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Centralia City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 20

11 LAND USES IN ZONING DISTRICTS

§ 20.11.010 Land uses in residential districts.

A. 
The following table lists all permitted uses within residential zoning districts. The letters "P," "CUP," and "N" shall mean "Permitted," "Conditionally Permitted," and "Not Permitted," respectively.
1. 
Permitted (P) indicates that the use is allowed by right, without special conditions other than those generally imposed upon all uses in the district.
2. 
Conditionally Permitted (CUP) indicates that, in the respective zoning district, the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 20.67 CMC.
3. 
Not Permitted (N) indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.
B. 
Table of Uses.
Comprehensive Plan Designations
RR
VLDR
LDR
MDR
M-HDR
HDR
Zoning Districts
R-5A
R:2
R:4
R:8
R:15
R:20
Residential Uses
Single-family dwelling
P
P
P
P
N
N
Duplex, twinhome
N
N
P
P
N
N
Triplex
N
N
P
P
P
P
Fourplex
N
N
P
P
P
P
Multiple-family dwelling
N
N
N
N
P
P
Planned unit development (PUD)
N
P
P
P
P
P
Townhouse development
N
P
P
P
P
P
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Caretaker—Residential uses as an incidental use to the permitted principal use
N
N
N
N
N
N
Mobile home/manufactured home park
N
N
N
N
P
P
Accessory building
P
P
P
P
P
P
Home occupations
P
P
P
P
P
P
Playhouses, patios, porches, gazebos, swimming pools, etc.
P
P
P
P
P
P
Residential Facilities
Adult family home with 8 or fewer residents
P
P
P
P
P
P
Assisted living facility
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Bed and breakfasts
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Boarding houses, hostel, etc.
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
P
P
Dormitory for students
N
N
N
N
CUP
CUP
Emergency housing/homeless housing with 6 or fewer residents (indoors only)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Emergency housing/homeless housing—7+ residents (indoors only)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Emergency shelter for homeless housing (indoors only)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Emergency shelter for domestic violence for less than 10 occupants
P
P
P
P
P
P
Emergency shelter for domestic violence for 10 or more occupants
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Enhanced services facility
N
N
N
N
N
N
Foster home
P
P
P
P
P
P
Nursing home/convalescent care facility/long-term care facility
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Permanent supportive housing
P
P
P
P
P
P
Residential treatment facility
N
N
N
N
N
N
Senior citizen centers
N
N
N
N
CUP
CUP
Transitional housing
P
P
P
P
P
P
Commercial and Industrial Uses
Adult entertainment business uses within the city limits which comply with Chapter 5.44 CMC
N
N
N
N
N
N
Animal clinics and animal hospital
N
N
N
N
N
N
Automobile parking facilities or structures other than those specifically required in Chapter 20.72 CMC in connection with permitted uses
N
N
N
N
N
N
Automotive and trailer sales
N
N
N
N
N
N
Automotive/vehicle gas or electric station
N
N
N
N
N
N
Brewery/distillery associated with a restaurant
N
N
N
N
N
N
Cemeteries (private or public)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Child care/preschool with 6 or fewer children
P
P
P
P
P
P
Child care as a secondary use, home or business as the primary use
N
N
N
N
N
N
Child/day care center or pre/nursery schools with 7 or more children
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Churches
P
P
P
P
P
P
College—Public and private and similar facilities
N
N
N
N
N
N
Commercial recreation, such as personal amusement or recreation establishments such as those featuring mechanical or electronic games; games of skill such as billiards, bowling, table tennis, etc.
