Chapter 19.25 USES AND ZONE CLASSIFICATION TABLES

The purpose of this chapter is to identify which uses may be allowed within zoning districts in the City.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020)

§ 19.25.020 Use tables – Interpretations.

Use Categories, Types and Levels. Uses are grouped into seven major categories: residential, civic/recreation/education, utilities, essential public facilities, resource, commercial, and industrial. Each use category includes several use types. Each use type may contain one or more levels. Each level indicates uses based on intensity or characteristics of the use. These use categories, types, and levels are shown on the use tables at the end of this chapter.

Typical Uses within Use Types. The description of the use types and associated levels in this chapter contain examples of usual and customary uses. These uses are intended to be typical and are not intended to represent all possible uses.

Prohibited Uses. An “X” in a cell on the table indicates that the use type is not allowed in the zone listed at the top of the column. In accordance with this chapter, the Director shall make the final determination. Appeals shall be processed in accordance with Chapter 22.05 UPMC.

Organization of Uses. In this chapter, uses are organized into use categories, use types and levels, which represent typical uses.

Example:

Commercial Use Category

Lodging Use Type

Level 2. Hotels as a typical use

Any use may have accessory uses subordinate to the permitted use.

Interpretation by Director. Where there is a question regarding the inclusion or exclusion of a particular proposed use within a particular use category, use type, or use type level, the Director shall have the authority to make the final determination. The Director’s determination in these instances may be appealed according to UPMC Title 22, Administration of Development Regulations.

Establishing Use. The use of a property is defined by the activity for which the building or lot is intended, designed, arranged, occupied, or maintained. A property may have uses that fall into one or more categories or use types. When more than one use category or use type level apply to one property, each use shall be classified separately.

Accessory Uses. Accessory uses are described and regulated in Chapter 19.30 UPMC, Accessory Uses and Structures.

Temporary Uses. Temporary uses are described and regulated in Chapter 19.35 UPMC, Temporary Uses/Temporary Housing Units.

Number of Uses Permitted. In all regulatory zones there shall be no limit as to the number of principal uses allowed on a lot; provided, that:

Each principal use is permitted in the zone classification;

Each principal use meets all pertinent regulatory requirements; and

No more than one single-family detached dwelling or two-dwelling middle housing shall be permitted as a principal use on any individual lot in R1 or R2 zones except as specifically provided in Chapter 19.45 UPMC, Density and Dimensions, Chapter 19.70 UPMC, General Development Standards, and Chapter 19.85 UPMC, Discretionary Land Use Permits.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 371 § 3, 2003; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 514 § 2, 2008; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 662 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 688 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 797, 12/1/2025)

§ 19.25.030 Exempt uses.

Unless otherwise stated, the provisions of this title shall not apply to the following uses:

On-site and community septic systems;

Stormwater conveyance systems which include features such as gutters, pipelines, culverts, manholes, weirs, manmade and natural channels, water quality filtration systems and drywells;

Electrical distribution lines and poles less than 40 feet high and under 55 kilovolts;

Sewerage and water conveyance systems which include small-scale aboveground facilities and underground or flush-with-the-ground features, including but not limited to pipes and manholes;

Water, oil, and natural gas distribution pipelines;

Natural gas distribution lines (as opposed to transmission lines) and necessary appurtenant facilities and hookups;

Cable, fiber optic, or telephone transmission and distribution lines, poles and appurtenances less than 40 feet high (not including personal wireless telecommunication facilities; see UPMC § 19.25.060, Utilities use category – Descriptions);

Streets and linear trails when located in existing rights-of-way;

Fertilizer applications and biosolids applications at or below agronomic rates;

Over-the-air-reception devices such as satellite television antenna (dish) of one meter or less in accordance with the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 OTARD Rules; and

Bus shelters less than 80 square feet in area.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 636 § 2 (Exh. A), 2014; Ord. 688 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020)

§ 19.25.040 Residential use category – Descriptions.

The residential use category includes permanent or transient living accommodations for individuals, families or people with special needs. The residential category has been separated into the following types based upon distinguishing features such as type of structure; number, age and special needs of individuals who reside in the structure; and State and local licensing requirements.

Adult Family Home. Adult family home use type means a residential home in which a person or an entity is licensed to provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than one but not more than six adults who are not related by blood or marriage to a licensed operator, resident manager, or caregiver who resides in the home. (Chapter 70.128 RCW.) An adult family home may provide services to up to eight adults upon approval by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services under RCW 70.128.066. An adult family home shall not serve as a Level II group home.

Assisted Living Facilities. “Assisted living facilities” means any home or other institution that provides housing and basic services, assumes general responsibility for the safety and well-being of the residents, and may also provide domiciliary care to seven or more residents. Assisted living facilities do not include any independent senior housing, independent living units in continuing care retirement communities, or other similar living situations. Residential communities that include a mix of assisted living and independent housing facilities must meet the density requirements of the underlying zone for independent housing that includes dwelling units. An assisted living facility shall not serve as a Level II group home.

Level 1. Assisted living facilities:

Located on an arterial street;

Located on two or fewer acres;

Limited to two stories in height; and

Maintains an architectural character similar to typical single-family and duplex residences including pitched roofs, modulated facades to divide the structure into smaller visual units, and architectural detailing (e.g., at windows and doors, ornamental use of building materials).

Level 2. Assisted living facilities:

Located on an arterial street;

Located on more than two acres;

Limited to two stories in height;

Provides at least 20% of site area as open space.

Level 3. Assisted living facilities with none of the above restrictions.

Bed and Breakfast. Bed and breakfast use type is a dwelling unit within which no more than four guest bedrooms are available for paying guests. The number of guests is limited to no more than eight at any one time. A bed and breakfast shall not serve as a group home.

Level I group home use type includes group homes for the physically/mentally challenged, foster homes, and women’s shelters and other groups protected by the Fair Housing Act or Washington’s law against discrimination. Group homes are living accommodations for related or unrelated individuals with special needs. Individuals may be provided with a combination of personal care, social or counseling services and transportation.

Level II: See essential public facilities (UPMC § 19.25.070B).

Caretaker unit use type means a dwelling used exclusively as the residence for a caretaker or watchperson and their family.

Mobile Home. Mobile home use type refers to factory-assembled single-wide or double-wide structures which are equipped with the necessary service connections, and serve as living accommodations for a family.

