Chapter 21.59
COMMERCIAL RESOURCE LANDS 40 (CRL40)
Sections:
21.59.030 Administrative review uses.
21.59.050 Temporary uses permitted.
21.59.070 Minimum development standards.
21.59.010 Purpose—Intent.
The commercial resource lands 40 (CRL40) zone classification is intended to designate and protect forest, agricultural, and mineral resource lands of long-term significance. This designation shall take into account the proximity to human settlement, the size of the parcel, and the long-term economic conditions for the commercial production of timber and agriculture, and the commercial extraction of minerals. (Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-18)
21.59.020 Allowable uses.
A. Forest practices and associated management activities of any forest crop, including but not limited to timber harvest, harvesting of forest resources (mushrooms, bear grass, boughs, berries, etc.), Christmas trees, and nursery stock;
B. Log sorting and storage area, scaling stations, forest industry storage and maintenance facilities, sawmills, shake and shingle mills, and chipper facilities;
C. Commercial and domestic agriculture;
D. Management and enhancement of unique biological areas, propagation of fish and wildlife, and water resource management facilities;
E. Scientific monitoring or research devices;
F. Storage of explosives, fuels, and chemicals allowed by state and federal laws;
G. Attached communication facilities located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160);
H. Public and/or semi-public facilities and utility systems;
I. Historic sites open to the public that do not interfere with resource land management;
J. Extraction of gravel and rock for road and trail construction and maintenance purposes, and the operation of portable rock crushers, provided the material is used within the CRL40 designation, FL20 designations, or on the forest owner’s property;
K. Accessory uses normally associated with an allowable use;
L. Landscaping features (not located within a critical area). (Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-18)
21.59.030 Administrative review uses.
A. Attached communication facilities located on non-BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160);
B. Temporary crew quarters and/or farm labor housing in conjunction with forest and agricultural activities. (Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-18)
21.59.040 Conditional uses.
A. Communication tower(s) (in accordance with Section 21.70.160);
B. Outdoor recreational facilities;
C. Indoor recreational facilities;
D. Campgrounds;
E. Group camps;
F. Rural event centers;
G. Retreat centers;
H. Sand and/or gravel pit, stone quarry, mining, crushing, stockpiling of mineral resources and similar uses for the development of natural resources extracted on site, and not otherwise outright permitted above;
I. Private aircraft landing field as an accessory use to forest management or a legal nonconforming use;
J. Natural resource training/research facilities. (Ord. 2021-02, 6-22-21; Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-18)
21.59.050 Temporary uses permitted.
Temporary uses shall be permitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 21.70.120. (Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-18)
21.59.060 Prohibited uses.
Any uses not listed above are prohibited. (Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-18)
21.59.070 Minimum development standards.
A. Lot Size. The standard minimum lot size, dimensions, and proportions shall be as follows (unless the local health authority requires a greater lot size):
1. Minimum lot size shall be forty acres.
B. Density Requirements. No dwelling units are allowed in the CRL40 zone classification.
C. Setbacks. The following are the minimum lot line setbacks for all buildings and accessory buildings:
1. Front Yard. No building or accessory building shall be constructed closer than fifty feet from the centerline of the public road right-of-way or thirty-five feet from the centerline of a private road (not including private driveways), or twenty feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.
2. Side Yard. No building or accessory building shall be constructed closer than twenty feet from the property line on each side of the structure.
3. Rear Yard. No building or accessory building shall be constructed closer than twenty feet from the rear property line.
4. Nonconforming Lots. Lots of less than two acres in size shall conform to standard building code setback requirements.
5. A Yard That Fronts on More Than One Road. The setback requirement for the front yard of a lot that fronts on more than one road shall be the required setback for that zone classification. All other frontages shall have a setback of fifteen feet from the property line, the edge of the public road right-of-way, or private road easement, whichever is greater if the parcel is less than two acres. If the parcel is greater than two acres the setback shall be twenty feet from the property line, the edge of the public road right-of-way, or private road easement, whichever is greater.
6. Cul-de-Sacs and Hammerhead Turnarounds. The setback requirement for a cul-de-sac or hammerhead turnaround shall be twenty feet from the property line, the edge of the public road right-of-way, or private road easement, whichever is greater.
D. Other Standards.
1. Building height limit for permitted uses shall not exceed thirty-five feet above grade, with the exception of Sections 21.70.050 and 21.70.160.
2. No building or structure shall be located within any easement. (Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-18)