22.14.020 Zoning districts.
A. Zoning Districts Established. In order to implement the comprehensive plan, to provide for protection of property, and to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the community, the city is divided into zoning districts. Zoning districts and zoning map symbols are established by Table 22.14.020(A): Establishment of Land Use Zoning Districts.
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Zoning District |
Map Symbol |
General Description |
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Downtown Commercial |
DC |
Pedestrian-oriented commercial district that focuses on retail and service uses with some mixed and residential uses allowed |
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General Commercial |
GC |
Commercial district that emphasizes indoor retail and service uses and is located on major traffic corridors; mixed use development is also allowed in certain areas |
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General Industrial |
GI |
Industrial district that provides for intensive manufacturing and processing operations and may include small-scale ancillary commercial uses |
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Industrial Transition |
IT |
Commercial district that allows for certain light industrial uses |
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Institutional |
IN |
Zoning district that provides areas for county, state, or federally owned and operated facilities located within city limits that serve the entire region |
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Light Industrial |
LI |
Industrial district that provides for nonpolluting manufacturing and processing operations, wholesaling, warehousing and distribution, and other similar activities; may include small-scale ancillary commercial uses |
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Limited Open Space |
LS |
Very low density single-family residential zoning district with a maximum residential density of 1 dwelling unit per 5 acres; also provides for recreational facilities and linkages to existing or proposed trails and open space systems |
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Mixed Use – General |
MG |
Mixed use district that integrates a combination of commercial, office, light industrial, and institutional land uses as well as attached residential units; the uses may be located either inside a single building or in separate buildings on the same property; the minimum residential density allowed is 12 dwelling units per acre and the maximum residential density allowed is 25 dwelling units per acre |
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Mixed Use – Medical |
MM |
Mixed use district that integrates a combination of medical and/or healthcare-related land uses; the uses may be located either inside a single building or in separate buildings on the same property |
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Mixed Use – Neighborhood |
MN |
Mixed use district that integrates a combination of residential, commercial, and office land uses; the uses may be located either inside a single building or in separate buildings on the same property; the minimum residential density allowed is 8 dwelling units per acre and the maximum residential density allowed is 16 dwelling units per acre |
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Multifamily Residential – 25 Units per Acre |
R25 |
Multifamily residential zoning district with a minimum residential density of 12 dwelling units per acre and a maximum residential density of 25 dwelling units per acre |
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Parks |
P |
Provides areas for public parks, recreational facilities, and open space |
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Shoreline Industrial |
SI |
Industrial district that applies only to the property hosting the existing and continuing Cadman gravel operation; permits gravel mining and processing |
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Single-Family Residential – 4 Units per Acre |
R4 |
Low density single-family residential zoning district with a maximum residential density of 4 dwelling units per acre |
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Single-Family Residential – 7 Units per Acre |
R7 |
Medium density single-family residential zoning district with a maximum residential density of 7 dwelling units per acre |
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Single-Family Residential – 15 Units per Acre |
R15 |
High density single-family residential zoning district with a maximum residential density of 15 dwelling units per acre; some attached housing is permitted |
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Tourist Commercial |
TC |
Commercial district in the vicinity of the airport and fairgrounds providing amenities to serve visitors to the city |
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Transportation |
TR |
Zoning district that is dedicated to regional transportation purposes and includes the U.S. Highway 2 corridor and the State Route 522 corridor, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad corridor, and land owned by WSDOT dedicated to a future U.S. Highway 2 bypass; it does not include city owned right-of-way |
B. Zoning Overlay Districts. The purpose of a zoning overlay district designation is to carry out comprehensive plan and subarea plan policies that identify special opportunities for achieving public benefits by allowing or requiring alternative uses and development standards that differ from the general provisions of this title. Zoning overlay districts are generally applied to a group of individual properties or entire planning subareas or neighborhoods. Zoning overlay districts and overlay district map symbols are established by Table 22.14.020(B): Establishment of Zoning Overlay Districts.
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Zoning Overlay District |
Map Symbol |
General Description |
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Fryelands Commercial Overlay District |
FC-O |
Overlay in the light industrial zoning district that regulates existing commercial uses and provides for the siting of new commercial development along the eastern side of Fryelands Boulevard |
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North Kelsey/Tjerne Place Overlay District |
NK/TP-O |
Overlay in the general commercial zoning district that provides for the development of the North Kelsey/Tjerne Place Planning Area subject to the 2003 North Kelsey Development Plan Design Guidelines, which was amended in 2021 |
(Ord. 001/2021 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))