The land use regulations in this section implement the Comprehensive Plan. They are broken down into broad categories which should include almost any type of land use that might be proposed. The use regulations establish standard procedures for all new development.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)
Land uses regulated under this code are divided into four categories, as identified in Table 3-1.
(1) 
Uses Allowed. Uses allowed subject to meeting the applicable performance standards (Chapter 18.20 JCC) and development standards (Chapter 18.30 JCC) and other applicable provisions of this code (including project permit approval, see Chapter 18.40 JCC, if a building or other development permit is required) are designated by a "Yes."
(2) 
Discretionary Uses. Discretionary uses are certain named and all unnamed uses which may be allowed subject to the applicable development and performance standards (Chapters 18.20 and 18.30 JCC) and an administrative review of potential impacts are designated by a "D" (for "discretionary"). On the basis of the administrative review, the administrator may classify the proposed "D" use as either an allowed use, a prohibited use, or a conditional use in the particular land use district affected.
Discretionary, "D," uses are subject to a Type II administrative review as specified in Chapter 18.40 JCC. Decisions classifying "D" uses made under this section may be appealed to the hearing examiner (see Chapter 18.40 JCC). The administrator may classify the discretionary use as an allowed "Yes" use in the particular district affected, only if the proposed development:
(a) 
Complies with the applicable development standards of Chapter 18.30 JCC;
(b) 
Complies with the performance and use-specific standards unique to the proposed use specified in Chapter 18.20 JCC;
(c) 
Is appropriate in design, character, and appearance with the goals and policies for the land use designation and district in which the proposed use is located;
(d) 
Is consistent with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and the applicable regulations of the Shoreline Master Program if the application involves property located within the jurisdiction of the state Shoreline Management Act, but does not require a shoreline permit;
(e) 
Will be served by adequate facilities including access, fire protection, water and sewer facilities (municipal, community, or on-site systems);
(f) 
Does not include any use or activity that would result in the siting of an incompatible use adjacent to an airport or airfield (Chapter 36.70 RCW);
(g) 
Shall not adversely impact the public health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the county;
(h) 
Shares characteristics common with but not of significantly greater intensity, density or that generates more environmental impact than those uses allowed in the district in which it is to be located; and
(i) 
Will not result in impacts on the human or natural environments determined by the administrator to require review as a conditional use.
If the preceding conditions are not met to the satisfaction of the administrator, the administrator may either prohibit the use or require a conditional use permit.
(3) 
Conditional Uses. All conditional uses are designated by a "C" and may be allowed subject to meeting the applicable development standards (Chapter 18.30 JCC), performance standards unique to the proposed use (Chapter 18.20 JCC), and the criteria for a conditional use permit (Article VIII of Chapter 18.40 JCC), as provided for in this code. All conditional uses shall be reviewed in accordance with a Type III quasi-judicial permit review process (requiring public notice, written comment and a public hearing) outlined in Chapter 18.40 JCC; except that conditional administrative uses (designated by a "C(a)") may be allowed subject to a Type II administrative permit review process (requiring public notice and written comment, but not a public hearing); and conditional discretionary uses (designated by a "C(d)") may be allowed subject to a Type II permit review process, unless the administrator determines that a Type III permit review process (requiring a public hearing) is warranted based on the project's potential impacts, size or complexity, according to criteria in JCC § 18.40.520.
(4) 
Prohibited Uses. Uses designated with a "No" are not allowed in the applicable land use district.
Table 3-1. Allowable and Prohibited Uses
How To Use This Table
Table 3-1 displays the classifications of uses for land use districts, except for land use and zoning districts in the Irondale and Port Hadlock UGA which are specified in Chapter 18.18 JCC.
The allowability and classification of uses as represented in the table are further modified by the following:
The location may have a multiple designation. This would be true of the Shoreline Master Program, a subarea plan, or an overlay district applied to the location. The Shoreline Master Program (SMP) should be consulted if the location of interest is subject to the SMP jurisdiction. See also Notes 1 to 3 to this table.
