Okanogan County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
17.10 General
Provisions
Sections
- 17.10.010 Short title.
- 17.10.020 Repealer.
- 17.10.030 Purpose.
- 17.10.040 Authority.
- 17.10.050 State Environmental Policy Act coordination.
- 17.10.060 Relationship to subdivision and platting.
- 17.10.070 Compliance.
- 17.10.080 Interpretations.
- 17.10.090 Scope.
- 17.10.100 Establishment of zone districts and zone map.
- 17.10.110 Deviation from minimum zoning standards.
- 17.10.120 Notification periods.
- 17.10.130 Severability.
- 17.10.140 Water availability.
17.20 Definitions
Sections
- 17.20.005 Definitions generally.
- 17.20.010 Abatement of zoning violation.
- 17.20.015 Accessory building.
- 17.20.020 Accessory use.
- 17.20.025 Acid manufacturing.
- 17.20.030 Acre.
- 17.20.035 Administrator.
- 17.20.040 Adult care facility.
- 17.20.045 Advertising sign.
- 17.20.050 Agricultural commodity storage.
- 17.20.055 Agricultural-related industry.
- 17.20.060 Agriculture.
- 17.20.065 Air cargo terminal.
- 17.20.070 Air passenger services.
- 17.20.075 Aircraft fuel pump and fuel storage.
- 17.20.080 Aircraft hangars.
- 17.20.085 Aircraft sales, repair, service.
- 17.20.090 Aircraft salvage.
- 17.20.095 Airport.
- 17.20.100 Airport clear zone.
- 17.20.105 Airstrip.
- 17.20.110 Amateur radio.
- 17.20.115 Animal disposal facility.
- 17.20.120 Apiary farm.
- 17.20.125 Approach surface.
- 17.20.130 Auto parking lots and areas.
- 17.20.135 Auto parking lots and areas, commercial.
- 17.20.140 Auto rental service.
- 17.20.145 Auto repair.
- 17.20.150 Auto sales.
- 17.20.155 Auto storage.
- 17.20.160 Auto towing operation.
- 17.20.165 Auto wrecking yard.
- 17.20.170 Average adjacent grade.
- 17.20.175 Bank.
- 17.20.180 Batch plant (asphalt/concrete).
- 17.20.185 Bed and breakfast.
- 17.20.190 Billboard.
- 17.20.200 Board.
- 17.20.205 Building.
- 17.20.210 Campgrounds.
- 17.20.215 Cannabis processing facility.
- 17.20.216 Cannabis production facility.
- 17.20.217 Cannabis retail store.
- 17.20.218 Cellular communication tower.
- 17.20.220 Cement, lime, gypsum manufacturers.
- 17.20.225 Church.
- 17.20.230 Commercial.
- 17.20.235 Communication facility, commercial.
- 17.20.240 Community advisory committee.
- 17.20.245 Community center, grange hall, etc.
- 17.20.250 Compost manufacturer.
- 17.20.255 Concrete batch plant.
- 17.20.260 Conditional use.
- 17.20.265 Condominium.
- 17.20.266 Contiguous.
- 17.20.270 Crematory, cemetery, funeral home.
- 17.20.275 Critical areas.
- 17.20.276 Cryptocurrency mining operations.
- 17.20.280 Dairy farm.
- 17.20.285 Day care facility.
- 17.20.290 Dedication.
- 17.20.295 Density.
- 17.20.300 Development.
- 17.20.305 Dormitory.
- 17.20.310 Drive-in movie theater.
- 17.20.315 Dwelling unit.
- 17.20.320 Dwelling, accessory.
- 17.20.325 Dwelling, group (dormitory, hostel and hospice).
- 17.20.330 Dwelling, multiple-family.
- 17.20.335 Dwelling, single-family.
- 17.20.340 Earth station.
- 17.20.341 Electric vehicle charging stations.
- 17.20.343 Emergency shelter.
- 17.20.344 Energy facilities.
- 17.20.345 Evaporation ponds.
- 17.20.350 Event centers.
- 17.20.353 Exempt well.
- 17.20.355 Exercise clubs, swimming pools.
- 17.20.360 Explosive manufacture or storage.
