Everson City Zoning Code

Food processing and/or production not involving the presence of livestock, such as cattle or chickens, on site, including the manufacturing of value-added food products.

Trucking and warehousing, parcel delivery service, and freight terminals and operations not involving the storage or transport of garbage or refuse.

Light manufacturing and fabrication, including the fabrication of apparel, textile products, furniture and fixtures, leather products, stone products, glass products, electric equipment, communications equipment and other products of a similar nature and the manufacturing and fabrication of jewelry, silverware, plated ware, metal products, musical instruments and parts, toys, sports and athletic goods, recreational goods and equipment, and other similar products, but excluding any manufacturing and fabrication requiring approval of a conditional use pursuant to EMC § 19.35.030.

Contractor storage yards.

Machine shops and workshops.

Lumber yards where the primary activity is the storage and sale of lumber and not the manufacture of lumber through activities such as milling, sawing and planing.

Storage, cold storage and mini-storage facilities.

Heavy equipment repair.

Testing laboratories.

Business firm headquarters and professional offices.

Wholesale supply outlets.

Equipment rental and repair and other rental outlets.

The manufacturing and repair of electronic, engineering, laboratory, scientific, research, optical, surgical, medical and dental equipment, including other precision equipment that is similar in nature, but excluding any manufacturing and fabrication requiring approval of a conditional use pursuant to EMC § 19.35.030.

Moving and storage companies.

The manufacturing and fabrication of modular housing, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and similar products.

Boat building, sales and repair.

Coffee/food stands not exceeding 375 square feet where attached to a permanent foundation and connected to public services.

Electric vehicle battery charging stations.

Automobile and truck retail, wholesale, repair and storage businesses.

Wholesale or retail sales and repair of industrial, automotive, farm, construction or marine equipment and/or supplies.

Agricultural and related activities, including the planting, raising and harvesting of crops for commercial purposes, but excluding the raising of poultry or livestock.

Farm stands.

Agricultural education and business development centers.

Commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses.

Municipal and public uses.

Any use customarily incidental to the permitted principal use, such as associated vehicular parking.

Offices supporting a principal use.

Retail or wholesale of goods that are produced or processed on site.

Manufacturing, fabrication or assembly involving significant quantities of the following products or processes:

Rock or asphalt crushing operations a minimum of 500 feet from a residential zone or area with a future residential zoning designation.

Recycling center.

Power generation and transmission facilities.

The manufacturing and processing of lumber and other wood products, but excluding light manufacturing and fabrication allowed as a permitted use.

Coffee/food stands exceeding 375 square feet where attached to a permanent foundation and connected to public services.

Animal hospitals and kennels.

Indoor shooting ranges.

Wireless communication facilities.

One accessory apartment or attached residence for a resident manager, night watchperson or other security personnel; provided, that such apartment or residence shall be limited to a maximum of 800 square feet of living area, shall be occupied by a person employed by the business providing the principal use, and may be occupied by members of the employee's immediate family as long as no more than two members of the immediate family reside in the accessory apartment or residence, and none of the immediate family members residing in the accessory apartment or residence is under the age of 18; and provided further, that said apartment or residence shall be constructed to comply with all applicable building codes, but excluding the requirement to provide parking that is covered and enclosed.

Uses not otherwise prohibited pursuant to EMC § 19.35.035 that are similar in nature and effect to listed permitted, accessory and conditional uses.

Uses involving the following products or processes:

Freight terminals and operations involving the storage or transport of garbage or refuse.

Commercial composting involving animal manure or animal waste.

All other uses not listed as permitted, accessory or conditional uses or allowed as a conditional use pursuant to EMC § 19.35.030(K).

Minimum lot size: none.

Minimum lot width: none.

Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height in a light industrial zone is 35 feet. Building heights greater than 35 feet may be authorized only by the City Council through approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.11 EMC.

Setbacks.

Maximum lot coverage: 50 percent. Lot coverage greater than 50 percent may be authorized only by the City Council through approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.11 EMC.

Fencing and Screening. The Administrator or City Council, as applicable, may require the installation of fencing, landscaping and other screening where determined necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

Parking. All uses and development in the light industrial zone shall be consistent with the parking requirements set forth in Chapter 19.39 EMC.

Signs. All uses and development in the light industrial zone shall be consistent with the sign requirements set forth in Chapter 19.41 EMC.

Where a proposed use is located adjacent to a current or future-designated residential or residential-multiple use zone, a minimum 25-foot buffer shall be maintained between the use and the adjacent residential zone. The Administrator or City Council, as applicable, may require an increased buffer where it is determined that such increased buffer is necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

No parking, loading dock areas, outdoor storage or other structures that would interfere with the functioning of the buffer are permitted within a required buffer area.

The required buffer area shall be planted with native or ornamental vegetation to provide a vegetated screen between the use and the adjacent residential area. A buffer planting plan shall be submitted by the applicant to the City. Prior to the commencement of any construction, the applicant must first receive written approval of the buffer planting plan from the Administrator and shall fully implement and install all aspects of the buffer planting plan prior to the granting of the final certificate of occupancy.

A fence meeting the approval of the Administrator shall be provided along the property line where the property abuts a current or future-designated residential or residential-multiple use zone.

Emissions of smoke, dust and other particulate matter, and of toxic and noxious gases and fumes shall meet or exceed standards set by the local air pollution authority (Northwest Clean Air Agency) and all Washington State and Federal air quality standards.

Vibration caused by each use shall be so minimized that the ground vibration does not occur and is not detectable at any point on or beyond the light industrial district boundary in which the use is located.

Uses producing heat, glare and/or steam shall be carried on in such a manner that the heat, glare or steam shall not intrude beyond the boundary lines of the district within which the use is located. Building materials with high light-reflective qualities shall not be used in construction of buildings so that reflected sunlight will not result in intense glare affecting areas surrounding the zone. Artificial lighting shall be hooded or shaded so that direct light or high-intensity lamps will not result in glare when viewed from areas surrounding the zone.

Noise and sound levels shall not exceed levels established by noise control regulations of the Department of Labor and Industries. Maximum permissible environmental noise levels within the zone and beyond the zone boundaries shall be as established by the State of Washington Department of Ecology under WAC 173-60-040.