Stevenson City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

13 - USE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS

17.13.005 - Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to classify uses into a limited number of use types based on common functions. The sections of this chapter correspond to the top level function codes of the 2001 Land-Based Classification Standards of the American Planning Association, and each section is populated with the various land uses that are relevant to Stevenson. The use of this format is intended to simplify how allowed uses are presented, thereby easing code interpretation, enforcement and amendment.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.010 - Residence or accommodation uses.

Residence or accommodation land uses are classified together based on the presence of a dwelling unit, the provision of temporary accommodations, and/or a specific preemption of Stevenson's local authority. The residence or accommodation uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.010-1.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

Table 17.13.010-1: Residence or Accommodation Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Dwelling	Any building that contains one or more dwelling units [SMC 17.10.275] used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or that are occupied for living purposes.	SMC 17.10.275
a. Single-Family Detached Dwelling	A single detached building containing one dwelling unit. Single-family detached dwellings exclude Mobile Home and include stick-built homes as well as the following types: 1. "Manufactured home." A single-family detached dwelling built according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is a national preemptive building code. A manufactured home: (i) includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems; (ii) is built on a permanent chassis; (iii) can be transported in one or more sections with each section at least 8 feet wide and 40 feet long when transported, or when installed on the site is 320 square feet or greater, and (iv) when sited, is designed to be permanently connected to required utilities. 2. "Modular home." A factory assembled structure designed primarily for use as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities. A modular home (i) includes plumbing, heating and electrical systems contained therein, (ii) does not contain its own running gear, (iii) must be mounted on a permanent foundation, and (iv) shall conform to the structural design requirements of the local jurisdiction. A modular home does not include a travel trailer, mobile home or manufactured home.	RCW 35A.21.312, RCW 35A.63.146, RCW 43.22A, RCW 59.20.030, WAC 296-150M, SMC 17.40.120 RCW 43.22, RCW 46.04.303, WAC 296-150F
b. Mobile Home	A factory-built dwelling built prior to June 15, 1976, to standards other than the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development code, and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of the home into the state. Mobile homes have not been built since the introduction of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Act. Mobile home does not include recreational vehicles, travel trailers, modular homes, or manufactured homes.	RCW 43.22A, RCW 59.20.030
c. Travel Trailer	A trailer built on a single chassis transportable upon the public streets and highways that is designed to be used as a temporary dwelling without a permanent foundation and may be used without being connected to utilities.
d. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)	An ancillary (i.e., secondary) dwelling unit located on the same legal lot as a primary dwelling unit. An ADU is distinguishable from a duplex in that, unlike a duplex unit, it is clearly subordinate to the primary dwelling in terms of size, use and appearance, and may be located in zoning districts which do not otherwise allow multi-family dwellings.	RCW 35A.63.230, RCW 43.63A.215, SMC 17.40.040
e. Multi-Family Dwelling	A building containing 2 or more dwelling units in which the dwelling units share a common wall, floor/ceiling or roof (including without limitation the wall of an attached garage or porch) and which have separate entrances. Multi-family dwelling also includes apartments, cluster-type housing, condominiums, duplexes and multiple dwellings or groups of structures on a single lot.
f. Temporary Emergency, Construction or Repair Residence	A residence (which may be a mobile home or travel trailer) that is: (1) located on the same lot as a residence made uninhabitable by fire, flood or other natural disaster and occupied by the persons displaced by such disaster; or (2) located on the same lot as a residence that is under construction or undergoing substantial repairs or reconstruction and occupied by the persons intending to live in such permanent residence when the work is completed; or (3) located on a nonresidential construction site and occupied by persons having construction or security responsibilities over such construction site. However, no such temporary emergency, construction or repair residence shall be inhabited for more than 6 months, unless authorized by the Planning Commission.
g. Townhome	A dwelling unit within a building containing 2 or more attached dwelling units in which the dwelling units (1) share one or more common walls at the lot line, (2) are on separate lots, and (3) have separate entrances. Other common terms for this use include townhouse, brownstone, row house, etc.
h. Legacy Home.	Any building occupied as a single-family detached dwelling at any time between September 15 ^th , 1994 and September 1 ^st , 2020 and located in a district which has prohibited development of new single-family detached dwellings. When allowed as a permitted use, a Legacy Home shall not be considered a nonconforming use and may be renovated, rebuilt, expanded, and/or reestablished after a change of use without consideration of SMC 17.44 - Nonconforming Uses.
2. Renting of no more than 2 rooms, rented by the month or longer, provided the parking requirements of SMC 17.42 are met.		SMC 17.42
3. Boarding House	A building consisting of at least one dwelling unit together with 3 to 6 rooms inclusive, which rooms are rented or designed or intended to be rented by the month or longer; provided that such rooms, individually or collectively, do not constitute a separate dwelling unit.
4. Mobile Home Park	A parcel of land on which 2 or more mobile homes are located and used as dwellings.
5. Residential Care
a. Adult Family Home	A land use, licensed by the State under RCW 70.128, for which local zoning authority is largely preempted. This use is described as a residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than one but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.	RCW 70.128.010, RCW 70.128.140
b. Assisted Living Facility	A land use, licensed by the State under RCW 18.20, described as any home or other institution, however named, which is advertised, announced, or maintained for the express or implied purpose of providing housing, basic services, and assuming general responsibility for the safety and well-being of the residents, and may also provide domiciliary care to 7 or more residents.	RCW 18.20.020
c. Nursing Home	A land use licensed by the State under RCW 15.81.	RCW 18.51.010
6. Overnight Lodging	A classification of land uses where an owner or manager receives or seeks compensation for use or occupancy of visitor accommodations for a period of less than 30 consecutive days per rental period and which are subject to taxation under SMC 3.03 - Excise Tax on Furnishing of Lodging. Overnight lodging includes Bed & Breakfast, Campground, Hostel, Hotel, Vacation Rental Home, and other similar uses.	SMC 3.03
a. Vacation Rental Home	A form of Overnight Lodging where an entire dwelling unit is offered for occupancy by visitors and not shared with the owner, manager, or anyone outside the visitor's party. Vacation Rental Homes are further regulated under SMC 5.20 - Vacation Rental Homes.	SMC 5.20
b. Bed & Breakfast	A form of Overnight Lodging where up to 6 guest rooms are offered for occupancy by visitors. Bed & Breakfasts are located in owner- or manager-occupied, preexisting dwelling units.
c. Hostel	An affordable form of Overnight Lodging where individual beds are offered for occupancy by visitors. Hostels are supervised by an owner or manager at all times.
d. Hotel	A form of Overnight Lodging where more than 6 guest rooms are offered for occupancy by visitors. Hotels include single buildings or a group of buildings on the same lot and a building where 6 or fewer guest rooms are offered when the building is not an owner- or manager-occupied preexisting dwelling unit.
e. Campground	A form of Overnight Lodging where sites are offered for occupancy by camping in tents, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, or similar movable or temporary sleeping quarters of any kind.
7. Dormitory facility related to a public, private or parochial school
8. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Residential Outbuilding	An accessory building that is detached from another residential use on the same lot. Residential outbuildings include carports, garages for the storage of noncommercial vehicles, greenhouses, storage buildings, and the like, but do not include patios or play structures.
b. Swimming pool, spa or hot tub, and associated equipment
c. Buildings and uses related to, and commonly associated with a mobile home park such as a recreation area, laundry, facility office, and meeting rooms

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1104, § 2, 6-15-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 1, 5-16-2019; Ord. No. 1157, § 3, 8-20-2020; Ord. No. 1182, § 3(Exh. C), 5-19-2022)

17.13.020 - General sales or service uses.

General sales and service land uses comprise the vast majority of establishments typically associated with commercial land use. The general sales or service uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.020-1.

