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Bethel City Zoning Code

18.20 Preservation District

P District

18.20.010 Intent.

A. The preservation district is intended to apply to significant wetlands and drainage ways that should be preserved as open areas or to which careful attention must be given to development that would disturb the wetlands or affect the drainage ways.

B. When uncertainty exists concerning the actual physical location of the P district boundary line, as shown on the official map, the land use administrator shall inspect the area of uncertainty and shall determine the physical location of the P district boundary and may be guided by the boundaries of the general permit 83-4 and the location or actual presence of wetlands and drainage ways.

C. It is the intent of the city that the boundaries of the P district be consistent with boundaries of general permit 83-4 issued by the Army Corps of Engineers, and that amendments to the official map will be made when the boundaries of the general permit are changed. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.

The following are permitted and principal uses and structures in the P district:

A. Greenbelts.

B. Trails and boardwalks that do not require the use of fill material.

C. Subsistence and recreational uses that do not require the use of fill material.

D. Any accessory use or structure that does not require the use of fill material. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.030 Conditional uses.

A. The following uses and structures are permitted under the terms of a conditional use permit:

1. Subsistence, recreational, and accessory uses and structures that require fill;

2. Trails, walkways, boardwalks, and roads that require the use of fill;

3. Agricultural uses, to include marijuana cultivation facilities;

4. Single-family, duplex, triplex and apartment residential uses; provided, the use of freezer vans as residential units is prohibited;

5. Planned unit development;

6. Commercial uses permitted as a principal use in the GU district;

7. Public and institutional uses permitted as principal uses in the PLI district;

8. Landing strips and air taxi services;

9. Indoor marijuana cultivation facilities (within a fully enclosed secure indoor facility or greenhouse with rigid walls, a roof and doors);

10. Outdoor marijuana cultivation facility (to take place in nonrigid greenhouses, other structures, or an expanse of open or cleared ground fully enclosed by a physical barrier). To obscure public view of the premises, outdoor production must be enclosed by a sight-obscuring wall or fence at least six (6) feet high.

B. Any conditional use that requires dredge or fill activity in an area designated by the Army Corps of Engineers as a significant wetland requires an approved Corps of Engineers’ individual permit before final planning commission approval. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.040 Minimum lot size and dimensions.

A. A lot may not contain less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

B. Unless a specific waiver of the minimum frontage requirement was given when the lot was platted, a lot may not have a street frontage of less than forty (40) feet; except, a lot that fronts on a cul-de-sac may have not less than twenty-five (25) feet fronting on a public street.

C. The minimum lot size for an apartment is ten thousand (10,000) square feet for the first (1st) four (4) units and an additional one thousand (1,000) square feet for each additional unit. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.050 Minimum setback requirements.

Structures, other than minor structures, in the P district shall be set back from property lines to provide yards as follows:

A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.

B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.

C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.

D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the mean high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.060 Maximum height of structures.

The height of a structure in the P district is not restricted except as may be limited under airport height restrictions applied under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.070 Minimum requirements for marijuana cultivation facilities.

A. Indoor cultivation facilities must be fully enclosed and secure. If the facilities will be a greenhouse, in addition to the need to be fully enclosed and secure, the greenhouse must have rigid walls, a roof and doors.

B. Outdoor cultivation facilities must be obscured from public view either by a sight obscuring wall or a fence at least six (6) feet in height. [Ord. 16-22 § 2.]

18.20.010 Intent.

A. The preservation district is intended to apply to significant wetlands and drainage ways that should be preserved as open areas or to which careful attention must be given to development that would disturb the wetlands or affect the drainage ways.

B. When uncertainty exists concerning the actual physical location of the P district boundary line, as shown on the official map, the land use administrator shall inspect the area of uncertainty and shall determine the physical location of the P district boundary and may be guided by the boundaries of the general permit 83-4 and the location or actual presence of wetlands and drainage ways.

C. It is the intent of the city that the boundaries of the P district be consistent with boundaries of general permit 83-4 issued by the Army Corps of Engineers, and that amendments to the official map will be made when the boundaries of the general permit are changed. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.

The following are permitted and principal uses and structures in the P district:

A. Greenbelts.

B. Trails and boardwalks that do not require the use of fill material.

C. Subsistence and recreational uses that do not require the use of fill material.

D. Any accessory use or structure that does not require the use of fill material. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.030 Conditional uses.

A. The following uses and structures are permitted under the terms of a conditional use permit:

1. Subsistence, recreational, and accessory uses and structures that require fill;

2. Trails, walkways, boardwalks, and roads that require the use of fill;

3. Agricultural uses, to include marijuana cultivation facilities;

4. Single-family, duplex, triplex and apartment residential uses; provided, the use of freezer vans as residential units is prohibited;

5. Planned unit development;

6. Commercial uses permitted as a principal use in the GU district;

7. Public and institutional uses permitted as principal uses in the PLI district;

8. Landing strips and air taxi services;

9. Indoor marijuana cultivation facilities (within a fully enclosed secure indoor facility or greenhouse with rigid walls, a roof and doors);

10. Outdoor marijuana cultivation facility (to take place in nonrigid greenhouses, other structures, or an expanse of open or cleared ground fully enclosed by a physical barrier). To obscure public view of the premises, outdoor production must be enclosed by a sight-obscuring wall or fence at least six (6) feet high.

B. Any conditional use that requires dredge or fill activity in an area designated by the Army Corps of Engineers as a significant wetland requires an approved Corps of Engineers’ individual permit before final planning commission approval. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.040 Minimum lot size and dimensions.

A. A lot may not contain less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

B. Unless a specific waiver of the minimum frontage requirement was given when the lot was platted, a lot may not have a street frontage of less than forty (40) feet; except, a lot that fronts on a cul-de-sac may have not less than twenty-five (25) feet fronting on a public street.

C. The minimum lot size for an apartment is ten thousand (10,000) square feet for the first (1st) four (4) units and an additional one thousand (1,000) square feet for each additional unit. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.050 Minimum setback requirements.

Structures, other than minor structures, in the P district shall be set back from property lines to provide yards as follows:

A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.

B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.

C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.

D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the mean high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.060 Maximum height of structures.

The height of a structure in the P district is not restricted except as may be limited under airport height restrictions applied under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 16-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]

18.20.070 Minimum requirements for marijuana cultivation facilities.

A. Indoor cultivation facilities must be fully enclosed and secure. If the facilities will be a greenhouse, in addition to the need to be fully enclosed and secure, the greenhouse must have rigid walls, a roof and doors.

B. Outdoor cultivation facilities must be obscured from public view either by a sight obscuring wall or a fence at least six (6) feet in height. [Ord. 16-22 § 2.]