Chapter 20.11
LAND USES IN ZONING DISTRICTS

Sections:

20.11.010    Land uses in residential districts.

20.11.020    Land uses in commercial districts.

20.11.030    Land uses in industrial and open space and public facilities districts.

20.11.010 Land uses in residential districts.

A.    The following table lists all permitted uses within residential zoning districts. The letters “P,” “CUP,” and “N” shall mean “Permitted,” “Conditionally Permitted,” and “Not Permitted,” respectively.

1.    Permitted (P) indicates that the use is allowed by right, without special conditions other than those generally imposed upon all uses in the district.

2.    Conditionally Permitted (CUP) indicates that, in the respective zoning district, the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 20.67 CMC.

3.    Not Permitted (N) indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.

B.    Table of Uses.

Comprehensive Plan Designations

RR

VLDR

LDR

MDR

M-HDR

HDR

Zoning Districts

R-5A

R:2

R:4

R:8

R:15

R:20

Residential Uses

Single-family dwelling

P

P

P

P

N

N

Duplex, twinhome

N

N

P

P

N

N

Triplex

N

N

P

P

P

P

Fourplex

N

N

P

P

P

P

Multiple-family dwelling

N

N

N

N

P

P

Planned unit development (PUD)

N

P

P

P

P

P

Townhouse development

N

P

P

P

P

P

Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)

P

P

P

P

P

P

Caretaker—Residential uses as an incidental use to the permitted principal use

N

N

N

N

N

N

Mobile home/manufactured home park

N

N

N

N

P

P

Accessory building

P

P

P

P

P

P

Home occupations

P

P

P

P

P

P

Playhouses, patios, porches, gazebos, swimming pools, etc.

P

P

P

P

P

P

Residential Facilities

Adult family home with 8 or fewer residents

P

P

P

P

P

P

Assisted living facility

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Bed and breakfasts

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Boarding houses, hostel, etc.

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

P

P

Dormitory for students

N

N

N

N

CUP

CUP

Emergency housing/homeless housing with 6 or fewer residents (indoors only)

P

P

P

P

P

P

Emergency housing/homeless housing—7+ residents (indoors only)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Emergency shelter for homeless housing (indoors only)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Emergency shelter for domestic violence for less than 10 occupants

P

P

P

P

P

P

Emergency shelter for domestic violence for 10 or more occupants

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Enhanced services facility

N

N

N

N

N

N

Foster home

P

P

P

P

P

P

Nursing home/convalescent care facility/long-term care facility

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Permanent supportive housing

P

P

P

P

P

P

Residential treatment facility

N

N

N

N

N

N

Senior citizen centers

N

N

N

N

CUP

CUP

Transitional housing

P

P

P

P

P

P

Commercial and Industrial Uses

Adult entertainment business uses within the city limits which comply with Chapter 5.44 CMC

N

N

N

N

N

N

Animal clinics and animal hospital

N

N

N

N

N

N

Automobile parking facilities or structures other than those specifically required in Chapter 20.72 CMC in connection with permitted uses

N

N

N

N

N

N

Automotive and trailer sales

N

N

N

N

N

N

Automotive/vehicle gas or electric station

N

N

N

N

N

N

Brewery/distillery associated with a restaurant

N

N

N

N

N

N

Cemeteries (private or public)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Child care/preschool with 6 or fewer children

P

P

P

P

P

P

Child care as a secondary use, home or business as the primary use

N

N

N

N

N

N

Child/day care center or pre/nursery schools with 7 or more children

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Churches

P

P

P

P

P

P

College—Public and private and similar facilities

N

N

N

N

N

N

Commercial recreation, such as personal amusement or recreation establishments such as those featuring mechanical or electronic games; games of skill such as billiards, bowling, table tennis, etc.

