Walla Walla City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Division I
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Sections
- Chapter 20.02 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 20.02.010 Title.
- § 20.02.020 Authority.
- § 20.02.030 Jurisdiction.
- § 20.02.040 Purpose and intent.
- § 20.02.050 Establishment of zone districts – Official zoning map.
- § 20.02.060 Determination of zone district boundaries.
- § 20.02.070 Subdivision along zone district boundaries.
- § 20.02.080 Annexations.
- § 20.02.090 Interpretation.
- § 20.02.095 Continuances and extensions.
- § 20.02.100 Inspection and right of entry.
- § 20.02.110 No use or sale of land or building except in conformity with Zoning Code provisions.
- § 20.02.120 Enforcement.
- § 20.02.130 Zoning Code review and evaluation.
- § 20.02.140 Fees.
- § 20.02.150 Administrative noncompliance.
- Chapter 20.06 CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
- § 20.06.010 Purpose.
- § 20.06.020 Construction.
- § 20.06.030 Preliminary.
- § 20.06.030.A A definitions.
- § 20.06.030.B B definitions.
- § 20.06.030.C C definitions.
- § 20.06.030.D D definitions.
- § 20.06.030.E E definitions.
- § 20.06.030.F F definitions.
- § 20.06.030.G G definitions.
- § 20.06.030.H H definitions.
- § 20.06.030.I I definitions.
- § 20.06.030.J J definitions.
- § 20.06.030.K K definitions.
- § 20.06.030.L L definitions.
- § 20.06.030.M M definitions.
- § 20.06.030.N N definitions.
- § 20.06.030.O O definitions.
- § 20.06.030.P P definitions.
- § 20.06.030.Q Q definitions.
- § 20.06.030.R R definitions.
- § 20.06.030.S S definitions.
- § 20.06.030.T T definitions.
- § 20.06.030.U U definitions.
- § 20.06.030.V V definitions.
- § 20.06.030.W W definitions.
- § 20.06.030.Y Y definitions.
- § 20.06.030.Z Z definitions.
Division II
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sections
- Chapter 20.10 ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 20.14 APPLICATION REVIEW – GENERAL
- § 20.14.010 Purpose.
- § 20.14.015 Special notice.
- § 20.14.020 Approval required.
- § 20.14.030 Permit assistance – Consolidated project permit review – Concurrent non-project review – Pre‑application process.
- § 20.14.040 Application required.
- § 20.14.045 Application exemptions.
- § 20.14.050 Filing and service.
- § 20.14.055 Publication and posting.
- § 20.14.060 Initial application processing.
- § 20.14.065 Notice of application/proposal.
- § 20.14.070 Comment period.
- § 20.14.080 Determination of consistency/SEPA determination.
- § 20.14.085 Notice of hearing.
- § 20.14.090 Decision/action – Notice.
- § 20.14.095 Compliance with notice of decision.
- § 20.14.100 Official index for approvals to be maintained as public record.
- Chapter 20.18 LEVEL I REVIEW
- Chapter 20.22 LEVEL II REVIEW
- Chapter 20.26 LEVEL III REVIEW
- Chapter 20.27 LEVEL IV REVIEW
- Chapter 20.28 LEVEL V REVIEW
- Chapter 20.30 LEVEL VI REVIEW
- Chapter 20.34 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 20.36 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- § 20.36.010 Purpose.
- § 20.36.020 Administrative responsibility.
- § 20.36.030 General conduct of public hearings – Attendance.
- § 20.36.040 Conflict of interest, ethics, open public meetings, appearance of fairness.
- § 20.36.050 Ex parte communications.
- § 20.36.060 Disqualification.
- § 20.36.065 Consideration of environmental impacts.
- § 20.36.070 Burden and nature of proof.
- § 20.36.080 Order of proceedings.
- § 20.36.090 Findings and notice of decision/action.
- Chapter 20.38 CLOSED RECORD DECISIONS AND APPEALS
- Chapter 20.42 VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 20.46 SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE
- § 20.46.010 Purpose.
- § 20.46.020 Membership.
- § 20.46.030 Application.
- § 20.46.040 General site plan form and contents.
- § 20.46.050 Detailed site plan form and contents.
- § 20.46.060 Preliminary site plan conference.
- § 20.46.070 Review, decision.
- § 20.46.071 SPRC approval.
- § 20.46.072 SPRC denial.