- 17.20.365 Facade sign.
- 17.20.370 Farm.
- 17.20.375 Farmworker housing.
- 17.20.380 Feedlot.
- 17.20.385 Fence.
- 17.20.390 Fertilizer manufacturer.
- 17.20.395 Flood hazard area.
- 17.20.400 Floodplain.
- 17.20.405 Floodplain, 100-year.
- 17.20.410 Floodway.
- 17.20.415 Floor area.
- 17.20.420 Florist, retail.
- 17.20.425 Florist, wholesale/floriculture.
- 17.20.430 Food store (retail).
- 17.20.435 Freestanding sign.
- 17.20.440 Fruit stand.
- 17.20.445 Golf course.
- 17.20.450 Government services.
- 17.20.455 Gravel pits and quarries.
- 17.20.460 Height, building.
- 17.20.465 Helipad.
- 17.20.470 Heliport.
- 17.20.471 Hemp.
- 17.20.475 Home occupation.
- 17.20.480 Horticultural services.
- 17.20.485 Hospital.
- 17.20.490 Hotels and motels.
- 17.20.495 Impound yard.
- 17.20.500 Industrial.
- 17.20.505 Industrial, light.
- 17.20.510 Inns, lodges and guest ranches.
- 17.20.515 Kennel, commercial.
- 17.20.520 Kennel, private.
- 17.20.525 Laundromats.
- 17.20.530 Legal preexisting lot.
- 17.20.535 Legal preexisting structure.
- 17.20.540 Legal preexisting use.
- 17.20.550 Lodging unit.
- 17.20.555 Lot.
- 17.20.560 Lot coverage.
- 17.20.565 Lot width.
- 17.20.570 Lot, corner.
- 17.20.575 Manufactured home.
- 17.20.580 Manufactured home park.
- 17.20.585 Manufactured home sales and facilities.
- 17.20.605 Marinas.
- 17.20.610 Meat packing plant.
- 17.20.615 Medical/dental clinic.
- 17.20.620 Mining.
- 17.20.625 Mini-storage.
- 17.20.630 Mobile home.
- 17.20.635 Modular home.
- 17.20.640 Motorized vehicle track (commercial).
- 17.20.641 Multifamily unit.
- 17.20.645 Nightly rental.
- 17.20.650 Nursery.
- 17.20.655 Office.
- 17.20.660 Open space.
- 17.20.665 Open space, common.
- 17.20.670 Orchard.
- 17.20.671 Parking facilities.
- 17.20.672 Permit exempt well.
- 17.20.675 Persons.
- 17.20.680 Petroleum bulk plant.
- 17.20.685 Petroleum service station.
- 17.20.690 Planned destination resort (PDR).
- 17.20.695 Planned unit development (PD).
- 17.20.700 Portable.
- 17.20.705 Private club/lodge.
- 17.20.710 Professional building.
- 17.20.713 Project.
- 17.20.715 Projecting sign.
- 17.20.720 Propane/natural gas storage tanks (commercial).
- 17.20.722 Public utility.
- 17.20.723 Public utility service.
- 17.20.725 Recreation site, high-intensity.
- 17.20.730 Recreation site, low-intensity.
- 17.20.735 Recreational vehicle (RV) park.
- 17.20.740 Recycling collection center.
- 17.20.745 Recycling processing center.
- 17.20.750 Restaurants and cafes.
- 17.20.755 Retail store or gift shop.
- 17.20.760 Salvage (junk) yards.
- 17.20.765 Sandwich board sign.
- 17.20.770 Sanitary landfill.
- 17.20.775 Sawmill and pulp mill (commercial).
- 17.20.780 Sawmill, portable.
- 17.20.785 School, private.
- 17.20.786 School, public.
- 17.20.790 Seasonal.
- 17.20.795 Septic lagoon.
- 17.20.800 Setback.
- 17.20.805 Shooting ranges.
- 17.20.810 Shoreline.
- 17.20.815 Sign.
- 17.20.820 Sign area.
- 17.20.825 Sign height.
- 17.20.830 Slaughter house.
- 17.20.831 Solar energy facilities and/or system, commercial or community.
