Milton City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
08 DEFINITIONS
Sections
- § 17.08.010 Rules of construction.
- § 17.08.020 Definitions generally.
- § 17.08.021 Accessory apartment.
- § 17.08.030 Accessory use.
- § 17.08.031 Accessory structure.
- § 17.08.032 Addition.
- § 17.08.033 Adult day care.
- § 17.08.034 Adult entertainment business.
- § 17.08.035 Adult family home.
- § 17.08.036 Adult retirement community.
- § 17.08.038 Adverse impact.
- § 17.08.039 Agricultural use.
- § 17.08.040 Alley.
- § 17.08.050 Amendment, text.
- § 17.08.051 Amendment, map.
- § 17.08.054 Animal hospital.
- § 17.08.055 Animal services. [1]
- § 17.08.060 Apartment.
- § 17.08.062 Approved plan.
- § 17.08.063 Assisted living facility.
- § 17.08.064 Auction house.
- § 17.08.065 Authorized use.
- § 17.08.066 Automobile service station.
- § 17.08.067 Automobile wash.
- § 17.08.068 Automobile, repair.
- § 17.08.069 Automobile, sales.
- § 17.08.072 Ballfield.
- § 17.08.076 Bed and breakfast.
- § 17.08.084 Buffer strip.
- § 17.08.088 Building.
- § 17.08.089 Building envelope.
- § 17.08.090 Building height.
- § 17.08.100 Building, principal.
- § 17.08.110 Building site.
- § 17.08.112 Building width.
- § 17.08.116 Build-to-line (BLT).
- § 17.08.120 Bulk.
- § 17.08.130 Business office.
- § 17.08.135 Buy-back recycling center.
- § 17.08.136 Cannabis related uses.
- § 17.08.137 Cargo storage containers.
- § 17.08.140 Carport.
- § 17.08.141 Cemetery.
- § 17.08.142 Change of use.
- § 17.08.144 Child care, family home.
- § 17.08.146 Child care center.
- § 17.08.150 Church.
- § 17.08.160 Club or organization, private.
- § 17.08.165 Commercial recreation.
- § 17.08.170 Commission.
- § 17.08.171 Composting.
- § 17.08.171A Composting facility.
- § 17.08.172 Comprehensive plan.
- § 17.08.180 Conditional use.
- § 17.08.190 Conditional use permit.
- § 17.08.200 Conforming building or structure.
- § 17.08.210 Conforming lot.
- § 17.08.220 Conforming use.
- § 17.08.225 Contractor yard.
- § 17.08.230 Council.
- § 17.08.234 Convenience store.
- § 17.08.240 Data center.
- § 17.08.242 Density, gross.
- § 17.08.244 Density, net.
- § 17.08.247 Distribution center.
- § 17.08.248 Drive-through.
- § 17.08.250 Dwelling.
- § 17.08.255 Dwelling, accessory.
- § 17.08.257 Dwelling, co-living.
- § 17.08.260 Dwelling, multifamily.
- § 17.08.270 Dwelling, single-family.
- § 17.08.280 Dwelling, two-family.
- § 17.08.290 Dwelling unit.
- § 17.08.291 Electric transmission substation.
- § 17.08.292 Emergency housing.
- § 17.08.293 Emergency shelter.
- § 17.08.295 Essential public facilities.
- § 17.08.300 Establishment, business or commercial.
- § 17.08.305 Facility or facilities.
- § 17.08.307 Family.
- § 17.08.310 Fence.
- § 17.08.315 Flea market.
- § 17.08.320 Floor area.
- § 17.08.330 Floor area ratio (FAR).
- § 17.08.330A Floor area ratio (FAR), net.
- § 17.08.331 Food and drink establishment.
- § 17.08.332 Fuel storage tank, above ground.
- § 17.08.333 Fuel storage tank, underground.
- § 17.08.340 Garage, private.
- § 17.08.350 Garage, public.
- § 17.08.352 Garage, repair.
- § 17.08.356 Golf and athletic facility.
- § 17.08.358 Government facilities.
- § 17.08.360 Grade, lot.
