Lacey City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
16.03 General
Provisions
Sections
- 16.03.010 Title.
- 16.03.015 Lacey Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
- 16.03.016 Map Overlay.
- 16.03.020 Intent.
- 16.03.030 Interpretation and application.
- 16.03.040 Exemptions.
- 16.03.045 Prior limited rezones.
- 16.03.050 Permitted intrusions into required yards.
- 16.03.055 Minimum density requirements.
- 16.03.060 Manufactured Housing.
- 16.03.065 Residential swimming pools.
- 16.03.070 Fencing standards.
- 16.03.080 Reasonable accommodation.
16.06 Definitions
Sections
- 16.06.010 Intent.
- 16.06.020 Use and interpretation generally.
- 16.06.030 Interpretation in case of conflicting definitions.
- 16.06.040 Abutting.
- 16.06.050 Accessory building.
- 16.06.055 Accessory dwelling.
- 16.06.060 Accessory living quarters.
- 16.06.070 Accessory use.
- 16.06.080 Acres or acreage, gross.
- 16.06.085 Adjacent.
- 16.06.090 Repealed
- 16.06.095 Adult family home.
- 16.06.097 Agricultural Use.
- 16.06.100 Alley.
- 16.06.110 Amendment.
- 16.06.115 Arcade.
- 16.06.116 Arcade, shopping.
- 16.06.120 Attic story.
- 16.06.128 Automobile-oriented use.
- 16.06.130 Automobile wrecking.
- 16.06.135 Awning.
- 16.06.140 Basement.
- 16.06.142 Bed and breakfast.
- 16.06.145 Bioretention.
- 16.06.150 Boardinghouse or roominghouse.
- 16.06.160 Buffer.
- 16.06.170 Buildable area.
- 16.06.180 Building.
- 16.06.190 Building coverage.
- 16.06.200 Building height.
- 16.06.210 Building line.
- 16.06.220 Cellar.
- 16.06.230 City.
- 16.06.240 Conditional uses.
- 16.06.250 County.
- 16.06.255 Court, inner.
- 16.06.256 Court, outer.
- 16.06.258 Deck.
- 16.06.260 Density.
- 16.06.270 Development coverage.
- 16.06.275 Drive-in use.
- 16.06.278 Duplex.
- 16.06.280 Dwelling.
- 16.06.290 Dwelling unit.
- 16.06.300 Easement.
- 16.06.310 Emergency medical center.
- 16.06.312 Enforcing officer.
- 16.06.315 Factory-built home.
- 16.06.320 Family.
- 16.06.325 Family home child care.
- 16.06.330 Federal.
- 16.06.340 Floor area.
- 16.06.341 Floor area, gross.
- 16.06.342 Floor area, net.
- 16.06.343 Floor area ratio (FAR).
- 16.06.345 Garage, parking.
- 16.06.346 Garage, private customer and employee.
- 16.06.350 Grade, average.
- 16.06.351 Grade, natural.
- 16.06.352 Gross area.
- 16.06.353 Hazardous waste.
- 16.06.354 Hazardous waste storage.
- 16.06.356 Hazardous waste treatment.
- 16.06.360 Hearings examiner.
- 16.06.370 Home occupation.
- 16.06.372 Homeless Encampment.
- 16.06.373 Horticultural activity.
- 16.06.374 Hospital.
- 16.06.375 Host agency.
- 16.06.380 Hotel.
- 16.06.382 Housing for people with functional disabilities.
- 16.06.385 Industrial park.
- 16.06.390 Kennel.
- 16.06.391 Key multimodal corridor.
- 16.06.395 Kiosk.
- 16.06.400 Lacey comprehensive land use plan.
- 16.06.403 Large farm animal.
- 16.06.405 Limited animal husbandry.
- 16.06.410 Lot.
- 16.06.420 Lot area.
- 16.06.430 Lot, corner.
- 16.06.440 Lot depth.
- 16.06.445 Lot, flag.
- 16.06.450 Lot line, front.
- 16.06.452 Lot or parcel, fully developed.
- 16.06.454 Lot, infill.
- 16.06.456 Lot or parcel, underdeveloped.
- 16.06.458 Lot or parcel, undeveloped.
- 16.06.460 Lot, interior.
- 16.06.470 Lot line, rear.
- 16.06.480 Lot, through.
- 16.06.490 Lot width.
