Jefferson County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
18.05 Introductory
Provisions
Sections
- 18.05.010 Title.
- 18.05.020 Authority, purpose, and scope.
- 18.05.030 Code administration – Purpose.
- 18.05.040 Department of community development – Duties and responsibilities.
- 18.05.045 Department fee collection authorized.
- 18.05.046 Fee requirements for land use approval applications under JCC Title 18.
- 18.05.047 Designation of financially responsible party.
- 18.05.048 Independent third-party review.
- 18.05.050 Planning commission – Duties and responsibilities.
- 18.05.060 Department of public works – Duties and responsibilities.
- 18.05.070 Department of environmental health – Duties and responsibilities.
- 18.05.080 Hearing examiner.
- 18.05.085 Hearing examiner rules of procedure.
- 18.05.090 Establishment of land use districts.
- 18.05.100 Official maps.
- 18.05.110 Land use district boundaries.
- 18.05.120 Critical area maps.
- 18.05.130 Applicability.
- 18.05.140 Water and sewer.
- 18.05.150 Applicability of Shoreline Master Program.
- 18.05.160 Applicability of permit requirements.
- 18.05.170 Nonconforming uses or structures.
- 18.05.180 Building code.
- 18.05.190 Subarea plans.
- 18.05.200 Minimum standards.
- 18.05.210 Title and headings not law.
- 18.05.220 Severability clause.
- 18.05.230 Waiver.
- 18.05.240 Enforcement.
18.10 Definitions
Sections
- 18.10.001 Scope.
- 18.10.005 Interpretations.
- 18.10.010 A definitions.
- 18.10.020 B definitions.
- 18.10.030 C definitions.
- 18.10.040 D definitions.
- 18.10.050 E definitions.
- 18.10.060 F definitions.
- 18.10.070 G definitions.
- 18.10.080 H definitions.
- 18.10.090 I definitions.
- 18.10.100 J definitions.
- 18.10.110 K definitions.
- 18.10.120 L definitions.
- 18.10.130 M definitions.
- 18.10.140 N definitions.
- 18.10.150 O definitions.
- 18.10.160 P definitions.
- 18.10.170 Q definitions.
- 18.10.180 R definitions.
- 18.10.190 S definitions.
- 18.10.200 T definitions.
- 18.10.210 U definitions.
- 18.10.220 V definitions.
- 18.10.230 W definitions.
- 18.10.240 X definitions.
- 18.10.250 Y definitions.
- 18.10.260 Z definitions.
18.12 Legal
Lot of Record Determination and Lot Consolidation
Sections
- 18.12.010 Purpose and applicability.
- 18.12.020 Effect of legal lot of record determination.
- 18.12.030 Process for determination of legal lot of record.
- 18.12.040 Information required for legal lot of record determination.
- 18.12.050 Legal lot of record determination – Approval standards – General requirements and limitations.
- 18.12.060 Lots, tracts, or parcels of land that are not legal lots of record.
- 18.12.070 Development of substandard lots of record.
- 18.12.080 Residential development exception for substandard lots of record – Project review and approval criteria.
- 18.12.090 Lots created by testamentary provision or the laws of descent.
- 18.12.100 Violation of subdivision code and innocent purchaser for value.
18.15 Land
Use Districts
Sections
- Article I. Land Use Districts
- Article II. Land Use Regulations – Allowable and Prohibited Uses by Designation
- 18.15.035 General applicability.
- 18.15.040 Categories of land use.
- 18.15.045 Unnamed uses.
- 18.15.050 Multiple designations.
- 18.15.055 Allowable residential density.
- 18.15.060 Development standards and use limitations.
- 18.15.065 Criteria for site-specific redesignations and master planned resort approval.
- 18.15.070 Application, notice, and appeal requirements.
- 18.15.075 Variances from standards.
- 18.15.080 Change of use.
- Article III. Land Use Regulations – General Provisions
- Article III-A. Jefferson County International Airport Essential Public Facility District (AEPF)
- 18.15.1110 Designated.
- 18.15.1112 Purpose and intent.
- 18.15.1114 Permitted, conditional and prohibited uses.
- 18.15.1116 Permitted uses.
- 18.15.1118 Conditional, discretionary and special uses.
- 18.15.1120 Accessory uses.
- 18.15.1122 Prohibited uses.
- 18.15.1124 Development standards.
- 18.15.1126 Electrical emissions.
- 18.15.1128 Lighting.
- 18.15.1130 Height restrictions.
