1. Purpose of Section. Regulations to insure a suitable living environment for owners of mobile homes are adopted and established as necessary for the general health, safety, welfare and convenience of the inhabitants of the city of Aberdeen.

2. Name of Section. This section shall be known and may be cited as “the Mobile Home Park Ordinance.”

1. Blood plasma donation center.

1. Laboratories, offices and other facilities used for research and development by or for any individual or organization whether public or private.

1. Water treatment plant.

1. Implementing the Aberdeen comprehensive plan policies through land use regulations.

2. Providing for adequate public facilities and services in conjunction with development.

3. Providing an efficient and compatible relationship of land uses and zones.

4. Providing for a transportation system that offers greater options, mobility, safety, and access in support of the city’s growth strategy.

5. Conserving the city’s natural resources and attractions.

1. The location and boundaries of zones established by this title are shown and maintained as part of the city’s geographic information system (GIS) under the direction of the director. The zoning GIS layer constitutes the city of Aberdeen’s official zoning map and is part of this title. All notations, references, and other information shown shall have the same force and effect as if fully described in this title.

2. At the direction of city council, the director is authorized to revise the official zoning map. No unauthorized person may alter or modify the official zoning map. The revision may be made only after following the applicable process for a site-specific rezone or zone boundary determination (see Table 17.20.030).

3. The department shall maintain digital or printed copies of the official zoning map and maintain records of superseded official maps.

1. Where a boundary is indicated as approximately following the center line of streets, alleys, railroads, or highways, the actual center line shall be construed to be the boundary.

2. Where a zone boundary is indicated as approximately following the lot or tract lines and the map is scaled at not more than twenty (20) feet from the lot or tract lines, the actual lot or tract lines shall be construed to be the boundaries of such zone.

3. Where a zone boundary divides a lot or tract, the boundary shall be determined by map scaling unless the actual dimensions are shown on the map.

4. Where boundaries are indicated as following lines of ordinary high water, government or meander line, the lines shall be considered to be the actual boundaries, and if they should change the boundaries shall be considered to move with them.

5. Where a public right-of-way is vacated, the vacated area shall have the zone classification of the adjoining property that it merges with.

6. Zone Boundary Determination. In case uncertainty exists which cannot be determined by application of the foregoing rules, a zoning boundary determination shall be made as established in Table 17.20.030. The decision shall be guided by the standards in subsections (C)(1) through (C)(5) of this section, the purpose and language of the Aberdeen comprehensive plan, and the purpose statement of the zones where boundaries are in question.

1. Purpose. This designation supports lower density residential development further from Aberdeen’s centers. It is intended to continue Aberdeen’s neighborhood pattern and allow for infill development, especially to accommodate residents moving uphill out of higher risk areas and provide the housing stock needed for Aberdeen’s expected population. At the same time, it allows for areas constrained by topography, wetlands, and other critical areas to create a lower intensity transitional area between the city and the surrounding natural areas.

2. Typical housing types should include houses, townhouses, cottage housing, small lot houses, tiny houses, duplexes, small multiplexes, and accessory dwelling units. Small neighborhood-serving commercial spaces (e.g., day cares, cafe, corner store grocery) should be allowed, especially where relatively dense residential areas are separated from neighborhood centers by steep topography.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated residential low in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation provides for moderate to high density homes on land suitable for urban development. These areas are conveniently located near downtown or neighborhood centers, transportation opportunities, parks, and civic/institutional facilities, while avoiding areas impacted by air quality, noise, critical areas, flooding, or other risks.

2. Typical housing types should include a mixture of multifamily and single-family homes. Small neighborhood-serving commercial spaces (e.g., cafe, corner store grocery, day cares) should be allowed.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated residential high in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation allows for a wide range of uses, including residential, commercial, and light industrial. The district emphasizes smaller scale industrial uses such as food processing, workshops, or fabrication; wholesale retail and professional services; home occupations; and low-to-moderate density residential to increase the availability of jobs and allow workers to live close to where they work.

2. Expected development types include small-to-medium footprint flexible buildings that can be used for a variety of business applications, as well as detached houses and middle housing types such as townhouses and duplexes. Home occupations and live/work units should be allowed.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated flex-residential in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation encourages a focus and reinvigoration of Aberdeen’s traditional districts, as envisioned in the Centers and Corridors strategy. These higher intensity areas are limited to places that are located well to be fifteen (15) minute walking centers throughout Aberdeen and make use of existing anchors, such as schools, parks, and groceries or other businesses.

2. New development should include a mix of residential and neighborhood serving commercial. Multistory buildings, especially with some ground floor commercial, are encouraged.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated neighborhood center mixed-use in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation is intended for Aberdeen’s historic central core. It reinforces downtown as Aberdeen’s center of commercial, civic, cultural, and tourism activities. Downtown is expected to accommodate new development while reinforcing and enhancing its historic pedestrian-friendly character and scale.

2. Expected development includes mixed residential and ground floor commercial, mixed office and ground floor commercial, and single-purpose residential, commercial, office, and artisan manufacturing uses.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated downtown mixed-use in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation provides for a wide variety of general service, retail, commercial, and storage that serves local and regional customers. It is generally located along major transportation corridors. It may support accessory or upper story residential uses, but the focus should be on maintaining affordable commercial space in Aberdeen to serve the region’s needs. These are relatively centrally located and along transit lines so that all areas of the city have access to commerce. This designation provides for a wide variety of general-service and retail commercial uses, and mixed uses serving local and regional residents and the traveling public.

