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Washington City Zoning Code

APPENDIX A

TABLE 1 OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF USES

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Table 1
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF USES
City of Washington, Indiana
Permitted Use x
Property Use
AG
S1
R1
R2
R3
C1
C2
C3
C4
I1
FP
Table 1
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF USES
City of Washington, Indiana
Permitted Use x
Property Use
AG
S1
R1
R2
R3
C1
C2
C3
C4
I1
FP
Advertising Signs/Billboards
Agricultural Uses
x
x
x
x
x
Aluminum Foundry
Amusement Parks
Animal Hospital
x
x
x
x
x
Antique Shops
x
x
x
x
Appliance Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
Art Galleries
x
x
x
x
Art Supply Store
x
x
x
x
Auction Barn
x
x
x
x
x
x
Auto Body Painting
x
x
x
x
Auto Body Repairing
x
x
x
x
Auto Glass Shops
x
x
x
x
x
Auto/Truck Rental Service
x
x
x
x
x
Auto/Truck Sales (new/used)
x
x
x
x
x
Auto Salvage Yard
Auto Seat Repair
x
x
x
x
x
Automobile Accessory Store
x
x
x
x
x
Automobile Washing
x
x
x
x
Automobile Service and Repair
x
x
x
x
Automobile Service Station
x
x
x
x
Auto/Truck Auctions
x
x
x
x
Auto/Truck Tire Dealers
x
x
x
x
Awning Manufacturing
x
x
Bait Shop
x
x
x
x
x
Bakery Shop, Retail
x
x
x
x
Bakery, Commercial
x
Banks & Financial Institutions
x
x
x
x
Banquet Halls
x
x
x
x
Barber/Beauty Shops
x
x
x
x
Bed/Breakfasts
x
x
x
x
Beverage Bottling Plant
x
x
x
Beverage Stores (Liquor)
x
x
x
x
Bicycle Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
Boarding House
x
x
x
x
Building Materials Storage Yard
x
x
x
x
Boat Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
x
Boat Storage
x
x
x
x
Book Stores
x
x
x
x
Bowling Alley
x
x
x
x
Box/Paper Manufacturing
x
Cabinet Manufacturing
x
x
x
x
Cafeterias
x
x
x
x
Campgrounds
x
x
Candy Stores
x
x
x
x
Cemeteries
Ceramic Shops
x
x
x
x
Ceramic Tile Sales
x
x
x
x
Chemical Manufacturing Plant
x
Churches/Synagogues
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Cleaning Services
x
x
x
x
Clothing & Apparel Store
x
x
x
x
Clubs/Lodges/Union Halls
x
x
x
x
Cold Rolled Metal Production
x
Colleges/Universities
x
x
x
x
x
x
Daycare Facility
x
x
x
x
x
Daycare Home
Entertainment Business, Adult
Farm Implement Dealer
x
x
x
x
x
Feed Store
x
x
x
x
x
Fiberglass Molding
x
Floor Covering Sales
x
x
x
x
Florist Shop
x
x
x
x
Food Distribution
x
Food Processing
x
Forestry/Wildlife Preserve
x
Foster Care Home
x
Foundry
x
Freight Terminal
x
x
Funeral Home/Mortuary
x
x
x
Furnace/A.C. Sales & Service
x
x
x
x
Furniture Manufacturer
x
Furniture Repair/Refinishing
x
x
x
x
Furniture Store
x
x
x
x
Garage, Public
x
x
x
x
Garage, Storage
x
x
x
x
x
Garden Supply Shop
x
x
x
x
x
Gift Shop
x
x
x
x
Glass Sales & Service
x
x
x
x
Golf Course
x
x
x
x
Government Building
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
      
