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County of Jefferson, WA chevron_right chevron_right County Code chevron_right Volume II chevron_right Title 18 Unified Development Code chevron_right Chapter 18.15 LAND USE DISTRICTS
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Chapter 18.15 LAND USE DISTRICTS

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Ord. No. 01-0309-26  pdf
2026-03-09
Amends Master Planned Resorts; Amends Unified Development Code
Ttl 17, Ttl 18
Article I Land Use Districts
§ 18.15.005 Classes established.
§ 18.15.010 Urban growth areas (UGA).
§ 18.15.011 Transitional rural zoning for the Irondale and Port Hadlock urban growth area.
§ 18.15.015 Rural lands.
§ 18.15.020 Resource lands.
§ 18.15.025 Master planned resort.
§ 18.15.030 Public.
Article II Land Use Regulations – Allowable And Prohibited Uses By Designation
§ 18.15.035 General applicability.
§ 18.15.040 Categories of land use.
§ 18.15.045 Unnamed uses.
§ 18.15.050 Multiple designations.
§ 18.15.055 Allowable residential density.
§ 18.15.060 Development standards and use limitations.
§ 18.15.065 Criteria for site-specific redesignations and master planned resort approval.
§ 18.15.070 Application, notice, and appeal requirements.
§ 18.15.075 Variances from standards.
§ 18.15.080 Change of use.
Article III Land Use Regulations – General Provisions
§ 18.15.085 Applicability.
§ 18.15.090 Archaeological and historical site protection.
§ 18.15.095 Right to farm and forestry provisions.
§ 18.15.100 Development permits and resource lands.
§ 18.15.105 Overlay districts and subarea plans.
§ 18.15.110 Siting of essential public facilities – Special use permit.
Article III-A Jefferson County International Airport Essential Public Facility District (aepf)
§ 18.15.1110 Designated.
§ 18.15.1112 Purpose and intent.
§ 18.15.1114 Permitted, conditional and prohibited uses.
§ 18.15.1116 Permitted uses.
§ 18.15.1118 Conditional, discretionary and special uses.
§ 18.15.1120 Accessory uses.
§ 18.15.1122 Prohibited uses.
§ 18.15.1124 Development standards.
§ 18.15.1126 Electrical emissions.
§ 18.15.1128 Lighting.
§ 18.15.1130 Height restrictions.
§ 18.15.1132 Ground transportation facilities.
Article IV Master Planned Resorts – Special Provisions
§ 18.15.115 Designation.
§ 18.15.120 Purpose and intent.
§ 18.15.123 Allowable uses.
§ 18.15.126 Requirements for master planned resorts.
§ 18.15.129 Application requirements and approval process.
§ 18.15.132 Decision-making authority.
§ 18.15.135 Criteria for approval.
§ 18.15.138 Master planned resort.
Article V Rural And Resource Districts – Special Provisions
§ 18.15.140 Agricultural and forest resource lands – Site-specific designations and amendments.
§ 18.15.145 Agricultural resource districts.
§ 18.15.150 Forest resource districts.
Article VI Overlay Districts
Article VI-A Purpose
§ 18.15.155 Established.
Article VI-B Maps
§ 18.15.160 Official maps.
§ 18.15.165 Environmentally sensitive areas (ESA) maps.
Article VI-C Mineral Resource Lands District (mrl)
§ 18.15.170 Designation procedures.
§ 18.15.175 Allowable and prohibited uses.
§ 18.15.180 Nuisance and disclosure provisions.
Article VI-D through VI-J. Repealed
Article VI-K Airport Overlays
§ 18.15.405 Designation.
§ 18.15.410 Purpose of Airport Overlay I.
§ 18.15.415 Disclosure provisions – Airport Overlay I.
§ 18.15.420 Comment by the Port of Port Townsend.
§ 18.15.425 Nuisance provisions.
§ 18.15.430 Uses prohibited.
§ 18.15.435 Purposes of Airport Overlay II.
§ 18.15.440 Airport Overlay II Map.
§ 18.15.445 Comment by the Port of Port Townsend.
§ 18.15.450 Approval criterion – Conditional use permits.
§ 18.15.451 Nuisance provisions.
§ 18.15.452 Prohibited uses.
§ 18.15.453 Airport Overlay III.
Article VI-L Remote Rural Overlay Districts For The West End Planning Area And The Brinnon Planning Area
§ 18.15.455 Applicability – Intent.
§ 18.15.460 Home-based businesses.
§ 18.15.465 Cottage industries.
§ 18.15.470 Small-scale recreational and tourist uses.
Article VI-M Planned Rural Residential Developments (PRRDS)
§ 18.15.475 Purpose.
§ 18.15.480 Applicability.
§ 18.15.485 Minimum and maximum land area – Dwelling unit cap and cluster cap.
§ 18.15.490 Rural residential districts – Reserve tract requirements.
§ 18.15.495 Agricultural districts – Reserve tract requirements.
§ 18.15.500 Agricultural districts – Development setbacks from reserve tract(s).
§ 18.15.505 Application submittal and contents.
§ 18.15.510 Consolidated applications.
§ 18.15.515 Incentives – Innovative development proposals.
§ 18.15.520 Modification of permitted densities – Density bonuses.
§ 18.15.525 Modification of development standards.
§ 18.15.530 Preliminary PRRD approval criteria.
§ 18.15.535 PRRD review and approval process.
§ 18.15.540 Performance guarantees – PRRD agreements.
§ 18.15.545 Modifications to an approved PRRD.
§ 18.15.550 Building and occupancy permit – Issuance after final PRRD approval.
§ 18.15.555 Final PRRD plan requirements.
§ 18.15.560 Time limitations on final PRRD submittal.
§ 18.15.565 Extinguishment of preliminary planned unit developments approved prior to UDC adoption.
§ 18.15.570 Filing of final PRRD plan.
Article VI-N Repealed
§ 18.15.571 Forest transition overlay (FTO) district.
Article VI-O Small-scale Recreation And Tourist (SRT) Overlay District
§ 18.15.572 Small-scale recreation and tourist (SRT) overlay district.
Article VI-P Small-scale Business And Cottage Industry (SBCI) Overlay District
§ 18.15.573 Small-scale business and cottage industry (SBCI) overlay district.
Article VI-Q State Route 20 Highway Visual Corridor (HVC) Overlay District
§ 18.15.574 Purpose.
§ 18.15.575 Corridor designation.
§ 18.15.576 General provisions.
Article VII Subarea Plans
§ 18.15.580 Brinnon Subarea Plan.
Article VIII Major Industrial Development
§ 18.15.600 Purpose and intent.
§ 18.15.605 Application requirements and approval process.
§ 18.15.610 Approval criteria.
§ 18.15.615 Conditional use requirements.
§ 18.15.620 Final approval.
§ 18.15.625 Phasing of development, expansion, future use of land, abandonment of site, and reverting to previous land use district.
§ 18.15.630 Urban growth in adjacent nonurban areas.
§ 18.15.635 Re-authorization of article after initial period of implementation.
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