Fife City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
19.06 Definitions
Sections
- 19.06.003 Definition of any word not listed.
- 19.06.005 Accessory dwelling unit.
- 19.06.010 Accessory structure.
- 19.06.015 Accessory use.
- 19.06.018 Administrative design review.
- 19.06.020 Adult family home.
- 19.06.025 Adult use arcade.
- 19.06.030 Adult use bookstore.
- 19.06.035 Adult use cabaret.
- 19.06.040 Adult use motel.
- 19.06.045 Adult use motion picture theater.
- 19.06.050 Adult use theater.
- 19.06.052 Affordable housing.
- 19.06.055 Agricultural use.
- 19.06.060 Alley.
- 19.06.065 Amendment.
- 19.06.070 Antenna array.
- 19.06.075 Antique.
- 19.06.080 Antique store.
- 19.06.085 Arterial, minor.
- 19.06.090 Arterial, principal.
- 19.06.095 Attached wireless communication facility.
- 19.06.100 Auction.
- 19.06.102 Battery charging station equipment.
- 19.06.103 Battery electric vehicle (BEV).
- 19.06.104 Battery exchange station.
- 19.06.105 Bed-and-breakfast.
- 19.06.110 Building.
- 19.06.115 Building, detached.
- 19.06.120 Building, enclosed.
- 19.06.125 Building height.
- 19.06.130 Building, principal.
- 19.06.135 Bulk.
- 19.06.140 Business or commerce.
- 19.06.145 Cafeteria.
- 19.06.150 Carport.
- 19.06.155 Child day-care center.
- 19.06.160 Club.
- 19.06.165 Co-location.
- 19.06.167 Comprehensive plan.
- 19.06.168 Comprehensive plan amendment.
- 19.06.170 Conditional use.
- 19.06.175 Conditional use permit.
- 19.06.180 Correctional group home.
- 19.06.182 Cottage housing.
- 19.06.183 Courtyard apartments.
- 19.06.185 Coverage.
- 19.06.190 Director.
- 19.06.192 Docket (or comprehensive plan docket).
- 19.06.195 Drive-thru.
- 19.06.200 Dwelling, attached.
- 19.06.205 Dwelling, detached.
- 19.06.210 Dwelling, duplex.
- 19.06.215 Dwelling, multifamily.
- 19.06.220 Dwelling, single-family.
- 19.06.222 Dwelling, triplex.
- 19.06.225 Dwelling unit.
- 19.06.230 Educational institution.
- 19.06.231 Electric vehicle.
- 19.06.232 Electric vehicle charging station.
- 19.06.233 Electric vehicle infrastructure.
- 19.06.234 Emergency housing.
- 19.06.235 Emergency shelter.1
- 19.06.237 Escort agency.
- 19.06.240 Essential public facilities.
- 19.06.245 Establishment, business or commercial.
- 19.06.250 Family.
- 19.06.255 Family day-care provider.
- 19.06.260 Family group home.
- 19.06.265 Fence.
- 19.06.270 Food products.
- 19.06.275 Freeway.
- 19.06.280 Gambling activity.
- 19.06.285 Gambling device.
- 19.06.290 Gambling premises.
- 19.06.295 Garage, private.
- 19.06.300 Garage, side entry.
- 19.06.305 Gasoline station.
- 19.06.310 General group home.
- 19.06.315 Grade, adjacent ground elevation.
- 19.06.320 Grade, finish.
- 19.06.325 Grading.
- 19.06.330 Gross acre.
- 19.06.335 Gross floor area.
- 19.06.340 Groundcover.
- 19.06.345 Hazardous waste.
- 19.06.350 Hazardous waste storage.
- 19.06.355 Hazardous waste treatment.
- 19.06.356 High density residential zones.
- 19.06.357 Hobby farm.
- 19.06.360 Home occupation.
- 19.06.362 Temporary homeless encampment.
- 19.06.365 Hospital.
- 19.06.367 Host agency.