- 16.06.492 Low impact development (LID) facility.
- 16.06.493 Low impact development (LID) principles.
- 16.06.495 Major pedestrian corridor.
- 16.06.496 Mall.
- 16.06.496A Manufactured Home, Designated.
- 16.06.496B Manufactured home, new.
- 16.06.496C Manufactured home park.
- 16.06.497 Marquee.
- 16.06.498 Mixed use development (MUD).
- 16.06.500 Mobile home.
- 16.06.510 Repealed
- 16.06.520 Repealed
- 16.06.530 Motel.
- 16.06.532 Multifamily.
- 16.06.535 Multiple use building.
- 16.06.538 Native vegetation.
- 16.06.540 Nonconforming building or structure.
- 16.06.550 Nonconforming lot.
- 16.06.560 Nonconforming use.
- 16.06.562 Off-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facility.
- 16.06.564 On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facility.
- 16.06.565 Office.
- 16.06.566 Office, business.
- 16.06.567 Office, medical.
- 16.06.570 Open space.
- 16.06.580 Open space, common.
- 16.06.590 Open space, usable.
- 16.06.600 Parcel.
- 16.06.610 Parking area.
- 16.06.615 Parking, off-street.
- 16.06.620 Parking space.
- 16.06.622 Patio.
- 16.06.625 Pedestrian-oriented frontage.
- 16.06.626 Pedestrian scale.
- 16.06.627 Permeable paving.
- 16.06.628 People with functional disabilities.
- 16.06.630 Person.
- 16.06.640 Planning commission.
- 16.06.645 Plaza.
- 16.06.646 Plaza, shopping.
- 16.06.650 Premises.
- 16.06.660 Principal use.
- 16.06.670 Property line.
- 16.06.670A Rain garden.
- 16.06.671 Repealed
- 16.06.672 Recreational vehicle.
- 16.06.674 Repealed
- 16.06.676 Religious organization.
- 16.06.677 Reserve lot.
- 16.06.678 Residential care facility.
- 16.06.679 Restaurant.
- 16.06.680 Section.
- 16.06.690 Shoreline.
- 16.06.691 Single Family Dwelling.
- 16.06.692 Site Built.
- 16.06.694 Small farm animal.
- 16.06.695 Solar access.
- 16.06.696 Solar skyspace.
- 16.06.700 State.
- 16.06.710 Street, flanking.
- 16.06.715 Street furniture.
- 16.06.720 Street, major.
- 16.06.730 Street, minor.
- 16.06.740 Structure.
- 16.06.742 Supported living arrangement.
- 16.06.745 Transfer of development rights (TDR).
- 16.06.746 Transitional urban agricultural use.
- 16.06.747 Urban Agriculture.
- 16.06.750 Use district.
- 16.06.760 Variance.
- 16.06.764 Vegetated LID facility.
- 16.06.765 Vegetated roofs.
- 16.06.770 Yard.
- 16.06.780 Yard, front.
- 16.06.790 Yard, rear.
- 16.06.800 Yard, shoreline.
- 16.06.810 Yard, side.
- 16.06.820 Zero lot line.
- 16.06.830 Zoning envelope.
16.09 Zoning
Districts and Boundaries
Sections
- 16.09.010 Land use or zoning districts established.
- 16.09.020 Zoning map.
- 16.09.030 Limited zone district (L).
- 16.09.040 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
- 16.09.050 Interpretation of uses.
- 16.09.060 Interpretation of special focus points and corridors, key multimodal corridor, pedestrian wildlife corridors, key multimodal intersections, connections to regional trail system and viewpoint designations.
16.23 Mixed
Use High Density Corridor
Sections
- 16.23.010 Intent.
- 16.23.020 Permitted uses in all mixed high density corridor zones.
- 16.23.024 Additional permitted uses.
- 16.23.025 Conditional uses.
- 16.23.030 Similar or related uses.
- 16.23.040 Prohibited uses.
- 16.23.050 Environmental performance standards.
- 16.23.060 Site Area.
- 16.23.070 Parking.
- 16.23.080 Landscaping.
- 16.23.085 Design review.
- 16.23.090 Stormwater runoff.
16.24 Woodland
District
Sections
- 16.24.010 Intent and organization.
- 16.24.020 Definitions.
- 16.24.030 Uses.
- 16.24.040 General standards required for all development.
