Chapter 18.19
CS COMMUNITY SERVICES ZONE DISTRICT
Sections:
18.19.050 Development standards.
18.19.010 Intent.
The intent of the community services (CS) zone district is to establish and preserve areas for community services which are needed to serve the residents of the city, Thurston Region and the state. It is desirable for development to occur in a campus-like setting, through the use of greenbelts, walkways, shared parking facilities, and mutual pedestrian and traffic access easements. Development should be oriented to create convenient pedestrian and transit access.
(Ord. O2001-020, Amended, 05/07/2002; Ord. O98-009, Amended, 10/20/1998; Ord. O97-024, Amended, 03/03/1998; Ord. O96-022, Amended, 12/19/1996; Ord. O95-035, Amended, 12/19/1995; Ord. 1230, Added, 11/20/1990)
18.19.020 Permitted uses.
Uses permitted in the CS district are as follows:
A. General offices;
B. Schools;
C. Community center;
D. Parks and open space areas;
E. Personal services;
F. Entertainment facilities;
G. Recreational facilities;
H. Post office, parcel delivery facility;
I. Museum, library, art gallery;
J. Child day care center; child mini-day care center;
K. Group foster homes;
L. Support facilities;
M. Family child care home;
N. General retail sales limited to fifteen thousand square feet or less;
O. Planned unit development;
P. Restaurants;
Q. Parking structures;
R. Parking lots as separate, primary uses are permitted. The proposed parking lot shall exclusively serve specifically identified uses in or adjacent to the district to accommodate shared employee or customer parking or off-site employee parking. The uses served by the lot may change over time. Parking lots are prohibited on corner lots;
S. Park and ride lots;
T. All uses which were legally established prior to January 1, 1997, except where there is a cessation of the use for three or more years;
U. Attached wireless communication facilities, except that it is prohibited to attach a nonaccessory wireless communication antenna on a single-family or two-family dwelling;*
V. Adult family homes, residential care facilities;
W. Electric vehicle infrastructure;
X. Community gardens;
Y. Farmers markets;
Z. Centers for senior citizens, youth, general community, and similar groups;
AA. Civic center complex;
BB. Taverns, cocktail lounges;
CC. Wildlife refuges and forest preserves;
DD. Temporary expansions of schools, such as portable classrooms;
EE. Food trucks or trailers in accordance with TMC 18.42.120;
FF. Food truck or trailer courts in accordance with TMC 18.42.120;
GG. Permanent supportive housing, subject to TMC 18.42.150;
HH. Transitional housing, subject to TMC 18.42.150;
II. Professional services;
JJ. Optometry clinics.
*Wireless communication facilities are subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval, and furthermore are subject to provisions for wireless communication facilities in TMC Chapter 11.20, Wireless Communication Facilities.
(Ord. O2022-013, Amended, 10/04/2022; Ord. O2021-019, Amended, 01/18/2022; Ord. O2019-020, Amended, 11/19/2019; Ord. O2018-025, Amended, 12/18/2018; Ord. O2017-006, Amended, 07/18/2017; Ord. O2010-029, Amended, 06/07/2011; Ord. O2010-015, Amended, 09/07/2010; Ord. O2001-020, Amended, 05/07/2002; Ord. O97-019, Amended, 06/17/1997; Ord. O96-022, Amended, 12/17/1996; Ord. O95-035, Added, 12/19/1995)
18.19.030 Accessory uses.
Accessory uses in the CS district are as follows:
A. Off-street parking and loading areas;
B. Home occupations, as approved by the director of community development;
C. Preschool childcare facilities;
D. Noncommercial recreational structures, which could include swimming pools and recreational ball courts;
E. Energy systems;
F. Storage, if less than fifty percent of the gross floor area of the primary structure;
G. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities;
H. Accessory wireless communication antenna;*
I. Supportive housing facilities such as emergency housing, emergency shelters, permanent supportive housing, and transitional housing are permitted as an accessory use only as part of a permitted church use. Such supportive housing facilities shall not exceed twenty percent of the total building square footage of a church use and are subject to the requirements of TMC 18.42.150.
