A. Purpose. The purpose of the AG-38 district is to protect agricultural uses and agricultural soils, and to provide for long-term agricultural activities with minimal encroachment of nonagricultural uses.

B. Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted in the AG-38 district:

1. Agricultural activities: farms; dairies; pastures; apiaries; horticulture; floriculture; animal and poultry husbandry; commercial feedlots; slaughterhouses; cultivation, management and harvest of any forest crop; and private stables;

2. All activities associated with the production of agricultural products, including but not limited to the following:

a. Operation, maintenance, and repair of farm equipment;

b. Disposal and use of manure;

c. Spraying and fertilizing;

d. Preparation of farm products for market;

e. Sale of produce;

f. Storage and transportation of agricultural products;

3. All buildings associated with the production of agricultural products including but not limited to:

a. Barns, private stables;

b. Storage;

c. Roadside stands for the sale of produce;

d. Housing for the property owner’s immediate family members and employees, providing there is no division of land, except as provided in CCC 18.10.547 through 18.10.548, as now enacted or hereafter amended;

e. Nurseries and greenhouses;

f. Buildings for farm produce production, storage, and distribution;

g. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to a permitted agricultural use, (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria, and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulation thereunder, as now enacted or hereafter amended.

C. Special Use. The following uses may be permitted by special use permit if found compatible with the character of this zone district, pursuant to CCC 18.10.280 through 18.10.315:

1. Mining and storage of dredge materials;

2. Handling and storage of forest products;

3. Water-oriented outdoor recreational uses;

4. Utility and transportation corridor(s);

5. Public stables;

6. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (a) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to an approved special use, (b) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria, and (c) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended. [Ord. 24-042 § 3, 5-14-24; Ord. 94-005, § 20, 1-3-94.]