HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 24-110-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
ORDINANCE RELATING TO AN
AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTERS ORDINANCE No. 24- Ito -CC
23.04, ZONING; 23.08, PERFORMANCE
AND USE STANDARDS; and, 25.02,
DEFINITIONS
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 consistent with adopted Comprehensive Plan goals,
objectives and policies, and do not create adverse impacts to offsite properties, and promote flexibility of
property use, and;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have found that the proposal is 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 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, Grant County Development Services Staff shall have the ability to modify the
approved development code text to ensure proper formatting, spelling, etc. as well as correct any errors that
may be discovered, and;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on October 2, 2024 and
recommended to the Board of County Commissioners approval 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED THAT the Grant County Board
of Commissioners, ADOPT the attached amendments to GCC § 23.049 GCC § 23.08, and
GCC § 25.02; and
BE IT ALSO FURTHER ORDAINED that the effective time and date for these
amendments shall be 5:00 p.m. on the date that the moratorium enacted under Ordinance
No. 24-066-CC expires, January 16, 2024, or is repealed.
P24-0081 — Cannabis Production and Processing Amendment Ordinance
DATED this day of �� , 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY
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P24-0081 — Cannabis Production and Processing Amendment Ordinance
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Chapter 23.04
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections Pam
ArticleI. General Provisions.................................................................................................... 1
23.04.010
Title and Purpose................................................................................................................. 1
23.04.020
Scope...................................................................................................................................
1
23.04.030
Districts, Maps and Boundaries...........................................................................................
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23.04.040
Land Use Regulations — Allowable, Administrative, Conditional and Prohibited Uses.....
4
23.04.050
Land Use Regulations — General Provisions.......................................................................
7
23.04.060
Land Use Review Procedures..............................................................................................
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23.04.070
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................................................................................................................
16
23.04.150
Minor Zoning Amendments (Minor Rezones)..................................................................
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23.04.160
Major Zoning Amendments (Major Rezones)...................................................................
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23.04.170
Reasonable Use Exception................................................................................................
20
Article II.
Unincorporated Portions of Urban Growth Areas Zoning Districts
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23.04.200
General..............................................................................................................................22
23.04.205
Urban Residential 1(UR1)................................................................................................
23
23.04.210
Urban Residential (UR2)................................................................................................
23
23.04.220
Urban Residential (UR3)................................................................................................23
23.04.230
Urban Residential (UR4)................................................................................................
23
23.04.240
Urban Commercial 1 (UC 1) ..................................................................................................................................
24
23.04.250
Urban Commercial (UC2).............................................................................................. 24
23.04.260
Urban Heavy Industrial(UHI)........................................................................................... 24
23.04.270
Urban Light Industrial (ULI)............................................................................................. 25
23.04280
Open Space/Recreation (OSR).......................................................................................... 27
23.04.290
Public Facility(PF)............................................................................................................ 27
23.04.300
Urban Reserve (UR).......................................................................................................... 27
23.04.305
Grant County International Airport (AP)...................................................................... 2924
Article III. Rural Lands Zoning Districts......................................................................... 29-u
23.04.310 General..........................................................................................................................292-9
23.04.315 Rural Residential 1 (RR1)............................................................................................. 30�1
23.04.350 Rural Remote(RRem)...................................................................................................30�1
23.04.360 Rural Urban Reserve(RUR).............................................................................................. 29
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Article IV.
Rural Activity Centers Zoning Districts........................................................ 3138
23.04.400
General..........................................................................................................................313A
23.04.405
Rural Village Residential(RVR)...................................................................................
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23.04.410
Rural Village Commercial (RVC).................................................................................
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Rural Village Industrial(RVI).......................................................................................
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23.04.430
Rural Community (RC).................................................................................................
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Agricultural Service Center(ASC)................................................................................
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23.04.450
Recreational Development (RD)...................................................................................
3332
23.04.460
Shoreline Development 1(SDI) ....................................................................................
34-�
23.04.470
Shoreline Development 2(SD2)....................................................................................
34�
23.04.480
Shoreline Development 3(SD3)....................................................................................
34-.�
23.04.490
Shoreline Development 4(SD4)....................................................................................
3434
23.04.500
Rural General Commercial (RGC)................................................................................
34-34
23.04.510
Rural Neighborhood Commercial(RNC)......................................................................
35-34
23.04.520
Rural Freeway Commercial (RFC)... ................... o .........................................................
363-5
23.04.530
Rural Light Industrial (RLI)..........................................................................................
37-3 6
23.04.540
Rural Heavy Industrial (RHI)........................................................................................
39'
23.04.550
Rural Recreational Commercial(RRC).........................................................................403.9
Article V. Resource Lands Zoning Districts....................................................................... 40
23.04.560 Agricultural (AG).............................................................................................................. 40
23.04.570 Rural Resource (RRes).................................................................................................. 434-2
Article VI.
Special and Overlay Zoning Districts............................................................ 4342
23.04.600
General..........................................................................................................................434-2
23.04.610
Open Space Conservation (OSC)..................................................................................
444-3,-
23.04.620
Public Open Space(POS)..............................................................................................4544
23.04.630
Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO)................................................................................
4544
23.04.640
Aerospace Overlay (AO)...............................................................................................
484-7
23.04.645
Airport Safety Overlay(ASO).......................................................................................494g
23.04.650
Master Planned Resorts (MPR).....................................................................................
52-.,4
23.04.660
Master Planned Industrial Development(MPI).............................................................
