Stanwood City Zoning Code

Permitted Uses

and Tables of Dimensional and Density Requirements

17.35 Repealed

(Ord. 1499 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021).

17.40 Repealed

(Ord. 1499 § 4 (Exh. D), 2021).

17.71 Repealed

(Ord. 1294 § 23, 2011).

17.73 Repealed

(Ord. 1332 §§ 8, 9, 2012; Ord. 1294 § 24, 2011; Ord. 1276 § 3, 2010).

17.74 Repealed

(Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004).

17.77 Repealed

(Ord. 1356 § 20, 2013; Ord. 1294 § 26, 2011; Ord. 1249 §§ 1, 2, 4, 2009; Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004).

17.78 Repealed

(Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1056, 1998).

17.79 Repealed

(Ord. 1492 § 4 (Exh. D), 2021; Ord. 1294 §§ 27, 28, 2011; Ord. 1282 § 1, 2011; Ord. 1138 § 4, 2003).

17.80 Permit Review Procedures

Prior legislation: Formerly 17.87.120.

17.30.010 Permitted land uses and established classification of uses.

(1) No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, or structurally altered, nor shall any building or structure or land be used, designed, or arranged, for any purpose other than is permitted pursuant to this section in the district in which the building or structure or land is located; provided, that such regulations shall not prohibit the continuance of an existing use.

(2) Land Use Classifications Established. This section establishes permitted, conditional, accessory, and prohibited uses for all properties within the city limits. All uses in a given zone are one of the following permit types:

(a) Permitted Use. Land uses allowed outright within a zone.

(b) Accessory Use. Uses customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use and located upon the same lot occupied by the principal use. Accessory uses are intended to support the main occupancy of the principal use.

(c) Conditional Use. Uses with special characteristics that may not generally be appropriate within a zoning district, but may be permitted subject to review by the hearing examiner to establish conditions to protect public health, safety and welfare.

(d) Prohibited Use. Any use which is not specifically enumerated or interpreted by the city as allowable in that district. Any use not specifically listed as a permitted, accessory, or conditional use is prohibited, except those uses determined to be unclassified and permitted by the community development director. Specific prohibited uses are listed in SMC 17.30.030. Any prohibited use is illegal and is subject to civil or criminal penalties under SMC Title 13.

(e) Temporary Uses. Temporary use permits are intended to allow for short-term placement of activities on private or public property with appropriate mechanisms in places to be compatible with surrounding areas. The director may approve or modify and approve an application for a temporary use permit if:

(i) The temporary use will not be materially detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare, nor injurious to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity of the subject temporary use.

(ii) The temporary use is not incompatible in intensity and appearance with existing land uses in the immediate vicinity of the temporary use.

(iii) Adequate parking is provided for the temporary use, and if applicable the temporary use does not create a parking shortage for the existing uses on the site.

(iv) Hours of operation of the temporary use are specified.

(v) The temporary use will not create noise, light, or glare which would adversely impact surrounding uses and properties.

(f) Unclassified Use. A use which is not a permitted use, accessory use, or conditional use, but which is interpreted by the Stanwood hearing examiner as similar to a permitted, conditionally permitted or accessory use and that is not otherwise prohibited by the permitted use tables listed in this chapter. (Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.020 Unclassified uses.

(1) Unclassified Uses. In the event that a proposed use is not listed in the permitted use table or there is ambiguity as to if a proposed use meets the definition of a use defined by the Stanwood Municipal Code, an applicant may request an interpretation of the zoning code by the hearing examiner to determine if a proposed use not specifically listed is either allowed, allowed as an accessory use, allowed as a conditional use or prohibited, utilizing the criteria in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) Criteria for Unclassified Uses. In order to make a determination that an unclassified use is permitted, conditionally permitted, or accessory, the hearing examiner must find that the use is:

(a) In keeping with the purpose and intent of the zoning district as described in the Stanwood Comprehensive Plan.

(b) Compatible with other permitted, accessory or conditional uses in the zoning district including, but not limited to, being similar in nature to and no more intense than a specifically listed permitted, conditional or accessory use.

(c) Compatible in an alternative zoning district that is more appropriate for the proposed use. Evaluation should include, but not be limited to, traffic, access, noise, odor, smoke, vibrations, parking, outdoor storage, and adjacent use or zoning buffers.

(3) Unclassified use requests shall be processed as a Type P-III permit subject to a public hearing before the hearing examiner. After considering staff comments and taking public testimony on the proposed use, the hearing examiner shall determine if the use is allowed, allowed as an accessory use, allowed as a conditional use or prohibited within the requested zone or any other appropriate zoning district. The hearing examiner may also require special conditions be applied to the use to ensure compatibility with the intent of the zoning district.

(4) Appeals of a decision issued by the hearing examiner on an unclassified use request shall follow the appeal process for Type P-III permits.

(5) Upon the decision of the hearing examiner, or the conclusion of any associated appeals, the interpretation made by the hearing examiner shall be documented and posted on the city’s website. Updates to this title, when consistent with the title format and level of detail, shall incorporate “unclassified use” interpretations upon adoption of a zoning code amendment by the city council. (Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.030 Zoning use table.

(1) Permit types shall be classified according to the following:

(a) The letters “P-I” mean that the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a Type I administrative permit issued by the community development director.

(b) The letters “P-II” mean that the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a Type II administrative permit with public comment period issued by the community development director.

(c) The letters “P-III” mean that the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a Type III permit decision issued by the hearing examiner after holding a public hearing.

(d) The letters “P-IV” and “P-V” are additional permit types that require either review by the planning commission or approval by the city council.

(e) The letters “AC” mean that the use is permissible as an accessory use to a primary use on the same property.

(f) The letter “C” means that the use is permissible with a conditional use permit approved by the hearing examiner after holding a public hearing.

KEY:
Blank = Not Permitted	AC = Accessory Use
P-I = Type I Permit	C = Conditional Use
P-II = Type II Permit
P-III = Type III Permit	Footnote Number in Parentheses = Special Development Standards Specific to That Use

(Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.040 Change in use.

(1) A substantial change in use of property occurs whenever a new use or activity conducted on a lot creates a more intensive impact to the site in question or to the infrastructure of the city than the previous use, as determined by the community development director and/or his or her designee.

(2) A change in the status of property from occupied to unoccupied or vice versa does not constitute a substantial change in use. Whether a change in use occurs shall be determined by comparing the two active uses of the property without regard to any intervening period during which the property may have been unoccupied, unless the property has remained unoccupied for more than 180 consecutive days or has been abandoned.

(3) A change in ownership of a business or enterprise or a change in the name shall not be regarded as a substantial change in use. (Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.050 Prohibited uses.

The following activities and uses are prohibited throughout the city of Stanwood due to their impactful nature on adjacent land uses or the community at large:

(1) Aggregate extraction.

(2) The disassembly, dismantling, or storage of more than five wrecked vehicles as defined in RCW 46.80.010(6) at any one time unless completely contained within an enclosed building.

(3) Manufacture of explosives.

(4) Stockyards, slaughterhouses, or rendering plants; with the exception of existing legal nonconforming uses or those established prior to November 8, 2018.

(5) Petroleum refineries.

(6) Fertilizer manufacture.

(7) Sanitary landfills.

(8) Waste-to-energy facilities.

(9) Casinos and card rooms with two or more card tables.

(10) New enhanced service facilities.

(11) Recovery homes.

(12) Orphanage.

(13) Manufactured/mobile home parks.

(14) Auctions or sale of livestock or similar animals in the planned industrial or general industrial zones as noted in Chapter 17.50 SMC.

(15) Storage, manufacturing or sales of highly volatile or otherwise extremely hazardous substances or materials.

(16) Incineration or reduction of garbage, sewage, dead animals or refuse.

(17) Crematoriums including the cremation of human and animal remains.

(18) Septage treatment plants.

(19) Uses that cannot meet and/or exceed the performance standards listed in SMC 17.50.020, Planned industrial and general industrial district performance standards.

(20) Use of an automobile, travel trailer, motor home, or other recreational vehicle for living purposes for more than two consecutive weeks at a time and more than four weeks per year.

(21) Temporary or permanent homeless encampments except as allowed by RCW 35A.21.360. (Ord. 1538 § 9 (Exh. I), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.060 Residential use zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	SR 12.4	SR 9.6	SR 7.0	SR 5.0	MR	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Agriculture
Farm, Existing	P-I	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	Property previously and currently used for ongoing agricultural activity.
Animal Services
Kennel, Hobby	P-I	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)		A collection of 3 or more adult dogs or 4 or more cats and 1 litter of unweaned pups.
Hotels and Guest Houses
Bed and Breakfast	P-III	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging are provided for compensation to guests.
Public Facilities
Governmental Use	P-I					P	Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.
Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)	P-II	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	A facility used for police and fire services.
Quasi-Public
Cemetery, Existing	P-I		P				A place for the burial or interment of dead persons or household pets.
Community Center	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes.
House of Worship/Church	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A building or structure wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
Meeting Hall	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A place of assembly that is used on a temporary but recurring basis for a variety of public or private events.
Recreation
Open Space	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and is left in its natural or undisturbed state.
Park, Community	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Neighborhood	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A park of 5 to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.
Park, Urban	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Private/HOA Parks	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A park area under common ownership by a homeowners association.
Trail	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Residential
Adult Family Home	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than 1 but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.
Assisted Living/Independent Living	P-II					P	A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Congregate Care Facility	P-III					C(6)	A residential facility for the elderly and/or handicapped persons.
Daycare, Home	P-I	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	Care for children under the age of 12 or seniors located in the family dwelling accommodating 12 or fewer.
Dwelling, Accessory	P-I	AC(8)	AC(8)	AC(8)	AC(8)		A secondary living unit that is located on the same property as the primary dwelling.
Dwelling, Cottage	P-III	P(9)	P(9)	P(9)	P(9)		A minimum of 4 small detached single-family homes located together in a neighborhood format around common open space.
Dwelling, Duplex	P-I				P(10)	P	A detached building, designed for 2 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family Development Up to 20 Units	P-I					P	A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family Development 21 Units or Greater	P-II					P	A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Single-Family	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by 1 family.
Dwelling, Townhouse	P-I				C	P	A dwelling unit that is: occupied by 1 family; has no units above or under it; and is attached to other units by common side walls.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 1 – Existing Nursing Home Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-III					C	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 2 – Existing Assisted Living Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-II					P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 3 – Existing Adult Family Home Conversion of Up to a 6-Bed Facility (21)	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Group Home	P-I	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	A facility licensed by the state to provide 24-hour training, care, custody, correction or control, or any combination of those functions, to 1 or more persons. This term shall not include schools, hospitals, prisons or other social service facilities.
Home Occupation	P-I	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	A business carried on within a dwelling unit or accessory building which is incidental and secondary to the residential use.
Homeless Housing	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Homeless housing” means housing types that are usually geared specifically towards homeless populations including: transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.
Manufactured/Mobile Home	P-I	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)		A residential unit on 1 or more chassis for towing to the point of use and designed to be used with a permanent foundation as a dwelling unit on a year-round basis.
Schools
Elementary School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
High School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the ninth through the twelfth grade.
Middle School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the sixth through eighth grade.
Preschool Facility	P-II/P-III	C	C	C	P(10)	P	An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
Seminary	P-III			C(14)			An educational institution for religious study.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard Associated with Electrical Substations	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with a permitted electrical substation.
Electrical Substation	P-II	P	P(15)	P(15)	P(15)	P	A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.
Electrical Transmission Lines	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.
Sewage Lift Station	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	The station in a sewer system where the wastewater needs to be pumped (lifted) to a higher elevation so that gravity can be used to bring the wastewater to the treatment plant.
Water Well and Pump Station	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Wireless Communication Facilities
Co-Location PWCF	P-II	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.
Minor Facilities	P-II	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.
Single PWCF	P-II	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	A wireless communications facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals associated with personal wireless services and which may include antennas, equipment shelter or cabinet, transmission cables, a support structure, reception and transmission devices and antennas and temporary or portable service facilities.
Monopole Towers	P-II	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.
Small Cell Facilities	P-II	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements of Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.
Other
Daycare Center	P-II			P(7)	P(7)	P(7)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.
Daycare, Mini	P-II				P(7)	P(7)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility other than a family dwelling, which accommodates 12 or fewer persons.
Transitional Housing	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Temporary housing for individuals and families for periods up to 2 years. Such facilities may also include job and/or self-sufficiency training and other supportive services to help people transition to independent living.
Emergency Shelter	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Emergency shelter” means an indoor facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently homeless. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
Emergency Housing	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that are intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
Temporary Uses	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.

(1)Farms shall register with the city for the right to farm per Chapter 17.102 SMC. New farms are limited to the SR 12.4 zone with a minimum land area of two and one-half acres. Farms preexisting on the effective date of Ordinance No. 1032 in 2002 are permitted on smaller land areas and may register to receive right-to-farm protection.

(2)A hobby kennel license is required for a total of four or more dogs and four or more cats over three months of age. A maximum of four animals is allowed when the parcel is under one acre, five animals per acre are allowed when the parcel is one to five acres and 25 animals are allowed when the parcel is over five acres. These maximums may be exceeded with special hobby kennel permit issued administratively by the animal control officer pursuant to SMC 8.02.450 and 8.02.470; provided, however, that in all cases exceeding the maximum standard by six animals requires an conditional use permit. All indoor and outdoor kennels shall comply with the animal control and licensing standards contained in Chapter 8.02 SMC. Three or fewer animals are allowed as an accessory use without a kennel license as pets.

(3)A business license and compliance with conditions in SMC 17.100.060 for permitting a bed and breakfast use are required. Bed and breakfast residence use is limited to four rooms per residence. Bed and breakfast inn use is limited to six rooms in the SR 5.0 zone, 10 rooms in the MR zone and 16 rooms in the GC zone.

(4)Restaurants that serve lunches and/or dinner shall be allowed in bed and breakfast accommodations.

(5)Twenty thousand square feet of land area are required. This minimum land area requirement may be reduced through the conditional use permit process in SMC 18.210.030 provided the lot meets the minimum lot size standard for the zone.

(6)Limited to 30 rooms/increment of minimum land area.

(7)All daycare uses shall comply with the daycare facilities requirements provided in SMC 17.95.382. Family daycare shall require a home occupation permit. Daycare centers are limited to a minimum land area of 10,000 square feet in the SR 5.0 zone and 30,000 square feet in the SR 7.0 zone.

(8)One accessory dwelling unit per lot is allowed. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with the criteria and design standards set forth in SMC 17.95.470 through 17.95.480.

(9)Cottage housing units shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.450.

(10)Minimum land area of 7,000 square feet required.

(11)This use shall comply with the special residential use requirements provided in SMC 17.95.375. Group homes are limited to six rooms in the SR 7.0, SR 5.0, RM and GC zones.

(12)A home occupation permit and business license are required. Home occupations shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.380.

(13)This use shall comply with the manufactured housing requirements of SMC 17.95.385. Manufactured housing use is limited to Type A homes certified as meeting U.S. HUD standards. Manufactured home park use may accommodate both Type A and Type B HUD certified units and requires a minimum land area of three acres in SR 7.0 and two acres in SR 5.0 zones.

(14)Limited to 9,000 square feet in the SR 7.0 zone.

(15)Minimum land area of 10,000 square feet required.

(16)Subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(17)Minor facilities are limited to co-location on an existing monopole and are subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(18)Limited to one personal wireless communications facility (PWCF) on existing light standards and power poles within the public right-of-way and subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(19)Monopole towers only are permitted. Guy and lattice towers are prohibited. Limited to locations on properties with existing public use, except in the general commercial and general industrial zones subject to a conditional use permit, and subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(20)All small wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the requirements of Chapters 17.200, 17.205, and 17.210 SMC.

(21)Enhanced service facility conversions of Category 1 – 3 facilities shall be subject to the requirements of SMC 17.95.375.

(Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.070 Commercial and mixed-use zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	TN	DMU	NB	GC	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Animal Services
Animal Daycare/Grooming	P-I	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	An establishment providing daytime training, supervision, recreation, clipping, hygienic care, or cleaning services for animals.
Kennel, Commercial Indoor/Outdoor			AC/C(4)			A facility holding 4 or more domestic animals over 4 months of age for boarding, breeding, sale, or treatment.
Veterinarian Hospital or Clinic	P-I		P(5)		P	A building used to provide health care services to animals.
Automotive Services
Automobile Rental Agency	P-I				P	A rental and incidental storage agency which provides motor vehicle rentals under 10,000 lbs.
Automobile Repair and Services	P-I				P(6)	An establishment that provides a variety of levels of repair, sales, handling, maintaining, or disposing of motor vehicles.
Automobile Sales and Service, New or Used	P-I				P/C(7)	An establishment that sells new or used motorized vehicles as its primary use, and allows for minor or major repairs, or paint and body work.
Automobile Service Station	P-I		P(35)			A building that sells or supplies fuels, lubricants, air, water, and other operating commodities for motor vehicles or boats.
Car Wash	P-I		P		P	A building, or portion thereof, for washing automobiles utilizing mechanical devices.
Parking Lots, Garages	P-I	AC	P/AC	AC	AC	A building, or area beneath a building, except those described as a private garage, used for the parking only of automotive vehicles.
Cultural/Entertainment
Art Gallery	P-I		P		P	A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art or an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art.
Game, Video Arcade	P-I		P		P	A venue where people play indoor table games and/or arcade video games.
Live Entertainment	P-I		AC(9)	AC(9)	AC(9)	Music, comedy, readings, dancing, acting, or other entertainment performed at an establishment such as a theater or concert hall.
Museum	P-II		P		P	A nonprofit, noncommercial establishment operated as a repository or a collection of natural, historic, scientific or works of art.
Night Club	P-I		P		P	A business conducted inside a building that has the capacity for at least 30 persons seated at tables, includes a bar, employs a bartender and maintains table service, dancing, and/or live entertainment.
Theater	P-I		P		P	A building or part of a building, devoted to showing motion pictures, or for dramatic, musical or live performances.
Hotels and Guest Houses
Bed and Breakfast	P-III		P(2)(10) (11)		C(2)(10) (11)	A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging of more than 2 rooms are provided for compensation.
Hotel	P-I		P/C(7)		P	Any building containing more than 6 guest rooms intended to be used, rented or hired out to be occupied for sleeping purposes.
Industrial
Food and Beverage Processing Facility	P-III				C	Means sorting, packaging, bottling or labeling raw or semi-processed food or beverages into a product.
Manufacturing, Light	P-II	P(12)			P(12)	A use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including process, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.
Communication Technology (TV broadcasting, radio station, video production, internet or movie production or other similar technologies)	P-I				P	An industry consisting of the technological and commercial broadcasting institutions or filmmaking.
Office
Professional Office	P-I	P	P	P	P	A business providing expertise to clients for a fee for service in any of the following related categories: accounting, architecture, engineering, planning, law, music, art, interior design, real estate, writing, education, or any similar type of business.
Health Care Office	P-I	P	P	P	P	Health care services such as primary care clinics, mental health clinics, community health centers, dentist, orthodontist, nutritionist, physical therapy, optometrists, or similar medical practices excluding hospitals.
Hospital	P-III	C	C	C	C	A facility providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, other abnormal physical or mental conditions, chemical or substance dependency or abuse, and including as an integral part of the institution related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, and training facilities.
Personal Services
Assisted/Independent Living		C	P/C(7) (17)		P(17)	A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Salon	P-I	P	P	P	P	An establishment where hair cutting, coloring and styling, facials, manicures, lashes, and/or spa services are provided.
Daycare Center	P-I	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.
Laundromat/Dry Cleaner	P-I	P(14)	P	P	P	An establishment providing dry cleaning businesses or washing, drying machines on the premises for rental use to the general public.
Equipment Rental	P-I		P		P	Equipment rental is a service providing machinery, equipment and tools of all kinds and sizes for a limited period of time to individual consumers.
Health/Athletic Club	P-I		P		P	Gymnasiums (except those related to educational institutions), private clubs (athletic, health, or recreational), reducing salons, and weight control establishments.
Funeral Home	P-I		P			A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial, the display of the deceased, and ceremonies connected wherewith before burial or cremation; crematories are not considered part of a funeral home or an accessory.
Janitorial Services	P-I		P			A company providing janitorial services such as the cleaning of offices or other building establishments.
Mail/Small Shipping Store	P-I		P		P	An establishment that provides shipping, shredding, printing, fax, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.
Private Clubs	P-I		P		P	Organizations that are privately owned and operated by their members and not operated for profit such as clubs, lodges, lounges, and halls.
Tattoo and Piercing Parlors	P-I		P		P	A business designing and creating permanent graphic images on the human body; may include piercing.
Public Facilities
Governmental Use	P-I	P	P(7)		P	Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.
Park and Ride Facility	P-II					A parking area designated for commuters using public transportation.
Post Office	P-I		P(7)		P	A facility authorized by a postal system for posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission, and delivery of mail and offering mail-related services.
Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)	P-II	P/C(15)	P/C(15)		P/C(15)	A facility used for police and fire services.
Public Transit Storage and Maintenance Facility	P-II				P	A facility used for public transit storage and maintenance.
Public Transit Terminal	P-II		P			A terminal used for public transit.
Quasi-Public
Meeting Hall	P-II	P/C(7)	P			A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes and owned and operated by a nonprofit organization and open to the general public.
House of Worship/Church	P-III	C(7)	P/C(7)	P/C(7)	P/C(7)	A building or structure wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
Recreation
Amusement Park or Center	P-II				P	A group of amusement devices for children and/or adults and their accessory uses.
Bowling Alley	P-I		P			A recreational facility which includes bowling lanes, and may include a small lounge, restaurant or snack bar, video games and pool tables.
Community Garden	P-I	P	P		P	Land set aside for collective use for an organization or for the general public to grow produce and/or flowers. Excluding marijuana.
Open Space	P-I	P	P	P	P	A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and is left in its natural or undisturbed state.
Park, Community	P-II	P	P	P	P	Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Urban	P-II	P	P	P	P	A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Private/HOA Parks	P-I	P	P		P	A park area under common ownership by a homeowners association.
Trail	P-II	P	P	P	P	A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Repair Services
Minor Service Repairs Within the Confines of a Building; No Outside Storage or Repair	P-I	P	P	P	P	An establishment providing minor repair services such as shoe repair, tailoring, bicycle repairs, computer repairs or similar type uses.
Residential
Adult Family Home	P-I	P	P	P	P	A residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than 1 but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.
Assisted Living/Independent Living	P-II				P	A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Boarding House	P-I		P(16)			A building other than a motel, where lodging and meals are provided for more than 5 persons for compensation on a long-term basis.
Congregate Care Facility	P-III	C	P/C(7) (17)		P(17)	A residential facility for the elderly and/or handicapped persons.
Daycare, Family	P-I	P	P(13)	P		A residence used for the care of children under the age of 12 or seniors located in the family dwelling of the person or persons under whose direct care the child or children are placed, accommodating 12 or fewer, such numbers to include those members of the resident family who are under the age of 12 years old.
Dwelling, Accessory	P-I	AC(18)	P			A secondary living unit that is located on the same property as the primary dwelling.
Dwelling, Cottage	P-II	P(20)				A minimum of 4 small detached single-family homes located together in a neighborhood format around common open space.
Dwelling, Duplex	P-I	P	P(39)		P(21) (39)	A detached building, designed for 2 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.
Dwelling, Triplex	P-I		P(39)		P(21) (39)	A detached building, designed for 3 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family	P-II	P(7)	P(39)			A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Single-Family	P-I	P				A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by 1 family.
Dwelling, Townhouse	P-I	P	P		P(21) (39)	A dwelling unit that is: occupied by 1 family; has no units above or under it; and is attached to other units by common side walls.
Emergency Housing	P-I		C(7)		C(7)	A facility whose primary purpose is to provide temporary shelter and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness for no more than 60 days.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 1 – Existing Nursing Home Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-III	C	P		P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 2 – Existing Assisted Living Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-II	C	P		P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 3 – Existing Adult Family Home Conversion of Up to a 6-Bed Facility (21)	P-I	P				A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Group Care Facilities		P	P			Shared living quarters (without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit) for 7 or more persons with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit 1 or more of such person’s major life activities when such persons are not living together as a single household unit.
Group Home	P-I		P(19)		P(19)	A facility licensed by the state to provide 24-hour training, care, custody, correction or control, or any combination of those functions, to 1 or more persons. This term shall not include schools, hospitals, prisons or other social service facilities.
Home Occupation	P-I	AC(22)	AC(22)		AC	A business carried on within a dwelling unit or accessory building which is incidental and secondary to the residential use.
Live/Work Units	P-1		P(38) (39)		P(21) (38) (39)	“Live/work unit” means a single dwelling unit in a detached building, or in a multifamily or mixed-use building, that also accommodates limited commercial uses within the dwelling unit. The predominate use of a live/work unit is residential, and commercial activity is a secondary use.
Mixed-Use	P-II	P	P(39)		P(39)	Residential and commercial uses within a single building or development that may occur either within 1 story as a horizontal mix, in 1 structure with multiple stories as a vertical mix or in more than 1 detached structure.
Retail Trade Establishments
Retail Shop – Boutique Style Less Than 3,000 Square Feet	P-I		P	P		Small scale retail uses such as boutiques, bakeries, florists, convenience stores, pharmacies, and more.
Retail Shop – Mid-Range Between 3,000 and 10,000 Square Feet (Non-Strip Mall Design)	P-I	P	P		P	Midsized retail uses such as grocery stores, sporting goods store, large thrift stores, office supplies, and more.
Retail – Strip Mall or Big Box Greater Than 10,000 Square Feet	P-III				P	Large scale retail uses such as supermarkets, construction supply stores, furniture stores, and more.
Agricultural Produce Stand	P-I	P	P	P	P	A farm stand that sells produce including fresh, dried or bottled vegetables and fruits and plants/flowers.
Farmer’s Market	P-I	P	P	P	P	Retail area, outdoors or indoors, where vendors sell produce, baked goods, food and/or limited crafts to the public.
Kiosk/Vending Machine	P-I	AC(23)	AC(23)	AC(23)	AC(23)	Mobile units such as kiosks and vending machines that dispense products for sale including but not limited to beverages, food and video.
Marijuana Retailer	P-I		C(40)			As set forth in RCW 69.50.101. – a person licensed by the board to sell marijuana concentrates, usable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in a retail outlet.
Plant Nursery	P-I		P			An enterprise, establishment, or portion thereof that conducts the retailing or wholesaling of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items (but not farm implements) directly related to their care and maintenance.
Retail Prepared Food/Beverage Establishments
Bars and Cocktail Lounges	P-I		P		P	A business conducted entirely within a building wherein primarily alcoholic beverages are sold at retail for consumption on the premises. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes night clubs, restaurants, and taverns.
Catering	P-I	P(24)	P	P	P	An establishment that prepares food on site and delivers it to another location for consumption. Caterers may also provide party planning and occasional hourly labor for special events.
Beverage Stand	P-I	P(24)	P(24)(25)(26)	P(25)(26)	P(25)(26)	Restaurants specializing in coffee, tea, and other assorted beverage products, accessory baked goods and concessions.
Restaurant	P-I	P(24)(26)	P(24)(25)	P(25)(26)	P(25)(26)	An establishment whose primary business is the sale of food and beverages to patrons for consumption on the premises.
Tavern	P-I		P		P	A business conducted entirely within a building where beer and/or wine is served to the public, which holds a class “A” or “B” license from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes bars/cocktail lounges, night clubs and restaurants.
Schools
Elementary School	P-III	C				Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
Preschool Facility	P-II/ P-III		P(27)			An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
School, Other	P-I		P(27)			Places for systematic instruction, to include trade, vocational/technical, art, music, dance, and business schools or similar type institutions.
Wholesale Storage/Distribution Facilities
Detached Commercial Accessory Storage	P-III		C(28)	C(28)	C(28)	Storage structure that is subordinate and incidental to a commercial or industrial use. This use is not a mini-warehouse storage unit facility.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard Associated With an Electrical Substation	P-I	P(29)(36)	P(29)(36)	P(29)(36)	P(29)(36)	Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with permitted electrical substations.
Electrical Substation	P-II	P(29)	P	P	P	A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.
Electrical Transmission Lines	P-II		P		P	Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.
Recycle Collection Stand	P-II		AC	AC	AC	A movable kiosk for the collection of recyclable materials or donations such as newspapers, clothing or books.
Sewage Lift Station	P-II	P(29)	P	P		The station in a sewer system where the wastewater needs to be pumped (lifted) to a higher elevation so that gravity can be used to bring the wastewater to the treatment plant.
Water Well and Pump Station	P-II	P				Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P	P	P	P	Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Wireless Communications Facilities
Co-Location PWCA	P-I	P(30)	P(30)	P(30)	P(30)	The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.
Minor Facilities	P-I	P(31)	P(31)	P(31)	P(31)	Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.
Single PWCF	P-II	P(32)	P(32)	P(32)	P(32)	A wireless communications facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals associated with personal wireless services and which may include antennas, equipment shelter or cabinet, transmission cables, a support structure, reception and transmission devices and antennas and temporary or portable service facilities.
Monopole Towers	P-III	C(33)	C(33)	C(33)	C(33)	Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.
Small Cell Facilities	P-I	P(34)	P(34)	P(34)	P(34)	A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements of Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.
Other
Indoor Emergency Shelters	P-I	P	P	P	P	“Emergency shelter” means a facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently homeless. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
Indoor Emergency Housing	P-I		P	P	P	“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that are intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
Temporary Uses	P-I	P	P	P	P	A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.
Transitional Housing	P-I	P			P	Housing and supportive services to homeless persons or families for up to 2 years and that has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless persons and families into independent living.

(1)Subject to animal services grooming parlor conditions in Chapter 8.70 SMC.

(2)Retail trade establishments are limited to 50,000 square feet gross floor area per individual establishment. A business license and compliance with conditions in Chapter 17.100 SMC for permitting a bed and breakfast use are required. Bed and breakfast residence use is limited to four rooms per residence. Bed and breakfast inn use is limited to six rooms in the SR 5.0 zone, 10 rooms in the MR zone and 16 rooms in the GC zone.

(3)Repealed by Ord. 1538.

(4)A hobby kennel license is required for a total of four or more dogs and four or more cats over three months of age. A maximum of four animals is allowed when the parcel is under one acre, five animals per acre are allowed when the parcel is one to five acres and 25 animals are allowed when the parcel is over five acres. These maximums may be exceeded with special hobby kennel permit issued administratively by the planning and community development director pursuant to Chapter 8.20 SMC; provided, however, that in all cases exceeding the maximum standard by six animals requires a conditional use permit. All indoor and outdoor kennels shall comply with the animal control and licensing standards contained in SMC Title 8. Three or fewer animals are allowed as an accessory use without a kennel license as pets.

(5)No outdoor kennels.

(6)Automobile repair is limited to minor repair services in the general commercial zone.

(7)Minimum land area of 20,000 square feet is required. This standard may be modified through the conditional use permit process.

(8)Repealed by Ord. 1538.

(9)Subject to standards in SMC 17.100.055.

(10)A business license and compliance with conditions in SMC 17.100.060 for permitting a bed and breakfast use are required.

(11)Restaurants that serve lunches and/or dinner shall be allowed in bed and breakfast accommodations.

(12)In the general commercial zone east of 72nd Avenue, light manufacturing is limited to assembly and fabrication of products such as medical equipment, optics, electrical and electronic goods. In the TN – mixed-use designation light manufacturing uses are limited to 30 percent of the site and shall consist of incubator businesses wholly contained within the building; no outdoor storage.

(13)All daycare uses shall comply with the daycare facilities requirements provided in SMC 17.95.382. Family daycare shall require a home occupation permit.

(14)Limited to drop-off and pick-up with no on-site dry cleaning allowed.

(15)Twenty thousand square feet of land area are required. This minimum land area requirement may be reduced through the conditional use permit process provided the lot meets the minimum lot size standard for the zone.

(16)Boarding/rooming houses shall be allowed only as second or third floor activities over retail trade, personal service or business professional service establishments, and not as ground floor uses.

(17)Limited to 30 rooms/increment of minimum land area.

(18)One accessory dwelling unit per lot is allowed. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with the criteria and design standards set forth in SMC 17.95.470 through 17.95.480.

(19)This use shall comply with the special residential use requirements provided in SMC 17.95.375. Group homes are limited to six rooms in the GC zone.

(20)Cottage housing units shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.450.

(21)Permitted when part of a mixed-use development.

(22)A home occupation permit and business license are required. Home occupations shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.380.

(23)Kiosks/vending machines are permitted only as accessory uses inside a building.

(24)No drive-through service allowed on 271st between 88th Avenue and 84th Avenue and 270th from 99th Avenue to 102nd Drive.

(25)Drive-up windows allowed subject to the supplemental standards for drive-through facilities provided in SMC 17.100.040.

(26)Outside dining is limited to areas designated for such use, shall be in keeping with the exterior architectural theme of the building, and shall not permit the consumption of food or beverages within automobiles.

(27)Permitted when located in the historic downtown areas as depicted in SMC 17.105.110, provided there is no outdoor display or storage.

(28)Detached accessory storage shall comply with nonresidential performance standards in SMC 17.100.075, conditions for permitting detached storage structures in commercial zones, and the additional architectural standards in SMC 17.112.030 in the DMU zoning district, and SMC 17.112.040 in the GC zoning district.

(29)Minimum land area of 10,000 square feet required.

(30)Subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(31)Minor facilities are limited to co-location on an existing monopole and are subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(32)Limited to one personal wireless communications facility (PWCF) on existing light standards and power poles within the public right-of-way and subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(33)All small wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the requirements of Chapters 17.200, 17.205, and 17.210 SMC.

(34)Monopole towers only are permitted. Guy and lattice towers are prohibited. Limited to locations on properties with existing public use, except in the general commercial and general industrial zones subject to a conditional use permit, and subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(35)The cross-section areas of service station canopy supports where they meet the ground shall be measured as coverage for the purposes of determining maximum lot coverage and also shall be used for the measurement of setback requirements.