Mobile/Manufactured Home Park. Mobile home park use type refers to developments maintained under single or multiple ownership with unified control, where two or more spaces or pads are provided solely for the placement of mobile or manufactured homes which serve as living accommodations for families. Mobile home parks do not include mobile home subdivisions or recreational vehicle parks.

Multifamily Housing. Multifamily use type refers to three or more joined dwelling units except for Level 2 middle housing types, as specified in subsection K of this section, in R1 or R2 zones.

Nursing Home. “Nursing home” means any home, place or institution that operates or maintains facilities providing convalescent or chronic care, or both, for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours for three or more patients not related by blood or marriage to the operator, who, by reason of illness or infirmity, are unable properly to care for themselves. Nursing homes do not include general hospitals or other places that provide care and treatment for the acutely ill and maintain and operate facilities for major surgery or obstetrics, or both.

Level 1. Nursing homes:

Located on an arterial street;

Located on two or fewer acres;

Limited to two stories in height; and

Level 2. Nursing homes:

Located on an arterial street;

Located on more than two acres;

Limited to two stories in height;

Provides at least 20% of site area as open space.

Level 3. Nursing homes with none of the above restrictions.

Single-Family Attached Housing. Single-family attached housing use type refers to a building containing two or more dwelling units that occupy space from the ground to the roof and are attached by one or more common walls located on one or more common lot lines. Each dwelling unit is located on a separate lot and may be occupied by no more than one family as defined in UPMC § 19.10.030. Examples include, but are not limited to, row houses and townhouses where units are located side by side rather than stacked. Single-family attached housing is also considered a middle housing type as specified in subsection K of this section, in R1 or R2 zones.

Level 1. Two attached units.

Level 2. More than two attached units.

Single-Family Housing. Single-family housing use type refers to a building containing one dwelling unit.

Middle Housing. Middle housing use type refers to buildings containing two to four dwelling units.

Level 1. Middle housing types containing two dwelling units.

Level 2. Middle housing types containing three to four dwelling units.

Rooming House. Rooming house use type refers to an owner-occupied dwelling unit where not more than four guestrooms are rented for living or staying temporarily for compensation on other than a daily basis.

Extended Stay. Extended stay use type refers to lodging containing four or more units/guestrooms that provides accommodation on a nontransient basis leased for a period of at least one month. Units/guestrooms which contain a kitchen constitute a residential dwelling unit.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 371 § 2, 2003; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 628 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 662 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 688 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 689 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 788 § 3 (Exh. C), 2025; Ord. 797, 12/1/2025)

§ 19.25.050 Civic/recreation/education use category – Descriptions.

Civic use category includes facilities or services that are strongly associated with public need or social importance, such as certain educational, cultural, medical, protective, and governmental uses.

Cemetery. Cemetery use type is land used or intended to be used for the burial of human dead including accessory uses such as chapels and mortuaries. Off-site mortuaries/offices may be considered accessory if under the same ownership and within 100 feet of the principal cemetery use.

Community Center and Clubs. Community center use type means an institution used for civic or recreational purposes, operated by a governmental or nonprofit organization providing direct services to people on the premises rather than carrying out only administrative functions, and open to the general public on an equal basis. Activities in a community center may include classes and events sponsored by nonprofit organizations, community programs for the elderly, and other similar uses. This term includes “senior centers.” Activities in a community club may include athletic, social, civic or recreational purposes. An example is a Boys and Girls Club.

Cultural Services. Cultural services use type means nonprofit institutions displaying or preserving objects of interest in one or more of the arts and sciences. This classification includes libraries, museums, educational centers, performing arts theaters, and galleries.

Day Care Centers. Day care centers use type refers to the use of a building or any portion thereof for the care of over 12 individuals needing supervision and care on a less than 24-hour basis. The term shall also include facilities commonly known as “day care facilities,” “day care centers,” and “preschools.” Also see UPMC § 19.70.040, Day care facilities.

Education. Education use type refers to educational services provided by public, private or parochial institutions. It also includes specialized instructional courses provided by private instructors.

Level 1. Primary and secondary educational facilities such as kindergarten, junior high schools, and high schools.

Level 2. “Trade (or vocational) school” shall mean a post-secondary institution that trains persons for qualification in specific trades or occupations, i.e., mechanics, construction, electronics, plumbing, chefs, upholstery, bartending.

Level 3. Higher educational facilities such as community colleges, public and private colleges and universities.

Level 4. “Specialized instruction school” means an establishment engaged in providing specialized instruction in a designated field of study, rather than a full range of courses in unrelated areas, including, but not limited to, art, dance, music, cooking, driving, gymnastics/tumbling, martial arts.

Government Services. Government services use type refers to the executive, legislative, judicial, administrative and regulatory activities of local, State, Federal, and international governments that may perform public services and work directly with citizens. Typical uses include human and social service offices, community centers, public health offices, public safety, postal services and government offices such as City Hall.

Hospital. Hospital use type means an institution which provides accommodations, facilities and services over a continuous period of 24 hours or more, for observation, diagnosis and care of individuals who are suffering from illness, injury, deformity or abnormality or from any condition requiring obstetrical, medical or surgical services. This definition includes heliports associated with hospitals but excludes nursing homes and group homes.

Level 1. Without heliport.

Level 2. With heliport.

Recreation, Nonprofit. Recreation nonprofit use type refers to nonprofit recreational areas and recreation facilities. Typical uses include neighborhood parks, waterfront parks, small or special landscaped areas, open space, trails and community gardens. Also, see commercial category for other types of private recreation. This does not include neighborhood parks and open spaces approved in conjunction with a subdivision approved in accordance with Chapter 58.17 RCW.

Recreation, Public. Recreation, public use type refers to publicly owned recreational areas and recreation facilities. Typical uses include neighborhood parks, community parks, regional parks, waterfront parks, open space, trails, performance theater/center, arboretums, small or special landscaped areas, community gardens, and swimming pools. Also see commercial category, amusement and recreation use type for other types of recreation.

Religious Assembly. Religious assembly use type refers to religious services involving public assembly such as that which customarily occurs in churches, synagogues, or temples. Accessory uses to churches are those that provide services to members and other individuals including but not limited to bookstores, cafeteria, day care, educational classes, and limited retail of only church-related materials.

Level 1. Religious assembly with seating for 250 or fewer persons within the principal place of assembly.

Level 2. Religious assembly with seating for greater than 250 persons within the principal place of assembly.