53�
ArticleVII. Subarea Plans.................................................................................................. 55-54
23.04.700 Reserved........................................................................................................................ 55- 4
Article VIII. Planned Unit Developments........................................................................... 55- 4
23.04.800 Planned Unit Developments.......................................................................................... 55- 4
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(B) Demonstrate compliance with the temporary worker standards in Washington State Law
including RCW 19.27, RCW 70.114a, RCW 49.17, RCW 43.22, and RCW 43.70;
(5) Temporary farm labor camps. Temporary farm labor camps or housing other than manufactured homes
accessory to a farm dwelling unit on property meeting the definition of a farm in RCW 84.34.020 to
accommodate agricultural workers and their families employed on the premises, as provided:
(A) The property must meet the definition of a farm in RCW 84.34.020 (Open Space Taxation).
(B) Demonstrate compliance with the temporary worker standards in Washington State Law including
RCW 19.27, RCW 70.114a, RCW 49.17, RCW 43.22, and RCW 43.70;
(C) The camps shall be occupied no more than eight (8) months in any twelve (12)-month period.
(D) Use shall be subject to site plan review and approval pursuant to Section § 23.04.140;
(E) Use shall be subject to conditional use permit pursuant to GCC § 25.08, an open record public
hearing conducted by the Hearings Examiner, and approval of the following:
(i) Department of Development Services;
(ii) Health Official;
(iii) County Engineer;
(iv) Fire Marshall;
(v) Building Official; and
(vi) Other local, state and federal officials having jurisdiction;
(F) The term of any conditional use permit shall be for one (1) year;
(G) Complaints received pertaining to sanitation, disposal of waste materials, or if the conduct of the
camp creates extraordinary requirement for public services, including services of the building,
sanitation, planning, or sheriff departments, shall be sufficient cause to revoke or suspend the
conditional use permit or to require additional conditions, subject to an open public hearing and
decision by the Hearing Examiner;
(6) Temporary outdoor events pursuant to GCC § 23.08.400;
(7) Temporary Wireless Communication Facilities pursuant to GCC § 23.08.450; and
(8) Other mobile or temporary uses not requiring a building permit if allowed within the zoning district,
subject to review for adequacy of such factors as access, traffic, noise, land use compatibility, public
health and safety. Such permits shall expire one (1) year from issuance, and may be renewed annually
for an additional period of one (1) year.
(b) All temporary structures, except for construction pads and foundations intended to support subsequent
seasonal temporary structures, shall be removed upon termination of a temporary permit, and the site
shall be restored to existing conditions prior to occupancy of the temporary use.
23.04.140 Site Plan Review
(a) Purpose: This section provides for a comprehensive site plan review and approval process for:
(1) Commercial developments;
(2) Industrial developments;
(3) Multi -family, condominium and townhouse developments with more than four (4) dwelling units;
(4) Mobile/manufactured home parks; and
(5) Farmworker accommodations pursuant to GCC § 23.08.190.
(b) Site plan review shall be required prior to the issuance of building and/or development permits. If no
building permit and/or development permit is required, Site Plan Review shall be required.
(c) Applicability: This section applies within the following zoning districts and uses:
(1) Urban Residential (UR2);
(2) Urban Residential (UR3);
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(3) Urban Residential 4 (UR4);
(4) Urban Commercial 1 (UC 1);
(5) Urban Commercial 2 (UC2);
(6) Urban Light Industrial (ULI);
(7) Urban Heavy Industrial (UHI);
(8) Rural Village Residential 1 (RVR1);
(9) Rural Village Residential 2 (RVR2)
(10) Rural Village Commercial (RVC);
(11) Rural Village Industrial (RVI);
(12) Rural Community (RC);
(13) Agricultural Service Center (ASC);
(14) Recreational Development (RD);
(15) Rural General Commercial (RGC);
(16) Rural Neighborhood Commercial (RNC);
(17) Rural Freeway Commercial (RFC);
(18) Rural Recreational Commercial (RRC);
(19) Rural Light Industrial (RLI);
(20) Rural Heavy Industrial (RHI).
(21) Master Planned Resort (MPR);
(22) Master Planned Industrial (MPI).
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(d) Land division reviewed under GCC § 22.04, mobile/manufactured home parks reviewed under GCC §
23.08, binding site plans reviewed under GCC § 22.04 Article VII, and planned unit developments
reviewed under GCC § 23.04.800 shall not be required to obtain site plan approval under this section,
as these types of development require separate review processes.
(e) Pre -Application Review Conference: Prior to submitting a site plan application, the applicant shall be
subject to apre-application review conference as specified in GCC § 25.04.130, unless waived by the
Administrative Official with the concurrence of the applicant.
(f) Application Requirements: Applications for Site Plan Review shall be on forms prescribed by the
Planning Department and include any and all required components of submittal as outlined on the
application forms. The Administrative Official may waive any components of the application that are
deemed unnecessary for the specific proposal.
(1) A site plan in a form prescribed by the Administrative Official. The site plan shall be drawn to scale, no
smaller than 81/2" x 11", and shall include at a minimum:
(A) Date;
(B) Graphic and numeric scale;
(C) A vicinity map;
(D) North arrow;
(E) Total acreage;
(F) Proposed and existing structures including building envelopes and building setback lines;
(G) Distances between all proposed and existing buildings;
(H) Distances between all proposed/existing buildings and property lines;
(I) All proposed or existing uses;
(J) The location of proposed or existing open space including any required landscaped areas;
(K) The location and identification of critical areas;
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(L) The layout of an internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation system, including proposed ingress
and egress for vehicles and roadway widths, and additional right-of-way if required on substandard
roads;
(M) Proposed road names;
(N) Designated floodways and floodplains;
(0) The number and location of proposed or existing parking spaces on and off the site;
(P) The location and size of utility trunk lines serving the site;
(Q) The location and size of water bodies and drainage features, both natural and man made;
(R) A layout of sewers and septic systems; and
(S) Existing and proposed easements and existing access;
(g) Application Review: Review of applications for site plan review shall be as follows:
(1) Classification of Application: Applications shall be classified as specified in GCC § 25.04.080 and
defined in GCC § 25.04.070.