(36)Pole yards and storage areas shall be screened from adjacent residential or commercial uses. Chain link fences with slats are not allowed.

(37)Repealed by Ord. 1538.

(38)Live/work units are allowed as part of a mixed-use development.

(39)Only mixed-use commercial/residential developments are allowed on properties with street frontage on 271st Street, 88th Avenue, 92nd Avenue, 102nd Avenue and 270th Street between 99th Avenue and 102nd Drive. The commercial mixed-use building(s) shall be the dominant use along the street frontage. All other properties may be developed with residential in-fill developments without associated commercial uses.

(40)Subject to standards in SMC 17.100.045.

(Ord. 1538 § 2 (Exh. B), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.080 Industrial use zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	PI	GI	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Animal Services
Kennel, Commercial Indoor/Outdoor	P-I	P(1)		A building holding 4 or more domestic animals over 4 months of age for boarding, breeding, sale, or treatment.
Veterinarian Hospital or Clinic	P-II	P		A building used to provide health care services to animals.
Automotive Services
Automobile or Truck Repair and Services	P-I	P(2)	P(2)	An establishment that provides a variety of levels of repair, sales, handling, maintaining, or disposing of motor vehicles.
Automobile Sales and Service, New or Used	P-I	P	P	An establishment that sells new or used motorized vehicles as its primary use, and allows for minor or major repairs, or paint and body work.
Automobile Service Station	P-I	P(3)		A building that sells or supplies fuels, lubricants, air, water, and other operating commodities for motor vehicles or boats.
Car Wash	P-I	AC		A building, or portion thereof, for washing automobiles utilizing mechanical devices.
Impound, Storage, Tow Yards	P-I	AC(4)	AC(4)	A lot used for temporary storage of vehicles which have been towed by a towing company or for impounded vehicles.
Parking Lots, Garages	P-I	AC	AC	A building, or area beneath a building, except those described as a private garage, used for the parking only of automotive vehicles.
Parking Structure, Commercial	P-I	P	P	A standalone structure used for the storage or parking of motor vehicles.
Towing	P-I	P(6)	P(6)	A service that provides the towing of a disabled vehicle or trailer.
Wrecking	P-I		P(6)	The dismantling/wrecking of 1 or more motor vehicles or trailers; and/or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled vehicles or their parts.
Cultural/Entertainment
Adult Entertainment Facility	P-I		P(7)	A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art or an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art.
Live Entertainment	P-I	AC		Music, comedy, readings, dancing, acting, or other entertainment performed at an establishment such as a theater or concert hall.
Hotels and Guest Houses
Bed and Breakfast	P-I	P	P	A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging of more than 2 rooms are provided for compensation.
Hotel	P-I	P(8)		Any building containing more than 6 guest rooms intended to be used, rented or hired out to be occupied for sleeping purposes.
Resort	P-III	P(8)		A hotel that serves as a destination point for visitors; generally provides recreational facilities for paying guests on vacation.
Industrial
Building Construction Yard	P-I		P	An outdoor area consisting of short-term parking and storage of equipment and supplies used in the construction industry and may contain an office.
Food and Beverage Processing Facility	P-I	P	P	Means sorting, packaging, bottling or labeling raw or semi-processed food or beverages into a product.
Freezer Plant/Cold Storage/Food Mill	P-I	C	P	An industrial business providing refrigeration and storage of food or products requiring refrigeration/freezing and may include food processing.
Laboratory	P-I	P	P	A place devoted to experimental study, such as testing and analyzing, as well as physical diagnostic facilities. Manufacturing of any product is not considered part of this definition.
Laundry Plant	P-I		P	An establishment for the mechanized washing and/or dry cleaning of clothing and the like.
Lumber and Wood Products Processing	P-I		P	A facility that fabricates wood products and/or provides mill work or construction and assembly of products made of wood.
Manufacturing, Heavy	P-II		P	A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of materials or products predominantly from extracted or raw materials, or a use engaged in the storage of, or manufacturing processes that potentially involve, hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.
Manufacturing, Light	P-II	P(9)	P(9)	A use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including process, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.
Communication Technology (TV Broadcasting, Radio Station, Video Production, Internet or Movie Production or Other Similar Technologies)	P-I	P		An industry consisting of the technological and commercial broadcasting institutions or filmmaking.
Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industry	P-I	P	P	An establishment providing printing and publishing services.
Office
Professional Office	P-I	P	P	A business providing expertise to clients for a fee for service in any of the following related categories: accounting, architecture, engineering, planning, law, medicine, music, art, interior design, real estate, writing, education, or any similar type of business.
Health Care Office	P-I	P		Health care services such as primary care clinics, mental health clinics, community health centers, dentist, orthodontist, nutritionist, physical therapy, optometrists, or similar medical practices excluding hospitals.
Hospital	P-III	C		A facility providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, other abnormal physical or mental conditions, chemical or substance dependency or abuse, and including as an integral part of the institution related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, and training facilities.
Personal Services
Daycare Center	P-I	P(5)	P(5)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.
Equipment Rental	P-I	P	P	Equipment rental is a service providing machinery, equipment and tools of all kinds and sizes for a limited period of time to individual consumers.
Funeral Home	P-I	P		A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial, the display of the deceased, and ceremonies connected wherewith before burial or cremation; crematories are not considered part of a funeral home or an accessory to a funeral home.
Health/Athletic Club	P-I	P		Gymnasiums (except those related to educational institutions), private clubs (athletic, health, or recreational), reducing salons, and weight control establishments.
Janitorial Services	P-I	P	P	A company providing janitorial services such as the cleaning of offices or other building establishments.
Laundromat/Dry Cleaner	P-I	P	P	An establishment providing dry cleaning businesses or washing, drying machines on the premises for rental use to the general public.
Mail/Small Shipping Store	P-I	P		An establishment that provides shipping, shredding, printing, fax, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.
Salon	P-I	P	P	An establishment where hair cutting, coloring and styling, facials, manicures, lashes, and/or spa services are provided.
Tattoo and Piercing Parlors	P-I	P	P	A business designing and creating permanent graphic images on the human body; may include piercing.
Public Facilities
Courthouse	P-III	P		A building in which courts of law are regularly held.
Post Office	P-I	P		A facility authorized by a postal system for posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission and delivery of mail and offering mail-related services.
Public Safety Station	P-II	P	P	A facility used for police and fire services.
Public Transit Storage and Maintenance Facility	P-II		P	A facility used for public transit storage and maintenance.
Public Transit Terminal	P-II	P	P	A terminal used for public transit.
Quasi-Public
Meeting Hall	P-II	P(10)		A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes and owned and operated by a nonprofit organization and open to the general public.
Recreation
Bowling Alley	P-I	P		A recreational facility which includes bowling lanes, and may include a small lounge, restaurant or snack bar, video games and pool tables.
Go-Kart Track	P-I	P		Tracks used for go-kart racing.
Open Space	P-I	P	P	A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and could be left in its natural or undisturbed state, used as community gardens or conservation areas.
Park, Community	P-II	P	P	Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Neighborhood	P-II	P	P	A park of five to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.
Park, Urban	P-II	P	P	A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Skating Rink	P-I	P		A surface used for ice skating or roller skating located indoors or outdoors.
Swimming Pool	P-II	P		Any in-ground or above-ground structure designed for swimming, wading, or other aquatic recreational purposes.
Trail	P-II	P	P	A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Repair Services
Minor Service Repairs Within the Confines of a Building; No Outside Storage or Repair	P-I	P		An establishment providing minor repair services such as shoe repair, tailoring, bicycle repairs, computer repairs or similar type uses.
Small Appliance and Tool	P-I	P		An establishment repairing a wide variety of electrical, gas and mechanical appliances and tools.
Small Engines	P-I	P	P	An establishment repairing small engines (excluding automobiles).
Residential
Caretaker’s House	P-I	P(11)	P(11)	An accessory building for the sole use of a person employed on the premises.
Emergency Housing	P-I	C(8)		A facility whose primary purpose is to provide temporary shelter and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness for no more than 60 days.
Mixed-Use	P-II	P(5)		Residential and commercial uses within a single building or development that may occur either within one story as a horizontal mix, in 1 structure with multiple stories as a vertical mix or in more than 1 detached structure.
Retail Trade Establishments
Retail Shop – Boutique Style Less Than 3,000 Square Feet		P		Small scale retail uses such as boutiques, bakeries, florists, convenience stores, pharmacies, thrift stores, and more.
Retail Shop – Mid-Range Between 3,000 and 10,000 Square Feet (Non-Strip Mall Design)		P	P	Midsized retail uses such as grocery stores, sporting goods store, large thrift stores, office supplies, and more.
Retail – Strip Mall or Big Box Greater Than 10,000 Square Feet		C	C	Large scale retail uses such as supermarkets, construction supply stores, furniture stores, sporting goods store, and more.
Farmer’s Market	P-I	P		Retail area, outdoors or indoors, where vendors sell produce, baked goods, food and/or limited crafts to the public.
Kiosk/Vending Machine	P-I	AC(13)	AC(13)	Mobile units such as kiosks and vending machines that dispense products for sale including but not limited to beverages, food and video.
Plant Nursery	P-I	P(12)		An enterprise, establishment, or portion thereof that conducts the retailing or wholesaling of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items (but not farm implements) directly related to their care and maintenance.
Retail Prepared Food/Beverage Establishments
Bars and Cocktail Lounges	P-I	P	P	A business conducted entirely within a building wherein primarily alcoholic beverages are sold at retail for consumption on the premises. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes night clubs, restaurants, and taverns.
Catering	P-I	P	P	An establishment that prepares food on site and delivers it to another location for consumption. Caterers may also provide party planning and occasional hourly labor for special events.
Beverage Stand	P-I	P	P(14) (15)	Restaurants specializing in coffee, tea, and other assorted beverage products, accessory baked goods and concessions.
Restaurant	P-I	P	P(14) (15)	An establishment whose primary business is the sale of food and beverages to patrons for consumption on the premises.
Schools
Bus Transportation and Maintenance Facility	P-I	P	P	Any building and adjacent outdoor space required for the servicing, washing, and the overnight parking of buses or other mass transit vehicles that are used for transporting the public, tourists, school children, the elderly, and/or handicapped or construction workers.
Middle School	P-II		P	Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the sixth through eighth grade.
Post-Secondary School	P-II	P		An institution providing a post-secondary level of education that is provided at academies, universities, colleges, seminaries, institutes of technology, and certain other collegiate-level institutions, such as vocational schools, trade schools, and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications.
Preschool Facility	P-I	P(5)	P(5)	An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
School, Other	P-I	P		Places for systematic instruction, to include trade, vocational/technical, art, music, dance, and business schools or similar type institutions.
Wholesale Storage/Distribution Facilities
Detached Commercial Accessory Storage	P-I	C(16)	C(16)	Storage structure that is subordinate and incidental to a commercial or industrial use.
Equipment and Machinery Storage	P-I		P	An establishment handling heavy machinery used in agriculture, trucking, industry and manufacturing, and providing short-term storage in addition to sales. The use occurs both indoors and outdoors, and may include storage yards.
Freight Distribution Center	P-II		P	An industrial business receiving, storing and delivering a wide variety of goods to other wholesale or retail outlets typically by truck or train. Facilities may include a loading dock.
Fuel Storage Facility	P-III		C	An area used for the storage and distribution of petroleum products used for the powering of motor vehicles, boats and ships, and aircraft, and for the operation of electrical generating plants. The facilities may be above-ground or underground storage tanks of propane, gasoline and other petroleum storage and distribution.
Moving Van and Storage Facilities	P-I	P(17)	P	An establishment providing trucking to move household or business furniture and both short-term or long-term storage facilities.
Warehouse Operations	P-II	P(17)	P	The storage of goods and materials. Warehouse operations may also include office and maintenance areas as accessory functions.
Wholesale Operations	P-II	P(17)	P	An establishment that includes large storage and distribution areas for receiving goods (such as produce) and shipping these goods to places such as grocery stores and restaurants or large facilities to provide items for sale to the public at wholesale prices. This definition excludes retail sales or clubs that sell wholesale goods to members as a retail transaction.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard	P-I	P(24) (25)	P(24) (25)	Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with permitted electrical substations.
Electrical Generating Plant	P-II		C	An establishment or utility that provides electricity.
Electrical Substation	P-II	P	P	A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.
Electrical Transmission Lines	P-II	P	P	Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.
Recycle Collection Stand	P-II	AC		A movable kiosk for the collection of recyclable materials or donations such as newspapers, clothing or books.
Sewage Lift Station	P-II	P		The station in a sewer system where the wastewater needs to be pumped (lifted) to a higher elevation so that gravity can be used to bring the wastewater to the treatment plant.
Sewage Treatment Plant	P-II		C(18)	Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage and does not include the definition of “septage facility.”
Solid Waste Disposal/Recycling Center	P-II		C	A facility providing solid waste disposal or sorting and/or processing of recycled material for resale.
Water Well and Pump Station	P-II	P		Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P	P	Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Wireless Communication Facilities
Co-Location PWCA	P-I	P(19)	P(19)	The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.
Minor Facilities	P-I	P(20)	P(20)	Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.
Single PWCF	P-II	P(21)	P(21)	A wireless communications facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals associated with personal wireless services and which may include antennas, equipment shelter or cabinet, transmission cables, a support structure, reception and transmission devices and antennas and temporary or portable service facilities.
Monopole Towers	P-III	C(22)	C(22)	Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.
Small Cell Facilities	P-I	P(23)	P(23)	A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements in Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.
Other
Indoor Emergency Housing	P-I	P		“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that is intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
Indoor Emergency Shelter	P-I	P		“Emergency shelter” means a facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently homeless. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
Transitional Housing	P-I	P		Housing and supportive services to homeless persons or families for up to 2 years and that has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless persons and families into independent living.
Temporary Uses	P-I	P	P	A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.

(Ord. 1538 § 2 (Exh. B), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.090 Public facilities zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	POS	PF	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Recreation
Athletic Field	P-I	P		Grounds used for playing sports or games generally but not exclusively outdoors. Generally, playing fields are wide expanses of grass, dirt or sand without many obstructions.
Ball Park	P-II	P		An athletic field or stadium in which games such as baseball or soccer are played.
Batting Cage	P-II	P		An area where pitching machines enable batting practice in a controlled environment for recreational purposes.
Community Garden	P-I	P		Land set aside for collective use for an organization or for the general public to grow produce and/or flowers. No marijuana shall be grown in such gardens.
Conservation Area	P-I	P		A tract of land that has protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded. A conservation area may be a nature reserve, a park, a land reclamation project or other area.
Golf Course	P-III	P		A tract of land for the playing of the game of golf, with tees, greens, fairways, hazards, etc. A golf course may be 9 or 18 holes in length.
Open Space	P-I	P		A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and is left in its natural or undisturbed state.
Park, Community	P-III	P		Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Neighborhood	P-II	P		A park of 5 to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.
Park, Urban	P-II	P		A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Playground	P-I	P		A piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children. This definition includes small parcels developed as “tot lots” and may include playground equipment such as swings, slides and climbing structures.
Recreation Area/Facility	P-I	P		Any privately or publicly owned passive or active park, playground, sports field, access easement, beach, or other recreation area.
Swimming Pool	P-III	P		Any in-ground or above-ground structure designed for swimming, wading or other aquatic recreational purposes.
Trail	P-II	P		A path paved or unpaved used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Schools
Public School			P	Any public school intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
School Administration Buildings			P	A facility used for a school district’s administration services.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard	P-I	P(1)(2)		Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with permitted electrical substations.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P		Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Other
Temporary Uses	P-I	P		A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time. Such uses do not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structure.
Government Offices or Facilities			P	Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.
Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)			P	A facility used for police and fire services.
Cemetery			C	Burial grounds, gravesites or graveyard, where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.

(1)Minimum land area of 10,000 square feet required.

(2)Pole yards and storage areas shall be screened from adjacent residential or commercial uses. Chain link fences with slats are not allowed.

(Ord. 1538 § 2 (Exh. B), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.47.010 General description of the purpose and intent of the zoning district.

Repealed by Ord. 1294. (Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.020 Application procedures for TN subdivisions.

(1) Prior to the submittal of a subdivision application within the TN zone, a general information meeting is required with city staff.

(2) Applications shall meet the submittal requirements of Chapter 16.15 SMC for preliminary plats.

(3) All TN subdivision applications shall follow the permit review and hearing procedures and meet the requirements as provided in Chapter 16.15 SMC for preliminary plat applications.

(4) Preliminary plats for TN subdivisions shall be approved by the hearing examiner utilizing criteria set forth in SMC 16.15.090.

(5) An approved site plan shall be required prior to construction.

(6) Construction civil plan approval shall be required prior to any construction.

(7) Final plat applications approval shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 16.20 SMC. (Ord. 1538 § 3 (Exh. C), 2024; Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.025 Minimum tract size.

Repealed by Ord. 1444. (Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.030 Permitted uses.

(1) TN developments located along 80th Avenue NW, 284th Street NW, or 68th Avenue NW shall be referred to as TN residential and shall provide a mix of residential uses in accordance with the zoning use table provided in SMC 17.30.070.