School Auxiliary Services. School auxiliary services use type refers to facilities that provide services to all or most school and school facilities in a school district as opposed to an individual school. Services may include but are not limited to transportation, school maintenance and cleaning, facility development, nutrition, printing, warehousing and security.

Transportation. Transportation use type refers to the provision of public or semi-public transportation services. Typical uses include parking garages, park-and-ride lots, commercial parking lots, bus shelters, bus stations, bus transfer centers, ferry docks, and other types of public and quasi-public transportation facilities.

Level 1. Transportation uses serving residential neighborhoods such as bus shelters.

Level 2. Transportation uses serving communities and regions, such as passenger rail stations, parking facilities, weigh stations, bus stations, and transfer centers.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 610 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 628 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 688 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020)

§ 19.25.060 Utilities use category – Descriptions.

Utilities use category refers to facilities serving the public by means of an integrated system of collection, transmission, distribution and processing facilities through permanent physical connections between the plant of the serving entity and the premises of the customer. Included are systems for the delivery of natural gas, electricity, telecommunication services, for the collection of stormwater and for the collection and disposal of sewage and refuse.

Communication and Personal Wireless Telecommunication Facilities. Communication and personal wireless telecommunication facilities type refers to facilities used in the transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other similar means. Communication facilities include central office switching units, unattended remote switching units, and unattended telecommunications radio relay stations. Personal wireless telecommunication facilities include facilities for the transmission and reception of radio or microwave signals used for communication, cellular phone, personal communications services, enhanced specialized mobile radio, and any other wireless services licensed by the FCC and unlicensed wireless services.

Level 1. Building-mounted wireless facilities.

Level 2. Structure-mounted wireless facilities.

Level 3. Towers 60 feet or less in height, unattended remote switching units and unattended telecommunications radio relay stations.

Level 4. Towers over 60 feet and less than 110 feet in height and central office switching units.

Distribution and Collection Utilities. Distribution and collection utilities includes electrical distribution facilities, water distribution lines, water storage facilities, well heads and pump stations, nonwireless telecommunication facilities (subject to a franchise agreement), natural gas facilities including propane tanks less than 600 gallons, propane or natural gas storage for transportation and gas gate stations of less than 1,000 square feet in area, sewerage collection facilities including sewer lines, odor control structures, pump and lift stations and stormwater collection facilities including roads with drainage systems, catch basins, curbs and gutters, ditches, manmade channels, storm drains, retention/detention facilities and infiltration facilities which are designed or used for collection, storage, conveyance and treatment of stormwater. Also see UPMC § 19.25.030, Exempt uses.

Recycling Collection Sites. Dumpsters labeled and used for collection of cardboard, aluminum, tin, glass, newspaper, mixed paper and glass.

Utility or Public Maintenance Facilities. Utility or public maintenance facilities use type refers to facilities for open and enclosed storage and maintenance of vehicles, equipment, or related materials used in a utility or public facility activity.

Level 1. Facilities with a building of less than 1,000 square feet, without outdoor storage of equipment, materials, or vehicles.

Level 2. Facilities with a building of more than 1,000 square feet, or with outdoor storage.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020)

§ 19.25.070 Essential public facilities use category – Descriptions.

Essential public facilities uses are those uses typically difficult to site. All essential public facilities shall be subject to review in accordance with Chapter 19.40 UPMC.

Electrical Facilities. Electrical facilities use type includes generating facilities and aboveground electrical transmission lines of an operating voltage of 55kV or greater, and aboveground substations and switching stations over one acre in size.

Level 1. Aboveground electrical transmission lines of an operating voltage of 55kV or greater, and aboveground substations and switching stations over one acre in size.

Level 2. Electrical generating facilities to generate electricity for off-site use.

Essential Public Facilities. Essential public facilities use type includes facilities that are typically difficult to site, including but not limited to uses defined as essential public facilities in Chapter 36.70A RCW. These include airports, State education facilities and State or regional transportation facilities, regional transit authority facilities, State and local correctional facilities, solid waste handling facilities, opioid treatment programs including both mobile and fixed-site medication units, recovery residences, harm reduction programs excluding safe injection sites, and inpatient facilities including substance use disorder treatment facilities, and mental health facilities.

Level II Group Home. Level II group homes include all group homes other than those defined as Level I group homes. Level II group homes include, but are not limited to, facilities where one or more individuals reside for the purposes of incarceration, sex offender housing including secure community transition facilities, or drug or alcohol abuse treatment for a person or persons currently using alcohol or drugs, and community facilities as defined in Chapter 72.05 RCW. Level II group homes do not include facilities protected by Washington’s law against discrimination, the Fair Housing Act or Fair Housing Act amendments. A Level II group home is considered an essential public facility and subject to review in accordance with Chapter 19.40 UPMC. Group homes use type refers to living accommodations for related or unrelated individuals with special needs. Individuals may be provided with a combination of personal care, social or counseling services and transportation.

Recycling Processor. Recycling processor use type refers to any large-scale buy-back recycling business or other industrial activity which specializes in collecting, storing and processing any waste, other than hazardous waste or municipal garbage, for reuse and which uses heavy mechanical equipment to do the processing. Examples include facilities where commingled recyclables are sorted, baled or otherwise processed for transport off site.

Sewage Treatment Facilities. Sewage treatment facilities use type refers to facilities used to treat any liquid or waterborne waste of domestic origin or a combination of domestic, commercial or industrial origin, and which by its design requires the presence of an operator for its operation, including alternative treatment works and package treatment plants. Also included are all of the various types of associated equipment, structures, and operations as they are currently constructed and operating or will result from technology, including, but not limited to, administrative offices, storage, laboratories, headworks, sedimentation basins, clarifiers, digesters, and biosolid handling including piping, filters, pumps, together with public walkways, recreational and educational uses, and parking lots. It shall not include any facility used exclusively by a single-family residence, septic tanks with subsoil absorption, industrial pretreatment facilities, or privately owned treatment plants.

Waste Transfer Facilities. Waste transfer facilities use type refers to solid waste facilities where solid waste is collected or subjected to interim processing before being transported to a permanent disposal site. Typical uses include recycling collection sites, drop box transfer stations, transfer stations, recyclables recovery facilities, waste separation recovery facilities and moderate risk waste facilities.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 514 § 2, 2008; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 797, 12/1/2025)

§ 19.25.080 Resource use category – Descriptions.

Resource use category includes the production or sale of plant and animal products or the sale of products associated with resource-based industry.

