17.30.060 Residential use zoning table established

17.30.060 Residential use zoning table established.

Permitted Use Table: Residential Zones
Land Use	Permit Type	SR 12.4	SR 9.6	SR 7.0	SR 5.0	MR	Abbreviated Definition (Chapter 17.20 SMC Contains Full Definition)
Agriculture
Farm, Existing	P-I	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	P(1)	Property previously and currently used for ongoing agricultural activity.
Animal Services
Kennel, Hobby	P-I	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)	AC/C(2)		A collection of 3 or more adult dogs or 4 or more cats and 1 litter of unweaned pups.
Hotels and Guest Houses
Bed and Breakfast	P-III	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	C(3)(4)	A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging are provided for compensation to guests.
Public Facilities
Governmental Use	P-I					P	Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.
Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)	P-II	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	P(5)	A facility used for police and fire services.
Quasi-Public
Cemetery, Existing	P-I		P				A place for the burial or interment of dead persons or household pets.
Community Center	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes.
House of Worship/Church	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A building or structure wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
Meeting Hall	P-III	C	C	C	C	P	A place of assembly that is used on a temporary but recurring basis for a variety of public or private events.
Recreation
Open Space	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and is left in its natural or undisturbed state.
Park, Community	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.
Park, Neighborhood	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A park of 5 to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.
Park, Urban	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.
Private/HOA Parks	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A park area under common ownership by a homeowners association.
Trail	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.
Residential
Adult Family Home	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than 1 but not more than 6 adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services.
Assisted Living/Independent Living	P-II					P	A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Congregate Care Facility	P-III					C(6)	A residential facility for the elderly and/or handicapped persons.
Daycare, Home	P-I	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	AC(7)	Care for children under the age of 12 or seniors located in the family dwelling accommodating 12 or fewer.
Dwelling, Accessory	P-I	AC(8)	AC(8)	AC(8)	AC(8)		A secondary living unit that is located on the same property as the primary dwelling.
Dwelling, Cottage	P-III	P(9)	P(9)	P(9)	P(9)		A minimum of 4 small detached single-family homes located together in a neighborhood format around common open space.
Dwelling, Duplex	P-I				P(10)	P	A detached building, designed for 2 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family Development Up to 20 Units	P-I					P	A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family Development 21 Units or Greater	P-II					P	A building designed for 3 or more families living independently of each other, including apartment houses but not including hotels, trailers, or mobile/manufactured homes.
Dwelling, Single-Family	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by 1 family.
Dwelling, Townhouse	P-I				C	P	A dwelling unit that is: occupied by 1 family; has no units above or under it; and is attached to other units by common side walls.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 1 – Existing Nursing Home Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-III					C	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 2 – Existing Assisted Living Conversion of Up to a 16-Bed Facility (21)	P-II					P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Enhanced Service Facility Conversion Category 3 – Existing Adult Family Home Conversion of Up to a 6-Bed Facility (21)	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A facility licensed under Chapter 70.97 RCW that provides support and services to persons for whom acute inpatient treatment is not medically necessary.
Group Home	P-I	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	P(11)	A facility licensed by the state to provide 24-hour training, care, custody, correction or control, or any combination of those functions, to 1 or more persons. This term shall not include schools, hospitals, prisons or other social service facilities.
Home Occupation	P-I	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	AC(12)	A business carried on within a dwelling unit or accessory building which is incidental and secondary to the residential use.
Homeless Housing	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Homeless housing” means housing types that are usually geared specifically towards homeless populations including: transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.
Manufactured/Mobile Home	P-I	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)	P(13)		A residential unit on 1 or more chassis for towing to the point of use and designed to be used with a permanent foundation as a dwelling unit on a year-round basis.
Schools
Elementary School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
High School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the ninth through the twelfth grade.
Middle School	P-III	C	C	C	C		Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from the sixth through eighth grade.
Preschool Facility	P-II/P-III	C	C	C	P(10)	P	An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
Seminary	P-III			C(14)			An educational institution for religious study.
Utilities
Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard Associated with Electrical Substations	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with a permitted electrical substation.
Electrical Substation	P-II	P	P(15)	P(15)	P(15)	P	A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.
Electrical Transmission Lines	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.
Sewage Lift Station	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	The station in a sewer system where the wastewater needs to be pumped (lifted) to a higher elevation so that gravity can be used to bring the wastewater to the treatment plant.
Water Well and Pump Station	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.
Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.
Wireless Communication Facilities
Co-Location PWCF	P-II	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	P(16)	The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.
Minor Facilities	P-II	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	P(17)	Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.
Single PWCF	P-II	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	P(18)	A wireless communications facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals associated with personal wireless services and which may include antennas, equipment shelter or cabinet, transmission cables, a support structure, reception and transmission devices and antennas and temporary or portable service facilities.
Monopole Towers	P-II	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	C(19)	Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.
Small Cell Facilities	P-II	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	P(20)	A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements of Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.
Other
Daycare Center	P-II			P(7)	P(7)	P(7)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.
Daycare, Mini	P-II				P(7)	P(7)	Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility other than a family dwelling, which accommodates 12 or fewer persons.
Transitional Housing	P-II	P	P	P	P	P	Temporary housing for individuals and families for periods up to 2 years. Such facilities may also include job and/or self-sufficiency training and other supportive services to help people transition to independent living.
Emergency Shelter	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Emergency shelter” means an indoor facility that provides a temporary shelter for individuals or families who are currently homeless. Emergency shelter may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement. Emergency shelter facilities may include day and warming centers that do not provide overnight accommodations.
Emergency Housing	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that are intended to address the basic health, food, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of individuals or families. Emergency housing may or may not require occupants to enter into a lease or an occupancy agreement.
Temporary Uses	P-I	P	P	P	P	P	A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.

