Adams County Unincorporated, WA Zoning Ordinance

§ 17.36.010 Purpose and applicability.

Purpose.

The purpose of the industrial districts is to provide for a wide range of noncommercial economic development and employment opportunities that limit residential, institutional, commercial, office and other nonindustrial uses to those necessary for the convenience and support of such development and opportunities.

Light Industrial District (LI). The light industrial district is intended to provide for those less-intensive industrial uses which produce little noise, odor and pollution. It also provides for resource-based uses and service uses that are deemed compatible with light industrial uses.

Heavy Industrial District (HI). The heavy industrial district is intended to preserve, enhance and create areas containing industrial and manufacturing activities which are potentially incompatible with most other uses.

(Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part); Ord. O-02-25 § 1 (Exh. A))

§ 17.36.020 Development standards.

Development standards for industrial districts are as follows:

All Districts.

New lots, structures and additions to structures subject to this section shall comply with the applicable dimensional standards as set forth in Table 17.36.020-1, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.76. Site plan review is required for all new development and modifications to existing permitted development.

Signs. Signs shall be permitted according to the provisions of Chapter 17.66.

Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided as required in Section 17.76.090.

Landscaping and buffers shall be provided as required in Table 17.36.020-1 and Section 17.76.140.

Table 17.36.020-1. Industrial Lot Standards, Setbacks, Lot Coverage and Building Height Requirements
Subject	Zone
Subject	LI	HI
Minimum area of new zoning district	None	None
Maximum area of new zoning district	None	None
Minimum lot area	None	None
Minimum lot width	None	None
Maximum building height⁴	100 feet^2,3	100 feet^2,3
Minimum building setback
Front/street side	20 feet	20 feet
Side (interior)	0 feet⁵	0 feet⁵
Rear	0 feet⁵	0 feet⁵
Maximum lot coverage	Maximum determined by compliance with screening and buffering standards, stormwater and erosion control, and all other applicable standards.
Minimum site landscaped area¹	10 percent	0 percent

1.	Additional setbacks and/or landscape requirements may apply, particularly abutting residential uses or zones per Section 17.76.140.
2.	Excluding unique architectural features such as towers, cupolas and peaked roofs. No height limitation for accessory towers other than those regulated by the FAA.
3.	Building height is limited to sixty feet for parcels on the perimeter of the district or on parcels adjacent to residential districts. Buildings on perimeter parcels may be up to one hundred feet in height if the setback is increased to the building height.
4.	For buildings exceeding thirty-six feet in height, the building setback shall be equal to the height of the building, up to a maximum setback of fifty feet.
5.	Residential uses must be set back twenty-five feet.

Light and Glare Standards.

Except for exterior lighting, operations producing heat and glare shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

Exterior lighting shall be shielded and directed away from adjacent lots and right-of-way.

Interior lighting in parking structures shall be shielded to minimize nighttime glare affecting adjacent lots and right-of-way.

When nonconforming exterior lighting is replaced, new lighting shall conform to the requirements of this section.

Glare diagrams which clearly identify potential adverse glare impacts on any residential zone and on arterials shall be required when:

Any structure is proposed to have facades of reflective coated glass or other highly reflective material, and/or a new structure or expansion of an existing structure greater than sixty-five feet in height is proposed to have more than thirty percent of the facades comprised of clear or tinted glass;

The facade(s) surfaced or comprised of such materials either:

Are oriented towards and are less than two hundred feet from any residential zone; and/or

ii.

Are oriented towards and are less than four hundred feet from a major arterial with more than fifteen thousand vehicle trips per day.

When glare diagrams are required, the administrator may require modification of the plans to mitigate adverse impacts, using methods including but not limited to the following:

Minimizing the percentage of exterior facade that is composed of glass;

Using exterior glass of low reflectance;

Tilting glass areas to prevent glare which could affect arterials, pedestrians or surrounding structures;

Alternating glass and non-glass materials on the exterior facade; and

Changing the orientation of the structure.

Outdoor Storage Standards.

All storage areas (including but not limited to areas used to store raw materials, finished and partially finished products and wastes) shall be screened from public rights-of-way.

Outdoor storage is prohibited:

In floodways;

ii.

On slopes greater than fifteen percent;

iii.

In parking stalls required by Chapter 17.76.090;

iv.

In areas where outdoor storage or display causes traffic or pedestrian circulation problems as determined by the administrator or where a minimum five-foot-wide walkway does not remain clear and free of obstructions;

If any materials would likely attract animals, birds or vermin;

vi.

In fire lanes; and

vii.

In areas where outdoor storage may have the potential to create polluted stormwater runoff without proper containment or treatment prior to collection in the designated stormwater facility.

The applicant shall demonstrate that both outdoor storage and the screening for outdoor storage are in the appropriate locations on the site to minimize impacts, given the operational practices of the facility.

Vibration. Site-generated ground vibrations shall not be perceptible by a person of ordinary sensitivity without instruments, at any point of any boundary line of the property. Vibrations from temporary construction activities and vehicles that leave the property (such as trucks, trains, airplanes and helicopters) are excluded.