- 18.15.1132 Ground transportation facilities.
- Article IV. Master Planned Resorts – Special Provisions
- Article V. Rural and Resource Districts – Special Provisions
- Article VI-A. Purpose
- Article VI-B. Maps
- Article VI-C. Mineral Resource Lands District (MRL)
- Article VI-K. Airport Overlays
- 18.15.405 Designation.
- 18.15.410 Purpose of Airport Overlay I.
- 18.15.415 Disclosure provisions – Airport Overlay I.
- 18.15.420 Comment by the Port of Port Townsend.
- 18.15.425 Nuisance provisions.
- 18.15.430 Uses prohibited.
- 18.15.435 Purposes of Airport Overlay II.
- 18.15.440 Airport Overlay II Map.
- 18.15.445 Comment by the Port of Port Townsend.
- 18.15.450 Approval criterion – Conditional use permits.
- 18.15.451 Nuisance provisions.
- 18.15.452 Prohibited uses.
- 18.15.453 Airport Overlay III.
- Article VI-L. Remote Rural Overlay Districts for the West End Planning Area and the Brinnon Planning Area
- Article VI-M. Planned Rural Residential Developments (PRRDs)
- 18.15.475 Purpose.
- 18.15.480 Applicability.
- 18.15.485 Minimum and maximum land area – Dwelling unit cap and cluster cap.
- 18.15.490 Rural residential districts – Reserve tract requirements.
- 18.15.495 Agricultural districts – Reserve tract requirements.
- 18.15.500 Agricultural districts – Development setbacks from reserve tract(s).
- 18.15.505 Application submittal and contents.
- 18.15.510 Consolidated applications.
- 18.15.515 Incentives – Innovative development proposals.
- 18.15.520 Modification of permitted densities – Density bonuses.
- 18.15.525 Modification of development standards.
- 18.15.530 Preliminary PRRD approval criteria.
- 18.15.535 PRRD review and approval process.
- 18.15.540 Performance guarantees – PRRD agreements.
- 18.15.545 Modifications to an approved PRRD.
- 18.15.550 Building and occupancy permit – Issuance after final PRRD approval.
- 18.15.555 Final PRRD plan requirements.
- 18.15.560 Time limitations on final PRRD submittal.
- 18.15.565 Extinguishment of preliminary planned unit developments approved prior to UDC adoption.
- 18.15.570 Filing of final PRRD plan.
- Article VI-N. Repealed
- Article VI-O. Small-Scale Recreation and Tourist (SRT) Overlay District
- Article VI-P. Small-Scale Business and Cottage Industry (SBCI) Overlay District
- Article VI-Q State Route 20 Highway Visual Corridor (HVC) Overlay District
- Article VII. Subarea Plans
- Article VIII. Major Industrial Development
- 18.15.600 Purpose and intent.
- 18.15.605 Application requirements and approval process.
- 18.15.610 Approval criteria.
- 18.15.615 Conditional use requirements.
- 18.15.620 Final approval.
- 18.15.625 Phasing of development, expansion, future use of land, abandonment of site, and reverting to previous land use district.
- 18.15.630 Urban growth in adjacent nonurban areas.
- 18.15.635 Re-authorization of article after initial period of implementation.
18.18 Irondale
and Port Hadlock UGA Development Regulation Implementation
Sections
- 18.18.005 General applicability.
- 18.18.010 Purpose.
- 18.18.020 Establishment of urban growth area (UGA) land use and zoning districts.
- 18.18.030 Purpose of UGA land use and zoning districts.
- 18.18.040 Use tables.
- 18.18.050 Density, dimension and open space standards.
- 18.18.060 Development requirements and performance standards.
- 18.18.070 Landscaping.
- 18.18.080 Parking and pedestrian circulation.
- 18.18.090 Lighting.
- 18.18.100 Signs.
- 18.18.110 Design standards.
- 18.18.120 Site plan approval required in the Irondale and Port Hadlock UGA.
- 18.18.130 Development standards in this title.
18.19 Transitional
Rural Development Standards of the Irondale and Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area
Sections
- 18.19.100 Purpose.
- 18.19.110 Applicability.
- 18.19.120 Interim on-site septic systems.
- 18.19.130 Rural development standards.
- 18.19.140 Mini-storage facilities prohibited.
- 18.19.150 Submittal of development and land use applications for approval of urban development with sewer connection under Chapter 18.18 JCC in the Phase 1 area prior to initial startup of the PHUGA sewer system.