Table 17.13.020-1: General Sales or Service Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Automobile Service Station	A commercial establishment for the sale on the premises of motor vehicle fuel, including electrical energy, and other petroleum products and automobile accessories, and for the servicing, lubrication and minor repair of automotive vehicles. Unless specifically listed in the district, Automobile Service Stations include Battery Exchange Stations, Vehicle Repair, Carwashes and Public Access, Rapid Charging EV Stations.	RCW 35A.63.107
a. Battery Exchange Station	A staffed or fully automated facility that will enable an electric vehicle with a swappable battery to enter a drive lane and exchange the depleted battery with a fully charged battery through a process which meets or exceeds any standards, codes, and requirements set forth by Chapter 19.28 RCW and consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540.	RCW 19.27.540, RCW 19.28
b. Carwash
c. Vehicle Repair
2. Electric Vehicle (EV) Station	A public or private parking space (1)served by equipment designed specifically to transfer electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle, (2) meets or exceeds any standards, codes, and regulations set forth by Chapter 19.28 RCW, and (3) is consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540. Electric vehicle stations are distinguished by the following types of access and charging levels:	RCW 19.27.540, RCW 19.28, RCW 35A.63.107
a. EV Station Access	1. "Public Access EV Station" is available for use by the general public and not located on a public right-of-way. Examples include stations at a park & ride lot, a public library lot or a shopping center lot. 2. "Restricted Access EV Station" is restricted to authorized users and not located on a public right-of-way. Examples include stations at a single-family home, designated employee parking areas, or fleet parking areas not accessible to the general public. 3. "Street-Side Access EV Station" is available for use by the general public and located on a public right-of-way subject to the rules adopted under SMC 12.02 - Use of City Rights-of-Way.	SMC 12.02
b. EV Station Charging Level	Charging level categorizes the indicators of electrical force, or voltage, at which an electric vehicle's battery is charged: 1. "Gradual Charging EV Station" operates on a circuit no greater than 240 volts of alternating current. This includes what the industry currently refers to as levels 1 and 2 charging stations. >2. "Rapid Charging EV Station" operates on an industrial grade outlet greater than 240 volts of alternating current. This includes what the industry currently refers to as Level 3 charging stations.
3. Retail	Commercial establishments providing merchandise for sale directly to the consumer. Retail establishments may also provide after-sales services, such as repair and installation. Unless specifically listed in the district, Retail Sales include all subcategories listed herein.
a. Outdoor Recreation Store	A Retail use specializing in sporting goods or equipment related to outdoor recreational endeavors (e.g., water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking).
b. Specialty Food Shop	A Retail use carrying specialty food items (e.g., coffee, tea, confectionery products, nuts, spices, gourmet foods, etc.).
c.	Specialty Retail Shop	A Retail use specializing in one type or line of merchandise (e.g., antiques, apparel, books, games, jewelry, shoes, stationary, etc.).
d.	Retail and wholesale sales of agricultural and animal products raised or produced on the premises.
4. Bank or Financial Institution
5. Rental Operation	Commercial establishments providing tangible goods (e.g., personal items, consumer electronics, furniture, clothing, tools, machinery, equipment, etc.) or other items of value to customers in exchange for a periodic rental or lease payment. Unless specifically listed in the district, Rental Operation includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Recreational Equipment Rental	A Rental Operation leasing equipment for recreational activities (e.g., water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking).
b. Self-Storage Units	A Rental Operation leasing space (i.e., rooms, compartments, lockers, containers, or outdoor space) where clients store and retrieve personal property.
c. Truck, trailer or equipment rental	A Rental Operation leasing large vehicles and equipment (e.g., trucks, moving vans, buses, semi-trailers, utility trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, off-road vehicles, etc.) when drivers or operators are not provided.
6. Professional Office	Commercial establishments performing professional, scientific, clerical, and technical services for others. Unless specifically listed in the district, Professional Office includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Veterinarian
7. Food Services	Commercial establishments preparing and serving food and/or beverages for consumption on or off the premises. Unless specifically listed in the district, Food Service includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Drive-Through Food Service
b. Mobile-Food Cart	A Food Service use that is conducted from a motorized vehicle, a non-motorized cart or a unit that is similarly designed to be readily movable.
c. Tasting Room	A Food Service use conducted as an incidental use to an on-premises brewery, cidery, distillery, winery or food processing use. A Tasting Room providing food service products from the on-premises processing use may also serve food and beverages processed at off-premises establishments.
8. Child Day Care Facility	A building or structure in which an agency, person or persons regularly provide care for a group of children for periods of less than 24 hours. Child Day Care Facility includes family day care home, mini-day care center, and child day care center.	RCW 35.63.170, RCW 35A.63.210, RCW 35A.63.215
a. Family Day Care Home	A day care home for the care of 6 or fewer children during part of the 24-hour day, located in the dwelling of the provider under whose direct care the children are placed.
b. Mini-Day Care Center	A child day care facility providing care during part of the 24-hour day to 12 or fewer children in a facility other than the family dwelling of the person or persons under whose direct care the children are placed, or for the care of 7 through 12 children in the family dwelling of such person or persons.
c. Child Day Care Center	A day care facility that provides for the care of 13 or more children. If located in a private family residence, the portion where the children have access must be separate from the family living quarters, or that portion of where the children have access must be used exclusively for their care during the hours that the child day care center is operating.
9. Personal Services	Commercial establishments providing individual services generally related to personal needs. Unless specifically listed in the district, Personal Services includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Recreation Services	A Personal Services use providing services related to recreational amenities, including lessons and tours for such activities as water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking.
b. Salon	A Personal Services use providing services related to barbering, hair styling, or the cosmetic arts (e.g., makeup, skin care).
10. Home Occupation	A commercial activity that: (a) is conducted by a person on the same residential district or legacy home lot where such person resides; (b) provides each outside employee with a legal off-street parking space; and (d) is not so insubstantial or incidental or is not so commonly associated with the residential use as to be regarded as an accessory use (see SMC 17.10.020), but that can be conducted without any significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a use may be regarded as having a significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood if: (a) goods, stock in trade, or other commodities are displayed; (b) more than 2 nonresidents on the premises are employed in connection with the purported home occupation; (c) it creates objectionable noise, fumes, odor, dust or electrical interference; (d) there is any exterior manifestation of the home occupation, except for an allowed sign no larger than 2 square feet pertaining to the home occupation; or (e) more than 25% of the total gross floor area of residential buildings plus other buildings housing the purported home occupation, or more than 500 square feet of gross floor area (whichever is less), is used for home occupation purposes.	SMC 17.10.020, SMC 17.13.010

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 2, 5-16-2019; Ord. No. 1157, § 4, 8-20-2020; Ord. No. 1211, § 1(Exh. C), 4-25-24)

17.13.030 - Manufacturing and wholesale trade uses.

Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade land uses process raw materials or component parts into new products, store those products and/or arrange for their sale to other businesses or retail establishments. The Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.030-1.

Table 17.13.030-1: Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Light Industrial Activities
2. Enterprises engaged in the manufacturing, processing, wholesaling, creating, repairing, renovating, painting, cleaning, or assembly of goods, merchandise or equipment
3. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Outdoor Storage

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.040 - Transportation, communication, information, and utility uses.

Transportation, Communication, Information, and Utility land uses are essential to the production, processing, distribution, treatment and/or collection of passengers, cargo, information, wastes or utilities. The Transportation, Communication, Information, and Utility uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.040-1.

Table 17.13.040-1: Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Railroad Facility	An establishment providing passenger and/or freight transportation by rail or support facilities for the rail line itself (e.g. ticket office, waiting room, loading terminals, turn-tables, rail/street crossing equipment, electrical equipment, etc.)
2. Public Transportation Stops and Shelters
3. Boating Facility or Overwater Structure	A use identified in the Shoreline Management Program which 1) serves an important role in providing recreational access to waterbodies, 2) brings tourists to the City, or 3) has the potential to generate economic development in conjunction with port and shipping activity. This category's reliance on the SMP embraces overwater residences, floating homes, and liveaboard vessels despite the residential aspects of such uses. For the purposes of the Zoning Code, Boating Facility or Overwater Structure uses may be distinguished by whether they serve motorized or nonmotorized watercraft (e.g., rowboats, kayaks, sailboards, watercraft pulled as part of a cable pull system with onshore, stationary motors not directly attached to the watercraft, etc.).	SMC 18.08
4. Parking Facility	Any lot, structure, building, or area designed, intended or used for the parking or storage of a motor vehicle, equipment or other machinery. Parking Facilities are distinguished based on the type of motor vehicle parked or stored and the user of such motor vehicle. Curbside or on-street parking is not considered a land use within this use category.
a. Public Parking	Any Parking Facility not associated with the instant principal use on the property and which is available to passenger vehicles of the general public (e.g., park-and-rides, municipal parking lot, etc.). Public Parking may be operated by a municipal, non-profit, or for-profit entity and with or without payment by the motor vehicle operator.
b. Accessory Parking	Any Parking Facility associated with the instant principal use on the property (e.g., resident parking for a Dwelling, customer parking for Retail, fleet parking for a Public Works Facility, etc.).
c. Non-Accessory Parking	Any Parking Facility not associated with the instant principal use on the property and which is not Public Parking (e.g., facilities for valet parking or long-term parking, the parking of commercial motor vehicles, equipment, or other machinery on a residential property, etc.).
5. Utility or Communication Facility	Any staffed or unstaffed location designed for the transmission, distribution, collection, treatment, and/or routing of water, wastewater, gas, electrical power, wired telecommunications or similar commodities or wastes. This category generally includes substations, transfer stations, pump stations, lift stations, booster pumps, reservoirs, switchboards, and storage facilities. This category generally excludes a Wireless Telecommunications Facility, storm water ponds, overhead elements and cables, underground cables, pipelines, vaults and the like.
6. Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any staffed or unstaffed location designed or used for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequencies or other wireless communications. The term includes, but is not limited to, antennas, towers, poles, other support structures, cables, equipment cabinets, and associated and appurtenant facilities designed or used to facilitate telecommunications.	CFR Title 47, SMC 17.36, SMC 17.39.170, SMC 17.40.170
a. Minor Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas not projecting above the surrounding roofline. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas not exceeding 2 inches in diameter. 3. Dish antennas not exceeding one meter in diameter when located in residential areas or 2 meters in diameter when located in non-residential areas. For the purposes of this category, residential areas means any area within 300 feet of 5 or more dwelling units. 4. Carriers-on-wheels placed for a period not to exceed 30 days. 5. Support equipment located entirely within a building. >6. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above provided; that, the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
b. Intermediate Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas projecting above the surrounding roofline and not exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas exceeding 2 inches in diameter and which do not exceed 110% of the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 3. Self-supported lattice towers or monopoles not exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 4. Dish antennas between one and 2 meters in diameter located in residential areas. For the purposes of this category, residential areas means any area within 300 feet of 5 or more dwelling units. 5. Carriers-on-wheels placed for a period to exceed 30 days. 6. Collocation of antennas on existing support structures provided no increase in support structure height is proposed. 7. Modification of antennas previously approved by the planning commission or administrator, provided that the modification does not increase support structure height or exceed 5% of the approved antenna area. 8. Support equipment not located entirely within a building. 9. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above; provided, that the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
c. Major Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas exceeding 2 inches in diameter and exceeding 110% of the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 3. Self-supported lattice towers or monopoles exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district and less than 120 feet in height. 4. Collocation on, or modification of, facilities which result in increased support structure height or increased antenna areas exceeding 5% of the approved area. 5. Any facility which is required to have artificial lighting by the FAA. 6. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above; provided, that the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
7. Wind Power Generation Facility	Any location designed or used for the generation of electrical or mechanical power from movement of natural wind. The term includes, but is not limited to, blades, towers, poles, other support structures, utility lines, equipment cabinets, and associated and appurtenant facilities designed or used to facilitate power generation.	SMC 17.36, SMC 17.39.165
a. Minor Wind Power Generation Facility	Any wind power generation facility 70 feet in height or less.
b. Major Wind Power Generation Facility	Any wind power generation facility 120 feet in height or less and exceeding 70 feet in height. This category includes any facility higher than 120 feet; provided, that such facility is proposed to be located on BPA transmission towers existing at the time an application is submitted. Because of their visual impact, nothing in this title shall be interpreted to include towers larger than 150 feet in height within this category.
8. Public Works Facility	An establishment operated by the City, County, State, or other municipal agency and intended to assist with the construction and/or maintenance of public transportation, communication, information, and utility systems. Public Works Facility includes principal buildings, support buildings and structures, shops, yards, etc.
9. Hazardous Waste Storage	The holding of dangerous waste for a temporary period as regulated by State Dangerous Waste Regulations WAC Chapter 173-303.	RCW 70.105, WAC 173-303, SMC 17.10.320.
10. On-Site Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facility	Those treatment and storage facilities which treat and store hazardous wastes generated on the same geographically contiguous or bordering property.	RCW 70.105, WAC 173-303, SMC 17.10.320.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1182, § 3(Exh. C), 5-19-2022)

