16.20.020 District use chart.
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.
Districts |
RR Rural |
R1 Single-Family |
R2 Residential |
RM Multi-family |
C Commercial |
I Industrial |
P Public |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uses |
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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)