- 17.20.835 Solid waste transfer station.
- 17.20.840 Special event.
- 17.20.845 Special event camping.
- 17.20.850 Structure.
- 17.20.855 Temporary.
- 17.20.860 Temporary emergency facilities.
- 17.20.865 Temporary use.
- 17.20.870 Tourist accommodation.
- 17.20.875 Tract.
- 17.20.880 Transient tourist accommodation.
- 17.20.885 Transient use.
- 17.20.890 Transitional surface.
- 17.20.892 Transmission facility.
- 17.20.895 Underlying zone.
- 17.20.900 Use.
- 17.20.902 Utility, high impact.
- 17.20.903 Utility, low impact.
- 17.20.905 Variance.
- 17.20.910 Veterinary clinic.
- 17.20.915 Warming huts/way stations.
- 17.20.920 Wetlands.
- 17.20.925 Wholesale establishment.
- 17.20.929 Wind energy facilities.
- 17.20.930 Window sign.
- 17.20.935 Winery.
- 17.20.937 Zero lot line development.
- 17.20.940 Zoning adjuster.
17.40 Rural
1 R1
Sections
17.50 Rural
5 R5
Sections
17.60 Rural
20 R20
Sections
17.70 Agriculture
AG
Sections
17.80 Agricultural
Residential AR
Sections
17.90 Suburban
Residential SR
Sections
17.100 Commercial
C
Sections
17.110 Industrial
IN
Sections
17.120 Airport
Development AD
Sections
17.130 Methow
Review District MRD
Sections
17.140 Rural
Residential RR
Sections
- 17.140.010 Purpose of classification.
- 17.140.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.140.030 Conditional uses.
- 17.140.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.140.050 Lot area and width.
- 17.140.060 Density.
- 17.140.070 Property line setbacks.
- 17.140.080 Height.
- 17.140.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.140.100 Parking.
- 17.140.110 Special provisions.
- 17.140.120 Signs.
17.150 Low
Density Residential LDR
Sections
- 17.150.010 Purpose of classification.
- 17.150.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.150.030 Conditional uses.
- 17.150.040 Accessory uses.
- 17.150.050 Lot area and width.
- 17.150.060 Density.
- 17.150.070 Property line setbacks.
- 17.150.080 Height.
- 17.150.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.150.100 Parking.
- 17.150.110 Special provisions.
- 17.150.120 Signs.
17.160 Urban
Residential UR
Sections
17.170 Neighborhood
Use NU
Sections
17.180 Neighborhood
Commercial NC
Sections
17.200 Planned
Development PD
Sections
- 17.200.010 District purpose.
- 17.200.020 Effect on allowed uses.
- 17.200.030 Minimum area, maximum density, open space, height and setbacks.
- 17.200.040 Specific requirements for Methow review district.
- 17.200.050 Clustering requirements.
- 17.200.060 Individually owned open space standards.
- 17.200.070 Common open space standards.
- 17.200.080 Underground utilities.
- 17.200.090 Planned development standards.
- 17.200.100 Preapplication consultation.
- 17.200.110 Application for planned development.
- 17.200.120 Board of county commissioners’ action.
- 17.200.130 Final plan – Submittal.
- 17.200.140 Final plan and program requirements.
- 17.200.150 Final plan review and board action.
- 17.200.160 Building permits.
- 17.200.170 Modifications to development plan and program.
- 17.200.180 Final planned development – Action on nondevelopment.
- 17.200.190 Damaged building restoration.
17.210 Planned
Destination Resort PDR
Sections
- 17.210.010 District purpose.
- 17.210.020 Uses allowed.
- 17.210.030 General requirements.
- 17.210.040 Preapplication consultation.
- 17.210.050 Application for planned destination resort.
- 17.210.060 Processing of application for PDR.
- 17.210.070 Board of county commissioners’ review and decision.
- 17.210.080 Final development plan submittal requirements.
- 17.210.090 Procedure for review of a final development plan – Phased development.
- 17.210.100 Procedure for modification of a final development plan.
- 17.210.110 Violation of terms of approval.
17.230 Temporary
Use Permits
Sections
17.240 Off-Street
Parking and Loading
Sections
- 17.240.010 Artificial lighting.