- 16.24.050 Streets, through connections and connection spacing.
- 16.24.060 Building, form, siting and site design.
- 16.24.070 Building and landscape frontage.
- 16.24.080 Design toolbox.
- 16.24.090 Form-based code review.
- 16.24.100 Appeals.
- 16.24.110 Amendment of an approved development application.
- 16.24.120 Submittal requirements.
- 16.24.130 Additional information for review.
16.25 Central
Business District 4-7 and St. Martin’s University
Sections
- 16.25.010 Statement of intent.
- 16.25.020 Permitted uses.
- Table 16T-06
- 16.25.030 Similar or related uses.
- 16.25.040 Prohibited uses.
- 16.25.050 Nonconforming uses.
- 16.25.060 Dimensional requirements.
- Table 16T-07 Dimensional Requirements in CBD and SMU Districts
- 16.25.070 Environmental performance standards.
- 16.25.090 Pedestrian circulation requirements.
- 16.25.100 Landscaping requirements.
- 16.25.110 Off-street parking.
- 16.25.120 Design Review.
- 16.25.130 Stormwater runoff.
- 16.25.140 Woodland Creek protection.
16.27 General
Commercial District
Sections
- 16.27.010 Intent.
- 16.27.020 Permitted uses.
- 16.27.030 Prohibited uses.
- 16.27.040 Environmental performance standards.
- 16.27.050 Site area.
- 16.27.060 Building location.
- 16.27.070 Adjacent areas.
- 16.27.080 Repealed
- 16.27.090 Repealed
- 16.27.100 Off-street parking.
- 16.27.110 Height.
- 16.27.120 Landscaping.
- 16.27.130 Stormwater runoff.
16.37 Hawks
Prairie Business District
Sections
- 16.37.010 Intent.
- 16.37.020 Permitted uses in the designated commercial area.
- 16.37.030 Permitted uses in the business/commercial area.
- 16.37.040 Prohibited uses in all Hawks Prairie Business District areas.
- 16.37.050 Conditional uses.
- 16.37.060 Site requirements.
- 16.37.070 Design standards.
- 16.37.080 Site plan requirements.
- 16.37.090 Landscaping requirements.
- 16.37.100 Stormwater runoff.
- 16.37.110 Common open space.
- 16.37.120 Environmental performance standards.
16.39 Light
Industrial/Commercial District
Sections
- 16.39.010 Intent.
- 16.39.020 Permitted uses.
- 16.39.030 Prohibited uses.
- 16.39.040 Environmental performance standards.
- 16.39.041 Master SPR Requirement.
- 16.39.042 Sites of forty acres or more.
- 16.39.050 Site requirements.
- 16.39.060 Building allowance.
- 16.39.070 Off-street parking.
- 16.39.080 Landscaping.
- 16.39.090 Stormwater runoff.
- 16.39.093 Design review.
16.40 Light
Industrial District
Sections
- 16.40.010 Intent.
- 16.40.020 Permitted uses.
- 16.40.030 Prohibited uses.
- 16.40.040 Environmental performance standards.
- 16.40.050 Site requirements.
- 16.40.051 Master SPR requirement.
- 16.40.052 Sites of forty acres or more.
- 16.40.060 Building allowance.
- 16.40.070 Off-street parking.
- 16.40.080 Landscaping.
- 16.40.085 Refuse.
- 16.40.090 Stormwater runoff.
- 16.40.093 Design review.
16.43 Planned
Industrial Park Developments Overlay
Sections
- 16.43.010 Intent.
- 16.43.020 Where permitted.
- 16.43.030 Permitted uses.
- 16.43.040 Relationship to other ordinance provisions.
- 16.43.050 Development standards.
- 16.43.060 Environmental performance standards.
- 16.43.070 Preliminary review and approval--Application--Eligibility and procedure.
- 16.43.080 Preliminary review and approval--Application--Required documentation.
- 16.43.090 Final review and approval--Application--Filing time limitation.
- 16.43.100 Final review and approval--Application--Partial PID area.
- 16.43.110 Final review and approval--Application--Required documentation.
- 16.43.120 Repealed
- 16.43.130 Adjustments.
- 16.43.140 Duration of control.
- 16.43.150 Parties bound.
- 16.43.160 Commencement of construction.
16.44 Planned
Community Review
Sections
- 16.44.010 Intent.
- 16.44.020 Applicability.