(1)Farms shall register with the city for the right to farm per Chapter 17.102 SMC. New farms are limited to the SR 12.4 zone with a minimum land area of two and one-half acres. Farms preexisting on the effective date of Ordinance No. 1032 in 2002 are permitted on smaller land areas and may register to receive right-to-farm protection.

(2)A hobby kennel license is required for a total of four or more dogs and four or more cats over three months of age. A maximum of four animals is allowed when the parcel is under one acre, five animals per acre are allowed when the parcel is one to five acres and 25 animals are allowed when the parcel is over five acres. These maximums may be exceeded with special hobby kennel permit issued administratively by the animal control officer pursuant to SMC 8.02.450 and 8.02.470; provided, however, that in all cases exceeding the maximum standard by six animals requires an conditional use permit. All indoor and outdoor kennels shall comply with the animal control and licensing standards contained in Chapter 8.02 SMC. Three or fewer animals are allowed as an accessory use without a kennel license as pets.

(3)A business license and compliance with conditions in SMC 17.100.060 for permitting a bed and breakfast use are required. Bed and breakfast residence use is limited to four rooms per residence. Bed and breakfast inn use is limited to six rooms in the SR 5.0 zone, 10 rooms in the MR zone and 16 rooms in the GC zone.

(4)Restaurants that serve lunches and/or dinner shall be allowed in bed and breakfast accommodations.

(5)Twenty thousand square feet of land area are required. This minimum land area requirement may be reduced through the conditional use permit process in SMC 17.80.120 provided the lot meets the minimum lot size standard for the zone.

(6)Limited to 30 rooms/increment of minimum land area.

(7)All daycare uses shall comply with the daycare facilities requirements provided in SMC 17.95.382. Family daycare shall require a home occupation permit. Daycare centers are limited to a minimum land area of 10,000 square feet in the SR 5.0 zone and 30,000 square feet in the SR 7.0 zone.

(8)One accessory dwelling unit per lot is allowed. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with the criteria and design standards set forth in SMC 17.95.470 through 17.95.480.

(9)Cottage housing units shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.450.

(10)Minimum land area of 7,000 square feet required.

(11)This use shall comply with the special residential use requirements provided in SMC 17.95.375. Group homes are limited to six rooms in the SR 7.0, SR 5.0, RM and GC zones.

(12)A home occupation permit and business license are required. Home occupations shall comply with the requirements in SMC 17.95.380.

(13)This use shall comply with the manufactured housing requirements of SMC 17.95.385. Manufactured housing use is limited to Type A homes certified as meeting U.S. HUD standards. Manufactured home park use may accommodate both Type A and Type B HUD certified units and requires a minimum land area of three acres in SR 7.0 and two acres in SR 5.0 zones.

(14)Limited to 9,000 square feet in the SR 7.0 zone.

(15)Minimum land area of 10,000 square feet required.

(16)Subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(17)Minor facilities are limited to co-location on an existing monopole and are subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(18)Limited to one personal wireless communications facility (PWCF) on existing light standards and power poles within the public right-of-way and subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(19)Monopole towers only are permitted. Guy and lattice towers are prohibited. Limited to locations on properties with existing public use, except in the general commercial and general industrial zones subject to a conditional use permit, and subject to the wireless communications facilities standards in Chapter 17.220 SMC.

(20)All small wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the requirements of Chapters 17.200, 17.205, and 17.210 SMC.

(21)Enhanced service facility conversions of Category 1 – 3 facilities shall be subject to the requirements of SMC 17.95.375.

(Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).