17.13.050 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation uses.

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation land uses provide for the refreshment of body or mind by providing spaces for live performances, cultural functions, historic exhibits, or other forms of play, amusement or agreeable exercise. Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Land uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.050-1.

Table 17.13.050-1: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Public Assembly	A facility for groups of people to gather for events relating to culture, education, amusement or entertainment (e.g., theaters, performing arts auditoriums, and outdoor amphitheaters, public meeting halls, etc.). Public assemblies within a school or school support facility should not conflict with the primary educational purpose of the school. Unless specifically listed in the district, Public Assembly includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Theater
b. Wedding Venue	A Public Assembly where groups gather to witness and/or celebrate a wedding. When similar activities occur on a property which are associated with the family—related by blood or marriage—of the property's occupant, the activity is not considered a Wedding Venue under this category.
2. Cultural Attraction	A use displaying, preserving, exhibiting, and/or interpreting objects of historic, community, or cultural interest in one or more of the arts or sciences. Cultural Attraction includes museums, outdoor exhibits, information kiosks and displays. Accessory support facilities for Cultural Attractions include dormitories, classrooms, study halls, laboratories, storage, workshops, maintenance activities, etc.
3. County Fairgrounds	An area wherein buildings, structures, stadiums and arenas are used for agricultural exhibitions (e.g., animal shows and judging, rodeos, sales and auctions, etc.), carnivals, games, rides, concerts, performances, community events, etc. Seasonal uses incidental to operation of the County Fairgrounds include retail sales, food services, etc. Such seasonal uses support the Skamania County Fair and other events and festivals typically occurring only once per calendar year. Similar uses supporting year-round or regularly scheduled events (e.g., fitness, community education, recreation classes, etc.) are not permitted.
4. Park, Playground or Outdoor Recreation Area
5. Golf Course
6. Recreation and Fitness Facilities	Public or private facilities (e.g., swimming pools, tennis courts, game rooms, restroom and shower facilities, etc.) for recreational endeavors and services. Such facilities may involve fee- or membership-based admission, provide fitness services, coordinate recreational sports groups, etc.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 3, 5-16-2019)

17.13.060 - Education, public administration, health care, and other institutional uses.

Education, public administration, health care, and other institution land uses are categorized together based on the services they provide to, or actions they take on behalf of, a broad range of the community. The education, public administration, health care, and other institution uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.060-1.

Table 17.13.060-1: Education, Public Administration, Health Care, and Other Institutional Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Public, private or parochial school	Any publicly-, privately-, or parochially-financed school or facility carrying on a program from kindergarten through the 12th grade or any part thereof including vocational education courses otherwise permitted by law. Public, private, or parochial school does not mean a private residence in which instruction is provided to the occupants' own children and 3 or fewer nonresident children or a school support facility as described below.
2. School Support Facility	Any facility which is required to maintain efficient operation of a public, private or parochial school but which is not directly related to the academic program of study. Examples include garages and storage facilities, administration buildings, libraries, etc.
3. Nursery School or Similar Facility
4. Library
5. Government Administration Building
6. Community Service Building
7. Fire, Police or Emergency Services Station
8. Emergency Evacuation and/or Displacement Center
9. Hospital
10. Clinic	A building or portion of a building containing offices and facilities for providing medical, dental or psychiatric services for outpatients only.
11. Church or Other Religious or Charitable Organization
12. Cemetery or Mausoleum
13. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Storage buildings, service buildings, parking areas, fencing and security devices and lighting devices

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.070 - Construction-related business uses.

Construction-Related Business land uses are involved in the construction or demolition of buildings, the preparation of land for construction, or installation of infrastructure. The construction-related business uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.070-1.

Table 17.13.070-1: Construction-Related Business Uses
Use	Description	Reference
	Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.080 - Mining and extraction uses.

Mining and extraction land uses extract solids, liquids, or gases from the earth. The mining and extraction uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.080-1.

Table 17.13.080-1: Mining and Extraction Uses
Use	Description	Reference
	Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.090 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting uses

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting land uses grow crops, provide habitat for animals, harvest timber, or harvest fish or other animals from a farm, ranch, or their natural habitats. The agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.090-1.

Table 17.13.090-1: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Subsistence or Hobby-Type Gardening
2. Indoor or Outdoor Horticultural Activity
3. Nursery
4. Farm Animals	The keeping of any large animal commonly raised or bred on a farm. This category includes alpacas, cattle, donkeys, emus, goats, horses, llamas, mules, ostriches, pigs, ponies, roosters, sheep, and similar animals. This category excludes the keeping of pets or urban farm animals.	SMC 6.08, SMC 6.10, SMC 6.12, SMC 17.40.095
5. Urban Farm Animals	The keeping of any small animal commonly raised or bred on a farm but which have minimal impact when kept in residential areas. This category includes bees, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, pheasants, turkeys, rabbits and other fur-bearing animals, and similar small animals. The category excludes roosters, pets and farm animals.	SMC 6.08, SMC 6.12, SMC 17.40.095
6. Pets	The keeping of any animal commonly considered to be household pets, such as a cat, a dog as regulated under SMC 6.04 - Dog Control, a fish kept in a tank or landscape pond, a gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, parakeet, parrot, or similar bird or rodent-like creature kept in a cage.	SMC 6.04, SMC 6.08, SMC 6.12
7. Kennel	Any premises or building in which 4 or more dogs or cats at least 4 months of age are kept commercially for board, propagation or sale.
8. Provisions for Wildlife Habitat

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.099 - Miscellaneous land uses.

Miscellaneous uses not classifiable elsewhere but allowed by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.099-1: Miscellaneous Uses.

Table 17.13.099-1: Miscellaneous Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Signs listed with a "C" in tables 17.15.145-1, 17.25.145-1, and 17.35.145-1 and any other sign identifying and/or related to any conditional use or existing nonconforming use.
2. Signs identifying and/or related to any principal or accessory use allowed in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

Stevenson City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

13 - USE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS

17.13.005 - Purpose.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.010 - Residence or accommodation uses.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