- 19.06.370 Hotel.
- 19.06.375 Hulk hauler.
- 19.06.380 Impervious surface.
- 19.06.385 Impound.
- 19.06.390 Impound yard.
- 19.06.395 Interior yard.
- 19.06.400 Junk vehicle.
- 19.06.405 Junk or salvage yard.
- 19.06.410 Kennel.
- 19.06.415 Kitchen.
- 19.06.420 Livestock.
- 19.06.425 Lot.
- 19.06.430 Lot area.
- 19.06.435 Lot, corner.
- 19.06.440 Lot dimension, minimum.
- 19.06.445 Lot line, front.
- 19.06.450 Lot of record, legal.
- 19.06.451 Low density residential zones.
- 19.06.452 Low impact development.*
- 19.06.453 Low impact development facilities.*
- 19.06.454 Low impact development techniques.*
- 19.06.455 Machine shop.
- 19.06.456 Major transit stop.
- 19.06.460 Manufactured home.
- 19.06.465 Manufactured home, designated.
- 19.06.470 Manufactured home park.
- 19.06.471 Marijuana or marihuana.
- 19.06.472 Marijuana concentrates.
- 19.06.473 Marijuana processing.
- 19.06.474 Marijuana producing.
- 19.06.475 Marijuana-infused products.
- 19.06.476 Marijuana retailing or marijuana retailer.
- 19.06.477 Marijuana, useable.
- 19.06.478 Medical or dental clinic.
- 19.06.479 Medical marijuana collective garden.
- 19.06.480 Medium density residential zones.
- 19.06.482 Medium-speed electric vehicle.
- 19.06.483 Metal products, nonprecious.
- 19.06.485 Microcell.
- 19.06.487 Middle housing.
- 19.06.490 Mini-storage.
- 19.06.495 Mixed use.
- 19.06.497 Mobile food unit.*
- 19.06.498 Food truck, temporary.*
- 19.06.500 Model studio, nude or semi-nude.
- 19.06.505 Neighborhood electric vehicle.
- 19.06.510 Nonconforming structure, enlargement of.
- 19.06.515 Nonconforming use, expansion of.
- 19.06.520 Nonconforming use, intensity of.
- 19.06.525 Nonconformity.
- 19.06.530 Noxious element.
- 19.06.535 Nude or nudity.
- 19.06.540 Ocean cargo container storage yard.
- 19.06.545 Off-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facility.
- 19.06.550 On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facility.
- 19.06.555 Owner-occupied.
- 19.06.560 Parcel.
- 19.06.565 Park, city-wide.
- 19.06.570 Parking area.
- 19.06.571 Permanent supportive housing.
- 19.06.575 Person.
- 19.06.580 Pet shop.
- 19.06.585 Pharmaceuticals.
- 19.06.590 Planned development.
- 19.06.592 Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).*
- 19.06.595 Post office.
- 19.06.600 Post office, contract station.
- 19.06.605 Post office, terminal.
- 19.06.610 Precision components and products.
- 19.06.620 Printing, large-scale.
- 19.06.625 Printing, small-scale.
- 19.06.630 Processed materials.
- 19.06.635 Professional office.
- 19.06.637 Prohibited use.
- 19.06.640 Public or quasi-public utility.
- 19.06.645 Publishing industries.
- 19.06.650 Railroad right-of-way.
- 19.06.655 Recorded.
- 19.06.660 Recreational vehicle.
- 19.06.665 Recreational vehicle park.
- 19.06.670 Recyclable material.
- 19.06.675 Recycling collection center.
- 19.06.680 Religious institution.
- 19.06.681 Religious organization.
- 19.06.685 Restaurant.
- 19.06.690 Restaurant, drive-thru.
- 19.06.695 Restaurant, take-out.
- 19.06.700 Retirement home.
- 19.06.705 Secondhand dealer.
- 19.06.710 Secondhand store.
- 19.06.715 Semi-nude.