- 17.240.020 Off-street parking – Nonresidential structures.
- 17.240.030 Off-street parking – Residential structures.
- 17.240.040 Off-street parking – Hotels, motels, inns and lodges.
- 17.240.050 Off-street parking – Dormitory-type housing.
- 17.240.060 Off-street parking – Space size.
- 17.240.070 Parking areas – Snow storage and removal.
- 17.240.080 Deviations.
17.255 Special
Uses
Sections
- 17.255.010 Purpose.
- 17.255.020 Use standards.
- 17.255.030 Cryptocurrency mining operations.
- 17.255.040 Electric vehicle charging stations.
- 17.255.050 Energy facilities.
- 17.255.055 Wind energy facilities.
- 17.255.060 Solar energy facilities.
- 17.255.070 High and low impact utilities.
- 17.255.080 Unclassified uses.
17.260 Bed
and Breakfasts
Sections
- 17.260.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.260.020 Standards.
- 17.260.030 Outward appearance.
- 17.260.040 Signs.
- 17.260.050 Health code applicability.
- 17.260.060 Occupancy of residential units.
- 17.260.070 Guest bedrooms.
- 17.260.080 Health inspection.
- 17.260.090 Retail sales.
- 17.260.100 Guest parking.
- 17.260.110 Cooking facilities.
- 17.260.120 Food service.
- 17.260.130 Permit required.
- 17.260.140 Conditions of approval.
17.290 Cannabis
Operations
Sections
- 17.290.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.290.020 Types of cannabis operations.
- 17.290.030 Permit required.
- 17.290.040 Conditions of approval.
- 17.290.050 License – Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
- 17.290.060 Other permits.
- 17.290.070 Industrial hemp.
- 17.290.080 Legal preexisting cannabis operations.
- 17.290.090 Right to entry.
- 17.290.100 Enforcement.
17.300 Airport
Safety and Overlay
Sections
- 17.300.010 General purpose.
- 17.300.020 Definitions.
- 17.300.030 Airport zoning designations.
- 17.300.035 Transition and approach zone dimensions.
- 17.300.040 General prohibitions.
- 17.300.045 Storage of flammable substances.
- 17.300.050 Glare.
- 17.300.060 Lighting.
- 17.300.065 Air pollution.
- 17.300.070 Height.
- 17.300.075 Location of roadways.
- 17.300.076 Extension of structures into transitional or approach surface of runway.
- 17.300.080 Zone 1 – Flight operations.
- 17.300.090 Zone 2 – Approach/departure.
- 17.300.100 Zone 3 – Transition.
- 17.300.110 Zone 4 – Passage.
- 17.300.120 Zone 5 – Airport effects area.
- 17.300.130 Required setbacks.
- 17.300.140 Site analysis requirements.
- 17.300.150 Nonconforming lots.
- 17.300.160 Nonconforming use in zoning district.
- 17.300.170 Nonconforming structure.
- 17.300.180 Abandonment.
- 17.300.190 Unsafe buildings.
- 17.300.200 Conflicting regulations.
- 17.300.210 Violations and enforcement.
- 17.300.220 Appeals.
17.310 Conditional
Use Permits
Sections
- 17.310.010 Purpose.
- 17.310.020 Authority.
- 17.310.030 Applications.
- 17.310.040 Environmental review.
- 17.310.050 Review process.
- 17.310.060 Setting for hearing.
- 17.310.070 Standards and criteria.
- 17.310.080 Compatibility.
- 17.310.090 Potential conditions.
- 17.310.100 Permit, operation.
- 17.310.110 Records.
- 17.310.120 Amendments.
- 17.310.130 Termination.
17.320 Variances
Sections
17.340 Amendment
of Zoning Code
Sections
- 17.340.010 General.
- 17.340.020 Purpose.
- 17.340.030 Evaluation criteria.
- 17.340.040 Initiation.
- 17.340.050 Review process – Determination.
- 17.340.060 Applications.
- 17.340.070 Environmental review.
- 17.340.080 Public hearing not required – procedural amendments.
- 17.340.090 Legislative review.
- 17.340.100 Quasi-judicial review.