Ellensburg City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
DIVISION I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- CHAPTER 15.100 - USER GUIDE
- CHAPTER 15.110 - PURPOSE/AUTHORITY/INTERPRETATION
- CHAPTER 15.120 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
- CHAPTER 15.130 - DEFINITIONS
- 15.130.005 - Preliminary.
- 15.130.010 - A definitions.
- 15.130.020 - B definitions.
- 15.130.030 - C definitions.
- 15.130.040 - D definitions.
- 15.130.050 - E definitions.
- 15.130.060 - F definitions.
- 15.130.070 - G definitions.
- 15.130.080 - H definitions.
- 15.130.090 - I definitions.
- 15.130.100 - J definitions.
- 15.130.110 - K definitions.
- 15.130.120 - L definitions.
- 15.130.130 - M definitions.
- 15.130.140 - N definitions.
- 15.130.150 - O definitions.
- 15.130.160 - P definitions.
- 15.130.170 - Q definitions.
- 15.130.180 - R definitions.
- 15.130.190 - S definitions.
- 15.130.200 - T definitions.
- 15.130.210 - U definitions.
- 15.130.220 - V definitions.
- 15.130.230 - W definitions.
- 15.130.240 - X definitions.
- 15.130.250 - Y definitions.
- 15.130.260 - Z definitions.
DIVISION II
PERMITS, LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES
Sections
- CHAPTER 15.200 - PURPOSE/ADMINISTRATION
- CHAPTER 15.210 - PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS "TYPES"
- 15.210.010 - Classification of permit review process types.
- 15.210.020 - Determination of proper permit review process type.
- 15.210.030 - Permit review process types—Defined.
- 15.210.040 - Permit review process types—Decision-making, procedures and notice requirements.
- 15.210.050 - Projects under permit review process types.
- 15.210.060 - Departures.
- CHAPTER 15.220 - PERMIT REVIEW PROCEDURES
- 15.220.010 - Preapplication meeting.
- 15.220.020 - Application.
- 15.220.030 - Determination of completeness.
- 15.220.040 - Public notice of application.
- 15.220.050 - Notice board requirements.
- 15.220.060 - Optional consolidated permit process for multi-agency permit applications.
- 15.220.070 - Permit processing time limits.
- 15.220.080 - Public notice of decision.
- 15.220.090 - Limitations on refiling of applications.
- 15.220.095 - Permit processing timeline reporting.
- 15.220.100 - Limitation on number of applications.
- 15.220.110 - Reserved.
- CHAPTER 15.230 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR PERMIT APPLICATION HEARINGS AND APPEALS
- 15.230.010 - Limitations on the number of hearings.
- 15.230.020 - Public notice of public hearing.
- 15.230.030 - Effective date of decision.
- 15.230.040 - General description of appeals.
- 15.230.050 - Grounds for administrative appeal.
- 15.230.060 - Standing to initiate an administrative appeal.
- 15.230.070 - Appeals.
- 15.230.080 - Open record hearing or appeal hearing proceedings.
- 15.230.090 - Closed record hearing or appeal hearing proceedings.
- 15.230.100 - Judicial review.
- 15.230.110 - Conflicts.
- CHAPTER 15.240 - NONCONFORMANCE
- CHAPTER 15.250 - REVIEW AND DECISION CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN PERMITS
- 15.250.010 - Temporary use permits—Type II review process.
- 15.250.020 - Site development permits—Type I or II review process.
- 15.250.030 - Design review—Type II review process.
- 15.250.035 - Permit expiration timelines for clearing, grading and fill, and site development permits, Type I and Type II.
- 15.250.040 - Conditional use permits—Type III review process.
- 15.250.050 - Variances—Type III review process.
- 15.250.060 - Rezones—Type IV or V review process.
- 15.250.070 - Master site plans for regional retail commercial projects—Special review process.
- 15.250.080 - Master plan for P-R zone uses—Type IV review process.
- 15.250.090 - Comprehensive plan amendments—Type V review process.
- 15.250.100 - Land development code amendments—Type V review process.