- 19.06.720 Semi-nude or semi-nude condition.
- 19.06.725 Setback.
- 19.06.730 Sexually oriented entertainment.
- 19.06.735 Shopping center.
- 19.06.740 Sign.
- 19.06.745 Significant trees.
- 19.06.747 Site-specific rezone.
- 19.06.748 Small cell facility.
- 19.06.749 Small cell network.
- 19.06.750 Specified anatomical areas.
- 19.06.755 Specified sexual activities.
- 19.06.757 Sponsoring agency.
- 19.06.758 Stacked flat.
- 19.06.760 Stand.
- 19.06.765 Story.
- 19.06.770 Story, first.
- 19.06.775 Street.
- 19.06.780 Street right-of-way.
- 19.06.785 Structural alteration.
- 19.06.790 Structure.
- 19.06.791 Townhouses.
- 19.06.792 Transitional housing.
- 19.06.795 Tree topping.
- 19.06.800 Use.
- 19.06.805 Use, principal.
- 19.06.810 Use, accessory.
- 19.06.815 Variance.
- 19.06.820 Vehicle repair, major.
- 19.06.825 Vehicle repair, minor.
- 19.06.830 Vehicle scrap processor.
- 19.06.835 Vehicle wash.
- 19.06.840 Vehicle wrecker.
- 19.06.845 Veterinary clinic.
- 19.06.850 Warehouse/warehousing.
- 19.06.855 Window, functional.
- 19.06.860 Wireless communication attachment structure.
- 19.06.865 Wireless communication facility.
- 19.06.870 Wireless communication support structure.
- 19.06.875 Wrecked vehicle.
- 19.06.880 Yard.
- 19.06.885 Zone or zoning district.
- 19.06.890 Zoning map.
19.52 Planned
Development Regulations
Sections
- 19.52.010 Purpose.
- 19.52.020 Applicability.
- 19.52.030 Relationship to other zoning and Fife Municipal Code (FMC) regulations.
- 19.52.040 Planned residential development (PRD) standards.
- 19.52.050 Commercial planned residential development (PRD) standards.
- 19.52.060 Planned industrial development (PID) standards.
- 19.52.070 Application procedure.
- 19.52.080 Planned development review criteria.
- 19.52.090 Required findings.
- 19.52.100 Time limits and extensions.
- 19.52.110 Subdivisions, revisions and minor adjustments to an approved planned development.
- 19.52.120 Planned development maintenance requirements.
- 19.52.130 Parties bound.
- 19.52.140 Planned development calculations.
19.56 Parking
and Circulation Regulations
Sections
- 19.56.010 Purpose.
- 19.56.020 Chapter application.
- 19.56.030 Location of off-street parking spaces.
- 19.56.040 Parking space requirements per activity.
- 19.56.050 Drive-thru businesses.
- 19.56.060 Off-street loading space.
- 19.56.070 Dimension and design standards.
- 19.56.080 Construction.
- 19.56.090 Parking plan.
19.60 Administrative
Design Review ADR
Sections
- 19.60.010 Purpose.
- 19.60.020 Chapter application.
- 19.60.030 Exemptions.
- 19.60.035 Corner lot duplexes.
- 19.60.040 Design review guidelines.
- 19.60.050 Minimum design performance standards.
- 19.60.060 Commercial and business park development design standards.
- 19.60.070 Industrial development design standards.
- 19.60.075 Community mixed use district development design standards.
- 19.60.080 ADR/building permit process.
- 19.60.090 Optional planning commission design review.
- 19.60.100 ADR modification.
- 19.60.110 Maintenance of ADR requirements.
- 19.60.120 Optional industrial design review guidelines and standards.
19.64 Landscaping
and Buffering Regulations
Sections
- 19.64.010 Purpose.
- 19.64.020 Chapter application.
- 19.64.025 Green area factor calculation.
- 19.64.030 General landscape requirements.
- 19.64.040 Public right-of-way and private easement landscaping requirements.
