Only the following uses are permitted in this district:
A. 
Single-family dwellings;
B. 
Accessory buildings and uses including but not limited to the following:
1. 
Vehicular garages;
2. 
Small animals (household pets) not to exceed four in any combination thereof, when kept on the same lot as the resident dwelling of the owner of said animals;
3. 
Swimming pools and other recreational facilities for the sole use of the occupants of the premises and their guests;
C. 
Sale of seasonal produce, farms, truck gardening, orchards or nurseries, provided no retail or wholesale business sales office is maintained on the premises, and provided, no poultry or livestock, other than normal household pets, shall be housed within 100 feet of any residence other than the dwelling on the same lot;
D. 
Timber management practices, including planting and harvesting of timber crops and harvesting of any wild crop such as ferns, bark, cones and berries;
E. 
Other uses compatible with the residential character of this zone subject to special use permit approval pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 and § 18.10.490.
(Ord. 4107 § 4.01.01, 4-14-1975; Ord. 4508 § 1-4.01.01, 12-17-1975; Ord. 80-001, 1-14-1980)
Only the following uses are permitted in this district:
A. 
Single-family dwellings;
B. 
Accessory buildings and uses including, but not limited to the following:
1. 
Vehicular garages;
2. 
Small animals (household pets) not to exceed six in any combination thereof, when kept on the same lot as the resident dwelling of the owner of said animal;
3. 
Swimming pools and other recreational facilities for the sole use of the occupants of the premises, and their guests;
4. 
Sale of seasonal produce, farms, truck gardening, orchards or nurseries, provided no retail or wholesale business sales office is maintained on the premises and provided no poultry or livestock, other than normal household pets, shall be housed within 100 feet of any residence other than the dwelling on the same lot;
5. 
Timber management practices, including planting and harvesting of timber crops and harvesting of any wild crop such as ferns, bark, cones and berries;
6. 
Other uses compatible with the residential character of this zone subject to special use permit approval pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.490.
(Ord. 80-001 § 4, 1-14-1980)
Only the following uses are permitted in this district.
A. 
Any use permitted in the R-R[1] district.
[1]
Codifier's note: Thus in original. "R-R" was the abbreviation for the "Rural Residential" land use district as established by Ord. 4107, prior to the amendments of Ord. 4508 which replaced "R-R" with "RR-1" and "RR-2".
B. 
Other uses compatible with the residential character of this land use district subject to special use permit approval pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.490.
(Ord. 4107 § 4.02.01, 4-14-1975; Ord. 4508 § 1-4.03.01, 12-17-1975)[2]
[2]
Codifier's note: The section numbers in the history note refer to the original form of Ord. 4107. The copies of the Land Use Ordinance distributed by the Department of Community Development, which include the amendments of Ord. 4508, have renumbered the remaining sections of Article IV (CCC § 18.10.170 – 18.10.275), so that the section numbers therein are one greater in the third digit than the original numbers noted here.
Only the following uses are permitted in this district:
A. 
Any use permitted in the R-R[1] district;
[1]
Codifier's note: See first note following CCC § 18.10.170.
B. 
Multiple-family dwellings, up to three total dwellings per lot, attached or detached;
C. 
Other uses compatible with the residential character of this land use district subject to special use permit approval pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.490.
(Ord. 22-078 § 2, 8-16-2022)
The following are the permitted uses in the neighborhood commercial (C-1) zone district:
A. 
Neighborhood food stores and convenience markets, not exceeding 5,000 square feet in total area;
B. 
Self-service laundries;
C. 
Gasoline service stations;
D. 
Barber and beauty shops;
E. 
Caretaker's apartment as an accessory to a permitted use, provided the apartment is within or attached to a structure occupied by the permitted use, and provided the apartment is occupied by the owner or his employee for the purpose of caring for, watching, or guarding the property. The apartment shall not be rented or occupied by any person not employed in the main business occupying the property, except that the caretaker's family may also occupy the apartment;
F. 