N

N

N

N

N

N

Distributive business establishments such as wholesaling or warehousing

N

N

N

N

N

N

Dry cleaning

N

N

N

N

N

N

Emergency medical centers

N

N

N

N

N

N

Entertainment uses such as theaters

N

N

N

N

N

N

Explosives—Storage, manufacture or sale of explosives or materials of such character or in such quantities as to constitute a significantly greater hazard to persons, property or environmental health than that posed by materials commonly used or stored in the ordinary retail and service establishments permitted in these districts

N

N

N

N

N

N

Fraternal organizations/lodges/private clubs

N

N

N

N

N

N

Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematoria

N

N

N

N

N

N

General merchandising and retailing

N

N

N

N

N

N

Hospital

N

N

N

N

N

N

Hotels/motels. Hotels/motels are subject to the conditions found in the definitions, Chapter 20.06 CMC

N

N

N

N

N

N

Indoor shooting ranges (not the primary use)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Indoor shooting ranges (gun club only)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Kennels

CUP

CUP

CUP

N

N

N

Light industrial uses involving the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair and service of goods or products which can be performed with minimal adverse impact on, and pose no special hazard to, the environment and the community. Such uses may include mechanical, automotive, marine and contractors’/builders’ equipment and supplies; the assembly of manufactured products and processing of materials such as sheet metal, cans, cable, cloth, paper, etc.

N

N

N

N

N

N

Live work units—Commercial located on the ground floor, residential units on upper floor(s)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Marijuana—Retail, production, processing; subject to Chapter 20.65 CMC

N

N

N

N

N

N

Medical offices, including, but not limited to: doctor, dentist, or other practitioner of healing arts, etc.

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

N

N

Mini-storage and self-storage warehouses

N

N

N

N

N

N

Outdoor shooting range

N

N

N

N

N

N

Personal services, such as barber, beauty shops or bakeries, personal services instructional college

N

N

N

N

N

N

Public and private transport/maintenance facilities

N

N

N

N

N

N

Recycling centers for the collection and temporary storage of materials; provided, that the storage collection operation is conducted within an enclosed building having a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square feet. All recycling centers must be reviewed and approved prior to operation by the site plan review committee. Must be 100% indoors.

N

N

N

N

N

N

Restaurants with a drive-through

N

N

N

N

N

N

Restaurants with no drive-through

N

N

N

N

N

N

Retail establishments, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, television and appliance, and small specialty shops

N

N

N

N

N

N

RV parks

N

CUP

N

N

N

N

Schools—Public and private and similar facilities

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Skateboard facilities (indoor facility)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Small professional and business services, including, but not limited to, offices for real estate and security brokers, insurance, accountants, attorneys, engineers, etc.

N

N

N

N

N

N

Temporary seasonal stands

N

N

N

N

N

N

Vehicle service stations, including minor vehicle repair and/or self-service fueling stations; provided, however, that site plan review committee approval shall be required to ensure that adequate provisions are made to ensure that such use does not create a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with nearby or adjacent residential areas

N

N

N

N

N

N

Wireless telecommunication facility

CUP

N

N

N

N

N

Wrecking yards including junk, scrap metal and other material salvage operations including recycling centers (must be 100% indoors)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Public Facilities/Utilities

Airports, landing strips, heliports or helipads, including waterborne craft

N

N

N

N

N

N

Bus terminals, storage or maintenance facilities

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Electrical substations

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Fairgrounds, rodeos, circuses, and similar events (fairgrounds only)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Government buildings or offices such as a city hall, fire stations, police stations, library, museum, community meeting or recreation halls, etc.

N

N

N

N

N

N

Municipal facilities required for local service

P

P

P

P

P

P

Parks and open space

P

P

P

P

P

P

Prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities including but not limited to: jails, juvenile detention facilities, prisons, prerelease facilities, sexual offender secure community transition facilities as defined in RCW 71.09.020, and work release facilities

N

N

N

N

N

N

Pumping, lift stations or similar regulatory appurtenances for the transmission or distribution of electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, oil or steam, and storage tanks for any of the preceding, including water towers

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Radio, television or telephone stations, exchanges, transmitting, receiving or relay structures

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Railroad terminals, switching facilities, maintenance or repair shops, and spurs

N

N

N

N

N

N

Solid waste disposal facilities, including transfer stations, incinerators, and sanitary landfills

N

N

N

N

N

N

Sporting events, facilities, arenas, or stadiums

N

N

N

N

N

N

(Ord. 2539 § 10, 2023; Ord. 2503 § 1, 2022; Ord. 2501 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2475 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2468 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2456 § 7, 2020: Ord. 2445 §§ 1, 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020).

