Sumas City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
DIVISION I
ZONING
Sections
- 20.04 Title, Authority, Purpose
- 20.06 Applicability, Enforcement, Permits
- 20.08 Procedures for Administration of Development Regulations
- 20.08.010 Authority and purpose.
- 20.08.020 Definitions.
- 20.08.030 Legislative actions not restricted.
- 20.08.040 Excluded actions.
- 20.08.050 Classes of permits—Assignment of class.
- 20.08.060 Pre-application conference.
- 20.08.070 Optional consolidated permit processing.
- 20.08.080 Project permit application.
- 20.08.090 Determination of completeness.
- 20.08.100 Notice of application.
- 20.08.110 Determination of consistency.
- 20.08.120 Public hearing procedures.
- 20.08.130 Report of decision—Content—Distribution.
- 20.08.140 Report of decision—Timing.
- 20.08.150 Administrative appeals.
- 20.08.160 Judicial appeals.
- 20.08.170 Administrative interpretation.
- 20.08.180 Suggested amendments.
- 20.08.190 Development in proximity to natural resource lands—Notice required.
- 20.10 Official Zoning Map and Rules of Interpretation
- 20.18 General Provisions
- 20.18.010 Application of use district regulations.
- 20.18.020 Visibility at intersections in residential districts.
- 20.18.030 Fences, walls and hedges.
- 20.18.040 Erection of more than one principal structure on a lot.
- 20.18.050 Exceptions to height regulations.
- 20.18.060 Structures to have access.
- 20.18.070 Parking and storage of certain vehicles.
- 20.18.080 Home occupations.
- 20.18.090 Hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities.
- 20.18.110 Mobile homes and recreational vehicles.
- 20.18.120 Manufactured homes.
- 20.18.130 Dwellings occupied by handicapped individuals or groups.
- 20.20 Open Space/Agricultural (OS/AG) District
- 20.24 Single-Family Residential (RS-15) District, Low Density
- 20.24.010 Purpose.
- 20.24.020 Permitted uses.
- 20.24.030 Conditional uses.
- 20.24.035 Prohibited uses.
- 20.24.040 Height.
- 20.24.050 Rear yards.
- 20.24.060 Side yards.
- 20.24.070 Front yards.
- 20.24.080 Setbacks from streams.
- 20.24.090 Lot area and width.
- 20.24.100 Signs.
- 20.24.110 Uniform design standards—Residences.
- 20.28 Residential (R-7) District, Medium Density
- 20.28.010 Purpose.
- 20.28.020 Permitted uses.
- 20.28.030 Conditional uses.
- 20.28.040 Prohibited uses.
- 20.28.050 Height.
- 20.28.060 Rear yards.
- 20.28.070 Side yards.
- 20.28.080 Front yards.
- 20.28.090 Setbacks from streams.
- 20.28.100 Lot area and width.
- 20.28.110 Signs.
- 20.28.120 Uniform design standards—Residences.
- 20.32 Residential (R-6) District, High Density
- 20.32.010 Purpose.
- 20.32.020 Permitted uses.
- 20.32.030 Conditional uses.
- 20.32.040 Prohibited uses.
- 20.32.050 Height.
- 20.32.060 Rear yards.
- 20.32.070 Side yards.
- 20.32.080 Front yards.
- 20.32.090 Setbacks from streams.
- 20.32.100 Lot area and width.
- 20.32.110 Signs.
- 20.32.120 Uniform design standards—Residences.
- 20.32.130 Attached single-family dwellings—Lot frontage requirements.
- 20.32.140 Planned developments.
- 20.32.150 Duplexes, multiple dwellings, attached single-family dwellings and planned developments.
- 20.36 Business (BT) District, Traffic Oriented
- 20.40 Business (BG) District, General
- 20.42 Business District III—Low Impact
- 20.44 Industrial (I) District
- 20.44.010 Purpose.
- 20.44.020 Permitted uses.
- 20.44.030 Conditional uses.
- 20.44.035 Conditional use permit criteria.
- 20.44.040 Prohibited uses.
- 20.44.050 Yard requirements.
- 20.44.060 Setbacks from streams.
- 20.44.070 Lot coverage.
- 20.44.080 Open space.
- 20.44.090 Signs.
- 20.44.100 Improvement and performance standards.
- 20.46 Mini-Warehouse (MW) District
- 20.48 Recreational Vehicle Park (RV) District
- 20.49 Adult Entertainment Facility Locational Restrictions
- 20.50 Marijuana Producer, Processor, Retailer Uses and Activities, and Medical Marijuana Prohibited
- 20.52 Short-Term Rentals
- 20.52.010 Purpose.
- 20.52.020 Applicability.
- 20.52.030 General requirement.
- 20.52.040 Short-term rentals, permitted use, conditional use.
- 20.52.050 Application and approval.
- 20.52.060 Criteria for approval.
- 20.52.070 Waiver and variance.
- 20.52.080 Business license required.
- 20.52.090 Continued compliance with this chapter.
- 20.52.100 Nontransferability.
- 20.52.110 Enforcement and penalty.
- 20.54 Nonconforming Structures and Uses
- 20.56 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 20.56.010 New and existing facilities to provide parking and loading.
- 20.56.020 Diminution of parking area prohibited.
- 20.56.030 Location.
- 20.56.040 Off-site parking facilities control.
- 20.56.050 Joint use of parking facilities.
- 20.56.060 Off-street automobile parking requirements.
- 20.56.070 Off-street loading requirements.
- 20.56.080 Parking and loading areas—Development requirements generally.