N
N
N
N
N
N
Distributive business establishments such as wholesaling or warehousing
N
N
N
N
N
N
Dry cleaning
N
N
N
N
N
N
Emergency medical centers
N
N
N
N
N
N
Entertainment uses such as theaters
N
N
N
N
N
N
Explosives—Storage, manufacture or sale of explosives or materials of such character or in such quantities as to constitute a significantly greater hazard to persons, property or environmental health than that posed by materials commonly used or stored in the ordinary retail and service establishments permitted in these districts
N
N
N
N
N
N
Fraternal organizations/lodges/private clubs
N
N
N
N
N
N
Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematoria
N
N
N
N
N
N
General merchandising and retailing
N
N
N
N
N
N
Hospital
N
N
N
N
N
N
Hotels/motels. Hotels/motels are subject to the conditions found in the definitions, Chapter 20.06 CMC
N
N
N
N
N
N
Indoor shooting ranges (not the primary use)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Indoor shooting ranges (gun club only)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Kennels
CUP
CUP
CUP
N
N
N
Landscaping/nursery business
CUP
CUP
CUP
N
N
N
Light industrial uses involving the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair and service of goods or products which can be performed with minimal adverse impact on, and pose no special hazard to, the environment and the community. Such uses may include mechanical, automotive, marine and contractors'/builders' equipment and supplies; the assembly of manufactured products and processing of materials such as sheet metal, cans, cable, cloth, paper, etc.
N
N
N
N
N
N
Live work units—Commercial located on the ground floor, residential units on upper floor(s)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Marijuana—Retail, production, processing; subject to Chapter 20.65 CMC
N
N
N
N
N
N
Medical offices, including, but not limited to: doctor, dentist, or other practitioner of healing arts, etc.
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
N
N
Mini-storage and self-storage warehouses
N
N
N
N
N
N
Outdoor shooting range
N
N
N
N
N
N
Personal services, such as barber, beauty shops or bakeries, personal services instructional college
N
N
N
N
N
N
Public and private transport/maintenance facilities
N
N
N
N
N
N
Recycling centers for the collection and temporary storage of materials; provided, that the storage collection operation is conducted within an enclosed building having a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square feet. All recycling centers must be reviewed and approved prior to operation by the site plan review committee. Must be 100% indoors.
N
N
N
N
N
N
Restaurants with a drive-through
N
N
N
N
N
N
Restaurants with no drive-through
N
N
N
N
N
N
Retail establishments, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, television and appliance, and small specialty shops
N
N
N
N
N
N
RV parks
N
CUP
N
N
N
N
Schools—Public and private and similar facilities
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Skateboard facilities (indoor facility)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Small professional and business services, including, but not limited to, offices for real estate and security brokers, insurance, accountants, attorneys, engineers, etc.
N
N
N
N
N
N
Temporary seasonal stands
N
N
N
N
N
N
Vehicle service stations, including minor vehicle repair and/or self-service fueling stations; provided, however, that site plan review committee approval shall be required to ensure that adequate provisions are made to ensure that such use does not create a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with nearby or adjacent residential areas
N
N
N
N
N
N
Wireless telecommunication facility
CUP
N
N
N
N
N
Wrecking yards including junk, scrap metal and other material salvage operations including recycling centers (must be 100% indoors)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Public Facilities/Utilities
Airports, landing strips, heliports or helipads, including waterborne craft
N
N
N
N
N
N
Bus terminals, storage or maintenance facilities
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Electrical substations
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Fairgrounds, rodeos, circuses, and similar events (fairgrounds only)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Government buildings or offices such as a city hall, fire stations, police stations, library, museum, community meeting or recreation halls, etc.
N
N
N
N
N
N
Municipal facilities required for local service
P
P
P
P
P
P
Parks and open space
P
P
P
P
P
P
Prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities including but not limited to: jails, juvenile detention facilities, prisons, prerelease facilities, sexual offender secure community transition facilities as defined in RCW 71.09.020, and work release facilities
N
N
N
N
N
N
Pumping, lift stations or similar regulatory appurtenances for the transmission or distribution of electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, oil or steam, and storage tanks for any of the preceding, including water towers
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Radio, television or telephone stations, exchanges, transmitting, receiving or relay structures
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Railroad terminals, switching facilities, maintenance or repair shops, and spurs
N
N
N
N
N
N
Solid waste disposal facilities, including transfer stations, incinerators, and sanitary landfills
N
N
N
N
N
N
Sporting events, facilities, arenas, or stadiums
N
N
N
N
N
N
(Ord. 2445 §§ 1, 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020; Ord. 2456 § 7, 2020; Ord. 2468 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2475 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2501 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2503 § 1, 2022; Ord. 2539 § 10, 2023; Ord. 2555, 5/27/2025)

§ 20.11.020 Land uses in commercial districts.