All regulations in this code apply to the uses in these tables. To determine whether a particular use or activity can occur in a particular land use district and location, all relevant regulations must also be consulted in addition to this table.
Categories of Uses
Yes
=
Uses allowed subject to the provisions of this code, including meeting applicable performance standards (Chapter 18.20 JCC) and development standards (Chapter 18.30 JCC); if a building or other development permit is required, this use is also subject to project permit approval; see Chapter 18.40 JCC.
D
=
Discretionary uses are certain named and all unnamed uses which may be allowed subject to administrative approval and consistency with the UDC, unless the administrator prohibits the use or requires a conditional use permit based on project impacts; see JCC § 18.15.040(2) and Chapter 18.40 JCC.
C
=
Conditional uses, subject to criteria, public notice, written public comment and public hearing procedure; see Article VIII of Chapter 18.40 JCC.
C(a)
=
Conditional uses, subject to criteria, public notice, written public comment, and an administrative approval procedure, but not a public hearing; see Article VIII of Chapter 18.40 JCC.
C(d)
=
Conditional uses, subject to criteria, public notice, written public comment and, at the discretion of the administrator, a public hearing procedure, if warranted, based on the project's potential impacts, size or complexity, according to criteria in JCC § 18.40.520; see Article VIII of Chapter 18.40 JCC.
No
=
Prohibited use.
NOTES:
1. All uses must be consistent with the purpose of the land use district in which they are proposed to occur; see the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. All land uses in all districts must meet the general regulations in Article III of this chapter unless otherwise stated herein.
2. A land use or development proposed to be located entirely or partly within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of a regulated shoreline is within the jurisdiction of the Shoreline Master Program, and is subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter and of the SMP, as well as the applicable provisions and permit requirements indicated in this table. Please refer to the Shoreline Master Program for specific use regulations and regulations by shoreline environment.
3. Overlay districts provide policies and regulations in addition to those of the underlying land use districts for certain land areas and for uses that warrant specific recognition and management. For any land use or development proposed to be located entirely or partly within an overlay district, or within the jurisdiction of a subarea plan, the applicable provisions of the overlay district or subarea plan as provided in Articles VI and VII of this chapter shall prevail over any conflicting provisions of the UDC.
4. The assignment of allowed or prohibited uses may not directly or indirectly preclude the siting of "essential public facilities" (as designated in the Comprehensive Plan) within the county. See JCC § 18.15.110.
5. Outright uses are land uses or activities which are exempt from the provisions of this Unified Development Code.
6. Land Use Districts:
AG
Agricultural Resource Lands
I
Rural Industrial
AP-20
Prime Agricultural Land
RBI
Resource-Based Industrial
AL-20
Agricultural Land of Local Importance
LI/C
Light Industrial/Commercial (Glen Cove)
LI
Light Industrial (Glen Cove)
F
Forest Resource Lands
LI/M
Light Industrial/Manufacturing
CF-80
Commercial Forest
HI
Heavy Industrial
RF-40
Rural Forest
IF
Inholding Forest
P
Public
PPR
Parks, Preserves and Recreation
RR
Rural Residential
RR 1:5
Rural Residential – 1 DU/5 Acres
UGA
Urban Growth Area
RR 1:10
Rural Residential – 1 DU/10 Acres
[See Chapter 18.18 JCC]
RR 1:20
Rural Residential – 1 DU/20 Acres
RC
Rural Commercial
RVC
Rural Village Center
CC
Convenience Crossroads
NC
Neighborhood/Visitor Crossroads
GC
General Crossroads
7. Forest practices (including timber harvesting), except for Class IV, general (see JCC § 18.20.160) are regulated by the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Resource Lands
Rural Residential
Rural Commercial
Rural Industrial
Public
UGA
Agricultural – Prime and Local
Forest – Commercial, Rural and Inholding
1 DU/5 Acres
1 DU/10 Acres
1 DU/20 Acres
Rural Village Center
Convenience Crossroad
Neighborhood/Visitor Crossroad
General Crossroad
Resource-Based Industrial
Light Industrial/Commercial (Glen Cove)
Light Industrial (Glen Cove)
Light Industrial/Manufacturing (Quilcene and Eastview)
Heavy Industrial
Parks, Preserves and Recreation
Irondale and Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area
Specific Land Use
AG
CF/RF/IF
RR 1:5
RR 1:10
RR 1:20
RVC
CC
NC
GC
RBI
LI/C
LI
LI/M
HI
PPR
UGA
Residential Uses
Single-Family Housing
Accessory dwellings units
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Caretaker residence (public parks)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
C(a)
Co-housing/intentional communities (subject to PRRD overlay in RR districts)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Congregate living facilities – nontransient
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Manufactured/mobile home parks (subject to PRRD overlay in RR districts)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Single-family residences
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Short-term rentals with 5 or fewer guest rooms or 10 or fewer occupants
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Duplexes (subject to meeting underlying density requirements)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Farm worker housing
