Omak City Zoning Code

Those uses listed within the various use districts as indicated in Table 1, Chapter 18.16 shall be permitted outright with no special zoning permits; the decision as to whether a proposed use conforms with the purpose and intent of those uses shall rest with the administrator.

Lot Width Exemption. A single-unit detached dwelling may be allowed on any lot of fifty feet in width or greater in areas platted before January 8, 1962 and on any lot of sixty feet wide or greater in areas platted thereafter.

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 18.16 in all districts.

Housing for Persons with Functional Disabilities. When housing facilities for people with functional disabilities are allowed as a permitted accessory or conditional use within any zoning district, they must provide documentation that the proposed use is in compliance with RCW 70.128 or is exempt from said requirements.

In the residential (RS, RD and RM) districts, travel trailers, boats, campers, and similar equipment may be stored on the premises if such storage is determined by the administrator not to be detrimental to surrounding properties, that are off-street and do not create a nuisance or public health/safety problem.

Day-care centers in a residential (RS, RD, RM) district must be the responsibility of a family day-care provider (Section 18.08.132).

General. These uses shall be limited to those normally found in conjunction with one of the primary permitted uses and are allowed outright but only in conjunction with an existing, permitted use.

Accessory Buildings. These buildings shall not exceed the allowable height as defined in Section 18.16.020 for each applicable zoning district. The location of a detached accessory building shall generally be located in the rear yard of the lot, and shall not project beyond the minimum front yard setback as defined in Section 18.16.020 for each applicable zoning district.

Accessory Dwellings. Accessory dwellings shall be permitted subject to Section 18.11.050, District use chart, and Section 18.16.124.

General. Those uses listed within the various use districts shall be prohibited as indicated in the general use chart, or as designated elsewhere in this title.

Mobile homes, as defined in Chapter 18.08, are considered nonconforming structures and shall not be relocated or brought into the community unless allowed under the conditions of an existing approved mobile/manufactured home park.

Outside storage of inoperable motor vehicles and appliances is prohibited.

Outside storage of commercial vehicles is prohibited in the PU, RS and RD districts. Conditional use permits are required in all other districts.

Poultry and livestock rearing for commercial purposes, and retail sale of produce are prohibited except in the LI and HI districts and in the AI district with a conditional use permit.

Contractor’s offices and equipment storage on the premises of a construction project, which are not to exceed one year or not to exceed the period of construction.

Circuses, Carnivals and Tent Shows. Subject to approval of the council, circuses, carnivals, and other tent shows may be allowed in the CB, PS, HB and LI districts for a specific period of time.

General. No use that is illegal under local, state or federal law shall be allowed in any zone within the city.

Specific Application—Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Collective Gardens. Until such time that this code is amended to provide specific provisions and land use controls allowing and regulating dispensaries of cannabis and/or collective gardens for the production, distribution and dispensing of cannabis for medical uses, all as further defined and set forth in Chapter 69.51A RCW and E2SSB 5073, Laws of 2011 of the State of Washington, such uses are not allowed in any zone within the city. For purposes of this section, “dispensary” means any person, entity, site, location, facility, business, cooperative, collective, whether for profit or not-for-profit, that distributes, sells, dispenses, transmits, packages, measures, labels, selects, processes, delivers, exchanges or gives away cannabis for medicinal or other purposes.