Chapter 18.190
URBAN HOLDING DISTRICT (UH-10)
Sections:
18.190.015 Application of UH zone.
18.190.040 Height and lot area.
18.190.060 Removal of UH-10 overlay.
18.190.010 Purpose.
The city shall apply the urban holding-10 zone to protect lands identified within the city limits from premature development where capital facilities are inadequate to support development under the urban zoning designation. [Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]
18.190.015 Application of UH zone.
The city council shall automatically apply the UH-10 zone at the time of rezoning to any property that fails to meet one or more level of service standards identified in the CFP.
(1) In conjunction with a legislative or site-specific rezone request the director of public works shall file a report with the city council which evaluates whether there are adequate capital facilities, as defined in the CFP, available to serve the property or properties that are the subject of the rezone action.
(2) The city council shall rely upon the reports from the director of public works as substantial evidence when determining whether to apply the UH overlay zone. [Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]
18.190.020 Permitted uses.
The city shall permit the following uses, subject to compliance with concurrency and level of service standards of the CFP:
(1) One single-family dwelling and accessory buildings on a legal lot of record;
(2) Home occupations;
(3) Agriculture and forestry, including any accessory buildings and activities, located outside any area mapped as sensitive lands on the critical area maps;
(4) Roadside stands not exceeding 200 square feet in area, exclusively for the sale of agricultural products locally grown, and set back a minimum of 20 feet from any abutting right-of-way or property line;
(5) Publicly owned recreational facilities, parks and playgrounds;
(6) Family day care providers in accordance with LCMC 18.270.020. [Ord. 2023-05 § 9 (Exh. H), 2023; Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]
18.190.025 Conditional uses.
Within an urban holding district the city may allow the following uses through the conditional use process (Chapter 18.250 LCMC), subject to site plan review:
(1) Government-owned or operated facilities, including fire stations, ambulance dispatch facilities, storage yards, warehouses or similar uses;
(2) Day care centers;
(3) Commercial nurseries predominantly marketing locally produced plants and associated landscaping materials;
(4) Utilities, structures and uses including but not limited to utility substations, pump stations, wells, watershed intake facilities, gas and water transmission lines and telecommunication facilities. [Ord. 2023-05 § 10 (Exh. I), 2023; Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]
18.190.030 Siting criteria.
All uses within the UH-10 district shall meet the following criteria:
(1) Permanent structures or facilities shall be designed and located to provide for the orderly extension of public roads, water and sewer to the site and surrounding properties.
(2) All necessary urban road, drainage and other urban development requirements shall apply to ensure that future urban development will be orderly.
(3) Signed agreements between the property owner and the service provider(s) to connect to public sewer and water when they become available within 200 feet of the site shall be secured prior to commencing the authorized use, provided such extension or connection does not require pump stations or capital facilities, such as larger pipes, to increase the capacity of the sewer or water system. [Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]
18.190.040 Height and lot area.
Buildings or structures shall not exceed 35 feet. Minimum parcel size (acres) for newly created parcels shall be 10 acres. [Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]
18.190.060 Removal of UH-10 overlay.
The director may remove the UH-10 overlay district, based on certification from the public works director or city engineer that identified capital facilities deficiencies have been satisfactorily resolved.
(1) Removal of the Overlay. Such amendments shall occur under Type II review proceedings. The city shall not require a public hearing for such an amendment, because the public review process will have already occurred as a result of development review or an amendment to the capital facilities plan.
(2) The UH-10 overlay may be removed if provision of adequate capital facilities is required as a condition of phased development approval.
(3) The director shall maintain a record of all administrative amendments to the UH-10 overlay district, including findings in support of the decision to modify the boundaries of the overlay district. [Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]
18.190.070 Other provisions.
All developments within the UH-10 zoning district shall provide or reserve a 20-foot-wide natural vegetated buffer along all property lines. Signs shall be permitted according to the provisions of Chapter 8.60 LCMC. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided as required in Chapter 18.280 LCMC. [Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006.]