Richland City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
23.06 Definitions
Sections
- 23.06.010 Definitions – Introductory.
- 23.06.020 Accessory apartment unit.
- 23.06.025 Accessory dwelling unit.
- 23.06.027 Adult family home.
- 23.06.030 Adult use establishment.
- 23.06.035 Agriculture.
- 23.06.040 Airport commercial.
- 23.06.045 Airport industrial.
- 23.06.050 Alley.
- 23.06.053 Amendment.
- 23.06.055 Animal shelter.
- 23.06.065 Apparel and accessory stores.
- 23.06.070 Apartment.
- 23.06.071 Apartment, studio.
- 23.06.075 Arcade.
- 23.06.080 Area of special flood hazard.
- 23.06.085 Art galleries.
- 23.06.090 Assisted living facility.
- 23.06.095 Auto parts sales.
- 23.06.100 Automobile repair.
- 23.06.105 Automobile service station.
- 23.06.110 Automobile wrecking.
- 23.06.115 Base flood.
- 23.06.117 Basement.
- 23.06.120 Bed and breakfast.
- 23.06.125 Block front.
- 23.06.130 Book, stationery and art supply store.
- 23.06.135 Building.
- 23.06.140 Building, accessory.
- 23.06.145 Building, main.
- 23.06.150 Building, hardware and garden supply store.
- 23.06.155 Bus station.
- 23.06.160 Bus terminal.
- 23.06.165 Bus transfer station.
- 23.06.170 Cafeteria.
- 23.06.175 Car wash.
- 23.06.180 Carport.
- 23.06.185 Cemetery.
- 23.06.190 Church.
- 23.06.195 City officials and agencies.
- 23.06.200 Cinema.
- 23.06.205 Clinic.
- 23.06.207 Clinic, school-based.
- 23.06.210 Club or fraternal societies.
- 23.06.215 Commercial recreation.
- 23.06.217 Concessionaire.
- 23.06.220 Convention center.
- 23.06.225 Contractors’ offices and shops.
- 23.06.230 Contractors’ yards.
- 23.06.235 Court.
- 23.06.240 Cultural institution.
- 23.06.245 Day care center.
- 23.06.250 Delicatessen.
- 23.06.255 Department store.
- 23.06.260 Dependent recreational vehicle.
- 23.06.265 Designated manufactured home.
- 23.06.270 Development.
- 23.06.275 District.
- 23.06.280 Dormitories, fraternities and sororities.
- 23.06.285 Drinking establishment.
- 23.06.290 Drive-through.
- 23.06.295 Drug store/pharmacy.
- 23.06.300 Dwelling, one-family attached.
- 23.06.305 Dwelling, one-family detached.
- 23.06.310 Dwelling, two-family detached.
- 23.06.315 Dwelling, multiple-family.
- 23.06.320 Dwelling unit.
- 23.06.325 Electronic equipment stores.
- 23.06.327 Emergency housing.
- 23.06.329 Emergency shelter.
- 23.06.330 Essential public facilities.
- 23.06.335 Equipment rental.
- 23.06.340 Family.
- 23.06.345 Family day care home.
- 23.06.350 Farming of land.
- 23.06.355 Fence.
- 23.06.360 Financial institution.
- 23.06.365 Flood or flooding – Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) – Flood Insurance Study.
- 23.06.370 Florist.
- 23.06.375 Food stores.
- 23.06.380 Food wagon.
- 23.06.385 Fuel station/mini-mart.
- 23.06.390 Funeral establishment.
- 23.06.395 Furniture, home furnishings, and appliance stores.
- 23.06.400 General service businesses.
- 23.06.405 Grade plane.
- 23.06.410 Gross floor area.
- 23.06.415 Guest room.
- 23.06.420 Habitable floor.
- 23.06.425 Hazardous waste.
- 23.06.430 Hazardous waste storage.
- 23.06.435 Hazardous waste treatment.
- 23.06.440 Hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities, off site.
- 23.06.445 Hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities, on site.
- 23.06.450 Hedge.
- 23.06.455 Height of building.
- 23.06.460 Hog farm.
- 23.06.465 Home occupations.
- 23.06.470 Health/fitness center.
- 23.06.475 Health/fitness facility.
- 23.06.477 Health spa.
- 23.06.480 Homeless shelter.
- 23.06.485 Hospital.
- 23.06.490 Hospital or clinic for large animals.
- 23.06.495 Hospital or clinic for small animals.
- 23.06.500 Hot tub.
- 23.06.505 Hotel.
- 23.06.510 House-banked card room.
- 23.06.515 Junkyard.
- 23.06.520 Kennel, commercial.
- 23.06.525 Landscaping.