Agricultural and Horticultural Sales. Agricultural and horticultural sales use type refers to uses which involve the sales of agricultural products such as produce, shrubbery, plants, eggs, wine and dairy products in a farmers’ market format; for example, produce stands. This use type does not include the sales of agricultural supplies, including feed, grain, fertilizers or farming equipment.

Limited Horse Boarding. Limited horse boarding refers to uses involving boarding horses for recreational purposes and providing feed, shelter, and nonveterinary care. Horses may only be boarded at the density allowed in Chapter 19.70 UPMC.

Fisheries Enhancement. Fisheries enhancement use types are intended to enhance and protect the fish resource. Examples include hatcheries, fish ladders and fish counting stations.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020)

§ 19.25.090 Commercial use category – Descriptions.

Commercial activities include the provision of services, including offices, and the sale, distribution, or rental of goods that benefit the daily needs of the public, which are not otherwise classified as civic or industrial activities. The commercial use category has been separated into the following types based upon distinguishing features such as the nature of business activity and type of goods or products sold or serviced. Any store or variety of stores exceeding 50,000 square feet shall be considered a commercial center use type.

Administrative and Professional Offices. Administrative and professional offices use type refers to offices, private firms or organizations providing professional or administrative services to individuals or businesses. Typical uses include employment services, property management services, title companies, law offices, engineering/surveying consulting firms, architecture and landscape architecture firms, advertising and public relations firms, medical and dental offices, chiropractic offices, dental labs, diagnostic testing services, advertising agencies, travel agencies, talent agencies, insurance offices, real estate offices, investment brokers, financial planners, banking services, offices for nonprofit and quasi-public agencies, and other business offices customarily associated with professional or administrative office services. This category excludes veterinary clinics/animal hospitals.

Adult Entertainment Establishment. “Adult entertainment establishment” shall mean any commercial premises which is one of the following: adult motion picture theaters, adult drive-in theaters, adult bookstores, adult cabarets, adult video stores, adult retail stores, adult massage parlors, adult sauna parlors or adult bathhouses.

Amusement and Recreation. Amusement and recreation use type refers to establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the provision of sports, entertainment, or recreational services to the public or members for commercial purposes. Examples include video arcades, billiard parlors, bowling alleys, ice or roller skating rinks, performance theaters/centers (not movie theaters), miniature golf courses, golf driving ranges, outdoor performance centers and private clubs or lodges.

Animal Hospital Facilities/Veterinary Clinics. Veterinary clinics/animal hospital facilities use types are uses where small animals receive veterinary services that may include medical and surgical treatment. (See also subsection L of this section, Kennel.)

Level 1. Small animal veterinary services with boarding of animals incidental to the veterinary function and limited to animals receiving care. All boarding shall be within a fully enclosed portion of the building with walls and windows to significantly reduce noise impacts. Grooming is allowed.

Level 2. Veterinary services with boarding of animals incidental to the veterinary function and up to five animals not receiving care is allowed. Outdoor boarding is permitted. Grooming is allowed.

Business Services. Business services use type refers to uses primarily engaged in providing services to business establishments on a contract or fee basis. Examples include courier services, parcel delivery services, fax services, telegraph services, reproduction services, commercial art and photography services, stenographic services, and janitorial services.

Commercial Centers. Commercial centers use type refers to any lot or combination of lots with a variety of stores, offices, mixed use residential dwellings and services allowed in the zone where the center is located, integrated into a complex utilizing common parking facilities. A variety of goods are sold or services provided at these centers ranging from general merchandise to specialty goods and foods. Commercial centers can be grouped into two levels:

Level 1. Any store or commercial center containing a variety of stores with a cumulative floor area over 50,000 square feet and up to 200,000 square feet.

Level 2. Any commercial center containing a store or variety of stores with a cumulative floor area greater than 200,000 square feet.

Craft Production Facility. Craft production facility use type refers to establishments that produce arts, crafts, food and beverages with on-site production and assembly of goods primarily involving the use of hand tools and/or small-scale equipment. Due to the limited scale of the activities and small boutique nature of craft production establishments, they are compatible with and are often co-located with retail sales and service uses. This use type includes ceramic art, glass art, candle-making, custom jewelry manufacture, and craft food and nonalcoholic beverage production. Off-site impacts shall be minimal and all activity must be conducted totally within the structure with no outdoor storage or significant emissions of odor, smoke, fumes, or sound that extends beyond the site. Individual tenant spaces or units within a building may constitute the site.

Level 1. Total floor area does not exceed 1,500 square feet.

Level 2. Total floor area exceeds 1,500 square feet.

Eating and Drinking Establishment. Eating and drinking establishment use type refers to establishments that sell prepared food and liquor, and may provide music. Examples include espresso stands, fast food restaurants, full service restaurants, taverns, and cocktail lounges.

Level 1. Establishments without drive-through facilities.

Level 2. Establishments with drive-through facilities.

Level 3. Establishments that serve alcoholic beverages, including brew pubs.

Garden Center (Includes Nursery). Garden center use type refers to establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of lawn and garden supply goods and equipment. This includes nursery, lawn and garden supplies, and garden tools. Nurseries that focus on the retail sales of plants are also included in this category. Utilization of outdoor areas for display and storage purposes may occur as an accessory use.

Health Club. Health club use type means a facility engaged in operating physical fitness facilities and may include facilities such as cardiovascular machines, weight training equipment, swimming pools and racquetball courts (also known as athletic clubs, fitness centers).

Hotel or Motel. Hotel or motel use type refers to establishments that provide lodging containing four or more guestrooms which may provide incidental services such as restaurants, meeting rooms or recreational facilities provided for compensation at a nightly rate.

Kennel. Kennel use type means a place where six or more adult cats and/or dogs are temporarily boarded for compensation whether or not for training. An adult cat or dog is one that has reached the age of seven months.

Limited Accessory Retail. Limited accessory retail use type are uses in the Mixed Use – Office zone only that are directly associated with an allowed office use or which are retail services that provide a direct service to tenants of an office building. Examples include the limited sales of glasses and optical supplies as part of an optometrist’s office or standalone card shop/gift shop. Limited accessory retail uses are limited by their size (see use tables in UPMC § 19.25.110).

Cannabis Retail Outlet. A cannabis retail outlet is a State-licensed and regulated retail outlet allowed to sell only usable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, cannabis-infused products, and cannabis paraphernalia at retail to persons 21 years of age and older.