- 15.250.110 - Siting essential public facilities—Type V review process.
- CHAPTER 15.260 - SUBDIVISIONS
- 15.260.010 - Citation of chapter.
- 15.260.020 - Purpose.
- 15.260.030 - Subdivision categories.
- 15.260.040 - Exemptions.
- 15.260.050 - Boundary line adjustment—Review procedures and criteria.
- 15.260.060 - Preliminary subdivision (long plat)—Review procedures and criteria.
- 15.260.070 - Preliminary subdivision—Required minimum improvement standards.
- 15.260.080 - Phasing of subdivision.
- 15.260.090 - Installation of improvements.
- 15.260.100 - Final subdivision application review procedures and criteria.
- 15.260.110 - Changes to approved preliminary and final subdivisions.
- 15.260.120 - Short subdivision plat (sometimes referred to as short plats)—Review procedures and criteria.
- 15.260.130 - Preliminary short subdivision—Required minimum improvement standards.
- 15.260.140 - Final short subdivision application review procedures and criteria.
- 15.260.150 - Short subdivision final plat—Certifications and filing.
- 15.260.160 - Short subdivision final approval—Prohibition on further division.
- 15.260.170 - Changes to approved preliminary and final short subdivisions.
- 15.260.180 - Binding site plan review procedures and criteria.
- CHAPTER 15.270 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES—STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA)
- 15.270.010 - Authority.
- 15.270.020 - Purpose.
- 15.270.030 - Conflicts.
- 15.270.040 - Scope and policy.
- 15.270.050 - Definitions.
- 15.270.060 - Purpose and general requirements.
- 15.270.070 - Planned actions.
- 15.270.080 - Integration with Model Toxics Control Act.
- 15.270.090 - Designation of responsible official.
- 15.270.100 - Lead agency determination and responsibilities—Adoption by reference.
- 15.270.110 - Categorical exemptions—Adoption by reference.
- 15.270.120 - Threshold determinations—Adoption by reference.
- 15.270.130 - Environmental impact statements (EIS) and other environmental documents.
- 15.270.140 - Public notice and comments—Adoption by reference.
- 15.270.150 - Designation of official to perform consulted agency responsibilities.
- 15.270.160 - Responsibility as consulted agency.
- 15.270.170 - Using existing environmental documents—Adoption by reference.
- 15.270.180 - SEPA decisions—Adoption by reference.
- 15.270.190 - SEPA/GMA integration.
- 15.270.200 - Appeals.
- 15.270.210 - Notice of action.
- 15.270.220 - Forms—Adoption by reference.
- CHAPTER 15.280 - ELLENSBURG LANDMARKS REGISTER AND PROCEDURES[2]
- 15.280.010 - Short title.
- 15.280.020 - Declaration of purpose.
- 15.280.030 - Definitions.
- 15.280.040 - Creation of Ellensburg landmarks and design commission.
- 15.280.050 - Members, qualifications and terms.
- 15.280.060 - Powers and duties.
- 15.280.070 - Officers and records.
- 15.280.080 - Landmarks and design commission staff.
- 15.280.090 - Ellensburg landmarks register.
- 15.280.100 - Review of changes to landmarks register properties.
- 15.280.110 - Application for demolition permit; demolition review standards.
- 15.280.120 - Evaluation of economic impact.
- 15.280.130 - Special valuation for historic properties.
- CHAPTER 15.290 - CODE ENFORCEMENT
DIVISION III
ZONING DISTRICTS AND LAND USE
Sections
- CHAPTER 15.300 - ZONES, MAPS AND DESIGNATIONS
- CHAPTER 15.310 - PERMITTED USES
- CHAPTER 15.320 - BUILDING SETBACK AND INTENSITY STANDARDS
- 15.320.010 - Purpose.
- 15.320.020 - Interpretation of tables.
- 15.320.030 - Building setback and intensity standards table—Residential zones.
- 15.320.040 - Building setback and intensity standards—Commercial, industrial, and public reserve zones.
- 15.320.045 - Building setback and intensity standards—Mixed-use zones.