18.20 Performance
and Use-Specific Standards
Sections
- 18.20.010 General provisions.
- 18.20.020 Accessory uses and structures.
- 18.20.030 Agricultural activities and accessory uses.
- 18.20.040 Airports.
- 18.20.050 Airfields and airstrips.
- 18.20.060 Animal kennels, catteries, and shelters.
- 18.20.070 Asphalt and concrete batch plants.
- 18.20.080 Assembly facilities.
- 18.20.090 Automotive fuel, service, and repair stations.
- 18.20.100 Automobile wrecking yards and junk (or salvage) yards.
- 18.20.110 Cemeteries.
- 18.20.120 Colleges or technical schools.
- 18.20.130 Commercial communication facilities and sites.
- 18.20.135 Commercial shooting facilities.
- 18.20.140 Commercial uses – Standards for site development.
- 18.20.150 Convenience stores and car washes.
- 18.20.160 Conversions of land to nonforestry use – Forest practices – Conversion option harvest plans (COHP).
- 18.20.170 Cottage industry.
- 18.20.180 Day care and residential care facilities.
- 18.20.182 Food and beverage stands.
- 18.20.190 Golf courses.
- 18.20.200 Home businesses.
- 18.20.210 Hospitality establishments.
- 18.20.220 Industrial uses – Standards for site development.
- 18.20.230 Lumber mills (portable and stationary).
- 18.20.240 Mineral extraction, mining, quarrying and reclamation.
- 18.20.250 Manufactured/mobile home parks.
- 18.20.260 Nonconforming uses and structures.
- 18.20.270 Outdoor commercial amusement facilities.
- 18.20.280 Outdoor storage yards.
- 18.20.290 Recreational developments.
- 18.20.295 Recreational marijuana/cannabis.
- 18.20.300 Recycling collection facilities and recycling centers.
- 18.20.310 Residential care facilities and nursing homes.
- 18.20.320 (Mini) storage facilities.
- 18.20.330 Seasonal roadside stands.
- 18.20.340 Sewage sludge and septage.
- 18.20.345 Sexually oriented businesses.*
- 18.20.350 Small-scale recreation and tourist uses.
- 18.20.360 Solid waste handling and disposal facilities.
- 18.20.370 Tank farm facilities (bulk plant or terminal).
- 18.20.380 Temporary outdoor uses.
- 18.20.385 Temporary housing facilities.
- 18.20.390 Temporary festivals.
- 18.20.400 Utility developments, minor.
- 18.20.410 Utility developments, major.
- 18.20.420 Veterinary clinics or hospitals.
18.22 Critical
Areas
Sections
- Article I. Authority, Purpose, and Intent
- Article II. Administrative Provisions
- 18.22.200 Applicability.
- 18.22.210 Identification and mapping of critical areas.
- 18.22.220 Critical area review process.
- 18.22.230 General exemptions.
- 18.22.240 Nonconforming uses and structures.
- 18.22.250 Variance.
- 18.22.260 Reasonable economic use exceptions.
- 18.22.270 Physical separation – Functional isolation.
- 18.22.280 Adaptive management.
- Article III. Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas
- Article IV. Frequently Flooded Areas
- Article V. Geologically Hazardous Areas
- Article VI. Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (FWHCAs)
- Article VII. Wetlands
- Article VIII. Agriculture
- Article IX. Special Reports
18.25 Shoreline
Master Program
Sections
- Article I. Introduction
- 18.25.010 Purpose and intent.
- 18.25.020 Applicability.
- 18.25.030 Governing principles of this master program.
- 18.25.040 Title.
- 18.25.050 Adoption authority.
- 18.25.060 Critical areas regulations adopted by reference.
- 18.25.070 Relationship to other plans and regulations.
- 18.25.080 Liberal construction.
- 18.25.090 Severability.
- Article II. Definitions
- Article III. Master Program Goals
- 18.25.110 Purpose.
- 18.25.120 Conservation.
- 18.25.130 Economic development.
- 18.25.140 Historic, archaeological, cultural, scientific and educational resources.
- 18.25.150 Public access.
- 18.25.160 Recreation.
- 18.25.170 Restoration and enhancement.
- 18.25.180 Shoreline use.
- 18.25.190 Transportation, utilities and essential public facilities.
- Article IV. Shoreline Jurisdiction and Environment Designations
- Article V. Shorelines of Statewide Significance
- Article VI. General Policies and Regulations
- 18.25.260 Applicability.
- 18.25.270 Critical areas, shoreline buffers, and ecological protection.