Marina. Marina use type means a facility containing operations involved in the mooring, storing, selling, renting, repairing and servicing, fueling, launching and/or securing of boats.

Level 1. Mooring, storing, selling, renting, repairing and servicing, fueling, launching and/or securing of boats, as well as personal services businesses that support the needs of boaters. May include retail facilities for boat owners, crews, and guests limited to 1,500 square feet of floor area, but that limitation does not apply to areas devoted primarily to the sale of boats. Repair shall be limited to recreational and small commercial boats.

Level 2. Mooring, storing, selling, renting, repairing and servicing, fueling, launching and/or securing of boats, as well as personal services businesses that support the needs of boaters. May include eating, sleeping, and retail facilities for boat owners, crews, and guests.

Mini Casinos. Mini casinos use type shall be defined as a “social card game” per RCW 9.46.0282 and means a card game that constitutes gambling and is authorized by the Gambling Commission under RCW 9.46.070. Authorized card games may include a house-banked or a player-funded banked card game. No one may participate in the card game or have an interest in the proceeds of the card game who is not a player or a person licensed by the Commission to participate in social card games. There shall be two or more participants in the card game who are players or persons licensed by the Commission. The card game must be played in accordance with the rules adopted by the Commission under RCW 9.46.070, which shall include but not be limited to rules for the collection of fees, limitation of wagers, and management of player funds. The number of tables authorized shall be set by the Commission but shall not exceed 15 total and separate tables per establishment.

Motor Vehicles Sales, Rental, Repair and Services. Motor vehicles sales, rental, repair and services use type refers to establishments or places of business engaged in the sales, leasing or service of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and boats; or heavy equipment and supplies related to motor vehicles; and self-moving or commercial moving services.

Level 1. Gasoline service stations, battery exchange stations and Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations together with accessory automobile repair and/or convenience shopping, and car wash with a one-car capacity.

Level 2. On-site rental of automobiles, trucks not exceeding three tons of vehicle weight where not more than 20 vehicles are available for rent at any time.

Level 3. On-site sales, lease, or rental of automobiles and trucks not exceeding three tons of vehicle weight, and recreational vehicles.

Level 4. Automotive repair shops and automobile car washes for vehicles not exceeding three tons. Typical uses include general repair shops, transmission and engine rebuild shops, muffler shops, glass repair shops, automobile body repair and painting facilities, automobile upholstery services, car washes, lube/oil shops and auto parts stores which offer installation services.

Level 5. Sales, leasing, or rental of heavy truck and heavy equipment exceeding three tons of vehicle weight, supplies intended for outdoor use and truck service stations. Typical uses include truck shops primarily designed for the service and fueling of heavy trucks and tractor trailer sales.

Level 6. Sales, leasing, rental, repair and service of boats and other marine-related equipment, snowmobiles, motorcycles, quads and other power sports equipment.

Movie Theaters, Indoor. Movie theater, indoor use type means an establishment primarily engaged in the indoor exhibition of motion pictures.

Pawn Shop. Pawn shop use type is an establishment engaged in whole or in part in the business of loaning money on the security of pledges of personal property, or deposits or conditional sales of personal property, or the purchase or sale of personal property. Pawn shops shall be permitted only at a ratio of one shop per each 40,000 population within the City limits (meaning the second pawn shop is allowed at 40,001, etc.).

Personal Services. Personal services use type refers to uses primarily engaged in providing services to individuals. These services meet the needs on a daily, weekly, monthly, or less frequent basis. Examples include beauty salons and barber shops, coin-operated laundries, dry cleaning drop-off/pick-up establishments, dry cleaners, shoe repair, clothing alterations, tanning salons, tattoo parlors, pet washes and grooming, photographic studios, carpet and upholstery cleaners. Also see subsection V of this section, rental and repair services use type, for other services.

Level 1. Total floor area does not exceed 2,500 square feet and use does not involve out-door storage of vehicles.

Level 2. Total floor area exceeds 2,500 square feet or use involves outdoor storage of delivery or service vehicles.

Pet Day Care. Pet day care includes establishments where pets are cared for and boarded for periods less than 24 hours. Boarding for more than 24 hours is considered a kennel. Establishments that offer pet washing and grooming with no pet day care is a personal service.

Rental and Repair Services. Rental and repair services use type refers to establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services or closely related uses. Typical uses include upholstery shops, appliance repair shops, small engine and power tool rental and repair such as lawn mowers and chainsaws, vacuum cleaner repair, medical equipment rental and repair services, rental furnishings, and instrument repair services. Refer to motor vehicles and related equipment sales/rental/repair and services use type for automotive repair. Also see personal services use type for clothing alterations.

Level 1. Establishments that do not involve outdoor storage.

Level 2. Establishments that involve out-door storage of equipment.

Retail Sales. Retail sales use type refers to establishments that sell at retail, food and merchandise including food stores, apparel and accessories, pharmaceuticals, antiques, optical goods, jewelry, pet supplies, auto parts without installation services, furniture and home furnishings including appliances, building materials and hardware, lawn and garden plants and supplies, and computers and electronics. This use type does not include eating and drinking establishments.

Level 1. Total floor area up to 50,000 square feet.

Level 2. Total floor area over 50,000 square feet.

Wholesale Trade. Wholesale trade use type refers to establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying for or selling merchandise to such individuals or companies. Typical wholesale trade establishments include wholesale merchants or jobbers and cooperative buying associations. Typical wholesale trade businesses are electrical distributors, plumbing supplies, heating and air-conditioning equipment supplies, lumber and construction material supplies, professional and commercial equipment supplies.

Level 1. Establishments with total floor area of 10,000 square feet or less and indoor storage only.

Level 2. Establishments with total floor area of more than 10,000 square feet and with indoor or outdoor storage.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 455 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 514 § 2, 2008; Ord. 597 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 599 § 1 (Exh. B), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 628 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 685 § 2 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 689 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 760 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 797, 12/1/2025)

§ 19.25.100 Industrial use category – Descriptions.

Industrial use categories include the on-site production, processing, storage, movement, servicing, or repair of goods and materials. The industrial use types typically have one or more of the following characteristics: create substantial odor or noise, frequent deliveries, heavier truck traffic, employ relatively large numbers of people, and/or create visual impacts incompatible with residential development.

