HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 24-109-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
ORDINANCE RELATING TO AN
AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 25.08 ORDINANCE No. 24- j0 -CC
WHEREAS, Adequate accommodations have been made for agencies, individuals and interest
groups to be heard and the Planning Commission has thoroughly considered the testimony in the record,
and;
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are not consistent with adopted Comprehensive Plan goals,
objectives and policies, and create adverse impacts to offsite properties, and do not promote flexibility of
property use, and;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have found that the proposal is not consistent
with the general purpose and intent of the Grant County Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that, the UDC Amendment will not
serve the public use and interest, and;
WHEREAS, Appropriate notice has been given to the Washington State Department of Commerce
Growth Management Services in accordance with RCW 36.70A.106, and;
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are consistent with the applicable portions of RCW
3 6.70B, and;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on October 2, 2024 and
recommended to the Board of County Commissioners denial of the proposed code amendments, and;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a pre -decision open record public hearing
to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission on November 12, 2024.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners during an open record public hearing voted to
uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED THAT the Grant County Board
of Commissioners, DENY the attached amendments to GCC § 25.08.
P24-0083 — Conditional Uses and Variances Amendment Ordinance
DATED this day of Oj% , 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Yea Nay Abstain NT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Cindy CartChair
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Danny E. Stone, Vice -Chair
arbara J. Vasquez 0//
Clerk of the Board ❑ ❑
Rob' 1QaQs,,oWe1mber
P24-0083 — Conditional Uses and Variances Amendment Ordinance
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Chapter 25.08
CONDITIONAL USES AND VARIANCES
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25.08.010
Purpose....................................................................................................................................1
25.08.020
Applicability............................................................................................................................1
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Application Procedures...........................................................................................................1
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Criteria for Approval...............................................................................................................1
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Appeals..................................................................................................................................63-
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25.08.010 Purpose
(a) Conditional Use: provide flexibility in the implementation of GCC Titles 22, 23 and 24. By providing
for the control of undesirable impacts through the attachment of specific conditions to the approval of
a proposed land use, the variety of uses permitted under each land use designation can be expanded.
(b) Variance: To ensure that all persons and their property are guaranteed equal rights and opportunities
under similar circumstances. A variance shall never be used to endow certain persons or property
with special privileges denied to all others under similar circumstances. Variances may only be
granted for dimensional, bulk, and area requirements specified by GCC Titles 22, 23 or 24. For
changes from use or density standards, only the procedures for a site -specific re -designation as
delineated in GCC § 25.12 shall be used.
25.08.020 Applicability
(a) Conditional Use: as delineated in GCC Title 23.
(b) Variance: From the development standards delineated in GCC § 2312 and/or the protection standards
of GCC § 24.08.
25.08.030 Process
(a) General: Conditional use permit and variance requests shall be classified and processed as Type III
procedures as delineated in GCC § 25.04. The burden of proof shall be on the person requesting the
conditional use permit or variance to bring forth evidence in support thereof.
(b) Notice and Public Hearing: A notice of application and public hearing is required for all conditional
use permit and variance requests as delineated in GCC § 25.04.
25.08.040 Decision Making Authority
(a) The Decision Maker shall be as specified in GCC § 25.04.080.
25.08.050 Application Procedures
(a) Requests for conditional use permits or variances shall be submitted on forms provided by the
Department. A narrative statement shall be included with the application forms demonstrating how
the request conforms to the criteria for approval specified in GCC § 25.08.060, and shall include an
explanation as to why, if a Variance is denied, the Applicant would be denied all reasonable use of his
or her property.
25.08.060 Criteria for Approval
(a) Conditional Use Permits: The Decision Maker, as defined in GCC § 25.04.080 shall grant a
conditional use only if the applicant demonstrates that the requested conditional use conforms to all of
the criteria set forth below:
(1) The proposed use will not be contrary to the ' regulations of the Grant
County Code or the Comprehensive Plan;
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(34 The proposed use will not cause significant adverse impacts on the human or natural
environments that cannot be mitigated by conditions of approval;
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(543 The proposal will be served by adequate facilities including access, fire protection, water,
stormwater control, and sewage disposal facilities;
(6) 4 The location, size, and height of buildings, structures, walls and fences, and screening
vegetation for the proposed use shall not be contrary to the development regulations or
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(74 5 The proposed use shall be consistent with the level of service standards for public
facilities and services in accordance with the concurrency management requirementsp€dest.
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(�4LO_Land uses, activities, and structures that are allowable as conditional uses must also
comply with any required performance standards specified in GCC § 23.08;
M 7 The proposal does not include any use or activity that would result in the siting of an
incompatible use adjacent to an airport or airfield (RCW 36.70); and
( L Wj 8 The proposal conforms to the standards specified in GCC § 23.12.
In reviewing the permit application, the Decision Maker shall consider testimony provided at any
public hearing and recommendations provided by interested and affected agencies and jurisdictions.
Any potential and/or perceived impacts shall be mitigated through the conditions of approval.
(b) Variances: The Decision Maker, as defined in GCC § 25.04.080 shall grant a variance only if the
applicant demonstrates that the requested variance conforms to all of the criteria set forth below:
(1) That special conditions and circumstances exist that are peculiar to the land such that literal
interpretation and application of the provisions of GCC Titles 22, 23 and 24 would deprive the
applicant of the rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms
of GCC Titles 22, 23 and 24;
(2) Allowing the variance will be in harmony with the intent and spirit of GCC Titles 22, 23 and 24;
(3) A variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a property right possessed by
other property in the same vicinity or district, but which is denied to the property in question
because of special circumstances on that property;
(4) That the special conditions and circumstances described in subsection (1), above, are specifically
related to the property and are the result of unique conditions such as specifically irregular lot
shape, size, or natural feature, and the application of GCC Titles 22, 23 or 24, and not, for
example, from deed restrictions or the applicant's own actions,
(5) That the granting of the variance requested will not confer on the person seeking the variance
any special privilege that is denied by this Chapter to other lands, structures, or buildings under
similar circumstances;
(6) That the variance requested is the minimum necessary to afford relief,
(7) That to afford relief the requested variance will not create significant impacts to critical areas
and will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare, injurious to the right of other
property owners in the vicinity, or contrary to the public interest; and
(8) The variance will not permit a use prohibited by GCC Title 23 in the district in which the subject
property is located.