Grain Elevator
x
x
Greenhouse, Commercial
x
x
x
x
x
Grocery Store
x
x
x
x
Group Home
Gym/Fitness Center
x
x
x
x
x
Hardware Store
x
x
x
x
Hatchery
x
Health Care Facility
x
x
x
x
Hobby Shops
x
x
x
x
Home Improvement Stores
x
x
x
x
Home Occupations
Hospitals
x
x
x
x
Hotels
x
x
x
Ice Cream Shops
x
x
x
x
Industry, Heavy
x
Industry, Light
x
Janitorial Services
x
x
x
x
x
Jewelry Stores
x
x
x
x
Juvenile Detention Center
Junk Yards (see Salvage Yards)
Kennels
x
Landfills (see Waste Facility)
Landscaping Services
x
x
x
x
Laundries, Coin Operated
x
x
x
x
Lawn Mower Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
x
Libraries
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
   
Liquor Stores
x
x
x
x
Livestock Yards (confined feeding)
Locksmiths
x
x
x
x
Lumber Yards
x
x
x
x
Machine Shops
x
Mail Order Business
x
x
x
x
Marine Accessory Shops
x
x
x
x
x
Meat Markets
x
x
x
x
Meat Processing Plant
x
Medical Clinics
x
x
x
x
x
x
Medical Laboratories
x
x
x
x
x
Mining Operation
Mobile Home Sales
x
Mobile Home Subdivision
Monument Sales
x
x
x
x
Motels
x
x
x
Motor Bus Terminals
x
x
x
x
Motorcycle Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
Moving Company
x
x
x
x
x
Museums
x
x
x
Newspaper Offices
x
x
x
x
Newspaper Printing Facility
x
x
x
x
x
Offices, Business/Professional
x
x
x
x
Open Air Markets
x
Optical Shops
x
x
x
x
Paint/Wallpaper Store
x
x
x
x
Parking Facilities/Lots
x
x
x
x
Parks/Playgrounds
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Pest Control Service
x
x
x
x
x
Pet Shops
x
x
x
x
Petroleum Goods Sales/Storage
x
x
x
x
Photo Supplies/Equipment
x
x
x
x
Photographic Studios
x
x
x
x
Photocopying Shops
x
x
x
x
Pool/Billiards
x
x
x
x
Pre-Schools
x
x
x
x
x
Printing Shops
x
x
x
x
x
Private Landing Field
x
Produce Markets (Enclosed)
x
x
x
x
x
Race Tracks
Radio/T.V. Studios
x
x
x
x
Recreational Facility (Commercial)
x
x
x
x
Recycling Facility
x
Rental Business
x
x
x
x
x
Repair Shops, non-automotive
x
x
x
x
x
Research/Development Lab
x
x
x
x
x
Residential, Single Family
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Residential, Two Family
x
x
x
x
x
Residential, Multiple Family
x
x
x
Restaurant
x
x
x
x
Restaurant, Drive Through
x
Roadside Stands
x
Sawmills
Schools (Primary/Secondary)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Sewage Treatment Plant, Private
x
Shoe Stores
x
x
x
x
Shoe Repair Store
x
x
x
x
Sign Company
x
x
x
x
x
Slaughter House
x
Snowmobile Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
Sporting Goods Store
x
x
x
x
Stadiums/Arenas
Storage Facility, Self-Serve
x
x
x
x
x
Storage, Outside
Supermarket
x
x
x
x
Tailor/Alterations
x
x
x
x
Taxicab Dispatching
x
x
x
x
Taxidermy Services
x
x
x
x
Theaters, Indoor
x
x
x
x
Theaters, Outdoor
Tire Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
Tobacco Stores
x
x
x
x
Travel Agencies
x
x
x
x
Truck Sales
x
x
x
x
x
Truck Terminals
x
x
Truck Transfer Lots
x
x
Towers/Microwave and Radio
Upholstery Shops
x
x
x
x
Utility Offices
x
x
x
x
Van Conversion
x
x
Vending Machine Company
x
x
x
x
Warehousing
x
x
Waste Facility
x
Water Softener Sales/Service
x
x
x
x
Welding Shops
x
Wholesale Business
x
x
x
x
 
