The remote rural (RR) overlay district encompasses two distinct subareas of the county; the first is the area designated as "West Jefferson County" (hereafter, West End Planning Area or WEPA) on the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map (the official map); and the second is Planning Area 11, known as the Brinnon Planning Area or BRPA in south Jefferson County. The BRPA is designated in the Brinnon Subarea Plan (see JCC § 18.15.580). The specific provisions for regulating home business, cottage industry, and small-scale recreation and tourist uses in the WEPA and BRPA RR overlay districts are similar but not identical. Notation is made in the following sections where the provisions differ.
The intent of this designation is to allow for expanded rural-compatible employment opportunities in sparsely populated rural areas that are isolated and remotely located from commercial and urban growth areas. These areas are characterized by high unemployment, distressed traditional resource-based economies, low residential densities, and very limited projected 20-year population growth.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)
In the RR overlay districts, home-based businesses shall be regulated according to the following provisions:
(1) 
Home-based businesses in the WEPA RR overlay shall be exempt from the following provisions of Chapter 18.20 JCC, Performance and Use-Specific Standards:
(a) 
The number of nonresident employees permitted pursuant to the requirements of JCC § 18.20.200;
(b) 
The types of on-site retail sales allowed pursuant to JCC § 18.20.200;
(c) 
The hours of operation as specified in JCC § 18.20.200;
(d) 
The expansion limitations of the home-based business as specified in JCC § 18.20.200. Instead, home-based businesses in the WEPA RR overlay may be permitted conditionally at a nonresidential location under provisions of RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d)(iii), which relate to the siting of isolated small-scale businesses.
(2) 
Home-based businesses in the BRPA RR overlay district shall be exempt from the following provisions of Chapter 18.20 JCC, Performance and Use-Specific Standards:
(a) 
The number of nonresident employees permitted pursuant to the requirements of JCC § 18.20.200. Instead, the number of nonresident employees allowed is eight and a number exceeding eight may be allowed with a conditional use permit;
(b) 
The types of on-site retail sales allowed pursuant to JCC § 18.20.200; provided, that on-site retail sales are not unreasonably disruptive to the use of adjacent properties (per subsection (3)(a) of this section);
(c) 
The hours of operation as specified in JCC § 18.20.200.
(3) 
Exemptions allowed under this section shall be regulated according to the following standard:
(a) 
The home-based businesses shall not be disruptive to the use of adjacent properties and no equipment or process shall be used in the home-based business which creates excessive noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference to the detriment of the quiet use and enjoyment of adjoining property.
(4) 
Any public hearings associated with requirements under this section shall be held in the local area, close to the residents who may be affected.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)
In the RR overlay districts, cottage industries shall be regulated according to the following provisions:
(1) 
Cottage industries in the WEPA RR overlay shall be exempt from the following provisions of Chapter 18.20 JCC, Performance and Use-Specific Standards:
(a) 
The number of nonresident employees permitted pursuant to the requirements of JCC § 18.20.170;
(b) 
The prohibition on specific occupations named in JCC § 18.20.170;
(c) 
The indoor use and retail sales provisions of JCC § 18.20.170;
(d) 
The hours of operation as specified in JCC § 18.20.170;
(e) 
The outdoor storage/parking provisions of JCC § 18.20.170;
(f) 
The restrictions on expansion of a cottage industry as specified in JCC § 18.20.170. Instead, cottage industries in the WEPA RR overlay may be permitted conditionally at a nonresidential location under provisions of RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d)(iii), which relate to the siting of isolated cottage industries.
(2) 
Cottage industries in the BRPA RR overlay shall be exempt from the following provisions of Chapter 18.20 JCC, Performance and Use-Specific Standards:
(a) 
The number of nonresident employees permitted pursuant to the requirements of JCC § 18.20.170. Instead, the number of nonresident employees allowed is four and a number exceeding four may be allowed through a new or revised conditional use permit;
(b) 
The prohibition on specific occupations named in JCC § 18.20.170;
(c) 
The indoor use and retail sales provisions of JCC § 18.20.170; provided, that on-site retail sales are not unreasonably disruptive to the use of adjacent properties (per subsection (3)(a) of this section);
(d) 
The hours of operation as specified in JCC § 18.20.170;
(e) 
The outdoor storage/parking provisions of JCC § 18.20.170;
(f) 
The restrictions on expansion of a cottage industry as specified in JCC § 18.20.170. Instead, cottage industries in the BRPA RR overlay may be permitted conditionally under provisions of RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d)(iii), which relate to the siting of isolated cottage industries.
(3) 
Exemptions allowed under this section shall be regulated according to the following standard:
(a) 
The cottage industry shall not be disruptive to the use of adjacent properties and no equipment or process shall be used in the cottage industry which creates excessive noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference to the detriment of the quiet use and enjoyment of adjoining property.
(4) 
Any public hearings associated with requirements under this article shall be held in the local area close to the residents who may be affected.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)
In the WEPA RR overlay only, small-scale recreation and tourist uses shall be regulated according to the following provisions:
(1) 
The list of illustrative small-scale recreation and tourist uses, as defined in Chapter 18.20 JCC, Performance and Use-Specific Standards, shall be interpreted to include the following additional uses in the West End only:
(a) 
Small-scale grocery, convenience or general stores and shops or offices that provide basic goods and/or personal and professional services to meet the needs of the local population. Buildings containing such uses shall not exceed 5,000 square feet of gross floor area and shall be subject to all performance standards required pursuant to JCC § 18.20.140, Commercial Uses – Standards for site development, and the development standards contained in Chapter 18.30 JCC.
(b) 
The small-scale recreational and tourist uses specified in this section shall be regulated as conditional uses subject to the provisions of this code. Any public hearings associated with requirements under this section shall be held in the West End close to the residents who may be affected.
(Ord. 8-06 § 1)