In reviewing the variance application, the Decision Maker shall consider testimony provided at any
public hearing and recommendations provided by interested and affected agencies and jurisdictions.
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25.08.070 Term
(a) Unless a shorter time period is specified in permit conditions, development authorized as an allowable
use through a conditional use or variance permit shall be completed within five (5) years of the date
of permit approval or the permit shall become null and void. An extension of up to one year may be
granted by the Decision Maker if the permittee demonstrates good cause for an extension.
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25.08.080 Expiration
(a) Conditional Use Permits shall be valid for the duration of time specified in this section and are subject
to renewal, as applicable. Transient Residences shall be renewed annually through the Operational
Permit process per GCC § 15.03.
(1) Conditional Use Permits for the following uses found in 23.04 Tables 3, 4, and 5, shall be
subject to renewal every three (3) years:
(A) Unnamed Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Recreational, Utilitv and Agricultural
uses if required as a condition of approval on the initial Conditional Use Permit
(B) Flea Marked
(Q Cannabis Production & Processing
(D) Onsite Storage & Treatment of Hazardous or Dangerous Waste;
(E) Major Campgrounds;
(F) Outdoor Shooting/Archery Ranges;
(G) Recreational Racetrack;
(H) Recreational Vehicle Parks; Short Term;
(I) Recreational Vehicle Parks, Extended Use;
(J) Small Scale Recreation & Tourism;
(K) All other Conditional Use Permits issued under the condition that they must be
renewed every three 3) years.
(2) Conditional Use Permits for the following uses found in 23.04 Tables 3, 4, and 5, shall be
subject to renewal every five (5) _ ey ars :
(A) Unnamed Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Recreational, Utilit and Agricultural
uses if required as a condition of approval on the initial Conditional Use Permit
(B) Animal Facilities, Shelters & Kennels;
(Q Automotive Service & Repair;
(D) Indoor Recreation & Entertainment Facilities;
(E) Asphalt & Concrete Batch Plants, Permanent;
(F) Heavy Construction Equipment Storage, Sales & Rental Services;
(G) Agriculturally Related Industrial Uses;
(H) Mining & Mineral Extraction;
(I) Mineral Processing Accessory to Extraction Operations;
(J) Outdoor Storage Yards;
(K) Recycling Center;
(L) Slaughter, Packing & Rendering Facilities;
(M) Storage & Treatment of Sewage Sludge and Septage;
(N) Wrecking & Salvage Yards, Automobile;
(0) Assembly Facilities;
(P) Energy StorageSystems;
(Q) Major Utility Developments;
(R) Recycling Collection Facilities;
(S) Solar Energy Facilities;
(T) Solid Waste Handling & Disposal Facilities;
(U) All other Conditional Use Permits issued under the condition that they must be
renewed every five 5) years.
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25.08.075 Revisions to Approved Variances and Conditional Use Permits
(a) Minor revisions to an approved conditional use permit may be approved by the Administrative
Official, when processed as a Type I ministerial approval. Minor revisions shall be limited to
changes to the following:
(1) Changes that do not introduce new uses that would require approval of a new conditional use
permit; and,
(2) Changes that do not expand the approved footprint by more than 25 percent; provided however,
that the expansion shall not encroach on any buffer required in the original conditional use
permit approval and does not violate any of the adopted performance and development standards
applicable to the conditional use.
(b) Requests for revisions determined by the Administrative Official not to be minor in nature shall be
processed as a new conditional use permit application pursuant to GCC 25.04 and this chapter. At the
Administrative Official's sole discretion, proposed revisions that technically meet the limitations of
GCC 25.08.075(a) but are likely to generate additional impacts as a result of the nature of the use,
may be required to be reviewed as a Type III permit application.
(c) Requests for minor revisions to approved conditional use permits shall comply with the requirements
of SEPA when a��}E�b�€, a�applicable and may result in new threshold determinations being
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25.08.080 Appeals
(a) Decisions may be appealed in accordance with the procedures specified in GCC § 25.04 Article X.
25.08.090 Findings of Variance
(a) The Decision Maker shall make findings whether:
(1) The reasons set forth in the application satisfy the criteria for approval specified in GCC §
25.08.060 and with any relevant criteria found in other sections of Grant County Code.
(2) The conditional use or variance is the minimum that will make possible the reasonable use of
land, building or structure.
(3) The granting of the conditional use or variance will be in harmony with the general purpose and
intent of GCC Titles 22, 23 and 24 and other applicable provisions of the Grant County Code,
and will not be injurious to the neighborhood, or otherwise detrimental to public welfare.
25.08.100 General Conditions
(a) In granting any conditional use or variance, the Decision Maker may prescribe such conditions and
safeguards as are necessary to secure protection of critical areas from adverse impacts.
(b) Any conditional use or variance approved by the County, which contain conditions to be imposed on
the property even after it has been sold, shall be recorded with the Auditor and shall include the
following information:
(1) Owner's name;
(2) Parcel number;
(3) Property address;
(4) Complete legal description; and
(5) Conditions to be imposed on the property.
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Chapter 23.04
ZONING DISTRICTS
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ArticleI•
General Provisions•..................................................................................................• 1
23.04.010
Title and Purpose.................................................................................................................
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Scope...................................................................................................................................
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23.04.030
Districts, Maps and Boundaries...........................................................................................
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Land Use Regulations — Allowable, Administrative, Conditional and Prohibited Uses .....
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23.04.050
Land Use Regulations — General Provisions.......................................................................