2. Development should include a wide variety of general service, retail, commercial, and professional office buildings. Development may include residential.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated commercial in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation provides for a mix of commercial, cultural, recreational, and water-related light industrial uses in waterfront areas to support tourism and continued water-oriented uses. Development should emphasize and make use of the unique waterfront setting with a pedestrian-friendly environment and public access and views to the water where feasible. Because these areas are generally not protected by the existing or planned levee, high intensity uses are not expected and flood-resilient design is required for certain uses.

2. Typical development should include a mixture of commercial buildings, light industrial activities, and recreational or commercial water access. These areas should be less intense than downtown or neighborhood center designations, except where they also align with a regional center (i.e., the regional shopping center at the mouth of the Wishkah River).

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated waterfront in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation provides for a mix of industrial, service commercial, and heavy retail uses that minimize unmitigated external visual, auditory, and physical impacts on adjacent properties and generally do not compete with uses in the downtown and neighborhood center mixed-use areas. Many sites are located along the Chehalis River where orientation to navigable waterways and rail access is of primary importance.

2. Expected development includes structures and surfaces that support industrial, light industrial, manufacturing, shipping, research and development, marine-oriented commercial, and commercial uses.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated flex-industrial in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation ensures land remains available for schools, colleges, hospitals, and other community-serving civic or institutional uses.

2. Expected development includes schools, colleges, hospitals, and other institutional and public buildings.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated civic in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation allows for preservation of natural areas with minimal disruption. These areas may be located to mitigate/adapt to flooding, landslide, and tsunami risks. In some cases, existing uses are commercial or industrial, and these may remain in place until vacated.

2. Existing uses may remain. In the future, trails, interpretive displays, and other development that increases public enjoyment and connection to nature may be considered if designed for a positive impact on natural systems.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated open space—conservancy in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation allows for existing and future parks and public open space, public community facilities, and essential public facilities. They are located to support downtown and neighborhood centers with public amenities, as well as to enhance the waterfront as a recreational draw.

2. Expected development typically includes public parks and recreation facilities, trail corridors, and open space. These areas may include small commercial spaces (e.g., park concession stand).

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated open space—parks in the comprehensive plan.

1. Purpose. This designation allows for potential residential development in existing natural areas. It is intended to preserve and enhance natural areas where critical areas (e.g., steep slopes, streams) limit feasibility while providing long-term flexibility for residential expansion if needed.

2. Expected development would include cabins and small residences, and if needed in the future, larger residential development types. Agriculture and timber uses may be allowed.

3. Use of this zone is appropriate for areas designated open space—residential in the comprehensive plan.

1. In order to regulate uses, categories of uses have been established. Use categories provide a systematic basis for assigning land uses to appropriate categories with other similar uses. Use categories classify land uses and activities based on common functional, product, or physical characteristics. These categories include:

2. Characteristics include the type and amount of activity, the hours of operation, the type of customers or residents, how goods or services are sold or delivered, likely impact on surrounding properties, and site conditions.

3. Use category definitions are included in Chapters 17.43 through 17.46.

4. Where a use category contains a list of included uses, the list is to be considered example uses, and not all-inclusive. The director has the responsibility for categorizing all uses.

1. Consider the scale and type of buildings compared to other permitted uses in the zone.

2. Consider the amount, type, and pattern of vehicular traffic anticipated for the use.

3. Consider the expected outdoor uses and activities associated with the use.

4. Consider the expected noises, odors, emissions, and unique visual impacts associated with the use.

1. To promote forms of development that reinforce and/or enhance the desired character of Aberdeen residential neighborhoods, business districts, and industrial zones.

2. To promote compatibility between developments.

3. To minimize environmental impacts of development.

1. The form and intensity standards tables address the form and intensity of development specific to individual zones. The zone is located on the vertical columns and the form/intensity topic being addressed is located on the horizontal rows.

2. Where a reference appears after the form and intensity measure, then the use or development is subject to standards in that section or chapter.

3. For uses containing symbols * and †, refer to the code reference in the right column next to the applicable symbol.

4. If a cell is blank ( ), then there are no standards for the particular measure or it is not applicable to the zone.

5. Sections 17.42.040 through 17.42.100 provide clarification and exceptions to the form and intensity standards tables below.

1. Street right-of-way, or other areas reserved or dedicated for public use (such as parks, open space, and stormwater facilities).

2. Submerged lands, landslide hazard areas and buffers, regulated wetlands and buffers, and Type 1, 2, 3 and 4 streams and buffers.

1. In cases where the lot slopes downhill from the property line at the front of the building, the height is measured from the highest point of the house to the average of the natural grade directly under the building.

2. If the building site has frontage on two (2) or more streets, the height is measured from the highest point of the building to the average of the natural grade directly under the building if the lot slopes downhill from the property line on either street frontage.

3. The allowable height is measured from the average of the natural or existing topography of the portion of the lot, parcel or tract of real property which will be directly under the proposed building.

4. Height requirements for buildings in shoreline jurisdictions are provided for in the shoreline master program.

5. Calculation of the average grade level is made by averaging the elevations of the center of all exterior walls of the proposed building. Additionally, “natural or existing topography” is the topography of the lot, parcel or tract of real property immediately prior to any site preparation, grading, excavation, or filling. Where a tract of land is regraded for the purpose of a land division, the “natural or existing topography” is the grades as they exist at the time of recording of the final plat.

