17.150.029 Permitted use table | Stanwood Municipal Code

(1) The following table determines which shoreline uses are allowed or prohibited in each shoreline environment.

(2) Except for the land uses prohibited in this table, land uses allowed in the underlying zoning are allowed subject to the preference for water-oriented uses and subject to specific criteria for uses included in these regulations.

(3) The shoreline isolated environment uses are determined entirely by the underlying zoning district.

(4) Uses allowed in the aquatic environment are those allowed in the adjacent upland environment, limited to water-dependent use, ecological enhancement, and those transportation and utility facilities and essential public facilities for which no alternative location is feasible.

(5) Land uses in the underlying zoning that require a conditional use permit in the underlying zoning require a shoreline conditional use permit.

(6) If a use is prohibited in the underlying zoning district, it is also prohibited in the shoreline.

(7) Key: X = Prohibited, P = Permitted, CU = Conditional Use Permit, U = Governed by Underlying Zoning.

Use	Shoreline High Intensity	Shoreline Residential	Urban Conservancy	Essential Public Facility
Low Intensity Scientific, Cultural, Historic, or Educational Use	P	P	P	P
Fish and Wildlife Resource Enhancement	P	P	P	P
Accessory Dwelling Units	U	U²,³	X	X
Adult Day Care I	U	U²	X	X
Adult Family Home	U	U²	X	X
Agriculture	X	P⁶	P⁶	P⁶
Aquaculture and Fish Hatcheries	CU	X	CU	CU
Boat Launches	P	X	P	X
Commercial Retail Uses	U	X	X	X
Community and Cultural Services	CU	CU	CU	X
Dwellings, Single-Family Detached	U	U	X	X
Dwellings, Multifamily	U	U	X	X
Dwellings, Floating on Water	X	X	X	X
Eating and Drinking Uses	U	X	X	X
Educational Facilities	CU	CU	X	X
Essential Public Facilities	CU	CU	CU	CU
Golf Courses	X	CU¹	X	X
Group Homes	U	U²	X	X
Health Services	U	X	X	X
Home Occupations	U	P	P⁴	X
Industrial Use	U	X	X	X
Lodging	U	X	X	X
Mining	X	X	X	X
Office Uses	U	X	X	X
Parking Areas Serving Primary Use within the Shoreline	P³	P³	P³	P³
Parking Areas Not Serving Primary Use within the Shoreline	X	X	X	X
Parks	P⁷	CU¹,²	CU¹,²	CU¹,²
Passive Recreation	P⁷	P¹	P¹	P¹
Recreation Facilities in Buildings	CU¹,²	X	X	X
Marinas	CU	X	X	X
Motor Vehicles and Related Equipment Sales/Rental/Repair and Services	U²	X	X	X
Structures for Floodway Management, Including Drainage or Storage and Pumping Facilities	P⁵	P⁵	P⁵	P⁵
Transportation Facilities – Vehicular – Serving Uses within the Shoreline	P³	P³	CU	CU
Transportation Facilities – Vehicular – Serving Uses outside the Shoreline	CU	CU	CU	CU
Trails, Public Pedestrian and Bicycle Not Including Over-Water Trails	P⁵	P⁵	P⁵	P⁵
Trails, Over-Water	CU	CU	CU	CU
Utilities That Serve Uses within the Shoreline	P³	P³	P³	P³
Utilities That Serve Uses outside the Shoreline	CU	CU	CU	CU
USES NOT SPECIFIED	CU	CU	CU	CU

1Provided, that the use does not degrade the ecological functions or natural character of the shoreline area.

2Use may be permitted, but new structures shall not be placed within the shoreline jurisdiction unless no feasible alternative location is available.

3Allowed only to serve approved or conditional uses, but should be located outside of shoreline jurisdiction if feasible.

4Limited to existing structures on existing lots.

5Subject to criteria for establishment and design of use, including assessment of the need for a shoreline location and analysis of nonshoreline configurations.

6Existing use is permitted, but new use is subject to a shoreline conditional use permit.

7Only allowed if the use is water-dependent.