(Prior Code, § 156, Appendix A, Table 1) (Am. Ord. 21-2004, passed 10-25-2004)

TABLE 2 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SUMMARY - REVISED 12-1998

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Standards
AG
S-1
R-1
R-2
R-3
C-1
C-2
C-3
C-4
I
FP
Minimum Lot Size *
1.5 acres per residence
10,000
5,000
10,000
5 acres
10,000
1.5 acre no utilities 1.0 acre w/public water & septic *
Total Lot Size Square feet,
7,200
6,000
Per Dwelling Unit (Two-family)
4,000
3,000
Per Dwelling Unit (Multi-family)
2,000
Lot size within 2-mile jurisdiction.
1.5 A.
1 A./*
1.5 A.
1 A./*
1.5 A.
1 A./*
Minimum Building Size
Total Building
750
1,500
1,000
2,500
Lot Dimensions (Minimum)
Lot Width (feet)
75
150
80
60
50
50
50
60
150
Front Yard (from ROW line)
50
50
35
35
35
0
15
40
60
75
Rear Yard (from property line)
30
30
20
20
20
10
15
15
15
20
Side Yard (from property line, each side)
20
20
10
5
5
5
15
15
15
40
Maximum Ground Area Coverage (G.A.C.)
35%
35%
35%
35%
80%
80%
80%
80%
30%
Height
Feet
35
35
35
40
60
60
40
60
150
Stories
3
5
5
3
5
5
Minimum Square feet for building
Single-family
750
750
750
750
750
Two-family
500
500
Multi-family (per unit)
500
Vision clearance on corner lots
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
*See Section 156.20, for requirements in platted subdivisions in the AG and S-1 District.
Note:The minimum lot size may be reduced to 1 acre when supplied with public water. Private sewage disposal system shall be subject to the approval of the County Health Department.
(Prior Code, Table 2) (Am. Ord. 18-2004, passed 9-27-2004; Am. Ord. 22-2021, passed 11-8-2021)

TABLE 3 CITY OF WASHINGTON OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES

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Revised (3/27/17)
Minimum fee for permit is $25.00.
New Residence (1 & 2 family) and additions.
$.10 per square foot of above grade living space, attached garages, porches, and covered patios, and basement (if 60% of basement is above grade and open on one side).
Commercial Buildings
$.10 per square foot of first floor; $.05 per square foot for additional floors.
Multi-family residences
$. 10 per square foot for first floor; $.05 per square foot for each additional floor.
Industrial Buildings and all buildings and additions that require a State Permit.
Detached Accessory Buildings
Garages, pole barns, and utility sheds.
$.10 per square feet.
Manufactured homes.
Type I $.10 per square foot
Type II & III $50.00
Swimming pools.
In ground pools.
$50.00
Above ground pools.
$25.00
Demolition Permit (per structure)
$25.00
Roof-line change and reroof permit.
$25.00
New Fence Permit.
$25.00
Replacement Fence Permit.
$25.00
Sign Permits.
Permanent signs.
$50.00
Portable and temporary.
$25.00
(No fee for temporary sign of 48 hours or less)
Temporary Construction Shed or trailer.
$50.00 per trailer
Conditional Use Application and Permit (Must attend 1 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting)
$50.00
Variance Application and Permit (Must attend 1 Board of Zoning Appeals)
$50.00
Rezoning and P.U.D. Application
$100.00
Must attend 1 Plan Commission Meeting
Must attend 2 City Council Meetings
2 readings
Plat Application
$200.00
Must attend 2 Plan Commission Meeting
Must attend 2 City Council Meetings
Replat Application
$100.00
Must attend 1 Plan Commission Meeting
Must attend 2 City Council Meetings.
Special Called Meeting.
$300.00
 
(Prior Code, Appendix A, Table 3) (Am. Ord. 7-2017, passed 3-27-2017; Am. Ord. 12-2021, passed 8- 9-2021; Am. Ord. 16-2021, passed 9-27-2021)