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23.04.060
Land Use Review Procedures..............................................................................................
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Unclassified Use Permit — Siting of Essential Public Facilities .......................................... 9
23.04.075
Unclassified Use Permit.................................................................................................... 10
23.04.080
Right to Farm/Mineral Resource Land Protection Provisions ........................................... 11
23.04.090
Overlay Districts and Subarea Plans.................................................................................. 13
23.04.100
Nonconforming Uses......................................................................................................... 13
23.04.105
Lot Consolidation.............................................................................................................. 14
23.04.110
Accessory Uses.................................................................................................................. 14
23.04.120
Temporary Uses................................................................................................................. 15
23.04.140
Site Plan Review................................................................................................................
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Minor Zoning Amendments (Minor Rezones)..................................................................
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Major Zoning Amendments (Major Rezones)..................................................................
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Reasonable Use Exception................................................................................................
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Article II.
Unincorporated Portions of Urban Growth Areas Zoning Districts .............. 22
23.04.200
General..............................................................................................................................22
23.04.205
Urban Residential 1 (UR 1)................................................................................................
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23.04.210
Urban Residential 2 (UR2)................................................................................................ 23
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Urban Residential 3 (UR3)................................................................................................ 23
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Urban Residential 4 (UR4)................................................................................................ 23
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Urban Commercial 1 (UC1)..................................
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Urban Commercial 2 (UC2).............................................................................................. 24
23.04.260
Urban Heaver Industrial (UHI)........................................................................................... 24
23.04.270
Urban sight Industrial (ULI)............................................................................................. 25
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Open Space/Recreation (OSR).......................................................................................... 27
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Public Facility (PF)........................................................................ 27
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Urban Reserve (UR)..........................................................................................................
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Grant County International Airport (AP)......................................................................
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ArticleIII. Rural Lands Zoning Districts......................................................................... 2928
23.04.310 General..........................................................................................................................292�g
23.04.315 Rural Residential 1 (RR1)............................................................................................. 30N
23.04.350 Rural Remote (RRem)................................................................................................... 30�
23.04.360 Rural Urban Reserve(RUR).............................................................................................. 29
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Rural Activity Centers Zoning Districts........................................................ 31-M
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Rural Village Residential(RVR)...................................................................................
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Rural Community (RC).................................................................................................
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Shoreline Development 4(SD4)....................................................................................
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Rural General Commercial (RGC)................................................................................
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Rural Neighborhood Commercial(RNC)......................................................................
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Rural Freeway Commercial (RFC)................................................................................
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Rural Light Industrial (RLI)..........................................................................................
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Rural Heavy Industrial (RHI)........................................................................................
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Rural Recreational Commercial(RRC)......................................................................... 40-39
Article V. Resource Lands Zoning Districts....................................................................... 40
23.04.560 Agricultural (AG).............................................................................................................. 40
23.04.570 Rural Resource (RRes).................................................................................................. 434?
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Special and Overlay Zoning Districts............................................................
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General..........................................................................................................................4342-
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Open Space Conservation (OSC)..................................................................................
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Public Open Space(POS)..............................................................................................
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Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO)................................................................................
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Aerospace Overlay (AO)...............................................................................................
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Airport Safety Overlay(ASO).......................................................................................
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Master Planned Resorts (MPR).....................................................................................
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Master Planned Industrial Development(MPI).............................................................
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ArticleVII. Subarea Plans.................................................................................................. 55-54
23.04.700 Reserved........................................................................................................................ 55-54
Article VIII. Planned Unit Developments........................................................................... 55-54
23.04.800 Planned Unit Developments.......................................................................................... 55-54
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23.04.240 Urban Commercial 1 (UC1)
(a) Purpose: The Urban Commercial 1(UC 1) zoning districts are established within urban growth areas to
provide sites for general commercial areas having a variety of retail, office, personal and professional
services, and other commercial activities.
23.04.250 Urban Commercial 2 (UC2)
(a) Purpose: The Urban Commercial 2 (UC2) zoning districts are established within urban growth areas to
provide sites for general commercial areas having a variety of retail, office, personal and professional
services, and other commercial activities, and for more diversified business types including non -retail
commercial, light manufacturing, equipment sales and service, and business uses which are primarily
related to automotive traffic.
(b) Permitted Uses: In addition to those listed in Table 3, the following uses are allowed in this zoning
district subject to a conditional use permit:
(1) Recreational race tracks.
23.04.260 Urban Heavy Industrial (UHI)
(a) Purpose: The purpose of the Urban Heavy Industrial (UHI) zoning district is to allow for industrial
developments in urban growth areas that have the potential for more than a minimal level of disturbance
to adjacent properties, including heavy manufacturing, processing and industrial development generally
not appropriate near residential areas. This zoning district is established to preserve areas for industrial
and related uses that could create serious problems of compatibility with other kinds of land uses, and
to make provisions for those commercial uses which are most appropriately located as neighbors of
industrial uses or that are necessary to service the immediate needs of people in these areas.
(b) Permitted Uses: In addition to those listed in Table 3, the following uses are allowed outright in this
zoning district:
(1) Agricultural uses, on an interim basis until industrial development occurs; provided that residences shall
not be allowed as a principal use; and
(c) In addition to those listed in Table 3, the following uses are allowed in this zoning district subject to a
discretionary use review:
(1) Manufacture, processing, treatment, storage, fabrication, assembly or packaging of any product from
natural or synthetic materials;
(2) Repair and storage facilities for equipment, including heavy equipment, marine equipment, boats,
airplanes, airplane hangars and trucks;
(3) Research, development and testing facilities;
(4) Warehousing, distribution and storage facilities not open to retail customers;
(5) Wholesale and retail nurseries/greenhouses;
(6) Incidental retail sales of products manufactured, processed, or assembled on -site;
(7) Storage of unlicensed and/or inoperable vehicles;
(8) Offsite Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities; provided that (1) such facilities are subject
to the state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of RCW Chapter 70.105.210 and (2) that
such facilities are accessory uses pursuant to GCC § 23.04.1 l0 to a primary use which is a generator of
hazardous waste; and
(9) Agriculturally -related industrial uses, including but not limited to:
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(A) Agricultural processing facilities;
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(N) Sorting and storage of agricultural products; and
(0) Wholesale nurseries/greenhouses.