20.11.020 Land uses in commercial districts.

A.    The following table lists all permitted uses within commercial zoning districts. The letters “P,” “CUP,” and “N” shall mean “Permitted,” “Conditionally Permitted,” and “Not Permitted,” respectively.

1.    Permitted (P) indicates that the use is allowed by right, without special conditions other than those generally imposed upon all uses in the district.

2.    Conditionally Permitted (CUP) indicates that, in the respective zoning district, the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 20.67 CMC.

3.    Not Permitted (N) indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.

B.    Table of Uses.

Comprehensive Plan Designations

Med.

Ltd. Bus.

Gtwy. Com.

Gen. Com.

Hwy. Com.

Core Com.

Zoning Districts

H-1

LBD

GCD

C-1

C-2

C-3

Residential Uses

Single-family dwelling

N

P

N

N

N

N

Duplex, twinhome

N

P

N

N

N

N

Triplex

N

P

N

N

N

N

Fourplex

N

P

N

N

N

N

Multiple-family dwelling

N

P

N

CUP

N

P/CUP

Planned unit development (PUD-Res)

N

P

N

N

N

N

Townhouse development

N

P

N

N

N

N

Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)

N

P

N

N

N

N

Caretaker—Residential uses as an incidental use to the permitted principal use

P

N

N

P

N

P

Mobile home/manufactured home park

N

N

N

N

N

N

Accessory building

P

P

P

P

P

P

Home occupations

P

P

P

P

P

P

Playhouses, patios, porches, gazebos, swimming pools, etc.

P

P

P

P

P

P

Residential Facilities

Adult family home with 8 or fewer residents

P

P

P

P

P

P

Assisted living facility

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

N

N

Bed and breakfasts

CUP

CUP

P

P

P

P

Boarding houses, hostel, etc.

N

CUP

N

N

N

N

Dormitory for students

N

N

N

N

N

P

Emergency housing/homeless housing with 6 or fewer residents (indoors only)

P

P

P

P

P

P

Emergency housing/homeless housing—7+ residents (indoors only)

N

N

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Emergency shelters for homeless housing (indoor)

N

N

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Emergency shelter for domestic violence for less than 10 occupants

N

N

P

P

P

P

Emergency shelter for domestic violence for 10 or more occupants

N

CUP

P

P

P

P

Enhanced services facility

CUP

N

N

N

N

N

Foster home—With 7 or more children

N

N

N

N

N

P

Hotel/motel

N

N

P

P

P

P

Nursing home/convalescent care facility/long-term care facility

N

N

N

N

N

CUP

Permanent supportive housing

N

P

P

P

P

P

Residential treatment facility

CUP

N

N

CUP

N

N

Senior citizen centers

CUP

N

N

CUP

N

CUP

Transitional housing

N

P

P

P

P

P

Commercial and Industrial Uses

Adult entertainment business uses within the city limits which comply with Chapter 5.44 CMC

N

N

N

P

N

N

Animal clinics and animal hospital

N

CUP

CUP

P

N

CUP

Automobile parking facilities or structures other than those specifically required in Chapter 20.72 CMC in connection with permitted uses

N

CUP

CUP

P

N

CUP

Automotive and trailer sales

N

P

P

P

P

P

Automotive/vehicle gas or electric station

N

P

P

P

P

P

Brewery/distillery associated with a restaurant

N

P

P

P

P

P

Cemeteries (private or public)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Child care/preschool with 6 or fewer children

P

P

CUP

P

N

P

Child care as a secondary use, home or business as the primary use

P

P

P

P

P

P

Child/day care center or pre/nursery schools with 7 or more children

P

P

CUP

P

N

P

Churches

P

P

P

P

N

P

College—Public and private and similar facilities

N

N

P

P

N

P

Commercial recreation, such as personal amusement or recreation establishments such as those featuring mechanical or electronic games; games of skill such as billiards, bowling, table tennis, etc.

