The floodway use district (FW) is a zoning classification providing for uses in floodway hazard areas. Floodways are extremely hazardous areas due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential. The city's flood damage prevention code (Chapter 14.40) prohibits in the floodway new residential structures and limits other development to those which will not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. Due to the physical restrictions to building in the floodway, the intent of this district is to provide for land uses with a low impact on the floodway, but still allow for an economic use of the land.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

The following are permitted uses in the FW district:

1.

Park and recreational activities: Golf courses, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat ramps, fishing areas, pedestrian and bicycle trails, and open space and other similar private and public recreational uses;

2.

Passive agriculture: Horticulture, outdoor plant nurseries, hay or field crops but no livestock;

3.

Lawns, gardens, play areas, and other similar uses;

4.

Utility systems, such as permanent electric lines, pipelines, sewer trunk line, water main lines and similar facilities.

5.

Wireless communication facilities consistent with Section 17.71.195.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

(Ord. No. 1412, § 1, 6-17-2019)

The following are prohibited uses in the FW district:

A.

Courses, tracks or trails for motorized vehicles;

B.

Livestock or intensive agriculture use;

C.

Shooting (firearms) ranges;

D.

Streets dedicated to the city, except for the continuation of an existing street that was legally constructed, or any new streets that will serve public uses in the floodway. Land uses in the FW district must be served by driveways which intersect with streets not in the floodway;

E.

Marijuana retailer;

F.

Medical marijuana cooperative.

(Ord. 1071 § 1, 2006: Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

(Ord. No. 1440, § 5, 10-21-2019)

Minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand square feet.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

There are no limitations for minimum lot width and depth.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

All setbacks shall be measured from the nearest wall or corner to the appropriate property line.

A.

Front Setback. The minimum front yard setback from all buildings shall be twenty-five feet from the front property line.

B.

Side Setback. The minimum side setback from all buildings shall be ten feet from each side property line unless otherwise stated in this title, provided that on a corner lot the side setback shall be a minimum of fifteen feet on the flanking street side, ten feet on the interior side, for all buildings.

C.

Rear Setback. The minimum rear yard setback from all buildings shall be twenty feet from the rear property line.

D.

Setback from Lewis River. No building shall be located closer than fifty feet landward from the ordinary high water mark of the Lewis River. Only structures directly related to river use, shoreline protection, or utility systems may be placed in this setback area.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

Buildings shall be no more than two and one-half stories high and shall be a maximum of twenty-five feet in height.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

Maximum lot coverage by all buildings shall be twenty-five percent. Maximum lot coverage by all impervious surfaces shall be forty percent.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

Off-street parking in the FW district shall meet the requirements of Chapter 17.56. In addition, no parking facilities shall be located closer than fifty feet landward from the ordinary high water mark of the Lewis River.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

In times of flood, the floodway contains flowing waters carrying debris. Fences and hedges can act as obstructions or dams diverting waters or otherwise exacerbating the flood hazard. Thus, care must be taken in the design and arrangement of any fences or hedges in the FW district. Therefore, the community development director shall approve the design and arrangements of all fences and hedges in the FW district. Fences and hedges in the FW district shall be no higher than six feet. Fencing shall be reviewed with respect to its impact on the flood carrying capacity of the floodway in accordance with the "no rise" considerations of 44 CFR 60.3(d)3, Regulations for the National Flood Insurance Program.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

(Ord. No. 1378, § 69, 11-21-2016)

All buildings and yards in the FW district shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner. Landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, presentable state. Nonfunctional vehicles, machinery, appliances, steel drums, boxes, crates, pallets and related equipment and materials shall not be openly stored in the FW district.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

Lighting, including permitted illuminated signs, shall be designed and arranged so as not to:

A.

Reflect or cast glare into any residential zone or on the waters of the Lewis River;

B.

Rotate, glitter, or flash; and

C.

Conflict with the readability of traffic signs and control signals.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)

The prevailing maps for determining the floodway district area are the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Flood Insurance Program, "City of Woodland Flood Boundary and Floodway Map" (Community-panel number 5330035 0001, revised September 4, 1985) and "Cowlitz County Flood Boundary and Floodway Map" (Community-panel number 530032 0305, revised September 29, 1989), or as amended.

(Ord. 892 § 1 (part), 1998)