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Skykomish City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

24 ZONING TABLES

§ 18.24.010 Table of permitted uses.

Land uses shall be permitted in accordance with the following table of permitted uses; provided, that:
Only those uses identified with a P (permitted) or C (conditional use permit required) may be approved. Those uses identified with an X are not permitted.
Any other unnamed use may be permitted if it is determined by the administrator to be of the same general character as the principally permitted uses and in accordance with the stated purpose of the district.
Any use not allowed by the code in a given zone is therein prohibited.
KEY:
P: Permitted Uses
C: Conditional Uses
X: Prohibited Uses
P: Permitted Uses
C: Conditional Uses
X: Prohibited Uses
Low Density Residential (R-10,000)
Moderate Density Residential (R-5,000)
Mixed Use (MU)
Commercial (C)
Historic Commercial (H)
Industrial (I)
Public (P)
Residential
Adult family home
P
P
P
C
C
X
X
Multifamily dwellings
C
C
P
P
P
X
X
Single-family detached dwelling (1)
P
P
X
C
C
X
X
Duplex dwelling (1)
P
P
P
C
C
X
X
Mobile home
C
C
X
X
X
X
X
Mobile home park
C
C
X
X
X
X
X
RV park
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Short-term rentals
P
P
C
C
C
X
X
Public
Assembly halls
C
C
P
C
C
X
P
Churches and religious institutions
C
C
P
C
C
X
X
Community center
C
C
P
C
C
X
P
Educational institutions
C
C
P
C
C
X
P
Family day care center
C
C
P
C
C
X
X
Museum
X
X
P
P
P
X
P
Parking facility (2)
X
X
P
C
C
C
C
Parks and trails (3)
C
C
P
C
C
C
P
Public buildings and uses
C
C
P
C
C
C
P
Public restrooms
X
X
P
C
C
X
P
Utility stations and buildings
C
C
P
C
X
C
C
Visitor center
X
X
P
C
C
C
P
Commercial and Industrial
Adult entertainment businesses (4)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Automobile service stations
X
X
X
C
X
X
X
Bed and breakfast inns
C
C
P
C
C
X
X
Drive-in establishments
X
X
C
C
X
X
X
Home businesses (5)
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
Hotel and motels
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
Manufacturing (6)
X
X
P
C
X
P
X
Mixed use development
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
Office and commercial, retail establishments
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
Railroad
X
X
X
X
X
P
X
Restaurants
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
Taverns and bars
X
X
C
C
C
X
X
Notes:
(1)
These include "stick built" or "site built" and manufactured homes on a permanent foundation.
(2)
Does not include parking that is accessory to the use, such as parking for apartment buildings or parking in a cluster overlay zone.
(3)
Trails are permitted in dedicated open space tracts.
(4)
Includes sale or rental of "adult" books and videos, pornographic films and topless and strip dancing.
(5)
Home businesses may be allowed if they are resident occupied and operated, and compatible with adjacent residential land uses; that is, they do not: a) generate significant noise; b) require frequent freight pick-ups and deliveries; c) significantly increase traffic or demand for parking; or d) involve outdoor storage of materials or equipment.
(6)
Manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, and treatment or fabrication of products meeting the performance standards of this chapter.
(Ord. 433, 2012; Ord. 499, 11/24/2025)

§ 18.24.020 Table of property development standards.

Property development standards shall be in accordance with the following table:
Low Density Residential (R-10,000)
Moderate Density Residential (R-5,000)
Mixed Use (MU)
Commercial (C)
Historic Commercial (H)
Industrial (I)
Public (P)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
10,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
20,000
None
Maximum residential density (acre)
4
8
16
24
24
N/A
N/A
Minimum lot width (feet)
60
50
50
50
50
100
None
Minimum street frontage (feet)
30
30
30
50
50
50
None
Minimum lot depth (feet)
None
None
None
50
50
150
None
Maximum lot coverage
50%
50%
75%
70%
75%
50%
None
Minimum setbacks
Front (feet)
15
15
0
0
See 18.45.030
25
20
Rear (feet)
15
15
0
0
25
25
Side (feet)
8
8
0
0
20
5
Side facing street (feet)
15
15
0
0
25
10
Maximum building height (feet)
35
35
50
50
50
35
Required off-street parking (1)
2
1
1
(2)
None
(3)
(4)
Cluster Housing Overlay
Minimum lot area (square feet)
1,500
1,500
Note: No maximum lot coverage
Maximum development density
4
8
16
Minimum setbacks
Front yard (feet)
10
10
0
Rear yard (feet)
10
10
0
Side yard (feet)
5
5
0
Side yard facing street (feet)
10
10
0
Maximum building height (feet)
35
35
50
Required off-street parking (1)
1
1
1
Minimum street frontage (feet)
Building width plus setbacks
Notes:
(1)
Parking spaces per dwelling unit, nine by 18 feet minimum.
(2)
The number of off-street parking places for any new business will be determined by a traffic flow study.
(3)
Railroad uses: one for each five employees on site;
Manufacturing uses: one for each 500 gross square feet of floor area.
(4)
Off-street parking should be provided as appropriate.
(Ord. 433, 2012; Ord. 499, 11/24/2025)