This chapter establishes the use and occupancy of premises that are permitted in each zoning district.

(Code 1988 § 20.21.010; Ord. No. 900 § 4 (Att. A), 2013)

Uses listed in Table 16.21.030 are subject to the following:

A.

Uses listed with a "P" are permitted outright, subject to applicable development regulations;

B.

Uses listed with an "L" are limited uses and are permitted subject to the applicable regulations in Chapter 16.31 MMC and other applicable development regulations;

C.

Uses listed with an "A" are administrative uses and are permitted subject to an administrative special use permit or administrative conditional use permit and applicable development regulations;

D.

Uses listed with a "SU" are special uses and are permitted subject to a nonadministrative special use permit and applicable development regulations;

E.

Uses listed with a "CU" are conditional uses and are permitted subject to a nonadministrative conditional use permit and applicable development regulations;

F.

Uses listed with an "H" are historical uses and are permitted subject to a historical use permit and applicable development regulations;

G.

Uses listed in the table, but shown as blank in the column under a specific zone, are prohibited in that zone;

H.

Uses not listed in the table are prohibited, except as may be allowed by MMC 16.21.040 or 16.21.050;

I.

Review procedures for deciding project permit applications are found in Chapters 16.70 through 16.72 MMC.

(Code 1988 § 20.21.020; Ord. No. 900 § 4 (Att. A), 2013)

Table 16.21.030 establishes those uses which are permitted, those uses subject to specific development standards, and those uses requiring special approval and that are prohibited within each zoning district.

Table 16.21.030: Land Use Table

(Code 1988 § 20.21.030; Ord. No. 1040 § 11, 2025; Ord. No. 1008, § 4, 3-14-2022; Ord. No. 960 § 2, 2018; Ord. No. 933 § 4, 2016; Ord. No. 911 § 3, 2014; Ord. No. 900 § 4 (Att. A), 2013)

A.

Accessory uses listed in Table 16.21.030 and elsewhere in the UDC are allowed consistent with MMC 16.21.020 and Table 16.21.030.

B.

Accessory uses not listed in Table 16.21.030 or elsewhere in the UDC may be allowed provided the director determines the accessory use is customary and incidental to the principal use.

C.

Except where expressly provided for otherwise in Table 16.21.030, accessory uses shall be permitted the same as the principal use. The director may waive this for an accessory use established after the time the principal use is established involving a "SU," "CU" or "H" from the table if:

1.

The principal use complies with the permit requirement in Table 16.21.030;

2.

The accessory use is within the scope and intent of the original permit as determined by the director; and

3.

The addition of the accessory use will not result in the use of the land as a whole to have a detrimental effect on neighboring properties and streets due to noise, lighting, off-site traffic generation, and similar negative impacts.

D.

There is no limit on the number of accessory uses that may be associated with a principal use, subject to other limitations in the Medina Municipal Code.

E.

Except where expressly allowed off site in MMC 16.34.030, accessory uses shall be located on the same lot as the principal use.

F.

Accessory uses involving marijuana use as defined in MMC 16.12.140 are prohibited notwithstanding a state license or other recognition pursuant to RCW Title 69.

(Code 1988 § 20.21.040; Ord. No. 933 § 5, 2016; Ord. No. 900 § 4 (Att. A), 2013)

A.

Whenever a proposed use is not listed in Table 16.21.030, it may be allowed if the director determines the proposed use is a similar use to that of a use listed in Table 16.21.030 for that particular zone.

B.

A request for a determination of similar use shall be submitted to the city in writing. The determination of similar use shall be processed as a Type 1 decision pursuant to the review procedures in Chapter 16.80 MMC.

C.

The director shall consider the scale, visual impacts, traffic generation, relationship to surrounding uses, and other factors which influence and/or define the nature of the use in making a determination.

D.

If the director determines the proposed use is similar to a use in Table 16.21.030, the proposed use shall be allowed subject to the same requirements as the use in Table 16.21.030 it is found to be similar to.

(Code 1988 § 20.21.050; Ord. No. 900 § 4 (Att. A), 2013)

A.

Where Table 16.21.030 authorizes dwelling uses, the maximum unit density per lot is limited to two units, except if one unit is a single-family dwelling unit, then up to two accessory dwelling units meeting the requirements set forth in MMC 16.34.020 may be allowed on the same lot. If the lot is developed with two units of middle housing then no accessory dwelling units are permitted.

B.

The density requirements set forth in subsection "A" above does not permit middle housing to be developed in the following areas:

1.

Portions of a lot parcel, or tract designated with critical areas designated under RCW 36.70A.170 or their buffers as required by RCW 36.70A.170 except for critical aquifer recharge areas where a single-family detached house is an allowed use provided that any requirements to maintain aquifer recharge are met.

2.

A watershed serving a reservoir for potable water if that watershed is or was listed as of July 23, 2023 as impaired or threatened under section 303(d) of the federal clean water act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1313(d)).

3.

Lots that have been designated urban separators by countywide planning policies as of July 23, 2023.

4.

A lot that was created through the splitting or subdividing of a single residential lot after June 30, 2025.

C.

The standards of 16.21.060(A) do not apply to lots after subdivision below 1,000 square feet ee which lots shall only be permitted to have one dwelling unit per lot.

D.

The standard in 16.21.060: A may be modified for lots meeting the standards set forth in MMC 16.30,090 with the use of a development agreement.

E.

The creation or sale of condominiums consistent with State law is allowed provided that the maximum condominium units created or sold on a lot (or on a parent lot in the case of a lot split or unit lot subdivision) is limited to the maximum dwelling units as set forth in this section.

(Code 1988 § 20.21.060; Ord. No. 1040 § 12, 2025; Ord. No. 932 § 7, 2016)