- § 20.46.080 Relationship of review to other permits.
- § 20.46.090 Performance bond.
- § 20.46.100 Amendment of site plan.
- § 20.46.110 Duration of approval.
- Chapter 20.48 AMENDMENTS
- § 20.48.010 Purpose.
- § 20.48.020 Who may initiate.
- § 20.48.030 Procedure.
- § 20.48.040 Review criteria for site specific rezones.
- § 20.48.045 Review criteria prezones, area wide rezones and text amendments.
- § 20.48.050 Record of amendments.
- § 20.48.060 Limits on reapplication.
- § 20.48.100 Comprehensive plan/subarea plan adoption and amendments.
- § 20.48.200 Docketing – Comprehensive plan/development regulations amendment suggestion procedure.
Division III
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Chapter 20.50 LAND USE ZONES
- § 20.50.010 General intent of zones.
- § 20.50.020 RN Neighborhood Residential.
- § 20.50.030 RM Multi-Family Residential.
- § 20.50.035 MHC Mobile/Manufactured Home Park Community.
- § 20.50.040 CC Central Commercial District.
- § 20.50.050 CH Highway Commercial.
- § 20.50.060 IL/C Light Industrial/Commercial.
- § 20.50.070 IH Heavy Industrial.
- § 20.50.080 PR Public Reserve.
- § 20.50.090 AD Airport Development District.
- § 20.50.100 AA Airport Approach – Overlay Zone.
- § 20.50.110 UPC Urban Planned Communities.
- § 20.50.120 Applicability.
- § 20.50.130 Application.
- § 20.50.140 Uses permitted.
- § 20.50.150 Development agreement.
- § 20.50.160 Urban planned community application and review/approval process.
- § 20.50.170 Urban planned community modifications.
- Chapter 20.51 CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
- § 20.51.010 Purpose.
- § 20.51.030 Definitions.
- § 20.51.040 Application for concurrency determination.
- § 20.51.050 Applicability and standards.
- § 20.51.060 Exemptions.
- § 20.51.070 Level of service standards.
- § 20.51.080 Concurrency management process.
- § 20.51.090 Concurrency determination.
- § 20.51.100 Certificate of concurrency.
- § 20.51.110 Monitoring concurrency.
- § 20.51.120 Fees.
- § 20.51.130 Other authority.
- § 20.51.140 Severability clause.
- § 20.51.150 Appeal.
- Chapter 20.100 TABLES OF PERMITTED LAND USES [1]
- § 20.100.010 Permitted uses.
- § 20.100.020 Authorization of similar uses.
- § 20.100.030 Accessory uses.
- § 20.100.040 Interpretation of tables of permitted land uses.
- § 20.100.040.A Agricultural (Commercial).
- § 20.100.040.B Amusement and Recreation.
- § 20.100.040.C Community Services.
- § 20.100.040.D Manufacturing.
- § 20.100.040.E Mining/Refining/Hazardous Waste Storage and Treatment.
- § 20.100.040.F Residential.
- § 20.100.040.G Retail Trade and Service.
- § 20.100.040.H Transportation.
- § 20.100.040.I Utilities.
- § 20.100.040.J Wholesale Trade/Storage
Division IV
SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- Chapter 20.102 SITE DESIGN, DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 20.106 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
- § 20.106.010 Purpose and intent.
- § 20.106.020 Applicability.
- § 20.106.030 Landscaping development standards.
- § 20.106.040 Landscape plans/approval.
- § 20.106.045 General landscape requirements.
- § 20.106.055 Performance surety.
- § 20.106.060 Maintenance requirements.
- § 20.106.090 Clearview triangle.
- § 20.106.100 Existing vegetation.
- § 20.106.110 Street trees.
- § 20.106.120 Preservation and protection of trees.
- § 20.106.130 Removal of trees from private property in connection with new development and redevelopment.
- Chapter 20.110 FENCES
- § 20.110.010 Purpose.
- § 20.110.030 Permit, required when.
- § 20.110.035 Application requirements.
- § 20.110.040 General standards.
- § 20.110.050 Retaining walls, fence height.
- § 20.110.060 Earthen berms, fence height.
- § 20.110.070 Dangerous fences.
- § 20.110.080 Residential zone fences.
- § 20.110.090 Commercial zone fences.
- § 20.110.100 Industrial zone fences.
- § 20.110.110 Public reserve/airport development zone fences.
