Forks City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
17.10 Definitions
Sections
- 17.10.001 General meaning.
- 17.10.005 Accessory building.
- 17.10.010 Accessory use.
- 17.10.015 Adult entertainment.
- 17.10.020 Agriculture.
- 17.10.025 Agricultural services.
- 17.10.030 Alley.
- 17.10.035 Amusement arcade.
- 17.10.040 Appeal.
- 17.10.045 Arts and entertainment center.
- 17.10.050 Automobile sales.
- 17.10.055 Small inn.
- 17.10.060 Billboard signs.
- 17.10.065 Building.
- 17.10.070 Building height.
- 17.10.075 Campground other than for RVs.
- 17.10.080 Cemetery.
- 17.10.085 Christmas tree farm.
- 17.10.090 Church.
- 17.10.095 Clubs and fraternal organization.
- 17.10.100 Collector.
- 17.10.105 Commercial greenhouse.
- 17.10.110 Conditional use.
- 17.10.115 Condominium.
- 17.10.120 Convenience store.
- 17.10.125 Day care center with less than 12 kids.
- 17.10.130 Day care center with 12 or more kids.
- 17.10.135 Density.
- 17.10.140 Drug store/pharmacy.
- 17.10.145 Dual dwelling or duplex.
- 17.10.150 Dwelling, multifamily (three to five units).
- 17.10.155 Dwelling, multifamily (six to 15 units).
- 17.10.160 Dwelling, multifamily (16+ units).
- 17.10.165 Dwelling, single-family.
- 17.10.170 Factory/manufacturing premises.
- 17.10.175 Family.
- 17.10.180 Feedlot/rendering plant.
- 17.10.185 Fire protection.
- 17.10.190 Funeral home.
- 17.10.195 Gas station.
- 17.10.200 Grade.
- 17.10.205 Grocery store.
- 17.10.210 Gross floor area.
- 17.10.215 Group residencies.
- 17.10.220 Health services.
- 17.10.225 Home enterprise within a separate facility with less than 2,000 square feet.
- 17.10.230 Home enterprise within home.
- 17.10.235 Horse arena.
- 17.10.237 Kennel.
- 17.10.240 Kiosks.
- 17.10.245 Labor camp/staging area.
- 17.10.250 Liquor store.
- 17.10.255 Lot area or size.
- 17.10.260 Lot, corner.
- 17.10.265 Lot depth.
- 17.10.270 Lot, interior.
- 17.10.275 Lot line, front.
- 17.10.280 Lot line, rear.
- 17.10.285 Lot line, side.
- 17.10.290 Lot of record.
- 17.10.295 Lot, tract, or parcel.
- 17.10.300 Lot width.
- 17.10.305 Medical services.
- 17.10.310 Mineral extraction or processing.
- 17.10.315 Mini-storage facility.
- 17.10.320 Mobile home parks.
- 17.10.325 Motel/hotel/inn.
- 17.10.330 Multi-use building.
- 17.10.335 Natural grade.
- 17.10.340 Neighborhood park.
- 17.10.345 Nonconforming building.
- 17.10.350 Nonconforming use.
- 17.10.355 Nursery.
- 17.10.360 Off-premises sign.
- 17.10.365 Off-street parking.
- 17.10.370 Outdoor-oriented recreational use.
- 17.10.375 Ownership.
- 17.10.380 Park and ride facility.
- 17.10.385 Permitted use.
- 17.10.390 Planned unit development.
- 17.10.395 Power generation facilities.
- 17.10.400 Power relay facilities.
- 17.10.405 Primary building.
- 17.10.410 Professional office.
- 17.10.415 Prohibited.
- 17.10.420 Projecting sign.
- 17.10.425 Public building.
- 17.10.427 Public land.
- 17.10.430 Public service sign.
- 17.10.435 Race track.
- 17.10.440 Research facilities.
- 17.10.445 Restaurant.
- 17.10.450 Retail store with less than 4,000 square feet of total floor space.
- 17.10.455 Retail store with a total floor space ranging between 4,001 and 10,000 square feet.
- 17.10.460 Retail store with a total floor space greater than 10,001 square feet.
- 17.10.465 Right-of-way.
- 17.10.470 Rock crushing and asphalt plant.
- 17.10.475 RV parks and overnight RV parking facilities.
