) fire officer;

C. Space available for occupants must be consistent with standards established for building occupancy in the county building code;

D. Open space to be at least sixty-five percent of the total area of the site, but in any case sufficient to provide parking space for all vehicles and trailers, space for a road and traffic circulation system, and recreation area for children;

E. Enclosed storage space (buildings) for everything except garbage cans and vehicles;

F. No animals except family pets on dwelling units of less than three-tenths of an acre. Animals permitted on sites of more than three-tenths of an acre per individual dwelling unit at the rate of three animal units per acre, provided animal runs are two hundred feet from the nearest occupied dwelling other than that of the owner;

G. Building setbacks are the same as those for residences in the underlying zone;

H. On sites where the density of occupied dwellings is greater than one per eight thousand square feet of land (eight thousand five hundred square feet if the units are duplexes), playground space must be provided according to standards established by the county building inspector and the county sanitarian;

I. Controlled ingress and egress locations and internal traffic circulation design as approved by the county engineer;

J. No surface disposal of garbage, junk, or animal wastes;

K. Violation of standards may result in revocation of the conditional use permit;

L. Dwelling units may include trailers, mobile homes, manufactured homes, manufactured homes designated, modular homes, site-built or stick-built homes and single- or multiple-family housing units, but in each case must meet standards of site setback, site occupancy, and site size for the particular type of dwelling unit as indicated in general standards for that type of unit, as these appear elsewhere in this title. (Ord. O-01-07 § 7; Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.120 Fertilizer, glue, starch, and sugar manufacturing plant.

Conditional standards for fertilizer, glue, starch and sugar manufacturing plants:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres;

B. All such facilities shall be designed and located with full consideration to their proximity to adjacent uses, their effect upon adjacent property, and to the reduction of such nuisance factors as noise, odor, dust, and traffic;

C. All consideration shall be given to the effect upon adjacent uses and adjacent property. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.130 Gun range.

Conditional standards for gun ranges:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres;

B. Five hundred feet from any existing occupied dwelling unit;

C. Shall be designed and located with full consideration to their proximity to residential districts and especially to safety factors involved in the type of use. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.140 Mineral extraction, gravel pits and other surface and subsurface mining.

Conditional standards for gravel pits and other surface and subsurface mining:

A. Minimum site size: five acres;

B. The mining operation shall not be conducted closer than five hundred feet to any plat boundary;

C. All private truck roads connecting mining operations with county or state roads shall be kept wetted while being used, or shall be oiled or hard-surfaced and maintained so as to prevent the creation of dust;

D. No materials shall be dug, or otherwise removed from its natural site, closer than fifty feet to any property line other than the owners’, or to a public right-of-way;

E. No production of sand and gravel shall be permitted from an open pit which creates a slope steeper than one foot horizontal to one foot vertical;

F. Property to be used for production may be required to be fenced along the exterior boundaries. Such fence shall be maintained in good condition at all times;

G. No excavation shall be carried on in dedicated streets;

H. Whenever production on any property shall have been completed, all plants, buildings, structures (except fences) and equipment shall be entirely removed from such property and all stockpiles shall be removed or backfilled into the pit within one year after such completion; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any plants, buildings, structures, equipment or stockpiles whenever and so long as any rock and gravel shall be available from other properties for processing by or through such plants, buildings, structures, or equipment;

I. Additional conditions may be attached to the permit for the purpose of rehabilitation of the pit area;

J. When deemed necessary a bond shall be provided to ensure reasonable rehabilitation of open pit or surface mining; the amount of such bond shall be computed by multiplying the square root of the acres involved by the factor of 2.23 (example: eleven-acre site; square root of eleven equals 3.3, times 2.23 equals seven thousand three hundred fifty-nine, equals seven-thousand-dollar bond);

K. The property on which a sand and gravel pit or rock quarry operation shall be located shall not be less than one thousand feet from any residential zone;

L. Additional conditions may be attached to the permit by the board of county commissioners on recommendation of the planning commission for the purpose of protecting public health and safety and to ensure a program of rehabilitation of the pit area;

M. Fencing sufficient to exclude livestock and people if it is necessary in the interests of public health and safety, to be determined by the planning commission and recommended to the county commissioners;

N. Dust control may be required on access roads if deemed necessary for public health and nuisance control by the planning committee and board of county commissioners;