Electromagnetic Interference. Electric fields and magnetic fields shall not be created that adversely affect the normal operation of equipment or instruments or normal radio, telephone, or television reception from off the premises where the activity is conducted. This section does not apply to telecommunication facilities which are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 or its successor.

(Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part). Formerly 17.36.030; Ord. O-02-25 § 1 (Exh. A))

§ 17.36.030 Industrial districts use chart.

The uses set out in Table 17.36.030-1 are examples of uses allowable in the industrial zoning districts.

“P”—Uses allowed subject to approval of applicable permits.

“R/A”—Uses permitted upon review and approval as set forth in Section 17.85.020.

“C”—Conditional uses which may be permitted, subject to the approval of a conditional use permit as set forth in Section 17.85.030.

“X”—Or uses not listed are specifically prohibited.

The list of uses is based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), NAICS is organized in a hierarchical structure as follows:

•	Sector (two digit);
•	Subsector (three digit);
•	Industry groups (four digit);
•	Industry (five digit); and
•	Subindustry (six digit).

In Table 17.36.030-1, each line is intended to include all lower divisions within it. If a specific industry group or industry is separately called out on its own line in the table under a subsector, it is to be separately regulated, but all other industry groups or industry under a subsector not listed will be regulated the same as the subsector. Where no industry group or industry is separately called out, the use category is intended to apply generally to uses within the subsector.

The use categories apply to the industry sector of the user and are not intended to be applied individually to floor areas within each use category.

The code contains special use standards or restrictions for some uses, including Chapter 17.69, Special Uses and Standards.