1. Roof structures housing or screening elevators, stairways, tanks, rooftop wind generators, ventilating fans or similar equipment required for building operation and maintenance may exceed the height limit by:

2. Fire or parapet walls may exceed the height limit by up to five (5) feet in the RH zone and ten (10) feet in mixed-use, commercial and industrial zones.

3. Except as may otherwise be prohibited by the FAA regulations, the height limitations of Tables 17.42.020(A), (B), and (C) do not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes not intended for residential purposes, or to monuments, water towers, observation towers, power transmission towers, silos, grain elevators, chimneys, smokestacks, derricks, conveyors, flag poles, radio, masts, aerials and similar structures.

1. The street setback is measured from the street right-of-way to a line parallel to and measured perpendicularly from the street right-of-way at the minimum depth prescribed for each zone.

2. For corner lots in residential zones, the street setback is measured from the street right-of-way that is the property’s street address and primary access. The other lot frontage is referred to as the side setback, street.

3. For lots on streets with a right-of-way at least sixty (60) feet wide, the street setback may be reduced by one (1) foot for each additional foot above five (5) between the property line and the nearest edge of the sidewalk. If no sidewalk is present, the street setback may be reduced by one (1) foot for each additional foot above ten (10) feet between the property line and the nearest edge of the roadway.

Exception. No side setback is required between individual units within a townhouse building, where allowed.

1. Rear Setbacks. In the case of an irregularly shaped lot, a ten (10) foot line which is within the lot and parallel to and most distant from the front lot line shall be considered the rear lot line for purposes of determining required setbacks and for interpretation of other provisions of this code (see illustration).

2. Interior Side Setbacks. All lot lines which are not front or rear lot lines shall be considered interior side lot lines for the purpose of measuring setbacks.

3. Determination by Director. Where a building site is situated such that it is unclear which should be considered the front, rear, and sides, required setbacks shall be as determined by the director in compliance with the following criterion: required setbacks shall not permit the placement of buildings on the site in a manner that will constitute a grant of special privileges inconsistent with the limitations placed on other properties in the vicinity and incompatible with surrounding uses.

1. Limited to two (2) per building elevation.

2. Not wider than ten (10) feet.

3. Do not extend the floor area or foundation into the setback.

1. Three (3) feet into a street or rear setback.

2. Two (2) feet into the interior side setback.

1. Mailboxes, newspaper boxes, and free neighborhood book exchange boxes.

2. Fire hydrants and associated appendages.

3. Bus shelters.

4. Freestanding signs complying with Chapter 17.66, Signage.

1. Utility poles and lines.

2. Underground utilities and sprinkler systems.

3. Light and flagpoles.

4. Trellises not exceeding eight (8) feet in height.

5. Electrical equipment cabinets and similar utility boxes and vaults.

6. Stormwater facilities and elements of stormwater best management practices, unless a minimum setback is otherwise specified in this title or in the adopted stormwater management manual.

7. Fences complying with Chapter 17.67, Fences and Hedges.

8. Uncovered porches and decks not exceeding eighteen (18) inches average height above the finished grade.

9. Enclosures for solid waste collection and storage when in compliance with the standards of Section 17.62.060.

10. Ramps added to an existing building for the specific purpose of accessibility for persons with disabilities when no other reasonable location is available.

1. Residential Occupancy of a Dwelling Unit by a Household. Household living includes the following uses:

2. Modular or factory-built residential buildings licensed by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries can serve as any of the above housing types, as long as all applicable standards are met.

1. Definition. A building entirely surrounded by open space containing one (1) dwelling unit on a lot that is not an accessory dwelling unit or part of a cottage housing development.

2. Multiple Single-Family Houses. Multiple single-family houses may be built on the same lot provided they meet:

3. Development and Design Standards.

4. Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes. Manufactured homes and mobile homes are permitted to serve as single-family houses, provided all other standards are met.

1. Definition. A small single-family dwelling that is clustered with other similar units sharing a common open space.

2. Development and Design Standards.

3. Accessory dwelling units are not permitted in cottage housing developments.

1. Definition. A building that is entirely surrounded by open space and contains two (2) dwelling units.

2. Development and Design Standards.

g. Unit Articulation. Each attached unit featuring a separate ground level entrance in a multi-unit building facing the street shall include at least one (1) of the articulation options listed below. Facades separated from the street by a dwelling or located more than one hundred (100) feet from a street are exempt from this standard. Articulation options:

(1) Roofline change or a roof dormer with a minimum of four (4) feet in width.

(2) A balcony a minimum of two (2) feet in depth and four (4) feet in width and accessible from an interior room.

(3) A bay window that extends from the facade a minimum of two (2) feet.

(4) An offset of the facade of a minimum of two (2) feet in depth from the neighboring unit.

(5) A roofed porch at least fifty (50) square feet in size.

3. Multiple duplexes may be built on the same lot provided they meet:

1. Definitions.

2. Development and Design Standards. Triplexes and fourplexes are subject to the same standards as set forth for duplexes in subsection (D)(2) of this section.

1. Definition. A dwelling unit in a row of at least three (3) such units in which each unit has its own front access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one (1) or more common walls.

2. Development and Design Standards.

c. For townhouses where the primary pedestrian access to the dwelling is from an alley or private internal vehicular access, buildings shall emphasize individual pedestrian entrances over private garages by using both of the following measures:

(1) Enhance entries with a trellis, small porch, or other architectural features that provide cover for a person entering the unit and a transitional space between outside and inside the dwelling.