- Chapter 20.114 CLEARVIEW TRIANGLE
- § 20.114.010 Purpose.
- § 20.114.015 Definitions.
- § 20.114.020 Clearview triangle dimensions.
- § 20.114.030 General requirements.
- § 20.114.040 Exemptions.
- § 20.114.050 Clearview triangles – Increase by site plan review committee.
- § 20.114.060 Adjustments.
- § 20.114.070 Violations, deemed nuisance.
- § 20.114.080 Abatement required.
- Chapter 20.117 COTTAGE HOUSING STANDARDS
- Chapter 20.118 RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY USE STANDARDS
- Chapter 20.122 HOME OCCUPATION
- § 20.122.010 Purpose.
- § 20.122.020 Defined.
- § 20.122.030 General requirements.
- § 20.122.040 Table of permitted home occupations.
- § 20.122.050 Application requirements.
- § 20.122.060 Unclassified home occupations.
- § 20.122.070 Home occupations not permitted.
- § 20.122.080 Denial of application for a home occupation.
- § 20.122.090 Appeal.
- Chapter 20.123 TABLE OF PERMITTED HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 20.126 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
- § 20.126.010 Purpose.
- § 20.126.020 Off-street parking and loading spaces required.
- § 20.126.025 Bicycle parking.
- § 20.126.030 General provisions.
- § 20.126.040 Existing parking facilities.
- § 20.126.050 Off-street parking standards.
- § 20.126.060 Computation of required spaces.
- § 20.126.070 Location of required spaces.
- § 20.126.080 Schedule of minimum parking dimensions.
- § 20.126.090 Site plan required.
- § 20.126.110 Lighting.
- § 20.126.120 Design and construction.
- § 20.126.130 Maintenance.
- § 20.126.135 Drive-through facilities.
- § 20.126.140 Off-street loading.
- § 20.126.150 Installation time limit.
- § 20.126.160 Motorcycle and compact car allowance.
- § 20.126.170 Parking for persons with a disability.
- Chapter 20.127 TABLE OF OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS
- Chapter 20.130 ANIMALS
- § 20.130.010 Purpose.
- § 20.130.020 Minimum standards.
- § 20.130.030 Keeping of offspring.
- § 20.130.040 Community animal shelter.
- § 20.130.050 Fencing of animals.
- § 20.130.060 Commercial horse and pony boarding, riding stables, and schools.
- § 20.130.070 Kennels.
- § 20.130.080 Beekeeping.
- § 20.130.090 Animal outbuildings.
- Chapter 20.134 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
- § 20.134.010 Purpose.
- § 20.134.020 Environmental performance standards.
- § 20.134.030 Noise.
- § 20.134.040 Pollutants and contaminants.
- § 20.134.050 Perceptual nuisance.
- § 20.134.060 Storage – Commercial or industrial.
- § 20.134.070 Storage – Residential.
- § 20.134.080 Storage – Public reserve, airport development district.
- § 20.134.090 Storage – Unused refrigerators.
- § 20.134.100 Storage prohibited on the public right-of-way.
- § 20.134.110 Recreation vehicles as permanent living quarters prohibited.
- § 20.134.120 Property to be kept clear, abatement required.
- § 20.134.130 Inadvertent discovery of archaeological and cultural resources.
- Chapter 20.135 NONRESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY USE STANDARDS
- Chapter 20.136 CARGO CONTAINERS
- Chapter 20.138 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 20.139 SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- § 20.139.010 Purpose.
- § 20.139.020 Definitions.
- § 20.139.030 General requirements.
- § 20.139.040 Application requirements.
- § 20.139.050 Development standards.
- § 20.139.060 Term of annual permit and license.
- § 20.139.070 Violation and repeat offenses.
- § 20.139.080 Denial of application for a short-term rental.
- § 20.139.090 Appeal.
- § 20.139.100 Elimination of type 2 short-term rentals.
- Chapter 20.146 CONVERSION OR DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES
- Chapter 20.150 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS – EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS
- § 20.150.010 Purpose.
- § 20.150.020 Storage of flammable and combustible liquids – Above ground, outside of buildings.
- § 20.150.030 Storage of flammable and combustible liquids – At new bulk plants or terminals.
- § 20.150.040 Bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas.
- § 20.150.050 Explosives and blasting agents.
- Chapter 20.156 ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE
- § 20.156.010 Purpose.
- § 20.156.020 Definitions.