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Multifamily Housing
Multifamily residential units (3+ units)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Residential care facilities with up to 5 persons
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Residential care facilities with 6 to 20 persons
No
No
C
C
C
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Nursing/convalescent/assisted living facilities
No
No
C
C
C
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Unnamed residential uses
No
No
D
D
D
D
No
D
D
No
No
No
No
No
No
Accessory Uses
Home businesses
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Cottage industry (not including recreational marijuana)
C(a)
C(a)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Hobby kennel
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Commercial Uses
Animal commercial kennels and catteries
See JCC § 18.20.030
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Automotive service and repair
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Automotive service and repair (with subordinate auto sales)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Bed and breakfast inn (4 to 6 rooms)
Yes
No
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Bed and breakfast residence (1 to 3 rooms)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Boat storage, commercial (outside of SMP)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Boat building and repair, commercial
No
No
No
No
No
C
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Clinics (medical, dental, and vision)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Convenience and video stores
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Day care, commercial
C
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Drinking establishment
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Eating establishment
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
C
No
No
No
No
Sexually oriented businesses
No
No
No
No
No
C
C
No
C
No
C
No
No
No
No
Small equipment repair, sales and rental services
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Short-term rentals with more than 5 guest rooms or more than 10 occupants
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Construction contractor, commercial
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No/ Yes1
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Food and beverage stands
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Gas stations
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Golf courses and driving ranges
No
No
C
C
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
C
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Grocery stores and gift shops
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Hotel/motel
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No2
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
Indoor entertainment or recreational facility
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Liquor stores
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Lumber yards/building supply and materials
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
C
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Marijuana recreational retailer
C(d)
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Mini-storage facilities
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
C/ Yes3
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Personal and professional services
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
D
D
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Resorts, master planned (new)
See Article IV of Chapter 18.15 JCC
Retail sales and services (not including recreational marijuana retail)11
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
Yes
D
D
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Vehicle sales, new and used retail (auto and RV)
No
No
No
No
No
C(a)
No
No
No/ C(a)4
No
No
No
No
No
No
Veterinary clinics and hospitals
See JCC § 18.20.030
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Unnamed commercial uses
No
No
No
No
No
D
D
D
D
No
D
No
No
No
No
Industrial Uses
Bulk plant or terminal facilities
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
C
C
C
C
No
Asphalt and concrete batch plants
No
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Heavy equipment sales and rental services
No
No
No
No
No
C(a)
No
No
C(a)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Heavy industrial, resource-based
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
C(a)
No
No
No
Yes
No
Light industrial/manufacturing (not including recreational marijuana processing)
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
C(a)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Food or beverage bottling and/or packaging
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Outdoor storage yards
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
C(a)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Recycling center
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
No
No
No/C5
No/
C6
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Marijuana recreational processor
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Mineral extraction activities (without MRL overlay)
Yes
Yes
C
C
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Mineral extraction activities (w/MRL overlay) (10-acre min. lot size)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Mineral processing accessory to extraction operations (without MRL overlay)