Boat Building. Boat building use type refers to establishments that construct or manufacture watercraft not built in shipyards and typically of the type suitable or intended for personal use. Illustrative examples include:

Dinghy (except inflatable rubber) manufacturing;

Inflatable plastic boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing;

Inflatable rubber boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing;

Motorboats, inboard or outboard, building;

Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) manufacturing;

Rowboats manufacturing;

Sailboat building, not done in shipyards;

Yacht building, not done in shipyards.

Bulk Fuel Dealers. Bulk fuel dealers use type refers to establishments that sell fuels to businesses and households for transportation, heating, and business purposes. Fuel dealers store or sell materials that are flammable, explosive, or toxic. Examples include heating oil dealers, liquefied petroleum gas dealers, coal, wood, or other fuel dealers.

Buy-Back Recycling Center. Buy-back recycling center use type refers to any small-scale business without processing which collects, receives or buys recyclable materials from house-hold, commercial or industrial sources for the purpose of sorting, grading, or packaging recyclables for subsequent shipment and marketing.

Contractor Yards. Contractor yards use type refers to an area for construction or contracting business offices and the interior or outdoor storage, repair or maintenance of heavy equipment, vehicles, and construction supplies and materials.

Food and Related Products. Food and related products use type refers to uses which involve the processing, manufacturing, storage and packaging of food materials, raw milk, and ice. Examples include bakeries which distribute products to many retail outlets; creameries and other dairy products manufacturing without on-site dairy animals; soft drink bottling plants; feed and cereal mills; flour mills; vegetable oil manufacturing; refining or storage; yeast plants; starch, glucose and dextrin manufacturing; dry pet food, lard, pickles, sauerkraut, and vinegar manufacturing; sugar refining. This use type may include processing and packaging of red meats, fowl and/or fish, provided the facility complies with all State, Federal and local health regulations, all processing is conducted indoors, and there is no emission of noxious odors or noise. This use type does not include the slaughtering or boarding of live animals or poultry.

Industrial Services and Repair. Industrial services and repair use type refers to uses involving the repair of medium- and large-sized products, e.g., boats, and trucks exceeding three tons of vehicle weight; uses providing large-scale or bulk services to commercial and industrial businesses but not directly to the consumer, e.g., bulk laundries, linen supply, dry cleaning plants, other laundry and garment services; and industrial services related strictly to industrial uses, physical and biological research testing laboratories and janitorial services.

Limited Manufacturing. Limited manufacturing use type refers to uses that involve intermediate processing of semi-processed material into a consumer good and to uses that involve the assembly of semi-processed and/or intermediate processed products into a consumer good. This does not include the processing of raw materials. This use type includes but is not limited to:

Clothing and fabricated products;

Finished products made entirely or mainly of wood for use in construction;

Instruments for measuring, testing, analyzing, and controlling;

Optical instruments and lenses;

Surveying and drafting instruments;

Medical instruments and equipment;

Photographic equipment;

Watches and clocks;

Supplies associated with the previous products; and

10.

Electronic computer hardware components and related equipment.

Cannabis Processor. A cannabis processor is a State-licensed and regulated cannabis processor which is allowed to process, dry, cure, package, and label usable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabis-infused products for sale at wholesale to cannabis processors and cannabis retailers.

Cannabis Producer. A cannabis producer is a State-licensed and regulated cannabis producer allowed to produce, harvest, trim, dry, cure, and package cannabis into lots for sale at wholesale to cannabis processor licensees and to other cannabis producer licensees. A cannabis producer can also produce and sell cannabis plants, seed, and plant tissue culture to other cannabis producer licensees.

Microbeverage Production Facility. Microbeverage production facility use type refers to establishments that manufacture alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages for distribution on or off site. Examples include microbreweries, microdistilleries and microwineries. Microbeverage production facilities may operate in conjunction with a tasting room, retail outlet, and/or eating and drinking establishment.

Motion Picture/Television and Radio Production Studios. Motion picture/television and radio production studios use type refers to uses engaged in the production and distribution of motion pictures, production and distribution of television segments, radio and television production of commercial spots, and other related activities.

Printing, Publishing and Related Industries. Printing, publishing and related industries use type refers to uses engaged in printing by one or more common processes, such as letterpress, lithography, or screen; services for the printing trade, such as bookbinding and plate making; and publishing newspapers, books and periodicals.

Salvage Yards. Salvage yards use type refers to uses that involve the salvage of wrecked vehicles, vehicle parts and appliances, and the storage of vehicles for purpose of wholesale trade.

Level 1. Hulk hauling – Where no storage of vehicles is permitted.

Level 2. Salvage yards/uses dealing with storage facilities for motor vehicles in which all vehicles are stored within enclosed building(s).

Storage. Storage use type refers to businesses engaged in the storage of items for personal and business use. Business activities other than rental of storage spaces are prohibited. Examples of personal storage uses include mini-warehousing, public parking areas, and boat storage yards.

Vehicle Impound Yards. Vehicle impound yards use type refers to uses dealing with impound facilities for motor vehicles associated with vehicle towing.

Warehousing, Distribution and Freight Movement. Warehousing, distribution and freight movement refers to storage of manufactured or processed products for one or more businesses either within a building serviced by loading docks, or in secure outdoor storage areas. Such facilities typically transport product by truck or rail. Examples include grocery chain distribution centers, parcel delivery distribution centers, storage of fabricated concrete blocks, and finished lumber storage yards.

(Ord. 307 § 2, 2001; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 514 § 2, 2008; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 628 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 685 § 2 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 760 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 797, 12/1/2025)

§ 19.25.110 Use tables.

The following use tables indicate which uses are permitted in the R1, R2, MF-L, MF-H, POS, MU-O, MU, NC and MU-M zones. Uses permitted in the MU-N, MU-U, MU-U/I and MU-C zones are listed in UPMC § 19.54.050. Zones are shown across the horizontal axis and use category and types are shown down the vertical axis.

Zone Acronyms. The following acronyms are used in the use tables in place of zone names:

Zone	Acronym
Residential 1	R1
Residential 2	R2
Multifamily Residential – Low	MF-L
Multifamily Residential – High	MF-H
Mixed Use – Office	MU-O
Neighborhood Commercial	NC
Mixed Use	MU
Mixed Use – Neighborhood	MU-N45
Mixed Use – Urban	MU-U75
Mixed Use – Urban/Industrial	MU-U/I75
Mixed Use – Center	MU-C110
Parks and Open Space	POS
Mixed Use – Maritime	MU-M

Symbols. The following symbols are employed in the use tables:

An “X” in a cell on the table indicates that the use type is not allowed in the zone listed at the top of the column.

