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18A.20 Browns

Point/Dash Point Use Table

18A.20.005 Applicability.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance 2025-516s, codified in December 2025.

This Chapter provides the Use Tables and Density and Dimension Tables for the Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan area. (See the Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan Area Map.)

(Ord. 2025-516s § 4, 2025; Ord. 2020-102s § 10, 2020; Ord. 2008-51s § 1 (part), 2008)

18A.20.010 Urban Zone Classifications.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance 2025-516s, codified in December 2025.

Use Categories and Use Types

BROWNS POINT/DASH POINT

Urban Zone Classifications (Table 18A.20.010)

Urban Residential

Urban Center

Other Zones

Suburban Residential

[Reserved]

Neighborhood Center

Park and Recreation

SR

NC

PR

RESIDENTIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.210 for Description of Residential Use Categories.

Group Home

C(1)

Mobile Home

P

Mobile Home Park

P

Multi-Family Housing

P2

Residential Care Facilities

P1;C2

P1,2

Senior Housing

A

P

Shared Housing

P1;C3

A1;P2,3

Single-Family Housing

P

CIVIC USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.220 for Description of Civic Use Categories.

Administrative Government Services

P

Community and Cultural Services

A2;P7,8;C3,4

P2,7;C1

P7

Day-Care Centers

C

P

Education

P1,2;C3

P4;A1,2;C3

Health Services

P1

Postal Services

P1

Public Park Facilities

P1,4;A2;C3

P1,4

P1,2,4;C3

Public Safety Services

C1

P1

P1

Religious Assembly

P1;C2,3

P

Transportation

P1;C2,3

UTILITIES USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.230 for Description of Utilities Use Categories.

Electrical Facilities

P

P

P

Electrical Generation Facilities

A2

C3

C3

Natural Gas Facilities

P1;C3

P1,2;C3

Organic Waste Processing Facilities

Pipelines

P

P

P

Sewage Collection Facilities

P

P

P

Sewage Treatment Facilities

C

C

Surface Water Management Activities

P

P

P

Telecommunication Towers or Wireless Facilities

P1;C2

P1

P1;C2

Utility or Public Maintenance Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

Waste Disposal Facilities

C2

Waste Transfer Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

Water Supply Facilities

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES USE CATEGORY [Reserved]

OFFICE/BUSINESS USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.250 for Description of Office/Business Use Categories.

Administrative and Professional Offices

P

RESOURCE USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.260 for Description of Resource Use Categories.

Agritourism

P

Agricultural Services

Agricultural Supply Sales

Animal Production, Boarding, and Slaughtering

Crop Production

P1

Fish Processing, Hatcheries, and Aquaculture

Forestry

P1

Surface Mines

C

COMMERCIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.270 for Description of Commercial Use Categories.

Adult Business

Amusement and Recreation

C6

P1-3

Billboards

Building Materials and Garden Supplies

P1,2

Business Services

P

Commercial Centers

P1

Eating and Drinking Establishments

P

Lodging

Mobile, Manufactured, and Modular Home Sales

Motor Vehicles and Related Equipment Sales, Rental, Repair, and Service

P1-3

Rental and Repair Services

P1

Sales of Merchandise and Services

P3

Storage and Moving

Wholesale Trade

INDUSTRIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.280 for Description of Industrial Use Categories.

Basic Manufacturing

Contractor Yards

Food and Related Products

Industrial Services and Repair

Intermediate Manufacturing and Intermediate/Final Assembly

Off-site Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities

Recycling Collection and Processing Facilities

P1,2

Salvage Yards/Vehicle Storage

Warehousing, Distribution, and Freight Movement

OTHER URBAN ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS

NOTES

MPC    Master Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

EBPC    Employment Based Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

AIR    Airport Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.

MRO    Mineral Resource Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.E.

P    Permitted.

C    Requires Conditional Use Permit.

A    Requires Administrative Use Permit.

Number    Refers to level of Use Type allowed, see PCC 18A.33.200 to 18A.33.280. When no number is present, all levels of the Use Type are allowed.

PL    Priority Location Criteria, see PCC 18J.15.270.

(1)    Conditional Use Permit not required when the proposed housing will be occupied by person(s) who qualify as "handicapped" as defined by the Federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.).

(Ord. 2025-516s § 4, 2025; Ord. 2022-80s § 2, 2022; Ord. 2022-49s § 2, 2022; Ord. 2020-102s § 10, 2020; Ord. 2020-91s § 2 (part), 2020; Ord. 2020-40s § 1 (part), 2020; Ord. 2017-89s § 2 (part), 2018; Ord. 2016-24s2 § 1 (part), 2016; Ord. 2014-67 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 2013-85 § 1 (part), 2013; Ord. 2013-30s2 § 5 (part), 2013; Ord. 2012-2s § 5 (part), 2012; Ord. 2010-13s § 2 (part), 2010; Ord. 2010-7 § 2 (part), 2010; Ord. 2009-18s3 § 2 (part), 2009; Ord. 2008-51s § 1 (part), 2008)

18A.20.005 Applicability.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance 2025-516s, codified in December 2025.