Table 17.13.010-1: Residence or Accommodation Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Dwelling	Any building that contains one or more dwelling units [SMC 17.10.275] used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or that are occupied for living purposes.	SMC 17.10.275
a. Single-Family Detached Dwelling	A single detached building containing one dwelling unit. Single-family detached dwellings exclude Mobile Home and include stick-built homes as well as the following types: 1. "Manufactured home." A single-family detached dwelling built according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is a national preemptive building code. A manufactured home: (i) includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems; (ii) is built on a permanent chassis; (iii) can be transported in one or more sections with each section at least 8 feet wide and 40 feet long when transported, or when installed on the site is 320 square feet or greater, and (iv) when sited, is designed to be permanently connected to required utilities. 2. "Modular home." A factory assembled structure designed primarily for use as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities. A modular home (i) includes plumbing, heating and electrical systems contained therein, (ii) does not contain its own running gear, (iii) must be mounted on a permanent foundation, and (iv) shall conform to the structural design requirements of the local jurisdiction. A modular home does not include a travel trailer, mobile home or manufactured home.	RCW 35A.21.312, RCW 35A.63.146, RCW 43.22A, RCW 59.20.030, WAC 296-150M, SMC 17.40.120 RCW 43.22, RCW 46.04.303, WAC 296-150F
b. Mobile Home	A factory-built dwelling built prior to June 15, 1976, to standards other than the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development code, and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of the home into the state. Mobile homes have not been built since the introduction of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Act. Mobile home does not include recreational vehicles, travel trailers, modular homes, or manufactured homes.	RCW 43.22A, RCW 59.20.030
c. Travel Trailer	A trailer built on a single chassis transportable upon the public streets and highways that is designed to be used as a temporary dwelling without a permanent foundation and may be used without being connected to utilities.
d. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)	An ancillary (i.e., secondary) dwelling unit located on the same legal lot as a primary dwelling unit. An ADU is distinguishable from a duplex in that, unlike a duplex unit, it is clearly subordinate to the primary dwelling in terms of size, use and appearance, and may be located in zoning districts which do not otherwise allow multi-family dwellings.	RCW 35A.63.230, RCW 43.63A.215, SMC 17.40.040
e. Multi-Family Dwelling	A building containing 2 or more dwelling units in which the dwelling units share a common wall, floor/ceiling or roof (including without limitation the wall of an attached garage or porch) and which have separate entrances. Multi-family dwelling also includes apartments, cluster-type housing, condominiums, duplexes and multiple dwellings or groups of structures on a single lot.
f. Temporary Emergency, Construction or Repair Residence	A residence (which may be a mobile home or travel trailer) that is: (1) located on the same lot as a residence made uninhabitable by fire, flood or other natural disaster and occupied by the persons displaced by such disaster; or (2) located on the same lot as a residence that is under construction or undergoing substantial repairs or reconstruction and occupied by the persons intending to live in such permanent residence when the work is completed; or (3) located on a nonresidential construction site and occupied by persons having construction or security responsibilities over such construction site. However, no such temporary emergency, construction or repair residence shall be inhabited for more than 6 months, unless authorized by the Planning Commission.
g. Townhome	A dwelling unit within a building containing 2 or more attached dwelling units in which the dwelling units (1) share one or more common walls at the lot line, (2) are on separate lots, and (3) have separate entrances. Other common terms for this use include townhouse, brownstone, row house, etc.
h. Legacy Home.	Any building occupied as a single-family detached dwelling at any time between September 15 ^th , 1994 and September 1 ^st , 2020 and located in a district which has prohibited development of new single-family detached dwellings. When allowed as a permitted use, a Legacy Home shall not be considered a nonconforming use and may be renovated, rebuilt, expanded, and/or reestablished after a change of use without consideration of SMC 17.44 - Nonconforming Uses.
2. Renting of no more than 2 rooms, rented by the month or longer, provided the parking requirements of SMC 17.42 are met.		SMC 17.42
3. Boarding House	A building consisting of at least one dwelling unit together with 3 to 6 rooms inclusive, which rooms are rented or designed or intended to be rented by the month or longer; provided that such rooms, individually or collectively, do not constitute a separate dwelling unit.
4. Mobile Home Park	A parcel of land on which 2 or more mobile homes are located and used as dwellings.
5. Residential Care
a. Adult Family Home	A land use, licensed by the State under RCW 70.128, for which local zoning authority is largely preempted. This use is described as a residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than one but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.	RCW 70.128.010, RCW 70.128.140
b. Assisted Living Facility	A land use, licensed by the State under RCW 18.20, described as any home or other institution, however named, which is advertised, announced, or maintained for the express or implied purpose of providing housing, basic services, and assuming general responsibility for the safety and well-being of the residents, and may also provide domiciliary care to 7 or more residents.	RCW 18.20.020
c. Nursing Home	A land use licensed by the State under RCW 15.81.	RCW 18.51.010
6. Overnight Lodging	A classification of land uses where an owner or manager receives or seeks compensation for use or occupancy of visitor accommodations for a period of less than 30 consecutive days per rental period and which are subject to taxation under SMC 3.03 - Excise Tax on Furnishing of Lodging. Overnight lodging includes Bed & Breakfast, Campground, Hostel, Hotel, Vacation Rental Home, and other similar uses.	SMC 3.03
a. Vacation Rental Home	A form of Overnight Lodging where an entire dwelling unit is offered for occupancy by visitors and not shared with the owner, manager, or anyone outside the visitor's party. Vacation Rental Homes are further regulated under SMC 5.20 - Vacation Rental Homes.	SMC 5.20
b. Bed & Breakfast	A form of Overnight Lodging where up to 6 guest rooms are offered for occupancy by visitors. Bed & Breakfasts are located in owner- or manager-occupied, preexisting dwelling units.
c. Hostel	An affordable form of Overnight Lodging where individual beds are offered for occupancy by visitors. Hostels are supervised by an owner or manager at all times.
d. Hotel	A form of Overnight Lodging where more than 6 guest rooms are offered for occupancy by visitors. Hotels include single buildings or a group of buildings on the same lot and a building where 6 or fewer guest rooms are offered when the building is not an owner- or manager-occupied preexisting dwelling unit.
e. Campground	A form of Overnight Lodging where sites are offered for occupancy by camping in tents, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, or similar movable or temporary sleeping quarters of any kind.
7. Dormitory facility related to a public, private or parochial school
8. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Residential Outbuilding	An accessory building that is detached from another residential use on the same lot. Residential outbuildings include carports, garages for the storage of noncommercial vehicles, greenhouses, storage buildings, and the like, but do not include patios or play structures.
b. Swimming pool, spa or hot tub, and associated equipment
c. Buildings and uses related to, and commonly associated with a mobile home park such as a recreation area, laundry, facility office, and meeting rooms

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1104, § 2, 6-15-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 1, 5-16-2019; Ord. No. 1157, § 3, 8-20-2020; Ord. No. 1182, § 3(Exh. C), 5-19-2022)

17.13.020 - General sales or service uses.

Table 17.13.020-1: General Sales or Service Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Automobile Service Station	A commercial establishment for the sale on the premises of motor vehicle fuel, including electrical energy, and other petroleum products and automobile accessories, and for the servicing, lubrication and minor repair of automotive vehicles. Unless specifically listed in the district, Automobile Service Stations include Battery Exchange Stations, Vehicle Repair, Carwashes and Public Access, Rapid Charging EV Stations.	RCW 35A.63.107
a. Battery Exchange Station	A staffed or fully automated facility that will enable an electric vehicle with a swappable battery to enter a drive lane and exchange the depleted battery with a fully charged battery through a process which meets or exceeds any standards, codes, and requirements set forth by Chapter 19.28 RCW and consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540.	RCW 19.27.540, RCW 19.28
b. Carwash
c. Vehicle Repair
2. Electric Vehicle (EV) Station	A public or private parking space (1)served by equipment designed specifically to transfer electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle, (2) meets or exceeds any standards, codes, and regulations set forth by Chapter 19.28 RCW, and (3) is consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540. Electric vehicle stations are distinguished by the following types of access and charging levels:	RCW 19.27.540, RCW 19.28, RCW 35A.63.107
a. EV Station Access	1. "Public Access EV Station" is available for use by the general public and not located on a public right-of-way. Examples include stations at a park & ride lot, a public library lot or a shopping center lot. 2. "Restricted Access EV Station" is restricted to authorized users and not located on a public right-of-way. Examples include stations at a single-family home, designated employee parking areas, or fleet parking areas not accessible to the general public. 3. "Street-Side Access EV Station" is available for use by the general public and located on a public right-of-way subject to the rules adopted under SMC 12.02 - Use of City Rights-of-Way.	SMC 12.02
b. EV Station Charging Level	Charging level categorizes the indicators of electrical force, or voltage, at which an electric vehicle's battery is charged: 1. "Gradual Charging EV Station" operates on a circuit no greater than 240 volts of alternating current. This includes what the industry currently refers to as levels 1 and 2 charging stations. >2. "Rapid Charging EV Station" operates on an industrial grade outlet greater than 240 volts of alternating current. This includes what the industry currently refers to as Level 3 charging stations.
3. Retail	Commercial establishments providing merchandise for sale directly to the consumer. Retail establishments may also provide after-sales services, such as repair and installation. Unless specifically listed in the district, Retail Sales include all subcategories listed herein.
a. Outdoor Recreation Store	A Retail use specializing in sporting goods or equipment related to outdoor recreational endeavors (e.g., water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking).
b. Specialty Food Shop	A Retail use carrying specialty food items (e.g., coffee, tea, confectionery products, nuts, spices, gourmet foods, etc.).
c.	Specialty Retail Shop	A Retail use specializing in one type or line of merchandise (e.g., antiques, apparel, books, games, jewelry, shoes, stationary, etc.).
d.	Retail and wholesale sales of agricultural and animal products raised or produced on the premises.
4. Bank or Financial Institution
5. Rental Operation	Commercial establishments providing tangible goods (e.g., personal items, consumer electronics, furniture, clothing, tools, machinery, equipment, etc.) or other items of value to customers in exchange for a periodic rental or lease payment. Unless specifically listed in the district, Rental Operation includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Recreational Equipment Rental	A Rental Operation leasing equipment for recreational activities (e.g., water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking).
b. Self-Storage Units	A Rental Operation leasing space (i.e., rooms, compartments, lockers, containers, or outdoor space) where clients store and retrieve personal property.
c. Truck, trailer or equipment rental	A Rental Operation leasing large vehicles and equipment (e.g., trucks, moving vans, buses, semi-trailers, utility trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, off-road vehicles, etc.) when drivers or operators are not provided.
6. Professional Office	Commercial establishments performing professional, scientific, clerical, and technical services for others. Unless specifically listed in the district, Professional Office includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Veterinarian
7. Food Services	Commercial establishments preparing and serving food and/or beverages for consumption on or off the premises. Unless specifically listed in the district, Food Service includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Drive-Through Food Service
b. Mobile-Food Cart	A Food Service use that is conducted from a motorized vehicle, a non-motorized cart or a unit that is similarly designed to be readily movable.
c. Tasting Room	A Food Service use conducted as an incidental use to an on-premises brewery, cidery, distillery, winery or food processing use. A Tasting Room providing food service products from the on-premises processing use may also serve food and beverages processed at off-premises establishments.
8. Child Day Care Facility	A building or structure in which an agency, person or persons regularly provide care for a group of children for periods of less than 24 hours. Child Day Care Facility includes family day care home, mini-day care center, and child day care center.	RCW 35.63.170, RCW 35A.63.210, RCW 35A.63.215
a. Family Day Care Home	A day care home for the care of 6 or fewer children during part of the 24-hour day, located in the dwelling of the provider under whose direct care the children are placed.
b. Mini-Day Care Center	A child day care facility providing care during part of the 24-hour day to 12 or fewer children in a facility other than the family dwelling of the person or persons under whose direct care the children are placed, or for the care of 7 through 12 children in the family dwelling of such person or persons.
c. Child Day Care Center	A day care facility that provides for the care of 13 or more children. If located in a private family residence, the portion where the children have access must be separate from the family living quarters, or that portion of where the children have access must be used exclusively for their care during the hours that the child day care center is operating.
9. Personal Services	Commercial establishments providing individual services generally related to personal needs. Unless specifically listed in the district, Personal Services includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Recreation Services	A Personal Services use providing services related to recreational amenities, including lessons and tours for such activities as water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking.
b. Salon	A Personal Services use providing services related to barbering, hair styling, or the cosmetic arts (e.g., makeup, skin care).
10. Home Occupation	A commercial activity that: (a) is conducted by a person on the same residential district or legacy home lot where such person resides; (b) provides each outside employee with a legal off-street parking space; and (d) is not so insubstantial or incidental or is not so commonly associated with the residential use as to be regarded as an accessory use (see SMC 17.10.020), but that can be conducted without any significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a use may be regarded as having a significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood if: (a) goods, stock in trade, or other commodities are displayed; (b) more than 2 nonresidents on the premises are employed in connection with the purported home occupation; (c) it creates objectionable noise, fumes, odor, dust or electrical interference; (d) there is any exterior manifestation of the home occupation, except for an allowed sign no larger than 2 square feet pertaining to the home occupation; or (e) more than 25% of the total gross floor area of residential buildings plus other buildings housing the purported home occupation, or more than 500 square feet of gross floor area (whichever is less), is used for home occupation purposes.	SMC 17.10.020, SMC 17.13.010