A “P” in a cell on the table indicates that the use type is permitted subject to applicable standards in this code in the zone listed at the top of the column.

A “C” in a cell on the table indicates that the use type is permitted subject to the conditional use provisions specified in UPMC § 19.85.020, Conditional use permits.

A “D” in a cell on the table indicates that the use type is permitted subject to design review under the provisions specified in UPMC § 19.85.050, Design standard review.

An “A” in a cell on the table indicates that the use type is permitted subject to administrative review under the provisions specified in UPMC § 19.85.010, Administrative use permits.

A number accompanying a “P,” “C,” “D” or “A” in a cell refers to the level of the use type, as specified in UPMC § 19.25.040, allowed in the zone listed at the top of the column. If a letter is not accompanied by a number, all levels of that use type are permitted, subject to appropriate review. The description of levels for each use type is contained in this chapter.

Residential Use Types and Zone Classification Table
Use Types	Zone Classifications
Residential Uses	R1	R2	MF	POS	MU-O (15)	NC	MU (15)	MU-M (27)
Adult family home (6 or fewer)	P	P	P	X	P	P	P	P
Assisted living facility	X	P1, C2	P3	X	P3	X	P3	X
Bed and breakfast (2)	P	P	P	X	P	P	X	X
Caretaker unit	X	X	X	P	X	X	X	P (22)
Emergency housing	X	X	X	X	X	P	P	P
Emergency shelter	X	X	X	X	X	P	P	P
Extended stay lodging	P (32)	X	X	X	D (5)	X	D	X
Family day care facility	P	P	P	X	P	P	P	P
Level I group home	P	P	P	X	P	P	P	P
Live-work unit	X	X	X	X	D (5)	X	D (5)	D (17)
Mobile/manufactured home (3)	X	X	P	X	X	X	X	X
New manufactured home (4)	P	P	P	X	X	X	X	X
Mobile home park	X	X	C	X	X	X	X	X
Multifamily housing	X	X	D (17)	X	D (5)	X	D (5)	D (17)
Nursing home	X	P1, C2	P3	X	P3	X	P3	X
Permanent supportive housing	P	P	P	X	P	P	P	P
Rooming house	P	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Single-family attached housing	P1, P2 (30)	P1, P2 (30)	P2	X	P2	P2	P2	X
Single-family	P	P	P	X	X	P (28)	X	X
Middle housing (9)(12)	P1, P2 (30)	P1, P2 (30)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Small lot housing	D (18)	D (18)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Transitional housing	P	P	P	X	P	P	P	P

See notes in UPMC § 19.25.120.

Civic and Recreation Use Types and Zone Classification Table
Use Types	Zone Classifications
Civic and Recreation Uses	R1	R2	MF	POS	MU-O	NC	MU	MU-M (20, 21, 27)
Government services	X	X	X	P	P	P	P	X
Existing cemeteries/mortuaries	C	C	X	X	X	X	X	X
Community centers	C	C	C	P	P	P	P	P
Cultural services (museums, libraries)	X	X	X	P	C	P	P	P
Day care centers (exceeds 12)	C	C	P	X	P	P	P	P
Education	P1	P1	P1	X	P1	P1 (6), 4, C2	P1 (6), 4, C2, 3	P4
Hospitals/24-hour medical clinics	X	X	X	X	P, C2	P, C2	P, C2	X
Recreation – Public	P, C	P, C	P, C	P	P, C	P, C	P, C	P
Recreation – Nonprofit	P	P	C	X	X	C	C	P
Religious assemblies	P1, C	P1, C	P1, C	X	P1, C2	P	P	P1
Transportation	P1	P1	P1	X	P1, C2	P1, C2	P1, C2	P1, C2

See notes in UPMC § 19.25.120.

Utilities/Essential Public Facilities/Resources Use Types and Zone Classification Table
Use Types	Zone Classifications
Utilities	R1	R2	MF	POS	MU-O (15)	NC	MU (15)	MU-M (20, 21, 27)
Distribution and collection utilities	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Recycling collection sites	P	P	P	P (19)	P	P	P	P
Utility and public maintenance facilities	X	X	X	P1, 2	X	X	P1, C2	P1, C2
Wireless telecommunications facilities (7)	C1, 2, 3	C1, 2, 3	C1, 2, 3, 4	P	C1, 2, 3, 4	C1, 2, 3, 4	P1, A2, 3, C4	P1, C2, 3

Essential Public Facilities (8)	R1	R2	MF	POS	MU-O (15)	NC	MU (15)	MU-M (20, 21, 27)
Level II group homes	X	X	C	X	C	X	C	X
Recycling processors	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Sewage treatment facilities	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Waste transfer facilities	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Resource Uses	R1	R2	MF	POS	MU-O (15)	NC	MU (15)	MU-M (20, 21, 27)
Agricultural sales	X	X	X	P (note)	X	P	P	P
Fishery enhancement	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	P
Limited horse boarding	P	P	X	P	X	X	X	X

See notes in UPMC § 19.25.120.

Commercial Use Types and Zone Classification Table
Use Types	Zone Classifications
Commercial Uses	R1	R2	MF	POS	MU-O (15)	NC	MU (15)	MU-M (20, 21, 27)
Administrative and professional offices	X	X	X	X	P	P	P	P
Veterinary clinics/animal hospitals	X	X	X	X	C1	P1	P1	X
Adult entertainment	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Amusement and recreation (private)	C (14)	X	X	X	X	P	P	P
Business support services	X	X	X	X	P	P	P	P
Commercial centers	X	X	X	X	X	C	C	X
Craft production facilities	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	P
Eating and drinking establishment	X	X	X	P	P	P1, 2, 3	P1, 3, C2	P1, 3
Garden center (11)	X	X	X	X	X	P	P	X
Health club (a.k.a. fitness center)	X	X	X	X	X	P	P	P
Kennels	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Limited accessory retail (MU-O only)	X	X	X	X	P (13)	X	X	X
Hotels and motels (no RV)	X	X	X	X	X	C	P	P
Marinas and other boating facilities (launch ramps and covered moorage) (25)	P1 (23) P2 (24)	X	X	X	X	X	X	P2
Cannabis retail outlets (29)	X	X	X	X	X	X	C	X
Mini casinos	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Movie theaters (indoor only)	X	X	X	X	X	P	C	X
Vehicle sales, repair, service	X	X	X	X	X	P1, 4	P1, C4	P6 (26)
Pawn shops	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Personal services	X	X	X	X	P1 (10)	P1, C2	P1, C2	P1, C2
Pet day care	X	X	X	X	X	P	P	X
Rental and repair	X	X	X	X	X	P1, C2	P1, C2	P1 (26) C2 (26)
Retail sales (11)	X	X	X	X	X	P1, C2	P1, C2	P1
Wholesale trade (11)	X	X	X	X	X	X	C1	X

See notes in UPMC § 19.25.120.