(2) Review Procedures: When the Administrative Official determines that an application is technically
complete, as defined in GCC § 25.04.160, the application shall be processed under procedures specified
in GCC § 25.04 Article VII.
(3) Referral and Review of Application: Pursuant to GCC § 25.04.210, the Administrative Official shall
transmit a copy of the application, or appropriate parts of the application, to affected agencies and county
departments for review and comment.
(4) Notice of Application and Hearings: Notice of application and hearings shall be made pursuant to GCC
§ 25.04 Article VI and VIII, respectively.
(h) Approval Criteria: Approval criteria shall be as specified for binding site plans in GCC § 22.04.550.
(i) Duration of Approval: Approval of the site plan shall be effective for two (2) years from the date of
original approval by the Decision Maker. If a building permit has not been issued or if construction
activity or operation has not commenced within the two (2) year period, the site plan approval shall
expire. Upon petition by the land owner or authorized representative, the Administrative Official may
grant an extension of one (1) year. If an extension of time is granted, the site plan shall be subject to
any new and amended regulations, requirements, policies, or standards in effect at the time of extension.
Knowledge of expiration date and initiation of a petition for extension shall be the responsibility of the
applicant. The County will not provide notification prior to expiration.
23.04.150 Minor Zoning Amendments (Minor Rezones)
(a) Applicability: Amendments to the official zoning map that are not contingent upon legislative approval
of a comprehensive plan amendment and are consistent with the goals and policies of the
comprehensive plan shall be considered a minor zoning amendment (minor rezone). Such minor zoning
amendments are limited to a discrete piece of property in single ownership.
(b) Determination of Consistency: A determination of consistency with the comprehensive plan shall be
made by the Administrative Official in accordance with a Type I process as specified in GCC §
25.04.080. A proposed zoning amendment shall be considered a minor amendment when both the
existing and proposed zoning district are considered consistent with the future land use designation
specified in the Comprehensive Plan, in accordance with Tables 6, 7 and 8. Those zoning districts
considered consistent with the various comprehensive plan future land use designations are indicated
in Tables 6, 7 and 8 with a "C;" those considered inconsistent are indicated with an "I."
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Land Use
Urban Zoning District
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Other
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Indoor Recreation & Entertainment Facilities
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Retail
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Overnight Lodging Facility
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Personal & Professional Services
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Retail Sales and Services
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Storage and Sale of Fertilizer, Pesticides,
Herbicides & Soil Sterilants
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Transient Residence
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Transient Residence
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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:
RR = 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 pen -nit 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 Hil 1, 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
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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
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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
temporary outdoor festival as a conditional use permit.
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
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
with GCC 23.08.230, and all other applicable chapters and requirements.
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)
where the property proposed for development directly abuts and has adequate access for movement of aircraft to an existing Airport facility.
30. Mining and Mineral Extraction permitted as a Conditional Use on all parcels already containing a valid and legal Asphalt Plant.
31. Except as provided for under UDC 23.04.660(d).
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
shall comply with performance and use standards in Section 23.08.460.
33. Allowed subject to a Conditional Use permit, applicable only to Federal, State and Local government agencies responsible for the installation and
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
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
permitted nearer than fifty (50) feet from any property line.
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
UDC 23.12.130. Electric Vehicle Battery Exchange Stations maybe established as a standalone facility or as an accessory to other permitted uses in the
zone. All EVI must comply with all applicable portions of the UDC.
35. Moving Equipment Rental Facilities are allowed as an accessory to a Mini Storage Facility.
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
scaled specifically to serve only that development. A separate conditional use permit shall not be required in these instances, the approval of the Planned
Unit Development or amendment to a Planned Unit Development will take the place of the CUP.
37. Solar Energy Facilities may be allowed in the Agricultural Zone only in instances where the Comprehensive Plan Designation is GMA Ag Dryland or
GMA Ag Rangeland. Conversion of GMA Ag Dryland and GMA Ag Rangeland shall be limited to the standards set forth in GCC 23.04.560(e) even
when soils are not classified as Prime Farmland soils pursuant to the NRCS Soil Survey.
38 Energy. Storage System facilities with a nameplate rating that exceeds 10 Megawatts (MW) shall be allowed subject to a Conditional Use permit pursuant
to GCC § 25.08. Such use shall be regulated under GCC 23.08.165.
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General Provisions....................................................................................................................1
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Accessory Uses and Structures..................................................................................................
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Airports......................................................................................................................................6
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Assembly Facilities...................................................................................................................
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Automotive Fuel, Service and Repair Stations........................................................................10
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Automobile Wrecking Yards and Salvage Yards....................................................................10
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Cemeteries...............................................................................................................................11
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Cottage Industry................................................................................................................. .144-3
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Day Care Facilities............................................................................................................. .15-14
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Detention Facilities...........................................................................
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EnergyStorage System ........................................ 17
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Equestrian Stables, Clubs and Riding Academies...............................................................174-6
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Expansion of Camping Facilities........................................................................................194--7
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Farm Worker Accommodations......................................................................................... .194-7
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Feedlots, Commercial..............................................................................................................
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Outdoor Recreation Developments.....................................................................................
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Storage and Treatment of Sewage Sludge and Septage.......................................................... 38
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23.08.010 General Provisions
(a) The performance and use -specific standards provided in this Chapter are those specific requirements
that shall be met prior to approval of a proposed development or use within a particular zoning district.