- 17.10.480 Schools.
- 17.10.485 Secondhand sales.
- 17.10.490 Shopping center.
- 17.10.495 Sign.
- 17.10.500 Slope.
- 17.10.505 Solid or liquid waste disposal.
- 17.10.510 Special use.
- 17.10.515 Story.
- 17.10.520 Street.
- 17.10.525 Structure.
- 17.10.530 Studio.
- 17.10.535 Taverns.
- 17.10.540 Theater, indoor.
- 17.10.545 Theater, outdoor.
- 17.10.550 Timber harvesting.
- 17.10.555 Timber management.
- 17.10.560 Tower.
- 17.10.565 Utilities, other than power/sewer.
- 17.10.567 Vacation/visitor rental.
- 17.10.570 Vehicle.
- 17.10.575 Vehicular repair.
- 17.10.580 Veterinary clinic.
- 17.10.585 Warehouse.
- 17.10.590 Wrecking yard.
- 17.10.595 Yard.
- 17.10.600 Yards, front.
- 17.10.605 Yards, interior side.
- 17.10.610 Yards, rear.
17.15 General
Provisions
Sections
- 17.15.010 Limitations.
- 17.15.020 Code interpretation.
- 17.15.030 Zoning map interpretation.
- 17.15.040 Land use districts designated.
- 17.15.050 Exemption for the creation of lots or parcels for the purpose of road, utility, and/or drainage rights-of-way or similar such public use.
- 17.15.060 Land use matrix.
17.65 Critical
Areas and Floodplains
Sections
- 17.65.010 Adoption of the Forks urban growth area critical areas map.
- 17.65.020 Compliance with critical areas ordinance.
- 17.65.030 Shoreline management.
- 17.65.040 Adoption of the FIRM maps associated with the Forks urban growth area.
- 17.65.050 Regulations associated with property found to be within a 100-year floodplain.
17.70 Density Transfers
Optional Land Use for Properties Associated with Critical Areas
Sections
- 17.70.010 Purpose.
- 17.70.020 Declaration of intent to utilize this chapter.
- 17.70.030 Calculation of density for development portion and nondevelopment portions.
- 17.70.040 Notice of decision.
- 17.70.050 Appeal and standing.
- 17.70.060 Rezone of parcels associated with a density transfer.
- 17.70.070 Dedication of lands to public entity.
- 17.70.080 Explanatory example.
17.75 Special
Conditions
Sections
- 17.75.010 Purpose.
- 17.75.020 Regulations associated with special conditions.
- 17.75.030 Temporary amusements and public assembly.
- 17.75.040 Home enterprise minimum standards.
- 17.75.045 Home enterprise within home – Cases when permitted outright.
- 17.75.050 Resource extraction and grading.
- 17.75.060 Bed and breakfasts – Home-based lodging facilities.
- 17.75.070 Architectural features.
- 17.75.080 Special requirements for corner lots.
- 17.75.090 Exceptions to height restrictions.
- 17.75.100 Storage of vehicles and other materials.
- 17.75.110 Location of off-street parking.
- 17.75.120 Improvement of parking space and access.
- 17.75.130 Off-street parking requirements.
- 17.75.140 Sign requirements.
- 17.75.150 Open space requirements in new developments.
17.80 Planned
Unit Development
Sections
- 17.80.010 Planned unit development – Intent.
- 17.80.020 Planned unit development location and site size requirements.
- 17.80.030 Permitted uses in a planned unit development.
- 17.80.040 Lot, land, and building requirement in a planned unit development.
- 17.80.050 Density in a planned unit development.
- 17.80.060 Public facilities and open space in a planned unit development.
- 17.80.070 Planned unit development application procedure.
- 17.80.080 Final plan considerations.
- 17.80.090 Expiration.
17.110 Sign
Code
Sections
- 17.110.010 Definitions.
- 17.110.020 Permit procedure – Permanent signage.
- 17.110.030 Appeal process.
- 17.110.040 Permitted signs.
- 17.110.050 Exempted signage.
- 17.110.060 General rules.
- 17.110.070 Enforcement.
- 17.110.080 Variance.
- 17.110.090 Banners crossing SR 101.
- 17.110.100 Advertising off-premises activities prohibited.
- 17.110.110 Temporary signage in city owned right-of-way or on city owned property.