- § 17.08.362 Greenhouses, private and noncommercial.
- § 17.08.364 Grocery store.
- § 17.08.366 Group home.
- § 17.08.370 Guest, permanent.
- § 17.08.372 Hardware store.
- § 17.08.374 Health club.
- § 17.08.376 Heliport.
- § 17.08.380 Home occupation.
- § 17.08.385 Horticultural nursery, wholesale and retail.
- § 17.08.390 Hospital.
- § 17.08.400 Hotel.
- § 17.08.404 Impervious surface.
- § 17.08.405 Indoor spectator facility.
- § 17.08.406 Industry, light.
- § 17.08.408 Inn.
- § 17.08.425 Land use administrator.
- § 17.08.427 Landfill.
- § 17.08.430 Light manufacturing.
- § 17.08.440 Livestock.
- § 17.08.442 Live-work unit.
- § 17.08.445 Lodging.
- § 17.08.450 Lot.
- § 17.08.460 Lot, corner.
- § 17.08.464 Lot coverage.
- § 17.08.470 Lot depth.
- § 17.08.480 Lot, interior.
- § 17.08.488 Lot line.
- § 17.08.490 Lot line, front.
- § 17.08.500 Lot line, rear.
- § 17.08.510 Lot line, side.
- § 17.08.514 Lot, nonconforming.
- § 17.08.516 Lot, panhandle.
- § 17.08.520 Lot of record.
- § 17.08.524 Lot, substandard.
- § 17.08.530 Lot, through.
- § 17.08.540 Lot width.
- § 17.08.542 Lot width, corner.
- § 17.08.550 Lot, zoning.
- § 17.08.552 Lumber yard.
- § 17.08.554 Manufactured housing.
- § 17.08.556 Marijuana, collective garden.
- § 17.08.557 Marijuana facilities, state-licensed.
- § 17.08.560 Medical care facility.
- § 17.08.570 Mercantile.
- § 17.08.575 Microbeverage production.
- § 17.08.576 Microbrewery.
- § 17.08.577 Microdistillery.
- § 17.08.578 Microwinery.
- § 17.08.580 Mobile home lot.
- § 17.08.590 Mobile home park.
- § 17.08.600 Mobile home park thoroughfare.
- § 17.08.601 Mortuary.
- § 17.08.610 Motel.
- § 17.08.611 Motor vehicle impound yard in enclosed building.
- § 17.08.612 Native vegetation.
- § 17.08.615 Nonautomotive, motor vehicle and related equipment sales, rental, repair and service.
- § 17.08.620 Nonconforming building or structure.
- § 17.08.622 Nonconforming use.
- § 17.08.636 Open space.
- § 17.08.638 Open space, common.
- § 17.08.640 Outdoor advertising display.
- § 17.08.642 Outdoor assembly facility.
- § 17.08.643 Outdoor sales.
- § 17.08.644 Outdoor storage.
- § 17.08.650 Parking area, private.
- § 17.08.660 Parking area, public.
- § 17.08.670 Pasture.
- § 17.08.673 Permanent supportive housing.
- § 17.08.675 Permitted uses.
- § 17.08.680 Person.
- § 17.08.682 Personal and professional services.
- § 17.08.690 Pet shop.
- § 17.08.694 Planning commission.
- § 17.08.695 Plumbing supply yard.
- § 17.08.696 Post office, branch or contract station.
- § 17.08.698 Post office, distribution center or terminal.
- § 17.08.698A Preschool, private.
- § 17.08.699 Printing establishment.
- § 17.08.700 Professional studio.
- § 17.08.703 Public park.
- § 17.08.705 Public transit facility.
- § 17.08.710 Public utility.
- § 17.08.711 Public utility facility.
- § 17.08.711A Public utility service yard.
- § 17.08.711B Recreational use, commercial, including a tennis club and similar activities.
- § 17.08.711C Recreational center privately operated.
- § 17.08.711D Recreational vehicle.
- § 17.08.711E Recreational and cultural center.
- § 17.08.712 Recyclable materials.
- § 17.08.713 Recycling collection point.