(b) Proposed developments and uses may be subject to multiple performance and use -specific standards.
Where the development is subject to the jurisdiction of the Shoreline Master Program, additional
regulations and standards may apply, and additional permits may be required.
(c) Proposed developments and uses are also subject to the development standards specified in GCC §
23.12.
(d) Proposed developments and uses shall comply with the general purposes and intent of the underlying
zoning district regulations and any subarea plans.
2 .0 ®020 Accessory Uses and Structures
(a) Accessory uses are customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a structure or site.
Accessory structures are permitted under the following provisions:
(1) Accessory uses/structures not exceeding 1,500 square feet shall be permitted prior to the
construction of a primary use. These structures are not intended for residential occupancy, business
or industrial use;
(2) consistent with the purpose of the zoning district; and
(3) in compliance with the provisions of GCC Title 23. The land use category of an accessory use shall
be the same as that of the principal use(s) as listed in Tables 3, 4 and 5, unless otherwise specified.
(b) Limitations on Accessory Uses and Structures: Accessory uses and structures are permitted in any
zoning district, except as limited or prohibited in this section, in Tables 3, 4 and 5 or in the sections
covering the various zoning districts in GCC § 23.04.
(c) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). Accessory dwelling units are intended to increase the supply of
affordable and independent housing for a variety of households. Accessory dwelling units are permitted
as accessory to an existing single-family dwelling provided that the following requirements are met:
(1) 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 used as a permanent residence.
(A) Accessory Dwelling Units within UGAs, located in all zoning districts that allow for single-
family homes, are allowed two (2) ADUs in the following configurations:
(i) One attached ADU and one detached ADU;
(ii) Two attached ADUs;
(iii) Two detached ADUs, which may be comprised of either one or two detached structures.
(B) Accessory Dwelling Units within unincorporated areas of Grant County, located in all zoning
districts that allow for single-family homes, are allowed ADUs in the following configurations:
(i) One ADU within the existing single-family dwelling and one detached ADU;
(ii) One detached ADU.
(C) All Accessory Dwelling Units shall be occupied as permanent residences and may not be used,
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(2) Farmworker Housing: Farmworker housing accessory to a farm residence to accommodate
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3 (A) For legal lots larger than five (5) acres and less than twenty (20) acres, one (1) farm housing
4 unit is allowed;
5 (B) For legal lots larger than twenty (20) acres and less than forty (40) acres, two (2) farm housing
6 units are allowed;
7 (C) For legal lots larger than forty (40) acres and less than sixty (60) acres, three (3) farm housing
8 units are allowed;
9 (D) For legal lots larger than sixty (60) acres and less than eighty (80) acres, four (4) farm housing
10 units are allowed;
11 (E) For legal lots larger than eighty (80) acres, four (4) farm housing units are allowed; provided
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13 (F) Farm housing units may only be leased, sold or subdivided subject to the density provisions of
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15 (G) Sewage disposal and water supply shall be in accordance with GCC § 23.12.050 and §
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17 (3) Caretaker Residence: Caretaker residences shall be only for caretaker, groundskeeper, or security
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19 security shall be reasonable and customary for the associated industry, as determined by the
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21 (4) Subdivision: Accessory dwelling units shall not be subdivided or otherwise segregated in
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23 (5) Size and Scale: Density (lot coverage), building setbacks, and building height of ADUs shall
24 comply with all of the requirements of the primary dwelling in accordance with GCC § 23.12,
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26 (6) Building Permit: The owner occupant shall apply for a Grant County building permit for an
27 accessory dwelling unit. The application must demonstrate that all requirements of this section are
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29 (7) Construction: Structures shall be subject to all applicable building and constructions provisions of
30 the GCC. Manufactured Homes, Tiny Homes, Park Model RVs, and other Factory -Assembled
31 Structures are allowed to be used as accessory dwelling units.
32 (8) Location: The accessory dwelling unit may be attached to, included within the principal unit of the
33 single-family dwelling, or located in a detached structure.
34 (9) Conversions: The conversion of existing structures, such as detached garages, into accessory
35 dwelling units shall comply with all ADU requirements, except that non -conforming structures
36 regarding setbacks and/or lot coverage are allowed to be converted to ADUs and retain their non-
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38 (10) Parking: The number of parking spaces shall be as specified in GCC § 23.12, Table 5. All parking
39 spaces shall meet the standards of GCC § 23.12.130. Parking requirements for accessory dwelling
40 units within a UGA shall be as follows:
41 (A) No additional off-street parking is required if the parcel is located one-half mile or less from a
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(d) Outdoor Residential Storage. This subsection shall apply only to outdoor storage accessory to
residential uses. Outdoor storage other than accessory uses subordinate to a primary residential use may
be permitted only in those zoning districts where specified as an Permitted Use in Tables 3, 4 and 5 in
GCC § 23.04, and shall meet the requirements of GCC § 23.08.280.
(1) Outdoor residential storage shall be maintained in an orderly manner and shall create no fire, safety,
health or sanitary hazard;
(2) Required front yards shall not be used for outdoor storage, except for firewood;
(3) Not more than two (2) unlicensed or inoperable vehicles, except for agriculturally related
equipment, shall be stored on any lot; such vehicles shall be screened from view of neighboring
dwellings and rights -of -way. Such screening shall meet all applicable performance and
development standards specific to the zoning district in which the storage is kept, and shall be in
keeping with the character of the area. Screening shall meet the requirements of GCC § 23.12.180.
Storage of more than two (2) unlicensed or inoperable vehicles is prohibited except in those zoning
districts where specified as an Permitted Use in Tables 3, 4 and 5 in GCC § 23.04, and such storage
shall meet the requirements of GCC § 23.08.090;
(4) Temporary placement of a trailer, mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle or
buildings moved from other sites may only be stored on a parcel subject to obtaining a temporary
use permit in accordance with the requirements of GCC § 23.04.120.