Other uses accessory to a permitted use, including but not limited to employee and off-street parking, and utilities.
(Ord. 82-194 § 1, 7-19-1982; Ord. 88-102 § 3, 6-27-1988)
The following uses may be permitted in a C-1 district upon obtaining a special use permit pursuant to the provisions of CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.490, or as hereafter amended:
A. 
Churches, public or private schools, community halls, parks, and recreation facilities;
B. 
Professional services;
C. 
Day-care establishments providing services for six or more children;
D. 
Other uses compatible with the character of the land use district in which they propose to locate.
(Ord. 82-194 § 2, 7-19-1982)
The following uses are the permitted uses in the urban commercial (C-2) zone district:
A. 
Any use permitted in the C-1 zone district;
B. 
Apartments above the first floor of a commercial building;
C. 
Automobile repair, where conducted entirely within a building;
D. 
Storage or sales of automobiles in good operating condition;
E. 
Printing and newspaper establishments;
F. 
Bakeries, including a retail shop or office in connection therewith;
G. 
Retail stores of all descriptions where the merchandise is arranged and sales concluded within a building;
H. 
Shops for the repair or servicing of household appliances and personal equipment, where the repair and servicing are conducted entirely within a building;
I. 
Taverns, restaurants, lounges, and other establishments serving food and/or beverages;
J. 
Hospitals, medical clinics, homes for aged or children, except none of the foregoing shall be used for the purpose of corrections;
K. 
Lawful commercial amusement facilities, including but not limited to theaters, dancehalls, skating rinks, swimming pools, and bowling alleys;
L. 
Mortuaries;
M. 
Bus terminals and stations;
N. 
Commercial off-street parking lots and garages;
O. 
Hotels and motels;
P. 
Laundries and dry-cleaning establishments;
Q. 
Food stores, supermarkets, and drugstores;
R. 
Gift, curio, novelty, and variety stores;
S. 
Small animal and veterinary clinics, except kennels or open runs;
T. 
Business, financial, and professional services;
U. 
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to another permitted use; (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria; and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended.
(Ord. 82-194 § 4, 7-19-1982; Ord. 88-102 § 4, 6-27-1988)
The following uses may be permitted in a C-2 district upon obtaining a special use permit pursuant to the provisions set forth in CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.490, or as hereafter amended.
A. 
Public or private schools;
B. 
Churches, community halls;
C. 
Parks, recreation facilities;
D. 
Other uses compatible with the character of the district in which they propose to locate.
(Ord. 82-194 § 5, 7-19-1982)
The purpose of this zoning classification is to allow light industrial uses or structures where the primary use involves fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, processing and distribution of predominately prefabricated materials. Such uses are expected to be non-nuisance industries. Light industries are expected to refrain from activities that generate environmental pollutants such as noise, smoke, dust, odors, toxic gases, vibration, glare and heat.
(Ord. 94-005 § 17, 1-3-1994)
The following are the permitted uses in a light manufacturing (ML) zone district:
A. 
Any use permitted in the C-1 and C-2 districts except single-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, apartment houses, hotels, motels, rooming houses, provided, a caretaker's apartment shall be allowed as an accessory to a permitted use, so long as the apartment is within or attached to a structure occupied by the permitted use, and so long as the apartment is occupied by the owner or his employee for the purpose of caring for, watching, or guarding the property. The apartment shall not be occupied by any person not employed in the main business occupying the property, except that the caretaker's family may also occupy the apartment;
B. 
Auto and truck salvage and wrecking operations provided the operation is approved and licensed pursuant to Chapter 5.05 CCC, or as hereafter amended;
C. 
Bakeries producing for the wholesale market with retail sales limited to items produced on the premises;
D. 
Buildings, yards, and developments necessary for the operation of a public utility, but not including thermal power generating facilities;
E. 
Construction and contracting offices, and equipment and material storage yards;
F. 
Construction and logging equipment manufacture, sales, repair, and service;
G. 
Employee cafeterias accessory to a permitted use;
H. 