A. 
The following table lists all permitted uses within commercial zoning districts. The letters "P," "CUP," and "N" shall mean "Permitted," "Conditionally Permitted," and "Not Permitted," respectively.
1. 
Permitted (P) indicates that the use is allowed by right, without special conditions other than those generally imposed upon all uses in the district.
2. 
Conditionally Permitted (CUP) indicates that, in the respective zoning district, the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 20.67 CMC.
3. 
Not Permitted (N) indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.
B. 
Table of Uses.
Comprehensive Plan Designations
Med.
Ltd. Bus.
Gtwy. Com.
Gen. Com.
Hwy. Com.
Core Com.
Zoning Districts
H-1
LBD
GCD
C-1
C-2
C-3
Residential Uses
Single-family dwelling
N
P
N
N
N
N
Duplex, twinhome
N
P
N
N
N
N
Triplex
N
P
N
N
N
N
Fourplex
N
P
N
N
N
N
Multiple-family dwelling
N
P
N
CUP
N
P/CUP
Planned unit development (PUD-Res)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Townhouse development
N
P
N
N
N
N
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Caretaker—Residential uses as an incidental use to the permitted principal use
P
N
N
P
N
P
Mobile home/manufactured home park
N
N
N
N
N
N
Accessory building
P
P
P
P
P
P
Home occupations
P
P
P
P
P
P
Playhouses, patios, porches, gazebos, swimming pools, etc.
P
P
P
P
P
P
Residential Facilities
Adult family home with 8 or fewer residents
P
P
P
P
P
P
Assisted living facility
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
N
N
Bed and breakfasts
CUP
CUP
P
P
P
P
Boarding houses, hostel, etc.
N
CUP
N
N
N
N
Dormitory for students
N
N
N
N
N
P
Emergency housing/homeless housing with 6 or fewer residents (indoors only)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Emergency housing/homeless housing—7+ residents (indoors only)
N
N
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Emergency shelters for homeless housing (indoor)
N
N
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Emergency shelter for domestic violence for less than 10 occupants
N
N
P
P
P
P
Emergency shelter for domestic violence for 10 or more occupants
N
CUP
P
P
P
P
Enhanced services facility
CUP
N
N
N
N
N
Foster home—With 7 or more children
N
N
N
N
N
P
Hotel/motel
N
N
P
P
P
P
Nursing home/convalescent care facility/long-term care facility
N
N
N
N
N
CUP
Permanent supportive housing
N
P
P
P
P
P
Residential treatment facility
CUP
N
N
CUP
N
N
Senior citizen centers
CUP
N
N
CUP
N
CUP
Transitional housing
N
P
P
P
P
P
Commercial and Industrial Uses
Adult entertainment business uses within the city limits which comply with Chapter 5.44 CMC
N
N
N
P
N
N
Animal clinics and animal hospital
N
CUP
CUP
P
N
CUP
Automobile parking facilities or structures other than those specifically required in Chapter 20.72 CMC in connection with permitted uses
N
CUP
CUP
P
N
CUP
Automotive and trailer sales
N
P
P
P
P
P
Automotive/vehicle gas or electric station
N
P
P
P
P
P
Brewery/distillery associated with a restaurant
N
P
P
P
P
P
Cemeteries (private or public)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Child care/preschool with 6 or fewer children
P
P
CUP
P
N
P
Child care as a secondary use, home or business as the primary use
P
P
P
P
P
P
Child/day care center or pre/nursery schools with 7 or more children
P
P
CUP
P
N
P
Churches
P
P
P
P
N
P
College—Public and private and similar facilities
N
N
P
P
N
P
Commercial recreation, such as personal amusement or recreation establishments such as those featuring mechanical or electronic games; games of skill such as billiards, bowling, table tennis, etc.