N

P

P

P

P

P

Distributive business establishments such as wholesaling or warehousing

N

N

N

N

N

N

Dry cleaning

P

P

P

P

P

P

Emergency medical centers

P

P

P

P

P

P

Entertainment uses such as theaters

N

P

P

P

P

P

Explosives—Storage, manufacture or sale of explosives or materials of such character or in such quantities as to constitute a significantly greater hazard to persons, property or environmental health than that posed by materials commonly used or stored in the ordinary retail and service establishments permitted in these districts

N

N

N

N

N

N

Fraternal organizations/lodges/private clubs

CUP

N

P

P

N

P

Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematoria

N

N

N

N

N

N

General merchandising and retailing

N

P

P

P

P

P

Hospital

P

CUP

CUP

CUP

N

N

Hotels/motels. Hotels/motels are subject to the conditions found in the definitions, Chapter 20.06 CMC.

N

N

P

P

P

P

Indoor shooting ranges (not the primary use)

N

N

N

CUP

N

CUP

Indoor shooting ranges (gun club only)

N

N

N

CUP

N

N

Kennels

N

N

N

CUP

N

N

Light industrial uses involving the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair and service of goods or products which can be performed with minimal adverse impact on, and pose no special hazard to, the environment and the community. Such uses may include mechanical, automotive, marine and contractors’/builders’ equipment and supplies; the assembly of manufactured products and processing of materials such as sheet metal, cans, cable, cloth, paper, etc.

N

N

N

N

N

N

Live work units—Commercial located on the ground floor, residential units on upper floor(s)

N

P

N

P

N

P

Marijuana—Production, processing; subject to Chapter 20.65 CMC

N

N

N

N

N

N

Marijuana—Retail only, subject to CMC Chapter 20.65

N

N

N

P

N

N

Medical offices, including, but not limited to: doctor, dentist, or other practitioner of healing arts, etc.

P

P

P

P

P

P

Mini-storage and self-storage warehouses

N

N

N

CUP

N

N

Outdoor shooting range

N

N

N

N

N

N

Personal services, such as barber, beauty shops or bakeries, personal services instructional college

P

P

P

P

P

P

Public and private transport/maintenance facilities

N

N

N

CUP

N

N

Recycling centers for the collection and temporary storage of materials; provided, that the storage collection operation is conducted within an enclosed building having a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square feet. All recycling centers must be reviewed and approved prior to operation by the site plan review committee. Must be 100% indoors.

N

N

N

N

N

N

Restaurants with a drive-through

N

P

P

P

P

CUP

Restaurants with no drive-through

N

P

P

P

P

P

Retail establishments, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, television and appliance, and small specialty shops

P

P

P

P

P

P

RV parks

N

N

N

CUP

N

N

Schools—Public and private and similar facilities

N

N

CUP

CUP

N

N

Skateboard facilities (indoor facility)

N

N

N

P

N

N

Small professional and business services, including, but not limited to, offices for real estate and security brokers, insurance, accountants, attorneys, engineers, etc.

N

P

P

P

P

P

Temporary seasonal stands

N

P

P

P

P

P

Vehicle service stations, including minor vehicle repair and/or self-service fueling stations; provided, however, that site plan review committee approval shall be required to ensure that adequate provisions are made to ensure that such use does not create a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with nearby or adjacent residential areas

N

N

N

P

N

N

Wireless telecommunication facility

N

N

N

N

N

CUP

Wrecking yards including junk, scrap metal and other material salvage operations including recycling centers (must be 100% indoors)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Public Facilities/Utilities

Airports, landing strips, heliports or helipads, including waterborne craft

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Bus terminals, storage or maintenance facilities

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

CUP

Electrical substations

P

P

P

P

P

P

Fairgrounds, rodeos, circuses, and similar events (fairgrounds only)

N

N

N

N

N

N

Government buildings or offices such as a city hall, fire stations, police stations, library, museum, community meeting or recreation halls, etc.