- § 20.156.030 Electric vehicle charging stations – General.
- § 20.156.040 Noticing of electric vehicle charging stations.
- § 20.156.050 Allowed uses.
- § 20.156.060 Off-street electric vehicle charging stations – General.
- § 20.156.070 On-street electric vehicle charging stations – General.
- § 20.156.080 Accessibility.
- § 20.156.090 Signage.
- § 20.156.100 Violations – Penalties.
- § 20.156.110 Appeal.
- Chapter 20.167 ADAPTIVE REUSE OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 20.169 MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS IN HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE
- Chapter 20.170 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- § 20.170.010 Purpose.
- § 20.170.020 Definitions.
- § 20.170.030 Permits and exemptions.
- § 20.170.032 Permit applications.
- § 20.170.035 Permit fees.
- § 20.170.040 General siting criteria.
- § 20.170.050 Siting within residentially zoned property – Development standards.
- § 20.170.055 Siting near residentially zoned property.
- § 20.170.060 Amateur radio towers – Development standards.
- § 20.170.065 Large satellite dish antennas.
- § 20.170.070 Support structures and antennas – Development standards.
- § 20.170.080 Wireless communications facilities – Development standards.
- § 20.170.085 Removal of wireless communication facilities.
- § 20.170.090 Special exceptions.
- Chapter 20.171 SMALL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- § 20.171.010 Purpose.
- § 20.171.020 Definitions.
- § 20.171.030 General provisions.
- § 20.171.040 Application requirements for small wireless facilities.
- § 20.171.050 Design zones for small wireless facilities.
- § 20.171.060 Design and concealment standards for small wireless deployments.
- § 20.171.070 New poles in the rights-of-way for small wireless facilities and installations in a design zone.
- § 20.171.080 Eligible facilities request.
- Chapter 20.172 WINERIES, BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES
- Chapter 20.173 MARIJUANA REGULATIONS
- § 20.173.010 Purpose.
- § 20.173.020 Definitions.
- § 20.173.030 Uses conditionally permitted by zone.
- § 20.173.035 Rezones prohibited.
- § 20.173.040 Buffer zones.
- § 20.173.045 Land divisions prohibited.
- § 20.173.050 State license required.
- § 20.173.055 Conditional use permits required.
- § 20.173.056 Total number of conditional use permits limited.
- § 20.173.060 General requirements.
- § 20.173.070 Production facility requirements.
- § 20.173.080 Processing facility requirements.
- § 20.173.090 Retail outlet requirements.
- § 20.173.095 General facility requirements.
- § 20.173.100 Permit revocation.
- § 20.173.200 Applications for marijuana facilities – Additional requirements.
- § 20.173.300 Notice of application/hearing.
- § 20.173.700 Permit legends.
- § 20.173.800 Additional processing fees.
- § 20.173.900 Violations.
- Chapter 20.176 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES
- § 20.176.020 Purpose.
- § 20.176.030 Scope.
- § 20.176.040 Identification of essential public facilities.
- § 20.176.050 Advisory committee.
- § 20.176.060 Responsibilities of the advisory committee.
- § 20.176.070 Conditional use.
- § 20.176.080 Timing.
- § 20.176.090 Appeal.
- § 20.176.100 Secure community transition facilities.
- Chapter 20.178 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR DOWNTOWN WALLA WALLA
- § 20.178.010 Purpose.
- § 20.178.020 Compliance with standards.
- § 20.178.030 Setbacks and exceptions.
- § 20.178.040 Building material and colors.
- § 20.178.050 Building height.
- § 20.178.060 Entryways.
- § 20.178.070 Windows.
- § 20.178.080 Modulation.
- § 20.178.090 Lighting.
- § 20.178.100 Fencing.
- § 20.178.110 Signage.
- § 20.178.120 Historic rehabilitation/restoration standards.
Division V
MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES
Sections
- Chapter 20.180 MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES – GENERAL
- § 20.180.010 Purpose.
- § 20.180.020 Applicability.
- § 20.180.040 Class designation.
- § 20.180.050 Minimum standards for manufactured homes.
- § 20.180.060 General siting requirements.
- § 20.180.070 Replacement of a nonconforming manufactured home.
- § 20.180.080 Replacement of existing or approved manufactured home.
- § 20.180.090 Prohibited residential occupancy or use.
- Chapter 20.184 MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS
- § 20.184.010 Purpose.