Light Industrial Use Types and Zone Classification Table
Use Types	Zone Classifications
Light Industrial Uses	R1	R2	MF	POS	MU-O	NC	MU	MU-M (20, 21, 27)
Boat building	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	C
Bulk fuel dealers	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Buy-back recycling	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Contractor yards	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	P (26)
Food and related products	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	C
Industrial services and repair	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	C
Limited manufacturing	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	P
Cannabis processor (29)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cannabis producer (29)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Microbeverage production facilities	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	P
Motion picture, TV and radio production studios	X	X	X	X	X	X	C	X
Printing, publishing and related industries	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salvage yards	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Storage units	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	P (26)
Vehicle impound yards	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Warehousing, distribution and freight movement	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	C

See notes in UPMC § 19.25.120.

(Ord. 371 § 3, 2003; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 455 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 514 § 2, 2008; Ord. 524 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 559 § 3 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 574 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 599 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 628 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 662 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 682 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 685 § 2 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 688 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 689 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 760 § 3 (Exh. C), 2022; Ord. 788 § 3 (Exh. C), 2025; Ord. 797, 12/1/2025)

§ 19.25.120 Use table notes.

(1)

Repealed by Ord. 455.

(2)

Breakfast is the only meal served.

(3)

In approved mobile/manufactured home parks only.

(4)

Permitted subject to standards in UPMC § 19.70.120.

(5)

Subject to compliance with the design standards.

(6)

Kindergarten and primary school only.

(7)

Allowed in R1 and R2 zones only in conjunction with selected nonresidential uses in accordance with UPMC Title 23.

(8)

Subject to essential public facility review.

(9)

Housing types under the “middle housing” use type include duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, courtyard housing, and stacked flats. See the definition section in UPMC § 19.10.030 for definitions of the housing types.

(10)

Permitted only at 1,000 square feet gross floor area or less.

(11)

Establishments over 80,000 square feet are considered commercial centers.

(12)

Subject to compliance with design standards in Chapter 19.47 UPMC.

(13)

Retail uses that are related to a use in an office building are limited to 750 square feet each. Total retail uses in a building shall not exceed 20 percent of the building’s leasable square footage.

(14)

Only where such use is a shooting facility that lawfully existed prior to January 1, 2008, and is located on at least 20 acres. Shooting facilities include rifle, shotgun and pistol shooting ranges and supporting facilities.

(15)

Certain categories of development, including new construction on vacant land, major redevelopment and major improvement, are subject to design standard review approval to ensure compliance with the design standards and guidelines in Chapter 19.50 UPMC.

(16)

(17)

Allowed in MF-L, MF-H and MU-M zones subject to compliance with multifamily design standards and guidelines per Chapter 19.53 UPMC. Vertical mixed use buildings that include multifamily units in the MU-M zone are exempt from these provisions and subject to compliance with the mixed use design standards in Chapter 19.50 UPMC.

(18)

Allowed in R1 and R2 zones subject to compliance with small lot design standards and guidelines per Chapter 19.53 UPMC.

(19)

Recycling collection receptacles in the Parks and Open Space zone shall not exceed a maximum capacity of 20 cubic yards.

(20)

Uses allowed subject to compliance with mixed use design standards per Chapter 19.50 UPMC. The Director may exempt development proposals from compliance with specific mixed use design standards that conflict with UPMC Title 18, Shoreline Master Program, requirements.

(21)

Uses located within the Day Island Medium Intensity (DIMI) Shoreline Environment are also subject to compliance with the requirements of UPMC Title 18. Non-water-oriented commercial, industrial and recreation uses, certain transportation and utility uses, and over-water portions of marinas and other boating facilities are subject to shoreline conditional use permit approval in accordance with Table 18.30.A.

(22)

May be authorized only in conjunction with an approved marina or other boating facility.

(23)

Modifications to existing marinas and other boating facilities may be authorized in accordance with Level 1 zoning requirements and UPMC Title 18, Shoreline Master Program, requirements when located within the R1 Day Island overlay zone. Level 2 marinas are not permitted in the R1 Day Island overlay zone.

(24)

Level 2 marinas and other boating facilities may be authorized in accordance with the Chambers Creek Properties master site plan and UPMC Title 18, Shoreline Master Program, requirements when located within the R1 Chambers Creek Properties overlay.

(25)

Covered moorage lawfully established prior to adoption of the Shoreline Master Program is a permitted use; no new covered moorage may be authorized. Existing covered moorage may be maintained, modified or replaced, but not extended in terms of cumulative footprint and shading of water. See UPMC § 18.30.070(G).

(26)

Predominantly marine-related activities, facilities, services, merchandise, and uses. “Predominant” means the most common, main or prevalent activities measured by the proportion of a site or building floor area devoted to such activities. The City may consider additional factors in determining whether marine-related activities are the predominant use of a site or building.

(27)

Conditional use permit required for buildings or structures exceeding 45 feet in height.

(28)

Lawfully established units existing prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section; and conversion of nonresidential buildings, which were originally permitted and constructed as single-family/duplex housing and subsequently converted to nonresidential use, to their original single-family or duplex housing use.

(29)

Subject to the development standards in UPMC § 19.70.140.

(30)

Level 2 middle housing is subject to compliance with transit proximity or affordability standards in UPMC § 19.45.035(D).

(31)

(Reserved)

(32)

Permitted only in the Chambers Creek Properties overlay in conjunction with a resort and hotel lodging.

(Ord. 371 § 3, 2003; Ord. 394 § 1, 2003; Ord. 443 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 455 § 1 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 514 § 2, 2008; Ord. 524 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 559 § 3 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 574 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 589 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 607 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 628 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 662 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 682 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 685 § 2 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 688 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 689 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 741 § 1 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 788 § 3 (Exh. C), 2025)