(2) Provide a planted area in front of each pedestrian entry of at least twenty (20) square feet in area, with no dimension less than four (4) feet.

The left example features a landscaped area and a trellis to highlight the entry. In the middle image, the balconies and landscaped areas deemphasize the garage. In the right image, the lack of landscaping near the entries would not be allowed (where this is the primary pedestrian entry to the unit).

1. Definition. A building that contains five (5) or more dwelling units. The term also includes any dwelling units that are within a mixed-use building.

2. Standards. Multifamily developments are subject to the following standards:

3. Ground Floor Restrictions. Multifamily units are not permitted on the ground floor in the C and DT-MU zones. Lobbies and other common areas plus structured parking facilities for multifamily developments may be built on the ground floor.

1. Definition. A type of multifamily building restricted to occupancy by a person or persons who satisfy one (1) of the following requirements:

1. Definition. A facility that provides housing and supportive service to facilitate movement of individuals and families experiencing homelessness into permanent housing.

2. Transitional housing may take the form of any permitted dwelling type in the household living category; standards for the applicable permitted household living use apply.

1. Definition. Subsidized leased housing, utilizing admissions practices with lower barriers to entry than would be typical for other subsidized or unsubsidized rental housing and is paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services.

2. Permanent supportive housing may take the form of any permitted dwelling type in the household living category; standards for the applicable permitted household living use apply.

1. Adult family home.

2. Assisted living facility.

3. Co-living.

4. Group care living facility.

5. Nursing home.

1. Definition. A residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room and board to more than one (1) but not more than six (6) adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services. RCW 70.128.140 provides that adult family homes are treated the same as single-family homes under applicable regulations.

2. Standards.

1. Definition. A state-licensed multi-unit establishment which provides living quarters and a variety of limited personal care and at least a minimal amount of supportive health care to individuals who are unable to live independently due to infirmity of age, physical or mental handicap, but who do not need the skilled nursing care of a convalescent center or nursing home. Supportive health care may include health care monitoring, such as assistance with medication, but is limited to health care services which may be provided by a boarding home licensed under Chapter 18.20 RCW. These facilities may consist of individual dwelling units with a full kitchen, partial kitchen or no kitchen. In addition, these facilities may have a communal dining area, recreational facilities (library, lounge, game room, open space), and/or laundry facilities. Assisted living facilities do not include adult family homes, as defined in Chapter 70.128 RCW, Sanitaria, convalescent homes and rest homes.

2. Standards.

1. Definition. A residential development with sleeping units that are independently rented and lockable and provide living and sleeping space, and residents share kitchen facilities with other sleeping units in the building.

2. Standards.

1. Definition. A place of residence for the handicapped, physically or mentally disabled, developmentally disabled, homeless or otherwise dependent persons. Group homes are intended to provide residential facilities in a home-like environment. Such homes range from licensed establishments operated with twenty-four (24) hour supervision to nonlicensed facilities offering only shelter. They shall not include correctional facilities (except as authorized by Chapters 137-56 and 137-57 WAC for work/training release programs), nursing homes, foster family homes or adult family homes as defined by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services or its successor agency.

2. Group homes include, but are not limited to, the following:

3. The subject use requires a residential rental business license (see Chapter 5.06).

1. Definition. An establishment providing care for persons recovering from an illness or operation or persons made weak or disabled by illness or injury. Such establishments shall be duly licensed by the state as a “nursing home” in accordance with current state statutes.

2. Standards.

1. Purpose of Section. Regulations to insure a suitable living environment for owners of mobile homes are adopted and established as necessary for the general health, safety, welfare and convenience of the inhabitants of the city of Aberdeen.

2. Name of Section. This section shall be known and may be cited as “the Mobile Home Park Ordinance.”

“Mobile home” means a manufactured relocatable living unit of not less than thirty-two (32) feet in length.

“Mobile home lot” means a plot of ground within a mobile home park which is plainly marked and designed to accommodate one (1) mobile home.

“Mobile home pad” means that part of the individual lot which is improved to provide an accepted foundation for the placement of the mobile home and any attached accessory structure.

“Mobile home park” means any tract of land of five (5) acres that is divided into lots, under the ownership or management of one (1) person, firm or corporation for the purpose of locating two (2) or more mobile homes for dwelling or sleeping purposes.

“Service building” means a building for the purpose of housing community facilities.

1. Access. A mobile home park shall have direct access to a public street.

1. Occupancy Restrictions. A mobile home shall not be occupied for dwelling purposes unless it is properly placed on a mobile home pad, connected to water, sewage and electrical utilities, and meets all the requirements of the Department of Labor and Industry.

1. Size of Mobile Home Park. No mobile home park shall be developed on any tract of land less than five (5) acres in size.

2. Size of Mobile Home Lots. The minimum size of a mobile home lot shall be four thousand (4,000) square feet for parks of more than ten (10) acres, and five thousand (5,000) square feet for parks of five (5) to ten (10) acres; the minimum width of a mobile home lot shall be forty (40) feet; the lot boundaries shall be plainly marked by corner stakes, fencing, shrubbery, or other means. A mobile home shall not occupy more than one-third (1/3) of its lot.

3. Spacing of Mobile Homes and Accessory Structures.

4. Setback of Mobile Homes. There shall be a minimum distance of five (5) feet and an average distance of ten (10) feet between an individual mobile home and an adjoining park street.

