Lynden City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 19
17 - RM MULTIFAMILY BUILDING ZONES3
Sections
- 19.17.010 - Purpose and zones established.
- 19.17.020 - Primary permitted uses.
- 19.17.030 - Accessory permitted uses.
- 19.17.040 - Secondary permitted uses.
- 19.17.050 - Conditional property uses.
- 19.17.060 - Height, area, setback and bulk requirements.
- 19.17.070 - Required residential amenities.
- 19.17.100 - Administrative design review.
CHAPTER 19
19 - MH MANUFACTURED HOME ZONE4
Sections
- 19.19.010 - Manufacture Home (MH) Zone established.
- 19.19.030 - Primary permitted uses.
- 19.19.040 - Accessory permitted uses.
- 19.19.050 - Secondary permitted uses.
- 19.19.060 - Maximum density.
- 19.19.070 - Minimum width of individual space.
- 19.19.080 - Manufactured home construction requirements.
- 19.19.090 - Height, area, setback and bulk requirements.
- 19.19.100 - Manufactured home park—Individual space boundary requirements.
- 19.19.110 - Manufactured home park—Automobile parking requirements.
- 19.19.120 - Manufactured home park—Development standards.
- 19.19.150 - Manufactured home park—Landscaping.
CHAPTER 19
21 - TR TRAVEL TRAILER AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ZONE
Sections
- 19.21.010 - Established.
- 19.21.020 - Purpose.
- 19.21.030 - Primary permitted uses.
- 19.21.040 - Accessory permitted uses.
- 19.21.050 - Secondary permitted uses.
- 19.21.060 - Special property uses—Travel trailer and recreational vehicles—Regulations authorized.
- 19.21.070 - Maximum density.
- 19.21.080 - Maximum coverage of individual space.
- 19.21.090 - Minimum lot size and building height.
- 19.21.110 - Playground requirements.
- 19.21.130 - New, expansion or alteration—Application for approval required.
- 19.21.150 - Maximum stay.
CHAPTER 19
22 - RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS6
Sections
- 19.22.010 - Establishment, relief, and purpose.
- 19.22.015 - Administrative design review, authority and decision.
- 19.22.020 - Residential site design—Setbacks, yards, building orientation, and pedestrian connections.
- 19.22.030 - Residential architecture and attached garages.
- 19.22.040 - Detached garages and accessory structures.
- 19.22.050 - Landscape, fences, screening, and lighting.
- 19.22.060 - Design waiver criteria.
CHAPTER 19
23 - COMMERCIAL ZONING7
Sections
- 19.23.010 - Zones defined.
- 19.23.020 - Permitted uses.
- 19.23.030 - Accessory permitted uses.
- 19.23.040 - Secondary permitted uses.
- 19.23.050 - Commercial development standards.
- 19.23.060 - Design review required.
- 19.23.070 - Projections into public right-of-way.
- 19.23.080 - Commercial design standards.
- 19.23.090 - Special conditions for mixed-use center projects.
- 19.23.100 - Special conditions for automobile service stations.
- 19.23.110 - Mixed-use centers overlay.
CHAPTER 19
25 - I INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Sections
- 19.25.010 - Established.
- 19.25.020 - Purpose.
- 19.25.030 - Primary permitted uses.
- 19.25.035 - Accessory permitted uses.
- 19.25.040 - Performance standards.
- 19.25.050 - Performance standards—Sewage wastes.
- 19.25.060 - Required bulk regulations, height limits and setbacks.
- 19.25.070 - Landscaping requirements.
- 19.25.080 - Fence location.
CHAPTER 19
29 - PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY9
Sections
- 19.29.010 - Purpose.
- 19.29.020 - Scope.
- 19.29.030 - Definitions.
- 19.29.040 - Minimum size.
- 19.29.050 - Allowable uses.
- 19.29.060 - Minimum development standards for PRD.
- 19.29.070 - Density bonus.
- 19.29.080 - Open space standards.
- 19.29.090 - Submittal requirements.
- 19.29.100 - Approval process.
- 19.29.110 - Criteria for approval.
- 19.29.120 - Amendment or modification of an approved PRD.
- 19.29.130 - Requirement for homeowner's association and restrictive covenants.
- 19.29.140 - Construction start and completion limits.
- 19.29.150 - Construction of improvements—Guarantee.
CHAPTER 19
33 - SIGNS11
Sections
- 19.33.010 - Statement of purpose.