(2) TN developments within 1,000 feet of SR 532 shall be referred to as TN mixed-use and may include a mix of commercial and public uses in addition to residential uses in accordance with the zoning use table provided in SMC 17.30.070.

(3) TN mixed-use developments shall be allowed to utilize the general commercial (GC) zoning uses provided in SMC 17.30.070.

(4) Public facilities identified as a permitted use within the TN zone in SMC 17.30.070 are allowed to be constructed outright and without providing residential units or commercial uses. Public facilities are not required to meet the standards set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 1538 § 3 (Exh. C), 2024; Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1398 § 16, 2015; Ord. 1294 § 15, 2011; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.035 Table of density and dimension requirements for TNs.

Repealed by Ord. 1294. (Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.040 Mix and location of uses.

(a) All TN residential development shall provide a mix of three different residential unit types. The number of single-family dwelling units shall range from a minimum of 50 percent to a maximum of 80 percent. Of the remaining number of residential units, no more than 75 percent shall be the same residential unit type. Residential units incorporating home occupations shall not count as a separate unit type.

(b) Up to 10 percent of the acreage of the TN development may be devoted to commercial uses (not including home occupations).

(a) Projects that include zero to 10 percent of the gross acreage in commercial uses shall:

(i) Provide a mix of three different residential unit types; no more than 75 percent shall be the same residential unit type. Residential units incorporating home occupations shall not count as a separate unit type.

(ii) If commercial space is provided, a minimum of three percent of the gross acreage shall be required.

(b) Projects providing greater than 10 percent of the acreage devoted to commercial use and/or general commercial use shall be allowed to provide only two types of residential units. One of the residential unit types shall consist of at least 30 percent of the residential mix.

(c) A maximum of 50 percent of the acreage may be devoted to commercial use and/or general commercial uses (not including home occupations).

(a) Except for home occupations, commercial uses that are included shall be located along collectors, at corners, or adjacent/across from common open spaces.

(b) Congregate care facilities are considered separate residential unit types.

(c) Cottage housing shall be permitted and considered a separate residential unit type. Cottage housing units shall also comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.450.

(d) Mixed-use buildings are encouraged along SR 532 and 64th Avenue.

(e) Mixed-use and multifamily residential buildings shall not exceed four stories and must be designed with a pitched roof. Shed roofs do not qualify as a pitched roof. The four stories shall include parking under the habitable spaces of the building if provided.

(f) All projects are subject to architectural design standards contained in Chapter 17.112 SMC and the recreational and open space standards contained in Chapter 17.147 SMC.

(g) TN properties within the urban growth area shall be subject to an annexation agreement approved by the city council. The annexation agreement shall address utilities, traffic, architecture, open space, critical areas, landscape buffers and uses. (Ord. 1538 § 3 (Exh. C), 2024; Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1398 § 17, 2015; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.045 Pedestrian orientation.

(1) Pedestrian connections shall be made from residential uses along all major streets and from homes to all common open spaces. Pedestrian connections that cannot be made as sidewalks along vehicle lanes shall be made as alternative access easements such as trails.

(2) Sidewalks shall be provided on both sides of all public streets (except alleys).

(3) No home shall be located more than one-quarter mile from at least one designated open space. (Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.050 Street standards.

(1) Streets within new TN developments shall form a general grid pattern acceptable to the public works director. In local street patterns, walkable blocks of 500 linear feet or less should be required.

(2) Major thoroughfares that are provided shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

(3) Cul-de-sacs are permitted; however, only two cul-de-sacs are permitted for projects less than 15 acres and three for projects greater than 15 acres.

(4) New TN developments must connect to existing neighboring developments where connections are provided and must provide new connections to future neighboring developments.

(5) Street standards shall be consistent with Stanwood street and utility standards (Chapter 14.08 SMC) except when a different standard is specified in this chapter.

(6) The public works director may allow for a reduction of local street width to 41 feet, based on a cross-section of two 10-foot vehicle lanes, two six-inch curbs, two five-foot planting/utility strips, and two five-foot sidewalks.

(7) Parallel parking may be provided on one or both sides of local and major streets.

(8) Alleys 12 to 20 feet in width may be utilized to provide access to residential parking at the back of residential units.

(9) Applicants shall consult with transit providers, and provisions shall be made for transit stops that will serve current, future, and potential transit lines.

(10) All TN developments shall meet parking standards of Chapter 17.105 SMC. Shared parking is encouraged where participating users have differing peak parking hours. The community development director may reduce parking requirements, when a parking study prepared by a professional transportation engineer indicates that a reduction in parking will cause no negative impacts to city streets or neighbors. (Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1356 § 18, 2013; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.055 Common open space.

(1) Common open space shall be provided at the rate of one-half acre for every 10 acres of development or portion thereof.

(2) Common open spaces shall be centrally located to provide access from all sides (“square”); but must provide vehicular access from two sides and pedestrian access to all areas.

(3) No residential units shall be located farther than a one-quarter-mile walk to the nearest open space.

(4) If the area is served by transit, a direct pedestrian connection shall be made between the open space and the transit stop. Also, where transit shelters are provided, they shall be placed in highly visible locations that promote security and shall be well-lighted.

(5) Common open space shall provide a minimum of bench seating, garbage receptacles, tree shade, and at least one aesthetic amenity, such as public art, fountain, etc.

(6) Landscape standards of Chapter 17.145 SMC shall be complied with for all parts of the TN.

(7) Sensitive areas shall be protected per Chapters 18.800 through 18.810 SMC.

(8) This section shall apply in the TN zoning district in lieu of the open space and recreation standards of Chapter 17.147 SMC. (Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.060 Civic uses and/or landmarks.

Repealed by Ord. 1444. (Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.065 Building standards.

(1) All building frontages shall be served by sidewalks or provide pedestrian connection to sidewalks.

(2) If alleys are provided, residential garages shall gain access to the rear of lots from alleys.

(3) All structures shall meet the building design guidelines set forth in Chapter 17.112 SMC.

(4) Similar building types (e.g., single-family, multifamily, commercial) should be located on both sides of a street instead of using streets to define boundaries.

(5) Lot areas and widths shall vary at random to the greatest extent possible in order to eliminate the appearance of a standardized subdivision; to the extent possible, no more than two lots in a row shall have the same width, and lot widths shall vary by a minimum of five-foot increments. (Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.070 Parking location.

All multifamily parking, including parking in lots, improved or unimproved parking stalls/spaces, and/or parking garages/structures shall occur in the rear or side of the lot and shall be located a minimum of 10 feet behind the front building wall of the primary structure, except for parking located within a mixed-use building. (Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.50.005 Purpose of additional PI and GI performance standards.

(1) The city’s PI and GI zoning districts in many cases are located directly adjacent to businesses and residences that could be negatively impacted by the unintended effects of industrial uses such as odors, noise, vibrations or other impacts that could cause interference with the general welfare of city residents.

(2) The city’s comprehensive plan encourages industrial uses that do not adversely affect the health and safety of adjacent nonindustrial and residential uses. Therefore, these additional development standards are required of all development in the PI and GI zoning districts to mitigate potential adverse impacts on abutting commercial and residential properties. (Ord. 1538 § 4 (Exh. D), 2024; Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018).

17.50.010 Planned industrial parks.

(1) Planned Industrial Parks. Planned industrial parks are allowed under this title to:

(a) Encourage imaginative design by permitting greater flexibility in zoning requirements than is generally permitted by other chapters of this title;

(b) Preserve or create environmental amenities superior to those generally found in conventional development;

(d) Preserve to the greatest possible extent the natural characteristics of the land, including topography, natural vegetation, waterways, views, etc.;

(e) Provide for maximum efficiency in the layout of streets, utility networks, open space, landscaping requirements and other public improvements.

(2) Binding Site Plan. Application for a planned industrial park use within the planned industrial zone shall be permitted when accompanied with a master plan for the site. The master plan is intended to be used as a guide for the developer and city officials in meeting the purpose and provisions of this section and chapter. The master plan shall be submitted during the site plan review and include the required landscape plan (SMC 17.145.030). (Ord. 1538 § 4 (Exh. D), 2024; Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1294 § 16, 2011).

17.50.020 Planned industrial and general industrial district performance standards.

Uses identified or described in SMC 17.30.080 shall comply with the following performance standards so they mitigate any potential detrimental effects on adjacent properties and the general public:

(1) Air Quality. No visible or invisible noxious, toxic, or corrosive fumes or gases or particulate emissions, or suspended particles or fugitive dust emissions, shall be discharged into the atmosphere except such as are common to the normal operation of a heating plant or gasoline or diesel engines in cars, trucks, or railroad engines. Where such emissions could be produced as a result of accident or equipment malfunction, adequate safeguards standard for safe operation in the industry involved shall be taken. This shall not be construed to prohibit spraying of pesticides or herbicides on public or private property. Equipment or vents that generate air emissions shall be located on the opposite side of the building from adjoining residentially designated properties.

(2) Vibrations. Every use shall be so operated that any air or ground vibration generated from equipment other than vehicles is not perceptible without instruments at any point on or beyond the property boundaries.

(3) Waste Storage and Disposal. The storage or disposal of industrial waste shall be subject to the regulations of the State Health Department and shall comply with the requirements of the Washington Pollution Control Commission.

(4) Electrical Interference. Provisions must be made for necessary shielding or other preventive measures against interference caused by mechanical, electrical, or nuclear equipment uses or processes with electrical apparatus in nearby buildings or use areas.

(5) Noise. The noise resulting from any activity other than noise produced by vehicles and other transportation facilities and construction and maintenance of buildings and grounds shall not be audible at any point on or beyond the property boundaries. Equipment or vents that generate noise shall be located on the opposite side of the building from any adjoining residentially designated properties.

(6) Fire and Explosive Hazards. The manufacture, use, processing or storage of flammable liquids or materials, liquids or gases which produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the uniform building and fire codes, SMC Title 14.

(7) Steam. Any use producing humidity in the form of steam or moist air shall be carried on in such a manner that humidity is not perceptible at or beyond property boundaries.

(8) Heat. Any use producing heat shall be carried on in such a manner that heat is not perceptible at or beyond property boundaries.

(9) Odors. To promote the health, safety and welfare of the community and to maintain compatibility of surrounding land uses, any use producing odors shall be carried on in such a manner that offensive or obnoxious odor shall not be perceptible by a minimum of five people with ordinary sensitivity without instruments, at or beyond the property boundaries. Facilities shall comply with the “no detectable odor emission” standard, which means: systems shall be designed to remove offensive odors and sized to handle worst-case operating conditions when combinations of meteorological conditions, such as inversions and stagnant air, coincide with peak odor releases from treatment processes. This is not intended to prevent a single odor emission released as a direct result of necessary facility maintenance.

(10) Glare. Artificial lighting shall be hooded or shaded so that direct light of high intensity lamps will not result in glare when viewed from surrounding areas. Lighting fixtures that conflict with the readability of traffic control devices, rotate or flash are prohibited.

(11) Ground Contamination. Materials used or produced in any manufacturing process shall be handled in such a manner as to prevent ground or soil pollution that destroys or endangers natural and environmental resources as noted in SMC 17.50.030.

(12) The following uses are prohibited:

(a) Animal slaughtering with the exception of existing legal nonconforming uses or those established prior to November 8, 2018;

(b) Sale of livestock, poultry or similar animals;

(d) Incineration or reduction of garbage, sewage, dead animals or refuse;

(e) Septage treatment plants; and

(f) Uses that cannot meet and/or exceed the performance standards listed in this section. (Ord. 1538 § 4 (Exh. D), 2024; Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1294 § 16, 2011).

17.50.025 Exceptions to performance standards.

The following uses shall be exempted from compliance with this chapter:

(1) The existing city of Stanwood water and sewer treatment plant as it is an essential public facility;

(2) Any uses or activities allowed per Chapter 17.102 SMC, Right-to-Farm Registration;

(3) Legally permitted uses and/or businesses prior to adoption of Ordinance 1459; however, if improvements to the facility/use exceed 50 percent of the assessed building value then the use needs to be brought into compliance with this chapter;

(4) Temporary smoke or odors originating from uses for the minimum time necessary, but not more than 30 minutes in duration per day;

(5) Street light glare; and/or

(6) Temporary construction projects. (Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018).

17.50.030 Environmental standards.

It shall be the responsibility of the operator and/or the proprietor of any permitted use to provide such reasonable evidence and technical data as the enforcing officer may require to demonstrate that the use or activity is or will be in compliance with the environmental performance standards of SMC Title 17 chapters:

18.806	Critical Areas – Geologically Hazardous Areas – Specific Standards
18.810	Critical Areas – Frequently Flooded Areas – Specific Standards
18.802	Critical Areas – Wetlands – Specific Standards
18.804	Critical Areas – Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas – Specific Standards
18.808	Critical Areas – Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas – Specific Standards
17.140	Stormwater Management Performance Standards
17.149	State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
17.150	Shoreline Management

(Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1294 § 16, 2011).

17.50.040 Submittal requirements.

(1) In addition to any other submittal requirements, all facilities and uses subject to this chapter shall submit information describing the facility or use, location, and potential mitigation measures to address each of the performance standards listed in SMC 17.50.020.

(2) If the city has reasonable doubt that a use is, or can be, conducted within the limits of the performance standards listed in SMC 17.50.020, it may require that the user or proposed user retain, at their expense, an independent, qualified, testing laboratory or expert to prepare an analysis of the use to determine its compliance with the performance standards established in this chapter. Such studies shall be submitted with the associated permit application and shall be approved by the city prior to any land use permit or building permit approval. The city shall have the right to require expert peer review of the studies and the cost of that review shall be the responsibility of the applicant. (Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018).

17.50.050 Enforcement.

(1) Industrial and manufacturing uses established per SMC 17.50.020 shall comply with this chapter to ensure compatibility with surrounding residential and commercial areas and to provide for the health, welfare, and safety of the public occupying or visiting such areas. Violations of this chapter shall be considered a nuisance and shall be abated. Violations shall be processed per SMC Title 13, Civil Enforcement.

(2) The enforcing official shall have the authority to issue a stop work or emergency order and require that all activities causing a violation of this chapter cease until any corrective measures, as may be required to eliminate the offense, can be implemented.

(3) It shall be the responsibility of the operator and/or proprietor of any permitted use to provide such reasonable evidence and technical data as the enforcing official may require demonstrating the use or activity is or will be in compliance with the performance standards of this chapter. (Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018).

17.60.010 Zoning standards, tables and interpretation.

(1) Standards Established. The tables in this chapter contain density dimension standards and other limitations for the various zones. Additional development requirements found in these tables not related to zoning will also apply. Additional performance standards that could apply include but are not limited to those found in SMC Title 16 and Chapters 17.90 through 17.154 and 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.

(2) Tables. There are four separate zoning tables dealing with the following general land use categories and zones:

(a) Residential (SR 12.4, SR 9.6, SR 7.0, SR 5.0 and MR);

(b) Residential and commercial (TN and DMU) ;

(d) Parks and open space (POS); and

(e) Public facilities (PF).

(3) Interpretation of Zoning Tables. Development standards are listed under each zone and headings are listed at the left of the standard. The table cells contain the minimum and in some cases maximum requirements of the zone. The small number (superscript) in a cell or on a heading indicates additional requirements or detailing information which is not able to fit in the table. Development conditions referenced in the superscript are listed by number below each table. A blank cell indicates there are no specific requirements. (Ord. 1538 § 5 (Exh. E), 2024; Ord. 1492 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021; Ord. 1294 § 18, 2011).

17.60.020 Residential development standards.

	SR 12.4	SR 9.6^{10, 11, 12}	SR 7.0	SR 5.0	MR
Density: maximum dwelling unit per gross acre. Density standards are not subject to the variance procedure. Base Standard PRD review Cottage	3.5 5 10	5 6 10	6 8 10	10² N/A 10	20¹
Lot Area: minimum square feet for subdivision. Base Standard PRD review Cottage	12,400 10,000 3,000	9,600 7,000 3,000	7,000 5,000 3,000	5,000 N/A 3,000	20,000
Minimum Lot Width Base Standard PRD Cottage	100' 85' 50'	75' 60' 50'	60' 50' 50'	50' N/A 50'	100'
Minimum Lot Depth Base Standard PRD Cottage	100' 100' 60'	100' 80' 60'	80' 75' 60'	75' N/A 60'	200'
Front Setback Base Standard⁴ PRD Cottage Accessory Structure⁵	20 – 30'⁹ 25' 10' 25'	20 – 30'⁹ 10' 10' 25'	20' 10' 10' 25'	10 – 20'^{3, 9} N/A 10' 20'	20'³ 20'
Rear Setback Base Standard⁴ PRD Cottage Accessory Structure³ Congregate Care	25' 25' 10' 5'	25' 20' 10' 5'	20' 15' 10' 5'	15'³ N/A 10' 5'	15'³ 5' 20'
Side Setback Base Standard⁴ PRD Cottage Accessory Structure⁵ Congregate Care	15' 20' combined 5' each side 10'	10' 15' combined 5' each side 5'	10' 15' combined 5' each side 5' 5'	5'³ N/A 5' 5'	25'³ 5' 10'
Corner Lot Side Setback Base Standard⁴ PRD Cottage Accessory Structure	15' 15' 10' 10'	15' 15' 10' 5'	15' 15' 10' 5'	15' N/A 10' 5'	25'
Maximum Height Base Standard⁴ PRD Cottage Accessory Structure	30' 30' 30' 20'	30' 30' 30' 20'	30' 30' 30' 20'	30' N/A 30' 20'	40'¹³ 20'
Percent of Lot Coverage Base Standard PRD Cottage Accessory Structure^{5, 6}	30⁷ 40 40 10⁷	35 40 40 10	40 40 40 10	50 N/A 40 10	40
Maximum Building Area Cottage	1,200 sq. ft.	1,200 sq. ft.	1,200 sq. ft.	1,200 sq. ft.	N/A
Minimum Driveway Length Base Standard PRD Cottage	None None 20'	None 20' 20'	None 20' 20'	20'⁸ N/A 20'	N/A

SR 12.4

SR 9.6^{10, 11, 12}

SR 7.0

SR 5.0

Density: maximum dwelling unit per gross acre. Density standards are not subject to the variance procedure.

