Black Diamond City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 18
04 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- 18.04.010 - Adoption.
- 18.04.020 - Title.
- 18.04.030 - Intent.
- 18.04.040 - Minimum requirements.
- 18.04.050 - Additional requirements.
- 18.04.060 - Land use or zoning districts—Administration of title.
- 18.04.070 - Determination of use category.
- 18.04.080 - Official zoning map.
- 18.04.090 - Interpretation of map boundaries.
- 18.04.100 - Zoning regulations applicable within districts.
- 18.04.110 - Site plan approval required.
- 18.04.120 - Building permit required.
- 18.04.130 - Enforcement and violations.
CHAPTER 18
08 - ADMINISTRATION: PROCEDURES, NOTICE AND APPEALS
Sections
- 18.08.010 - Purpose.
- 18.08.020 - Reserved.
- 18.08.030 - Decision types.
- 18.08.040 - Ministerial decisions—Type 1.
- 18.08.050 - Administrative decisions—Type 2.
- 18.08.060 - Quasi-judicial decisions—Type 3.
- 18.08.070 - Quasi-judicial decisions—Type 4.
- 18.08.080 - Legislative decisions—Type 5.
- 18.08.090 - City council decisions—Type 6.
- 18.08.100 - Application.
- 18.08.110 - Determination of completeness.
- 18.08.120 - Notice of application.
- 18.08.125 - Notice requirements table.
- 18.08.130 - Consolidated permit process.
- 18.08.150 - Public notice of decision.
- 18.08.180 - Notice of public hearing.
- 18.08.190 - Effective date of decision.
- 18.08.200 - Appeal structure.
- 18.08.210 - Administrative appeals.
- 18.08.220 - Appeal process.
- 18.08.230 - Judicial review.
CHAPTER 18
54 - HOME OCCUPATIONS
Sections
CHAPTER 18
62 - CANNABIS REGULATIONS
Sections
- 18.62.010 - Findings and purpose.
- 18.62.020 - Location criteria for cannabis uses.
- 18.62.030 - Performance standards.
- 18.62.040 - Business license required.
- 18.62.050 - Signs and advertising.
- 18.62.060 - Security requirements.
- 18.62.070 - No city liability—indemnification.
- 18.62.080 - Adoption by reference.
- 18.62.090 - Definitions.
CHAPTER 18
76 - GATEWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- 18.76.010 - Intent.
- 18.76.020 - Area of application.
- 18.76.030 - Definitions.
- 18.76.040 - Exemptions from standards.
- 18.76.050 - Submittal requirements and administration.
- 18.76.060 - Site design standards.
- 18.76.070 - Provisions regarding buildings and structures.
- 18.76.080 - Sustainable design incentives.
- 18.76.090 - Driveways, paths and parking.
CHAPTER 18
82 - SIGNS
Sections
- 18.82.010 - Purpose and scope.
- 18.82.020 - Definitions.
- 18.82.030 - Permits—General regulations.
- 18.82.035 - Highway Advertising Control Act adopted.
- 18.82.040 - Permit requirements.
- 18.82.050 - Sign standards and conditions.
- 18.82.060 - Temporary signs.
- 18.82.070 - Reserved.
- 18.82.080 - Permits not required when.
- 18.82.090 - Prohibited signs.
- 18.82.100 - Administration and enforcement.
- 18.82.110 - Liability.
CHAPTER 18
98 - MASTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT3
Sections
- 18.98.005 - MPD zoning district created.
- 18.98.010 - Master planned development (MPD) permit—Purpose.
- 18.98.020 - MPD permit—Public benefit objectives.
- 18.98.030 - MPD permit—Criteria for MPD eligibility.
- 18.98.040 - MPD permit—Application requirements.
- 18.98.050 - MPD permit—Required approvals.
- 18.98.060 - MPD permit—Review process.
- 18.98.070 - MPD permit—Environmental review (SEPA).
- 18.98.080 - MPD permit—Conditions of approval.
- 18.98.090 - MPD permit—Development agreement.
- 18.98.100 - MPD permit—Amendments to an approved MPD permit.
- 18.98.110 - MPD standards—Design review required.
- 18.98.120 - MPD standards—Permitted uses and densities.
- 18.98.130 - MPD standards—Development standards.
- 18.98.140 - MPD standards—Open space requirements.
- 18.98.150 - MPD standards—On-site recreation and trail requirements.
- 18.98.155 - MPD standards—Sensitive areas requirements.
- 18.98.160 - MPD standards—Transfer of development rights.
- 18.98.170 - MPD standards—Street standards.
- 18.98.180 - MPD standards—Stormwater management standards.
- 18.98.190 - MPD standards—Water and sewer standards.
- 18.98.195 - Vesting.
- 18.98.200 - Revocation of MPD permit.
CHAPTER 18
100 - DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 18.100.005 - Intent and interpretation.
- 18.100.010 - Generally.