1. Internal access roads shall meet the following requirements:

2. Paving Required. All park streets and access roads shall be graded and paved with a crushed rock base and asphaltic concrete blacktop, or concrete surfacing to the requirements of the city engineer’s office.

3. All mobile home park proposals shall be approved by the fire department.

1. Number. There shall be a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces on each mobile home lot. Additional common parking facilities shall be provided at the rate of one (1) additional space for every ten (10) mobile home lots. Additional guest parking facilities shall be provided at the rate of one (1) additional space for each five (5) mobile home lots.

2. Size. Each parking space shall be nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet.

3. Parking Prohibited. Parking spaces shall not be located within the buffer zone required around the perimeter of the mobile home park. Parking shall be only in designated parking areas within the mobile home park. No common parking space shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to any mobile home lot line.

4. Office Parking Facilities. A minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for the mobile home park office.

5. Paving Required. All common parking areas shall be paved with a crushed rock base and asphaltic concrete, blacktop, or concrete surfacing. Off-street parking areas on individual mobile home lots shall be provided with an adequate all-weather surface.

6. Width. The minimum paved width of an access road or roads shall be thirty-eight (38) feet for roads with parking on both sides and twenty-four (24) feet for roads with no parking.

1. Common Walkways. An adequate safe, convenient, all-season common walkway system shall be provided and maintained. Such walkways shall have a minimum width of four (4) feet.

1. Potable water supply, sanitary sewerage and storm drainage systems shall all be provided in accordance with the city’s requirements.

2. Electrical power, telephone and television cables shall be installed underground. Terminals may be installed above ground.

1. Buffer Required. An adequate landscaped buffer or screen shall be required around the perimeter of the park as specified by the board of adjustment.

2. Ground Cover Required. Lawn or other suitable ground cover shall be required on all areas except those covered by structures, by paved or surfaced areas, and by planting beds. Also excepted are undisturbed areas such as ravines and streams which are preserved in their natural state.

3. Recreation Area Required. Not less than five hundred (500) square feet per mobile home site shall be provided for recreational space; provided, however, that no outdoor recreation area shall contain less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.

1. Storage shall be provided. Individual storage space for each mobile home shall be provided by the park management, either at each mobile home lot or in a centralized storage facility located within a reasonable distance from the mobile home lot (generally not more than one hundred (100) feet).

2. Size of Storage Space. The amount of storage space provided for each mobile home unit shall be not less than one hundred forty-four (144) cubic feet of usable space, with a minimum height of six (6) feet.

1. Accessories Allowed. Normal accessories for mobile homes shall be allowed and may include an awning, carport, ramada, cabana, deck and storage facility.

2. Permanent Structural Additions. No permanent structural additions other than allowed accessories shall be built onto or become part of any mobile home.

3. Skirting Required. All mobile homes shall be fitted with an approved skirting.

4. Steps Required. All mobile homes shall be equipped with steps or ramps meeting the International Building Code requirements.

1. Signs and advertising devices shall be prohibited in a mobile home park except:

2. Maximum Height of Identifying Sign. The maximum height of the identifying sign shall be four (4) feet.

1. Permit Required. It is unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within the boundaries of the city of Aberdeen unless he holds a valid conditional use permit which is authorized to be issued by the city council.

2. Application for Permit and Filing of Plans. Application to construct, alter or enlarge any mobile home park shall be filed with the building department of the city of Aberdeen.

3. Refusal to Examine Incomplete Plans. The building inspector shall reserve the right to refuse to examine any incomplete, unintelligible or indefinite plans.

4. Information Required on Plans. An accurate map drawn to a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch showing the boundaries of the site, all streets bounding the site; the proposed location and vertical height of any buildings; proposed public dedications, if any; location and design of parking facilities including points of ingress and egress; topographic map with contours at intervals of not more than five (5) feet together with proposed grading, drainage and landscaping; location of private and common open space; furnish plan layout and elevation for all utility systems as covered under Section 16.16.090 and any other information required by the building inspector.

5. Application Fee Required. All applications for a conditional use permit for mobile home parks shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee.

1. Interpretation. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare.

2. Conflict of Ordinances. In any case where a provision of this chapter is found to be in conflict with a provision of any other ordinance, code or regulations, the provision which establishes the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the public health, safety and general welfare shall prevail.

3. Effect of Partial Invalidity. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this chapter; and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.

4. The city council shall establish by resolution any fees or charges for applications, notices, plan reviews, permits, administrative actions, or appeals authorized under this chapter. Applicants shall pay the appropriate fees or charges in effect at the time a completed application is submitted to the reviewing department. No application shall be reviewed or approved unless the appropriate fees and charges have been paid.

1. Violation Deemed a Misdemeanor. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter or amendments thereto is made a misdemeanor.

2. Each Day Constitutes a Separate Offense. Each day such violation continues may be considered a separate offense.

1. Mini day care.

2. Commercial day care.

1. Day care includes child day care services, adult day care centers, and all of the following:

2. Day care establishments are sub-classified as follows:

1. All day care facilities and providers shall meet Washington State child day care licensing requirements and shall register with the Department by completing a day care registration form provided by the Department prior to initiation of the use. Upon registration, the day care provider shall be able to demonstrate compliance with the applicable conditions of the city code.

2. In all residential districts, mini day care facilities shall comply with the following requirements:

1. Bar, nightclub, tavern, lounge.

2. Eating establishment.

3. Food truck.

4. Taproom or wine bar.

1. Definition. A large, wheeled vehicle from which food is sold that typically contains cooking facilities where the food is prepared.