O. Any part of the operation creating excessive noise, dust, danger from explosives, or other phenomena hazardous to public health and safety must be at least one thousand feet from the nearest occupied dwellings or from commercial, residential, or recreational-type zones;

P. Road approaches to public streets must be graded to avoid steep slopes to permit entering vehicles to stop in a nearly level position, must intersect the street at a right angle, and must be sufficiently wide so that the vehicles entering or leaving the public street can turn without leaving their own traffic lane;

Q. Development proposals for mineral extraction operations shall be consistent with the county’s land use, critical areas, transportation and other elements within the comprehensive plan. Regulatory controls will become applicable concurrent with state requirements;

R. The development of a mineral resource site will be phased with reclamation taking place as one phase is depleted and another phase is being utilized;

S. Settling ponds, retaining basins, ditches, dikes and/or revegetation of slopes will be required for mineral extraction operations to protect water quality and to prevent erosion;

T. Filling will not be allowed in floodways and erosion control will be considered a priority and addressed in the operational plan;

U. Site design shall include adequate measures to control potential negative impacts to adjacent properties, including but not limited to fugitive dust, late hours of operation, light and glare. Such measures may include paving or gravelling road surfaces, watering, limited hours of operation, buffers and locating stockpiles in wind-protected locations;

V. During the operation of the site, and any associated remote stockpiling, noxious weeds will be controlled in order to prevent spreading of the noxious weeds onto other properties, particularly agricultural lands;

W. Assure the reclamation of land for redevelopment after the completion of gravel and mineral extraction including, but not limited to, weed control, revegetation, with the intent being to reestablish adequate ground cover or other uses as allowed within the comprehensive plan;

X. All applicable federal and state regulations will be complied with, including but not limited to those rules administered by the Washington State Departments of Natural Resources and Ecology. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.150 Hog raising.

Conditional standards for hog raising:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres (site size does not apply for two sows with litters or fewer numbers of hogs);

B. Fenced runs, housing for animals, and feed pens must be at least three hundred feet from the nearest dwelling other than that of the owner, and at least three hundred feet from the margin of any residential and commercial zones;

C. Standards of cleanliness at feeding pens, housing, and runs must be maintained to eliminate odor, noise, and dust offensive to nearby dwellings. Violation may result in revocation of the right for the conditional use. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.160 Offal disposal.

Conditional standards for offal disposal:

A. Minimum lot area: twenty acres;

C. The owner or operator of such a use shall have a continuous obligation to maintain adequate housekeeping practices to prevent the creation of a nuisance. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.170 Outdoor advertising.

Conditional standards for outdoor advertising:

A. Not permitted on public rights-of-way;

B. Not to exceed four hundred fifty square feet in area;

C. Not to exceed thirty feet in height above the level of the adjoining street or road;

D. Not to exceed a density of five per mile including signs on both sides of the road or street, nor to be spaced closer than one thousand feet;

E. Any lighting shall be controlled to eliminate direct light to strong glare and reflection toward adjacent streets or roads, or any existing buildings;

F. The use shall terminate within nine months after the property is reclassified into any zone other than agricultural or unclassified, and the structure shall be removed;

G. Any conditional use granted shall carry a stipulated time period. The time period shall not exceed the length of time over which the structure can be amortized according to accepted accounting procedures. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.180 Public or private community swimming pools.

Conditional standards for public or private community swimming pools:

A. Minimum lot size: twelve thousand five hundred square feet;

B. Approval of structure and water recirculation equipment by the county sanitarian and the county building inspector;

C. All such facilities shall be designed and located with full consideration to their proximity to adjacent uses, their effect upon adjacent properties, and to the reduction of such nuisance factors as noise, floodlight control, operating hours, and off-street parking. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.200 Retirement homes, sanitariums, nursing homes and convalescent homes.

Conditional standards for retirement homes, sanitariums, nursing homes and convalescent homes:

A. Minimum lot area: three acres;

B. Minimum width at building line: one hundred twenty-five feet;

C. Minimum continuous frontage on a public street: one hundred feet;

D. Minimum lot depth: one hundred twenty-five feet;

E. Maximum lot coverage: thirty-five percent;

F. Minimum setback distance: front yard, thirty-five feet; rear yard, twenty-five feet; side yard, twenty-five feet. Structures on corner lots shall observe the front yard setback on both streets;

G. One unlighted sign not to exceed six square feet in area. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.210 Riding stables.