N
P
P
P
P
P
Distributive business establishments such as wholesaling or warehousing
N
N
N
N
N
N
Dry cleaning
P
P
P
P
P
P
Emergency medical centers
P
P
P
P
P
P
Entertainment uses such as theaters
N
P
P
P
P
P
Explosives—Storage, manufacture or sale of explosives or materials of such character or in such quantities as to constitute a significantly greater hazard to persons, property or environmental health than that posed by materials commonly used or stored in the ordinary retail and service establishments permitted in these districts
N
N
N
N
N
N
Fraternal organizations/lodges/private clubs
CUP
N
P
P
N
P
Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematoria
N
N
N
N
N
N
General merchandising and retailing
N
P
P
P
P
P
Hospital
P
CUP
CUP
CUP
N
N
Hotels/motels. Hotels/motels are subject to the conditions found in the definitions, Chapter 20.06 CMC.
N
N
P
P
P
P
Indoor shooting ranges (not the primary use)
N
N
N
CUP
N
CUP
Indoor shooting ranges (gun club only)
N
N
N
CUP
N
N
Kennels
N
N
N
CUP
N
N
Light industrial uses involving the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair and service of goods or products which can be performed with minimal adverse impact on, and pose no special hazard to, the environment and the community. Such uses may include mechanical, automotive, marine and contractors'/builders' equipment and supplies; the assembly of manufactured products and processing of materials such as sheet metal, cans, cable, cloth, paper, etc.
N
N
N
N
N
N
Live work units—Commercial located on the ground floor, residential units on upper floor(s)
N
P
N
P
N
P
Marijuana—Production, processing; subject to Chapter 20.65 CMC
N
N
N
N
N
N
Marijuana—Retail only, subject to CMC Chapter 20.65
N
N
N
P
N
N
Medical offices, including, but not limited to: doctor, dentist, or other practitioner of healing arts, etc.
P
P
P
P
P
P
Mini-storage and self-storage warehouses
N
N
N
CUP
N
N
Outdoor shooting range
N
N
N
N
N
N
Personal services, such as barber, beauty shops or bakeries, personal services instructional college
P
P
P
P
P
P
Public and private transport/maintenance facilities
N
N
N
CUP
N
N
Recycling centers for the collection and temporary storage of materials; provided, that the storage collection operation is conducted within an enclosed building having a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square feet. All recycling centers must be reviewed and approved prior to operation by the site plan review committee. Must be 100% indoors.
N
N
N
N
N
N
Restaurants with a drive-through
N
P
P
P
P
CUP
Restaurants with no drive-through
N
P
P
P
P
P
Retail establishments, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, television and appliance, and small specialty shops
P
P
P
P
P
P
RV parks
N
N
N
CUP
N
N
Schools—Public and private and similar facilities
N
N
CUP
CUP
N
N
Skateboard facilities (indoor facility)
N
N
N
P
N
N
Small professional and business services, including, but not limited to, offices for real estate and security brokers, insurance, accountants, attorneys, engineers, etc.
N
P
P
P
P
P
Temporary seasonal stands
N
P
P
P
P
P
Vehicle service stations, including minor vehicle repair and/or self-service fueling stations; provided, however, that site plan review committee approval shall be required to ensure that adequate provisions are made to ensure that such use does not create a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with nearby or adjacent residential areas
N
N
N
P
N
N
Wireless telecommunication facility
N
N
N
N
N
CUP
Wrecking yards including junk, scrap metal and other material salvage operations including recycling centers (must be 100% indoors)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Public Facilities/Utilities
Airports, landing strips, heliports or helipads, including waterborne craft
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Bus terminals, storage or maintenance facilities
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Electrical substations
P
P
P
P
P
P
Fairgrounds, rodeos, circuses, and similar events (fairgrounds only)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Government buildings or offices such as a city hall, fire stations, police stations, library, museum, community meeting or recreation halls, etc.