- 18.25.280 Historic, archaeological, cultural, scientific and educational resources.
- 18.25.290 Public access.
- 18.25.300 Shoreline setbacks and height.
- 18.25.310 Vegetation conservation.
- 18.25.320 Water quality and quantity.
- Article VII. Shoreline Modifications Policies and Regulations
- 18.25.330 Applicability – Purpose.
- 18.25.340 Beach access structures.
- 18.25.350 Boating facilities – Boat launches, docks, piers, floats, lifts, marinas, and mooring buoys.
- 18.25.360 Dredging.
- 18.25.370 Filling and excavation.
- 18.25.380 Flood control structures.
- 18.25.390 In-stream structures.
- 18.25.400 Restoration.
- 18.25.410 Structural shoreline armoring and shoreline stabilization.
- Article VIII. Use-Specific Policies and Regulations
- Article IX. Permit Criteria and Exemptions
- Article X. Administration and Enforcement
- 18.25.610 Administrative authority and responsibility.
- 18.25.620 Permit application review.
- 18.25.630 Minimum permit application requirements.
- 18.25.640 Preapplication conferences.
- 18.25.650 Notice of application and permit application review.
- 18.25.660 Nonconforming development.
- 18.25.665 State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) compliance.
- 18.25.670 Burden of proof.
- 18.25.680 Permit conditions.
- 18.25.690 Public hearings.
- 18.25.700 Expiration of permits and permit exemptions.
- 18.25.710 Permits and permit exemptions – Effective date.
- 18.25.720 Satisfaction of conditions required prior to occupancy or use.
- 18.25.730 Revisions following expiration of original permit or permit exemption.
- 18.25.740 Extensions – Notice to Ecology.
- 18.25.750 Notice of decision, reconsideration and appeal.
- 18.25.760 Initiation of development.
- 18.25.770 Permit revisions.
- 18.25.780 Rescission and modification.
- 18.25.790 Violations and penalties.
- 18.25.800 Remedies.
- 18.25.810 Abatement.
- 18.25.820 Third-party review.
- 18.25.830 Inspections.
- 18.25.840 Master program amendments.
- 18.25.850 Fees.
- 18.25.860 Transfer of permits.
- Article XI. Official Shoreline Map
18.30 Development
Standards
Sections
- 18.30.010 General provisions.
- 18.30.020 General development standards.
- 18.30.030 Water supplies.
- 18.30.040 Sewage disposal.
- 18.30.050 Density, dimension, and open space standards.
- 18.30.060 Grading and excavation standards.
- 18.30.070 Stormwater management standards.
- 18.30.080 Roads.
- 18.30.090 Pedestrian circulation.
- 18.30.100 Parking.
- 18.30.110 Off-street loading space requirements.
- 18.30.120 Utility service lines and facilities.
- 18.30.130 Landscaping/screening.
- 18.30.140 Lighting.
- 18.30.150 Signs.
- 18.30.160 Archaeological and historic resources.
- 18.30.170 Mining, quarrying and asphalt/concrete batch plant best management practices in critical aquifer recharge areas.
- 18.30.180 On-site sewage disposal best management practices in critical aquifer recharge areas.
- 18.30.190 Noise.
18.35 Land
Divisions
Sections
- Article I. General Provisions
- Article II. Boundary Line Adjustments
- Article III. Short Subdivisions
- 18.35.090 Scope.
- 18.35.100 Application submittal and contents.
- 18.35.110 Preliminary short plat preparation.
- 18.35.120 Preliminary short plat contents.
- 18.35.130 Short plat approval criteria.
- 18.35.140 Short plat review process.
- 18.35.150 Modifications to an approved preliminary short plat.
- 18.35.160 Surety.
- 18.35.170 Director of the department of public works certificate of improvements.
- 18.35.180 Final short plat requirements.
- 18.35.190 Accompanying documents – Final short plat.
- 18.35.200 Final short plat approval.
- 18.35.210 Time limitation on final short plat submittal.
- 18.35.220 Effect of an approved final short plat – Valid land use.
- 18.35.230 Distribution of copies and filing of final short plat.
- 18.35.240 Transfer of ownership following short plat approval.
- 18.35.250 Building and occupancy permits – Issuance after final short plat approval.
- 18.35.260 Accumulative short plats.
- Article IV. Long Subdivisions
- 18.35.270 Scope.
- 18.35.280 Application submittal and contents.
- 18.35.290 Preliminary plat – Preparation.
- 18.35.300 Preliminary plat – Contents.