Conditional standards for riding stables:

A. Minimum site size: five acres;

B. Barns and corrals must be at least two hundred feet from any property lines and three hundred feet from any existing dwellings. Storage buildings must be set back at least forty feet from the front property line and twenty-five feet from other property lines;

C. Fencing of the whole site must be adequate to retain the animals (a low-, single- or multiple-wire electric fence is not sufficient). If deemed necessary by the zoning adjuster or board of adjustment, fencing adequate to restrain small children may be required, also a sight-obscuring fence or planting;

D. Dust, flies, and odors must be controlled sufficiently to eliminate the nuisance to surrounding properties;

E. Offal, bedding, and other wastes must be disposed of with sufficient regularity to minimize such nuisance factors as odors and flies, as they affect adjacent property;

F. Off-street parking space must be adequate to contain all vehicles, both those connected with the operation of the riding stable and those of patrons and visitors;

G. Controlled ingresses and egresses must be established so that approaches to public streets are at right angles, are on a nearly level slope and are of sufficient width to permit all users to turn without leaving their own traffic lanes. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.220 Slaughterhouses and rendering plants.

Conditional standards for slaughterhouses and rendering plants:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres;

B. All such facilities shall be designed and located with full consideration to their proximity to adjacent residential districts and uses and especially to the reduction of such nuisance factors as odor, dust, or fumes;

C. All such uses shall be a minimum of one thousand feet from any residential zone classification and from any existing residence;

D. Must be set back three hundred feet from any public right-of-way;

E. Ingress and egress must be provided at a controlled location, must approach the public street at a right angle, must have a near-level approach, and must be of sufficient width so that vehicles can turn without causing traffic congestion or hazard. If necessary, an off-ramp or turning lane may be required. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.230 Storage of inflammables, liquids, and gases.

Conditional standards for the storage of inflammables, liquids and gases:

A. Full consideration shall be given to the effect upon adjacent property and the provision of sight-proof fences when deemed necessary or desirable;

B. Adequate provision shall be made for the reduction of fire and explosion hazard and for the reduction of such nuisance factors as odor, fumes, and dust and noise. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.240 Parking lots—Trucks.

Conditional standards for parking lots—trucks as home occupation Group C:

A. Minimum lot area, two and one-half acres;

C. Site design shall include adequate measures to control potential negative impacts to adjacent properties, including but not limited to fugitive dust, late hours of operation, light and glare. Measures include but are not limited to:

1. Paving or graveling road surfaces;

2. Watering;

3. Limited hours of operation;

4. Buffers;

5. Limiting trucks and trailers to those licensed and operable and using only original equipment that is in good working order;

6. Other such measures as may be deemed necessary;

D. All truck parking lots shall be set back a minimum of seventy-five feet from street/road-bordered property lines. All truck parking lots shall be set back a minimum of fifty feet from rear and side property lines not bordered by streets/roads. All access points to/from truck parking lots shall be set back a minimum of fifty feet from side or rear property lines not bordered by streets/roads;

E. All truck parking lots closer than two hundred fifty feet to any existing residence shall be enclosed by a six-foot-high sight-obscuring fence maintained in good condition;

F. Applicant(s) shall propose a plan to keep the setback areas weed-free. Control may be spraying, cultivation, landscaping or other weed control practice normally acceptable in the county;

G. All materials and equipment used in support of the semi-truck, truck, truck tractor, etc., shall be kept inside of the sight-obscuring fence;

H. Entrance and egress sites must be so designed by means of off-ramps or other facilities permitting wide turning radii, and other necessary means, so that traffic hazards on the public thoroughfares are minimized and blocking of the public thoroughfares is eliminated. The design shall be acceptable to the county engineer and to the Washington State Department of Transportation where state highways are involved;

I. All private truck roads connecting with county or state roads shall be kept wet while being used, or shall be oiled or hard-surfaced and maintained so as to prevent the creation of dust. (Ord. O-03-08 § 3 (part))

17.68.260 Wrecking/junk yards.

Conditional standards for wrecking/junk yards:

A. A sight-obscuring, solid color fence must be constructed and inspected prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for use of the yard;

B. The fence shall be a minimum of six feet in height;

C. No automobile or parts thereof, junk or salvage materials or parts thereof shall be visible from any public right-of-way. All materials or parts shall be located within the fenced area;

