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Skamania County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 21

58 FOREST LANDS 20 FL20

§ 21.58.010 Purpose-Intent.

The forest lands 20 (FL20) zone classification is intended to provide land for present and future nonindustrial forestry operations. A secondary purpose is to provide buffers between commercial resource lands and rural lands designations.
(Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-2018)

§ 21.58.020 Allowable uses.

A. 
Forest practices and associated management activities of any forest crop, including but not limited to timber harvest, harvesting of forest resources (mushrooms, bear grass, boughs, berries, etc.), Christmas trees, and nursery stock;
B. 
Log sorting and storage areas, scaling stations, and forest industry storage and maintenance facilities, provided the intent of the processing is initial reduction in bulk and/or to facilitate transport of products to a secondary processing center. These uses shall not include commercial and manufacturing uses such as but not limited to: manufacture of finished wood products, such as furniture, lumber, or plywood, nor the retail sales of products from the site;
C. 
Commercial and domestic agriculture;
D. 
Management and enhancement of unique biological areas, propagation of fish and wildlife, and water resource management facilities;
E. 
Scientific monitoring or research devices;
F. 
Storage of explosives, fuels and chemicals allowed by state and federal laws;
G. 
Attached communication facilities located on BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160);
H. 
Public facilities and/or utility systems;
I. 
Group camps;
J. 
One single-family dwelling per legal lot of record;
K. 
Cottage occupations (in accordance with Chapter 21.70);
L. 
Light home industries (in accordance with Chapter 21.70);
M. 
Professional services;
N. 
Landscaping features (not located within a critical area);
O. 
Accessory uses normally associated with an allowable use.
(Ord. 2024-02, 7-18-2024; Ord. 2021-02, 6-22-2021; Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-2018)

§ 21.58.030 Administrative review uses.

A. 
Attached communication facilities located on non-BPA towers (in accordance with Section 21.70.160);
B. 
Temporary crew quarters and/or farm labor housing in conjunction with forest or agricultural activities.
(Ord. 2024-02, 7-18-2024; Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-2018)

§ 21.58.040 Conditional uses.

A. 
Extraction and processing of gravel and rock for construction and maintenance of roads and trails within the forest owner's property, provided:
1. 
Ownership is a minimum of twenty contiguous acres;
2. 
Land is in a forest tax classification;
3. 
There is a forest management plan for the property;
B. 
Outdoor recreational facilities;
C. 
Indoor recreational facilities;
D. 
Campgrounds;
E. 
Rural event centers;
F. 
Retreat centers;
G. 
Commercial kennel facilities;
H. 
Semi-public facilities and utilities;
I. 
Sawmills, shake and shingle mills, and chipper facilities;
J. 
Communication tower(s) (in accordance with Section 21.70.160);
K. 
Expansion of existing legally established commercial mineral resource extraction and/or processing sites.
L. 
Large-scale recreational facility.
(Ord. 2024-02, 7-18-2024; Ord. 2021-02, 6-22-2021; Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-2018)

§ 21.58.050 Temporary uses permitted.

Temporary uses shall be permitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 21.70.120.
(Ord. 2024-02, 7-18-2024; Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-2018)

§ 21.58.060 Prohibited uses.

Any uses not listed above are prohibited.
(Ord. 2024-02, 7-18-2024; Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-2018)

§ 21.58.070 Minimum development standards.

A. 
Lot Size. The standard minimum lot size, dimensions, and proportions shall be as follows (unless the local health authority requires a greater lot size):
1. 
Minimum lot size shall be twenty acres.
B. 
Density Requirements.
1. 
Single-Family. Each single-family dwelling (including mobile homes) shall require the minimum lot area listed under Section 21.67.090(G)(1).
2. 
One single-family dwelling per legal lot of record allowed.
3. 
Multifamily. No multifamily dwellings (two or more units) are allowed within the FL20 zone classification.
C. 
Setbacks. The following are the minimum lot line setbacks for all buildings and accessory buildings:
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. No building or accessory building shall be constructed closer than twenty feet from the property line on each side of the structure.
3. 
Rear Yard. No building or accessory building shall be constructed closer than twenty feet from the rear property line.
4. 
Nonconforming Lots. Lots of less than two acres in size shall conform to standard building code setback requirements.
5. 
A Yard That Fronts on More Than One Road. The setback requirement for the front yard of a lot that fronts on more than one road shall be the required setback for that zone classification. All other frontages shall have a setback of fifteen feet from the property line, the edge of the public road right-of-way, or private road easement, whichever is greater if the parcel is less than two acres. If the parcel is greater than two acres the setback shall be twenty feet from the property line, the edge of the public road right-of-way, or private road easement, whichever is greater.
6. 
Cul-de-Sacs and Hammerhead Turnarounds. The setback requirement for a cul-de-sac or hammerhead turnaround shall be twenty feet from the property line, the edge of the public road right-of-way, or private road easement, whichever is greater.
D. 
Other Standards.
1. 
Building height limit for permitted uses shall not exceed thirty-five feet above grade, with the exception of Sections 21.70.050 and 21.70.160.
2. 
No building or accessory structure shall be located within any easement.
(Ord. 2018-08 § 1 (Exh. 1), 10-16-2018)