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Grays Harbor County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

36 - R-3 RESORT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

17.36.010 - Purpose.

This is a district designed to permit recreational type residential as well as conventional residential.

(Ord. 241 § 13.04.130, 1998)

17.36.020 - Permitted uses and structures.

A.

Single-family dwellings, and secondary structures and uses if accessory to a dwelling.

B.

Parks.

C.

Two-family dwellings.

D.

Home occupations (see Section 17.60.050).

E.

Temporary fireworks-stands regulated under RCW 70.77 or its successor.

F.

Home day cares.

G.

Short-term rentals (see Section 17.60.020).

(Ord. 242 (part), 1998: Ord. 241 § 13.04.140, 1998)

(Ord. No. 469, § 5, 3-22-2022; Ord. No. 501, § 9, 6-10-2025)

17.36.030 - Conditional uses.

A.

Multiple-family units;

B.

Motels, bed and breakfast inns, boarding houses;

C.

Mobile home parks;

D.

Schools (see 17.60.030);

E.

Churches (see Section 17.60.040);

F.

Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds;

G.

Retail sales of arts and crafts;

H.

Restaurants;

I.

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 the 1994 Uniform Fire Code and its successor;

4.

Child day care centers shall comply with the standards and requirements of the 1994 Uniform Building Code and its successor;

5.

Child day care centers shall not be established on lands designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.170 as geologically hazardous areas, frequently flooded areas, or wetlands.

J.

Convenience stores, subject to the following conditions:

1.

Floor area not to exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet;

2.

The convenience store shall only occur on parcels with frontage on a major arterial, a state highway, or other major road. Site access shall only be from such arterial, highway, or major road;

3.

Landscape buffers shall be provided between the convenience store and any property zoned or used for residential use, such that light and glare is substantially prevented from reaching the residential property;

4.

The convenience store, its signs, or other appurtenances shall not project light and glare onto adjacent residential properties;

5.

Hours of operation shall be limited to seven a.m. until eight p.m.;

6.

Adequate on-site parking shall be provided per county requirements;

7.

If gasoline, natural gas, or other petroleum products are sold, all relevant spill containment, fire code and other related regulations from local, state and federal laws shall be strictly adhered to;

8.

Best management practices and all formal regulations related to storm water shall be employed and/or met.

K.

Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, automobile, light-duty truck, boat, motor home and recreational-vehicle repair, but not including repair of heavy trucks or larger vehicles; subject to, but not limited to the following conditions:

1.

The property shall not have any frontage on a private lane.

2.

The property shall be at least one acre in size.

(Ord. 333 (part), 2005; Ord. 297 (part), 2002; Ord. 294, 2002; Ord. 242 (part), 1998: Ord. 241 § 13.04.150, 1998)

(Ord. No. 469, § 6, 3-22-2022)

17.36.040 - Building site.

A.

Minimum Lot Size. Seven thousand two hundred square feet for single-family dwellings, eight thousand four hundred square feet for two-family dwellings, and seven thousand two hundred square feet for the first unit plus one thousand square feet for each additional unit in a multiple-family dwelling, or the larger lot-area required by health regulations for the intended method of sewage disposal and water system.

B.

Minimum Yard Requirements.

1.

Front Yard. Twenty-five feet.

2.

Side Yard.

a.

Multiple-Family Dwellings. Height of the building.

b.

Single- and Two-Family Dwellings. Ten feet, or ten percent of the width of the lot at the front setback line, but not less than five feet.

3.

Rear Yard.

a.

Single- and Two-Family Dwellings. Twenty-five feet, or ten percent of the lot-depth, but not less than ten feet.

b.

Multiple-Family Dwellings. Height of the building, plus ten feet.

C.

Maximum Density. One dwelling unit per the first seven thousand two hundred square feet, second unit per an additional twelve hundred square feet, additional units per each additional one thousand square feet, or the maximum density allowed by health regulations for the intended method of sewage disposal and water system.

(Ord. 241 § 13.04.160, 1998)

(Ord. No. 485, § 15, 6-27-2023; Ord. No. 501, § 10, 6-10-2025)

17.36.050 - Prohibited uses and structures.

All industrial uses.

(Ord. 336 (part), 2005; Ord. 297 (part), 2002; Ord. 241 § 13.04.170, 1998)