Skamania County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 21
50 COMMERCIAL RECREATION ZONE CLASSIFICATION CR
§ 21.50.010 Purpose-Intent.
The commercial recreation zone is intended for tourist commercial uses and outdoor recreation facilities.
(Ord. 2005-02 (part))
§ 21.50.020 Allowable uses.
A.
Overnight lodging facilities.
B.
Food and drink service facilities.
C.
Recreational service facilities and related equipment sales and rentals.
D.
Outdoor recreational facilities.
E.
Indoor recreational facilities.
F.
Campgrounds.
G.
Group camps.
H.
Rural event centers.
I.
Retreat centers.
J.
Cluster developments when approved in accordance with county standards promulgated for same.
K.
Forestry.
L.
One single-family residential dwelling when used by the caretaker or the owner of the permitted commercial recreation development.
M.
One single-family residential dwelling may be permitted on lots created prior to the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
N.
Accessory equipment structures.
(Ord. 2024-02, 7-18-2024; Ord. 2021-02, 6-22-2021; Ord. 2005-02 (part))
§ 21.50.025 Administrative review uses.
§ 21.50.030 Conditional uses.
§ 21.50.040 Temporary uses permitted.
Temporary uses in the CR zone are as follows: none.
(Ord. 2024-02, 7-18-2024; Ord. 2005-02 (part))
§ 21.50.050 Minimum development standards.
A.
Lot Size. The standard minimum lot size, dimensions, and proportions shall be as follows:
1.
Minimum lot size shall be that necessary for protection of public health as determined by the planning director and the jurisdictional health department unless otherwise regulated, but not less than twelve thousand five hundred square feet;
2.
Lot depth shall not exceed lot width by more than a ration of four to one (with four being the lot depth);
3.
"Pan handle" or "flag" lots shall not be allowed.
B.
Density Requirements. Density will be established by the zone setback requirements.
C.
Setbacks.
1.
Front Yard. No building or accessory building shall be constructed closer than fifty feet from the centerline of the public road right-of-way or thirty-five feet from the centerline of a private road (not including private driveways), or twenty feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.
2.
Side Yard. Ten feet, unless a transition zone lot, in which case the setback shall be the same as that for the more restrictive district.
3.
Rear Yard. Twenty feet.
4.
Setbacks from cul-de-sacs and hammerhead turn arounds shall be twenty feet from the property line, or the edge of the public road right-of-way or private road easement, whichever is greater.
D.
Other Standards.
1.
Building coverage shall not exceed thirty-five percent of the total lot area.
2.
Building heights shall be limited so as not to appreciably block the view shed of existing home sites. Buildings over thirty-five feet in height shall be classified as a conditional use, with the exception of Section 21.70.050 of this title.
3.
No building or structure may be located within any easement.
E.
Off-Street Parking.
1.
Dining and drinking, amusement, museums; one space per one hundred square feet of floor area.
2.
Retail and rental: one space per two hundred square feet of floor area.
3.
Repair shop, automotive and related, miscellaneous specialty stores, public services and facilities: one space per four hundred square feet of floor area.
4.
Place of assembly: one space per four seats of eight feet of bench length; or one space per thirty-five square feet of floor area of meeting room.
5.
Commercial accommodations: one and one-half space per room or camping unit.
6.
Bowling alleys: three spaces per lane.
(Ord. 2005-02 (part))