- 23.06.530 Landscaping material sales.
- 23.06.535 Large livestock farming.
- 23.06.540 Lattice tower.
- 23.06.545 Laundry, self-service.
- 23.06.550 Laundry/dry cleaning, retail.
- 23.06.552 Laundry/dry cleaning, neighborhood.
- 23.06.555 Laundry/dry cleaning, commercial.
- 23.06.560 Livestock feed lot.
- 23.06.565 Lot.
- 23.06.567 Lot area.
- 23.06.570 Lot, corner.
- 23.06.572 Lot, interior.
- 23.06.575 Lot line, front.
- 23.06.577 Lot line, rear.
- 23.06.580 Lot line, side.
- 23.06.582 Lot depth.
- 23.06.584 Lot width.
- 23.06.586 Lowest floor.
- 23.06.587 Lumberyard.
- 23.06.590 Macrofacility.
- 23.06.595 Mailing services.
- 23.06.600 Manufactured home.
- 23.06.605 Manufactured home lot, park, and stand.
- 23.06.610 Manufacturing, general.
- 23.06.615 Manufacturing, heavy.
- 23.06.617 Manufacturing, light.
- 23.06.620 Manufacturing use.
- 23.06.625 Marinas.
- 23.06.630 Marine equipment rentals.
- 23.06.635 Marine gas sales.
- 23.06.640 Master plan.
- 23.06.645 Microbrewery.
- 23.06.650 Microfacility.
- 23.06.655 Mini-warehouse.
- 23.06.660 Mobile home.
- 23.06.665 Monopole.
- 23.06.670 Motel.
- 23.06.675 Nursing home or rest home.
- 23.06.680 Nursery, plant.
- 23.06.685 Office – Corporate.
- 23.06.687 Office – Consulting services.
- 23.06.690 Office – General.
- 23.06.695 Office – Research and development.
- 23.06.700 Office supply store.
- 23.06.705 Outdoor advertising sign.
- 23.06.710 Outdoor advertising structure.
- 23.06.715 Outdoor storage.
- 23.06.720 Parking lot.
- 23.06.725 Parking space, automobile (off street).
- 23.06.728 Parking structure.
- 23.06.730 Pasture.
- 23.06.732 Patio.
- 23.06.735 Pawn shop.
- 23.06.740 Pen.
- 23.06.742 Permanent supportive housing.
- 23.06.745 Personal loan business.
- 23.06.750 Personal services business.
- 23.06.755 Pet shop and pet supply store.
- 23.06.760 Photo processing, copying and printing services.
- 23.06.765 Pool, private.
- 23.06.770 Pool, public.
- 23.06.775 Pool, semi-public.
- 23.06.777 Porch.
- 23.06.780 Portable food vendor.
- 23.06.785 Poultry farm.
- 23.06.790 Public agency building.
- 23.06.792 Public agency facility.
- 23.06.795 Radio and television studio.
- 23.06.797 Reclassification.
- 23.06.800 Recreational club.
- 23.06.802 Recreational vehicle.
- 23.06.805 Recreational vehicle campground.
- 23.06.807 Recreational vehicle park.
- 23.06.809 Recreational vehicle space.
- 23.06.810 Restaurant.
- 23.06.817 Sales, retail.
- 23.06.820 Sales, wholesale.
- 23.06.825 Sanitary station or sanitary dumping station.
- 23.06.830 School.
- 23.06.832 School, alternative.
- 23.06.833 School, commercial.
- 23.06.834 School, trade.
- 23.06.835 Secondhand/consignment store.
- 23.06.840 Senior housing.
- 23.06.845 Sensitive land uses.
- 23.06.850 Small livestock farming.
- 23.06.855 Specialty retail store.
- 23.06.860 Specified anatomical areas.
- 23.06.862 Specified sexual activities.
- 23.06.865 Stable, private.
- 23.06.867 Stable, public.
- 23.06.870 Stock-in-trade.
- 23.06.871 Storage container.
- 23.06.875 Story.
- 23.06.880 Street.
- 23.06.885 Structure.
- 23.06.888 Substantial damage.
- 23.06.890 Substantial improvement.
- 23.06.895 Theater.
- 23.06.900 Towing, vehicle impound lots.
- 23.06.901 Transitional housing.
- 23.06.905 Travel trailer.
- 23.06.910 Truck terminal.
- 23.06.915 Use – Permitted.
- 23.06.920 Use – Accessory (secondary).
- 23.06.925 Use – Nonconforming.
- 23.06.930 Use – Special.
- 23.06.935 Variance.
- 23.06.937 Vehicle-based food service.
- 23.06.940 Vehicle leasing and rentals.