- 15.320.050 - Density calculations.
- 15.320.060 - Height exceptions.
- 15.320.070 - Setback measurements.
- 15.320.080 - Permitted projections into yards.
- 15.320.090 - Setbacks from alleys.
- 15.320.100 - Setback modifications.
- 15.320.110 - Lot or site divided by zone boundary.
- 15.320.120 - Fences, walls, and hedges.
- CHAPTER 15.330 - DENSITY BONUS INCENTIVES
- CHAPTER 15.340 - INDEX OF SUPPLEMENTAL USE CRITERIA
- 15.340.010 - Bed and breakfasts.
- 15.340.020 - Home occupations.
- 15.340.030 - Manufactured homes.
- 15.340.040 - Manufactured home park.
- 15.340.050 - Recreational vehicle park.
- 15.340.060 - Small wind energy systems.
- 15.340.070 - Commercial wireless communication support towers, antenna arrays and facilities.
- 15.340.080 - Standards for permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency housing and emergency shelter facilities.
- CHAPTER 15.350 - AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE (A-O) STANDARDS[3]
- CHAPTER 15.360 - ANNEXATIONS
- CHAPTER 15.370 - MEDICAL CANNABIS AND STATE-LICENSED MARIJUANA BUSINESSES
- CHAPTER 15.380 - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- CHAPTER 15.390 - REGIONAL RETAIL OVERLAY ZONE STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 15.390A - REGIONAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 15.395 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- 15.395.010 - Purpose.
- 15.395.020 - Definitions.
- 15.395.030 - General provisions.
- 15.395.040 - Applicability.
- 15.395.050 - Location considerations.
- 15.395.060 - Application requirements.
- 15.395.070 - Development standards for wireless communication facilities other than small wireless facilities.
- 15.395.080 - Administrative use findings.
- 15.395.090 - Aesthetic design and concealment standards for small wireless facilities deployments.
- 15.395.100 - Independent technical review of wireless communication facilities applications.
- 15.395.110 - Wireless communication facilities removal.
- 15.395.120 - Appeals.
DIVISION IV
COMMUNITY DESIGN
Sections
- CHAPTER 15.400 - INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 15.410 - STREETSCAPE DESIGN
- CHAPTER 15.420 - SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND BLOCK STRUCTURE
DIVISION V
PROJECT DESIGN
Sections
- CHAPTER 15.500 - INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 15.510 - SITE ORIENTATION
- 15.510.010 - Purpose.
- 15.510.020 - Applicability.
- 15.510.030 - How to use this chapter.
- 15.510.040 - Street frontage type maps.
- 15.510.050 - Storefront street standards.
- 15.510.060 - Secondary street standards.
- 15.510.070 - Gateway street standards.
- 15.510.080 - Landscaped street standards.
- 15.510.090 - Site orientation standards for properties in the light industrial (I-L), heavy industrial (I-H), and public reserve (P-R) zones.
- 15.510.100 - Site orientation standards for properties in all residential zones.
- 15.510.110 - Where properties front onto multiple streets.
- 15.510.120 - Site orientation departures.
- 15.510.130 - Civic building frontages.
- CHAPTER 15.520 - SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN ELEMENTS
- 15.520.010 - Purpose and applicability.
- 15.520.020 - Side/rear yard design.
- 15.520.030 - Open space for nonresidential and multifamily uses.
- 15.520.040 - Internal pedestrian access and design.
- 15.520.050 - Internal vehicular circulation.
- 15.520.060 - Service areas and mechanical equipment.
- 15.520.070 - Parking lot design.
- 15.520.080 - Special features and amenities.
- CHAPTER 15.530 - BUILDING DESIGN
- CHAPTER 15.540 - HOUSING TYPE STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 15.550 - OFF-STREET PARKING
- 15.550.010 - Purpose.
- 15.550.020 - Authority and application.
- 15.550.030 - Parking plan—Building permit, surety bond, and occupancy requirements.
- 15.550.040 - Computation of required off-street parking spaces.