2. Standards.

1. Definition. Outdoor food service areas associated with eating and drinking establishments on public rights-of-way or other public property.

2. Standards. Sidewalk cafes may be permitted under Chapter 12.42 in mixed-use, commercial, and industrial zones, and as conditional uses in all other districts.

1. Definition. A business that primarily sells beer, wine, or cider to customers for on-premises consumption and does not sell hard liquor.

1. Postal and courier services, post office.

2. Small boat sales, rental, and repair (small boats are less than forty (40) feet long, eight and one-half (8.5) feet wide, and fourteen (14) feet tall).

3. Appliance repair.

4. Equipment rentals.

5. Electronic or equipment service.

6. Vehicle repair.

7. Commercial vehicle repair.

8. Municipal service facility.

9. Public safety facility.

10. Car wash.

11. Heavy service.

1. Definition. General service uses that have any exterior service activities or feature exterior storage areas that total greater than fifteen thousand (15,000) gross square feet or occupy an area larger than the size of the use’s principal building.

1. Definition. A facility for the provision of fire and rescue, medical, police, and emergency response services by a governmental entity.

1. Blood plasma donation center.

2. Medical or dental laboratory.

3. Hospital, urgent care, or emergency medical office.

4. Medical office for dentist, chiropractor, osteopath, physician, or other medical practitioner.

5. Medical clinic.

6. Medical day care.

7. Suboxone clinic.

1. Definition. A building designed and used for medical and surgical diagnosis, treatment, and housing of persons under the care of doctors and nurses. Rest homes, nursing homes, convalescent homes, and clinics are not included.

1. Business services including, but not limited to, advertising, business management consulting, data processing, or collection agency.

2. Professional services including, but not limited to, lawyer, accountant, bookkeeper, engineer, architect, counseling, sales office, or travel agency.

3. Financial services, including but not limited to lender, investment or brokerage house, bank, call center, bail bonds, insurance adjuster, real estate or insurance agent, or mortgage agent.

4. Charitable institution (not providing housing or shelter).

5. City, county, state, or federal government office.

6. Radio, TV or recording studio, or utility office.

7. Trade, vocational, or business school.

1. Bed and breakfast inns and short-term rentals.

2. Hotels and motels.

1. Definition. Rental of buildings or rooms within buildings that are otherwise permitted for household living by guests for no more than thirty (30) consecutive days.

2. No more than four (4) guest rooms are offered for rent.

3. Only resident guests may be served meals.

4. No guest may stay for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.

5. All bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals shall be registered with city in compliance with Chapter 5.06, Residential Rental Business License.

1. Beauty/hair salon.

2. Catering establishment.

3. Cleaning establishment, dry-cleaning or laundry drop-off facility, laundromat, washeteria.

4. Copy center.

5. Funeral home, funeral parlor, mortuary, undertaking establishment, crematorium, pet crematorium.

6. Optometrist.

7. Palmist, psychic, medium, fortune telling.

8. Tailor, milliner, upholsterer.

9. Tattoo parlor, body piercing.

10. Wedding chapel.

1. Definition. Any building or land used, designed, or arranged for the care of animals. Includes animal grooming, animal hospital, veterinary clinic, pet clinic, animal boarding, animal shelter, cattery, kennel, and animal day care.

2. Outdoor Runs. Animal care uses that include any outdoor activity or component. Standards:

1. Adult entertainment.

2. Amusement center, game arcade, children’s amusement center.

3. Arena.

4. Billiard hall, pool hall.

5. Bingo parlor.

6. Bowling alley.

7. Convention center or conference center.

8. Dance, martial arts, music studio, classroom.

9. Health club.

10. Shooting range.

11. Sports academy.

12. Miniature golf facility.

13. Movie theater or other indoor theater.

14. Skating rink or roller rink.

15. Swimming pool.

16. Extreme sports facility.

1. A traffic mitigation plan shall be submitted for approval by the city for facilities with more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area. The plan shall address traffic control, parking management (including the mitigation of overflow parking into adjoining residential areas), and traffic movement to the arterial street system. In addition to on-site parking requirements, parking in excess of the maximum may be permitted on existing off-site satellite parking lots, subject to city approval of a joint use agreement. Off-site parking in residential zones shall be limited to lots shared with existing institutional uses, such as schools.

1. Adult Entertainment.

1. Campground.

2. Marinas and boat moorage.

3. Outdoor shooting range.

4. Recreational vehicle park.

5. Swimming pool.

6. Mini-golf facility.

7. Outdoor movie theater.

1. Definition. An area to be used for transient occupancy by camping in tents, camp trailers, travel trailers, motor homes, or similar movable or temporary sleeping quarters of any kind.

1. Definition. A use of land involved in the operation of a marina including structures and activities normally integral to the operation of a marina, such as servicing, fueling, pumping-out, and chartering. Marinas may include accessory retail and equipment storage uses that directly support water-dependent activities per the shoreline master program.

1. Definition. An outdoor facility designed and improved to encompass shooting stations or firing lines, target areas, berms and baffles, and/or other related components.

1. Definition. Land containing two (2) or more campsites which are located, established, or maintained for occupancy by people in recreational vehicles or travel trailers which are used for recreation or vacation purposes.

2. Minimum Standards. Recreational vehicle parks shall meet the minimum standards of the Washington Department of Social and Health Services.