(d) In addition to those uses listed in Table 3, the following uses are permitted in this zoning district, subject
to a conditional use review:
(1) Commercial uses, including offices, banks, restaurants, convenience stores, cafes, bars, taverns and
service stations that primarily serve uses within the urban heavy industrial district; and
2 Those uses permitted in the Urban Light Industrial zoning district as discretionary uses -.Land
?)(3) Adult Entertainment Uses.
23.0 .270 Urban Light Industrial (ULI)
(a) Purpose: The purpose of the Urban Light Industrial (ULI) zoning district is provided to allow light
manufacturing, limited commercial uses, office parks, medical services, wholesale, warehousing,
distribution and storage, equipment storage and repair, and other uses compatible with a light
manufacturing zoning district in urban growth areas. The district also allows such commercial uses that
serve primarily the industrial district. This zoning district is intended to protect the light industrial area
from uses which may interfere with efficient industrial operations, while at the same time protecting
adjacent areas from adverse industrial impacts.
(b) Permitted Uses: In addition to those listed in Table -53, the following uses are allowed outright in this
zoning district:
(1) Agricultural uses, on an interim basis until industrial development; provided that residences shall not be
allowed as a principal use; and
(2) Commercial uses, including offices, banks, restaurants, convenience stores, cafes, bars, taverns and
service stations that primarily serve uses within the urban light industrial district.
In addition to those uses listed in Table 3, the following uses are permitted in this zoning district, subject to
a discretionary use review:
(1) Asbestos products,
(2) Assembly and fabrication of sheet metal products;
(3) Assembly, manufacture, compounding or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following
previously -prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair,
horn, lacquer, leather, paper, precious or semi- precious metals or stones, shell textiles, tobacco, wood,
lumber and yams;
(4) Boat building;
(5) Brewery, distillery or winery;
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(7) Commercial materials testing laboratories;
(8) Electroplating shop;
(9) Enameling or metal coating (galvanizing);
(10) Fabrication of farm related items;
(11) Farm product processing,
(12) Fertilizer manufacturing;
(13) Freight yard or terminal;
(14) Fuel oil distributor, retail;
(15) Fuels, solid yard and fuel alcohol production;
(16) Grain elevator and flour milling;
(17) Incidental retail sales of products manufactured, processed, or assembled on -site.
(18) Industrial laundry;
(19) Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or the treatment of such products as bakery goods,
candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, perfumed toilet soap, toiletries,
food and beverage products, except sauerkraut, vinegar or pickles;
(20) Manufacture of pottery and figurines and other similar ceramic products, using only previously
pulverized clay;
(21) Manufacture of cable, cans, candles and guns;
(22) Manufacture and maintenance of electric and neon signs billboards or commercial advertising
structures;
(23) Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties, rubber or metal stamps;
(24) Manufacture of optical goods, scientific and precision instruments and equipment;
(25) Manufacture of artificial limbs, hearing aids, dentures, surgical instruments and dressings, and other
devices employed by the medical and dental professions;
(26) Manufacture or assembly of communication equipment and electronic equipment, supplies and
components;
(27) Metal working shop for the maintenance and repair of equipment;
(28) Parcel delivery service;
(29) Plastics molding and plastic product manufacturing;
(30) Printing, publishing and bookbinding;
(31) Processing uses such as bottling plants, creameries, laboratories, blue printing and photocopying, tire
retreading, recapping and rebuilding;
(32) Research and development laboratories;
(33) Repair and storage facilities for equipment, including heavy equipment, marine equipment, boats,
airplanes and trucks;
(34) Sorting and storage of agricultural products;
(35) Spinning or knitting or cotton, wool, flax or other fibrous materials;
(3 6) Starch manufacture;
(3 7) Stone, marble and granite monument works;
(3 8) Storage buildings and warehouses;
(39) Storage, sales and distribution of animal feeds, fertilizers, pesticides and seed;
(40) Storage and sales of building materials, farm supplies, agricultural and contractor equipment, and used
equipment in operable condition;
(41) Storage for building materials, contractors' equipment, house mover, delivery vehicles, transit storage,
trucking terminal and used equipment in operable condition;
(42) Terminal and yard for produce;
(43) Tire retreading or recapping;
(44) Veterinary clinics, small animal kennel;
(45) Welding shop;
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(47) Wholesale and retail nurseries/greenhouses; and
(48) Agriculturally -related industrial uses, including but not limited to:
(A) Agricultural processing, packing and/or shipping facilities;
(B) Animal clinic/hospital;
(C) Cold storage;
(D) Commercial composting;
(E) Fabrication of farm related items;
(F) Farm management services;
(G) Farm product processing;
(H) Fertilizer manufacturing;
(I) Irrigation systems sales, repair and storage;
(J) Sale of agriculture products produced in the agricultural area;
(K) Stables, riding clubs;
(L) Stockyards less than 40 acres or slaughterhouse;
(M) Storage and distribution of animal feeds, fertilizers, pesticides and seed;
(N) Sorting and storage of agricultural products; and
(0) Wholesale nurseries/greenhouses.
In addition to those uses listed in Table 3, the following uses are permitted in this zoning district, subject to
a conditional use review:
(1) Adult Entertainment Uses.
23.04.280 Open Space/Recreation (OSR)
(a) Purpose: The purpose Open Space/Recreation (OSR) zoning district is to maintain and preserve open,
undeveloped areas that are not suitable for intensive development. Such areas may be available for
public uses, such as parks or recreation.