This Chapter provides the Use Tables and Density and Dimension Tables for the Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan area. (See the Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan Area Map.)

(Ord. 2025-516s § 4, 2025; Ord. 2020-102s § 10, 2020; Ord. 2008-51s § 1 (part), 2008)

18A.20.010 Urban Zone Classifications.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance 2025-516s, codified in December 2025.

Use Categories and Use Types

BROWNS POINT/DASH POINT

Urban Zone Classifications (Table 18A.20.010)

Urban Residential

Urban Center

Other Zones

Suburban Residential

[Reserved]

Neighborhood Center

Park and Recreation

SR

NC

PR

RESIDENTIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.210 for Description of Residential Use Categories.

Group Home

C(1)

Mobile Home

P

Mobile Home Park

P

Multi-Family Housing

P2

Residential Care Facilities

P1;C2

P1,2

Senior Housing

A

P

Shared Housing

P1;C3

A1;P2,3

Single-Family Housing

P

CIVIC USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.220 for Description of Civic Use Categories.

Administrative Government Services

P

Community and Cultural Services

A2;P7,8;C3,4

P2,7;C1

P7

Day-Care Centers

C

P

Education

P1,2;C3

P4;A1,2;C3

Health Services

P1

Postal Services

P1

Public Park Facilities

P1,4;A2;C3

P1,4

P1,2,4;C3

Public Safety Services

C1

P1

P1

Religious Assembly

P1;C2,3

P

Transportation

P1;C2,3

UTILITIES USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.230 for Description of Utilities Use Categories.

Electrical Facilities

P

P

P

Electrical Generation Facilities

A2

C3

C3

Natural Gas Facilities

P1;C3

P1,2;C3

Organic Waste Processing Facilities

Pipelines

P

P

P

Sewage Collection Facilities

P

P

P

Sewage Treatment Facilities

C

C

Surface Water Management Activities

P

P

P

Telecommunication Towers or Wireless Facilities

P1;C2

P1

P1;C2

Utility or Public Maintenance Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

Waste Disposal Facilities

C2

Waste Transfer Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

Water Supply Facilities

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES USE CATEGORY [Reserved]

OFFICE/BUSINESS USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.250 for Description of Office/Business Use Categories.

Administrative and Professional Offices

P

RESOURCE USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.260 for Description of Resource Use Categories.

Agritourism

P

Agricultural Services

Agricultural Supply Sales

Animal Production, Boarding, and Slaughtering

Crop Production

P1

Fish Processing, Hatcheries, and Aquaculture

Forestry

P1

Surface Mines

C

COMMERCIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.270 for Description of Commercial Use Categories.

Adult Business

Amusement and Recreation

C6

P1-3

Billboards

Building Materials and Garden Supplies

P1,2

Business Services

P

Commercial Centers

P1

Eating and Drinking Establishments

P

Lodging

Mobile, Manufactured, and Modular Home Sales

Motor Vehicles and Related Equipment Sales, Rental, Repair, and Service

P1-3

Rental and Repair Services

P1

Sales of Merchandise and Services

P3

Storage and Moving

Wholesale Trade

INDUSTRIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.280 for Description of Industrial Use Categories.

Basic Manufacturing

Contractor Yards

Food and Related Products

Industrial Services and Repair

Intermediate Manufacturing and Intermediate/Final Assembly

Off-site Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities

Recycling Collection and Processing Facilities

P1,2

Salvage Yards/Vehicle Storage

Warehousing, Distribution, and Freight Movement

OTHER URBAN ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS

NOTES

MPC    Master Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

EBPC    Employment Based Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

AIR    Airport Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.

MRO    Mineral Resource Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.E.

P    Permitted.

C    Requires Conditional Use Permit.

A    Requires Administrative Use Permit.

Number    Refers to level of Use Type allowed, see PCC 18A.33.200 to 18A.33.280. When no number is present, all levels of the Use Type are allowed.

PL    Priority Location Criteria, see PCC 18J.15.270.

(1)    Conditional Use Permit not required when the proposed housing will be occupied by person(s) who qualify as "handicapped" as defined by the Federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.).

(Ord. 2025-516s § 4, 2025; Ord. 2022-80s § 2, 2022; Ord. 2022-49s § 2, 2022; Ord. 2020-102s § 10, 2020; Ord. 2020-91s § 2 (part), 2020; Ord. 2020-40s § 1 (part), 2020; Ord. 2017-89s § 2 (part), 2018; Ord. 2016-24s2 § 1 (part), 2016; Ord. 2014-67 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 2013-85 § 1 (part), 2013; Ord. 2013-30s2 § 5 (part), 2013; Ord. 2012-2s § 5 (part), 2012; Ord. 2010-13s § 2 (part), 2010; Ord. 2010-7 § 2 (part), 2010; Ord. 2009-18s3 § 2 (part), 2009; Ord. 2008-51s § 1 (part), 2008)