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 2, 5-16-2019; Ord. No. 1157, § 4, 8-20-2020; Ord. No. 1211, § 1(Exh. C), 4-25-24)

17.13.030 - Manufacturing and wholesale trade uses.

Table 17.13.030-1: Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Light Industrial Activities
2. Enterprises engaged in the manufacturing, processing, wholesaling, creating, repairing, renovating, painting, cleaning, or assembly of goods, merchandise or equipment
3. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Outdoor Storage

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.040 - Transportation, communication, information, and utility uses.

Table 17.13.040-1: Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Railroad Facility	An establishment providing passenger and/or freight transportation by rail or support facilities for the rail line itself (e.g. ticket office, waiting room, loading terminals, turn-tables, rail/street crossing equipment, electrical equipment, etc.)
2. Public Transportation Stops and Shelters
3. Boating Facility or Overwater Structure	A use identified in the Shoreline Management Program which 1) serves an important role in providing recreational access to waterbodies, 2) brings tourists to the City, or 3) has the potential to generate economic development in conjunction with port and shipping activity. This category's reliance on the SMP embraces overwater residences, floating homes, and liveaboard vessels despite the residential aspects of such uses. For the purposes of the Zoning Code, Boating Facility or Overwater Structure uses may be distinguished by whether they serve motorized or nonmotorized watercraft (e.g., rowboats, kayaks, sailboards, watercraft pulled as part of a cable pull system with onshore, stationary motors not directly attached to the watercraft, etc.).	SMC 18.08
4. Parking Facility	Any lot, structure, building, or area designed, intended or used for the parking or storage of a motor vehicle, equipment or other machinery. Parking Facilities are distinguished based on the type of motor vehicle parked or stored and the user of such motor vehicle. Curbside or on-street parking is not considered a land use within this use category.
a. Public Parking	Any Parking Facility not associated with the instant principal use on the property and which is available to passenger vehicles of the general public (e.g., park-and-rides, municipal parking lot, etc.). Public Parking may be operated by a municipal, non-profit, or for-profit entity and with or without payment by the motor vehicle operator.
b. Accessory Parking	Any Parking Facility associated with the instant principal use on the property (e.g., resident parking for a Dwelling, customer parking for Retail, fleet parking for a Public Works Facility, etc.).
c. Non-Accessory Parking	Any Parking Facility not associated with the instant principal use on the property and which is not Public Parking (e.g., facilities for valet parking or long-term parking, the parking of commercial motor vehicles, equipment, or other machinery on a residential property, etc.).
5. Utility or Communication Facility	Any staffed or unstaffed location designed for the transmission, distribution, collection, treatment, and/or routing of water, wastewater, gas, electrical power, wired telecommunications or similar commodities or wastes. This category generally includes substations, transfer stations, pump stations, lift stations, booster pumps, reservoirs, switchboards, and storage facilities. This category generally excludes a Wireless Telecommunications Facility, storm water ponds, overhead elements and cables, underground cables, pipelines, vaults and the like.
6. Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any staffed or unstaffed location designed or used for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequencies or other wireless communications. The term includes, but is not limited to, antennas, towers, poles, other support structures, cables, equipment cabinets, and associated and appurtenant facilities designed or used to facilitate telecommunications.	CFR Title 47, SMC 17.36, SMC 17.39.170, SMC 17.40.170
a. Minor Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas not projecting above the surrounding roofline. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas not exceeding 2 inches in diameter. 3. Dish antennas not exceeding one meter in diameter when located in residential areas or 2 meters in diameter when located in non-residential areas. For the purposes of this category, residential areas means any area within 300 feet of 5 or more dwelling units. 4. Carriers-on-wheels placed for a period not to exceed 30 days. 5. Support equipment located entirely within a building. >6. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above provided; that, the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
b. Intermediate Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas projecting above the surrounding roofline and not exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas exceeding 2 inches in diameter and which do not exceed 110% of the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 3. Self-supported lattice towers or monopoles not exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 4. Dish antennas between one and 2 meters in diameter located in residential areas. For the purposes of this category, residential areas means any area within 300 feet of 5 or more dwelling units. 5. Carriers-on-wheels placed for a period to exceed 30 days. 6. Collocation of antennas on existing support structures provided no increase in support structure height is proposed. 7. Modification of antennas previously approved by the planning commission or administrator, provided that the modification does not increase support structure height or exceed 5% of the approved antenna area. 8. Support equipment not located entirely within a building. 9. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above; provided, that the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
c. Major Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas exceeding 2 inches in diameter and exceeding 110% of the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 3. Self-supported lattice towers or monopoles exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district and less than 120 feet in height. 4. Collocation on, or modification of, facilities which result in increased support structure height or increased antenna areas exceeding 5% of the approved area. 5. Any facility which is required to have artificial lighting by the FAA. 6. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above; provided, that the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
7. Wind Power Generation Facility	Any location designed or used for the generation of electrical or mechanical power from movement of natural wind. The term includes, but is not limited to, blades, towers, poles, other support structures, utility lines, equipment cabinets, and associated and appurtenant facilities designed or used to facilitate power generation.	SMC 17.36, SMC 17.39.165
a. Minor Wind Power Generation Facility	Any wind power generation facility 70 feet in height or less.
b. Major Wind Power Generation Facility	Any wind power generation facility 120 feet in height or less and exceeding 70 feet in height. This category includes any facility higher than 120 feet; provided, that such facility is proposed to be located on BPA transmission towers existing at the time an application is submitted. Because of their visual impact, nothing in this title shall be interpreted to include towers larger than 150 feet in height within this category.
8. Public Works Facility	An establishment operated by the City, County, State, or other municipal agency and intended to assist with the construction and/or maintenance of public transportation, communication, information, and utility systems. Public Works Facility includes principal buildings, support buildings and structures, shops, yards, etc.
9. Hazardous Waste Storage	The holding of dangerous waste for a temporary period as regulated by State Dangerous Waste Regulations WAC Chapter 173-303.	RCW 70.105, WAC 173-303, SMC 17.10.320.
10. On-Site Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facility	Those treatment and storage facilities which treat and store hazardous wastes generated on the same geographically contiguous or bordering property.	RCW 70.105, WAC 173-303, SMC 17.10.320.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1182, § 3(Exh. C), 5-19-2022)

17.13.050 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation uses.

Table 17.13.050-1: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Public Assembly	A facility for groups of people to gather for events relating to culture, education, amusement or entertainment (e.g., theaters, performing arts auditoriums, and outdoor amphitheaters, public meeting halls, etc.). Public assemblies within a school or school support facility should not conflict with the primary educational purpose of the school. Unless specifically listed in the district, Public Assembly includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Theater
b. Wedding Venue	A Public Assembly where groups gather to witness and/or celebrate a wedding. When similar activities occur on a property which are associated with the family—related by blood or marriage—of the property's occupant, the activity is not considered a Wedding Venue under this category.
2. Cultural Attraction	A use displaying, preserving, exhibiting, and/or interpreting objects of historic, community, or cultural interest in one or more of the arts or sciences. Cultural Attraction includes museums, outdoor exhibits, information kiosks and displays. Accessory support facilities for Cultural Attractions include dormitories, classrooms, study halls, laboratories, storage, workshops, maintenance activities, etc.
3. County Fairgrounds	An area wherein buildings, structures, stadiums and arenas are used for agricultural exhibitions (e.g., animal shows and judging, rodeos, sales and auctions, etc.), carnivals, games, rides, concerts, performances, community events, etc. Seasonal uses incidental to operation of the County Fairgrounds include retail sales, food services, etc. Such seasonal uses support the Skamania County Fair and other events and festivals typically occurring only once per calendar year. Similar uses supporting year-round or regularly scheduled events (e.g., fitness, community education, recreation classes, etc.) are not permitted.
4. Park, Playground or Outdoor Recreation Area
5. Golf Course
6. Recreation and Fitness Facilities	Public or private facilities (e.g., swimming pools, tennis courts, game rooms, restroom and shower facilities, etc.) for recreational endeavors and services. Such facilities may involve fee- or membership-based admission, provide fitness services, coordinate recreational sports groups, etc.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 3, 5-16-2019)

17.13.060 - Education, public administration, health care, and other institutional uses.