(b) Permitted Uses: In addition to those listed in Table 3, the following uses are allowed in this zoning
district subject to a conditional use permit:
(1) Golf courses, with accessory uses, such as eating or drinking establishments, pro shops, and clubhouses
may be allowed, subject to a conditional use permit, to provide such functions.
23.04.290 Public Facility (PF)
(a) Purpose: The purpose Public Facility (PF) zoning district is to provide areas that are available for public
facilities, such as governmental facilities, parks, schools, infrastructure facilities, and other
developments intended primarily for public use.
(b) Limitations on Accessory Uses and Structures: All accessory uses and structures are permitted in this
zoning district, except as limited or prohibited by GCC § 23.08.020, Table 3, and as follows:
(1) Parking and Storage of Major Recreational Equipment: Prohibited.
23.04.300 Urban Reserve (UR)
(a) Purpose: The purpose of the Urban Reserve (UR) zoning district is to provide for reservation of land
anticipated to be required for future urban purposes, but for which urban services are not yet available.
Prior to the provision of public services, the Urban Reserve zoning district is intended to maintain a
low land use density to discourage the establishment of interim uses and land division patterns that may
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Urban Zoning District
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Other
94
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A
A
A
A
P
P
P
P
N
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P
P
P
Farmworker Housing
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Caretaker Residence
P
P
P
P
C
C
D
D
A
P
A
Cottage Industry
D
D
D
D
A
A
A
A
D
DP
D
Greenhouse Accessory Use
I
D
D
D
D
A
A
D
D
D
DP
D
Home Occupations
D
D
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
AP
A
Manufactured & Modular Homes
A
A
A
A
C
C
P
P
P
P
A
Mobil e/Manufactured Home Parks
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
P
P
C
Mobile Homes
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Multi -Family Residential Units
P
A
A
A
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Single -Family Residential Unit
A
A
A
A
P
P
P
P
A
P
A
Two -Family (Duplex) Residential Unit
A
A
A
A
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
Un-named Residential Uses
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
C
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Agricultural Equipment Storage, Sales, Repair
and Rental Services
P
P
P
P
C
A
A
A
N
I
P
P
P
Animal Facilities, Shelters & Kennels
P
P
P
P
C
C
A
A
P
-PC
P
Automotive Service and Repair
P
P
P
P
C
A
A
A
P
P
P
Bed & Breakfast Inns
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Bed & Breakfast Residences
D
D
D
D
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Cemeteries
P
P
P
P
P
C
P
P
P
C
P
Convenience Stores
P
P
P
P
A
A
A24
A24
P
C
P
Day Care, Type I
D
D
D
D
A
A
C24
D24
P
4P
D
Day Care, Type 2
C
C
C
C
A
A
C
C
P
P
C
DrinkinEstablishment
g
P
P
P
P
A
A
D 24
D 24
P
P
P
Eating Establishment
P
P
P
P
A
A
C 24
D 24
P
C
P
Electric Vehicle Charging/Battery Exchange
Station 34
P
P
P
P
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A 34
A 34
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P
P
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Commercial
Industrial
Other
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P
P
P
P
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A
C
C
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P
P
Cannabis Retail
P
P
P
P
A
A
P
P
P
P
P
Nursery, Retail
C
C
C
C
A
D
P
D
P
P
P
Overnight Lodging Facility
P
P
P
P
A
A
P
A
P
P
P
Personal & Professional Services
P
P
P
P
A
A
D24
D24
P
P
P
Residential Care Facilities
C
C
C
A
D
D
P
P
P
P
C
Resorts New
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Resorts, Expansion of Existing Uses
P
P
P
P
D
D
P
P
P
P
P
Mini Storage Facilities
P
P
P
C
D
D
P
P
P
P
P
Moving Equipment Rental Facilities
o g�
P
P
P
C
D
D
P
P
P
P
P
Retail Sales and Services
P
P
P
P
A
A
D24
D24
P
P
P
Storage and Sale of Fertilizer, Pesticides,
Herbicides & Soil Sterilants
P
P
P
P
D
D
D
D
P
P
P
Transient Residence
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Un-named Commercial Uses
P
P
P
P
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C
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P
P
P
P
P
P
A
C
P
P
P
Bulk Fuel Storage Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
A
P
P
P
Construction Yards
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
A
P
P
P
Fuel Production & Processing Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
D
P
P
P
P
HeavyConstruction E ui relent Storage, Sales &
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Rental Services
P
P
P
P
P
C
A
C
P
P
P
Heavy Industrial Uses
H
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
P
P
P
P
Light Industrial Uses
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
A
P
P
P
Agriculturally Related Industrial Uses
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P
P
P
P
P
A
A
P
P
P
Light Manufacturing
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
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P
P
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P
P
P
P
P
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P
P
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D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
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Recycling Center
P
P
P
P
P
D
A
A
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P
P
Slaughter, Packing & Rendering Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
C
C
P
P
P
Storage & Treatment of Sewage Sludge and
Setae
P
P
P
P
P
P
C
P
P
P
P
Wrecking & Salvage Yards, Automobile
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
P
P
P
P
Onsite Storage & Treatment of Hazardous or
Dangerous Waste
P
P
p
p
C
C
C
C
P
P
Veterinary Clinic, Hospital
P
P
P
P
A
A
C
A
P
P
P
Warehouse Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
C
A
A
P
P
P
Wholesale Distribution Outlet
P
P
P
P
P
C
C
A
P
P
P
Un-named Industrial Uses
P
P
P
P
P
P
C
C
P
P
P
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Art Galleries & Museums
C
C
C
C
A
A
P
P
Assembly Facilities
D
D
D
D
D
D
P
P
P
D
D
Colleges and Technical Schools
P
P
P
P
A
A
C
C
P
A
P
Detention Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
C
P
P
C
P
Emergency Service Facilities
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
A
County Fairgrounds
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
P
Government Offices
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
P
A
A
Health Care Facilities
P
P
P
P
A
A
P
P
P
P
P
Libraries
C
C
C
C
A
A
P
P
P
C
P
Post Offices
C
C
C
C
A
A
P
C
P
C
P
Primary and Secondary Schools, Public and
Private
A
A
A
A
A
A
P
P
P
A
A
Religious Assembly Facilities
D
D
D
D
D
D
P
P
P
P
D
Un-named Institutional Uses
P
P
P
P
C
C
C
C
P
C
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Industrial
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p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
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CA
C
p
p
Indoor Recreation & Entertainment Facilities
p
p
p
p
A
A
C
C
p
p
p
Lodges
p
p
p
p
A
A
p
p
p
p
p
Marinas
p
p
p
p
C
C
p
p
p
p
p
Outdoor Commercial Amusement Facilities
p
P
P
P
C
C
P
P
C
P
P
Outdoor Recreation Developments20
Community Parks
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
A
A
A
Major Campgrounds
p
p
p
p
p
C
p
p
p
C
p
Golf Courses
C
C
p
p
p
p
p
p
C
C
p
Outdoor Shooting/Archery Ranges
p
p
p
p
p
p
C
C
p
p
P.