- § 17.08.714 Recycling processing center.
- § 17.08.715 Religious institution.
- § 17.08.717 Religious organization.
- § 17.08.720 Residence.
- § 17.08.730 Rest home or nursing home.
- § 17.08.734 Restaurant.
- § 17.08.736 Restaurant, drive-through.
- § 17.08.738 Retail sales.
- § 17.08.740 Retaining wall.
- § 17.08.745 Rodeo.
- § 17.08.750 Roof.
- § 17.08.751 Sanitarium.
- § 17.08.752 School, elementary.
- § 17.08.753 School, private.
- § 17.08.754 School, secondary.
- § 17.08.755 Seat.
- § 17.08.756 Self-service storage facility.
- § 17.08.758 Semitrailer.
- § 17.08.760 Semitrailer storage lot.
- § 17.08.764 Setback line.
- § 17.08.766 Sewage treatment plant.
- § 17.08.770 Sign.
- § 17.08.780 Sign, advertising.
- § 17.08.785 Sign, attached.
- § 17.08.790 Sign, business.
- § 17.08.794 Sign, freestanding.
- § 17.08.796 Similar use.
- § 17.08.798 Site plan.
- § 17.08.800 Solid waste.
- § 17.08.801 Special use.
- § 17.08.802 Sports arena.
- § 17.08.805 Stable, private arena.
- § 17.08.807 Stadium.
- § 17.08.810 Street.
- § 17.08.820 Structural alteration.
- § 17.08.830 Structure.
- § 17.08.831 Studio.
- § 17.08.832 Substantial change in use.
- § 17.08.832A Surface mining.
- § 17.08.833 Swimming pool, commercial.
- § 17.08.834 Tavern.
- § 17.08.836 Theater.
- § 17.08.840 Trailer, vehicle.
- § 17.08.842 Transfer station solid waste facility.
- § 17.08.845 Transit facility, bus barn, park-and-ride lot, transit station.
- § 17.08.850 Transitional housing.
- § 17.08.855 Transit stop, major.
- § 17.08.860 Use.
- § 17.08.880 Use, principal.
- § 17.08.890 Variance.
- § 17.08.891 Vehicle, motor.
- § 17.08.892 Vehicle, off-road.
- § 17.08.892A Vehicle fueling station.
- § 17.08.893 Vehicle repair.
- § 17.08.894 Vehicle sales.
- § 17.08.896 Vehicle wash.
- § 17.08.898 Vocational school.
- § 17.08.899 Warehouse.
- § 17.08.900 Yard.
- § 17.08.910 Yard, front.
- § 17.08.920 Yard, rear.
- § 17.08.930 Yard, side.
- § 17.08.935 Yard waste.
- § 17.08.936 Yard waste composting.
- § 17.08.940 Zone.
- § 17.08.942 Zone, nonresidential. [1]
- § 17.08.944 Zone, residential. [1]
- § 17.08.950 Zoning administrator.
CHAPTER 17
42 SPECIAL USES
Sections
- § 17.42.010 Purpose.
- § 17.42.020 Application requirements.
- § 17.42.030 Special use permit decision and appeal process.
- § 17.42.040 Special use review and approval criteria.
- § 17.42.050 Additional review criteria pertaining to parking lots.
- § 17.42.060 Class II special use – Use-specific standards.
- § 17.42.070 Special use notification of hearing.
- § 17.42.080 Status of special uses.
- § 17.42.090 Special use time limits and revocation.
CHAPTER 17
44 GENERAL USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 17.44.010 Compliance required.
- § 17.44.012 Authorized uses, generally.
- § 17.44.013 Similar use determination.
- § 17.44.014 Conditional uses, generally.
- § 17.44.016 Prohibited uses.
- § 17.44.020 Yard and open space regulations.
- § 17.44.040 Area and width exceptions for substandard lot.
- § 17.44.050 Yard requirements for property abutting half streets or streets designated by an official control.
- § 17.44.060 Vision clearance.
- § 17.44.070 Permitted intrusions into required yards.
- § 17.44.080 Fences.