Table 17.13.060-1: Education, Public Administration, Health Care, and Other Institutional Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Public, private or parochial school	Any publicly-, privately-, or parochially-financed school or facility carrying on a program from kindergarten through the 12th grade or any part thereof including vocational education courses otherwise permitted by law. Public, private, or parochial school does not mean a private residence in which instruction is provided to the occupants' own children and 3 or fewer nonresident children or a school support facility as described below.
2. School Support Facility	Any facility which is required to maintain efficient operation of a public, private or parochial school but which is not directly related to the academic program of study. Examples include garages and storage facilities, administration buildings, libraries, etc.
3. Nursery School or Similar Facility
4. Library
5. Government Administration Building
6. Community Service Building
7. Fire, Police or Emergency Services Station
8. Emergency Evacuation and/or Displacement Center
9. Hospital
10. Clinic	A building or portion of a building containing offices and facilities for providing medical, dental or psychiatric services for outpatients only.
11. Church or Other Religious or Charitable Organization
12. Cemetery or Mausoleum
13. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Storage buildings, service buildings, parking areas, fencing and security devices and lighting devices

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.070 - Construction-related business uses.

Table 17.13.070-1: Construction-Related Business Uses
Use	Description	Reference
	Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.080 - Mining and extraction uses.

Mining and extraction land uses extract solids, liquids, or gases from the earth. The mining and extraction uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.080-1.

Table 17.13.080-1: Mining and Extraction Uses
Use	Description	Reference
	Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.090 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting uses

Table 17.13.090-1: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Subsistence or Hobby-Type Gardening
2. Indoor or Outdoor Horticultural Activity
3. Nursery
4. Farm Animals	The keeping of any large animal commonly raised or bred on a farm. This category includes alpacas, cattle, donkeys, emus, goats, horses, llamas, mules, ostriches, pigs, ponies, roosters, sheep, and similar animals. This category excludes the keeping of pets or urban farm animals.	SMC 6.08, SMC 6.10, SMC 6.12, SMC 17.40.095
5. Urban Farm Animals	The keeping of any small animal commonly raised or bred on a farm but which have minimal impact when kept in residential areas. This category includes bees, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, pheasants, turkeys, rabbits and other fur-bearing animals, and similar small animals. The category excludes roosters, pets and farm animals.	SMC 6.08, SMC 6.12, SMC 17.40.095
6. Pets	The keeping of any animal commonly considered to be household pets, such as a cat, a dog as regulated under SMC 6.04 - Dog Control, a fish kept in a tank or landscape pond, a gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, parakeet, parrot, or similar bird or rodent-like creature kept in a cage.	SMC 6.04, SMC 6.08, SMC 6.12
7. Kennel	Any premises or building in which 4 or more dogs or cats at least 4 months of age are kept commercially for board, propagation or sale.
8. Provisions for Wildlife Habitat

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.099 - Miscellaneous land uses.

Miscellaneous uses not classifiable elsewhere but allowed by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.099-1: Miscellaneous Uses.

Table 17.13.099-1: Miscellaneous Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Signs listed with a "C" in tables 17.15.145-1, 17.25.145-1, and 17.35.145-1 and any other sign identifying and/or related to any conditional use or existing nonconforming use.
2. Signs identifying and/or related to any principal or accessory use allowed in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

Stevenson City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

13 - USE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS

17.13.005 - Purpose.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.010 - Residence or accommodation uses.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

Table 17.13.010-1: Residence or Accommodation Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Dwelling	Any building that contains one or more dwelling units [SMC 17.10.275] used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or that are occupied for living purposes.	SMC 17.10.275
a. Single-Family Detached Dwelling	A single detached building containing one dwelling unit. Single-family detached dwellings exclude Mobile Home and include stick-built homes as well as the following types: 1. "Manufactured home." A single-family detached dwelling built according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is a national preemptive building code. A manufactured home: (i) includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems; (ii) is built on a permanent chassis; (iii) can be transported in one or more sections with each section at least 8 feet wide and 40 feet long when transported, or when installed on the site is 320 square feet or greater, and (iv) when sited, is designed to be permanently connected to required utilities. 2. "Modular home." A factory assembled structure designed primarily for use as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities. A modular home (i) includes plumbing, heating and electrical systems contained therein, (ii) does not contain its own running gear, (iii) must be mounted on a permanent foundation, and (iv) shall conform to the structural design requirements of the local jurisdiction. A modular home does not include a travel trailer, mobile home or manufactured home.	RCW 35A.21.312, RCW 35A.63.146, RCW 43.22A, RCW 59.20.030, WAC 296-150M, SMC 17.40.120 RCW 43.22, RCW 46.04.303, WAC 296-150F
b. Mobile Home	A factory-built dwelling built prior to June 15, 1976, to standards other than the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development code, and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of the home into the state. Mobile homes have not been built since the introduction of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Act. Mobile home does not include recreational vehicles, travel trailers, modular homes, or manufactured homes.	RCW 43.22A, RCW 59.20.030
c. Travel Trailer	A trailer built on a single chassis transportable upon the public streets and highways that is designed to be used as a temporary dwelling without a permanent foundation and may be used without being connected to utilities.
d. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)	An ancillary (i.e., secondary) dwelling unit located on the same legal lot as a primary dwelling unit. An ADU is distinguishable from a duplex in that, unlike a duplex unit, it is clearly subordinate to the primary dwelling in terms of size, use and appearance, and may be located in zoning districts which do not otherwise allow multi-family dwellings.	RCW 35A.63.230, RCW 43.63A.215, SMC 17.40.040
e. Multi-Family Dwelling	A building containing 2 or more dwelling units in which the dwelling units share a common wall, floor/ceiling or roof (including without limitation the wall of an attached garage or porch) and which have separate entrances. Multi-family dwelling also includes apartments, cluster-type housing, condominiums, duplexes and multiple dwellings or groups of structures on a single lot.
f. Temporary Emergency, Construction or Repair Residence	A residence (which may be a mobile home or travel trailer) that is: (1) located on the same lot as a residence made uninhabitable by fire, flood or other natural disaster and occupied by the persons displaced by such disaster; or (2) located on the same lot as a residence that is under construction or undergoing substantial repairs or reconstruction and occupied by the persons intending to live in such permanent residence when the work is completed; or (3) located on a nonresidential construction site and occupied by persons having construction or security responsibilities over such construction site. However, no such temporary emergency, construction or repair residence shall be inhabited for more than 6 months, unless authorized by the Planning Commission.
g. Townhome	A dwelling unit within a building containing 2 or more attached dwelling units in which the dwelling units (1) share one or more common walls at the lot line, (2) are on separate lots, and (3) have separate entrances. Other common terms for this use include townhouse, brownstone, row house, etc.
h. Legacy Home.	Any building occupied as a single-family detached dwelling at any time between September 15 ^th , 1994 and September 1 ^st , 2020 and located in a district which has prohibited development of new single-family detached dwellings. When allowed as a permitted use, a Legacy Home shall not be considered a nonconforming use and may be renovated, rebuilt, expanded, and/or reestablished after a change of use without consideration of SMC 17.44 - Nonconforming Uses.
2. Renting of no more than 2 rooms, rented by the month or longer, provided the parking requirements of SMC 17.42 are met.		SMC 17.42
3. Boarding House	A building consisting of at least one dwelling unit together with 3 to 6 rooms inclusive, which rooms are rented or designed or intended to be rented by the month or longer; provided that such rooms, individually or collectively, do not constitute a separate dwelling unit.
4. Mobile Home Park	A parcel of land on which 2 or more mobile homes are located and used as dwellings.
5. Residential Care
a. Adult Family Home	A land use, licensed by the State under RCW 70.128, for which local zoning authority is largely preempted. This use is described as a residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than one but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.	RCW 70.128.010, RCW 70.128.140
b. Assisted Living Facility	A land use, licensed by the State under RCW 18.20, described as any home or other institution, however named, which is advertised, announced, or maintained for the express or implied purpose of providing housing, basic services, and assuming general responsibility for the safety and well-being of the residents, and may also provide domiciliary care to 7 or more residents.	RCW 18.20.020
c. Nursing Home	A land use licensed by the State under RCW 15.81.	RCW 18.51.010
6. Overnight Lodging	A classification of land uses where an owner or manager receives or seeks compensation for use or occupancy of visitor accommodations for a period of less than 30 consecutive days per rental period and which are subject to taxation under SMC 3.03 - Excise Tax on Furnishing of Lodging. Overnight lodging includes Bed & Breakfast, Campground, Hostel, Hotel, Vacation Rental Home, and other similar uses.	SMC 3.03
a. Vacation Rental Home	A form of Overnight Lodging where an entire dwelling unit is offered for occupancy by visitors and not shared with the owner, manager, or anyone outside the visitor's party. Vacation Rental Homes are further regulated under SMC 5.20 - Vacation Rental Homes.	SMC 5.20
b. Bed & Breakfast	A form of Overnight Lodging where up to 6 guest rooms are offered for occupancy by visitors. Bed & Breakfasts are located in owner- or manager-occupied, preexisting dwelling units.
c. Hostel	An affordable form of Overnight Lodging where individual beds are offered for occupancy by visitors. Hostels are supervised by an owner or manager at all times.
d. Hotel	A form of Overnight Lodging where more than 6 guest rooms are offered for occupancy by visitors. Hotels include single buildings or a group of buildings on the same lot and a building where 6 or fewer guest rooms are offered when the building is not an owner- or manager-occupied preexisting dwelling unit.
e. Campground	A form of Overnight Lodging where sites are offered for occupancy by camping in tents, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, or similar movable or temporary sleeping quarters of any kind.
7. Dormitory facility related to a public, private or parochial school
8. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Residential Outbuilding	An accessory building that is detached from another residential use on the same lot. Residential outbuildings include carports, garages for the storage of noncommercial vehicles, greenhouses, storage buildings, and the like, but do not include patios or play structures.
b. Swimming pool, spa or hot tub, and associated equipment
c. Buildings and uses related to, and commonly associated with a mobile home park such as a recreation area, laundry, facility office, and meeting rooms

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1104, § 2, 6-15-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 1, 5-16-2019; Ord. No. 1157, § 3, 8-20-2020; Ord. No. 1182, § 3(Exh. C), 5-19-2022)

17.13.020 - General sales or service uses.