Recreational Race Track
p
p
p
p
p
C
p
p
p
p
Water Ski Lakes
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
C
p
ORV/ATV Parks
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
P
P
P
P
Outdoor Events, Temporary
p
p
p
p
D 12
D 12
D
D
D 12
D' 2
p
Outdoor Festivals, Temporary
p
p
p
p
Cgs
C 28
D
D
p
C
p
Recreational Vehicle Parks, Short Term
p
p
p
p
p
C
p
p
C
p
p
Recreational Vehicle Parks, Extended Use
p
p
p
p
p
C
p
p
C
p
p
Small Scale Recreation & Tourism
p
p
p
p
A
A
p
p
A
A
p
Un-named Recreational Uses
P
P
P
p
C
C
p
p
C
C
p
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p
p
p I
p I
p I
p
p
p
p
C
p
Airfields
p
p
p
p
p
p
C
C
p
C
p
Airstrips
p
p
p
p
p
p
C
C
C
C
p
Hangars
p
p
p
p
p
p
C
D
p
C
p
Helipads
p
p
p
p
C
C
C
C
C
C
p
Parking Lots, Commercial
p
p
p
p
A
A
A
A
p
C
p
Parking Structures
p
p
p
p
C
C
C
C
p
C
p
Public Paths and Trails
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Public Streets
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
A
Uii-named. Transportation Uses
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
C
D
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Land Use
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D38
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D38
D
D
D
D
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P
Biosolids, Municipal Sewage Sludge, or Septage
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
PC
P
Utilization or Disposal_
Commercial Communication Facilities
P
P
P
P
D13
D13
D
D
C3
D
C3
05
Community Sewage & Water Treatment Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
C
C
CA
P
A
P
Community g Water Storage Tanks
C
C
C
C
A
A
A
A
P
A
P
Major Utility Developments
P
P
P
P
P
P
D
C
,�
P
C
P
Minor Utility Developments
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
o
D
D
D
Recycling Collection Facilities
Y g
P
P
P
P
D
D
D
D
�
P
D
P
Solar Energy Facility
p36
P36
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Solid Waste Handling & Disposal Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
C
C
P
C
P
Wireless Communication Facilities
P
P
P
P
C13
C13
D
D
C13
D
C13
Un-named Utility Uses
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
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1. All uses shall be consistent with the purpose of the zoning district in which they are proposed to occur and the land use goals and policies of the Comprehensive
Plan. All land uses in zoning districts shall meet the general regulations specified in GCC § 23.04.050 unless otherwise stated therein. All regulations in GCC Title
23 apply to the uses in these tables. To determine if a particular use or activity may occur in a particular zoning district and location, all relevant regulations must
also be consulted in addition to this table.
2. A land use, activity 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 shall be subject to the requirements of the Shoreline Master Program and the applicable provisions of this Chapter
and Table 3.
3. Overlay zoning districts and subarea plans provide policies and regulations in addition to those of the underlying zoning district for certain land areas and for uses.
For any land use, activity or development proposed to be located entirely or partly within an overlay zoning district or within the jurisdiction of a subarea plan, the
applicable provisions of the overlay zoning district or subarea plan as specified in GCC § 23.04 Article IV and Article VI shall prevail over any conflicting
provisions of the Grant County Code.
4. Categories of Use (See GCC § 23.04.040):
A = Uses allowed outright, subject to applicable development standards specified in GCC § 23.12.
D = Provisional or discretionary use subject to Type II administrative review procedures specified in GCC § 25.04 for compliance with the requirements
of applicable provisions of GCC § 23.08 — Performance and Use Standards and GCC § 23.12 — Development Standards.
C = Conditional use subject to Type III review procedures specified in GCC § 25.04 for compliance with the requirements of GCC § 25.08.060.
P = Prohibited use.
PA = Plan Amendment; requires an amendment to an adopted Master Plan — see GCC § 23.04.650.
5. The assignment of allowable and prohibited uses may not directly or indirectly preclude the siting of "essential public facilities" as designated in the
Comprehensive Plan. See GCC § 23.04.070.