Base Standard

PRD review

Cottage

3.5

10²

N/A

20¹

Lot Area: minimum square feet for subdivision.

Base Standard

PRD review

Cottage

12,400

10,000

3,000

9,600

7,000

3,000

7,000

5,000

3,000

5,000

N/A

3,000

20,000

Minimum Lot Width

Base Standard

PRD

Cottage

100'

85'

50'

75'

60'

50'

60'

50'

N/A

50'

100'

Minimum Lot Depth

Base Standard

PRD

Cottage

100'

60'

100'

80'

60'

80'

75'

60'

75'

N/A

60'

200'

Front Setback

Base Standard⁴

PRD

Cottage

Accessory Structure⁵

20 – 30'⁹

25'

10'

25'

20 – 30'⁹

10'

25'

20'

10'

25'

10 – 20'^{3, 9}

N/A

10'

20'

20'³

20'

Rear Setback

Base Standard⁴

PRD

Cottage

Accessory Structure³

Congregate Care

25'

10'

25'

20'

10'

20'

15'

10'

15'³

N/A

10'

15'³

20'

Side Setback

Base Standard⁴

PRD

Cottage

Accessory Structure⁵

Congregate Care

15'

20' combined

5' each side

10'

15' combined

5' each side

10'

15' combined

5' each side

5'³

N/A

25'³

10'

Corner Lot Side Setback

Base Standard⁴

PRD

Cottage

Accessory Structure

15'

10'

15'

10'

15'

10'

15'

N/A

10'

25'

Maximum Height

Base Standard⁴

PRD

Cottage

Accessory Structure

30'

20'

30'

20'

30'

20'

30'

N/A

30'

20'

40'¹³

20'

Percent of Lot Coverage

Base Standard

PRD

Cottage

Accessory Structure^{5, 6}

30⁷

10⁷

N/A

Maximum Building Area

Cottage

1,200 sq. ft.

N/A

Minimum Driveway Length

Base Standard

PRD

Cottage

None

20'

None

20'

None

20'

20'⁸

N/A

20'

N/A

(2) Development Conditions – Residential Zones. 1. In the MR zone, single-family detached use requires a minimum land area of 4,500 square feet per unit, duplex use requires a minimum land area of 7,000 square feet, and townhome use requires a minimum land area of 2,000 square feet for end units, and 1,800 square feet for interior units. Multiple structures may occur on a legal lot with a minimum of 20,000 square feet.

2. In the R 5.0 zone, duplexes and townhouses require a minimum land area of 7,000 square feet. Townhomes require a minimum land area of 2,000 square feet for end units, and 1,800 square feet for interior units. Multiple structures may occur on a legal lot with a minimum of 7,000 square feet.

3. The front, rear and side yard setbacks for attached dwellings in these zones are not intended to be applied to each individual dwelling when there are multiple buildings on a site. Rather, they are meant to be used to establish the minimum dimensional requirements for the perimeter of the housing development.

4. Setbacks are applicable to the primary structure, attached accessory structures and accessory dwelling units.

5. Excludes residential accessory structures.

6. Coverage for accessory dwelling units may be increased by 15 percent over the base coverage.

7. Greenhouses on farms within the SR 12.4 zone are excluded from maximum coverage calculations.

8. A 20-foot-long driveway from the front or rear is required in the SR 5.0 zone.

9. No two adjacent dwellings that front the same street shall have the same front yard setback unless otherwise approved by the city council. The front yard setback shall be randomly arranged with an equal number of dwellings at each increment. Setbacks shall be 20, 25 and 30 feet in the SR 12.4 and SR 9.6 zones. In the SR 5.0 zone, setbacks and structure placement shall be varied to accommodate the requirement for a 20-foot-long driveway from the front or rear in addition to the varied setback.

10. The community development director or hearing examiner may reduce lot sizes to a minimum of 8,000 square feet and/or widths to a minimum of 60 feet for the fewest number of lots necessary if development under the city’s regular standards precludes the development from meeting minimum urban net density as established under the Growth Management Act. In addition, lots in plats vested to Snohomish County standards prior to annexation may have lot size reduced to 5,000 square feet, lot width reduced to 50 feet and lot depth reduced to 75 feet; provided, that overall density of the plat conforms to the land use element of the Stanwood Comprehensive Plan.

11. The community development director may approve reduced side and rear setbacks of five feet when the adjacent tract is devoted to open space, recreation space, or storm water detention. In addition, development on lots in plats vested to Snohomish County standards prior to annexation may conform to SR 5.0 zoning district standards for setbacks.

12. Heights may be increased to 60 feet for high school facilities.

13. Maximum of three stories. The building shall have a pitched roof and comply with the architectural elements of Chapter 17.112 SMC, Architectural Design Standards. (Ord. 1492 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021; Ord. 1440 § 4, 2017; Ord. 1418 § 11, 2016; Ord. 1294 § 18, 2011).

17.60.030 Residential/commercial zone development standards.

	TN	DMU
Maximum Residential Density. Density standards are not subject to the variance procedure.
• Single-Family	20 du/ac⁵ for all unit types	10 du/ac
• Duplex		20 du/ac
• Townhouse/Apartment in Mixed-Use		20 du/ac¹⁰
• Multifamily		20 du/ac¹⁰
• Cottage		20 du/ac
Lot Area: minimum square feet for subdivision.
Base Standard	None	2,500
• Single-Family	5,000	2,500
• Duplex	6,000	2,500
• Townhouse
• End lot	2,000	2,000
• Interior lot	1,800	1,800
• Multifamily	20,000	7,000
Minimum Lot Width
Base Standard	50'	35'
Minimum Lot Depth
Base Standard	70'	75'
Minimum Front Setback^{1, 2}
Base Standard	0	0
• Accessory Structure	10'	10'
• Attached Dwelling	0	0
Rear Setback^{1, 2, 4}
Base Standard	25'	25'
• Accessory Structure	15'	15'
Side Setback^{1, 2}
Base Standard	5'^{6, 7}	5'
• Accessory Structure	5'	5'
Maximum Height
Base Standard	30'³	45'³
• Accessory Structure	20'
Maximum Building Coverage⁸
Base Standard	60%⁸	90%

(2) Development Conditions – Residential/Commercial Zones. 1. The front, rear and side yard setbacks for structures in these zones are not intended to be applied to each individual building when there are multiple buildings on a site. Rather, they are meant to be used to establish the minimum dimensional requirements for the perimeter of the development.

2. Setbacks are applicable to the primary structure and attached accessory structures.

3. Height may be increased to 55 feet for hotels/motels in the DMU zone. Heights may be increased to 40 feet for multifamily, and mixed-uses in the TN residential designation and to 55 feet for multifamily, hotel/motels, and mixed-use buildings in the TN mixed-use designation if the structure has a pitched roof (not a shed roof).

4. Rear setbacks of 15 feet are required for residential uses. Setbacks may be reduced to five feet when property is served by an alley.

5. Maximum density in the TN zone is calculated based on the total number of dwelling units of all types per gross acre. The density for each housing type within a project is determined by the minimum lot size.

6. Side setback for commercial is zero.

7. Side setback for attached townhouse units and multifamily is zero for interior units and 10 feet for end units. Side setback for utilities and public facilities is 20 feet.

8. For automobile service stations the cross-section areas of service station canopy supports where they meet the ground shall be measured as coverage for the purposes of determining maximum lot coverage, and also shall be used for measurement of setback requirements.

9. Repealed by Ord. 1538.

10. Density may be increased to 30 du/acre for mixed-use developments when 100 percent of the required residential parking is provided on the ground floor and the building is at least LEED silver certified. (Ord. 1538 § 5 (Exh. E), 2024; Ord. 1492 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021; Ord. 1449 § 5, 2017; Ord. 1418 § 12, 2016; Ord. 1398 § 18, 2015; Ord. 1333 §§ 6 – 9 (Exh. C), 2012; Ord. 1332 § 7 (Exh. C), 2012; Ord. 1294 § 18, 2011).

17.60.040 Commercial and industrial development standards.

	NB	GC	PI	GI
Lot Area: minimum square feet for subdivision.
Base Standard	6,000	10,000	20,000	1 acre
Minimum Lot Width
Base Standard	50'	70'	80'	100'
Minimum Lot Depth
Base Standard	70'	80'	100'	200'
Front Setback^{1, 2, 7}
Base Standard	10'	25'	25'	25'
• Accessory Structure	10'	25'	25'	25'
Rear Setback^{1, 2, 7}
Base Standard	25'	25'	5'⁴	35'⁴
• Accessory Structure	15'	5'	5'	5'
Side Setback^{1, 2, 7}
Base Standard	10'	10'	5'⁴	25'⁴
• Accessory Structure	5'	5'	5'	5'
Maximum Height
Base Standard	30'	35'⁹	35'⁹	35'^{6, 8}
• Accessory Structure	20'			30'
Maximum Building Coverage^{3, 7}
Base Standard	40%	60%	80%	80%⁵
• Accessory Structure	10%	10%	10%	10%
Density for Mixed-Use Projects
Base Standard		No Limit^{11, 12}	35%¹³

(2) Development Conditions – Commercial and Industrial Zones. 1. The front, rear and side yard setbacks for structures in these zones are not intended to be applied to each individual building when there are multiple buildings on a site. Rather, they are meant to be used to establish the minimum dimensional requirements for the perimeter of the development.

2. Setbacks are applicable to the primary structure and attached accessory structures.

3. Ten percent additional coverage is allowed for detached accessory structures in the NB, GC, and GI zones in addition to the allowance for the primary structure.

4. Where an industrial or manufacturing use abuts a residential zone, a 25-foot setback is required in the PI zone and a 50-foot setback is required in the GI zone.

5. Coverage may be increased to 40 percent for wholesale, moving van/storage and warehouse operations, 50 percent for petroleum products distribution and storage and school bus maintenance facilities, and 65 percent for mini-warehouse.

6. Height may be increased to 50 feet for food processing plants, wholesale operations, warehousing operations, and freight distribution centers.

7. For automobile service stations, the cross-section areas of service station canopy supports where they meet the ground shall be measured as coverage for the purposes of determining maximum lot coverage, and also shall be used for measurement of setback requirements.

8. Height may be increased to 80 feet for feed and fertilizer operations abutting railroad corridors for silos and grain elevator structures only.

9. Height may be increased to 55 feet for hotels/motels.

10. General commercial mixed-use projects shall comply with the specific standards of Chapter 17.65 SMC, Additional Standards – Downtown Mixed-Use Zoning Standards.

11. Where residential uses are allowed, density shall be determined by the development standards required for the specific property, including but not limited to: height, parking, landscaping, lot coverage, recreational and open space, and stormwater.

12. Maximum of four stories. The building shall have pitched roof or parapet roof design and comply with the architectural elements of Chapter 17.112 SMC, Architectural Design Standards.

13. Density of mixed-use projects developed under the planned industrial park standards (SMC 17.50.010) is limited to 35 percent of the gross floor area. Mezzanines shall not be counted in the gross floor area for the purpose of determining the total number of allowed units.

14. The base height in the general commercial zone is 35 feet. Mixed-use buildings in the general commercial zone may be increased to 45 feet so long as the additional building height is stepped back 10 feet from the face of the building along the street frontage(s). (Ord. 1538 § 5 (Exh. E), 2024; Ord. 1492 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021; Ord. 1418 § 13, 2016; Ord. 1398 § 19, 2015; Ord. 1380 §§ 11, 12, 2014; Ord. 1294 § 18, 2011).

17.60.045 Public facility development standards.

	PF ^1,2
Minimum Lot Area (Square Footage):	5,000
Minimum Lot Width:	50'
Front Setback:	25'
Side Setback:	25'
Rear Setback:	25'
Maximum Height:	40'
Building Coverage:	60%
Density:	N/A

(a) The front, rear and side yard setbacks for structures in this zone are not intended to be applied to each individual building when there are multiple buildings on a site. Rather, they are meant to be used to establish the minimum dimensional requirements for the perimeter of the development.

(b) Setbacks are applicable to the primary structure and attached accessory structures. (Ord. 1538 § 5 (Exh. E), 2024).

17.60.050 Parks and open space development standards.

	Athletic Field, Ball Park or Batting Cage	Park, Community	Park, Neighborhood	Park, Urban	Recreation Area/Facility, Playgrounds	All Other Park Uses
Adjacent Property Use Setbacks
• Residential	25'	20'	20'	10'	10'	5'
• Commercial	10'	10'	10'	10'	10'	0'

Athletic Field, Ball Park or Batting Cage

Park, Community

Park, Neighborhood

Park, Urban

Recreation

Area/Facility, Playgrounds

All Other Park Uses

Adjacent Property Use Setbacks

• Residential

25'

20'

10'

• Commercial

10'

(2) Development Conditions – Parks and Open Space Zone. 1. The front, rear and side yard setbacks for structures in this zone are not intended to be applied to each individual building when there are multiple buildings on a site. Rather, they are meant to be used to establish the minimum dimensional requirements for the perimeter of the development.

2. Setbacks are applicable to the primary structure and attached accessory structures. (Ord. 1492 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021).

17.60.060 Development agreements.1

(1) The city may enter into a development agreement with a person having ownership or control of property of at least five acres in size within the city’s jurisdiction. The city may enter into a development agreement for property outside its boundaries as part of a proposed annexation or service agreement.

(2) A development agreement must set forth the development standards and other provisions that shall apply to and govern and vest the development, use, and mitigation of the development of the property for the duration specified in the agreement. “Development standards” include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Project elements such as residential densities, and nonresidential densities and intensities or building sizes;

(b) The amount and payment of impact fees imposed or agreed to in accordance with any applicable provisions of state law, any reimbursement provisions, other financial contributions by the property owner, or dedications;

(d) Design standards such as maximum heights, setbacks, drainage and water quality requirements, landscaping, parking, design standards and other development features;

(e) Parks and open space preservation;

(f) Phasing;

(g) Review procedures and standards for implementing decisions;

(h) A build-out or vesting period for applicable standards; and

(i) Any other development requirement or procedure deemed appropriate by the city council.

(3) Uses shall be confined to only those allowed under the site’s underlying zoning and may not be altered under the provisions of a development agreement. Except however that where the site includes more than one underlying zone, uses allowed under any of the underlying zones may be allowed on the site if the city council determines the uses to be compatible with the proposed development and surrounding properties.

(4) A development agreement may obligate a party to fund or provide services, infrastructure, or other facilities. The city and project applicants may include provisions and agreements whereby applicants are reimbursed over time for financing public facilities.

(5) The city shall only approve a development agreement by ordinance or resolution after a public hearing.

(6) A development agreement shall reserve authority to impose new or different regulations to the extent required by a serious threat to public health and safety. (Ord. 1499 § 5 (Exh. E), 2021).

1Code reviser’s note: Ord. 1499 adds this section as 17.60.050. It has been editorially renumbered to avoid duplication of numbering.

17.65.010 Purpose and intent.

The additional standards for DMU shall be utilized in conjunction with and in addition to all the other regulations affecting the subject property. It is the purpose of the additional standards to promote the economic health and appeal of the area by promoting pedestrian use and reducing unnecessary adverse aesthetic and other impacts which may arise from uncoordinated site development in context of the historic area. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024; Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.020 Applicability.

The additional standards shall apply to all development and redevelopment of properties located within the DMU zoning district depicted on the zoning map. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024; Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.025 Definitions.

(1) For the purposes of this section, “vertical mixed-use” shall be defined as a single structure supporting commercial (retail, office, service) use on the ground floor, with or without enclosed garage space on the ground floor, and with one or more stories of residential use above.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “horizontal mixed-use” shall be defined as a single structure supporting residential (apartments, condominiums, townhouses) use on the ground floor, with or without enclosed garage space on the ground floor. The residential building must be located behind an existing commercial use and have no frontage along a public street. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024).

17.65.030 Permitted uses.

(1) DMU developments shall provide commercial, residential, public, or mixed-uses in accordance with the zoning use table provided in SMC 17.30.070.

(2) DMU developments shall be compatible with existing uses as well as the Comprehensive Plan for proposed future uses. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024; Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.035 Mixed-use buildings in the DMU zone.

