The general development 1 district is a zone classification designed to encourage, strengthen and revitalize rural development centers as identified in the comprehensive plan. The district permits a wide variety of uses with provisions intended to ensure the compatibility of uses within the rural centers and their continued attractiveness for development.

(Ord. 241 § 13.03.400, 1998)

The following uses and structures are permitted:

A.

Single- and two-family dwellings.

B.

Public and semi-public uses including schools, parks and churches, and cemeteries.

C.

Agricultural, silvicultural uses, the growing and harvesting of forest products and associated uses of a rural nature.

D.

Commercial uses which serve the surrounding local markets as evidenced by a gross floor area of less than five thousand square feet, such as retail stores and shops, offices, service stations, personal service offices, eating and drinking establishments, and feed and seed stores when all of the following criteria are met:

1.

The site is adjacent to an existing commercial use.

2.

The site fronts on a public right-of-way.

3.

Any light, glare and signs shall be directed away from neighboring residential areas.

E.

Parking, repairing and maintaining one heavy truck as an accessory use to a dwelling where the person operating the truck resides on the property where the truck is to be parked.

F.

Home day cares.

G.

Short-term rentals (see Section 17.60.020).

H.

Utility buildings accessory to a permitted use.

(Ord. 242 (part), 1998: Ord. 241 § 13.03.410, 1998)

(Ord. No. 469, § 2, 3-22-2022; Ord. No. 485, § 10, 6-27-2023; Ord. No. 486, § 9, 8-22-2023)

The following uses or activities may be approved by the board of adjustment provided the board finds that all of the following criteria which apply to the proposed use are fulfilled:

A.

Mobile home parks.

B.

Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds.

C.

Multi-family dwellings; provided adequate waste disposal methods and water supplies can be provided.

D.

Public and private recreational facilities, including country clubs, golf courses, swimming clubs, riding stables, and tennis clubs, but not including such intensive commercial recreation uses as a golf driving range (unless within a golf course), race track, amusement park or gun club.

E.

Commercial retailing uses which serve the surrounding regional markets as evidenced by a gross floor area of less than five thousand square feet may be permitted provided that all of the following criteria are met:

(1)

The site is served by public facilities and services adequate for the proposed use, including waste disposal, water supply and fire protection, or the applicant can adequately provide the needed services;

(2)

The site is located within the vicinity of an existing intersection along major circulation routes. Major circulation routes are defined as designated arterials, primary state highways and freeways;

(3)

The characteristics of the proposed use and its location will not introduce an incompatible or hazardous condition on the immediate area.

F.

Forest product processing plants appurtenant to a residential use provided all of the following criteria are met:

(1)

The property is currently occupied by a residence;

(2)

The use is owned by the resident occupant of the property.

G.

Agricultural and forest products processing plants and associated uses (except those permitted in subsection F of this section), and the storage, repair and maintenance of more than one truck provided all of the following criteria are met:

(1)

The site has a minimum size of five acres;

(2)

The use will not generate any noxious fumes or odors;

(3)

An adequate stormwater drainage system will be developed;

(4)

The site fronts on and has direct access to a major collector, state or federal highway;

(5)

Access to the site is designed to minimize truck traffic through residential area;

(6)

All outdoor storage areas adjacent to residential or commercial uses shall be set back at least fifty feet from the property line(s) abutting a residential or commercial use and a six-foot sight obscuring fence or open six-foot fence screened with sight obscuring living evergreen plants six feet in height shall be constructed, planted and maintained for the duration of the use on said set back line(s);

(7)

All of the negative impacts determined through SEPA review of the proposal have been mitigated;

(8)

The characteristics of the proposed use and its location will not introduce an incompatible or hazardous condition to the immediate area.

H.

Child day care centers subject to the following conditions:

1.

Child day care centers shall comply with the standards and requirements of the Grays Harbor environmental health division;

2.

Child day care centers shall comply with the licensing standards and requirements of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services;

3.

Child day care centers shall comply with the standards and requirements of building and fire codes as adopted in Chapter 15.04 of the code;

4.

Child day care centers shall not be established on lands designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.70 as geologically hazardous areas, frequently flooded areas, or wetlands.

(Ord. 242 (part), 1998: Ord. 241 § 13.03.420, 1998)

(Ord. No. 410, § 5, 3-17-2014; Ord. No. 482, § 6, 3-14-2023)

The following uses and structures may be approved as permitted uses by the planning commission, provided the commission finds that the following provisions and requirements of this title are fulfilled:

A.

The clustering of dwelling units including the reduction of side yard setbacks, provided the commission finds all of the following criteria are met:

1.

The overall maximum density is maintained within the development and permanently guaranteed by legally binding and enforceable provisions.

2.

The physical characteristics of the land will permit adequate water supplies and sewage disposal without adversely affecting neighboring water supplies and sewage disposal systems.

B.

The special use is compatible with other uses in the vicinity.

C.

The special use will not create nuisances or hazards to life or property.

(Ord. 241 § 13.03.430, 1998)

(Ord. No. 486, § 10, 8-22-2023)

A.

Minimum Lot Size. One acre or the larger lot-area required by health regulations for the intended method of sewage disposal and water system.

B.

Maximum Density. One dwelling unit per acre or the larger lot-area required by health regulations for the intended method of sewage disposal and water system.

C.

Minimum Yard Requirements.

1.

Residential Uses.

a.

Front Yard. Twenty-five feet if the lot fronts on a private lane, or thirty-five feet if the lot fronts on a public right-of-way.

b.

Side Yard. Twenty feet.

c.

Rear Yard. Twenty-five feet.

2.

Commercial and Industrial Uses.

a.

Front Yard. Height of the building, or thirty-five feet, whichever is greater.

b.

Side and Rear Yards. Height of the building or twenty-five feet whichever is greater. Any side or rear lot lines adjacent to residential uses or lots of less than one acre shall be landscaped and maintained with living evergreens at least four feet in height.

D.

Minimum Lot Width. Seventy feet.

E.

Maximum lot coverage by impervious surface: thirty-three percent of the total lot area.

(Ord. 333 (part), 2005; Ord. 241 § 13.03.440, 1998; Ord. No. 485, § 11, 6-27-2023; Ord. No. 486, § 11, 8-22-2023)

Off-street parking shall be provided as required in Chapter 17.68.

(Ord. 241 § 13.03.460, 1998)