- 18.35.310 Approval criteria.
- 18.35.320 Preliminary long plat review process.
- 18.35.330 Preliminary plat approval – Phased development.
- 18.35.340 Modifications to an approved preliminary plat.
- 18.35.350 Surety.
- 18.35.360 Director of public works certificate of improvements.
- 18.35.370 Preparation of a final long plat.
- 18.35.380 Accompanying documents – Final long plat.
- 18.35.390 Final long plat application.
- 18.35.400 Time limitation on final long plat submittal.
- 18.35.410 Effect of an approved final long plat – Valid land use.
- 18.35.420 Distribution of copies and filing of final long plat.
- 18.35.430 Transfer of ownership following final long plat approval.
- 18.35.440 Building and occupancy permits – Issuance after final long plat approval.
- Article V. Binding Site Plans
- 18.35.450 Purpose.
- 18.35.460 Scope.
- 18.35.470 Condominiums.
- 18.35.480 Application submittal and contents.
- 18.35.490 Binding site plan approval criteria.
- 18.35.500 Binding site plan review process.
- 18.35.510 Binding site plan development standards.
- 18.35.520 Modifications and vacations.
- 18.35.530 Distribution of copies and filing.
- 18.35.540 Time limit.
- 18.35.550 Extinguishment of binding site plans with preliminary approval prior to UDC adoption.
- 18.35.560 Effect of final binding site plan approval.
- Article VI. Subdivision Development Standards
- 18.35.570 Requirements for improvements.
- 18.35.580 Transportation and drainage standards.
- 18.35.590 Responsibility for road improvements.
- 18.35.600 Health standards.
- 18.35.610 Fire and utility standards.
- 18.35.620 Plan review, inspection and fees.
- 18.35.630 Release of improvement guarantee.
- 18.35.640 Floods and flood control.
- 18.35.650 Additional requirements.
- 18.35.660 Phased subdivision.
- Article VII. Plat Alteration
- Article VIII. Repealed
- Article IX Unit Lot Subdivisions
- 18.35.800 Purpose and applicability.
- 18.35.810 Unit lot subdivision standards applicable to all developments.
- 18.35.820 Unit lot subdivision standards – Single-family attached and townhouse.
- 18.35.830 Ownership of common areas.
- 18.35.840 Building setbacks.
- 18.35.850 Building and occupancy permits – Issuance after final unit lot plat approval.
- 18.35.860 Transfer of ownership following final unit lot plat approval.
18.40 Permit
Application and Review Procedures/SEPA Implementation
Sections
- Article I. Types of Project Permits
- Article II. Project Permit Applications (Type I – IV)
- Article III. Public Notice Requirements
- Article IV. Project Review and Approval Processes
- Article V. Appeals
- Article VI. Unified Development Code Interpretation
- Article VII. Site Development Review Process
- Article VIII. Conditional Uses
- Article IX. Variances (Minor and Major)
- Article X. State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Implementation
- Article XI. Development Agreements
18.42 Personal
Wireless Service Facilities
Sections
- 18.42.010 Purpose, policy, goals, and interpretation.
- 18.42.020 Scope and applicability – Exemptions.
- 18.42.030 Definitions.
- 18.42.040 Application submittal and content.
- 18.42.050 Compliance with other regulations.
- 18.42.060 Colocation policy.
- 18.42.070 Colocation procedure.
- 18.42.080 Wireless communications facilities – Types of uses.
- 18.42.090 Design review standards.
- 18.42.100 Time limitation – Assignment/sublease.
- 18.42.110 Grandfathering of existing facilities.
- 18.42.120 Variances.
- 18.42.130 Recovery of county costs.
- 18.42.140 Abandoned facilities.
- 18.42.145 Substantial change criteria.
- 18.42.150 Enforcement and penalties.
- 18.42.160 Severability.
18.45 Comprehensive
Plan and GMA Development Regulations Amendment Process
Sections
- 18.45.010 Amendments – Purpose and introduction.
- 18.45.020 Annual amendments – Consideration of cumulative effects.
- 18.45.030 Exceptions to the annual amendment process.
- 18.45.040 Applications for Comprehensive Plan amendment.
- 18.45.050 Compilation of preliminary docket.
- 18.45.060 Review of preliminary docket – Adoption of final docket.
- 18.45.070 Final docket – DCD review and recommendation – SEPA review.
- 18.45.080 Final docket – Planning commission and board of county commissioners review.
- 18.45.090 Amendments to GMA development regulations.