- § 17.44.090 Home occupations.
- § 17.44.100 Temporary living quarters.
- § 17.44.110 Landscape requirements.
- § 17.44.120 Siting of essential public facilities.
- § 17.44.130 Emergency housing and emergency shelter criteria.
- § 17.44.140 Permanent supportive housing and transitional housing criteria.
- § 17.44.150 Memorandum of agreement for emergency housing, emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing or transitional housing.
- § 17.44.160 Accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
- § 17.44.200 Animal shelters, kennels, and pet shops
CHAPTER 17
48 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Sections
- § 17.48.010 Parking spaces – Required.
- § 17.48.020 Parking spaces – Size and access.
- § 17.48.030 Parking spaces – Location.
- § 17.48.040 Off-street parking requirements.
- § 17.48.050 Parking spaces – Unspecified uses.
- § 17.48.060 Parking spaces – Mixed occupancies.
- § 17.48.070 Parking spaces – Cooperative provisions.
- § 17.48.080 Parking area – Development standards.
- § 17.48.090 Parking area – Motor barricades.
- § 17.48.100 Parking area – Landscaping standards.
- § 17.48.110 Parking area – Entrances and exits.
- § 17.48.120 Parking area – Surface.
- § 17.48.130 Parking area – Lighting.
- § 17.48.140 Parking area – Signs.
- § 17.48.150 Loading areas.
CHAPTER 17
50 SIGN CODE 1
Sections
- § 17.50.010 Purpose.
- § 17.50.020 Definitions.
- § 17.50.030 Administration and enforcement.
- § 17.50.040 Permits required.
- § 17.50.050 Permit application requirements.
- § 17.50.060 Prohibited signs.
- § 17.50.070 Exempt signs.
- § 17.50.080 General provisions.
- § 17.50.083 Signs in the right-of-way.
- § 17.50.085 Freeway signs.
- § 17.50.090 Pole signs.
- § 17.50.100 Monument signs.
- § 17.50.105 Accessory signs.
- § 17.50.110 Wall signs.
- § 17.50.115 Electronic message signs.
- § 17.50.120 Portable signs.
- § 17.50.140 Temporary signs.
- § 17.50.145 Uptown standards.
- § 17.50.150 Nonconforming signs.
- § 17.50.160 Maintenance of signs.
- § 17.50.170 Removal of signs.
- § 17.50.180 Deviation from standards.
- § 17.50.182 Construction.
- § 17.50.185 Signs of historical community significance.
- § 17.50.190 Penalty for violations.
- § 17.50.200 Severability.
CHAPTER 17
52 NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS AND USES
Sections
- § 17.52.010 Scope.
- § 17.52.015 Letter authorizing use and permit decision and appeal processes.
- § 17.52.020 Continuing existing uses.
- § 17.52.025 One- and two-family residential dwellings.
- § 17.52.030 Alterations and enlargements.
- § 17.52.040 Reconstruction.
- § 17.52.050 Abandonment.
- § 17.52.060 Change of use.
CHAPTER 17
56 TEMPORARY USES
Sections
CHAPTER 17
58 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Sections
- § 17.58.010 Purpose.
- § 17.58.020 Definitions.
- § 17.58.025 Applicability and permit decision.
- § 17.58.030 Exemptions.
- § 17.58.040 General provisions.
- § 17.58.050 WCF removal.
- § 17.58.060 Electromagnetic field (EMF) standards compliance.
- § 17.58.070 WCF locations.
- § 17.58.080 Macro facility design and concealment standards.
- § 17.58.090 Macro facility application process.
- § 17.58.100 Macro facility application requirements.
- § 17.58.110 Macro facility permit requirements.
- § 17.58.120 Fees.
- § 17.58.130 Small wireless facility application process.
- § 17.58.140 Small wireless facility application requirements.
- § 17.58.150 Small wireless facility application review procedure.
- § 17.58.160 Small wireless facility application review criteria.
- § 17.58.170 Small wireless facility permit requirements.
- § 17.58.180 Small wireless facility permit – Consolidated.
