Sultan City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Division I
General Provisions
Sections
- Chapter 16.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 16.04 DEFINITIONS
- § 16.04.001 Interpretation.
- § 16.04.010 "A" definitions.
- § 16.04.020 "B" definitions.
- § 16.04.030 "C" definitions.
- § 16.04.040 "D" definitions.
- § 16.04.050 "E" definitions.
- § 16.04.060 "F" definitions.
- § 16.04.070 "G" definitions.
- § 16.04.080 "H" definitions.
- § 16.04.090 "I" definitions.
- § 16.04.100 "J" definitions.
- § 16.04.110 "K" definitions.
- § 16.04.120 "L" definitions.
- § 16.04.130 "M" definitions.
- § 16.04.140 "N" definitions.
- § 16.04.150 "O" definitions.
- § 16.04.160 "P" definitions.
- § 16.04.170 "Q" definitions.
- § 16.04.180 "R" definitions.
- § 16.04.190 "S" definitions.
- § 16.04.200 "T" definitions.
- § 16.04.210 "U" definitions.
- § 16.04.220 "V" definitions.
- § 16.04.230 "W" definitions.
- § 16.04.240 "X" definitions.
- § 16.04.250 "Y" definitions.
- § 16.04.260 "Z" definitions.
- Chapter 16.06 PERMIT PROCESSING
Division II
Zoning Districts
Sections
- Chapter 16.10 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 16.12 PERMITTED USES – TABLES OF DIMENSION AND DENSITY REQUIREMENTS
- § 16.12.005 General standards for all zones.
- § 16.12.010 Low Density Residential (LDR) Zone.
- § 16.12.020 Moderate Density Residential (MDR) Zone.
- § 16.12.030 High Density Residential (HDR) Zone.
- § 16.12.040 Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Zone.
- § 16.12.050 Urban Center (UC) Zone.
- § 16.12.060 Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC) Zone.
- § 16.12.070 Manufacturing (M) Zone.
- § 16.12.080 Public Buildings, Parks and Open Spaces (PB/P/OS) Zone.
- § 16.12.090 Religious Organization (RO) Density Bonus Overlay.
Division III
Site Development Regulations
Sections
- Chapter 16.20 GENERAL REGULATIONS
- § 16.20.010 Conflict with other laws and other legal documents.
- § 16.20.020 Permitted and prohibited uses.
- § 16.20.030 Minimum requirements.
- § 16.20.035 Compliance with FEMA bi-op provisions required for certain development applications.
- § 16.20.040 Permits in conflict with these regulations.
- § 16.20.045 New septic system reasonable use exception – Future sewer connection required.
- § 16.20.047 New water well reasonable use exception – Future water connection required.
- § 16.20.050 Construction begun prior to adoption of zoning code.
- § 16.20.060 Substandard lots.
- § 16.20.070 Erection of more than one principal structure on a lot.
- § 16.20.080 Permitted building area.
- § 16.20.090 Exceptions to height regulations.
- § 16.20.100 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 16.20.110 Building grades.
- § 16.20.120 Buildings to be moved to new lots.
- § 16.20.130 Building permits required.
- § 16.20.140 Building conversions in residential zoning districts.
- § 16.20.145 Building conversions in commercial and mixed-use zoning districts.
- § 16.20.150 Design standards and specifications.
- § 16.20.160 Residential development standards for the HOC Zone.
- Chapter 16.24 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- § 16.24.010 Purpose.
- § 16.24.020 Uses requiring a conditional use permit.
- § 16.24.030 Application – Requirements and fees.
- § 16.24.050 Criteria.
- § 16.24.060 Expiration and renewal.
- § 16.24.065 Transfer of ownership.
- § 16.24.070 Revocation of permit.
- § 16.24.080 Performance bond and other security.
- § 16.24.090 Resubmittal of application.
- Chapter 16.26 NONCONFORMANCES
- § 16.26.005 Purpose.
- § 16.26.010 Nonconformances – Continuance.
- § 16.26.015 Construction approved prior to adoption.
- § 16.26.020 Nonconformances – Lots smaller than required minimums.
- § 16.26.030 Nonconforming lots – Setbacks.
- § 16.26.040 Nonconforming lots – Applicability.
- § 16.26.045 Preexisting legal lots of record.
- § 16.26.050 Nonconformances – Adjoining lots.
- § 16.26.051 Nonconforming uses.
- § 16.26.055 Nonconforming agricultural uses.