P
P
P
P
N
P
Municipal facilities required for local service
P
P
P
P
P
P
Parks and open space
P
P
P
P
P
P
Prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities including but not limited to: jails, juvenile detention facilities, prisons, prerelease facilities, sexual offender secure community transition facilities as defined in RCW 71.09.020, and work release facilities
N
N
N
N
N
N
Pumping, lift stations or similar regulatory appurtenances for the transmission or distribution of electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, oil or steam, and storage tanks for any of the preceding, including water towers
P
P
P
P
P
P
Radio, television or telephone stations, exchanges, transmitting, receiving or relay structures
CUP
P
P
P
P
P
Railroad terminals, switching facilities, maintenance or repair shops, and spurs
N
N
N
N
N
CUP
Solid waste disposal facilities, including transfer stations, incinerators, and sanitary landfills
N
N
N
N
N
N
Sporting events, facilities, arenas, or stadiums
N
N
P
P
N
N
(Ord. 2445 §§ 1, 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020; Ord. 2468 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2475 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2501 § 3, 2022; Ord. 2502 § 1, 2022; Ord. 2539 § 11, 2023)

§ 20.11.030 Land uses in industrial and open space and public facilities districts.

A. 
The following table lists all permitted uses within industrial and open space and public facilities zoning districts. The letters "P," "CUP," and "N" shall mean "Permitted," "Conditionally Permitted," and "Not Permitted," respectively.
1. 
Permitted (P) indicates that the use is allowed by right, without special conditions other than those generally imposed upon all uses in the district.
2. 
Conditionally permitted (CUP) indicates that, in the respective zoning district, the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 20.67 CMC.
3. 
Not Permitted (N) indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.
B. 
Table of Uses.
Comprehensive Plan Designations
Light Industrial
Heavy Industrial
Parks and Open Space; Public Facilities
Zoning Districts
M-1
M-2
OS/PF
Residential Uses
Single-family dwelling
N
N
N
Duplex, twinhome
N
N
N
Triplex
N
N
N
Fourplex
N
N
N
Multiple-family dwelling
N
N
N
Planned unit development (PUD)
N
N
N
Townhouse development
N
N
N
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)
N
N
N
Caretaker—Residential uses as an incidental use to the permitted principal use
P
P
P
Mobile home/manufactured home park
N
N
N
Accessory building
P
P
P
Home occupations
P
P
N
Playhouses, patios, porches, gazebos, swimming pools, etc.
P
P
P
Residential Facilities
Adult family home with 8 or fewer residents
P
P
P
Assisted living facility
N
N
N
Bed and breakfasts
P
N
N
Boarding houses, hostel, etc.
CUP
N
N
Dormitory for students
N
N
P
Emergency housing/homeless housing with 6 or fewer residents (indoors only)
P
P
P
Emergency housing/homeless housing—7+ residents (indoors only)
P
P
P
Emergency shelter for homeless housing (indoors only)
P
P
P
Emergency shelter for domestic violence for less than 10 occupants
P
P
N
Emergency shelter for domestic violence for 10 or more occupants
P
P
N
Enhanced services facility
CUP
CUP
N
Foster home
N
N
N
Nursing home/convalescent care facility/long-term care facility
N
N
N
Permanent supportive housing
P
P
N
Residential treatment facility
CUP
N
N
Senior citizen centers
N
N
N
Transitional housing
P
P
N
Commercial and Industrial Uses
Adult entertainment business uses within the city limits which comply with Chapter 5.44 CMC
N
N
N
Animal clinics and animal hospitals
P
P
N
Automobile parking facilities or structures other than those specifically required in Chapter 20.72 CMC in connection with permitted uses
P
P
N
Automotive and trailer sales
P
P
N
Automotive/vehicle gas or electric station
P
P
N
Brewery/distillery associated with a restaurant
P
P
N
Cemeteries (private or public)
CUP
N
P
Child care/preschool with 6 or fewer children
N
N
N
Child care as a secondary use, home or business as the primary use
P
P
P
Child care/day care center or pre/nursery schools with 7 or more children
P
N
P
Churches
P
P
P
College—Public and private and similar facilities
P
P
P
Commercial recreation, such as personal amusement or recreation establishments, such as those featuring mechanical or electronic games; games of skill such as billiards, bowling, table tennis, etc.