Table 17.13.020-1: General Sales or Service Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Automobile Service Station	A commercial establishment for the sale on the premises of motor vehicle fuel, including electrical energy, and other petroleum products and automobile accessories, and for the servicing, lubrication and minor repair of automotive vehicles. Unless specifically listed in the district, Automobile Service Stations include Battery Exchange Stations, Vehicle Repair, Carwashes and Public Access, Rapid Charging EV Stations.	RCW 35A.63.107
a. Battery Exchange Station	A staffed or fully automated facility that will enable an electric vehicle with a swappable battery to enter a drive lane and exchange the depleted battery with a fully charged battery through a process which meets or exceeds any standards, codes, and requirements set forth by Chapter 19.28 RCW and consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540.	RCW 19.27.540, RCW 19.28
b. Carwash
c. Vehicle Repair
2. Electric Vehicle (EV) Station	A public or private parking space (1)served by equipment designed specifically to transfer electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle, (2) meets or exceeds any standards, codes, and regulations set forth by Chapter 19.28 RCW, and (3) is consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540. Electric vehicle stations are distinguished by the following types of access and charging levels:	RCW 19.27.540, RCW 19.28, RCW 35A.63.107
a. EV Station Access	1. "Public Access EV Station" is available for use by the general public and not located on a public right-of-way. Examples include stations at a park & ride lot, a public library lot or a shopping center lot. 2. "Restricted Access EV Station" is restricted to authorized users and not located on a public right-of-way. Examples include stations at a single-family home, designated employee parking areas, or fleet parking areas not accessible to the general public. 3. "Street-Side Access EV Station" is available for use by the general public and located on a public right-of-way subject to the rules adopted under SMC 12.02 - Use of City Rights-of-Way.	SMC 12.02
b. EV Station Charging Level	Charging level categorizes the indicators of electrical force, or voltage, at which an electric vehicle's battery is charged: 1. "Gradual Charging EV Station" operates on a circuit no greater than 240 volts of alternating current. This includes what the industry currently refers to as levels 1 and 2 charging stations. >2. "Rapid Charging EV Station" operates on an industrial grade outlet greater than 240 volts of alternating current. This includes what the industry currently refers to as Level 3 charging stations.
3. Retail	Commercial establishments providing merchandise for sale directly to the consumer. Retail establishments may also provide after-sales services, such as repair and installation. Unless specifically listed in the district, Retail Sales include all subcategories listed herein.
a. Outdoor Recreation Store	A Retail use specializing in sporting goods or equipment related to outdoor recreational endeavors (e.g., water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking).
b. Specialty Food Shop	A Retail use carrying specialty food items (e.g., coffee, tea, confectionery products, nuts, spices, gourmet foods, etc.).
c.	Specialty Retail Shop	A Retail use specializing in one type or line of merchandise (e.g., antiques, apparel, books, games, jewelry, shoes, stationary, etc.).
d.	Retail and wholesale sales of agricultural and animal products raised or produced on the premises.
4. Bank or Financial Institution
5. Rental Operation	Commercial establishments providing tangible goods (e.g., personal items, consumer electronics, furniture, clothing, tools, machinery, equipment, etc.) or other items of value to customers in exchange for a periodic rental or lease payment. Unless specifically listed in the district, Rental Operation includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Recreational Equipment Rental	A Rental Operation leasing equipment for recreational activities (e.g., water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking).
b. Self-Storage Units	A Rental Operation leasing space (i.e., rooms, compartments, lockers, containers, or outdoor space) where clients store and retrieve personal property.
c. Truck, trailer or equipment rental	A Rental Operation leasing large vehicles and equipment (e.g., trucks, moving vans, buses, semi-trailers, utility trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, off-road vehicles, etc.) when drivers or operators are not provided.
6. Professional Office	Commercial establishments performing professional, scientific, clerical, and technical services for others. Unless specifically listed in the district, Professional Office includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Veterinarian
7. Food Services	Commercial establishments preparing and serving food and/or beverages for consumption on or off the premises. Unless specifically listed in the district, Food Service includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Drive-Through Food Service
b. Mobile-Food Cart	A Food Service use that is conducted from a motorized vehicle, a non-motorized cart or a unit that is similarly designed to be readily movable.
c. Tasting Room	A Food Service use conducted as an incidental use to an on-premises brewery, cidery, distillery, winery or food processing use. A Tasting Room providing food service products from the on-premises processing use may also serve food and beverages processed at off-premises establishments.
8. Child Day Care Facility	A building or structure in which an agency, person or persons regularly provide care for a group of children for periods of less than 24 hours. Child Day Care Facility includes family day care home, mini-day care center, and child day care center.	RCW 35.63.170, RCW 35A.63.210, RCW 35A.63.215
a. Family Day Care Home	A day care home for the care of 6 or fewer children during part of the 24-hour day, located in the dwelling of the provider under whose direct care the children are placed.
b. Mini-Day Care Center	A child day care facility providing care during part of the 24-hour day to 12 or fewer children in a facility other than the family dwelling of the person or persons under whose direct care the children are placed, or for the care of 7 through 12 children in the family dwelling of such person or persons.
c. Child Day Care Center	A day care facility that provides for the care of 13 or more children. If located in a private family residence, the portion where the children have access must be separate from the family living quarters, or that portion of where the children have access must be used exclusively for their care during the hours that the child day care center is operating.
9. Personal Services	Commercial establishments providing individual services generally related to personal needs. Unless specifically listed in the district, Personal Services includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Recreation Services	A Personal Services use providing services related to recreational amenities, including lessons and tours for such activities as water sports, bicycling, skiing, fishing, photography, camping and hiking.
b. Salon	A Personal Services use providing services related to barbering, hair styling, or the cosmetic arts (e.g., makeup, skin care).
10. Home Occupation	A commercial activity that: (a) is conducted by a person on the same residential district or legacy home lot where such person resides; (b) provides each outside employee with a legal off-street parking space; and (d) is not so insubstantial or incidental or is not so commonly associated with the residential use as to be regarded as an accessory use (see SMC 17.10.020), but that can be conducted without any significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a use may be regarded as having a significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood if: (a) goods, stock in trade, or other commodities are displayed; (b) more than 2 nonresidents on the premises are employed in connection with the purported home occupation; (c) it creates objectionable noise, fumes, odor, dust or electrical interference; (d) there is any exterior manifestation of the home occupation, except for an allowed sign no larger than 2 square feet pertaining to the home occupation; or (e) more than 25% of the total gross floor area of residential buildings plus other buildings housing the purported home occupation, or more than 500 square feet of gross floor area (whichever is less), is used for home occupation purposes.	SMC 17.10.020, SMC 17.13.010

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 2, 5-16-2019; Ord. No. 1157, § 4, 8-20-2020; Ord. No. 1211, § 1(Exh. C), 4-25-24)

17.13.030 - Manufacturing and wholesale trade uses.

Table 17.13.030-1: Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Light Industrial Activities
2. Enterprises engaged in the manufacturing, processing, wholesaling, creating, repairing, renovating, painting, cleaning, or assembly of goods, merchandise or equipment
3. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Outdoor Storage

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.040 - Transportation, communication, information, and utility uses.