- § 16.26.060 Nonconforming structures.
- § 16.26.070 Nonconformances – Repair, maintenance, and construction.
- § 16.26.075 Building safety.
- § 16.26.080 Change in nonconforming structure or use of property.
- § 16.26.090 Abandonment and discontinuance of nonconforming uses.
- § 16.26.100 Destruction of nonconforming uses and/or buildings.
- Chapter 16.28 VARIANCES
Division IV
Performance Standards
Sections
- Chapter 16.30 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS – GENERAL
- Chapter 16.32 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE URBAN CENTER AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Article I Urban Center Design Standards
- Article II High Density Residential Design Regulations
- Chapter 16.36 FORM STANDARDS
- Article I Form-Based Standards For Mixed-Use Development
- Article II Detached Residential Building Forms
- Article III Attached Residential Building Forms
- Article IV Stacked Residential Building Forms
- Article V Accessory Residential Building Forms
- Article VI Cottage Housing
- Chapter 16.38 HOME OCCUPATION STANDARDS
- Chapter 16.42 MANUFACTURED HOUSING
- Chapter 16.46 NONRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- § 16.46.010 Application.
- § 16.46.020 Categories of uses.
- § 16.46.030 Performance standards.
- § 16.46.040 Supplemental standards for drive-through facilities.
- § 16.46.050 Supplemental standards for mixed-use development.
- § 16.46.060 Supplemental standards for recreational vehicle parks.
- § 16.46.070 Supplemental standards for mobile home (including tiny home) parks.
- Chapter 16.50 MARIJUANA BUSINESSES
- § 16.50.010 Purpose and intent.
- § 16.50.020 Definitions.
- § 16.50.030 Marijuana retailers prohibited.
- § 16.50.040 Marijuana producers and/or processors permitted – Restrictions.
- § 16.50.050 Locations.
- § 16.50.060 Specific regulations.
- § 16.50.070 No city liability – Indemnification.
- § 16.50.080 Enforcement of violations.
- Chapter 16.54 PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
- § 16.54.010 Purpose and intent.
- § 16.54.020 General requirements.
- § 16.54.030 Timing of the provision of required off-street parking and off-street loading spaces.
- § 16.54.040 Requirement to retain off-street parking and loading space.
- § 16.54.050 Permitted reductions in off-street parking requirements.
- § 16.54.060 Location of off-street parking and loading areas.
- § 16.54.070 Limitations on vehicular storage.
- § 16.54.080 Determination of seating capacity at places of assembly.
- § 16.54.090 Collective off-street parking provisions.
- § 16.54.100 Joint-use parking requirements.
- § 16.54.110 Requirements for retail trade establishments, personal service establishments, business establishments, offices, hotels, motels, lodging houses, guest houses, night clubs, and health spas in the UC Zoning District.
- § 16.54.120 Development and maintenance of off-street parking areas.
- § 16.54.130 Plan requirement.
- § 16.54.140 Minimum required off-street parking spaces.
- § 16.54.150 Off-street loading space requirements.
- § 16.54.160 Additional and guest parking requirements for residential subdivisions.
- Chapter 16.58 LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
- Article I Performance Standards
- Article II Design Standards
- Article III Standards for Landscape Materials
- § 16.58.110 Tree planting standards.
- § 16.58.120 Tree species mix.
- § 16.58.130 Shrub planting standards.
- § 16.58.140 Use of larger tree sizes.
- § 16.58.150 Use of native plant materials.
- § 16.58.160 Use of adapted plant materials.
- § 16.58.170 Replacement requirements.
- § 16.58.180 Maintenance standards for cultivated landscape areas.
- § 16.58.190 Landscape plan requirements.
- Article IV Location Requirements
- § 16.58.200 Required landscaping adjacent to public rights-of-way.
- § 16.58.210 Perimeter landscaping relating to abutting properties.
- § 16.58.220 Parking area interior landscaping.
- § 16.58.230 Sight distance for landscaping adjacent to public rights-of-way and points of access.
- § 16.58.240 Adjustments of standards.
- § 16.58.250 Other applicable requirements.
- Chapter 16.62 RECREATIONAL AND OPEN SPACE STANDARDS
- § 16.62.010 Applicability.
- § 16.62.020 Exemption.
- § 16.62.030 Recreation standards – Purpose.
- § 16.62.035 Dedication to city.
- § 16.62.040 Recreation design requirements.
- § 16.62.050 Types and number of recreation facilities to be provided.
