Bonney Lake City Zoning Code

To encourage land use decision making in accordance with the public interest and applicable laws of the state of Washington;

To protect the general public health, safety and welfare;

To implement the Bonney Lake comprehensive plan's goals, objectives and policies through land use regulations;

To provide for the economic, social and aesthetic advantages of orderly development through harmonious groupings of compatible and complementary land uses and the application of appropriate development standards;

To provide for adequate public facilities and services in conjunction with development; and

To promote general public safety by regulating development of lands containing physical hazards and to minimize adverse environmental impacts of development.

After the effective date of this zoning code, no use or structure shall be established, substituted, expanded, constructed, altered, moved, maintained, or otherwise changed except in conformance with this title.

Creation of or changes to lot lines shall conform with the use provisions, dimensional and other standards and procedures in this title, and BLMCTitle 14, Development Code Administration, and BLMC Title 17, Subdivisions.

All land uses and development authorized by this title shall be in conformance with the Bonney Lake Municipal Code, as well as any other local, state or federal law. Where a difference exists between this title and the other city regulations, the more restrictive requirements apply.

Where more than one part of this title applies to the same aspect of a proposed use or development, the more restrictive requirement shall apply.

Temporary uses or activities, conducted during an emergency event, or training exercise conducted at emergency sites, identified by the city shall not be subject to the provisions of this title.

In case of inconsistency or conflict, regulations, conditions or procedural requirements that are specific to an individual land use shall supersede regulations, conditions or procedural requirements of general application.

A land use includes the necessary structures to support the use unless specifically prohibited or the context clearly indicates otherwise.

All applicable requirements shall govern a use whether or not they are cross referenced in a text section.

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, words in the present tense shall include past and future tense, and words in the singular shall include the plural or vice versa. Except for words and terms defined in this title, all words and terms used in this title shall have their customary meanings.

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