- 19.33.020 - Definitions.
- 19.33.030 - Sign permit administration.
- 19.33.035 - Prohibited signs.
- 19.33.040 - General provisions.
- 19.33.050 - Residential districts (all RS, RM and MH zones).
- 19.33.060 - Historic business, local commercial services, and public use districts (HBD, CSL, and PU zones).
- 19.33.063 - Regional commercial services districts (CSR zones).
- 19.33.065 - Industrial districts (ID and IBZ zones).
- 19.33.090 - Standards for specific sign types.
- 19.33.100 - Temporary signs.
- 19.33.140 - Message substitution.
- 19.33.150 - Interpretations.
- 19.33.160 - Enforcing official—Powers and duties.
- 19.33.170 - Removal of signs.
- 19.33.180 - Nonconforming signs.
- 19.33.200 - Severability.
CHAPTER 19
35 - NONCONFORMING USES
Sections
- 19.35.010 - Existing nonconforming uses—Continuation authorized.
- 19.35.020 - Essential use alteration—Limitation.
- 19.35.030 - Nonconforming bulk only—Alteration—Variance required.
- 19.35.040 - Enlargement or expansion—Conformance required.
- 19.35.050 - Maintenance not to be construed as alteration.
- 19.35.060 - Vacancy—Use discontinuance when.
- 19.35.070 - Deterioration or destruction—Use discontinuance when.
CHAPTER 19
37 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sections
- 19.37.010 - Multiple use or structure on lot—Permitted when.
- 19.37.020 - Multiple use in building or structure—Use classification determination.
- 19.37.040 - Double frontage or through lot—Yard requirements.
- 19.37.050 - Lot sans frontage or right-of-way to street—Uses or structures prohibited.
- 19.37.060 - Projections part of building not yard.
- 19.37.070 - Height limitations not applicable to certain structures.
- 19.37.080 - Residential uses in nonresidential zones.
- 19.37.090 - Private swimming pools—Yards and setbacks.
CHAPTER 19
47 - HEARING EXAMINER13
Sections
- 19.47.010 - Hearing examiner—Variances.
- 19.47.020 - Variance—Request—Hearing.
- 19.47.030 - Variance—Support or opposition.
- 19.47.040 - Variance—Application procedure.
- 19.47.050 - Variance—Stay authorized when.
- 19.47.060 - Jurisdiction—Variances—Power to vary rules and regulations when.
- 19.47.070 - Hearing—Decision.
- 19.47.080 - Decision by hearing body—Appeal—Effective date.
- 19.47.110 - Jurisdiction—Variances—Power to vary rules and regulations when.
- 19.47.120 - Findings.
- 19.47.130 - Decision by board—Effective when.
CHAPTER 19
49 - COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES14
Sections
- 19.49.010 - Purpose.
- 19.49.020 - Definitions.
- 19.49.030 - Community residential facilities established.
- 19.49.040 - General provisions for all community residential facilities.
- 19.49.050 - Adult family homes.
- 19.49.060 - Emergency housing, indoor; emergency shelter.
- 19.49.070 - Emergency housing, outdoor.
- 19.49.080 - Group homes.
- 19.49.090 - Residential reentry facilities.
- 19.49.100 - Transitional housing facilities.
- 19.49.110 - Permanent supportive housing
- 19.49.120 - Construction.
- 19.49.130 - Exceptions.
CHAPTER 19
51 - OFF-STREET PARKING15
Sections
- 19.51.010 - Requirements.
- 19.51.020 - Ingress and egress provisions.
- 19.51.030 - Location of parking spaces.
- 19.51.040 - Off-street parking spaces required.
- 19.51.050 - Parking lot design and parking space standards.
- 19.51.070 - Reduction of required spaces.
- 19.51.110 - Loading space.
- 19.51.130 - Illumination.
- 19.51.140 - Landscaping requirements for parking areas.
- 19.51.150 - Handicapped parking.
- 19.51.160 - Special conditions for off-street parking in Downtown Lynden.
CHAPTER 19
55 - AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE16
Sections
- 19.55.010 - Established.
- 19.55.020 - Purpose.
- 19.55.030 - Permitted uses.
- 19.55.040 - Restricted uses.
- 19.55.050 - Definitions.
- 19.55.060 - Setbacks from airport runway.
- 19.55.070 - Residential access to airport.
- 19.55.080 - Setbacks.
- 19.55.090 - Hangar setbacks.
