§ 21.66.020. Permitted uses.

Specific types of uses permitted in accordance with the intent of this chapter, and subject to reasonable conditions imposed by the county, are categorized and identified as follows:

A.

Personal or community service facilities such as:

1.

Nursery schools and preschools;

2.

Child day care centers when proposed in those districts specified in Chapter 21.65;

3.

Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematoria;

4.

Senior citizen centers;

5.

Nursing homes, convalescent care facilities;

6.

Cemeteries; and

7.

Secure community transition facilities, subject to the standards in this chapter;

B.

Places of public assembly, including:

1.

Churches (or other places of worship);

2.

Sports arenas or stadia;

3.

Fraternal organizations and lodges; and

4.

Private clubs;

C.

Public utilities and their appurtenances, such as:

1.

Electrical substations;

2.

Pumping, lift stations or similar regulatory appurtenances for the transmission or distribution of electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, oil or steam, and storage tanks for any of the above, including water towers;

3.

Solid waste disposal facilities, including transfer stations, incinerators and sanitary landfills;

4.

AM/FM radio, television or telephone stations, exchanges, transmitting, receiving or relay structures, not including antenna support structures; and

5.

Wireless communication facilities (WCFs) and other antenna support structures, in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 20.33;

D.

Public safety and emergency response facilities, including:

1.

Police stations;

2.

Fire stations;

3.

Emergency medical centers; and

4.

Hospitals;

E.

Public and private transport/maintenance facilities, including:

1.

Airports, landing strips, heliports or helipads, including waterborne craft;

2.

Marinas, docks, piers, or breakwater devices, regardless of size or purpose;

3.

Railroad terminals, switching facilities, maintenance or repair shops, and spurs;

4.

Bus terminals, storage or maintenance facilities;

5.

Automobile parking facilities or structures other than those specifically required in Chapter 21.72 in connection with permitted uses;

6.

Corporation yards;

F.

Uses which are similar or related to those uses described in Section 21.66.020A—E.

G.

Temporary Uses.

1.

The following temporary uses are permitted as a matter of right and are exempt from an approval process provided that the requirements in subsection (G)(4) of this section are met.

a.

Garage or yard sales conducted on the premises of a residential dwelling.

b.

Rummage sales, outdoor sales and other fund raising activities sponsored by schools, places of worship or other nonprofit organizations. Such uses shall not occur on a site for more than thirty days in any one calendar year.

c.

Outdoor art and craft shows and exhibits on public park and/or school property.

d.

Neighborhood association meetings or picnics on property owned by the association or its members.

e.

One sales office for the purpose of selling lots or homes within a subdivision may be constructed on the site of a subdivision prior to final plat approval and may operate until all of the lots have been developed and sold.

f.

Properties rented or used for personal social events, such as wedding receptions, private parties, or similar activities, not more than four times during any one calendar year.

g.

Estate sales held on the property of the deceased.

h.

Use of mobile homes or recreational vehicles during construction of a dwelling following issuance of a building permit, not to exceed the period of construction.

i.

Christmas tree sales, limited to not more than forty-five days of site occupation and operation in any one calendar year.

j.

Parking lot and other outdoor sales, limited to no more than thirty days of site occupation and operation in any one-year period. Merchandise displays may only occupy parking stalls which are in excess of parking requirements.

k.

Temporary stands for the sale of fireworks, subject to rules and regulations administered by the fire district.

l.

Running and biking events associated with community events.

m.

Similar unclassified uses as determined by the department consistent with subsection (G)(4) of this section.

2.

The following temporary uses are permitted with an administrative special use permit for which the approval authority shall be the director, subject to the requirements in subsection (G)(4) of this section.

a.

Outdoor art and craft shows and exhibits not exceeding three days and not located on public park and/or school property.

b.

Circuses, carnivals and similar transient amusement enterprises, limited to not more than thirty days of site occupation and operation in any one calendar year.

c.

Rummage and other outdoor sales sponsored by schools, places of worship or other nonprofit organizations occurring more than thirty days in any one calendar year.

d.