Table 17.13.040-1: Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Railroad Facility	An establishment providing passenger and/or freight transportation by rail or support facilities for the rail line itself (e.g. ticket office, waiting room, loading terminals, turn-tables, rail/street crossing equipment, electrical equipment, etc.)
2. Public Transportation Stops and Shelters
3. Boating Facility or Overwater Structure	A use identified in the Shoreline Management Program which 1) serves an important role in providing recreational access to waterbodies, 2) brings tourists to the City, or 3) has the potential to generate economic development in conjunction with port and shipping activity. This category's reliance on the SMP embraces overwater residences, floating homes, and liveaboard vessels despite the residential aspects of such uses. For the purposes of the Zoning Code, Boating Facility or Overwater Structure uses may be distinguished by whether they serve motorized or nonmotorized watercraft (e.g., rowboats, kayaks, sailboards, watercraft pulled as part of a cable pull system with onshore, stationary motors not directly attached to the watercraft, etc.).	SMC 18.08
4. Parking Facility	Any lot, structure, building, or area designed, intended or used for the parking or storage of a motor vehicle, equipment or other machinery. Parking Facilities are distinguished based on the type of motor vehicle parked or stored and the user of such motor vehicle. Curbside or on-street parking is not considered a land use within this use category.
a. Public Parking	Any Parking Facility not associated with the instant principal use on the property and which is available to passenger vehicles of the general public (e.g., park-and-rides, municipal parking lot, etc.). Public Parking may be operated by a municipal, non-profit, or for-profit entity and with or without payment by the motor vehicle operator.
b. Accessory Parking	Any Parking Facility associated with the instant principal use on the property (e.g., resident parking for a Dwelling, customer parking for Retail, fleet parking for a Public Works Facility, etc.).
c. Non-Accessory Parking	Any Parking Facility not associated with the instant principal use on the property and which is not Public Parking (e.g., facilities for valet parking or long-term parking, the parking of commercial motor vehicles, equipment, or other machinery on a residential property, etc.).
5. Utility or Communication Facility	Any staffed or unstaffed location designed for the transmission, distribution, collection, treatment, and/or routing of water, wastewater, gas, electrical power, wired telecommunications or similar commodities or wastes. This category generally includes substations, transfer stations, pump stations, lift stations, booster pumps, reservoirs, switchboards, and storage facilities. This category generally excludes a Wireless Telecommunications Facility, storm water ponds, overhead elements and cables, underground cables, pipelines, vaults and the like.
6. Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any staffed or unstaffed location designed or used for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequencies or other wireless communications. The term includes, but is not limited to, antennas, towers, poles, other support structures, cables, equipment cabinets, and associated and appurtenant facilities designed or used to facilitate telecommunications.	CFR Title 47, SMC 17.36, SMC 17.39.170, SMC 17.40.170
a. Minor Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas not projecting above the surrounding roofline. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas not exceeding 2 inches in diameter. 3. Dish antennas not exceeding one meter in diameter when located in residential areas or 2 meters in diameter when located in non-residential areas. For the purposes of this category, residential areas means any area within 300 feet of 5 or more dwelling units. 4. Carriers-on-wheels placed for a period not to exceed 30 days. 5. Support equipment located entirely within a building. >6. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above provided; that, the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
b. Intermediate Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas projecting above the surrounding roofline and not exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas exceeding 2 inches in diameter and which do not exceed 110% of the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 3. Self-supported lattice towers or monopoles not exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 4. Dish antennas between one and 2 meters in diameter located in residential areas. For the purposes of this category, residential areas means any area within 300 feet of 5 or more dwelling units. 5. Carriers-on-wheels placed for a period to exceed 30 days. 6. Collocation of antennas on existing support structures provided no increase in support structure height is proposed. 7. Modification of antennas previously approved by the planning commission or administrator, provided that the modification does not increase support structure height or exceed 5% of the approved antenna area. 8. Support equipment not located entirely within a building. 9. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above; provided, that the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
c. Major Wireless Telecommunications Facility	Any of the following facilities or activities: 1. Building-mounted panel antennas exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 2. Building-mounted whip antennas exceeding 2 inches in diameter and exceeding 110% of the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district. 3. Self-supported lattice towers or monopoles exceeding the allowable building height in the underlying zoning district and less than 120 feet in height. 4. Collocation on, or modification of, facilities which result in increased support structure height or increased antenna areas exceeding 5% of the approved area. 5. Any facility which is required to have artificial lighting by the FAA. 6. Additional facilities not specifically mentioned above; provided, that the planning commission, by interpretation, determines such equipment is in keeping with this category.
7. Wind Power Generation Facility	Any location designed or used for the generation of electrical or mechanical power from movement of natural wind. The term includes, but is not limited to, blades, towers, poles, other support structures, utility lines, equipment cabinets, and associated and appurtenant facilities designed or used to facilitate power generation.	SMC 17.36, SMC 17.39.165
a. Minor Wind Power Generation Facility	Any wind power generation facility 70 feet in height or less.
b. Major Wind Power Generation Facility	Any wind power generation facility 120 feet in height or less and exceeding 70 feet in height. This category includes any facility higher than 120 feet; provided, that such facility is proposed to be located on BPA transmission towers existing at the time an application is submitted. Because of their visual impact, nothing in this title shall be interpreted to include towers larger than 150 feet in height within this category.
8. Public Works Facility	An establishment operated by the City, County, State, or other municipal agency and intended to assist with the construction and/or maintenance of public transportation, communication, information, and utility systems. Public Works Facility includes principal buildings, support buildings and structures, shops, yards, etc.
9. Hazardous Waste Storage	The holding of dangerous waste for a temporary period as regulated by State Dangerous Waste Regulations WAC Chapter 173-303.	RCW 70.105, WAC 173-303, SMC 17.10.320.
10. On-Site Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facility	Those treatment and storage facilities which treat and store hazardous wastes generated on the same geographically contiguous or bordering property.	RCW 70.105, WAC 173-303, SMC 17.10.320.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1182, § 3(Exh. C), 5-19-2022)

17.13.050 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation uses.

Table 17.13.050-1: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Public Assembly	A facility for groups of people to gather for events relating to culture, education, amusement or entertainment (e.g., theaters, performing arts auditoriums, and outdoor amphitheaters, public meeting halls, etc.). Public assemblies within a school or school support facility should not conflict with the primary educational purpose of the school. Unless specifically listed in the district, Public Assembly includes all subcategories listed herein.
a. Theater
b. Wedding Venue	A Public Assembly where groups gather to witness and/or celebrate a wedding. When similar activities occur on a property which are associated with the family—related by blood or marriage—of the property's occupant, the activity is not considered a Wedding Venue under this category.
2. Cultural Attraction	A use displaying, preserving, exhibiting, and/or interpreting objects of historic, community, or cultural interest in one or more of the arts or sciences. Cultural Attraction includes museums, outdoor exhibits, information kiosks and displays. Accessory support facilities for Cultural Attractions include dormitories, classrooms, study halls, laboratories, storage, workshops, maintenance activities, etc.
3. County Fairgrounds	An area wherein buildings, structures, stadiums and arenas are used for agricultural exhibitions (e.g., animal shows and judging, rodeos, sales and auctions, etc.), carnivals, games, rides, concerts, performances, community events, etc. Seasonal uses incidental to operation of the County Fairgrounds include retail sales, food services, etc. Such seasonal uses support the Skamania County Fair and other events and festivals typically occurring only once per calendar year. Similar uses supporting year-round or regularly scheduled events (e.g., fitness, community education, recreation classes, etc.) are not permitted.
4. Park, Playground or Outdoor Recreation Area
5. Golf Course
6. Recreation and Fitness Facilities	Public or private facilities (e.g., swimming pools, tennis courts, game rooms, restroom and shower facilities, etc.) for recreational endeavors and services. Such facilities may involve fee- or membership-based admission, provide fitness services, coordinate recreational sports groups, etc.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017; Ord. No. 1141, § 3, 5-16-2019)

17.13.060 - Education, public administration, health care, and other institutional uses.

Table 17.13.060-1: Education, Public Administration, Health Care, and Other Institutional Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Public, private or parochial school	Any publicly-, privately-, or parochially-financed school or facility carrying on a program from kindergarten through the 12th grade or any part thereof including vocational education courses otherwise permitted by law. Public, private, or parochial school does not mean a private residence in which instruction is provided to the occupants' own children and 3 or fewer nonresident children or a school support facility as described below.
2. School Support Facility	Any facility which is required to maintain efficient operation of a public, private or parochial school but which is not directly related to the academic program of study. Examples include garages and storage facilities, administration buildings, libraries, etc.
3. Nursery School or Similar Facility
4. Library
5. Government Administration Building
6. Community Service Building
7. Fire, Police or Emergency Services Station
8. Emergency Evacuation and/or Displacement Center
9. Hospital
10. Clinic	A building or portion of a building containing offices and facilities for providing medical, dental or psychiatric services for outpatients only.
11. Church or Other Religious or Charitable Organization
12. Cemetery or Mausoleum
13. Miscellaneous Incidental Uses
a. Storage buildings, service buildings, parking areas, fencing and security devices and lighting devices

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.070 - Construction-related business uses.

Table 17.13.070-1: Construction-Related Business Uses
Use	Description	Reference
	Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.080 - Mining and extraction uses.

Mining and extraction land uses extract solids, liquids, or gases from the earth. The mining and extraction uses considered by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.080-1.

Table 17.13.080-1: Mining and Extraction Uses
Use	Description	Reference
	Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.090 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting uses

Table 17.13.090-1: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Subsistence or Hobby-Type Gardening
2. Indoor or Outdoor Horticultural Activity
3. Nursery
4. Farm Animals	The keeping of any large animal commonly raised or bred on a farm. This category includes alpacas, cattle, donkeys, emus, goats, horses, llamas, mules, ostriches, pigs, ponies, roosters, sheep, and similar animals. This category excludes the keeping of pets or urban farm animals.	SMC 6.08, SMC 6.10, SMC 6.12, SMC 17.40.095
5. Urban Farm Animals	The keeping of any small animal commonly raised or bred on a farm but which have minimal impact when kept in residential areas. This category includes bees, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, pheasants, turkeys, rabbits and other fur-bearing animals, and similar small animals. The category excludes roosters, pets and farm animals.	SMC 6.08, SMC 6.12, SMC 17.40.095
6. Pets	The keeping of any animal commonly considered to be household pets, such as a cat, a dog as regulated under SMC 6.04 - Dog Control, a fish kept in a tank or landscape pond, a gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, parakeet, parrot, or similar bird or rodent-like creature kept in a cage.	SMC 6.04, SMC 6.08, SMC 6.12
7. Kennel	Any premises or building in which 4 or more dogs or cats at least 4 months of age are kept commercially for board, propagation or sale.
8. Provisions for Wildlife Habitat

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)

17.13.099 - Miscellaneous land uses.

Miscellaneous uses not classifiable elsewhere but allowed by the Stevenson Zoning Code appear in Table 17.13.099-1: Miscellaneous Uses.

Table 17.13.099-1: Miscellaneous Uses
Use	Description	Reference
1. Signs listed with a "C" in tables 17.15.145-1, 17.25.145-1, and 17.35.145-1 and any other sign identifying and/or related to any conditional use or existing nonconforming use.
2. Signs identifying and/or related to any principal or accessory use allowed in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1103, § 3, 2-16-2017)