(e) Antenna Structures and Satellite Dishes. Antenna structures and satellite dishes shall not be located
within ten (10) feet of any property line.
(f) Fences, walls, hedges, and similar Enclosures.
(1) Residential uses shall meet the following standards for fences:
(A) Front yard: Fences not exceeding four (4) feet in height are permitted within the front yard
setback (see Figure 2).
(B) Rear and side yard: Fences not exceeding seven (7) feet in height are permitted in side and rear
yards, but shall not extend into the front yard setback.
(C) Any fence constructed outside of a setback area may exceed seven (7) feet in height with an
approved Building Permit.
(2) Commercial and industrial uses shall meet the following standards for fences:
(A) A maximum fence height of seven (7) feet shall be observed within any required setback area
except when adjacent to residential zoning districts, in which a setback of ten (10) feet is
required to accommodate landscaping and visual screening;
(B) Any fence constructed outside of a setback area may exceed seven (7) feet in height with an
approved Building Permit.
(3) General Standards for fences:
(A) Fence height relating to residential uses shall include the fence and all attachments, including
items such as posts and lattice installed at the top of the fence.
(B) The maximum height for fences accessory to commercial or industrial uses is seven (7) feet,
however, up to an additional 18 inches of ancillary material on top of the fence (i.e. stranded
wire) is allowed.
(C) Fences may be constructed of wood, masonry, wire or similar materials employed by standard
building practice. Fences may also be formed of dense landscaping. Fences shall not be made
of tires or similar salvage materials not originally designed as structural components of fences
or buildings.
(D) Fences shall not conflict with requirements for Vision Clearance Triangle in Chapter 23.12.110
(see Figure 1). For public safety reasons, no variances from these provisions shall be applied
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(E) Fences within 200-ft. of a shoreline shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Grant
County Shoreline Master Program (Ch. 24.12).
(F) Fences for cannabis production operations shall be consistent with GCC 23.08.245.
(G) Fences shall always be required to be built on private property and never in the public right-of-
way. Private property lines may be a considerable distance back from actual street surfaces or
curb lines.
(H) It shall be the property owner's responsibility and obligation to identify his/her property line
when proposing to construct a fence on said property line. A property survey may be required.
(I) Fences greater than seven (7) feet in height may be permitted for agricultural buffering or
required site screening as a variance in accordance with the requirements of GCC § 25.08.
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(12) Development standards, including parking, visual screening and landscaping requirements, shall
be as specified in GCC § 23.12.
(b) On -site performance standards:
(1) Landscaping installation. All required landscaping shall be installed prior to occupancy. In lieu of
such installation, security may be given assuring the installation of the landscaping in an amount
and form approved by the Administrative Official, provided that the security may not be for a period
exceeding nine (9) months from the issuance of an occupancy permit, at which time installation
shall have occurred.
(2) .Maintenance. The owner, lessee or user shall be responsible for maintaining an orderly appearance
of all properties and shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of all installed landscaped
areas and any natural growth retained on the site. All required yards, parking areas, storage areas,
operation yards and other open uses on the site shall be maintained at all times in a neat and orderly
manner, appropriate for the zoning district.
(3) Outside Storage. Outside storage is permitted; however, sight -obscuring screening shall be
required. Stored materials shall not exceed the height of the screening,
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approved prior Lo the issuance oi. any builaing permit.
(c) As a cond it .() a ► A r a 'a t ;c im it -' -r Cs iec ion., t 1e � Jim. str Of ' cial may from,
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23.08.240 .Livestock Maintenance
(a) Livestock maintenance may be permitted as specified in Tables 3, 4 and 5 on GCC § 23.04; provided
that:
(1) Animal runways or buildings are not less than two hundred (?00) feet from the nearest existing
dwellings other than a dwelling located on the same premises;
(2) Farm oriented feed lots shall. be located a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet from any
dwelling, other than a dwelling located on the same premises;
(3) Feed racks, bunks, or troughs shall be located not less than ten (10) feet from the right-of-way of
any public road or highway; and
(4) No snore than twenty (20) mature head of hogs may be kept; more than twenty (20) mature head
shall be deemed to constitute a hog ranch. A hog ranch may be permitted only in the Agriculture
(AG) zoning district, and is subject to a conditional use permit and the performance standards
specified in GCC § 23.08.200.
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(a) Cannabis production and processing and retail may be permitted as specified in Tables 3, 4,
and 5 of GCC 23.04; provided that:
( I ) Catulabis production and processing A,I- rnfn i operations are subject to the requirements
of Conditional UseSi t. ee 1.21 Review found in GCC 25.08.2-31.0.4-140-regardless of the zoning district
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(�}(2) Cannabis retail operations are subject to the requirements of Site Plan Review found in
GCC 23.04.140 regardless of the zoning district in which they are located.
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1 (2)L3) CannabisMef4uafia producers, processors and retailers shall be subject to the development
2 standards of the underlying zoning district, the Grant County Code, and all other local and state
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4 (34 4 No cannabis producer, processor, or retailer shall be permitted within a dwelling
5 unit or within a building physically attached to a dwelling unit.
6 (4}(5) CannabisN4af4uaaa production, processing and retail sales in all zones, where allowed,
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11 (A) At least 500-yards from the following: any urban growth area boundary, the property lines of
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13 producer/processor or the underlying land owner), any residential zoning district, any shoreline
14 development district, the Rural Community zoning district, the Recreational Development
15 zoning district, as well as the park facilities listed in GCC 23.08.245(6). The buffer in this
16 section does not apply to outdoor production operations in the Urban Heavy Industrial Zone.
