B. Provide the opportunity for specialized manufacturing operations, subject to appropriate controls, to protect nearby land uses;

C. Allow for a broad range of complementary uses including multifamily residential, limited retail uses, and commercial recreation uses;

D. Retail uses in this zone shall be limited because of the community office district’s proximity to zoning districts that provide retail services;

E. Provide development standards to enhance the compatibility of the district adjacent to commercial or residential areas. (Ord. 1539 §89, 2019; Ord. 1493 §15, 2016; Ord. 770 §1 (part), 1986).

A. Assembly, manufacture, packaging, compounding or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: cloth, glass, lacquer, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, wood (excluding sawmills, lumber mills and planing mills), paint, clay, sand, rubber;

B. Printing, publishing and book binding;

C. Manufacturing, processing and packaging of food, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, cosmetics, optical goods, scientific instruments and equipment, and precision instruments and equipment;

D. Scientific research, testing and experimental development laboratories;

E. Corporate headquarters, regional headquarters and administrative offices of commercial, industrial, financial, or charitable institutions;

F. Warehousing and distribution facilities and the storage of goods or products clearly subordinate to, and an integral part of, the primary permitted use. Such warehousing and distribution facilities shall meet the definition of accessory use in LMC 16.06.070;

G. Professional Services. The following professional service uses are allowed:

H. Daycare centers;

I. Indoor commercial recreation facilities such as indoor soccer, ice skating, playgrounds, athletic clubs, and gymnasiums; provided, that any use exceeding ten thousand square feet requires approval of a conditional use permit as provided in Chapter 16.66 LMC;

J. Retail uses are permitted only on the ground floor of multistory buildings where the upper floors are used for office and/or residential uses;

K. Long-term residential care facilities for elderly individuals including assisted living facilities, memory care, continuing care retirement communities, and skilled nursing facilities;

L. Multifamily residential subject to the standards of Chapter 16.18 LMC, High Density Residential District;

M. Urban agricultural uses as provided for and limited under Chapter 16.21 LMC;

N. Similar, related or compatible uses permitted, and criteria for determination of similarity, relatedness or compatibility, include:

O. Conditional uses may be permitted as provided for in Chapter 16.66 LMC.

A. All uses or activities which would require extraordinary equipment, devices or technology for the control of odors, dust, fumes, smoke, noise or other wastes and/or byproducts which, if uncontrolled, would contaminate the environment to a degree unacceptable by contemporary community standards; or which would exceed the acceptable limits established by competent and recognized public and quasi-public agencies for the protection of industrial and/or environmental health.

B. Examples of prohibited uses are:

A. Minimum Lot Size. The lot size shall be sufficient to accommodate the use(s) and requirements of the Lacey Municipal Code and Development Guidelines and Public Works Standards;

B. Setbacks.

C. Transitional Buffer. When adjacent to residential zones (LD, MD, or HD) and where parking areas, truck bay doors and or loading or unloading areas face the residential use, a yard of not less than fifty feet shall be provided. Where placement of a building without bay doors and/or loading or unloading areas face the residential zone, standard yard requirements apply; provided, that the requirements of LMC 16.80.050(B) are met for Type 1 landscaping.

D. Height Limitation. Building heights are limited to sixty feet. (Ord. 1612 §8, 2022; Ord. 1493 §18, 2016; Ord. 1044 §22, 1996; Ord. 770 §1 (part), 1986).