This district applies to lands which have been designated as forest lands of long-term commercial significance. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the Washington State Forest Practices Act or with any state agency's trust responsibilities under the state constitution. The purpose of this district is to:

1.

Maintain and enhance resource-based industries;

2.

Conserve forest lands of long-term commercial significance;

3.

Discourage incompatible uses; and

4.

Promote and protect forestry and its dependent rural community through the enhancement, protection, and perpetuation of the ability of private and public landowners to grow and harvest timber.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10398 § 3 (part), 1993)

Subject to the provisions of this title, the following uses are permitted within this district:

1.

Forest practices;

2.

Forest management activities;

3.

Removal, harvesting, and sale of vegetation from forest lands including, but not limited to, fuel wood, cones, Christmas trees, salal, berries, ferns, greenery, mistletoe, herbs and mushrooms;

4.

Accessory uses such as scales and weigh stations, temporary crew quarters, storage and maintenance facilities, residue storage and disposal areas and other uses involved in the growing, harvesting and transport of timber and forest products;

5.

Agriculture, floriculture, horticulture, general farming, dairy, the raising, feeding and sale or production of poultry, livestock, fur-bearing animals, honeybees including feeding operations, Christmas trees, nursery stock and floral vegetation and other agricultural activities and structures accessory to farming and animal husbandry;

6.

Single-family residences, in accordance with Section 20.08D.040 and 20.08D.045 (limited to one primary residential structure per lot);

7.

Storage of explosives, fuels and chemicals used for agriculture and forestry subject to all applicable local, state and federal regulations;

8.

Forestry, environmental and natural resource research;

9.

Low-intensity recreation and outdoor recreation facilities, such as primitive campsites, trails and trailheads;

10.

Private aircraft landing fields, heliports;

11.

Watershed management facilities including, but not limited to, diversion devices, impoundments, dams for flood control, fire control and stock watering.

(Ord. 11804 § 46, 1998: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10398 § 3 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 7(Att. F), 7-24-2012)

See Chapter 20.54 for special uses permitted in this district.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10398 § 3 (part), 1993)

1.

In addition to the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on a lot, one temporary mobile home or modular home may be located upon a lot for the purposes of housing a person or persons who are family members to a person residing in an existing structure on the lot when application for family unit approval is requested. A person is a family member when related by blood, marriage or adoption.

2.

Persons wishing to establish a family member unit shall furnish proof of family member status and shall receive written approval to establish such unit from the department before locating or constructing the unit.

3.

Dwelling units placed on a lot pursuant to this section shall be removed when the family member no longer occupies the family member unit.

4.

Dwelling units which are located pursuant to this section shall be removed prior to sale of the property, unless the purchaser provides a letter to the county stating the family member unit will be occupied by a family member.

5.

A family member unit must have an approved sewage disposal system, adequate water source, and all other applicable permits.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10595 § 11, 1994: Ord. 10398 § 3 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 10(Att. I), 7-24-2012)

1.

Maximum Building Height: thirty-five feet;

2.

Minimum Yard Requirements.

a.

Single-Family Residential.

i.

Front yard—varies, see Chapter 20.07;

ii.

Side yard—fifteen feet;

iii.

Rear yard—twenty-five feet;

Note: Residences are encouraged to be located at least one hundred fifty feet from any property line abutting or within this district to better ensure land use compatibility between residential uses and adjacent long-term forestry operations; however, such setback is not required.

b.

Single-family residential on lots created in accordance with the planned rural residential development chapter: See Chapter 20.30A,

c.

All other structures: See Chapters 20.07 and 20.54;

3.

Where parcels of contiguous ownership total less than six hundred forty acres as of the effective date of this chapter, the parcels may be developed in accordance with the following development standards:

a.

Maximum residential density of one unit per twenty acres,

b.

All subdivisions shall be in conformance with Chapter 20.30A, Planned Rural Residential Development, except that such residential lots shall be a minimum of one acre in size and no larger than five acres in size. Where the requirements of Chapter 20.30A conflict with the requirements of this section, the more restrictive standards shall apply;

4.

Legal lots from ten to 39.99 acres in size, under the same ownership since August 23, 1993, may be subdivided one time into a maximum of two lots with a minimum lot size of five acres. Further division of a lot created pursuant to this subsection is prohibited.

5.

Maximum Coverage by Hard Surfaces. Maximum hard surface coverage for new development in this district is as follows (also see Chapter 20.07):

a.

Lots two and one-half acres or greater: Ten percent.

b.

Lots less than two and one-half acres: Sixty percent or ten thousand square feet, whichever is less.

(Ord. 12109 § 1, 1999; Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10398 § 3 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 7(Att. F), 7-24-2012; Ord. No. 15355, 1(Att. A, § Q), 10-18-2016)

1.

The maximum density is one unit per eighty acres;

2.

Clustering of residences is encouraged, in conformance with Chapter 20.30A, Planned Rural Residential Development, except that such residential lots shall be a minimum of one acre in size and no larger than five acres; and

3.

The maximum number of dwelling units allowed on a site shall be calculated by subtracting all submerged lands as defined in the Shoreline Master Program for the Thurston Region, as amended, from the area of the parcel and, then applying the allowed zoning density in Section 20.08D.040(1).

(Ord. No. 14773, § 7(Att. F), 7-24-2012)

Refer to the following chapters for provisions which may qualify or supplement the regulations presented above:

1.

Chapter 20.34, Accessory Uses and Structures;

2.

Chapter 20.40, Signs and Lighting;

2.

Chapter 20.44, Parking and Loading;

4.

Chapter 20.45, Landscaping and Screening.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10398 § 3 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 15952, § 1(Att. A, § III), 12-15-2020)