3. Streets and Recreational Vehicle Spaces. The arrangement, type, extent, width, grade, and location of all streets and sidewalks shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, topographical conditions, and public convenience and safety, and in their relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets. The RV park shall make appropriate provisions for:

All recreational vehicle spaces shall be provided with safe and convenient access from abutting streets or roads. Alignment and gradients of roads shall be adapted to topography. Surfaces of roads shall be smooth, hard, dense and well drained.

Exposed or disturbed ground surfaces in all parts of every recreational vehicle space shall be covered with gravel or other material, or protected with a vegetative cover, to minimize erosion.

4. Internal Design.

5. Water Supply. The city engineer shall require that any water supply system which is installed be designed to provide an adequate accessible water supply for fire protection purposes. The water supply system shall meet standards published by the Insurance Services Office: Guide for Determination of Required Fire-Flow.

6. Sewage Disposal. All sewage disposal systems shall meet the minimum standards of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, the Washington State Department of Ecology, and the Grays Harbor County environmental health division. The means for sewage disposal shall be subject to approval by the city engineer.

7. Solid Waste. The recreational vehicle park developer shall assure that provisions for collection and disposal of solid waste are available. The means for solid waste collection and disposal shall be subject to approval by the city engineer.

8. Required Facilities. All recreational vehicle parks having more than eight (8) spaces shall have approved facilities for laundry, showers, and restrooms for users of the park.

9. Retail Sales. No retail sales uses are allowed within the park unless a specific site for such use, intended to primarily serve park users, is approved by the city council as part of the conditional use permit.

10. Ownership. In all cases the entire area of an RV park shall be maintained in single ownership.

1. Facilities involving the sale, lease, or rental of new or used products including but not limited to appliances, art supplies, baked goods, bicycles, books, building supplies, cameras, carpet and floor coverings, crafts, clothing, computers, convenience goods, dry goods, electronic equipment, fabric, flowers, furniture, garden supplies, gifts or novelties, groceries, hardware, home improvement, household products, jewelry, medical supplies, music, musical instruments, office supplies, package shipping, pets, pet supplies, pharmaceuticals, photo finishing, picture frames, plants, printed materials, produce, seafood, souvenirs, sporting goods, stationery, tobacco, used or secondhand goods, vehicle parts and accessories, videos and related products.

2. Art gallery.

3. Auction houses and secondhand sales within a building.

4. Building and industrial material retail sales.

5. Farmers’ markets.

6. Heavy retail.

7. Incidental retail sales.

8. Cannabis retail.

9. Outdoor sales accessory to a permitted use.

10. Gas stations.

11. Shopping malls and shopping centers.

1. Farmers’ Market.

2. Heavy Retail.

3. Gas Stations.

4. Cannabis Retail.

1. Petroleum and oil refineries.

2. Chemical manufacturing.

3. Wood products manufacturing.

4. Food and beverage manufacturing.

5. Primary metal manufacturing.

6. Fabricated metal products and machinery.

7. Machinery manufacturing.

8. Transportation equipment manufacturing.

1. Bottling.

2. Brewery (produce fifteen thousand (15,000) or more U.S. beer barrels annually).

3. Bus or rail transit vehicle maintenance or storage facility.

4. Contractors storage, including janitorial and building maintenance service, exterminator, or other maintenance yard or facility, building, heating, plumbing, landscaping or electrical contractor and others who perform services off site, but store equipment and materials or perform fabrication or similar work on site.

5. Food and beverage products except animal slaughter, stockyards.

6. Seafood processing.

7. Laundry, dry-cleaning, and carpet cleaning plants.

8. Leather and leather products except tanning and finishing.

9. Sheet metal, welding, machine, tool repair shop or studio.

10. Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products.

11. Woodworking, including cabinet makers and furniture manufacturing.

1. The production, processing and retailing of cannabis is and remains illegal under federal law. Nothing herein or as provided elsewhere in the ordinances of the city of Aberdeen is an authorization to circumvent federal law or provide permission to any person or entity to violate federal law. Only state-licensed cannabis producers, cannabis processors, and cannabis retailers may locate in the city of Aberdeen and then only pursuant to a license issued by the state of Washington. The purpose of these provisions is solely to acknowledge the enactment by Washington voters of Initiative 502 and a state licensing procedure and to permit to, but only to, the extent required by state law cannabis producers, cannabis processors, and cannabis retailers to operate in designated zones of the city.

2. Cannabis processors may locate only at designated sites licensed by the state of Washington and fully conforming to state law.

3. In addition to any other applicable remedy and/or penalty, any violation of this section is declared to be a public nuisance per se, and may be abated by the city attorney under the applicable provisions of this code or state law, including but not limited to the provisions of Chapters 1.12, 8.08, and 17.10.

1. Clothing, textile apparel manufacturing.

2. Facilities engaged in the assembly, design, repair or testing of: analyzing or scientific measuring instruments; semiconductor and related solid state devices, including but not limited to clocks, integrated microcircuits; jewelry, medical, musical instruments, photographic or optical instruments; and timing instruments.

3. Printing, publishing, and lithography.

4. Production of artwork and toys, graphic design sign-making, movie production facility, photo-finishing laboratory.

5. Repair of scientific or professional instruments and electric motors.

1. Definition. Production of goods by the use of hand tools or small-scale, light mechanical equipment occurring within a fully enclosed building where such production requires no outdoor operations or storage, and where the production, operations, and storage of materials related to production occupy no more than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet of net floor area. Typical uses have negligible negative impact on surrounding properties and include woodworking and cabinet shops, ceramic studios, jewelry manufacturing and similar types of arts and crafts, production of alcohol, or food processing.