When mixed-use buildings or projects are proposed in the downtown mixed-use district, the following standards are required:

(1) A minimum of two uses are required for a vertical mixed-use building that has frontage along a public street.

(a) Retail Trade, Professional or Personal Service. Mixed-use buildings shall provide commercial and/or office uses on ground floors with a minimum of 30 feet of depth, except that “drive-through” windows and establishments are not permitted. Limited office and restaurant uses may be located on a portion of second story space.

(b) Residential uses must be located above or behind the commercial use. If the property is large enough, standalone residential units may be allowed per the underlying zoning if located behind commercial or mixed-use buildings.

(c) Enclosed garage space may be located in a portion not to exceed 50 percent of the ground floor space, or may be located underground.

(d) For vertical mixed-use buildings with two uses, a minimum of 60 percent of the gross floor area of the first floor shall include uses allowed in Chapter 17.30 SMC. The 60 percent commercial use requirement of this section may be reduced to 30 percent of gross floor area when a minimum of 50 percent of the parking required for the residential uses in a mixed-use structure is provided on the ground floor, or underground.

(e) Accessory functions of residential uses such as lobbies, entrances, exercise, storage, and meeting rooms, provided for the use of residents, may be located on the ground floor.

(f) Parking lots and parking garages are allowed. Enclosed garage space may be located in a portion of the ground and second floor space or underground. The community development director may approve limited garage space on other stories.

(g) “Drive-through” windows and establishments are not permitted on 271st Street from 88th Avenue to 84th Avenue or on 270th Street from 98th Avenue to 102nd Drive.

(h) Dry cleaners are limited to drop-off facilities only.

(i) Repealed by Ord. 1538.

(j) Any commercial use utilizing or producing hazardous, odorous or airborne substances shall contain, reduce, and mitigate impacts and may be subject to additional conditions as determined by the community development director. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024).

17.65.037 Standalone residential buildings in the DMU zone.

(1) A residential-only building may be allowed in the downtown mixed-use zone if the building(s) are not located on 271st Street, 88th Avenue, 92nd Avenue, 270th Street, or 102nd Avenue, or if the property is situated where a commercial use is not visible from an arterial public street or would not be viable based on the location.

(2) To determine if a project has commercial viability, the applicant shall submit a written request to the community development director to analyze:

(a) Existing and projected market conditions that affect supply and demand trends;

(b) Site and location analysis which addresses accessibility, visibility, signage, and site characteristics needed for business success. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024).

17.65.040 Orientation and location of buildings.

(1) All development shall be oriented such that buildings shall front all existing and planned streets. Buildings shall be located a maximum of 10 feet from the building-side edge of the standard sidewalk. A greater setback may be considered in order to accommodate parking as allowed in SMC 17.105.110(2)(c). A wider sidewalk, public space, outdoor cafe, or other architecturally integrated design features (as approved by the planning director) shall be allowed in the front setback or street side areas. No loading areas, drive-through service, accessory structures, or similar features shall be allowed in the front setback or street side areas. SR 532 shall not be considered a front within the WSDOT designated controlled access area; however, no loading areas shall face SR 532.

(2) Building locations must reinforce pedestrian activity and shall be orientated to ground floor activities to enhance the liveliness of the street.

(3) All buildings shall have at least one front or side customer entrance providing ingress and egress with at least double width doors. A corner entrance may be used provided it is located on the portion of the building facing the frontage street. Where a building abuts two streets, an entrance facing at least one street shall be provided and any corner entry shall be located on the portion of the building nearest the street intersection. In the case of a 65,000 or greater square foot single tenancy building, only a rear entry serving the parking lot is required.

(4) The primary entrance shall be more articulated and highlighted (size, material, architectural features, lighting, etc.) than any secondary entrances. (Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.050 Pedestrian orientation.

(1) Walkways shall be included in all developments necessary to create or continue a network of safe, convenient and attractive off-street linkages for pedestrians.

(a) When a development encompasses a site greater than 350 feet wide or deep, pedestrian access must be incorporated through the site to connect to parking, alleys, streets or neighboring properties.

(b) Walkways shall be provided connecting access points within the site and from the site to the street. Walkways should be located in active areas and visible from adjoining spaces.

(c) Pedestrian through-block connections shall not be less than five feet wide and be clearly defined by use of material, elevation (six inches raised) and/or landscaping borders.

(d) If walkways cross parking driveways, the walkway shall be separated from parking by landscaping or by raised pavement, or when crossing driving lanes, by a change in texture or material.

(e) Night lighting shall be provided for all pedestrian walkways. (Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.060 Street standards.

(1) Thoroughfares shall be provided consistent with the Future Transportation System Map and the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.

(2) Interconnected streets that form a grid pattern internally and connect with existing and proposed streets in conformance with the Future Transportation System Map shall be provided in for all developments. Walkable blocks of 500 linear feet or less are required.

(3) New DMU developments must connect to existing developments where connections are provided and shall provide new connections to future neighboring developments.

(4) Street standards shall be consistent with Stanwood street and utility standards (Chapter 14.08 SMC) except when a standard is specified in this chapter.

(5) The public works director may allow for a reduction of local street width to 41 feet, based on a cross-section of two 10-foot vehicle lanes, two six-inch curbs, two five-foot planting/utility strips, and two five-foot sidewalks.

(6) Alleys 12 to 20 feet in width shall be utilized to provide access to parking in rear of buildings. The planning director may authorize the use of drive aisles for certain projects where greater benefit is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the director.

(7) Applicants shall consult with transit providers, and provisions shall be made for transit stops that will serve current, future, and potential transit lines.

(8) All new DMU developments shall meet parking standards of Chapter 17.105 SMC. Shared parking is encouraged especially where participating users have differing peak parking hours.

(9) All access points shall have a median separation feature delineating ingress and egress lanes. Medians shall be landscaped per SMC 17.145.110. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024; Ord. 1356 § 19, 2013; Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.070 Building standards.

(1) Commercial ground floor space shall have a minimum floor to floor height of 12 feet.

(2) For buildings three stories or greater, at least one building elevation setback (10 feet minimum) shall be provided on the third or fourth story.

(3) Awnings, canopies, marquees, arcades, building overhangs or similar forms of pedestrian weather protection, at least 4.5 feet wide shall be provided over a pedestrian walkway along at least 80 percent of any facade with a customer entrance. Such weather protection must be at least eight feet above the sidewalk. If placed more than eight feet above the walkway, the weather protection must be at least an additional six inches in width for each additional foot of height, or portion thereof.

(4) A minimum of 75 percent of the building wall between two feet and six feet above the sidewalk and facing a street must be transparent or lightly tinted glazing. Windows into parking garage space do not qualify. If windows are not appropriate, glass display cases, decorative art (for example, murals or relief sculpture), significant architectural detailing or wall-covering landscaping may be used. Glazing may be reduced to 45 percent with a city of Stanwood police department approved security plan addressing employee, customer and/or resident safety conforming to the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles.

(5) All structures shall meet the building design guidelines set forth in Chapter 17.112 SMC. (Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.080 Security standards.

(1) A minimum of a 180 degree unobstructed view outside through entry doors and/or windows shall be provided.

(2) Loading spaces shall not create dead-end areas.

(3) Signs shall cover no more than 15 percent of any door or window.

(4) In addition, all new DMU developments shall meet at least two of the following:

(a) Windows should be provided on all four facades.

(b) Parking areas should be visible from windows and doors.

(d) Dumpsters should not create blind spots or hiding areas.

(e) Restroom doors should be visible from pedestrian areas and be located away from any exits.

(f) Landscaping shrubs should be kept to a height at or under three feet; trees should be limbed to six to seven feet above the ground.

(g) Low fencing and clear railings should be used where possible. (Ord. 1538 § 6 (Exh. F), 2024; Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.65.090 Parking lot landscape standards.

(1) Landscaping areas shall be provided within parking lots to visually reduce the scale of parking areas and to differentiate parking and pedestrian areas.

(a) Every sixth parking stall within each parking row shall be landscaped. Grass will not be considered acceptable ground cover for such landscape areas. The configuration of landscape spaces may be modified by the community development director when needed to improve traffic and pedestrian circulation or landscape configuration. This required landscaping may count toward the total amount of parking lot landscaping required in SMC 17.145.110. If the total amount of landscaping required in SMC 17.145.110 is less than is required in this section, the standard established herein shall still be applied. Landscaping required in this section may not be relocated to the perimeter of the paved area as allowed in SMC 17.145.110(4). (Ord. 1335 § 2, 2013).

17.80.010 Replaced by unified development code.

For regulations governing the procedures and processing of permit applications and post-issuance requirements, see Division II of SMC Title 18. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (Exh. B), 2025).

Stanwood City Zoning Code

Permitted Uses

and Tables of Dimensional and Density Requirements

17.35 Repealed

(Ord. 1499 § 3 (Exh. C), 2021).

17.40 Repealed

(Ord. 1499 § 4 (Exh. D), 2021).

17.71 Repealed

(Ord. 1294 § 23, 2011).

17.73 Repealed

(Ord. 1332 §§ 8, 9, 2012; Ord. 1294 § 24, 2011; Ord. 1276 § 3, 2010).

17.74 Repealed

(Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004).

17.77 Repealed

(Ord. 1356 § 20, 2013; Ord. 1294 § 26, 2011; Ord. 1249 §§ 1, 2, 4, 2009; Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004).

17.78 Repealed

(Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1056, 1998).

17.79 Repealed

(Ord. 1492 § 4 (Exh. D), 2021; Ord. 1294 §§ 27, 28, 2011; Ord. 1282 § 1, 2011; Ord. 1138 § 4, 2003).

17.80 Permit Review Procedures

Prior legislation: Formerly 17.87.120.

17.30.010 Permitted land uses and established classification of uses.

(a) Permitted Use. Land uses allowed outright within a zone.

(i) The temporary use will not be materially detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare, nor injurious to property and improvements in the immediate vicinity of the subject temporary use.

(ii) The temporary use is not incompatible in intensity and appearance with existing land uses in the immediate vicinity of the temporary use.

(iii) Adequate parking is provided for the temporary use, and if applicable the temporary use does not create a parking shortage for the existing uses on the site.

(iv) Hours of operation of the temporary use are specified.

(v) The temporary use will not create noise, light, or glare which would adversely impact surrounding uses and properties.

17.30.020 Unclassified uses.

(2) Criteria for Unclassified Uses. In order to make a determination that an unclassified use is permitted, conditionally permitted, or accessory, the hearing examiner must find that the use is:

(a) In keeping with the purpose and intent of the zoning district as described in the Stanwood Comprehensive Plan.

(4) Appeals of a decision issued by the hearing examiner on an unclassified use request shall follow the appeal process for Type P-III permits.

17.30.030 Zoning use table.

(1) Permit types shall be classified according to the following:

(a) The letters “P-I” mean that the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a Type I administrative permit issued by the community development director.

(b) The letters “P-II” mean that the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a Type II administrative permit with public comment period issued by the community development director.

(c) The letters “P-III” mean that the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a Type III permit decision issued by the hearing examiner after holding a public hearing.

(d) The letters “P-IV” and “P-V” are additional permit types that require either review by the planning commission or approval by the city council.

(e) The letters “AC” mean that the use is permissible as an accessory use to a primary use on the same property.

(f) The letter “C” means that the use is permissible with a conditional use permit approved by the hearing examiner after holding a public hearing.

KEY:
Blank = Not Permitted	AC = Accessory Use
P-I = Type I Permit	C = Conditional Use
P-II = Type II Permit
P-III = Type III Permit	Footnote Number in Parentheses = Special Development Standards Specific to That Use

(Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.040 Change in use.

(3) A change in ownership of a business or enterprise or a change in the name shall not be regarded as a substantial change in use. (Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.050 Prohibited uses.

The following activities and uses are prohibited throughout the city of Stanwood due to their impactful nature on adjacent land uses or the community at large:

(1) Aggregate extraction.

(2) The disassembly, dismantling, or storage of more than five wrecked vehicles as defined in RCW 46.80.010(6) at any one time unless completely contained within an enclosed building.

(3) Manufacture of explosives.

(4) Stockyards, slaughterhouses, or rendering plants; with the exception of existing legal nonconforming uses or those established prior to November 8, 2018.

(5) Petroleum refineries.

(6) Fertilizer manufacture.

(7) Sanitary landfills.

(8) Waste-to-energy facilities.

(9) Casinos and card rooms with two or more card tables.

(10) New enhanced service facilities.

(11) Recovery homes.

(12) Orphanage.

(13) Manufactured/mobile home parks.

(14) Auctions or sale of livestock or similar animals in the planned industrial or general industrial zones as noted in Chapter 17.50 SMC.

(15) Storage, manufacturing or sales of highly volatile or otherwise extremely hazardous substances or materials.

(16) Incineration or reduction of garbage, sewage, dead animals or refuse.

(17) Crematoriums including the cremation of human and animal remains.

(18) Septage treatment plants.

(19) Uses that cannot meet and/or exceed the performance standards listed in SMC 17.50.020, Planned industrial and general industrial district performance standards.

(20) Use of an automobile, travel trailer, motor home, or other recreational vehicle for living purposes for more than two consecutive weeks at a time and more than four weeks per year.

(21) Temporary or permanent homeless encampments except as allowed by RCW 35A.21.360. (Ord. 1538 § 9 (Exh. I), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.060 Residential use zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	SR 12.4	SR 9.6	SR 7.0	SR 5.0	MR	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Agriculture
Farm, Existing	P-I	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	Property previously and currently used for ongoing agricultural activity.
Animal Services
Kennel, Hobby	P-I	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)		A collection of 3 or more adult dogs or 4 or more cats and 1 litter of unweaned pups.
Hotels and Guest Houses
Bed and Breakfast	P-III	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging are provided for compensation to guests.
Public Facilities
Governmental Use	P-I					P	Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.
Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)	P-II	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	A facility used for police and fire services.
Quasi-Public
Cemetery, Existing	P-I		P				A place for the burial or interment of dead persons or household pets.
Community Center	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes.
House of Worship/Church	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A building or structure wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
Meeting Hall	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A place of assembly that is used on a temporary but recurring basis for a variety of public or private events.
Recreation
Open Space	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and is left in its natural or undisturbed state.
Park, Community	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Neighborhood	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A park of 5 to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.
Park, Urban	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Private/HOA Parks	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A park area under common ownership by a homeowners association.
Trail	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Residential
Adult Family Home	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than 1 but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.
Assisted Living/Independent Living	P-II					P	A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Congregate Care Facility	P-III					C(6)	A residential facility for the elderly and/or handicapped persons.
Daycare, Home	P-I	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	Care for children under the age of 12 or seniors located in the family dwelling accommodating 12 or fewer.
Dwelling, Accessory	P-I	AC(8)	AC(8)	AC(8)	AC(8)		A secondary living unit that is located on the same property as the primary dwelling.
Dwelling, Cottage	P-III	P(9)	P(9)	P(9)	P(9)		A minimum of 4 small detached single-family homes located together in a neighborhood format around common open space.
Dwelling, Duplex	P-I				P(10)	P	A detached building, designed for 2 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family Development Up to 20 Units	P-I					P	A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family Development 21 Units or Greater	P-II					P	A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Single-Family	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by 1 family.
Dwelling, Townhouse	P-I				C	P	A dwelling unit that is: occupied by 1 family; has no units above or under it; and is attached to other units by common side walls.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 1 – Existing Nursing Home Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-III					C	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 2 – Existing Assisted Living Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-II					P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 3 – Existing Adult Family Home Conversion of Up to a 6-Bed Facility (21)	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Group Home	P-I	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	A facility licensed by the state to provide 24-hour training, care, custody, correction or control, or any combination of those functions, to 1 or more persons. This term shall not include schools, hospitals, prisons or other social service facilities.
Home Occupation	P-I	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	A business carried on within a dwelling unit or accessory building which is incidental and secondary to the residential use.
Homeless Housing	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Homeless housing” means housing types that are usually geared specifically towards homeless populations including: transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.
Manufactured/Mobile Home	P-I	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)		A residential unit on 1 or more chassis for towing to the point of use and designed to be used with a permanent foundation as a dwelling unit on a year-round basis.
Schools
Elementary School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
High School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the ninth through the twelfth grade.
Middle School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the sixth through eighth grade.
Preschool Facility	P-II/P-III	C	C	C	P(10)	P	An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
Seminary	P-III			C(14)			An educational institution for religious study.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard Associated with Electrical Substations	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with a permitted electrical substation.
Electrical Substation	P-II	P	P(15)	P(15)	P(15)	P	A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.
Electrical Transmission Lines	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.
Sewage Lift Station	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	The station in a sewer system where the wastewater needs to be pumped (lifted) to a higher elevation so that gravity can be used to bring the wastewater to the treatment plant.
Water Well and Pump Station	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Wireless Communication Facilities
Co-Location PWCF	P-II	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.
Minor Facilities	P-II	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.
Single PWCF	P-II	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	A wireless communications facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals associated with personal wireless services and which may include antennas, equipment shelter or cabinet, transmission cables, a support structure, reception and transmission devices and antennas and temporary or portable service facilities.
Monopole Towers	P-II	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.
Small Cell Facilities	P-II	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements of Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.
Other
Daycare Center	P-II			P(7)	P(7)	P(7)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.
Daycare, Mini	P-II				P(7)	P(7)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility other than a family dwelling, which accommodates 12 or fewer persons.
Transitional Housing	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Temporary housing for individuals and families for periods up to 2 years. Such facilities may also include job and/or self-sufficiency training and other supportive services to help people transition to independent living.
Emergency Shelter	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Emergency shelter” means an indoor facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently homeless. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
Emergency Housing	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that are intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
Temporary Uses	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.