17 (B) The enclosure in which the outdoor production operation is located shall be at least one hundred
18 (100) feet from any property line of the parcel on which the cannabis production or
19 processing use is located. This requirement does not apply to the Urban Heavy Industrial Zone.
20 (C) Non -rigid greenhouses shall be considered outdoor production operations.
21 (54L6 In addition to the siting requirements in WAC 314-55-050, all production, processing and
22 retail operations shall be located no less than one -thousand (1,000) feet from a parcel containing a
23 public park owned and/or operated by a city, county, special purpose or utility district, state agency
24 or federal agency. The distance shall be measured as the shortest straight line distance from the
25 property line of parcel of the proposed production, processing, retail operation to the property line
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27 (6)7 Lighting for cannabis—a—i "a*a production, processing and retail operations, including any
28 required security lighting, shall be designed, installed, and maintained so as to eliminate light
29 directly projecting across property lines. Indoor production operations shall limit total building
30 fagade and roof fenestration to no more than 10-percent. The fenestration requirement does not
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32 (-748 Land Use and/or Building permits for structures/properties to be used in cannabism�a
33 production, processing, and retail sales must be accompanied by documentation that defines the
34 legal source of water for the operation.
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36 must comply with applicable setback requirements of the underlying zoning designation.
37 (-94 10) Irrigation water for cannabis production and/or processing shall be from an available,
38 approved water source. Irrigation water used for agricultural purposes as provided by the Columbia
39 Basin Project shall not be used and/or allowed as a viable water source.
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42 lawfully established and operating prior to March 7, 2017 may continue as is, where is within the terms
43 of any previous approvals granted. Existing fencing and security infrastructure that does not meet the
44 requirements of this or any other applicable provision of the UDC may be maintained with ordinary
45 care. Any expansion of an existing marijuana operation must comply with all applicable UDC
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49 producer, processor, or retailer to the provisions of the Grant County Unified Development Code.
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25.02.010 Scope
(a) This Chapter contains definitions of technical and procedural terms used throughout this
UnifiedUnife 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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1 Agriculture: the science, art, and business of producing crops, or raising livestock; farming. The use of
2 land for commercial production of horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, dairy, apiary, vegetable, or
3 animal products, or of berries, grain, hay, straw, turf, seed, Christmas trees (not subject to excise tax
4 imposed by RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140), or livestock, including those activities directly
5 pertaining to the production of crops or livestock including but not limited to cultivation, harvest, grazing,
6 animal waste storage and disposal, fertilization, the operation and maintenance of farm and stock ponds,
7 drainage ditches, irrigation systems, and canals, and normal maintenance, operation and repair of existing
8 serviceable structures, facilities, or improved areas. Activities that bring an area into agricultural use are
9 not considered agricultural activities. Agriculture does not include cannabis production,
10 processing, or retail sales.
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12 Agricultural Activities: land preparation for agricultural purposes, such as clearing, grading, contouring,
13 ditching, fencing, plowing, tilling, planting, cultivating, fertilizing, weed pest and disease control,
14 spraying, pruning, trimming, harvesting, processing, packing, sales, and construction of farmland stock
15 ponds, irrigation ditches and systems; livestock management, such as breeding, birthing, feeding and care
1of animals, birds, honey bees, and fish; the repair and maintenance of equipment, structures, and
17 machinery used to perform agricultural or husbandry operations; the storage of machinery and
18 agricultural products in, including but not limited to, farm related controlled atmosphere facilities, farm
19 related onion and potato storage facilities, and farm related grain silos etc. Agricultural activities does not
20 include cannabis production, processing, or retail sales.
21 Agricultural, Existing and On -going: Any agricultural activity conducted on lands defined in RCW
22 84.34.020(2); agricultural use ceases when the area on which it is conducted is converted to a non-
23 agricultural use.
24 Agricultural Processing Facility: a facility which adds value to, refines, or agricultural
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27 slaughtering.
28 Agriculturally -Related Industry: those industrial uses directly related to the packaging, processing,
29 storage, or physical or chemical alteration of an agricultural product. Such uses include, but are not
30 limited to, commercial cold storage plants, and/or controlled atmosphere facilities, produce packing and
31 processing facilities, wineries and their accessory uses such as tasting and sales rooms. (Ord. 02-192-CC,
32 2/02)
33 Agricultural Resource Lands: Lands that are primarily devoted to the commercial production of
34 horticultural, viticultural floricultural apiary, ve vegetable, or animal products or of berries rain ha
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through 84.33.140, and have long-term commercial significance for agricultural production (RCW
37 36.70A.030(2)). Agricultural Resource Lands is also a land -use designation in the Grant County y
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40 Agricultural Support Services: any non-agricultural use which is directly related to agriculture and
41 directly dependent upon agriculture for its existence. These support services exist off -site and within
42 districts that are intended to facilitate the production, marketing and distribution of agricultural products.
43 Aid to Avigation: any visual or electronic device airborne or on the surface which provides point-to-
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47 hazard to air navigation. The FAA determination that an airspace obstruction does not constitute a
48 "hazard to air navigation" under federal regulations does not prevent the Administrative Official from
49 determining that it is n airspace hazard or potentially incompatible land use under this UDC.
