West Richland City Zoning Code

The purpose of the combined commercial/light industrial use district is to provide areas where products are processed, manufactured, warehoused, distributed, wholesaled, and retailed, in concentrated proximity to support an industry or trade, for example: wineries, tasting/sales rooms, and wine-related industries; specialty foods processors with retail sales; artisan centers; and business incubators with a retail component. Because many of the uses in the district are often tourist attractions, tourist support uses such as restaurants, shops and boutiques, hotels, and recreational facilities are also permitted. The zone is located along major transportation corridors, such as Van Giessen and Keene Road.

Except as provided in WRMC § 17.51.020, development on the front portion of those parcels immediately along the major transportation corridor is to be devoted to retail/commercial use, while the portions of the buildings or lots removed from the major roadway are primarily reserved for processing, manufacturing, storage, and other nonretail uses, but may also include commercial uses. The light industrial component is limited to uses that will not be noxious or injurious due to the production of excessive dust, smoke, refuse, odor, fumes, noise, vibration or harmful emissions.

Except as provided in the exception below, the light industrial/manufacturing uses and conditional uses listed in this zone are to be removed from the major transportation corridor by either retail/commercial storefronts, or stand-alone retail/commercial buildings, in order to maintain continuity of the retail component of the district. When the required retail/commercial component does not exist prior to, or in conjunction with, the proposed light industrial/manufacturing use, a retail/commercial pad site must be reserved on the premise that the future commercial use will require a depth of at least 100 feet from the major transportation corridor.

Exception: Light industrial/manufacturing uses and conditional uses established prior to the commercial/retail use may be located closer than 100 feet from the major transportation corridor when it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the director (under a Type II review process) that landscaping and/or building features (height, modulation, openings, rooflines, construction materials, etc.) portray characteristics of modern (or appropriate theme) retail storefronts.

Area and dimensional requirements including setbacks, lot area, lot width, lot depth, building height and lot coverage are found in Table 17.54.050.3.

For provisions on general regulations, see Chapter 17.54 WRMC, Articles I and IV.

For provisions on off-street parking and loading requirements, see Chapter 17.57 WRMC.

For provisions on transition requirements, see WRMC §§ 17.54.300 through 17.54.330.