(4)Restaurants that serve lunches and/or dinner shall be allowed in bed and breakfast accommodations.

(6)Limited to 30 rooms/increment of minimum land area.

(8)One accessory dwelling unit per lot is allowed. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with the criteria and design standards set forth in SMC 17.95.470 through 17.95.480.

(9)Cottage housing units shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.450.

(10)Minimum land area of 7,000 square feet required.

(11)This use shall comply with the special residential use requirements provided in SMC 17.95.375. Group homes are limited to six rooms in the SR 7.0, SR 5.0, RM and GC zones.

(12)A home occupation permit and business license are required. Home occupations shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.380.

(14)Limited to 9,000 square feet in the SR 7.0 zone.

(15)Minimum land area of 10,000 square feet required.

(16)Subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(17)Minor facilities are limited to co-location on an existing monopole and are subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(20)All small wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the requirements of Chapters 17.200, 17.205, and 17.210 SMC.

(21)Enhanced service facility conversions of Category 1 – 3 facilities shall be subject to the requirements of SMC 17.95.375.

(Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.070 Commercial and mixed-use zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	TN	DMU	NB	GC	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Animal Services
Animal Daycare/Grooming	P-I	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	An establishment providing daytime training, supervision, recreation, clipping, hygienic care, or cleaning services for animals.
Kennel, Commercial Indoor/Outdoor			AC/C(4)			A facility holding 4 or more domestic animals over 4 months of age for boarding, breeding, sale, or treatment.
Veterinarian Hospital or Clinic	P-I		P(5)		P	A building used to provide health care services to animals.
Automotive Services
Automobile Rental Agency	P-I				P	A rental and incidental storage agency which provides motor vehicle rentals under 10,000 lbs.
Automobile Repair and Services	P-I				P(6)	An establishment that provides a variety of levels of repair, sales, handling, maintaining, or disposing of motor vehicles.
Automobile Sales and Service, New or Used	P-I				P/C(7)	An establishment that sells new or used motorized vehicles as its primary use, and allows for minor or major repairs, or paint and body work.
Automobile Service Station	P-I		P(35)			A building that sells or supplies fuels, lubricants, air, water, and other operating commodities for motor vehicles or boats.
Car Wash	P-I		P		P	A building, or portion thereof, for washing automobiles utilizing mechanical devices.
Parking Lots, Garages	P-I	AC	P/AC	AC	AC	A building, or area beneath a building, except those described as a private garage, used for the parking only of automotive vehicles.
Cultural/Entertainment
Art Gallery	P-I		P		P	A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art or an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art.
Game, Video Arcade	P-I		P		P	A venue where people play indoor table games and/or arcade video games.
Live Entertainment	P-I		AC(9)	AC(9)	AC(9)	Music, comedy, readings, dancing, acting, or other entertainment performed at an establishment such as a theater or concert hall.
Museum	P-II		P		P	A nonprofit, noncommercial establishment operated as a repository or a collection of natural, historic, scientific or works of art.
Night Club	P-I		P		P	A business conducted inside a building that has the capacity for at least 30 persons seated at tables, includes a bar, employs a bartender and maintains table service, dancing, and/or live entertainment.
Theater	P-I		P		P	A building or part of a building, devoted to showing motion pictures, or for dramatic, musical or live performances.
Hotels and Guest Houses
Bed and Breakfast	P-III		P(2)(10) (11)		C(2)(10) (11)	A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging of more than 2 rooms are provided for compensation.
Hotel	P-I		P/C(7)		P	Any building containing more than 6 guest rooms intended to be used, rented or hired out to be occupied for sleeping purposes.
Industrial
Food and Beverage Processing Facility	P-III				C	Means sorting, packaging, bottling or labeling raw or semi-processed food or beverages into a product.
Manufacturing, Light	P-II	P(12)			P(12)	A use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including process, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.
Communication Technology (TV broadcasting, radio station, video production, internet or movie production or other similar technologies)	P-I				P	An industry consisting of the technological and commercial broadcasting institutions or filmmaking.
Office
Professional Office	P-I	P	P	P	P	A business providing expertise to clients for a fee for service in any of the following related categories: accounting, architecture, engineering, planning, law, music, art, interior design, real estate, writing, education, or any similar type of business.
Health Care Office	P-I	P	P	P	P	Health care services such as primary care clinics, mental health clinics, community health centers, dentist, orthodontist, nutritionist, physical therapy, optometrists, or similar medical practices excluding hospitals.
Hospital	P-III	C	C	C	C	A facility providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, other abnormal physical or mental conditions, chemical or substance dependency or abuse, and including as an integral part of the institution related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, and training facilities.
Personal Services
Assisted/Independent Living		C	P/C(7) (17)		P(17)	A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Salon	P-I	P	P	P	P	An establishment where hair cutting, coloring and styling, facials, manicures, lashes, and/or spa services are provided.
Daycare Center	P-I	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.
Laundromat/Dry Cleaner	P-I	P(14)	P	P	P	An establishment providing dry cleaning businesses or washing, drying machines on the premises for rental use to the general public.
Equipment Rental	P-I		P		P	Equipment rental is a service providing machinery, equipment and tools of all kinds and sizes for a limited period of time to individual consumers.
Health/Athletic Club	P-I		P		P	Gymnasiums (except those related to educational institutions), private clubs (athletic, health, or recreational), reducing salons, and weight control establishments.
Funeral Home	P-I		P			A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial, the display of the deceased, and ceremonies connected wherewith before burial or cremation; crematories are not considered part of a funeral home or an accessory.
Janitorial Services	P-I		P			A company providing janitorial services such as the cleaning of offices or other building establishments.
Mail/Small Shipping Store	P-I		P		P	An establishment that provides shipping, shredding, printing, fax, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.
Private Clubs	P-I		P		P	Organizations that are privately owned and operated by their members and not operated for profit such as clubs, lodges, lounges, and halls.
Tattoo and Piercing Parlors	P-I		P		P	A business designing and creating permanent graphic images on the human body; may include piercing.
Public Facilities
Governmental Use	P-I	P	P(7)		P	Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.
Park and Ride Facility	P-II					A parking area designated for commuters using public transportation.
Post Office	P-I		P(7)		P	A facility authorized by a postal system for posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission, and delivery of mail and offering mail-related services.
Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)	P-II	P/C(15)	P/C(15)		P/C(15)	A facility used for police and fire services.
Public Transit Storage and Maintenance Facility	P-II				P	A facility used for public transit storage and maintenance.
Public Transit Terminal	P-II		P			A terminal used for public transit.
Quasi-Public
Meeting Hall	P-II	P/C(7)	P			A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes and owned and operated by a nonprofit organization and open to the general public.
House of Worship/Church	P-III	C(7)	P/C(7)	P/C(7)	P/C(7)	A building or structure wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
Recreation
Amusement Park or Center	P-II				P	A group of amusement devices for children and/or adults and their accessory uses.
Bowling Alley	P-I		P			A recreational facility which includes bowling lanes, and may include a small lounge, restaurant or snack bar, video games and pool tables.
Community Garden	P-I	P	P		P	Land set aside for collective use for an organization or for the general public to grow produce and/or flowers. Excluding marijuana.
Open Space	P-I	P	P	P	P	A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and is left in its natural or undisturbed state.
Park, Community	P-II	P	P	P	P	Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Urban	P-II	P	P	P	P	A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Private/HOA Parks	P-I	P	P		P	A park area under common ownership by a homeowners association.
Trail	P-II	P	P	P	P	A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Repair Services
Minor Service Repairs Within the Confines of a Building; No Outside Storage or Repair	P-I	P	P	P	P	An establishment providing minor repair services such as shoe repair, tailoring, bicycle repairs, computer repairs or similar type uses.
Residential
Adult Family Home	P-I	P	P	P	P	A residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than 1 but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.
Assisted Living/Independent Living	P-II				P	A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Boarding House	P-I		P(16)			A building other than a motel, where lodging and meals are provided for more than 5 persons for compensation on a long-term basis.
Congregate Care Facility	P-III	C	P/C(7) (17)		P(17)	A residential facility for the elderly and/or handicapped persons.
Daycare, Family	P-I	P	P(13)	P		A residence used for the care of children under the age of 12 or seniors located in the family dwelling of the person or persons under whose direct care the child or children are placed, accommodating 12 or fewer, such numbers to include those members of the resident family who are under the age of 12 years old.
Dwelling, Accessory	P-I	AC(18)	P			A secondary living unit that is located on the same property as the primary dwelling.
Dwelling, Cottage	P-II	P(20)				A minimum of 4 small detached single-family homes located together in a neighborhood format around common open space.
Dwelling, Duplex	P-I	P	P(39)		P(21) (39)	A detached building, designed for 2 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.
Dwelling, Triplex	P-I		P(39)		P(21) (39)	A detached building, designed for 3 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family	P-II	P(7)	P(39)			A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Single-Family	P-I	P				A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by 1 family.
Dwelling, Townhouse	P-I	P	P		P(21) (39)	A dwelling unit that is: occupied by 1 family; has no units above or under it; and is attached to other units by common side walls.
Emergency Housing	P-I		C(7)		C(7)	A facility whose primary purpose is to provide temporary shelter and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness for no more than 60 days.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 1 – Existing Nursing Home Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-III	C	P		P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 2 – Existing Assisted Living Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-II	C	P		P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 3 – Existing Adult Family Home Conversion of Up to a 6-Bed Facility (21)	P-I	P				A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Group Care Facilities		P	P			Shared living quarters (without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit) for 7 or more persons with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit 1 or more of such person’s major life activities when such persons are not living together as a single household unit.
Group Home	P-I		P(19)		P(19)	A facility licensed by the state to provide 24-hour training, care, custody, correction or control, or any combination of those functions, to 1 or more persons. This term shall not include schools, hospitals, prisons or other social service facilities.
Home Occupation	P-I	AC(22)	AC(22)		AC	A business carried on within a dwelling unit or accessory building which is incidental and secondary to the residential use.
Live/Work Units	P-1		P(38) (39)		P(21) (38) (39)	“Live/work unit” means a single dwelling unit in a detached building, or in a multifamily or mixed-use building, that also accommodates limited commercial uses within the dwelling unit. The predominate use of a live/work unit is residential, and commercial activity is a secondary use.
Mixed-Use	P-II	P	P(39)		P(39)	Residential and commercial uses within a single building or development that may occur either within 1 story as a horizontal mix, in 1 structure with multiple stories as a vertical mix or in more than 1 detached structure.
Retail Trade Establishments
Retail Shop – Boutique Style Less Than 3,000 Square Feet	P-I		P	P		Small scale retail uses such as boutiques, bakeries, florists, convenience stores, pharmacies, and more.
Retail Shop – Mid-Range Between 3,000 and 10,000 Square Feet (Non-Strip Mall Design)	P-I	P	P		P	Midsized retail uses such as grocery stores, sporting goods store, large thrift stores, office supplies, and more.
Retail – Strip Mall or Big Box Greater Than 10,000 Square Feet	P-III				P	Large scale retail uses such as supermarkets, construction supply stores, furniture stores, and more.
Agricultural Produce Stand	P-I	P	P	P	P	A farm stand that sells produce including fresh, dried or bottled vegetables and fruits and plants/flowers.
Farmer’s Market	P-I	P	P	P	P	Retail area, outdoors or indoors, where vendors sell produce, baked goods, food and/or limited crafts to the public.
Kiosk/Vending Machine	P-I	AC(23)	AC(23)	AC(23)	AC(23)	Mobile units such as kiosks and vending machines that dispense products for sale including but not limited to beverages, food and video.
Marijuana Retailer	P-I		C(40)			As set forth in RCW 69.50.101. – a person licensed by the board to sell marijuana concentrates, usable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in a retail outlet.
Plant Nursery	P-I		P			An enterprise, establishment, or portion thereof that conducts the retailing or wholesaling of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items (but not farm implements) directly related to their care and maintenance.
Retail Prepared Food/Beverage Establishments
Bars and Cocktail Lounges	P-I		P		P	A business conducted entirely within a building wherein primarily alcoholic beverages are sold at retail for consumption on the premises. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes night clubs, restaurants, and taverns.
Catering	P-I	P(24)	P	P	P	An establishment that prepares food on site and delivers it to another location for consumption. Caterers may also provide party planning and occasional hourly labor for special events.
Beverage Stand	P-I	P(24)	P(24)(25)(26)	P(25)(26)	P(25)(26)	Restaurants specializing in coffee, tea, and other assorted beverage products, accessory baked goods and concessions.
Restaurant	P-I	P(24)(26)	P(24)(25)	P(25)(26)	P(25)(26)	An establishment whose primary business is the sale of food and beverages to patrons for consumption on the premises.
Tavern	P-I		P		P	A business conducted entirely within a building where beer and/or wine is served to the public, which holds a class “A” or “B” license from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes bars/cocktail lounges, night clubs and restaurants.
Schools
Elementary School	P-III	C				Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
Preschool Facility	P-II/ P-III		P(27)			An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
School, Other	P-I		P(27)			Places for systematic instruction, to include trade, vocational/technical, art, music, dance, and business schools or similar type institutions.
Wholesale Storage/Distribution Facilities
Detached Commercial Accessory Storage	P-III		C(28)	C(28)	C(28)	Storage structure that is subordinate and incidental to a commercial or industrial use. This use is not a mini-warehouse storage unit facility.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard Associated With an Electrical Substation	P-I	P(29)(36)	P(29)(36)	P(29)(36)	P(29)(36)	Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with permitted electrical substations.
Electrical Substation	P-II	P(29)	P	P	P	A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.
Electrical Transmission Lines	P-II		P		P	Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.
Recycle Collection Stand	P-II		AC	AC	AC	A movable kiosk for the collection of recyclable materials or donations such as newspapers, clothing or books.
Sewage Lift Station	P-II	P(29)	P	P		The station in a sewer system where the wastewater needs to be pumped (lifted) to a higher elevation so that gravity can be used to bring the wastewater to the treatment plant.
Water Well and Pump Station	P-II	P				Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P	P	P	P	Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Wireless Communications Facilities
Co-Location PWCA	P-I	P(30)	P(30)	P(30)	P(30)	The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.
Minor Facilities	P-I	P(31)	P(31)	P(31)	P(31)	Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.
Single PWCF	P-II	P(32)	P(32)	P(32)	P(32)	A wireless communications facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals associated with personal wireless services and which may include antennas, equipment shelter or cabinet, transmission cables, a support structure, reception and transmission devices and antennas and temporary or portable service facilities.
Monopole Towers	P-III	C(33)	C(33)	C(33)	C(33)	Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.
Small Cell Facilities	P-I	P(34)	P(34)	P(34)	P(34)	A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements of Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.
Other
Indoor Emergency Shelters	P-I	P	P	P	P	“Emergency shelter” means a facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently homeless. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
Indoor Emergency Housing	P-I		P	P	P	“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that are intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
Temporary Uses	P-I	P	P	P	P	A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.
Transitional Housing	P-I	P			P	Housing and supportive services to homeless persons or families for up to 2 years and that has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless persons and families into independent living.

(1)Subject to animal services grooming parlor conditions in Chapter 8.70 SMC.

(3)Repealed by Ord. 1538.

(5)No outdoor kennels.

(6)Automobile repair is limited to minor repair services in the general commercial zone.

(7)Minimum land area of 20,000 square feet is required. This standard may be modified through the conditional use permit process.

(8)Repealed by Ord. 1538.

(9)Subject to standards in SMC 17.100.055.

(10)A business license and compliance with conditions in SMC 17.100.060 for permitting a bed and breakfast use are required.

(11)Restaurants that serve lunches and/or dinner shall be allowed in bed and breakfast accommodations.

(13)All daycare uses shall comply with the daycare facilities requirements provided in SMC 17.95.382. Family daycare shall require a home occupation permit.

(14)Limited to drop-off and pick-up with no on-site dry cleaning allowed.

(17)Limited to 30 rooms/increment of minimum land area.

(18)One accessory dwelling unit per lot is allowed. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with the criteria and design standards set forth in SMC 17.95.470 through 17.95.480.

(19)This use shall comply with the special residential use requirements provided in SMC 17.95.375. Group homes are limited to six rooms in the GC zone.

(20)Cottage housing units shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.450.

(21)Permitted when part of a mixed-use development.

(22)A home occupation permit and business license are required. Home occupations shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.380.

(23)Kiosks/vending machines are permitted only as accessory uses inside a building.

(24)No drive-through service allowed on 271st between 88th Avenue and 84th Avenue and 270th from 99th Avenue to 102nd Drive.