50 Airfield: a public or privately -owned area of land open to general, limited public, or commercial use for
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4 shorter increments) which may be fully plumbed, served with electrical power, and/or contain a kitchen
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9 Campground and Camping Facilities: an area of land developed for recreational use as temporary
10 living quarters for persons using tents or other personal, portable overnight shelters such as travel trailers
11 or recreational vehicles; including Destination Campgrounds, Developed Campgrounds, Festival
12 Campgrounds, Institutional Campgrounds, and Primitive Campgrounds as defined herein.
13 Campground, Destination: a campground with a high level of amenities, includingthe amenities of a
14 developed campground and any of the following: snack bars, small retail shops, restaurants, recreation
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18 Campground, Developed: a campground with a moderate level of amenities, including any of the
19 following: plumbed restrooms, individual campsites with sewer and water hook-ups, a dump station, or
20 picnic shelters.
21 Campgrounds, Institutional: an established group camp maintained for recreation, education, vacation,
22 religious or other similar uses by organized groups that assume supervision of the camp activities,
23 including plumbed restrooms, and group cooking and eating facilities.
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25 Campground, Festival: a temporary or permanent campground associated with or regularly serving a
26 Temporary Festival.
27 Campground, Major: includes Destination Campgrounds, Developed Campgrounds having more than
28 fifty (50) camping sites, Institutional Campgrounds, and Festival Campgrounds as defined herein.
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31 Primitive Campgrounds as defined herein.
32 Campground, Primitive: a campground with a minimal level of amenities, including at a minimum vault
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35 Cannabis: all parts of the plant Cannabis, whether growing or not, with a THC concentration greater
36 than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis during the growing cycle through harvest and useable cannabis.
37 Cannabis does not include hemp or industrial hemp as defined in RCW 15.140.020, or seeds used for
38 licensed hemp production under chapter 15.140 RCW.
39 Cannabis Concentrates: products consisting wholly or in part of the resin extracted from any part of the
40 plant Cannabis and having a THC concentration greater than ten percent.
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43 Cannabis processing is not defined as agricultural processing or as an agricultural use pursuant to RCW
44 82.04.213. For purposes of categorization for the Grant County Code, cannabis processing facilities shall
45 be considered an industrial use.
46 Cannabis Processor: a person licensed by the board to process cannabis into cannabis concentrates,
47 useable cannabis, and cannabis -infused products at wholesale to cannabis retailers.
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2 Cannabis production is not defined as an agricultural activity or use pursuant to RCW 82.04.213. For
3 purposes of categorization for the Grant County Code, cannabis production facilities shall be considered
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7 products approved by the United States food and drug administration.
8 Cannabis -infused Products: products that contain cannabis or cannabis extracts, are intended for human
9 use, are derived from cannabis as defined in this section, and have a THC concentration no greater than
10 ten percent. The term "cannabis -infused products" does not include either useable cannabis or cannabis
11 concentrates.
12 Cannabis Retail: as defined in WAC 314-55-079 as now exists or may hereafter be amended. Cannabis
13 retail is not defined as retail sales of agricultural products or as an agricultural activity or use pursuant to
14 RCW 82.04.213. For u oses of categorization for the Grant Count Code cannabis retail facilities
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17 Caretaker Residence: an accessory dwelling unit for residence of an individual and his/her immediate
18 family while in the employ as a caretaker, groundskeeper, or security capacity to the primary operation or
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24 implementation and submitted to the County for adoption into the County's Comprehensive Plan.
25 Capital Improvements: improvements to land, structures, initial furnishings, and selected equipment.
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27 Church: a place or building where religious services are conducted, and which may include as an
28 accessory use religious education, reading rooms, and assembly rooms. This definition does not include
29 facilities for training of religious orders.
30 Clearing or Land Clearing: clearing means the destruction or removal, by hand or with mechanical
31 means, of vegetative ground cover or trees including, but not limited to, root material or topsoil material.
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34 legislative body, following an open record hearing on a project permit application when the appeal is on
35 the record with no or limited new evidence or information allowed to be submitted and only appeal
36 argument allowed.
37 Closed Record Public Hearing: a meeting where the public and the proponent(s) of a project are
38 permitted to attend but whereby no new evidence may be provided. The public and the proponent of a
39 project may only provide answers to specific questions asked by the Hearing Body for clarification of the
40 existing record only. The Hearing Body, at its sole discretion, may allow written pre -hearing briefs to be
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46 Co -housing: a type of residential community characterized by either attached or detached single family
47 dwelling units which may or may not be located on separate lots, and includes a common building, which
48 may contain a large dining room, kitchen, lounges, meeting rooms, recreation and laundry facilities,
49 storage, guest rooms, library, workshops, and/or childcare, to serve only the co -housing community.
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4 required in accordance with the provisions of GCC Chapter 25.20 this UDC. All of the Concurrency
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7 Concurrency Facility and Service Providers: the County department or other governmental entity
8 responsible for providing the applicable service or facility to a development project subject to
9 Concurrency Review under this UDC. All of the Concurrency Facility and Service Providers providing
10 facilities and services other than County Roads are referred to as Non -Transportation Concurrency
11 Facilities and Services Providers.
12 Concurrency Determination: a ConcurrencyDetermination for Roads or a Concurrency Determination
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15 Concurrency Determination for Transportation: a determination made by the County Engineer that
16 compares an applicant's impact on County Roads to the capacity of the County Roads, taking into
17 account available and planned capacity and any mitigation measures proposed by the applicant.
18 Concurrency Determination for Non -Transportation Facilities and Services: a determination made
19 by the Non -Transportation Facility Provider which compares an applicant's impact on that provider's
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21 mitigation measures proposed by the applicant.
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23 Conditional Use: a permitted use, but which use, because of characteristics of the exact location with
24 reference to surroundings, streets, and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities, requires a
25 special degree of control to make such use consistent and compatible with other existing or permitted uses in
26 the same zone or zones, and to assure that such use shall not be harmful to the public interest. Subject to the
27 performance and use -specific standards and development standards set forth in GCC Chapters 23.08 and
28 23.12, respectively. Identified in Tables 3, 4 and 5 in GCC Chapter 23.04 by the symbol "C" and which
29 requires a Conditional Use Permit.