P

P

P

P

N

P

Municipal facilities required for local service

P

P

P

P

P

P

Parks and open space

P

P

P

P

P

P

Prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities including but not limited to: jails, juvenile detention facilities, prisons, prerelease facilities, sexual offender secure community transition facilities as defined in RCW 71.09.020, and work release facilities

N

N

N

N

N

N

Pumping, lift stations or similar regulatory appurtenances for the transmission or distribution of electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, oil or steam, and storage tanks for any of the preceding, including water towers

P

P

P

P

P

P

Radio, television or telephone stations, exchanges, transmitting, receiving or relay structures

CUP

P

P

P

P

P

Railroad terminals, switching facilities, maintenance or repair shops, and spurs

N

N

N

N

N

CUP

Solid waste disposal facilities, including transfer stations, incinerators, and sanitary landfills

N

N

N

N

N

N

Sporting events, facilities, arenas, or stadiums

N

N

P

P

N

N

(Ord. 2539 § 11, 2023; Ord. 2502 § 1, 2022; Ord. 2501 § 3, 2022; Ord. 2475 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2468 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2445 §§ 1, 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020).

20.11.030 Land uses in industrial and open space and public facilities districts.

A.     The following table lists all permitted uses within industrial and open space and public facilities zoning districts. The letters “P,” “CUP,” and “N” shall mean “Permitted,” “Conditionally Permitted,” and “Not Permitted,” respectively.

1.    Permitted (P) indicates that the use is allowed by right, without special conditions other than those generally imposed upon all uses in the district.

2.    Conditionally permitted (CUP) indicates that, in the respective zoning district, the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 20.67 CMC.

3.     Not Permitted (N) indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.

B.    Table of Uses.

Comprehensive Plan Designations

Light Industrial

Heavy Industrial

Parks and Open Space; Public Facilities

Zoning Districts

M-1

M-2

OS/PF

Residential Uses

Single-family dwelling

N

N

N

Duplex, twinhome

N

N

N

Triplex

N

N

N

Fourplex

N

N

N

Multiple-family dwelling

N

N

N

Planned unit development (PUD)

N

N

N

Townhouse development

N

N

N

Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)

N

N

N

Caretaker—Residential uses as an incidental use to the permitted principal use

P

P

P

Mobile home/manufactured home park

N

N

N

Accessory building

P

P

P

Home occupations

P

P

N

Playhouses, patios, porches, gazebos, swimming pools, etc.

P

P

P

Residential Facilities

Adult family home with 8 or fewer residents

P

P

P

Assisted living facility

N

N

N

Bed and breakfasts

P

N

N

Boarding houses, hostel, etc.

CUP

N

N

Dormitory for students

N

N

P

Emergency housing/homeless housing with 6 or fewer residents (indoors only)

P

P

P

Emergency housing/homeless housing—7+ residents (indoors only)

P

P

P

Emergency shelter for homeless housing (indoors only)

P

P

P

Emergency shelter for domestic violence for less than 10 occupants

P

P

N

Emergency shelter for domestic violence for 10 or more occupants

P

P

N

Enhanced services facility

CUP

CUP

N

Foster home

N

N

N

Nursing home/convalescent care facility/long-term care facility

N

N

N

Permanent supportive housing

P

P

N

Residential treatment facility

CUP

N

N

Senior citizen centers

N

N

N

Transitional housing

P

P

N

Commercial and Industrial Uses

Adult entertainment business uses within the city limits which comply with Chapter 5.44 CMC

N

N

N

Animal clinics and animal hospitals

P

P

N

Automobile parking facilities or structures other than those specifically required in Chapter 20.72 CMC in connection with permitted uses

P

P

N

Automotive and trailer sales

P

P

N

Automotive/vehicle gas or electric station

P

P

N

Brewery/distillery associated with a restaurant

P

P

N

Cemeteries (private or public)

CUP

N

P

Child care/preschool with 6 or fewer children

N

N

N

Child care as a secondary use, home or business as the primary use

P

P

P

Child care/day care center or pre/nursery schools with 7 or more children

P

N

P

Churches

P

P

P

College—Public and private and similar facilities

P

P

P

Commercial recreation, such as personal amusement or recreation establishments, such as those featuring mechanical or electronic games; games of skill such as billiards, bowling, table tennis, etc.