(25)Drive-up windows allowed subject to the supplemental standards for drive-through facilities provided in SMC 17.100.040.

(27)Permitted when located in the historic downtown areas as depicted in SMC 17.105.110, provided there is no outdoor display or storage.

(29)Minimum land area of 10,000 square feet required.

(30)Subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(31)Minor facilities are limited to co-location on an existing monopole and are subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(33)All small wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the requirements of Chapters 17.200, 17.205, and 17.210 SMC.

(36)Pole yards and storage areas shall be screened from adjacent residential or commercial uses. Chain link fences with slats are not allowed.

(37)Repealed by Ord. 1538.

(38)Live/work units are allowed as part of a mixed-use development.

(40)Subject to standards in SMC 17.100.045.

(Ord. 1538 § 2 (Exh. B), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.080 Industrial use zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	PI	GI	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Animal Services
Kennel, Commercial Indoor/Outdoor	P-I	P(1)		A building holding 4 or more domestic animals over 4 months of age for boarding, breeding, sale, or treatment.
Veterinarian Hospital or Clinic	P-II	P		A building used to provide health care services to animals.
Automotive Services
Automobile or Truck Repair and Services	P-I	P(2)	P(2)	An establishment that provides a variety of levels of repair, sales, handling, maintaining, or disposing of motor vehicles.
Automobile Sales and Service, New or Used	P-I	P	P	An establishment that sells new or used motorized vehicles as its primary use, and allows for minor or major repairs, or paint and body work.
Automobile Service Station	P-I	P(3)		A building that sells or supplies fuels, lubricants, air, water, and other operating commodities for motor vehicles or boats.
Car Wash	P-I	AC		A building, or portion thereof, for washing automobiles utilizing mechanical devices.
Impound, Storage, Tow Yards	P-I	AC(4)	AC(4)	A lot used for temporary storage of vehicles which have been towed by a towing company or for impounded vehicles.
Parking Lots, Garages	P-I	AC	AC	A building, or area beneath a building, except those described as a private garage, used for the parking only of automotive vehicles.
Parking Structure, Commercial	P-I	P	P	A standalone structure used for the storage or parking of motor vehicles.
Towing	P-I	P(6)	P(6)	A service that provides the towing of a disabled vehicle or trailer.
Wrecking	P-I		P(6)	The dismantling/wrecking of 1 or more motor vehicles or trailers; and/or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled vehicles or their parts.
Cultural/Entertainment
Adult Entertainment Facility	P-I		P(7)	A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art or an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art.
Live Entertainment	P-I	AC		Music, comedy, readings, dancing, acting, or other entertainment performed at an establishment such as a theater or concert hall.
Hotels and Guest Houses
Bed and Breakfast	P-I	P	P	A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging of more than 2 rooms are provided for compensation.
Hotel	P-I	P(8)		Any building containing more than 6 guest rooms intended to be used, rented or hired out to be occupied for sleeping purposes.
Resort	P-III	P(8)		A hotel that serves as a destination point for visitors; generally provides recreational facilities for paying guests on vacation.
Industrial
Building Construction Yard	P-I		P	An outdoor area consisting of short-term parking and storage of equipment and supplies used in the construction industry and may contain an office.
Food and Beverage Processing Facility	P-I	P	P	Means sorting, packaging, bottling or labeling raw or semi-processed food or beverages into a product.
Freezer Plant/Cold Storage/Food Mill	P-I	C	P	An industrial business providing refrigeration and storage of food or products requiring refrigeration/freezing and may include food processing.
Laboratory	P-I	P	P	A place devoted to experimental study, such as testing and analyzing, as well as physical diagnostic facilities. Manufacturing of any product is not considered part of this definition.
Laundry Plant	P-I		P	An establishment for the mechanized washing and/or dry cleaning of clothing and the like.
Lumber and Wood Products Processing	P-I		P	A facility that fabricates wood products and/or provides mill work or construction and assembly of products made of wood.
Manufacturing, Heavy	P-II		P	A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of materials or products predominantly from extracted or raw materials, or a use engaged in the storage of, or manufacturing processes that potentially involve, hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.
Manufacturing, Light	P-II	P(9)	P(9)	A use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including process, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.
Communication Technology (TV Broadcasting, Radio Station, Video Production, Internet or Movie Production or Other Similar Technologies)	P-I	P		An industry consisting of the technological and commercial broadcasting institutions or filmmaking.
Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industry	P-I	P	P	An establishment providing printing and publishing services.
Office
Professional Office	P-I	P	P	A business providing expertise to clients for a fee for service in any of the following related categories: accounting, architecture, engineering, planning, law, medicine, music, art, interior design, real estate, writing, education, or any similar type of business.
Health Care Office	P-I	P		Health care services such as primary care clinics, mental health clinics, community health centers, dentist, orthodontist, nutritionist, physical therapy, optometrists, or similar medical practices excluding hospitals.
Hospital	P-III	C		A facility providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, other abnormal physical or mental conditions, chemical or substance dependency or abuse, and including as an integral part of the institution related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, and training facilities.
Personal Services
Daycare Center	P-I	P(5)	P(5)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.
Equipment Rental	P-I	P	P	Equipment rental is a service providing machinery, equipment and tools of all kinds and sizes for a limited period of time to individual consumers.
Funeral Home	P-I	P		A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial, the display of the deceased, and ceremonies connected wherewith before burial or cremation; crematories are not considered part of a funeral home or an accessory to a funeral home.
Health/Athletic Club	P-I	P		Gymnasiums (except those related to educational institutions), private clubs (athletic, health, or recreational), reducing salons, and weight control establishments.
Janitorial Services	P-I	P	P	A company providing janitorial services such as the cleaning of offices or other building establishments.
Laundromat/Dry Cleaner	P-I	P	P	An establishment providing dry cleaning businesses or washing, drying machines on the premises for rental use to the general public.
Mail/Small Shipping Store	P-I	P		An establishment that provides shipping, shredding, printing, fax, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.
Salon	P-I	P	P	An establishment where hair cutting, coloring and styling, facials, manicures, lashes, and/or spa services are provided.
Tattoo and Piercing Parlors	P-I	P	P	A business designing and creating permanent graphic images on the human body; may include piercing.
Public Facilities
Courthouse	P-III	P		A building in which courts of law are regularly held.
Post Office	P-I	P		A facility authorized by a postal system for posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission and delivery of mail and offering mail-related services.
Public Safety Station	P-II	P	P	A facility used for police and fire services.
Public Transit Storage and Maintenance Facility	P-II		P	A facility used for public transit storage and maintenance.
Public Transit Terminal	P-II	P	P	A terminal used for public transit.
Quasi-Public
Meeting Hall	P-II	P(10)		A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes and owned and operated by a nonprofit organization and open to the general public.
Recreation
Bowling Alley	P-I	P		A recreational facility which includes bowling lanes, and may include a small lounge, restaurant or snack bar, video games and pool tables.
Go-Kart Track	P-I	P		Tracks used for go-kart racing.
Open Space	P-I	P	P	A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and could be left in its natural or undisturbed state, used as community gardens or conservation areas.
Park, Community	P-II	P	P	Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Neighborhood	P-II	P	P	A park of five to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.
Park, Urban	P-II	P	P	A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Skating Rink	P-I	P		A surface used for ice skating or roller skating located indoors or outdoors.
Swimming Pool	P-II	P		Any in-ground or above-ground structure designed for swimming, wading, or other aquatic recreational purposes.
Trail	P-II	P	P	A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Repair Services
Minor Service Repairs Within the Confines of a Building; No Outside Storage or Repair	P-I	P		An establishment providing minor repair services such as shoe repair, tailoring, bicycle repairs, computer repairs or similar type uses.
Small Appliance and Tool	P-I	P		An establishment repairing a wide variety of electrical, gas and mechanical appliances and tools.
Small Engines	P-I	P	P	An establishment repairing small engines (excluding automobiles).
Residential
Caretaker’s House	P-I	P(11)	P(11)	An accessory building for the sole use of a person employed on the premises.
Emergency Housing	P-I	C(8)		A facility whose primary purpose is to provide temporary shelter and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness for no more than 60 days.
Mixed-Use	P-II	P(5)		Residential and commercial uses within a single building or development that may occur either within one story as a horizontal mix, in 1 structure with multiple stories as a vertical mix or in more than 1 detached structure.
Retail Trade Establishments
Retail Shop – Boutique Style Less Than 3,000 Square Feet		P		Small scale retail uses such as boutiques, bakeries, florists, convenience stores, pharmacies, thrift stores, and more.
Retail Shop – Mid-Range Between 3,000 and 10,000 Square Feet (Non-Strip Mall Design)		P	P	Midsized retail uses such as grocery stores, sporting goods store, large thrift stores, office supplies, and more.
Retail – Strip Mall or Big Box Greater Than 10,000 Square Feet		C	C	Large scale retail uses such as supermarkets, construction supply stores, furniture stores, sporting goods store, and more.
Farmer’s Market	P-I	P		Retail area, outdoors or indoors, where vendors sell produce, baked goods, food and/or limited crafts to the public.
Kiosk/Vending Machine	P-I	AC(13)	AC(13)	Mobile units such as kiosks and vending machines that dispense products for sale including but not limited to beverages, food and video.
Plant Nursery	P-I	P(12)		An enterprise, establishment, or portion thereof that conducts the retailing or wholesaling of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items (but not farm implements) directly related to their care and maintenance.
Retail Prepared Food/Beverage Establishments
Bars and Cocktail Lounges	P-I	P	P	A business conducted entirely within a building wherein primarily alcoholic beverages are sold at retail for consumption on the premises. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes night clubs, restaurants, and taverns.
Catering	P-I	P	P	An establishment that prepares food on site and delivers it to another location for consumption. Caterers may also provide party planning and occasional hourly labor for special events.
Beverage Stand	P-I	P	P(14) (15)	Restaurants specializing in coffee, tea, and other assorted beverage products, accessory baked goods and concessions.
Restaurant	P-I	P	P(14) (15)	An establishment whose primary business is the sale of food and beverages to patrons for consumption on the premises.
Schools
Bus Transportation and Maintenance Facility	P-I	P	P	Any building and adjacent outdoor space required for the servicing, washing, and the overnight parking of buses or other mass transit vehicles that are used for transporting the public, tourists, school children, the elderly, and/or handicapped or construction workers.
Middle School	P-II		P	Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the sixth through eighth grade.
Post-Secondary School	P-II	P		An institution providing a post-secondary level of education that is provided at academies, universities, colleges, seminaries, institutes of technology, and certain other collegiate-level institutions, such as vocational schools, trade schools, and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications.
Preschool Facility	P-I	P(5)	P(5)	An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
School, Other	P-I	P		Places for systematic instruction, to include trade, vocational/technical, art, music, dance, and business schools or similar type institutions.
Wholesale Storage/Distribution Facilities
Detached Commercial Accessory Storage	P-I	C(16)	C(16)	Storage structure that is subordinate and incidental to a commercial or industrial use.
Equipment and Machinery Storage	P-I		P	An establishment handling heavy machinery used in agriculture, trucking, industry and manufacturing, and providing short-term storage in addition to sales. The use occurs both indoors and outdoors, and may include storage yards.
Freight Distribution Center	P-II		P	An industrial business receiving, storing and delivering a wide variety of goods to other wholesale or retail outlets typically by truck or train. Facilities may include a loading dock.
Fuel Storage Facility	P-III		C	An area used for the storage and distribution of petroleum products used for the powering of motor vehicles, boats and ships, and aircraft, and for the operation of electrical generating plants. The facilities may be above-ground or underground storage tanks of propane, gasoline and other petroleum storage and distribution.
Moving Van and Storage Facilities	P-I	P(17)	P	An establishment providing trucking to move household or business furniture and both short-term or long-term storage facilities.
Warehouse Operations	P-II	P(17)	P	The storage of goods and materials. Warehouse operations may also include office and maintenance areas as accessory functions.
Wholesale Operations	P-II	P(17)	P	An establishment that includes large storage and distribution areas for receiving goods (such as produce) and shipping these goods to places such as grocery stores and restaurants or large facilities to provide items for sale to the public at wholesale prices. This definition excludes retail sales or clubs that sell wholesale goods to members as a retail transaction.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard	P-I	P(24) (25)	P(24) (25)	Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with permitted electrical substations.
Electrical Generating Plant	P-II		C	An establishment or utility that provides electricity.
Electrical Substation	P-II	P	P	A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.
Electrical Transmission Lines	P-II	P	P	Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.
Recycle Collection Stand	P-II	AC		A movable kiosk for the collection of recyclable materials or donations such as newspapers, clothing or books.
Sewage Lift Station	P-II	P		The station in a sewer system where the wastewater needs to be pumped (lifted) to a higher elevation so that gravity can be used to bring the wastewater to the treatment plant.
Sewage Treatment Plant	P-II		C(18)	Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage and does not include the definition of “septage facility.”
Solid Waste Disposal/Recycling Center	P-II		C	A facility providing solid waste disposal or sorting and/or processing of recycled material for resale.
Water Well and Pump Station	P-II	P		Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P	P	Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Wireless Communication Facilities
Co-Location PWCA	P-I	P(19)	P(19)	The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.
Minor Facilities	P-I	P(20)	P(20)	Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.
Single PWCF	P-II	P(21)	P(21)	A wireless communications facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals associated with personal wireless services and which may include antennas, equipment shelter or cabinet, transmission cables, a support structure, reception and transmission devices and antennas and temporary or portable service facilities.
Monopole Towers	P-III	C(22)	C(22)	Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.
Small Cell Facilities	P-I	P(23)	P(23)	A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements in Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.
Other
Indoor Emergency Housing	P-I	P		“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that is intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
Indoor Emergency Shelter	P-I	P		“Emergency shelter” means a facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently homeless. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
Transitional Housing	P-I	P		Housing and supportive services to homeless persons or families for up to 2 years and that has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless persons and families into independent living.
Temporary Uses	P-I	P	P	A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.

(Ord. 1538 § 2 (Exh. B), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.30.090 Public facilities zoning table established.

Land Use	Permit Type	POS	PF	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Recreation
Athletic Field	P-I	P		Grounds used for playing sports or games generally but not exclusively outdoors. Generally, playing fields are wide expanses of grass, dirt or sand without many obstructions.
Ball Park	P-II	P		An athletic field or stadium in which games such as baseball or soccer are played.
Batting Cage	P-II	P		An area where pitching machines enable batting practice in a controlled environment for recreational purposes.
Community Garden	P-I	P		Land set aside for collective use for an organization or for the general public to grow produce and/or flowers. No marijuana shall be grown in such gardens.
Conservation Area	P-I	P		A tract of land that has protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded. A conservation area may be a nature reserve, a park, a land reclamation project or other area.
Golf Course	P-III	P		A tract of land for the playing of the game of golf, with tees, greens, fairways, hazards, etc. A golf course may be 9 or 18 holes in length.
Open Space	P-I	P		A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and is left in its natural or undisturbed state.
Park, Community	P-III	P		Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Neighborhood	P-II	P		A park of 5 to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.
Park, Urban	P-II	P		A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Playground	P-I	P		A piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children. This definition includes small parcels developed as “tot lots” and may include playground equipment such as swings, slides and climbing structures.
Recreation Area/Facility	P-I	P		Any privately or publicly owned passive or active park, playground, sports field, access easement, beach, or other recreation area.
Swimming Pool	P-III	P		Any in-ground or above-ground structure designed for swimming, wading or other aquatic recreational purposes.
Trail	P-II	P		A path paved or unpaved used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Schools
Public School			P	Any public school intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
School Administration Buildings			P	A facility used for a school district’s administration services.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard	P-I	P(1)(2)		Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with permitted electrical substations.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P		Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Other
Temporary Uses	P-I	P		A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time. Such uses do not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structure.
Government Offices or Facilities			P	Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.
Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)			P	A facility used for police and fire services.
Cemetery			C	Burial grounds, gravesites or graveyard, where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.

(1)Minimum land area of 10,000 square feet required.

(2)Pole yards and storage areas shall be screened from adjacent residential or commercial uses. Chain link fences with slats are not allowed.

(Ord. 1538 § 2 (Exh. B), 2024; Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).

17.47.010 General description of the purpose and intent of the zoning district.

Repealed by Ord. 1294. (Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.020 Application procedures for TN subdivisions.

(1) Prior to the submittal of a subdivision application within the TN zone, a general information meeting is required with city staff.

(2) Applications shall meet the submittal requirements of Chapter 16.15 SMC for preliminary plats.

(3) All TN subdivision applications shall follow the permit review and hearing procedures and meet the requirements as provided in Chapter 16.15 SMC for preliminary plat applications.

(4) Preliminary plats for TN subdivisions shall be approved by the hearing examiner utilizing criteria set forth in SMC 16.15.090.

(5) An approved site plan shall be required prior to construction.

(6) Construction civil plan approval shall be required prior to any construction.

(7) Final plat applications approval shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 16.20 SMC. (Ord. 1538 § 3 (Exh. C), 2024; Ord. 1444 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.025 Minimum tract size.

Repealed by Ord. 1444. (Ord. 1251 § 5, 2009).

17.47.030 Permitted uses.