30 Conditional Use Permit: a permit issued by Grant County stating that the land uses and activities meet all
31 criteria set forth in GCC Chapters 23.04, 23.08 and 23.12 and other local ordinances, and all conditions of
32 approval in accordance with the procedural requirements of GCC Chapter 25.08.
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34 Condominium: the division of a building or land pursuant to the Horizontal Property Regimes Act, RCW
35 64.23, or the Condominium Act, RCW 64.34
36 Condominium Operation: a project containing or designed to contain structures or other improvements
37 for residential, commercial, office, business, industrial, or other uses permitted in the zoning; district in
38 which it is located and in which each co-owner owns exclusive rights to a volume of space within a
39 structure or structures that may be constructed as a condominium unit.
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47 limitations or affirmative obligations, the purposes of which include retaining or protecting various
48 habitat types for specific ecological functions, natural, scenic, or open space values of real property;
49 assuring its availability for mitigation, agricultural, forest, recreational, or open space use.
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Conservation Plan: a site -specific plan designed to conserve and/or productively utilize available
resources while reducing adverse impacts to critical areas or their buffers caused by agricultural activities.
Development of conservation plans typically includes inventory and analysis of available resources, and
plans must specify the BMPs necessary to achieve objectives.
Consistency: a term which means that no feature of a plan or regulation is incompatible with any other
feature of a plan or regulation. Consistency is indicative of a capacity for orderly integration or operation
with other elements in a system. (WAC 365-195-210)
Construction Yard: service establishment primarily engaged in general contracting or subcontracting in
the building construction trades. Construction yards include administrative offices, workshops and the
indoor or outdoor storage of tools, equipment, materials, and vehicles.
Contaminant: any chemical, physical, biological or radiological substance that does not occur naturally
in groundwater or that occurs at concentrations greater than those in natural levels.
Contiguous Land: land adjoining and touching other land regardless of whether or not portions of the
parcels have separate Assessor's tax numbers, were purchased at different times, lie in different sections,
are in different government lots, or are separated from each other by private road or public rights -of -way.
Cooperative: the entire structure and real property is under common ownership as contrasted to a
condominium where individual structures or spaces within a structure are under separate individual
occupant ownership.
Convenience Store: a business primarily engaged in the retail sales of convenience items, including
packaged or prepared food, beverages, lottery tickets, tobacco products, and limited stock of groceries,
goods, sundries and similar products for the traveling public or neighborhood residents for consumption
off premises; may include retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels.
Corporate Road: a road located within a tract or easement that is owned by a corporation, homeowners
association, or in common interest by more than one (1) lot.
Cottage Industry: small-scale commercial or light industrial activities on residential parcels, subordinate
to the primary residential use, conducted in whole or in part in either the resident's single-family dwelling
unit or in an accessory building, and conducted by one or more residents of a single-family residence and
not more than four (4) additional employees not residing at the residence, and is of a scale larger than a
Home Occupation. Subject to the performance and use -specific standards set forth in GCC § 23.08.140.
County: Grant County, Washington, its Board, commissioners, and departments.
County Engineer: the County Engineer, as defined in Chapter 36.75 RCW, for Grant County or his/her
designee.
County Road Intersections: intersections between two County Roads, between County Roads and lower
traffic volume city streets, and between County Roads and lower traffic volume state highways.
County Road Segments: portions of individual County Roads for which LOS is analyzed.
Court: a court of limited jurisdiction organized pursuant to Title 3 RCW.
Covenants: a restriction on the use of land usually set forth in the deed.
Coverage: that percentage of the plot or lot area covered by the building area.
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3 Manufactured Home: a single-family dwelling built according to the U.S. Department of Housing and
4 Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is a national
preemptive building code. A manufactured home also: (1) includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and
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7 each section at least eight (8) feet wide and forty (40) feet long when transported, or when installed on the site
8 is three hundred twenty (320) square feet or greater (RCW 59.20.030). A manufactured home bears an
9 insignia issued by a state or federal regulatory agency indicating that the structure complies with all
10 applicable construction standards of the definition of a manufactured home.
11 Manufacturing: the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products,
12 including the assembling of component parts, the creation of products, and the blending of materials, such
13 as lubricating oils, plastics, resins, or liquors.
14 Manure Lagoons: lagoons for livestock and waste which shall follow construction and
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31 some types of commercial craft. Boat -launching facilities may also be provided at a marina; a marina may
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34 Master Planned Resort: a self contained and fully integrated planned unit development in a setting of
35 significant natural amenities, with primary focus on destination resort facilities consisting of short-term
36 visitor accommodations associated with a range of on -site indoor or outdoor recreational facilities.
37 Microcell: a wireless communication facility consisting of an antenna that is either: (1) Four feet in
38 height and with an area not more than five hundred eighty square inches; of (2) if a tubular antenna, no
39 more than four inches in diameter and no more than six feet in length.
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41 Mine Hazard Areas: Those areas that fall within one hundred (100) horizontal feet of a mine opening at
42 the surface or an area designated as a mine hazard area by the Washington State Department of Natural
43 Resources.
44 Minerals: clay, coal, gravel, industrial minerals, valuable metallic substances, peat, sand, stone, topsoil,
45 and any other similar solid materials or substances to be excavated from natural deposits on or in the earth
46 for commercial, industrial, or construction use.
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48 Mineral Extraction: the removal of naturally occurring materials from the earth for economic use.
49 Extraction materials include nonmetallic minerals such as sand, gravel, clay, coal, and various types of
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