- § 16.62.060 Open space standards.
- § 16.62.065 Trail and connectivity standards.
- § 16.62.070 Payment in lieu of on-site recreation improvement.
- Chapter 16.66 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES STANDARDS
- § 16.66.010 Purpose.
- § 16.66.020 Definitions.
- § 16.66.030 Exemptions.
- § 16.66.035 Eligible facilities modifications subject to Spectrum Act Section 6409(a).
- § 16.66.040 Development standards for micro-facilities.
- § 16.66.050 Development standards for mini-facilities.
- § 16.66.060 Development standards for macro-facilities.
- § 16.66.070 Development standards for monopole I and monopole II.
- § 16.66.080 Development standards for lattice towers.
- § 16.66.090 Design criteria.
- § 16.66.100 Submittal requirements.
- § 16.66.110 Permits required.
- § 16.66.120 Inspection requirements.
- § 16.66.130 Landscaping/screening.
- § 16.66.140 Nonuse – Abandonment – Obsolescence.
- § 16.66.150 Violation – Penalty.
- Chapter 16.68 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING
Division V
Concurrency Management System
Sections
- Chapter 16.70 CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- § 16.70.010 Purpose.
- § 16.70.020 Definitions.
- § 16.70.030 Exemptions.
- § 16.70.040 Applications.
- § 16.70.050 Acceptance of a concurrency application.
- § 16.70.060 Nonbinding determinations.
- § 16.70.070 Certificate of concurrency.
- § 16.70.080 Standards for concurrency.
- § 16.70.090 Facilities and services subject to concurrency.
- § 16.70.100 Concurrency determination – Transportation.
- § 16.70.110 Concurrency determination – Potable water.
- § 16.70.120 Concurrency determination – Wastewater.
- § 16.70.130 Reserved.
- § 16.70.140 Concurrency determination – Parks and recreation.
- § 16.70.150 Procedures for issuing a certificate of concurrency or denial letter.
- § 16.70.160 Reporting and monitoring.
- Chapter 16.72 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES – PARKS AND TRAFFIC
- § 16.72.010 Purpose.
- § 16.72.020 Scope.
- § 16.72.030 Definitions.
- § 16.72.040 Use of funds.
- § 16.72.050 Exemptions.
- § 16.72.060 Impact fee calculation.
- § 16.72.070 Calculation of park impact fee.
- § 16.72.080 Calculation of traffic impact fee.
- § 16.72.090 Impact fee schedules.
- § 16.72.100 Assessment of impact fees.
- § 16.72.110 Independent fee calculations.
- § 16.72.120 Impact fee credits.
- § 16.72.130 Adjustments, waivers, and appeals.
- § 16.72.140 Impact fee fund.
- § 16.72.150 Expenditures.
- § 16.72.160 Refunds – Parks and traffic.
- § 16.72.170 Impact fee as additional and supplemental requirement.
- Chapter 16.74 SCHOOL IMPACT FEES
- § 16.74.010 Findings and authority.
- § 16.74.020 Definitions.
- § 16.74.030 School district eligibility.
- § 16.74.040 School facilities plan requirements and procedures.
- § 16.74.050 School impact fee.
- § 16.74.060 Impact fee accounting.
- § 16.74.070 Exemptions.
- § 16.74.080 Credits.
- § 16.74.090 Adjustments, waivers, appeals and arbitration.
- § 16.74.100 Existing authority unimpaired.
- § 16.74.110 Severability.
- Chapter 16.76 IMPACT FEE DEFERRAL
Division VI
Administration
Sections
- Chapter 16.80 ADMINISTRATION
- § 16.80.010 Purpose.
- § 16.80.015 Administration - Enforcement.
- § 16.80.020 Development permits required.
- § 16.80.030 Permits, terms, and conditions.
- § 16.80.040 When a permit is not required or may be waived.
- § 16.80.050 Application for development permits.
- § 16.80.060 Regulations.
- § 16.80.070 Criteria for approval of an application and issuance of a permit.
- § 16.80.080 Occupancy permit.
- § 16.80.090 Appeals of development permit decisions.
- § 16.80.100 Calculation of time – Delivery – Notice to parties – Filing with the board of adjustment and the city.
- Chapter 16.82 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- Chapter 16.84 AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 16.86 AMENDMENTS – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND NOTICE PROCEDURES
- Chapter 16.88 REZONES
- Chapter 16.90 SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR FAILURE TO OBTAIN PERMITS