Farm and agricultural production, product processing, canning, packaging and distributing, except large animal (sheep, goats, horses, cattle) feedlots and slaughter facilities;
I. 
Laboratories and research organizations;
J. 
Light manufacturing and fabrication of previously processed metals and materials;
K. 
Major automobile and truck repair including painting and body work;
L. 
Storage and wholesale and retail sales of wood, lumber and building materials;
M. 
Storage and distribution of petroleum, propane, liquefied gas, coal, and wood as an accessory to a permitted use, so long as all fire and safety specifications are met;
N. 
Rental and leasing services using extensive outdoor storage and/or warehousing, and primarily serving other permitted uses within the land use district in which they are located;
O. 
Storage buildings for household goods and property, e.g., mini-storage;
P. 
Veterinary offices and clinics and hospitals; outside animal runs, dog grooming facilities, kennels or animal boarding establishments;
Q. 
Warehouses, storage facilities, and distribution centers, including truck terminals and transit storage; provided that docking and loading activities do not use any public street, alley or sidewalk;
R. 
Nurseries, greenhouses, yard and garden supply outlets;
S. 
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to another permitted use; (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria; and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended.
(Ord. 82-181 § 2, 6-28-1982; Ord. 88-102 § 5, 6-27-1988)
The following uses may be permitted in an ML district upon obtaining a special use permit pursuant to the provisions of CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.490, or as hereafter amended:
A. 
Churches, community halls, parks, recreation uses;
B. 
Other uses compatible with the character of the district in which they propose to locate.
(Ord. 82-181 § 3, 6-28-1982)
The purpose of this zoning classification is to allow heavy industrial uses or structures where the primary use involves fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, processing and distribution of raw materials, primarily serving nonlocal wholesale and retail markets. Heavy industrial uses may generate some noise, smoke, dust, odors, toxic gases, vibration, glare, heat and other environmental pollutants in conformance with applicable regulations and must be tolerated, to the benefit of the economy and general welfare of the county. Heavy industrial uses are dependent upon rail, water or arterial access to the interstate highway system.
(Ord. 94-005 § 19, 1-3-1994)
The following are permitted uses in a heavy manufacturing (MH) zone district:
A. 
Any use permitted in the ML zone district;
B. 
On-site and off-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to another permitted use; (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria; and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended;
C. 
Special Use. Mining and storage of dredge materials may be permitted by special use permit if found compatible with the character of this zone district, pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.315.
D. 
All other uses that do not require a special use permit, except single-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, apartment houses, hotels, rooming houses, auto courts, motels and mobile home parks, except a caretaker's apartment or dwelling shall be allowed for any business except a gasoline service station; provided the apartment is within the same structure as the business and is occupied by the owner or his employee whose duty it shall be to care for, watch and guard the property. The apartment or dwelling shall not be rented or occupied by any party not employed in the main business occupying the property.
(Ord. 81-623 § 4, 4-20-1981; Ord. 88-102 § 6, 6-27-1988; Ord. 24-042 § 2, 5-14-2024)
All heavy manufacturing uses shall comply with state and federal pollution abatement standards both prior to commencement of operation, and at all times thereafter.
(Ord. 81-623 § 6, 4-20-1981)
A. 
Purpose. It is the purpose of this district to protect agricultural uses, while providing for the conversion of land to light industrial uses that support diversification of the county's industrial base. This can be accomplished by allowing specific light industrial uses as special uses if the site is near other urban development and appropriate infrastructure, if such special use will conform with applicable regulations regarding noise, smoke, dust, odors, toxic gases, vibration, glare and heat, and if such special use will not create an unreasonable risk of fire, explosion or other hazard.
B. 
Permitted Uses. The following uses and structures are permitted in the AG-I zone district:
1. 
Agricultural activities: farms, dairies, pastures, apiaries, horticulture, floriculture, animal and poultry husbandry, slaughterhouses, cultivation, management and harvest of any forest crop and private stables;
2. 