D. Minimum lot area: twenty-five thousand square feet;

E. Storage of materials shall be such that it does not rise above the sight-obscuring fence;

F. In any case, the site shall be chosen, considering topography, in such a manner that the fence is not visible from any public right-of-way;

G. A performance bond shall be required to assure compliance with the provisions of the permit;

H. The permit shall be granted for a period not to exceed two years and at the end of such period an inspection shall be made of the premises to determine the advisability of renewing such permit;

I. Traffic control plan to minimize traffic hazards may be required to contain all or part of the following:

1. Right-angle approach to public right-of-way with near-level slope,

2. Controlled access and egress,

3. Width of access and egress sufficient to accommodate turning vehicles in their own traffic lanes,

4. Off-ramps or turning lanes if necessary to minimize traffic hazards,

5. Space for loading and unloading off the public right-of-way and behind the fencing,

6. Off-street parking space sufficient to accommodate customers, visitors and employees;

J. Fences must be set back forty feet from front property lines (or consistent with the established building lines in the zone being occupied). Side and rear yard fencing have no setbacks except where the use borders a residential, commercial or agricultural zone, in which case the setback will be twenty-five feet. In no case will a fence be closer than one hundred feet from an occupied residence. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.270 Campgrounds.

Conditional standards for campgrounds:

A. Minimum area of one acre;

B. Water supply, sewage and waste disposal to standards acceptable to the county sanitarian;

C. Each campsite shall be marked at the corners and shall have a minimum space of six hundred square feet. A design plan may be required. Larger sites may be needed and should be sufficiently large to accommodate vehicles, boats and trailers, mounted campers, camping trailers, tent sites, and picnic tables;

D. Internal traffic circulation must be designed to provide adequate circulation and sufficient designated parking space so vehicles do not use the street system for parking;

E. Controlled access and egress joining the public right-of-way at a right angle with a near-level slope, and sufficient width so that turning vehicles remain in their own lanes and leave or enter the public right-of-way with a minimum of traffic hazard;

F. The campground must be set back twenty feet from the front property line and twenty feet from other property lines where it is deemed necessary to protect the rights of adjoining property owners. Campsites must be at least twenty feet from adjoining property lines;

G. Fencing or a planted screening may be required if the welfare of other property owners, of the general public, or of the users of the campgrounds is concerned. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.280 Solid waste landfill.

Conditional standards for solid waste landfills:

A. The facility is designed and intended to be operated as a final destination for solid waste that is not recycled; provided, however, recycling facilities may be permitted as part of a sanitary landfill operation;

B. The facility is subject to the minimum functional standards for solid waste handling set forth in WAC Chapter 173-304;

C. Sanitary landfill facilities shall have a minimum lot area of one hundred acres;

D. Sanitary landfill facility operations must provide appropriate screening, setbacks, and other siting and design measures to mitigate potential impacts to adjacent land uses and adjacent public road or highway rights-of-way;

E. Sanitary landfill facilities may be permitted as unclassified uses in the agriculture zone;

F. Any sanitary landfill application shall include a recycling plan. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.290 Hunting club/lodge.

Conditional standards for a hunting club/lodge:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres;

B. Any activities shall take place a minimum of five hundred feet from the nearest occupied structure;

C. Any new structures shall be a minimum of five hundred feet from the nearest occupied structure;

D. Water supply, sanitary sewage disposal and solid waste disposal shall meet standards acceptable to Adams County and the state of Washington;

E. Off-street parking in a sufficient amount to accommodate patrons and employees. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.68.300 Cement plant.

Conditional standards for cement plants:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres;

C. The owner or operator of such a use shall have a continuous obligation to prevent the creation of a nuisance;

D. Fencing to deter unauthorized entrance, details to be specified by the board of adjustment;

E. Off-street parking in a sufficient amount to accommodate employees, customers, and vehicles used in transporting or otherwise handling the products or materials;

17.68.310 Asphalt plant.

Conditional standards for asphalt plants:

A. Minimum lot area: five acres;

C. The owner or operator of such a use shall have a continuous obligation to prevent the creation of a nuisance;

D. Fencing to deter an unauthorized entrance, details to be specified by the board of adjustment;

E. Off-street parking in a sufficient amount to accommodate employees, customers, and vehicles used in transporting or otherwise handling the products or materials;