- 18.100.015 - Abandon.
- 18.100.020 - Abutting.
- 18.100.030 - Accessory building.
- 18.100.034 - Accessory dwelling unit.
- 18.100.035 - Accessory dwelling unit, attached.
- 18.100.036 - Accessory dwelling unit, detached.
- 18.100.040 - Accessory living quarters.
- 18.100.050 - Accessory use.
- 18.100.060 - Reserved.
- 18.100.070 - Adjacent.
- 18.100.075 - Adult oriented business.
- 18.100.080 - Alley.
- 18.100.090 - Amendment.
- 18.100.100 - Automobile fueling station.
- 18.100.110 - Automobile wrecking.
- 18.100.120 - Basement.
- 18.100.130 - Billboards.
- 18.100.135 - Bed and breakfast.
- 18.100.140 - Best management practices (BMPs).
- 18.100.150 - Buffer.
- 18.100.160 - Buildable area.
- 18.100.170 - Building.
- 18.100.180 - Building coverage.
- 18.100.190 - Building height.
- 18.100.210 - Business support service.
- 18.100.215 - Caretaker's quarters.
- 18.100.220 - Carport.
- 18.100.224 - Child care establishment.
- 18.100.226 - Complete project permit application.
- 18.100.230 - Conditional uses.
- 18.100.235 - Cottage housing.
- 18.100.240 - Density.
- 18.100.242 - Density, gross.
- 18.100.243 - Density, net.
- 18.100.245 - Department.
- 18.100.250 - Development coverage.
- 18.100.255 - Director.
- 18.100.257 - Drive through facilities.
- 18.100.259 - Duplex.
- 18.100.260 - Dwelling.
- 18.100.270 - Dwelling unit.
- 18.100.280 - Easement.
- 18.100.285 - Elderly housing, assisted.
- 18.100.290 - Entertainment/cultural use.
- 18.100.295 - Essential public facilities.
- 18.100.298 - Examiner.
- 18.100.300 - Family.
- 18.100.310 - Floor area.
- 18.100.315 - General office uses.
- 18.100.320 - Grade, average.
- 18.100.323 - Group Homes.
- 18.100.325 - Heavy industry.
- 18.100.330 - Home occupation.
- 18.100.340 - Hotel.
- 18.100.345 - Hybrid wholesale/ retail establishment use.
- 18.100.350 - Impervious surface.
- 18.100.353 - Lapse, permit.
- 18.100.355 - Light manufacturing.
- 18.100.370 - Lot.
- 18.100.380 - Lot area.
- 18.100.390 - Lot line, front.
- 18.100.400 - Lot line, rear.
- 18.100.410 - Lot depth.
- 18.100.420 - Lot width.
- 18.100.430 - Lot, corner.
- 18.100.440 - Lot, interior.
- 18.100.445 - Lot, through.
- 18.100.450 - Low impact development (LID)/LID best management practices (BMPs).
- 18.100.455 - Major institution.
- 18.100.460 - Mobile home.
- 18.100.470 - Manufactured home park.
- 18.100.480 - Manufactured home.
- 18.100.484 - Mini-storage facility.
- 18.100.486 - Mixed use.
- 18.100.490 - Motel.
- 18.100.500 - Nonconforming building or structure.
- 18.100.510 - Nonconforming lot.
- 18.100.520 - Nonconforming use.
- 18.100.530 - Open space.
- 18.100.540 - Open space, common.
- 18.100.550 - Open space, useable.
- 18.100.555 - Outside storage.
- 18.100.560 - Parcel.
- 18.100.570 - Parking area.
- 18.100.575 - Parking space.
- 18.100.580 - Permeable pavement.
- 18.100.585 - Person.
- 18.100.590 - Personal and professional service uses.
- 18.100.594 - Pet daycare.
- 18.100.596 - Pet store.
- 18.100.600 - Premises.
- 18.100.610 - Principal use.
- 18.100.615 - Private club.
- 18.100.618 - Project permit.
- 18.100.620 - Property line.
- 18.100.625 - Public use/facility.
- 18.100.630 - Religious institution.
- 18.100.640 - Research and development.
- 18.100.645 - Resource use.
- 18.100.650 - Retail use.
- 18.100.655 - Senior housing.
- 18.100.658 - Shoreline.
- 18.100.660 - Street, flanking.
- 18.100.670 - Street, major.
- 18.100.680 - Street, minor.
- 18.100.690 - Structure.
- 18.100.695 - Technology/biotechnology/medical equipment use.
- 18.100.700 - Use district.
- 18.100.710 - Utilities.
- 18.100.715 - Variance.
- 18.100.718 - Veterinary clinic.
- 18.100.720 - Warehousing and distribution uses.
- 18.100.725 - Wholesaling.
- 18.100.730 - Yard.
- 18.100.735 - Yard, front.
- 18.100.740 - Yard, rear.
- 18.100.745 - Yard, side.