6. Zoning District Legend:
Urban Growth Area Zoning Districts:
UR 1 = Urban Residential 1 UR2 = Urban Residential 2 UR3 = Urban Residential 3
UR4 = Urban Residential 4 UC 1 = Urban Commercial 1 UC2 = Urban Commercial 2
UHI = Urban Heavy Industrial ULI = Urban Light Industrial OSR = Open Space/Recreation
PF = Public Facility UR = Urban Reserve AP = Grant County International Airport
Rural Lands, Resource Lands, and Special and Overlay Zoning Districts:
RR1 = Rural Residential 1 RRem = Rural Remote RUR = Rural Urban Reserve
RRes = Rural Resource AG = Agriculture OSC = Open Space Conservation
POS = Public Open Space MRO = Mineral Resource Overlay ASO = Airport Safety Overlay
AO = Aerospace Overlay MPR = Master Planned Resort MPI = Master Planned Industrial
Rural Activity Center Zoning Districts:
RVR1= Rural Village Residential 1 RVR2 = Rural Village Residential 2 RVC = Rural Village Commercial
RVI = Rural Village Industrial RC = Rural Community ASC = Agricultural Service Center
RD = Recreational Development SDI = Shoreline Development 1 SD2 = Shoreline Development 2
SD3 = Shoreline Development 3 SD4 = Shoreline Development 4 RGC = Rural General Commercial
RNC = Rural Neighborhood Commercial RFC = Rural Freeway Commercial RHI = Rural Heavy Industrial
RLI = Rural Light Industrial RRC = Rural Recreational Commercial
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7. A Master Planned Resort may include short-term visitor accommodations that are associated with the recreational facilities of the resort. An MPR may
also include other permanent residential uses, conference facilities, and commercial activities supporting the resort, but only if these other uses are
integrated into and consistent with the on -site recreational nature of the resort. Special provisions for uses within Master Planned Resorts are specified in
GCC § 23.04.650, § 23.12.220 and § 25.12.070.
8. Restriction of mining and mineral extraction and related mineral resource processing in any zoning district shall not preclude consideration of an
application for redesignation as a Mineral Resource Lands Overlay District.
9. Shall be considered as a conditional use if existing operation.
10. Except for sauerkraut, vinegar and pickles.
11. Residential care facilities housing five (5) or fewer residents, other than staff, are allowed outright in all residential districts. All other residential care
facilities are conditional uses subject to the requirements of GCC § 23.04 and § 23.08.
12. Temporary outdoor events are subject to either discretionary use review or conditional use permit depending upon duration or intensity as specified in GCC §
23.08.400.
13. Wireless Communication Facilities (WCFs) and Commercial Communication Facilities (CCFs) requiring new support structures shall be required to
obtain a conditional use permit in this zoning district. WCFs and CCFs attached to an existing building or structure and not requiring new support
structures shall reviewed as a discretionary use permit.
14. Except those uses allowed outright, discretionary uses, and conditional uses specifically listed in GCC § 23.04.560.
15. Maintenance of more than twenty (20) mature head of hogs or five hundred (500) poultry shall be subject to a conditional use permit and the performance
standards specified in GCC § 23.08.200. Commercial feedlots that maintain or serve more than twenty (20) mature head of hogs or five hundred (500)
poultry shall be subject to a conditional use permit.
16. Temporary and permanent asphalt or concrete batch plants and asphalt or concrete recycling are permitted in an MRO zoning district, subject to a
conditional use permit, as an accessory use to a permitted mining operation.
17. See Section § 23.04.540(b) for listing of additional heavy industrial uses pennitted.
18. See Section § 23.04.530(b) for listing of additional light industrial uses permitted.
19. All industrial uses shall comply with the requirements of Section § 23.08.230,
20. Allowed subject to a conditional use permit; provided that the area is located within a MRO zoning district and on a parcel having a minimum lot area of
five (5) acres. Such use shall be regulated under GCC § 23.08.260 and as follows: (1) No such mining operation shall be located less than one thousand
(1,000) feet from any residentially zoned district; and (2) No production shall be permitted nearer than fifty (50) feet from any property line.
21. See Figure 10-1, Airport Land Use Plan in Grant County Airport Master Plan, prepared by TRA Airport Consulting in association with CH2M Hill, and
adopted March 28, 1994, by the Port of Moses Lake Commissioners.
22. Provided that they are of a scale to serve only the within the MPI zoning district.
23. Subject to requirements specified in GCC § 23.04 — Zoning and 23.08 — Performance and Use -Specific Standards.
24. Provided that commercial use primarily serves industrial uses within the district.
25. New commercial uses located on previously undeveloped parcels in the RGC and RNC zoning districts shall be limited to: (1) those uses permitted in the
RRC zoning district, as specified in GCC § 23.04.550(b);(2) Personal & Professional Services;(3) Residential Care Facilities; (4) Day Care Types 1 and 2;
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3 specified in GCC § 23.04.530; (2) Industrial uses related to mining and mineral extraction; and (3) Industrial uses requiring large secluded areas away
4 from urban growth centers and not requiring urban water and sewer services.
5 27. Uses on parcels located adjacent to agricultural zoning districts shall not adversely impact the natural resource production in the area and shall not require
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7 28. At the sole discretion of the County, a Development Agreement may be negotiated and signed in lieu of, or in addition to, processing an application for a
8 temporary outdoor festival as a conditional use permit.
9 29. If the proposed uses is "small scale" (as defined in GCC 25.02) and contains a commercial component, is complementary to the intended recreational and
10 tourist uses within the RD zoning designation, such uses may be permitted subject to a Conditional use Permit, provided the use is found to be compliant
11 with GCC 23.08.230, and all other applicable chapters and requirements.
12 29a. The location of Hangers as an accessory use shall be allowed outright in Rural Village Residential 1 (RVR1) and Rural Village Residential 2 (RVR2)
13 where the property proposed for development directly abuts and has adequate access for movement of aircraft to an existing Airport facility.
14 30. Mining and Mineral Extraction permitted as a Conditional Use on all parcels already containing a valid and legal Asphalt Plant.
15 31. Except as provided for under UDC 23.04.660(d).
16 32. Oil and gas operations include all activities described in the definition in Section 25.02.030. Where allowed as a conditional us ("C"), oil and gas operations
17 shall comply with performance and use standards in Section 23.08.460.