Community events, not exceeding seven days in duration and not more than four times per year for any single property.

e.

Overflow off-site parking, not exceeding seven days in duration and not more than four times in any one calendar year.

f.

Auctions, not exceeding three days and held four or fewer times in any one calendar year on the site of any legally established nonresidential use.

g.

Similar unclassified uses as determined by the department consistent with subsection (G)(4) of this section.

3.

The following temporary uses are permitted with a special use permit for which the approval authority shall be the hearing examiner, subject to the requirements in subsection (G)(4) of this section.

a.

Outdoor art and craft shows and exhibits exceeding three days and not located on public park and/or school property.

b.

Circuses, carnivals and similar transient amusement enterprises, more than thirty days of site occupation and operation in any one calendar year.

c.

Community events, exceeding seven days in duration or occurring more than four times per year for any single property.

d.

Properties rented or used for personal social events, such as wedding receptions, private parties or similar activities, more than four times during any one calendar year.

e.

Overflow off-site parking, exceeding seven days in duration or more than four times in any one calendar year.

f.

Auctions, exceeding three days or held more than four times in any one calendar year on the site of any legally established nonresidential use.

g.

Similar unclassified uses as determined by the department consistent with subsection (G)(4) of this section.

4.

Temporary uses are subject to the following regulations:

a.

No temporary use shall be permitted on public rights-of-way, unless a right-of-way obstruction permit is authorized by the public works department.

b.

Approval of temporary uses is subject to written permission of the property owner on which the use is to be located.

c.

The applicable approval authority may apply additional conditions to any special use permit for a temporary use in order to:

i.

Ensure compliance with the intent of the zoning ordinance;

ii.

Ensure that such use is not detrimental to neighboring properties and the community as a whole; and

iii.

Ensure compliance with the Uniform Building Code and Uniform Fire Code.

d.

Within three days after termination of the special use permit for any temporary use, such use shall be abated and all structures, signs and evidence of such use removed. The county may require a cash bond be posted by the applicant upon application to defray the costs of cleanup and repair of the property should the permittee fail to do so.

e.

Temporary use permits not exercised within one hundred eighty days of issuance shall be null and void.

f.

Violations. In addition to any other remedy provided by this title, at any time when such temporary use is operated in violation of required conditions of this section, or otherwise found to constitute a nuisance, the county may revoke the temporary use permit. The permittee shall be given notice of and an opportunity to contest the revocation prior to a final determination. If, in the opinion of the department, the violation poses a life, health, or safety threat, the temporary use permit may be revoked immediately, and the permittee shall be given the opportunity to request reconsideration and/or appeal.

H.

Hobby kennels may be permitted in residential districts through an administrative special use permit, subject to the following conditions:

1.

Dogs that are let outside unleashed shall be kept in a fenced enclosure;

2.

Visual screening, increased setback, increased lot size, and other conditions may be required taking into account safety, noise, and odor factors;

3.

Hobby kennels within the McAllister Geologically Sensitive Area (MGSA) district shall be subject to a waste management plan approved by the department which minimizes the risk of groundwater contamination.

I.

Commercial kennels may be permitted through a special use permit, subject to the following conditions:

1.

Commercial kennels are not permitted in residential or mixed use districts;

2.

Dogs that are let outside unleashed shall be kept in a fenced enclosure;

3.

Setbacks for outdoor dog runs shall be twenty feet from all property lines;

4.

Visual screening, increased setback, increased lot size, and other conditions may be required taking into account safety, noise, and odor factors.

J.

Home occupations, as approved by the hearings examiner and subject to the conditions specified in Chapter 21.69.

(Ord. 13058 § 14, 2003; Ord. 12807 § 9, 2002; Ord. 12761 § 39, 2002; Ord. 12463 § 35, 2001; Ord. 12032 § 78, 1999; Ord. 11867 § 2 (part), 1998; Ord. 11274 § 1 (part), 1996)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 10(Att. I), 7-24-2012)