Chapter 21.66
NORTHWESTERN LAKE ZONING
Sections:
21.66.040 Relationship to balance of Title 21.
21.66.050 Residential 2 zone classification (R-2).
21.66.060 Residential 5 zone classification (R-5).
21.66.010 Applicability.
This chapter applies to all lands in that portion of Skamania County lying within the portion of Sections 2 and 3 of T3N, R10E W.M., and designated Rural 2, as depicted on the map entitled “Land Use Areas,” adopted as part of the Skamania County Comprehensive Plan July 11, 1977. (Ord. 2005-02 (part))
21.66.020 Effective date.
This chapter becomes effective upon adoption hereof by the board of county commissioners. (Passed into law May 9, 2000). (Ord. 2005-02 (part))
21.66.030 Zoning map.
A zoning map will be made a part of this chapter and shall be known as the “Northwestern Lake Area Zoning Map.” The zoning map shall show the zone classifications assigned to specific parcels of property. (Ord. 2005-02 (part))
21.66.040 Relationship to balance of Title 21.
Except to the extent that the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with or contradict the provisions of the balance of Title 21, the provisions set out in Title 21 shall remain in full force and effect in the Northwestern Lake Area. When conflict arises, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. (Ord. 2005-02 (part))
21.66.050 Residential 2 zone classification (R-2).
A. Allowable Uses.
1. Single-family dwellings.
2. Commercial and domestic agriculture.
3. Forestry.
4. Public facilities and utilities.
5. Professional services.
6. Cottage occupations (in accordance with Chapter 21.70).
7. Light home industry (in accordance with Chapter 21.70).
8. Residential care facilities (in accordance with Chapter 21.85).
9. Child care facilities (in accordance with Chapter 21.86).
10. Safe home.
11. Open space and public parks.
12. Accessory equipment structures.
13. Attached communication facilities located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
B. Administrative Review Uses.
1. Attached communication facilities not located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Outdoor recreational facilities, indoor recreational facilities, campgrounds, group camps, rural event centers, and retreat centers consistent with the rural residential character of the area, except that for all properties adjacent to Northwestern Lake and/or the White Salmon River, only recreational facilities owned and operated by public entities.
2. Public displays which do not use fluorescent colors, bright lights, or exceed fifteen square feet.
3. Cluster developments.
4. Duplexes.
5. Fill, grading and excavation of more than two hundred fifty cubic yards of material not associated with residential activities; however, solid waste disposal is not an allowed use.
6. Expansion of preexisting nonconforming uses and associated infrastructure.
7. Communication towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
8. Co-location of communication towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
D. Temporary Uses Permitted.
1. Uses allowed subject to the requirements of Section 21.70.120 of this title.
E. Minimum Development Standards.
1. Lot Size. Minimum lot size shall be two acres. The lot depth should not exceed the lot width by more than a ratio of four to one (four being the depth). Minimum lot width shall be two hundred feet. Access panhandles shall not be taken into account as part of the area calculations relative to minimum lot size indicated above.
2. Density Requirements.
a. Single-Family. Each single-family housing unit (including mobile homes) shall require the minimum lot area listed under subsection (E)(1) of this section.
b. Duplex. Each duplex shall require one hundred fifty percent of the minimum lot area listed under subsection (E)(1) of this section.
3. Setbacks. The standard setback requirements shall be as follows.
a. 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 easement (not including private driveways), or twenty feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.
b. Side Yard. On each side of the building or accessory building, a side yard shall be provided of not less than twenty feet.
c. Rear Yard. A rear yard shall be provided of not less than twenty feet, including accessory buildings.
d. Nonconforming Lots. Lots of less than two acres in size shall conform to standard building code setback requirements.
e. A Yard that Fronts on More than One Road. A 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, or 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, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater.
f. Setbacks from cul-de-sacs and hammerhead turn arounds shall be twenty feet from the property line, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater.
g. No building or structure may be located within any easements. (Ord. 2021-02, 6-22-21; Ord. 2005-02 (part))
21.66.060 Residential 5 zone classification (R-5).
A. Allowable Uses.
1. Single-family dwellings.
2. Commercial and domestic agriculture.
3. Forestry.
4. Public facilities and utilities.
5. Professional services.
6. Cottage occupations (in accordance with Chapter 21.70).
7. Light home industry (in accordance with Chapter 21.70).
8. Residential care facilities (in accordance with Chapter 21.85).
9. Child care facilities (in accordance with Chapter 21.86).
10. Safe home.
11. Open space and public parks.
12. Accessory equipment structures.
13. Attached communication facilities located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
B. Administrative Review Uses.
1. Attached communication facilities not located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
2. Communication towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
3. Co-location of communication towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160).
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Outdoor recreational facilities, indoor recreational facilities, campgrounds, group camps, rural event centers, and retreat centers consistent with the rural residential character of the area, except that for all properties adjacent to Northwestern Lake and/or the White Salmon River, only recreational facilities owned and operated by public entities.
2. Public displays which do not use fluorescent colors, bright lights, or exceed fifteen square feet.
3. Cluster developments.
4. Duplexes.
5. Fill, grading and excavation of more than two hundred fifty cubic yards of material not associated with residential activities; however, solid waste disposal is not an allowed use.
6. Expansion of preexisting nonconforming uses and associated infrastructure.
D. Temporary Uses Permitted.
1. Uses allowed subject to the requirements of Section 21.70.120 of this title.
E. Minimum Development Standards.
1. Lot Size. Minimum lot size shall be five acres. The lot depth should not exceed the lot width by more than a ratio of four to one (four being the depth). Minimum lot width shall be two hundred feet. Access panhandles shall not be taken into account as part of the area calculations relative to minimum lot size indicated above.
2. Density Requirements.
a. Single-Family. Each single-family housing unit (including mobile homes) shall require the minimum lot area listed under subsection (E)(1) of this section.
b. Duplex. Each duplex shall require one hundred fifty percent of the minimum lot area listed under subsection (E)(1) of this section.
3. Setbacks. The standard setback requirements shall be as follows:
a. 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 easement (not including private driveways) or twenty feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.
b. Side Yard. On each side of the building or accessory building, a side yard shall be provided of not less than twenty feet.
c. Rear Yard. A rear yard shall be provided of not less than twenty feet, including accessory buildings.
d. Nonconforming Lots. Lots of less than two acres in size shall conform to standard building code setback requirements.
e. A Yard that Fronts on More than One Road. A 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, or 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, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater.
f. Setbacks from cul-de-sacs and hammerhead turn arounds shall be twenty feet from the property line, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater.
g. No building or structure may be located within any easements. (Ord. 2021-02, 6-22-21; Ord. 2005-02 (part))