C
C
C
C
C
No
No
No
No
Yes
C
C
C
Yes
No
Mineral processing accessory to extraction operations (w/MRL overlay)
Yes
Yes
C
C
C
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Warehouse/wholesale distribution center
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
(Automobile) wrecking yards and junk (or salvage) yards
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No/ Yes7
No/ Yes8
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Unnamed industrial uses
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
D
D
D
D
D
No
Institutional Uses
Essential Public Facilities9
See JCC § 18.15.110
Airports (w/o airport EPF overlay)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Educational facilities (state owned)
No
No
C
C
C
C
No
C
C
C
C
C
C
No
No
Large-scale regional transportation facilities (state owned) (e.g., freeways, ferry terminals)
No
No
C
C
C
C
No
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
No
Correctional facilities
No
No
C
C
C
C
No
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
No
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Solid waste handling and disposal facilities
No
No
C
C
C
C
No
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
No
Inpatient substance abuse and mental health facilities
No
No
C
C
C
C
No
C
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
Unnamed essential public facilities
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Public Purpose Facilities
Animal shelter
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
C(d)
C(d)
Assembly facilities
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
No
C(a)
C(a)
No
No
No
No
No
No
College or technical school/adult education facility (not state owned)
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
C
No
C
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
Emergency services (police, fire, EMS)
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Government offices
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
C(a)
Library
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Museum
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
C(d)
Parks and playfields
C
C
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Post office
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Public works maintenance/equipment storage shops
C
C
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Recreational facilities
C
C
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Recycling collection facilities
See JCC § 18.20.030
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
C(a)
School, primary and secondary
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C
C
C
C
No
No
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
Visitor/interpretive center
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
C(d)
Water/wastewater treatment facilities
No
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
C(d)
Cemeteries
No
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Religious assembly facility
No
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(a)
No
C(a)
C(a)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Unnamed institutional uses
No
No
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Small-Scale Recreation and Tourist Uses
Aerial recreational activities (e.g., balloon rides, gliders)
No
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Animal preserves and game farms with dangerous wild animals
No
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Animal tourist farms with domestic and nondangerous wild animals
See JCC § 18.20.030
Agritourism
See JCC § 18.20.030
Campgrounds and camping facilities, new
See JCC § 18.20.030
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Campgrounds, camping facilities and small-scale resorts; expansion of existing facilities
See JCC § 18.20.030
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Cultural festival and historic sites, permanent
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Equestrian centers
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Outdoor commercial amusement facilities
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C
C
C
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Outdoor archery ranges
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Recreational, cultural or religious conference center/retreat facilities
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C
C
C
C(d)
No
No
C(d)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Recreational vehicle parks
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Commercial indoor shooting facility
No
No
No
No
No
D
D
D
D
No
D
D
D
No
No
Commercial outdoor shooting facility10
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Outdoor recreational equipment rental and/or guide services
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Public display gardens
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Rural restaurant, only when associated with a primary recreational or tourist use
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
No
No
No
No
Recreational off-road vehicle (ORV) and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) parks and recreational areas
No
C
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Rural recreational lodging or cabins for transient rental
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C
C
C
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
No
No
No
No
Unnamed small-scale recreation and tourist uses
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
D
D
D
D
No
No
No
No
No
D
Temporary Uses
Seasonal roadside stands
See JCC § 18.20.330