*Emergency communication towers and antennas and wireless communication facilities are subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval, and furthermore both uses are subject to provisions for wireless communication facilities in TMC Chapter 11.20, Wireless Communication Facilities.
(Ord. O2021-019, Amended, 01/18/2022; Ord. O2018-025, Amended, 12/18/2018; Ord. O2011-002, Amended, 03/01/2011; Ord. O97-019, Amended, 06/17/1997; Ord. O96-022, Amended, 12/17/1996; Ord. O95-035, Amended, 12/19/1995; Ord. 1230, Added, 11/20/1990)
18.19.040 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses in the CS district are as follows:
A. Private clubs and lodges;
B. Wireless communication towers;*
C. Churches;
D. The following essential public facilities:
1. State education facilities,
2. Transportation facilities, large scale state or regional,
3. Prisons, jails and other correctional facilities,
4. Emergency communication towers and antennas.*
*Emergency communication towers and antennas and wireless communication facilities are subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval, and furthermore both uses are subject to provisions for wireless communication facilities in TMC Chapter 11.20, Wireless Communication Facilities.
(Ord. O2018-025, Amended, 12/18/2018; Ord. O2017-006, Amended, 07/18/2017; Ord. O97-019, Amended, 06/17/1997; Ord. O96-022, Amended, 12/19/1996; Ord. O95-035, Amended, 12/17/1995; Ord. 1288, Amended, 06/04/1991; Ord. 1230, Added, 11/20/1990)
18.19.050 Development standards.
Development in the CS zone district must meet the following requirements:
A. Site area: no minimum, except the lot shall be adequate to provide for required parking, yards, and landscaping.
B. Lot coverage, maximum impervious surface: eighty-five percent of the total area of the lot.
C. Structure height:* a maximum of sixty-five feet; provided, however, that no structure shall penetrate imaginary airspace surfaces as defined by 14 C.F.R. Part 77. A map that provides detailed information on ground and imaginary airspace surface elevations is available for inspection in the community development department.
D. Yards.**
1. Front: no minimum setback on all street frontages;
2. Side: five feet;
3. Rear: five feet.
Where structures or portions of structures are adjacent to any residential zoning district, the minimum setback shall be twenty feet. Where structures are constructed over one story, the setback from the adjacent property line or lines shall be increased by ten feet for every story above the ground level story of the proposed new building, and shall be screened from view in accordance with TMC Chapter 18.47.
E. Pedestrian Access.
1. An on-site pedestrian circulation system shall be provided which links the street to the primary entrance(s) of the structure(s). Sidewalks or paved pedestrian ways must connect the required pedestrian system to existing pedestrian systems on adjacent developments if adequate safety and security can be maintained.
2. Convenient, direct pedestrian access shall be provided between transit stops and the primary entrance(s) of the structure(s).
F. Park and Open Space Area. New development in this zone district shall set aside land for park and open space area as specified in TMC 17.12.210 and 18.42.130 and the citywide design guidelines.
* Subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and approval if they apply.
** See Diagram 18.04.670, Yard Determination Diagram, in TMC 18.04.230, Y definitions.
(Ord. O2020-015, Amended, 02/16/2021; Ord. O2020-003, Amended, 09/15/2020; Ord. O2017-022, Amended, 12/05/2017; Ord. O2016-037, Amended, 01/03/2017; Ord. O2011-002, Amended, 03/01/2011; Ord. O2004-009, Amended, 12/07/2004; Ord. O2001-020, Amended, 05/07/2002; Ord. O2000-004, Amended, 07/18/2000; Ord. O96-021, Amended, 12/02/1997; Ord. O96-022, Amended, 12/17/1996; Ord. O95-035, Amended, 12/19/1995; Ord. 1230, Added, 11/20/1990)