- 15.550.050 - Continued use of required parking spaces.
- 15.550.060 - Cooperative parking facilities.
- 15.550.070 - Loading space requirements.
- 15.550.080 - Parking lot design and construction standards.
- CHAPTER 15.570 - LANDSCAPING
- CHAPTER 15.580 - OUTDOOR LIGHTING
- CHAPTER 15.590 - REGIONAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
DIVISION VI
CRITICAL AREAS
Sections
- CHAPTER 15.600 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 15.600.010 - Purpose.
- 15.600.020 - Authority.
- 15.600.030 - Relationship to other regulations.
- 15.600.040 - Administrative procedures.
- 15.600.050 - Fees.
- 15.600.060 - Severability.
- 15.600.070 - Interpretation.
- 15.600.080 - Jurisdiction—Critical areas.
- 15.600.090 - Protection of critical areas.
- 15.600.100 - Best available science.
- CHAPTER 15.610 - APPLICABILITY, EXEMPTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- 15.610.010 - Applicability.
- 15.610.020 - Exemptions.
- 15.610.030 - Allowed activities.
- 15.610.040 - Exception—Public agency and utility.
- 15.610.050 - Exception—Reasonable use.
- 15.610.060 - Critical area review requirements.
- 15.610.070 - Preapplication meeting.
- 15.610.080 - Public notice of initial determination.
- 15.610.090 - Critical area report—Requirements.
- 15.610.100 - Critical area report—Modifications to requirements.
- 15.610.110 - Mitigation requirements.
- 15.610.120 - Mitigation sequencing.
- 15.610.130 - Mitigation plan requirements.
- 15.610.140 - Innovative mitigation.
- 15.610.150 - Determination.
- 15.610.160 - Review criteria.
- 15.610.170 - Report acceptance.
- 15.610.180 - Report rejection.
- 15.610.190 - Completion of the critical area review.
- 15.610.200 - Appeals.
- 15.610.210 - Variances.
- 15.610.215 - Variances within frequently flooded areas.
- 15.610.220 - Unauthorized critical area alterations and enforcement.
- 15.610.230 - Critical area markers and signs.
- 15.610.240 - Notice on title.
- 15.610.250 - Critical area tracts.
- 15.610.260 - Bonds to ensure mitigation, maintenance, and monitoring.
- 15.610.270 - Critical area inspections.
- 15.610.280 - Enforcement and penalties.
- CHAPTER 15.620 - WETLANDS
- CHAPTER 15.630 - FREQUENTLY FLOODED AREAS
- 15.630.010 - Designation of frequently flooded areas.
- 15.630.015 - Designation of the floodplain administrator—Permit review.
- 15.630.020 - Critical area report requirements—Frequently flooded areas.
- 15.630.030 - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- 15.630.040 - Performance standards—General requirements.
- 15.630.050 - Performance standards—Specific uses.
- 15.630.060 - Performance standards—Areas of shallow flooding.
- 15.630.070 - Prohibited uses and activities.
- CHAPTER 15.640 - GEOLOGICALLY HAZARDOUS AREAS
- 15.640.010 - Designation of geologically hazardous areas.
- 15.640.020 - Designation of specific hazard areas.
- 15.640.030 - Mapping of geologically hazardous areas.
- 15.640.040 - Critical area report—Additional requirements for geologically hazardous areas.
- 15.640.050 - Performance standards—General requirements.
- 15.640.060 - Performance standards—Specific hazards.
- CHAPTER 15.650 - FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION AREA
- CHAPTER 15.660 - AQUIFER RECHARGE AREAS
- 15.660.010 - Critical aquifer recharge areas designation.
- 15.660.020 - Aquifer recharge areas susceptibility ratings.
- 15.660.030 - Mapping of critical aquifer recharge areas.
- 15.660.040 - Activities allowed in critical aquifer recharge areas.
- 15.660.050 - Critical area report—Additional requirements for critical aquifer recharge areas.
- 15.660.060 - Performance standards—General requirements.
- 15.660.070 - Performance standards—Specific uses.