- 16.44.030 General steps for review and approval.
- 16.44.040 Conceptual approval.
- 16.44.050 Master plan approval.
- 16.44.060 Timing of master plan submittal.
- 16.44.070 Approval of specific development proposals.
- 16.44.080 Implementation of master plan--Periodic review.
- 16.44.090 Administration and enforcement.
16.48 Open
Space/Institutional District
Sections
- 16.48.010 Intent.
- 16.48.020 Permitted uses.
- 16.48.030 Prohibited uses.
- 16.48.040 Development standards.
- 16.48.050 Environmental impact.
- 16.48.060 Site area.
- 16.48.070 Building limitations.
- 16.48.080 Setback requirements.
- 16.48.090 Ingress and egress.
- 16.48.100 Off-street parking.
- 16.48.110 Landscaping.
- 16.48.120 Stormwater runoff.
16.53 Historic
Preservation
Sections
- 16.53.010 Title.
- 16.53.020 Definitions.
- 16.53.030 Register of historic places.
- 16.53.040 Review of changes to historic register properties.
- 16.53.050 Review and monitoring of properties for special property tax valuation.
- 16.53.060 Relationship of provisions to zoning.
- 16.53.070 Provisions not to affect Building or Fire Codes.
- 16.53.080 Inadvertent discovery of archaeological and cultural resources.
16.54 Environmentally
Sensitive Areas
Sections
- 16.54.010 Intent.
- 16.54.020 Environmentally sensitive/critical areas defined.
- 16.54.030 General standards.
- 16.54.040 Review of uses.
- 16.54.050 Environmental review.
- 16.54.060 Wetland areas.
- 16.54.070 Flood hazard areas.
- 16.54.080 Habitat conservation areas.
- 16.54.090 Aquifer recharge areas.
- 16.54.100 Geologically sensitive areas.
16.60 Planned
Residential Development
Sections
- 16.60.010 Intent.
- 16.60.020 Definitions.
- 16.60.030 Where permitted.
- 16.60.040 Types of uses permitted.
- 16.60.050 Relationship to other ordinance provisions.
- 16.60.060 Development standards--Generally.
- 16.60.070 Relationship of PRD site to adjacent areas.
- 16.60.080 Site acreage.
- 16.60.090 Access to public right-of-way.
- 16.60.100 Lot size.
- 16.60.110 Setback and side yard requirements.
- 16.60.120 Off-street parking.
- 16.60.130 Secondary use limitations.
- 16.60.140 Design standards.
- 16.60.145 Environmental and recreational amenities.
- 16.60.150 Eligibility and procedure.
- 16.60.160 Required documentation.
- 16.60.170 Filing time limitation for applications not involving plats.
- 16.60.180 Partial PRD area.
- 16.60.190 Required documentation.
- 16.60.200 Permit issuance.
- 16.60.210 Adjustments.
- 16.60.230 Duration of control.
- 16.60.240 Parties bound.
- 16.60.250 Commencement of construction.
16.63 Manufactured
Homes
Sections
- 16.63.010 Intent.
- 16.63.020 Repealed
- 16.63.030 Permitted where.
- 16.63.040 Repealed
- 16.63.050 Development standards--Plot plan requirements.
- 16.63.060 Repealed
- 16.63.070 Repealed
- 16.63.080 Repealed
- 16.63.090 Repealed
- 16.63.100 Repealed
- 16.63.110 Manufactured home park design standards--Area and density.
- 16.63.120 Manufactured home park design standards--Site requirements.
- 16.63.130 Manufactured home park design standards--Off-street parking.
- 16.63.140 Manufactured home park design standards--Open space.
- 16.63.150 Manufactured home park design standards--Accessory buildings and structures.
- 16.63.160 Manufactured home park design standards--Landscaping and screening.
- 16.63.170 Manufactured home park design standards--Ingress and egress.
- 16.63.180 Repealed
- 16.63.190 Manufactured home park design standards--Surfacing requirements.
- 16.63.200 Manufactured home park design standards--Stormwater runoff.
16.64 Homeless
Encampments
Sections
- 16.64.010 Who may apply.
- 16.64.020 Applicable procedures.
- 16.64.030 Requirements for approval.
- 16.64.040 Community and economic development director’s decision.
- 16.64.050 Requirements upon approval.
- 16.64.060 Fire, safety, and health.
