Toppenish City Zoning Code

The regulations set forth in TMC 17.44.020 through 17.44.060 shall apply to the B2 business district.

(Ord. 2008-25, 2008; Ord. A-580 § 18, 1964).

No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged or maintained after June 20, 1964, in this district except for the following uses:

1.

Agricultural supplies and machinery sales;

2.

Amusement parks, drive-in theaters, skating rinks, dance halls and other lawful commercial amusements;

3.

Automobile sales agencies, garages and parts distributors;

4.

Automobile service stations;

5.

Restaurants or taverns;

6.

Boat and motor sales and repair;

7.

Business or professional offices;

8.

Businesses, retail, wholesale or service, catering directly to the consumer;

9.

Dry cleaning and laundry;

10.

Feed, seed and garden supplies;

11.

Financial institutions;

12.

Frozen food lockers;

13.

Fuel distributors; provided, that all storage tanks for liquid petroleum fuels shall be located underground;

14.

Glass sales and installation;

15.

Hotels, motels and apartment dwellings;

16.

Kindergarten, nursery or vocational schools;

17.

Manufacturing clearly incidental to a retail business lawfully conducted on the premises and not prohibited in an "M" district;

18.

Medical or dental clinics;

19.

Nursery or greenhouse;

20.

Outdoor advertising displays;

21.

Parking lots or structures;

22.

Personal service shops;

23.

Pet shops;

24.

Plumbing and sheet metal shops;

25.

Trailer parks and trailer sales agencies;

26.

Undertaking establishments;

27.

Veterinary clinic, provided all facilities are within an enclosed building;

28.

Any other use similar to the above uses as approved by the planning commission;

29.

Special property uses specifically allowed in this district as listed in Chapter 17.56 TMC;

30.

Accessory uses which are clearly incidental to permitted uses and which will not create a nuisance or hazard, including:

a.

Living or watchman's quarters for the operator or an employee of the permitted primary use;

b.

On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage; provided, that such facilities meet state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of RCW 70.105.210;

31.

In-home day care licensed by the state of Washington for no more than 12 children after obtaining a city of Toppenish business license.

(Ord. 2008-25, 2008; Ord. 88-11 § 2, 1988; Ord. B-120 § 1, 1978; Ord. A-701 § 1, 1972; Ord. A-580 § 18(1), 1964).

A.

Front Yard. No front yard need be provided except as may be required by a special use permit.

B.

Side Yard. None required except property abutting a residential district, in which case the side yard on the abutting side shall be the same as that required in the residential district.

C.

Rear Yard. None required.

(Ord. 2008-25, 2008; Ord. A-580 § 18(2), 1964).

Existing dwellings shall not be considered as nonconforming uses. No new single-family or two-family dwelling shall be erected in this district.

(Ord. 2008-25, 2008; Ord. A-580 § 18(3)(a), 1964).

Parking and loading space shall be provided as specified in Chapter 17.64 TMC.

(Ord. 2008-25, 2008; Ord. A-580 § 18(3)(b), 1964).

Artificially illuminated signs shall not be permitted if they face an abutting residential district.

(Ord. 2008-25, 2008; Ord. A-580 § 18(3)(c), 1964).