- 19.55.100 - Maximum hangar size, height and lot coverage within the AO zone.
- 19.55.110 - Off-street parking.
- 19.55.120 - Marking and lighting.
- 19.55.130 - Access permits.
CHAPTER 19
57 - HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS17
Sections
- 19.57.100 - Home occupation permit purpose.
- 19.57.110 - Home occupation permit applicability.
- 19.57.120 - Home occupation permit exemptions.
- 19.57.130 - Home occupation permit ineligible activities.
- 19.57.140 - Home occupation permit conditions.
- 19.57.150 - Home occupation permit procedure.
- 19.57.160 - Violations.
- 19.57.200 - Conditional use permit purpose.
- 19.57.210 - Conditional use process and criteria for approval.
- 19.57.220 - Conditional use permit development standards.
- 19.57.230 - Conditional use permit expiration.
- 19.57.240 - Conditional use permit modifications.
- 19.57.250 - Conditional use permit violations.
- 19.57.300 - Bed and breakfast establishments and short-term rentals purpose.
- 19.57.310 - Bed and breakfast and short-term rental applicability.
- 19.57.320 - Bed and breakfast and short-term rental conditions and criteria.
CHAPTER 19
59 - COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Sections
- Article I. - Statement of Purpose
- Article II. - Definitions
- Article III. - Regulations
- 19.59.040 - Exemptions.
- 19.59.050 - Applicability.
- 19.59.055 - Preferred applications.
- 19.59.060 - General provisions.
- 19.59.065 - Historic business district.
- 19.59.070 - Single-family residential districts and the agricultural zone (RS-100, RS-84, RS-72 and A-1).
- 19.59.075 - Multifamily and mobile home zones (RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4 and MH).
- 19.59.080 - Commercial business, industrial and public use zones (CSL, RCS, CS-3, ID, IBZ and PU).
- 19.59.090 - Setback requirements.
- Article IV. - Permit Requirements
- 19.59.100 - Permit required.
- 19.59.110 - Permit application.
- 19.59.120 - Permit—Supplemental application requirements for wireless communications support structures.
- 19.59.130 - Permit—Conditions.
- 19.59.140 - Supplemental permit conditions for residential zones.
- 19.59.150 - Conditional use permit criteria for wireless communications support structures.
- 19.59.160 - Permit—Notification requirements.
- 19.59.170 - Permit—Fees and approval.
- 19.59.175 - Permit—Written action.
- Article V. - Administration and Enforcement
CHAPTER 19
61 - LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS18
Sections
- 19.61.010 - Purpose and definitions.
- 19.61.020 - Scope.
- 19.61.030 - Landscape development plan.
- 19.61.040 - Performance bond.
- 19.61.050 - Landscape maintenance.
- 19.61.060 - Plant choices.
- 19.61.070 - Landscaping and planting strip types for side and rear yards.
- 19.61.080 - Residential landscape requirements.
- 19.61.090 - Minimum landscape standards for required landscaping.
- 19.61.100 - Landscaping requirements for commercial and multi-family properties, schools, houses of worship, and public use facilities.
- 19.61.110 - Tree removal or planting.
- 19.61.120 - Boulevard or parking strip—May be required.
- 19.61.130 - Boulevard or parking strip—Development and maintenance.
- 19.61.140 - Maintenance of existing trees.
- 19.61.150 - Industrial zone—Landscaping requirements.
CHAPTER 19
65 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Sections
- 19.65.010 - Purpose.
- 19.65.020 - Short title.
- 19.65.030 - Definitions.
- 19.65.040 - Lynden Historic Commission.
- 19.65.050 - Lynden Register of Historic Places.
- 19.65.060 - Review required for properties on the Lynden Historic Register.
- 19.65.070 - Review and monitoring of properties for special property tax valuation.
CHAPTER 19
67 - PROPERTY DEDICATION FOR PUBLIC PARKS, RECREATION FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACES
Sections
- 19.67.010 - Applicability.
- 19.67.020 - Basis for dedication or assessment.
- 19.67.030 - Credit for prior dedication, system improvement, or assessment.
- 19.67.040 - Land dedication suitability.
- 19.67.050 - Dedication standards.
- 19.67.060 - Alternative to public dedication.
- 19.67.070 - Mitigation assessments.
- 19.67.080 - Mitigation assessment formulas.
- 19.67.090 - Administration of assessments.
- 19.67.100 - Impact fee—Exception.
- 19.67.110 - Appeals and adjustments.