- 16.64.070 Limitations.
- 16.64.080 Revocation.
- 16.64.090 Proof of insurance.
- 16.64.100 Emergency shelters.
- 16.64.110 Severability.
16.66 Conditional
Uses and Permits
Sections
- 16.66.010 Intent.
- 16.66.020 Permitted uses.
- 16.66.030 Control of uses.
- 16.66.040 Environmental performance standards.
- 16.66.050 Design standards.
- 16.66.055 Standards for Sexual Offender Secure Community Transition Facilities.
- 16.66.060 Essential public facilities.
- 16.66.070 When granted.
- 16.66.080 Application form.
- 16.66.090 Public hearing.
- 16.66.100 Action by hearings examiner.
- 16.66.110 Noncompliance-Penalty.
16.67 Adult
Entertainment Facilities
Sections
- 16.67.010 Definitions.
- 16.67.020 Adult entertainment facilities classified and permitted.
- 16.67.030 Adult entertainment facilities permitted in certain land use zones subject to certain restrictions and standards.
- 16.67.040 General standards for adult entertainment facilities.
- 16.67.050 Sensitive land uses.
- 16.67.060 Measuring required distances.
- 16.67.070 Waiver of distance requirements.
- 16.67.080 Intervening Uses.
- 16.67.090 Adult entertainment facilities forbidden in other zones.
- 16.67.100 Adult entertainment facilities effect on other laws.
16.68 Wireless
Communication Facilities
Sections
- 16.68.010 Intent.
- 16.68.020 Definitions.
- 16.68.025 Review process.
- 16.68.026 Conditional use permit exemptions.
- 16.68.027 Submittal requirements.
- 16.68.030 Permitted locations.
- 16.68.040 Permitted height.
- 16.68.050 Site development standards.
- 16.68.060 Co-location.
- 16.68.070 Technical and safety requirements.
- 16.68.080 Radio frequency standards.
- 16.68.090 Technological change and periodic review.
- 16.68.100 Land use permit limitations.
- 16.68.110 Applicability.
- 16.68.111 Exempt installations.
16.70 Street
Merchants
Sections
- 16.70.010 Intent.
- 16.70.020 Definitions.
- 16.70.030 Licensing, review, and approval of street merchant application required.
- 16.70.040 Design and development standards for retail stands.
- 16.70.045 Approved retail stand merchandise.
- 16.70.050 General location standards.
- 16.70.060 Specific location standards.
- 16.70.065 Location and leasing of city property for retail stand activities.
- 16.70.070 Insurance.
- 16.70.080 Permit limitations.
- 16.70.090 Permit revocation.
- 16.70.110 Appeals.
16.75 Sign
Regulations
Sections
- 16.75.010 Intent.
- 16.75.020 Definitions and abbreviations.
- 16.75.030 Applicability.
- 16.75.040 Administration.
- 16.75.050 Prohibited signs.
- 16.75.060 General sign provisions.
- 16.75.070 Permitted signs.
- 16.75.080 Sign type standards.
- 16.75.090 Residential district sign standards.
- 16.75.100 Temporary signs.
- 16.75.110 Legal nonconforming signs.
- 16.75.120 Enforcement and sign removal.
- 16.75.130 Severability.
16.80 Landscaping
Requirements
Sections
- 16.80.010 Statement of intent.
- 16.80.020 General requirements.
- 16.80.030 Special requirements.
- 16.80.040 Preservation of significant trees.
- 16.80.050 Types of landscaping.
- 16.80.060 Alternative landscaping option.
- 16.80.070 Species choice.
- 16.80.080 Maintenance of plant materials.
- 16.80.090 Performance assurance.
- 16.80.100 Landscape features.
- 16.80.110 Repealed
16.84 Site
Plan Review
Sections
- 16.84.010 Site plan review required, application and committee membership.
- 16.84.015 Presubmission conference.
- 16.84.020 Review by the site plan review committee (SPRC).
- 16.84.025 Appeals.
- 16.84.030 Repealed
- 16.84.040 Repealed
- 16.84.050 Repealed
- 16.84.060 Contents of application.
- 16.84.070 Additional information for review.
- 16.84.080 Amendment of site plan.
- 16.84.090 Repealed
- 16.84.100 Duration of approval.
- 16.84.105 Noncompliance - Penalty.
- 16.84.110 Repealed