§ 17.09.055. Categorical exemptions.

Pursuant to WAC 197-11-800(1)(c) and notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 197-11-800(1)(b), the following types of construction shall be exempt, except when undertaken wholly or partly on lands covered by water:

A.

In an urban growth area, the construction or location of any residential structures of nine units;

B.

Outside an urban growth area, construction or location of any residential structures of four units;

C.

The construction of a barn, loafing shed, farm equipment storage building, produce storage or packing structure, or similar agriculture structure, covering twenty thousand square feet, and to be used only by the property owner or his or her agent in the conduct of farming the property. This exemption shall not apply to feed lots;

D.

The construction of an office, school, commercial, recreational, service or storage building with eight thousand square feet of gross floor area, and with associated parking facilities designed for thirty automobiles;

E.

The construction of a parking lot designed for thirty automobiles;

F.

Any landfill or excavation of five hundred cubic yards throughout the total lifetime of the fill or excavation; and any fill or excavation classified as a Class I, II, or III forest practice under RCW 76.09.050 or regulations thereunder;

G.

The construction of a building for marijuana production (producer), processing (processor), or retail with eight thousand square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. 15724 , §§ 1, 2(Att. E), 12-11-2018)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 15724 , § 1, adopted Dec. 11, 2018, repealed the former § 17.09.055, and enacted a new § 17.09.055 as set out herein. The former § 17.09.055 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 11398 § 12 (part), adopted 1997; Ord. No. 15210, § 1(Att. E), adopted Nov. 10, 2015; Ord. No. 15292, § 1(Att. E), adopted May 10, 2016; Ord. No. 15371, § 1(Att. E), adopted Nov. 8, 2016; Ord. No. 15465 , § 1(Att. E), adopted May 2, 2017; Ord. No. 15533 , § 1(Att. E), adopted Oct. 24, 2017; Ord. No. 15613 , § 1(Att. E), adopted May 1, 2018; Ord. No. 15678 , § 1(Att. E), adopted Nov. 6, 2018.