- 20.56.090 Downtown parking exemption—Conditional use permit required.
- 20.57 Landscaping
- 20.58 Signs
- 20.60 Mobile Home Parks
- 20.62 Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds
- 20.62.010 Applicability.
- 20.62.020 Recreational vehicle parks and recreational vehicle campgrounds—Conditional use.
- 20.62.030 Recreational vehicle parks and recreational vehicle campgrounds—General provisions.
- 20.62.035 Extended stays in recreational vehicle parks.
- 20.62.040 Individual recreational vehicle/tent space requirements.
- 20.62.050 Utilities—Recreational vehicle parks.
- 20.62.060 Utilities—Recreational vehicle campgrounds.
- 20.62.070 Compliance with state health board rules.
- 20.62.080 Expansion or alteration of recreational vehicle parks and recreational vehicle campgrounds.
- 20.64 Variance Procedure
- 20.66 Conditional Use Permit Procedure
- 20.68 Amendments
- 20.72 Duties of Zoning Administrator, City Council and Courts on Matters of Appeal
- 20.75 Penalties for Violations
- 20.80 Definitions
- 20.82 Concurrency
DIVISION II
SUBDIVISIONS
Sections
- 20.84 General Provisions
- 20.86 Definitions
- 20.86.010 Applicability.
- 20.86.020 Interpretation.
- 20.86.026 Abutting.
- 20.86.028 Adjacent.
- 20.86.030 Alley.
- 20.86.040 Arterial street.
- 20.86.045 Binding site plan.
- 20.86.050 Block.
- 20.86.060 Board.
- 20.86.061 Boundary line adjustment.
- 20.86.070 Building.
- 20.86.080 Building setback line.
- 20.86.085 City manager.
- 20.86.090 City engineer.
- 20.86.100 Cluster subdivision.
- 20.86.110 Collector street.
- 20.86.120 Commission.
- 20.86.125 Comprehensive plan.
- 20.86.130 Controlling corner.
- 20.86.140 Corner lot.
- 20.86.145 Council.
- 20.86.150 Covenant.
- 20.86.160 Cul-de-sac.
- 20.86.165 Curbline.
- 20.86.170 Dedication.
- 20.86.180 Easement.
- 20.86.190 Final plat.
- 20.86.191 Fire marshal.
- 20.86.192 Flag lot.
- 20.86.194 Flagpole.
- 20.86.200 Full standard street.
- 20.86.205 General binding site plan.
- 20.86.210 Greenbelt.
- 20.86.220 Health department.
- 20.86.230 Interior lot.
- 20.86.240 Local or minor access street.
- 20.86.250 Lot.
- 20.86.260 Marginal access street.
- 20.86.270 Metes and bounds.
- 20.86.280 Monument.
- 20.86.290 Open space.
- 20.86.295 Owner.
- 20.86.300 Pavement width.
- 20.86.302 Planned zone.
- 20.86.305 Planning commission.
- 20.86.310 Plat.
- 20.86.320 Plat certificate.
- 20.86.330 Preliminary plat.
- 20.86.340 Public health official.
- 20.86.350 Right-of-way or R/W.
- 20.86.360 Short plat.
- 20.86.370 Short subdivision.
- 20.86.375 Specific binding site plan.
- 20.86.380 Street.
- 20.86.390 Subdivider.
- 20.86.400 Three-quarter standard street.
- 20.86.410 Through lot.
- 20.88 Short Subdivisions
- 20.88.010 Approval required
- 20.88.030 Approval procedure.
- 20.88.040 Application and drawing.
- 20.88.050 Lack of sewerage.
- 20.88.060 Lots and streets.
- 20.88.070 Surveying and recording.
- 20.88.075 Flaglotting.
- 20.88.080 Required improvements.
- 20.88.100 Resubdivision.
- 20.88.110 Inspection fee.
- 20.88.140 Appeal to council.
- 20.88.150 Time limit for completion.
- 20.90 Preliminary Plat (Long Subdivision)
- 20.92 Final Plat
- 20.94 Binding Site Plan Approval
- 20.96 Design Requirements
- 20.96.010 Monumentation.
- 20.96.020 Through lots.
- 20.96.030 Lot size and setbacks.
- 20.96.040 Blocks.
- 20.96.050 Cluster subdivision.
- 20.96.055 Planned zone.
- 20.96.060 Right-of-way widths.
- 20.96.065 Modification of right-of-way widths.
- 20.96.070 Cul-de-sac.
- 20.96.080 Grades.
- 20.96.090 Curves.
- 20.96.100 Alleys.
- 20.96.110 Open space requirements.
- 20.98 Improvement Standards
- 20.98.010 Design drawings.
- 20.98.020 Full or three-quarter standard streets.
- 20.98.030 Completion or performance bond.
- 20.98.040 Arterials.
- 20.98.050 Collector, industrial and commercial streets.
- 20.98.060 Minor local access streets.
- 20.98.070 Alleys.
- 20.98.080 Sidewalks and pedestrian ways.
- 20.98.090 Utility easements.
- 20.98.100 Water supply.
- 20.98.110 Sewerage.
- 20.98.120 Storm drainage.
- 20.98.130 Power and communication facilities.
- 20.98.140 Street lighting and traffic-control devices.
- 20.98.150 Crosswalks.
- 20.98.160 Street names.
- 20.100 Variances
- 20.102 Amendments
- 20.104 Administration
- 20.106 Violations
- 20.108 Applications and Permits
- 20.110 Latecomers Agreements for Developer Improvements