P

N

N

Distributive business establishments, such as wholesaling or warehousing

P

P

N

Dry cleaning

P

N

N

Emergency medical centers

P

P

P

Entertainment uses, such as theaters

P

P

N

Explosives—Storage, manufacture or sale of explosives or materials of such character or in such quantities as to constitute a significantly greater hazard to persons, property or environmental health than that posed by materials commonly used or stored in the ordinary retail and service establishments permitted in these districts

CUP

CUP

N

Fraternal organizations/lodges/private clubs

P

P

N

Funeral parlors, mortuaries, and crematoria

CUP

CUP

N

General merchandising and retailing

P

P

N

Hospitals

CUP

CUP

CUP

Hotels/motels, subject to the conditions found in Chapter 20.06 CMC.

P

P

CUP

Indoor shooting ranges (not the primary use)

P

P

CUP

Indoor shooting ranges (gun club only)

P

P

CUP

Kennels

CUP

P

N

Light industrial uses involving the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair and service of goods or products which can be performed with minimal adverse impact on, and pose no special hazard to, the environment and the community. Such uses may include mechanical, automotive, marine and contractors’/builders’ equipment and supplies; the assembly of manufactured products and processing of materials such as sheet metal, cans, cable, cloth, paper, etc.

P

P

N

Live work units—Commercial located on the ground floor, residential units on upper floor(s)

P

P

N

Marijuana—Retail, production, processing; subject to Chapter 20.65 CMC

N

P

N

Medical offices, including, but not limited to: doctor, dentist, or other practitioner of healing arts, etc.

P

P

N

Mini-storage and self-storage warehouses

P

P

N

Outdoor shooting ranges

CUP

CUP

CUP

Personal services, such as barber, beauty shops or bakeries, personal services instructional college

P

N

N

Public and private transport/maintenance facilities

CUP

CUP

N

Recycling centers for the collection and temporary storage of materials; provided, that the storage collection operation is conducted within an enclosed building having a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square feet. All recycling centers must be reviewed and approved prior to operation by the site plan review committee. Must be 100% indoors.

CUP

CUP

N

Restaurants with a drive-through

P

P

N

Restaurants with no drive-through

P

P

N

Retail establishments, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, television and appliance, and small specialty shops

P

N

N

RV parks

CUP

N

N

Schools—Public and private and similar facilities

P

P

P

Skateboard facilities (indoor facility)

P

P

P

Small professional and business services, including, but not limited to, offices for real estate and security brokers, insurance, accountants, attorneys, engineers, etc.

P

N

N

Temporary seasonal stands

P

N

N

Vehicle service stations, including minor vehicle repair and/or self-service fueling stations; provided, however, that site plan review committee approval shall be required to ensure that adequate provisions are made to ensure that such use does not create a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with nearby or adjacent residential areas

P

P

N

Wireless telecommunication facilities

CUP

CUP

P

Wrecking yards including junk, scrap metal, and other material salvage operations including recycling centers (must be 100% indoors)

CUP

CUP

N

Public Facilities/Utilities

Airports, landing strips, heliports or helipads, including waterborne craft

CUP

CUP

CUP

Bus terminals, storage or maintenance facilities

P

P

CUP

Electrical substations

P

P

P

Fairgrounds, rodeos, circuses, and similar events (fairgrounds only)

N

N

P

Government buildings or offices such as a city hall, fire stations, police stations, library, museum, community meeting or recreation halls, etc.

P

P

P

Municipal facilities required for local service

P

P

P

Parks and open space

P

P

P

Prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities including but not limited to: jails, juvenile detention facilities, prisons, prerelease facilities, sexual offender secure community transition facilities as defined in RCW 71.09.020, and work release facilities

N

CUP

N

Pumping, lift stations or similar regulatory appurtenances for the transmission or distribution of electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, oil or steam, and storage tanks for any of the preceding, including water towers

P

P

P

Radio, television or telephone stations, exchanges, transmitting, receiving or relay structures

P

P

P

Railroad terminals, switching facilities, maintenance or repair shops, and spurs

CUP

P

N

Solid waste disposal facilities, including transfer stations, incinerators, and sanitary landfills

N

CUP

N

Sporting events, facilities, arenas, or stadiums

P

P

P

(Ord. 2547 § 1, 2024; Ord. 2501 § 4, 2022; Ord. 2475 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2468 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2445 §§ 1, 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020).