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A. The following chart summarizes the uses allowed and the standard of review for each use. In the commercial and industrial districts, more than one building housing a permissible principal use may be erected on a single lot; provided, that each building and use shall comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter and other borough, state or federal regulations.

AA = Administrative approval
UP = Use permit
CU = Conditional use
EX = Excluded
Blank = No city approval necessary

Districts

RR Rural

R1 Single-Family

R2 Residential

RM Multi-family

C Commercial

I Industrial

P Public

Uses

Accessory Uses

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

UP

AA

Adult Business

EX

EX

EX

EX

CU

EX

EX

Agriculture

UP

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

Animal Shelter

EX

EX

EX

EX

CU

UP

UP

Assisted Living Home

AA

AA

AA

AA

UP

EX

EX

Automotive Sales

UP

EX

EX

EX

AA

AA

EX

Batch Plant

EX

EX

EX

EX

UP

AA

EX

Bed and Breakfast

AA

UP

AA

AA

AA

EX

EX

Beehives1

AA

AA

AA

UP

UP

UP

EX

Campground

UP

EX

EX

EX

UP

EX

AA

Cemetery

UP

EX

EX

EX

UP

UP

UP

Church

UP

EX

UP

UP

UP

EX

EX

Coalbed Methane Extraction

UP

EX

EX

EX

UP

UP

UP

Commercial 10,000 GFA or less

AA

EX

EX

CU

AA

UP

UP

Commercial more than 10,000 GFA

EX

EX

EX

EX

CU

UP

EX

Communication Equipment

AA

UP

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

Convenience Store

AA

EX

UP

EX

UP

EX

EX

Correctional Facility

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

CU

CU

Day Care 1 (with care for 25 or fewer children/ adults)

AA

UP

UP

UP

AA

EX

EX

Day Care 1 (with care for more than 25 children/ adults)

CU

EX

EX

UP

AA

EX

EX

Duplex

AA

EX

AA

AA

UP

EX

EX

Exotic Animals

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

Farm Animals1

AA

UP

UP

EX

EX

UP

EX

Firing Range, Outdoor

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

CU

CU

Group Home

EX

EX

EX

UP

UP

EX

UP

Heavy Equipment

AA

EX

EX

EX

UP

AA

AA

Helipad

EX

EX

EX

EX

UP

AA

UP

Heliport

EX

EX

EX

EX

CU

AA

CU

Home Occupation

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

EX

EX

Hotel

EX

EX

EX

EX

AA

EX

EX

Institutional Home

EX

EX

EX

CU

CU

EX

CU

Junkyard

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

UP

EX

Kennel/Cattery

UP

EX

CU

EX

UP

EX

EX

Mobile Food Vendor

UP1

EX

EX

EX

AA1

AA1

EX3

Mobile Home

EX

EX

CU

EX

EX

EX

EX

Motel

EX

EX

EX

EX

AA

EX

EX

Multifamily

EX

EX

UP

AA

UP

EX

EX

Playfield

UP

UP

UP

UP

UP

EX

UP

Poultry1

AA

AA

AA

UP

UP

UP

EX

Public Facility

UP

CU

UP

UP

UP

AA

AA

Resource Extraction

CU

EX

EX

EX

CU

UP

UP

Short-Term Rental2

UP

EX

UP

UP

AA

EX

EX

Single-Family Dwelling

AA

AA

AA

AA

UP

EX

AA

Subdivision

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

Utility Facility

AA

UP

UP

UP

AA

AA

AA

Waterfront Use

AA

AA

AA

AA

UP

UP

UP

Wild Animals

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

EX

Zoo

UP

EX

EX

EX

CU

EX

CU

1Must comply with specific approval criteria in WMC 16.16.060.

2Must comply with WMC Chapter 16.26.

3Only permitted with approved public vending license required in WMC Chapter 6.08.

(Ord. 20-11(AM) § 4, 2020; Ord. 19-29(SUB)(AM) § 3, 2020; Ord. 19-16(AM) § 4, 2019; Ord. 18-12(AM) § 4, 2018; Ord. 16-23 § 3, 2016; Ord. 11-14 § 3, 2011; Ord. 09-26(SUB) § 6, 2009; Ord. 09-13 § 6, 2009; Ord. 08-41 § 5, 2008; Ord. 03-05 § 3, 2003; Ord. 02-72 § 2, 2002; Ord. 02-60(SUB) § 2, 2002; Ord. 02-52 § 4, 2002; Ord. 02-36 § 2, 2002; Ord. 01-31(SUB) § 3, 2001; Ord. 00-59 § 2, 2000; prior code § 16.43.602)