All activities associated with the production of agricultural products, including but not limited to the following:
a. 
Operation, maintenance, and repair of farm equipment,
b. 
Disposal and use of manure,
c. 
Spraying and fertilizing,
d. 
Preparation of farm products for market,
e. 
Sale of produce,
f. 
Storage and transportation of agricultural products;
3. 
All buildings associated with the production of agricultural products, including but not limited to:
a. 
Barns, private stables,
b. 
Storage,
c. 
Roadside stands for the sale of produce,
d. 
Nurseries and greenhouses,
e. 
Buildings for farm produce production, storage and distribution,
f. 
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to a permitted use or special use; (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria; and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended.
C. 
Accessory Uses. The following uses are allowed accessory to the above permitted uses:
1. 
Housing for the property owner's immediate family members and employees, providing there is no division of land, except as provided in CCC § 18.10.547 through § 18.10.548, as now enacted or hereafter amended.
D. 
Special Uses. The following uses are allowed by special use permit, pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.315, if found compatible with the character of this zone district, and are geographically logical, outward expansions of urban development from the Woodland city limits, within the Woodland Urban Growth Management Area. All special uses shall, at a minimum, meet the applicable development standards and performance standards in CCC § 18.10.500 through § 18.10.729. Additional conditions may be attached to a special use permit when circumstances or characteristics of the proposed use warrant such conditions to make the proposal consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan and this district.
1. 
Nurseries, greenhouses, yard and garden supply sales;
2. 
Livestock training, auction, or exhibition facilities;
3. 
Commercial feedlots;
4. 
Public stables;
5. 
Feed and seed stores and other agricultural materials, supplies and machinery sales and service;
6. 
Equipment assembly, sales, rental, repair and service;
7. 
Bakeries producing for the wholesale market with retail sales limited to items produced on the premises;
8. 
Storage buildings and warehouses for consumer goods;
9. 
Cold and ice storage plants including storage and office within the building;
10. 
Laboratories and research facilities;
11. 
Light industrial fabrication; processing, storage and distribution of prefabricated materials. All such uses must comply with applicable federal, state and local regulations, and must not create an unreasonable risk of fire or explosion to adjacent properties. Retail sales must be secondary to the production and wholesale sales of the products and materials;
12. 
Major automobile, motorcycle and truck repair/auto and truck frame repair and straightening; vehicle painting; and engine, transmission, and suspension repair and rebuilding. Outdoor storage of vehicle shall be behind a sight-obscuring fence, wall or hedge;
13. 
Construction and contracting offices and equipment and material storage yards;
14. 
Rental and leasing services requiring extensive outdoor storage and warehousing, and primarily serving other permitted uses within this district;
15. 
Buildings, yards and development necessary for the operation of a public utility; provided thermal power generating facilities shall not be allowed;
16. 
Petroleum, propane, liquefied gas, coal, wood and similar bulk fuel storage and distribution facilities;
17. 
Veterinary offices and clinics including outside animal runs; dog grooming facilities;
18. 
Employee cafeterias as part of the special use;
19. 
Other light industrial uses not listed, but having similar characteristics and site requirements;
20. 
Nonmotorized recreation, educational and scientific projects, road and utility corridors, and other activities authorized by county critical areas regulations where such activities are located to buffer industrial uses and agricultural uses from critical areas and resource lands.
(Ord. 94-005 § 22, 1-3-1994)
The following uses are permitted in this zone district:
A. 
Single-family dwellings and accessory buildings and uses;
B. 
Agricultural uses including the raising of livestock and accessory buildings and uses;
C. 
Recreation uses;
D. 
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to another permitted use; (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria; and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended;
E. 
Other uses compatible with the character of this zone district, pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.315.
(Ord. 4107 § 4.08.01, 4-14-1975; Ord. 88-102 § 8, 6-27-1988)
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the AG-38 district is to protect agricultural uses and agricultural soils, and to provide for long-term agricultural activities with minimal encroachment of nonagricultural uses.
B. 
Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted in the AG-38 district:
1. 
Agricultural activities: farms; dairies; pastures; apiaries; horticulture; floriculture; animal and poultry husbandry; commercial feedlots; slaughterhouses; cultivation, management and harvest of any forest crop; and private stables;
2. 
All activities associated with the production of agricultural products, including but not limited to the following:
a. 
Operation, maintenance, and repair of farm equipment;
b. 
Disposal and use of manure;
c. 
Spraying and fertilizing;
d. 
Preparation of farm products for market;
e. 
Sale of produce;
f. 
Storage and transportation of agricultural products;
3. 
All buildings associated with the production of agricultural products including but not limited to:
a. 
Barns, private stables;
b. 
Storage;
c. 
Roadside stands for the sale of produce;
d. 
Housing for the property owner's immediate family members and employees, providing there is no division of land, except as provided in CCC § 18.10.547 through § 18.10.548, as now enacted or hereafter amended;
e. 
Nurseries and greenhouses;
f. 
Buildings for farm produce production, storage, and distribution;
g. 
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to a permitted agricultural use, (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria, and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulation thereunder, as now enacted or hereafter amended.
C. 
Special Use. The following uses may be permitted by special use permit if found compatible with the character of this zone district, pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.315:
1. 
Mining and storage of dredge materials;
2. 
Handling and storage of forest products;
3. 
Water-oriented outdoor recreational uses;
4. 
Utility and transportation corridor(s);
5. 
Public stables;
6. 
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (a) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to an approved special use, (b) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria, and (c) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended.
(Ord. 94-005 § 20, 1-3-1994; Ord. 24-042 § 3, 5-14-2024)
The forestry-recreation land use district is intended to provide for the maintenance of a stable commercial forest land base for the development and sustained production of forest products and to protect this resource from the intrusion of incompatible uses. Compatible uses, such as recreation, water use, and wildlife habitat, are also permitted subject to such conditions necessary to eliminate incompatible aspects of such uses.
(Ord. 4107 § 4.09.01, 4-14-1975)
The following uses are permitted in the FR zone district:
A. 
All uses permitted in the AG and AG-38 zone districts;
B. 
Forestry industries;
C. 
Portable and temporary milling, chipping and barking equipment;
D. 
Harvesting any wild crop such as ferns, bark, cones and berries;
E. 
Fish and wildlife management and structures incidental thereto;
F. 
Sanitary landfills and solid waste transfer facilities;
G. 
The construction, operation and maintenance of a transportation system for the management and protection of the forest lands and the removal of forest products;
H. 
Individual recreation uses which may be permitted by the landowner, such as hiking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, and camping at undeveloped sites;
I. 
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to another permitted use; (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria; and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended;
J. 
Other uses compatible with the character of the zone district, pursuant to CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.315.
(Ord. 4107 § 4.09.02, 4-14-1975; Ord. 88-102 § 10, 6-27-1988; Ord. 24-042 § 4, 5-14-2024)
Surface mining operations, as defined in Chapter 18.15 CCC, shall be permitted by special use permit pursuant to the procedures of CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.315 and subject to the special use permit requirements of Chapter 18.15 CCC for surface mining.
(Ord. 24-042 § 5, 5-14-2024)
Unzoned areas are those areas not precisely zoned by the Official Land Use Map. The areas to which this classification is to be applied are generally those areas of Cowlitz County which have not had extensive urban development and probably will not have any degree of such development in the foreseeable future.
(Ord. 15-039 § 1, 3-24-2015)
A. 
In the U district all uses which have not been declared a nuisance by statute, resolution, ordinance, or court of competent jurisdiction are permitted.
B. 
Surface mining operations in the unzoned areas of the county shall require a special use permit as provided in CCC § 18.10.280 through § 18.10.315 and subject to the review criteria for surface mining special uses in Chapter 18.15 CCC.
(Ord. 4107 § 4.10.02, 4-14-1975; Ord. 24-042 § 6, 5-14-2024)