Table 17.36.030-1 Industrial District Use Chart
	North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)			LI	HI
A. Resource Uses
11 Agriculture
111	Crop production			P	P
112	Animal production			P	P
115	Support activities for agriculture			P	P
21 Mining
211	Oil and gas extraction			X	C¹
212	Mining (except oil and gas)			X	C¹
	2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying		X	C¹
213	Support activities for mining			X	C¹
22 Utilities
221	Utilities
		22111	Electric power generation	P	P
		221114	Solar electric power generation	P/C²	P/C²
		22121	Electric power transmission and distribution	P	P
		22121	Natural gas distribution	P	P
		22131	Water supply and irrigation systems	P	P
		22132	Sewage treatment facilities	P	P
23 Construction
236	Construction of buildings			P	P
237	Heavy and civil engineering construction			P	P
238	Specialty trade contractors			P	P
	Storage yards for building materials, contractors’ equipment and vehicles			P	P
B. Manufacturing Use
311	Food manufacturing			P	P
		31161	Animal slaughtering and processing	C	P
		31181	Bakery manufacturing	P	P
312	Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing			P	P
313	Textile mills			P	P
314	Textile product mills			P	P
315	Apparel manufacturing			P	P
316	Leather and allied product manufacturing
	3161	Leather and hide tanning and finishing		P	P
	3162	Footwear manufacturing		P	P
	3169	Other leather and allied product manufacturing		P	P
321	Wood product manufacturing
		231214	Truss manufacturing	P	P
	3219	Other wood product manufacturing		P	P
322	Paper manufacturing			P	P
324	Petroleum and coal products manufacturing			X	P
325	Chemical manufacturing			X	P
	3254	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing		P	P
	3256	Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing		P	P
326	Plastics and rubber products manufacturing			P	P
327	Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
	3271	Clay product and refractory		P	P
	3272	Glass and glass product manufacturing		P	P
	3273	Cement and concrete product manufacturing		P	P
		327310	Cement manufacturing	X	P
		327390	Ready-mix concrete manufacturing	X	P
	3274	Lime and gypsum product manufacturing		X	P
	3279	Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing		X	P
331	Primary metal manufacturing			X	P
332	Fabricated metal manufacturing
	3321	Forging and stamping		P	P
	3322	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing		P	P
	3323	Architectural and structural metals		P	P
	3324	Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing		P	P
	3325	Hardware manufacturing		P	P
	3326	Spring and wire manufacturing		P	P
	3327	Machine shops		P	P
	3328	Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities		P	P
		332813	Electroplating, plating, polishing. Anodizing, and coloring	C	P
	3329	Other fabricated metal product manufacturing		P	P
333	Machine manufacturing			P	P
334	Computer and electronic product manufacturing			P	P
335	Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing			P	P
336	Transportation equipment manufacturing			P	P
	3364	Aerospace product and parts manufacturing		R/A	P
		336991	Motorcycle, bicycle, and parts manufacturing	P	P
337	Furniture and related product manufacturing			P	P
339	Miscellaneous manufacturing			P	P
C. Wholesale Trade
423	Wholesale trade, durable goods (retail sales prohibited)			P	P
424	Wholesale trade, nondurable goods (retail sales prohibited)			P	P
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers			P	P
D. Retail Trade
	Retail sales of products fabricated on site			P	P
	Construction and industrial equipment			P	P
	4411		Automotive dealers	X	X
	4412		Other motor vehicle dealers	X	X
	4413		Auto motive parts, accessories and tire stores	P	X
	4441		Building material and supplier dealers	P	X
		44412	Paint and wallpaper stores	P	X
		44413	Hardware stores	P	X
445	Food and beverage stores			P
		44512	Convenience stores	P
446	Health and personal care stores			P
447	Gas stations			C	C
448	Clothing and clothing accessory stores			P	X
452	General merchandise stores			X	X
453	Miscellaneous store retailers			P	X
454	Nonstore retailers			P	X
		45431	Fuel dealers	P	P
E. Transportation and warehousing
482	Rail transportation			P	P
484	Truck transportation			P	P
485	Transit and ground passenger transportation			P	P
486	Pipeline transportation			P	P
488	Support activities for transportation			P	P
	4882	Support activities for rail transportation		P	P
	4884	Support activities for road transportation		P	X
	4885	Freight transportation arrangement		P	P
	4889	Other support activities for transportation		P	P
491	Postal services			P	P
492	Couriers and messengers			P	P
493	Warehousing and storage			P	P
F. Information
511	Publishing industries			P	P
512	Motion picture and sound recording industries			P	P
515	Broadcasting (except internet)			P	P
516	Internet publishing and broadcasting			P	P
517	Telecommunications			P	P
	5172	Wireless communication carriers		P/C³	P/C³
518	Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services			P	P
519	Other information services			P	P
61 Educational services
611	Educational services			C	C
	6115	Technical and trade schools		C	C
		611519	Truck driving schools	P	P
	6116	Other schools and instruction		C	C
		611692	Automobile driving schools	P	C
	6117	Educational support services		C	C
62 Health care and social assistance
621	Ambulatory health care services			P	X
	6215	Medical and diagnostic laboratories		P	X
	6216	Home health care services		P	X
	6219	Other ambulatory services		P	X
622	Hospitals			C	X
623	Nursing and residential care facilities			X	X
	6232	Residential mental retardation, mental health, and substance abuse facilities		X	X
624	Social assistance			X	X
		622441	Child day care services (if associated with existing on-site industrial operation)	C	C
71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation				P	X
	7112	Spectator sports		P	X
		71391	Golf courses and country clubs	X	X
		71394	Fitness and recreational sports centers	P	X
		71399	All other amusement and recreational industries	P	X
72 Accommodation and food services
721	Accommodations			X	X
722	Food services and drinking places			P	X
	7223	Special food services		P	P
81 Other services (except public administration)
811	Repair and maintenance			P	P
	8111	Automotive repair and maintenance		P	P
	8113	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic repair and maintenance)		P	P
812	Personal and laundry services			P	X
		81221	Funeral homes and funeral services	X	X
		81222	Cemeteries and crematories	C	C
	8123	Dry cleaning and laundry services		P
		81233	Linen and uniform supply	P
		81291	Pet care (except veterinary) services	P
813	Religious, grant making, civic, professional, and similar organizations			X	X
92 Public administration				P	X
		92214	Correctional institutions	C	C
G. Other not listed as NAICS codes
1. Service stations for vehicle fleets, including carlock facilities				P	P
2. Personal property storage including outdoor RV and boat storage				P	X
3. Accessory uses
a. Administrative, educational, and other related activities and facilities				P	P
b. Caretaker, security or manager residence when incorporated as an integral part of a permitted use				P	P
c. Off-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities1,2 (subject to RCW 70.105.210)				P	P
4. Other uses
a. Parks, trails and related uses				P	P
b. Existing residential uses without any increase in density, including accessory uses and structures normal to a residential environment. Replacement of such structures requires county approval prior to the removal of the existing structure(s) and is subject to the limits regarding the replacement.				P	P
c. Legally existing commercial and industrial use structures				P	P
d. Public facilities for the support of construction projects and agency operations, including offices for employees of the facility				P	P
e. Electric vehicle infrastructure				P	P
f. Coffee and food stands two hundred square feet or less				P⁴	P⁴
g. Agricultural stands and markets				P⁵	P⁵
h. Medical cannabis cooperative				X	X
i. Cannabis production facilities				P⁶	P⁶
j. Cannabis processor I facilities				P⁶	P⁶
k. Cannabis processor II facilities				P⁶	P⁶
l. Cannabis retailer facilities				X	X
m. Commercial kennel				R/A⁷	X
n. Mobile food trucks				P⁸	P
o. Auto towing, secured				P	X
p. Wrecking and junkyards				P	P
q. Solid waste transfer stations and recycling centers				P	P

1.	Subject to the provisions of Section 17.69.280.
2.	Subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.72.
3.	Subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.74.
4.	Subject to the provisions of Section 17.69.100.
5.	Subject to the provisions of Section 17.69.110.
6.	Subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.60.
7.	Subject to the provisions of Section 17.69.170.
8.	Subject to the provisions of Section 17.69.310.

(Ord. O-02-25 § 1 (Exh. A))

Adams County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

§ 17.36.010 Purpose and applicability.

§ 17.36.020 Development standards.

§ 17.36.030 Industrial districts use chart.

Adams County UnincorporatedCity Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

§ 17.36.010 Purpose and applicability.

§ 17.36.020 Development standards.

§ 17.36.030 Industrial districts use chart.

Adams County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code