18 33. Allowed subject to a Conditional Use pen -nit, applicable only to Federal, State and Local government agencies responsible for the installation and
19 maintenance of public infrastructure provided that the parcel has a minimum lot area of five (5) acres. Such use shall be regulated under GCC § 23.08.260
20 and as follows: (1) No such mining operation shall be located less than five hundred (500) feet from any existing residence and (2) No production shall be
21 permitted nearer than fifty (50) feet from any property line.
22 34. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations are allowed as an accessory use to a permitted use, and shall meet or exceed the minimum parking dimensions found in
23 UDC 23.12.130. Electric Vehicle Battery Exchange Stations maybe established as a standalone facility or as an accessory to other penmitted uses in the
24 zone. All EVI must comply with all applicable portions of the UDC.
25 35. Moving Equipment Rental Facilities are allowed as an accessory to a Mini Storage Facility.
26 36. Solar Energy Facilities are prohibited in this zone except when proposed as an element of a Planned Unit Development or Master Planned Resort and
27 scaled specifically to serve only that development. A separate conditional use permit shall not be required in these instances, the approval of the Planned
28 Unit Development or amendment to a Planned Unit Development will take the place of the CUP.
29 37. Solar Energy Facilities may be allowed in the Agricultural Zone only in instances where the Comprehensive Plan Designation is GMA Ag Dryland or
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25.02.010 Scope
(a) This Chapter contains definitions of technical and procedural terms used throughout this
UnifiedUftif4m Development Code.
25.02.020 Rules For Construction of Language
(a) For the purpose of this UDC, all words shall have their normal and customary meanings, unless
specifically defined otherwise in this section, and shall be interpreted so as to give them meaning they
have in common usage and to give the GCC its most reasonable application. In general:
(1) Words used in the present tense shall include the future;
(2) The singular shall include the plural; and the plural the singular;
(3) The words "shall", "must", "will", and "may not" are mandatory;
(4) The word "should" indicates that which is recommended but not required; however, "should" is
directory;
(5) The word "may" indicates a use of discretion in making a decision;
(6) The word "used" includes "designed, intended, or arranged" to be used;
(7) The masculine gender includes the feminine and vice versa;
(8) Distances shall be measured horizontally unless otherwise specified; and
(9) The words "code," "ordinance," and "chapter" shall refer to the GCC.
(b) All definitions which reference the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Washington Administrative
Code (WAC), and the Uniform Building Code (UBC) are intended to mirror the definitions in these
codes at the effective date of the Uniform Development Code (UDC) or as amended. If the definition
in this UDC conflicts with a definition under state law or regulation, the state definition shall control
over this definition.
(c) These definitions are not intended to establish regulations.
25.02.030 Definitions
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Abate: to take whatever means necessary by the Administrative Official to return to the condition in
which it existed before a violation of this UDC occurred or to assure that the property complies with
applicable code requirements. Abatement may include, but is not limited to, rehabilitation, demolition,
removal, replacement or repair.
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU): A residential dwelling unit located on the same lot as a single-family
dwelling unit, either within the same building as the single-family dwelling unit, attached to the single-
family dwelling unit, or in a detached building and used as a permanent residence.
Accessory Use: applies to a use, building or structure, which is dependent on and subordinate or
incidental to, and located on the same lot with, a principal use, building, or structure.
Accessory Use, Agricultural: an accessory use to an agricultural use, including those uses permitted as
specified in GCC § 23.08.020.
Accessory Use, Residential: An accessory use to a residence, including those uses permitted as specified
in GCC § 23.08.020.
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Abandon: to terminate or remove a structure by an affirmative act, such as changing to a new use; or to
cease, terminate, or vacate a use or structure through nonaction.
Accessory Structure: a structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and which is
incidental and secondary to the principal building.
Acre: a unit of measure of land area, which consists of 43,560 square feet.
Adaptive N'lana ement Activities: act}olls taken to correct an deficiencies oii a llliti.jatiOtl site in order
for the site to attain the required perfonnance standards or tnitiga6oti. plall goals. The adaptive
il�l�ecnenl activities shall be identified by the i11itlgatlotl brink sponsor. in lien fee rogram sponsor or
Perm t apollcant that is responsible for- individual miti a� tion,actioils.
Adequate: acceptable but not excessive.
Adult Entertainment: Adult Entertainment Uses include but are limited to the adult uses
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Adult Use, adult bathhouse: A sauna which excludes minors by reason of age, or which
provides a steam bath or heat bathing -room used for the purpose of bathing, relaxation, or
reducing, using steam or hot air as a cleaning, relaxing, or reducing agent, if the service provided
by the sauna is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas as defined herein.
Adult Use, adult cabaret: A nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar establishment that regularly
features live performances that are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or
by specified sexual activities, or films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other,
photographic reproductions.
Adult Use, adult picture theater: An enclosed building used for .presenting material
distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to
specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
Adult Use, adult store: Any premises from which minors are excluded and in which the retail
sale of books, magazines, films, devices, novelties, lotions, photographic or written
reproductions is conducted as a principal use of the premises; or as an adjunct to some other
business activity, but which constitutes the primary or a major attraction to the premises.
Administrative Official: the duly appointed Director or his/her designated representative of the
jurisdictional department of Grant County, including the Director of Community Development, the Fire
Marshal/ Building Official, or the County Engineer.
Adverse: Contrary to one's interest or welfare; harmful or unfavorable circumstances.
Adverse Impacts: a condition that creates, imposes, aggravates, or leads to inadequate, impractical,
unsafe, or unhealthy conditions on a site proposed for development or on off -site property or facilities.
Aerospace: related to the design, construction, launch, retrieval, and operation of aircraft and spacecraft,
including, but not limited to, space shuttles, satellites, rocket engines, and associated electronic guidance,
navigation, and safety systems.
Aerospace Area: an area designated for aerospace industry.
Aerospace Overlay Zone: an overlay district that governs use of land adjoining an Aerospace Area and
protects public safety in the area.
Agency with Jurisdiction: any agency with authority to approve, deny, or condition all or part of any
project permit application as defined by this UDC.
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