1. Laboratories, offices and other facilities used for research and development by or for any individual or organization whether public or private.

2. Prototype production facilities that manufacture a limited amount of a product in order to fully investigate the merits of such a product.

3. Pilot plants used to test manufacturing processes planned for use in production elsewhere.

1. Warehouse, self-service.

2. Fully enclosed indoor multi-story storage.

3. Mini-warehouse.

1. Bulk storage, including nonflammable liquids, cold storage plants, including frozen food lockers, household moving and general freight storage, separate warehouse used by retail store such as furniture or appliance store.

2. Distribution facility, central postal facility.

3. Parcel services.

4. Transfer and storage business where there are no individual storage areas or where employees are the primary movers of the goods to be stored or transferred.

5. Trailer storage, drop-off lot.

6. Truck or motor freight terminal, service facility.

1. Uses that receive solid or liquid wastes from others for transfer to another location, uses that collect sanitary wastes, or uses that manufacture or produce goods or energy from the composting of organic material.

2. Animal waste processing.

3. Landfill.

4. Manufacture and production of goods from composting organic material.

5. Outdoor storage of recyclable material.

6. Scrap materials (indoor storage).

7. Solid or liquid waste transfer station, waste incineration.

1. Ship and boat building and repair.

2. Dry stack boat storage.

3. Maritime administration.

4. Piers and wharfs.

5. Shipping terminals.

6. Boat launch facilities.

7. Commercial fuel services.

1. Definition. Boat launch facilities are slabs, pads, planks, rails, cranes, or graded slopes used for launching boats by means of a trailer, hand, or mechanical device.

1. Facilities involved in the sale, lease, or rent of products to industrial, institutional, or commercial businesses only. The use emphasizes on-site sales or order-taking and often includes display areas. Businesses may or may not be open to the general public, but sales to the general public are not permitted. Products may be picked up on site or delivered to the customer.

The wholesale trade category includes, but is not limited to, the following uses:

2. Wholesale trade uses in the F-R zone:

1. Definition. A retail or wholesale business engaged in any one (1) or more of the following activities: importation of prepared batteries from either a foreign or domestic source; repackaging, relabeling, or other cosmetic alteration of batteries; shipping, reselling, or otherwise distributing batteries to retail or wholesale customers; minor additions of fluids to batteries to restore their electrical properties; storage of batteries incidental to on-site retail or wholesale operations, related office activities.

1. The raising and harvesting of trees, vines, seeds, plants and crops, as well as the keeping, grazing or feeding of animals (including fish) for animal products, animal propagation, or value increase principally for the purpose of sale to others. The agriculture category includes, but is not limited to:

1. Definition. The keeping of any domestic animals other than customary household pets.

2. Standards.

1. Definition. The breeding, hatching, or raising of fish or other aquatic plants or animals for sale.

1. Definition. A private or public facility for cultivation of fruits, flowers, vegetables, or ornamental plants by more than one (1) person or family.

2. Sales of produce grown in the garden shall be allowed no more than once per week.

1. Definition. “Cannabis producer” means a person licensed by the state Liquor and Cannabis Board to produce and sell cannabis at wholesale to cannabis processors and other cannabis producers.

2. Standards.

1. Definition. Land, building, structure, or combination thereof, for the storage, cultivation, or transplanting of live trees, shrubs, or plants, offered for sale on or off the premises, including products used for gardening or landscaping.

1. Places of public assembly that provide ongoing public, educational and cultural services to the general public, as well as meeting areas for religious practice. Civic includes the following uses:

2. Note: This category does not include:

1. A traffic mitigation plan shall be submitted for approval by the city for facilities with more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area. The plan shall address traffic control, parking management (including the mitigation of overflow parking into adjoining residential areas), and traffic movement to the arterial street system. In addition to on-site parking requirements, parking in excess of the maximum may be permitted on existing off-site satellite parking lots, subject to city approval of a joint use agreement. Off-site parking in residential zones shall be limited to lots shared with existing institutional uses, such as schools.

2. The storage of buses or vans over ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross weight is permitted on site only if following conditions are met:

1. Cemetery/Columbarium.

2. College, Community College, or University.

3. Community Center.

4. Museums.

5. School, Public or Private (K-12).

1. Botanical garden, nature preserve, community forest lands, recreational trails.

2. Game preserve, wildlife management area, refuge.

3. Park, including recreation field.

4. Reservoir, control structure, water supply, water well.

5. Plazas.

1. Definitions.

1. Water treatment plant.

2. Sanitary sewer and/or stormwater treatment plant.

1. On-site stormwater retention, detention, or infiltration facility.

2. Neighborhood-serving telecommunications, gas, or electric facility.

3. Water and sanitary sewer pump station or lift station.

4. Electrical substation.

5. Utility service.

1. Definition. A system that generates electricity from renewable resources such as solar energy, wind power, tidal power, and geothermal energy.

2. Standards.

1. Definition. “Battery energy storage systems” or “BESS” means a facility consisting of any combination of electrochemical storage batteries, battery chargers, controls, power conditioning systems and/or associated electrical equipment, including transmission lines, whether assembled together or separately, capable of storing at least two hundred (200) megawatt hours of electrical energy in order to supply energy at a future time to the electrical grid of a public utility provider(s).

2. Standards.