- 23.06.945 Vehicle sales.
- 23.06.950 Video rental store.
- 23.06.955 Warehousing and wholesale trade.
- 23.06.960 Warehousing, storage and distribution.
- 23.06.965 Wholesale use.
- 23.06.970 Wineries – Production.
- 23.06.972 Wineries – Tasting room.
- 23.06.975 Yard.
- 23.06.980 Yard, front.
- 23.06.983 Yard, rear.
- 23.06.985 Yard, side.
23.08 Use
Districts
Sections
- 23.08.010 Establishment of use districts.
- 23.08.020 Combining districts.
- 23.08.030 Unclassified areas.
- 23.08.035 Subsequent annexations.
- 23.08.040 Zoning map.
- 23.08.050 District boundaries.
- 23.08.060 Uses established.
- 23.08.065 Unclassified uses.
- 23.08.070 Zoning affects every structure and use.
- 23.08.080 Height limits.
- 23.08.090 Building site requirements.
- 23.08.100 Prohibited uses.
23.18 Residential
Zoning Districts
Sections
- 23.18.010 Purpose of residential use districts.
- 23.18.020 Residential performance standards and special requirements.
- 23.18.025 Single-family residential design standards.
- 23.18.030 Residential use districts permitted land uses.
- 23.18.040 Site requirements for residential use districts.
- 23.18.050 Parking standards for residential use districts.
23.22 Commercial
Zoning Districts
Sections
23.26 Industrial
Zoning Districts
Sections
- 23.26.010 Purpose of industrial use districts.
- 23.26.020 Industrial performance standards and special requirements.
- 23.26.025 Enforcement of performance standards.
- 23.26.030 Industrial use districts permitted land uses.
- 23.26.040 Site requirements for industrial use districts.
- 23.26.050 Parking standards for industrial use districts.
- 23.26.060 Landscaping standards for industrial districts.
23.28 Business
Zoning Districts
Sections
- 23.28.010 Purpose of business use districts.
- 23.28.020 Business performance standards and special requirements.
- 23.28.025 Enforcement of performance standards.
- 23.28.030 Business use districts permitted land uses.
- 23.28.040 Site requirements for business use districts.
- 23.28.050 Parking standards for business use districts.
- 23.28.060 Landscaping requirements.
23.38 Supplementary
Yard and Area Regulations
Sections
- 23.38.010 Area.
- 23.38.020 Accessory buildings in residential zoning districts.
- 23.38.030 Architectural features.
- 23.38.040 Carports.
- 23.38.050 Patios.
- 23.38.060 Porches.
- 23.38.070 Fences.
- 23.38.080 Height restrictions.
- 23.38.090 Height limitations – Exceptions.
- 23.38.100 Pigeons.
- 23.38.110 Maintenance of required landscaping.
- 23.38.120 Use of recreational vehicles.
23.42 General
Provisions and Special Conditions
Sections
- 23.42.010 Special use regulations – Purpose.
- 23.42.020 Accessory apartments.
- 23.42.030 Adult use establishment – Locational requirements.
- 23.42.035 Automobile oriented uses.
- 23.42.040 Animal shelters, commercial kennels and animal hospitals.
- 23.42.045 Bed and breakfast.
- 23.42.047 Businesses with drive-through window service.
- 23.42.050 Churches, clubs, semi-public or public buildings.
- 23.42.051 Concessionaire operating standards.
- 23.42.053 Drinking establishments, lounges and restaurants.
- 23.42.055 Drive-through uses in waterfront district.
- 23.42.060 Essential public facilities.
- 23.42.070 Excavation, processing and removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock or similar natural deposits.
- 23.42.080 Family day care homes and day care centers.
- 23.42.090 Home occupations.
- 23.42.100 House-banked card rooms – Locational criteria.
- 23.42.105 Landscaping material sales and plant nurseries.
- 23.42.110 Manufactured homes.
- 23.42.130 Manufactured home parks – Application procedure.
- 23.42.140 Manufactured home parks – Standards and requirements.
- 23.42.170 Mini-warehouses.
- 23.42.175 Outdoor commercial recreation.
- 23.42.180 Outdoor storage.
- 23.42.183 Parking lots.
- 23.42.185 Portable food vendors.
- 23.42.190 Public stables and riding academies.
- 23.42.200 Public utilities.
- 23.42.210 Recreational clubs.
- 23.42.220 Recreational vehicle park.
- 23.42.230 Recreational vehicle campground.
- 23.42.240 Recreational vehicle park and recreational vehicle campground – Application fee and site plan.
- 23.42.250 Schools.
- 23.42.260 Schools, alternative.
- 23.42.270 Self-service and automatic car washes.