Temporary festivals
See JCC § 18.20.390
Temporary housing facilities
See JCC § 18.20.385
C(d) in all rural residential zones; prohibited in all other zones
Temporary outdoor uses
See JCC § 18.20.380
Transportation Uses
Park and ride lots/transit facilities
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Roads, public or private
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trails and paths, public or private
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unnamed transportation uses
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Utilities Uses
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Commercial communication facilities
See JCC § 18.20.130
Utility developments, major
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Utility developments, minor
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
C(a)
Unnamed utility uses
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Agricultural and Forestry Uses
Agricultural activities and accessory uses
See JCC § 18.20.030
Aquacultural uses and activities (outside of shoreline jurisdiction)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Aquatic plant and animal processing and storage
See JCC § 18.20.030
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Lumber mills and associated forestry processing activities and uses
See JCC § 18.20.030
C(a)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Marijuana recreational producer
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
See Chapter 18.18 JCC
Nurseries
Yes
Yes
C(d)
C(d)
C(d)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Unnamed agricultural and forestry uses
D
D
D
D
D
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
1Four Corners only
2Hotel/motels are not allowed in NC districts, except for Discovery Bay
3Chimacum and Four Corners, existing only
4SR 19/20 only
5Four Corners only
6Ness Corner only
7Four Corners, existing only
8Ness Corner, existing only
9Classification of EPF uses within appropriate districts are advisory only, subject to provisions of Article V of Chapter 18.15 JCC
10Outdoor commercial shooting facility shall be a prohibited use in all zoning districts, including for small-scale tourist and recreation uses
11 Lawful incidental sales of firearms, ammunition, component parts and accessories for indoor shooting facilities shall be allowed. However, in industrial zones, JCC § 18.20.220(1)(c)(i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, but (iv) shall not
(Ord. 8-06 § 1; Ord. 3-12 § 1 (Exh. H); Ord. 4-15 § 2 (Att. A); Ord. 14-18 § 4 (Exh. B); Ord. 3-20 § 1 (Appx. A); Ord. 1-21 § 2 (Appx. 1); Ord. 5-22 § 3 (Appx. A(5)); Ord. 9-24 § 5 (App. C (Exh. 3)); Ord. 3-25 § 6 (App. C))
(1) 
When Tables 3-1 and 3A-1 prohibit or authorize unnamed uses or unnamed facilities in a zone as a discretionary "D" use, discretionary conditional "C(d)" use, or conditional "C" use, the administrator shall follow the use or facility listed in Tables 3-1 and 3A-1.
(2) 
Not every conceivable use or facility can be identified and new uses or facilities may evolve over time. When it is not clear whether a proposed use or facility is listed in Tables 3-1 and 3A-1 as named or unnamed, the administrator may issue a code interpretation pursuant to JCC § 18.40.360, which shall classify the proposed use or facility as either named or unnamed, considering the factors listed in JCC § 18.40.360(4). If classified as a named use, the administrator shall identify the named use listed in Tables 3-1 and 3A-1. If classified as an unnamed use, the administrator shall use the criteria contained in JCC § 18.15.040(2) to determine and establish whether the proposed unnamed use shall be classified as an allowed use, a conditional use, or prohibited within the applicable district.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1; Ord. 3-20 § 1 (Appx. A))
Some properties or developments may be subject to the regulations for two or more applicable land use districts, shoreline environments, or overlay districts.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)
(1) 
The maximum allowable residential density for all parcels is shown on the official maps of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan.
(2) 
The maximum allowable density reflects the general intent of the Comprehensive Plan and should be allowed unless maximum density would exceed site capabilities or unless it would thwart other applicable county land use regulations.
(3) 
The residential densities specified on the official maps shall not constitute and shall not be construed as minimum lot sizes. If specific site considerations dictate a lower density than that shown on the official maps, the county shall have authority to impose a lower density.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)
All uses are subject to certain bulk and dimensional standards, such as setbacks and off-street parking requirements. These standards are specified in Chapter 18.30 JCC and supplementary standards for land uses in the Irondale and Port Hadlock UGA are identified in Chapter 18.18 JCC.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)
Any time a change of use occurs within an existing building or structure, such uses shall only be allowed if consistent with the uses allowed in the applicable land use and zoning district as specified in this chapter or Chapter 18.18 JCC and if such uses meet the applicable performance standards of Chapter 18.20 JCC and the development standards of Chapter 18.30 JCC unless waived by the administrator.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)