P
N
N
Distributive business establishments, such as wholesaling or warehousing
P
P
N
Dry cleaning
P
N
N
Emergency medical centers
P
P
P
Entertainment uses, such as theaters
P
P
N
Explosives—Storage, manufacture or sale of explosives or materials of such character or in such quantities as to constitute a significantly greater hazard to persons, property or environmental health than that posed by materials commonly used or stored in the ordinary retail and service establishments permitted in these districts
CUP
CUP
N
Fraternal organizations/lodges/private clubs
P
P
N
Funeral parlors, mortuaries, and crematoria
CUP
CUP
N
General merchandising and retailing
P
P
N
Hospitals
CUP
CUP
CUP
Hotels/motels, subject to the conditions found in Chapter 20.06 CMC.
P
P
CUP
Indoor shooting ranges (not the primary use)
P
P
CUP
Indoor shooting ranges (gun club only)
P
P
CUP
Kennels
CUP
P
N
Light industrial uses involving the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair and service of goods or products which can be performed with minimal adverse impact on, and pose no special hazard to, the environment and the community. Such uses may include mechanical, automotive, marine and contractors'/builders' equipment and supplies; the assembly of manufactured products and processing of materials such as sheet metal, cans, cable, cloth, paper, etc.
P
P
N
Live work units—Commercial located on the ground floor, residential units on upper floor(s)
P
P
N
Marijuana—Retail, production, processing; subject to Chapter 20.65 CMC
N
P
N
Medical offices, including, but not limited to: doctor, dentist, or other practitioner of healing arts, etc.
P
P
N
Mini-storage and self-storage warehouses
P
P
N
Outdoor shooting ranges
CUP
CUP
CUP
Personal services, such as barber, beauty shops or bakeries, personal services instructional college
P
N
N
Public and private transport/maintenance facilities
CUP
CUP
N
Recycling centers for the collection and temporary storage of materials; provided, that the storage collection operation is conducted within an enclosed building having a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square feet. All recycling centers must be reviewed and approved prior to operation by the site plan review committee. Must be 100% indoors.
CUP
CUP
N
Restaurants with a drive-through
P
P
N
Restaurants with no drive-through
P
P
N
Retail establishments, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, television and appliance, and small specialty shops
P
N
N
RV parks
CUP
N
N
Schools—Public and private and similar facilities
P
P
P
Skateboard facilities (indoor facility)
P
P
P
Small professional and business services, including, but not limited to, offices for real estate and security brokers, insurance, accountants, attorneys, engineers, etc.
P
N
N
Temporary seasonal stands
P
N
N
Vehicle service stations, including minor vehicle repair and/or self-service fueling stations; provided, however, that site plan review committee approval shall be required to ensure that adequate provisions are made to ensure that such use does not create a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with nearby or adjacent residential areas
P
P
N
Wireless telecommunication facilities
CUP
CUP
P
Wrecking yards including junk, scrap metal, and other material salvage operations including recycling centers (must be 100% indoors)
CUP
CUP
N
Public Facilities/Utilities
Airports, landing strips, heliports or helipads, including waterborne craft
CUP
CUP
CUP
Bus terminals, storage or maintenance facilities
P
P
CUP
Electrical substations
P
P
P
Fairgrounds, rodeos, circuses, and similar events (fairgrounds only)
N
N
P
Government buildings or offices such as a city hall, fire stations, police stations, library, museum, community meeting or recreation halls, etc.
P
P
P
Municipal facilities required for local service
P
P
P
Parks and open space
P
P
P
Prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities including but not limited to: jails, juvenile detention facilities, prisons, prerelease facilities, sexual offender secure community transition facilities as defined in RCW 71.09.020, and work release facilities
N
CUP
N
Pumping, lift stations or similar regulatory appurtenances for the transmission or distribution of electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, oil or steam, and storage tanks for any of the preceding, including water towers
P
P
P
Radio, television or telephone stations, exchanges, transmitting, receiving or relay structures
P
P
P
Railroad terminals, switching facilities, maintenance or repair shops, and spurs
CUP
P
N
Solid waste disposal facilities, including transfer stations, incinerators, and sanitary landfills
N
CUP
N
Sporting events, facilities, arenas, or stadiums
P
P
P
(Ord. 2445 §§ 1, 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020; Ord. 2468 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2475 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2501 § 4, 2022; Ord. 2547 § 1, 2024)