- 23.42.280 Service stations.
- 23.42.290 Storage or sale of junk, wrecked or unlicensed autos, or salvage material.
- 23.42.300 Swimming pools.
- 23.42.310 Private swimming instructions.
- 23.42.320 Towing, vehicle impound lots.
- 23.42.325 Vehicle-based food service – Requirements.
- 23.42.330 Vehicle leasing, renting and sales.
23.46 Special
Use Permits
Sections
- 23.46.010 Purpose.
- 23.46.020 Applications.
- 23.46.025 Hearing body.
- 23.46.030 Notice of hearing.
- 23.46.040 Hearings – Findings – Conditions.
- 23.46.050 Notification of action.
- 23.46.060 Hearing examiner or board action.
- 23.46.070 Appeals.
- 23.46.075 Modification of special use permits.
- 23.46.080 Resubmission of application.
- 23.46.090 Change of property ownership.
- 23.46.100 Existing conditional uses.
- 23.46.110 Rights conferred.
23.48 Site
Plan Review
Sections
- 23.48.010 Purpose of the site plan review.
- 23.48.020 Site plan approval required.
- 23.48.030 Site plan application requirements.
- 23.48.040 Site plan – Conditions of approval.
- 23.48.050 Exceptions to site plan review process.
- 23.48.060 Optional administrative site plan review.
- 23.48.070 Effect of optional administrative site plan approval.
23.50 Planned
Unit Development
Sections
- 23.50.010 Planned unit development – Purpose.
- 23.50.020 Uses permitted.
- 23.50.030 Application procedure.
- 23.50.040 Consideration of reclassification to PUD and preliminary PUD plan.
- 23.50.050 Final PUD plan approval.
- 23.50.060 Standards and requirements.
- 23.50.070 Changes and modifications.
- 23.50.080 Effect of planned unit development approval.
23.54 Off-Street
Parking and Landscaping
Sections
- 23.54.010 Off-street parking required.
- 23.54.020 Standards and requirements.
- 23.54.030 Unspecified uses.
- 23.54.040 Motorcycles.
- 23.54.050 Bicycles.
- 23.54.055 Compact car spaces.
- 23.54.060 Mixed occupancies.
- 23.54.070 Joint use of parking facilities – Continuance assured.
- 23.54.080 Joint use of parking facilities – Spaces required.
- 23.54.090 Location of parking spaces.
- 23.54.100 Spaces lost for access.
- 23.54.110 Improvement of parking spaces.
- 23.54.120 Layout plan.
- 23.54.130 Loading and unloading.
- 23.54.140 Landscaping of parking facilities.
- 23.54.150 Adjustments of landscaping standards.
- 23.54.160 Perimeter landscaping of industrial facilities.
23.62 Wireless
Communications Facilities
Sections
- 23.62.010 Purpose.
- 23.62.020 Definitions.
- 23.62.030 Development standards for small cell facilities.
- 23.62.035 Design standards for small cell facilities.
- 23.62.040 Development standards for macrofacilities.
- 23.62.050 Development standards for monopoles and lattice towers.
- 23.62.060 Permitted zones for monopoles and lattice towers.
- 23.62.070 Special use permit criteria for monopoles and lattice towers.
- 23.62.080 Prohibited support structures.
- 23.62.090 Exemption.
- 23.62.100 Obsolescence.
- 23.62.110 Application review and approval of eligible facilities requests.
23.66 Nonconforming
Uses
Sections
23.70 Administration
Enforcement, Amendment
Sections
- 23.70.010 Administration.
- 23.70.020 Duties of administrative official.
- 23.70.030 Building permits – Required.
- 23.70.040 Board of adjustment created – Membership.
- 23.70.050 Board of adjustment – Rules of procedure.
- 23.70.060 Board of adjustment – Powers and duties.
- 23.70.070 Appeals to hearing examiner – Procedures.
- 23.70.080 Minor variances – Administrative review.
- 23.70.110 Variances – Applications.
- 23.70.120 Variances – Application – Plans.
- 23.70.130 Variances – Notices – Hearings.
- 23.70.140 Variances – Findings.
- 23.70.150 Variances – Limitations – Conditions.
- 23.70.160 Decisions of the board of adjustment.
- 23.70.170 Appeal from board of adjustment.
- 23.70.180 Amendment.
- 23.70.190 Initiation of proceedings.
- 23.70.200 Notice of hearing.
- 23.70.210 Public hearing and recommendation to council.
- 23.70.230 Consideration and action by council.
- 23.70.240 Appeals.
- 23.70.250 Resubmission of petition.
- 23.70.270 Violations – Penalties.
- 23.70.280 Severability.