- § 17.58.190 Small wireless facilities design and concealment standards.
- § 17.58.200 Small wireless facility design zones.
- § 17.58.210 Requirements for small wireless facilities in design zones or located on new poles in the right-of-way.
- § 17.58.220 Eligible facilities requests.
CHAPTER 17
60 MOBILE HOME PARKS
Sections
- § 17.60.010 Permit – Requirements.
- § 17.60.020 Permit – Requirements.
- § 17.60.030 Lot area and width.
- § 17.60.040 Coverage.
- § 17.60.050 Zero lot line development.
- § 17.60.060 Recreational facilities.
- § 17.60.070 Setbacks for structures.
- § 17.60.080 Landscaping and screening.
- § 17.60.090 Business signs.
- § 17.60.100 Lot individuality.
- § 17.60.110 Bond.
- § 17.60.120 Inspection – Required.
- § 17.60.130 Inspection – Fees.
CHAPTER 17
62 SITE PLAN APPROVAL
Sections
CHAPTER 17
64 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
Sections
- § 17.64.010 Conditional uses authorized.
- § 17.64.015 Purpose.
- § 17.64.020 Application requirements.
- § 17.64.030 Permit decision and appeal processes.
- § 17.64.040 Conditional use permit review and approval criteria.
- § 17.64.050 Expiration.
- § 17.64.060 Permit revisions and modifications.
- § 17.64.070 Revocation.
CHAPTER 17
65 VARIANCES
Sections
- § 17.65.010 Purpose.
- § 17.65.020 Application requirements.
- § 17.65.030 Decision and appeal process.
- § 17.65.040 Review and approval criteria.
- § 17.65.045 Reasonable use permit.
- § 17.65.050 Variance conditions authorized.
- § 17.65.060 Reasonable use permit and variance expiration.
- § 17.65.070 Revocation and modification of variances by the city.
- § 17.65.080 Variance revisions and modifications by applicants.
CHAPTER 17
71 PERMIT DECISION AND APPEAL PROCESSES
Sections
- § 17.71.010 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.71.020 Definitions.
- § 17.71.030 Framework for decisions.
- § 17.71.040 Process type table.
- § 17.71.045 Processing procedures table.
- § 17.71.050 Process types.
- § 17.71.060 Consolidated review.
- § 17.71.070 Preapplication meeting requirement.
- § 17.71.090 Neighborhood public meeting requirements.
- § 17.71.100 Review time period.
- § 17.71.110 Computation of review time period.
- § 17.71.120 Notice of application procedures.
- § 17.71.130 Open record hearing procedures.
- § 17.71.140 Closed record hearing procedures.
- § 17.71.150 Administrative appeal procedure.
- § 17.71.154 Commencement of activity.
- § 17.71.155 Deadline for hearing examiner decisions and recommendations.
- § 17.71.160 Limitations on refiling an application.
CHAPTER 17
75 CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
Sections
- § 17.75.010 Intent and purpose.
- § 17.75.020 Definitions.
- § 17.75.030 Concurrency applicability and procedures.
- § 17.75.040 Concurrency level of service adopted and test.
- § 17.75.050 Mitigation options.
- § 17.75.060 Finding of concurrency.
- § 17.75.070 Preliminary concurrency test – Fees.
- § 17.75.080 Concurrency test – Alternative calculation – Fees.
- § 17.75.090 Exemptions.
- § 17.75.100 Studies required.
- § 17.75.110 Phased projects.
- § 17.75.120 Decision process.
- § 17.75.130 Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
78 NOTICES AND ORDERS TO CORRECT AND/OR ABATE
Sections
- § 17.78.005 Definitions.
- § 17.78.010 Initiation.
- § 17.78.020 Issuance – Contents.
- § 17.78.030 Issuance – Supplemental.
- § 17.78.040 Service.
- § 17.78.050 Appeals.
- § 17.78.060 Suspension of penalties/compliance action during appeal.
- § 17.78.070 Final order – Designated.
- § 17.78.075 Final order – Violation a misdemeanor.
- § 17.78.080 Final order – Enforcement.