- 19.64.050 Impervious surface landscaping requirements.
- 19.64.060 Zoning district landscaping regulations.
- 19.64.070 Landscaping and irrigation plan requirements.
- 19.64.080 Landscape installation and maintenance requirements.
- 19.64.090 Landscape performance bonding.
- 19.64.100 Stormwater detention/retention and treatment facilities.
- 19.64.110 Landscaping reduction options.
- 19.64.120 Buffering requirements.
- 19.64.130 Variation of buffer yard requirements.
- 19.64.140 Retention and protection of significant trees and groves of trees.
- 19.64.150 Optional industrial design review landscaping standards.
19.68 Specific
Use and Structure Regulations
Sections
- 19.68.010 Purpose.
- 19.68.020 Development standards.
- 19.68.030 Performance standards.
- 19.68.040 Setback and yard determination.
- 19.68.050 Home occupation.
- 19.68.055 Mini-storage.
- 19.68.060 Designated manufactured home.
- 19.68.064 Middle housing.
- 19.68.065 Cottage housing.
- 19.68.070 Family day-care provider’s home facility.
- 19.68.075 Mobile food unit regulations.
- 19.68.076 Mobile food unit permits.
- 19.68.078 Transportation and construction equipment sales, service, and leasing.
- 19.68.080 Livestock allowance and hobby farms.
- 19.68.085 Marijuana land uses.
- 19.68.090 Height exception overlay.
- 19.68.100 Temporary accessory structures and uses.
- 19.68.110 Development agreement.
- 19.68.120 Voluntary agreement.
- 19.68.130 Property required to connect to public sewer.
- 19.68.140 Siting of essential public facilities.
- 19.68.150 Temporary homeless encampments.
- 19.68.160 Emergency shelters and emergency housing.
- 19.68.170 Transitional and permanent supportive housing.
19.72 Wireless
Communication Facilities WCF
Sections
- 19.72.010 Purpose.
- 19.72.020 Chapter application.
- 19.72.025 Eligible facilities requests.
- 19.72.030 Exemptions.
- 19.72.040 Zoning district regulations.
- 19.72.050 WCF permitted use overlay.
- 19.72.060 WCF application.
- 19.72.070 Facility preference.
- 19.72.080 Co-location requirement.
- 19.72.090 Height measurement.
- 19.72.100 Setback requirements.
- 19.72.110 Landscaping.
- 19.72.120 Parking.
- 19.72.130 Signage.
- 19.72.140 Lighting.
- 19.72.150 Noise.
- 19.72.160 Visual impacts.
- 19.72.170 Conditional use permit.
- 19.72.180 Abandonment or obsolescence.
19.74 Small
Cell Wireless Facilities
Sections
- 19.74.010 Intent.
- 19.74.020 Definitions.
- 19.74.030 Small cell facility permit.
- 19.74.040 Lease or franchise agreement.
- 19.74.050 Application.
- 19.74.060 Application review.
- 19.74.070 Permit requirements.
- 19.74.080 General requirements.
- 19.74.090 Wooden utility pole design standards.
- 19.74.100 Small cell facilities attached to light poles and other nonwooden poles.
- 19.74.110 Small cell facilities attached to existing buildings.
- 19.74.120 New poles in the rights-of-way for small cell facilities.
- 19.74.130 Concealment design plan.
19.84 Nonconforming
Lots, Structures and Uses
Sections
- 19.84.010 Purpose.
- 19.84.020 Prior construction.
- 19.84.030 Nonconforming lot.
- 19.84.040 Nonconforming use.
- 19.84.050 Nonconforming structure.
- 19.84.060 Legal, pre-existing use classified as a conditional use.
- 19.84.070 Continuity of prior conditional use permits and variances.
- 19.84.080 Expansion or intensity increase of a nonconforming use.
- 19.84.090 Nonconforming manufactured home.
- 19.84.100 Abandonment or vacation of nonconforming use or structure.