- § 20.184.020 Locations permitted.
- § 20.184.030 Procedure for approval.
- § 20.184.040 Application requirements.
- § 20.184.050 Development standards for manufactured home parks and manufactured home placement.
- § 20.184.055 Installation standards for recreational vehicles used as a primary residence.
- § 20.184.060 Final manufactured home park plan approval.
- § 20.184.070 Issuance of an installation permit.
- § 20.184.080 Adjustments.
- § 20.184.090 Expiration of manufactured home park approval.
- § 20.184.100 Eviction notices for change of use or closure of a manufactured home park.
- § 20.184.110 Relocation plan.
- § 20.184.120 Manufactured home parks – Notice of sale, opportunity to purchase.
Division VI
SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- Chapter 20.204 SIGNS
- § 20.204.010 Intent and purpose.
- § 20.204.015 Applicability.
- § 20.204.020 Definitions.
- § 20.204.030 Permit required.
- § 20.204.040 Signs subject to ordinance – No permit required.
- § 20.204.050 Prohibited signs.
- § 20.204.060 Sign standards.
- § 20.204.070 General provisions.
- § 20.204.080 Projecting signs.
- § 20.204.090 Freestanding signs.
- § 20.204.100 Roof signs.
- § 20.204.110 Wall signs.
- § 20.204.120 Temporary signs.
- § 20.204.130 Portable signs.
- § 20.204.140 On-premises directional signs.
- § 20.204.150 Off-premises directional signs.
- § 20.204.160 Billboards.
- § 20.204.170 Co-sponsored signs.
- § 20.204.180 Multiple building complexes and multiple tenant building signs.
- § 20.204.190 Window signs.
- § 20.204.200 Sign faces and measurements.
- § 20.204.210 Sign table.
- § 20.204.215 Signs allowed in the MHC zone.
- § 20.204.220 Signs allowed in the PR zone.
- § 20.204.230 Signs allowed in the UPC zone.
- § 20.204.240 Legal nonconforming signs.
- § 20.204.250 Minor variance of sign standards.
- § 20.204.260 Design plan.
- § 20.204.270 Variances.
- § 20.204.280 Abatement required.
Division VII
NONCONFORMING SITUATIONS
Sections
- Chapter 20.212 NONCONFORMING SITUATIONS
- § 20.212.010 Purpose and definitions.
- § 20.212.020 Continuation of nonconforming situations.
- § 20.212.030 Conforming use protected.
- § 20.212.040 Nonconforming lots.
- § 20.212.050 Extension or enlargement or change of a nonconforming situation.
- § 20.212.060 Repair, maintenance and reconstruction.
- § 20.212.070 Discontinuance of nonconforming situations.
- § 20.212.080 Completion of nonconforming projects.
- § 20.212.090 Sale of nonconforming use or structure.
- § 20.212.100 Application for rehearing.
- § 20.212.110 Appeal.
Division VIII
DISCRETIONARY PERMITS
Sections
- Chapter 20.216 CONDITIONAL USE
- § 20.216.010 Description and purpose.
- § 20.216.020 Conditional use procedure.
- § 20.216.030 Expiration approval.
- § 20.216.040 General review criteria, decision process.
- § 20.216.050 Conditions of approval.
- § 20.216.060 Revocation.
- § 20.216.070 Performance bond.
- § 20.216.080 Application for rehearing.
- § 20.216.090 Appeal.
- Chapter 20.220 VARIANCES
- § 20.220.010 Description and purpose.
- § 20.220.020 Minor variance.
- § 20.220.030 Referral of minor variance.
- § 20.220.040 Conditions for granting variance.
- § 20.220.050 Application filing requirements.
- § 20.220.060 Expiration of approval.
- § 20.220.070 Prohibited variance.
- § 20.220.080 Performance bond.
- § 20.220.090 Application for rehearing.
- § 20.220.100 Appeal.
- Chapter 20.224 SPECIAL USE PERMITS
- § 20.224.010 Purpose and definition.
- § 20.224.020 Development authorization applications.
- § 20.224.030 Review criteria.
- § 20.224.040 Inappropriate applications.
- § 20.224.050 Discontinuance of a special use permit.
- § 20.224.060 Change to a different use or structure.
- § 20.224.065 Expiration of approval.
- § 20.224.070 Reapplication.
- § 20.224.080 Fees.
- § 20.224.090 Appeal.