Animal Daycare/Grooming

An establishment providing daytime training, supervision, recreation, clipping, hygienic care, or cleaning services for animals.

Kennel, Commercial Indoor/Outdoor

A facility holding 4 or more domestic animals over 4 months of age for boarding, breeding, sale, or treatment.

Veterinarian Hospital or Clinic

A building used to provide health care services to animals.

Automobile Rental Agency

A rental and incidental storage agency which provides motor vehicle rentals under 10,000 lbs.

Automobile Repair and Services

An establishment that provides a variety of levels of repair, sales, handling, maintaining, or disposing of motor vehicles.

Automobile Sales and Service, New or Used

An establishment that sells new or used motorized vehicles as its primary use, and allows for minor or major repairs, or paint and body work.

Automobile Service Station

A building that sells or supplies fuels, lubricants, air, water, and other operating commodities for motor vehicles or boats.

Car Wash

A building, or portion thereof, for washing automobiles utilizing mechanical devices.

Parking Lots, Garages

A building, or area beneath a building, except those described as a private garage, used for the parking only of automotive vehicles.

Parking Structure, Commercial

A standalone structure used for the storage or parking of motor vehicles.

Art Gallery

A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art or an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art.

Game, Video Arcade

A venue where people play indoor table games and/or arcade video games.

Live Entertainment

Music, comedy, readings, dancing, acting, or other entertainment performed at an establishment such as a theater or concert hall.

Museum

A nonprofit, noncommercial establishment operated as a repository or a collection of natural, historic, scientific or works of art.

Night club

A business conducted inside a building that has the capacity for at least 30 persons seated at tables, includes a bar, employs a bartender and maintains table service, dancing, and/or live entertainment.

Theater

A building or part of a building, devoted to showing motion pictures, or for dramatic, musical or live performances.

Bed and Breakfast

A building other than a hotel or nursing home where meals and short-term lodging of more than 2 rooms are provided for compensation.

Hotel

Any building containing more than 6 guest rooms intended to be used, rented or hired out to be occupied for sleeping purposes.

Food and Beverage Processing Facility

Means sorting, packaging, bottling or labeling raw or semi-processed food or beverages into a product.

Manufacturing, Light

A use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including process, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.

Communication Technology (TV broadcasting, radio station, video production, internet or movie production or other similar technologies)

An industry consisting of the technological and commercial broadcasting institutions or filmmaking.

Professional Office

A business providing expertise to clients for a fee for service in any of the following related categories: accounting, architecture, engineering, planning, law, music, art, interior design, real estate, writing, education, or any similar type of business.

Health Care Office

Health care services such as primary care clinics, mental health clinics, community health centers, dentist, orthodontist, nutritionist, physical therapy, optometrists, or similar medical practices excluding hospitals.

Hospital

A facility providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, other abnormal physical or mental conditions, chemical or substance dependency or abuse, and including as an integral part of the institution related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, and training facilities.

Assisted/Independent Living

A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.

Salon

An establishment where hair cutting, coloring and styling, facials, manicures, lashes, and/or spa services are provided.

Daycare Center

Care of children under the age of 12, or seniors, located in a facility which accommodates 13 or more persons.

Laundromat/Dry Cleaner

An establishment providing dry cleaning businesses or washing, drying machines on the premises for rental use to the general public.

Equipment Rental

Equipment rental is a service providing machinery, equipment and tools of all kinds and sizes for a limited period of time to individual consumers.

Health/Athletic Club

Gymnasiums (except those related to educational institutions), private clubs (athletic, health, or recreational), reducing salons, and weight control establishments.

Funeral Home

A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial, the display of the deceased, and ceremonies connected wherewith before burial or cremation; crematories are not considered part of a funeral home or an accessory.

Janitorial Services

A company providing janitorial services such as the cleaning of offices or other building establishments.

Mail/Small Shipping Store

An establishment that provides shipping, shredding, printing, fax, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.

Private Clubs

Organizations that are privately owned and operated by their members and not operated for profit such as clubs, lodges, lounges, and halls.

Tattoo and Piercing Parlors

A business designing and creating permanent graphic images on the human body; may include piercing.

Governmental Use

Public facilities that are utilized for daily administration and operation of government business.

Park and Ride Facility

A parking area designated for commuters using public transportation.

Post Office

A facility authorized by a postal system for posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission, and delivery of mail and offering mail-related services.

Public Safety Station (Police and Fire)

A facility used for police and fire services.

Public Transit Storage and Maintenance Facility

A facility used for public transit storage and maintenance.

Public Transit Terminal

A terminal used for public transit.

Meeting Hall

A building or grounds used for social, civic, or recreational purposes and owned and operated by a nonprofit organization and open to the general public.

House of Worship/Church

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.

Amusement Park or Center

A group of amusement devices for children and/or adults and their accessory uses.

Bowling Alley

A recreational facility which includes bowling lanes, and may include a small lounge, restaurant or snack bar, video games and pool tables.

Community Garden

Land set aside for collective use for an organization or for the general public to grow produce and/or flowers. Excluding marijuana.

Open Space

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

Regional park facility that serves an area of over 10,000 in population and is 20 to 100 acres.

Park, Urban

A park providing public access and recreational, educational, cultural, historical, or aesthetic amenities.

Private/HOA Parks

A park area under common ownership by a homeowners association.

Trail

A paved or unpaved path used for walking, hiking, running, bicycling and/or horseback riding.

Minor Service Repairs Within the Confines of a Building; No Outside Storage or Repair

An establishment providing minor repair services such as shoe repair, tailoring, bicycle repairs, computer repairs or similar type uses.

Adult Family Home

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

A state licensed group residence for adults per Chapter 18.20 RCW.

Boarding House

A building other than a motel, where lodging and meals are provided for more than 5 persons for compensation on a long-term basis.

Congregate Care Facility

A residential facility for the elderly and/or handicapped persons.

Daycare, Family

A residence used for the care of children under the age of 12 or seniors located in the family dwelling of the person or persons under whose direct care the child or children are placed, accommodating 12 or fewer, such numbers to include those members of the resident family who are under the age of 12 years old.

Dwelling, Accessory

A secondary living unit that is located on the same property as the primary dwelling.

Dwelling, Cottage

A minimum of 4 small detached single-family homes located together in a neighborhood format around common open space.

Dwelling, Duplex

A detached building, designed for 2 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.

Dwelling, Triplex

A detached building, designed for 3 families living independently of each other and divided by a common wall.

Dwelling, Multiple-Family

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

A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by 1 family.

Dwelling, Townhouse

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)

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)

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)

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 Care Facilities

Shared living quarters (without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit) for 7 or more persons with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit 1 or more of such person’s major life activities when such persons are not living together as a single household unit.

Group Home

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

A business carried on within a dwelling unit or accessory building which is incidental and secondary to the residential use.

Live/Work Units

“Live/work unit” means a single dwelling unit in a detached building, or in a multifamily or mixed-use building, that also accommodates limited commercial uses within the dwelling unit. The predominate use of a live/work unit is residential, and commercial activity is a secondary use.

Mixed Use

Residential and commercial uses within a single building or development that may occur either within 1 story as a horizontal mix, in 1 structure with multiple stories as a vertical mix or in more than 1 detached structure.

Retail Shop – Boutique Style Less Than 3,000 Square Feet

Small scale retail uses such as boutiques, bakeries, florists, convenience stores, pharmacies, and more.

Retail Shop – Mid-Range Between 3,000 and 10,000 Square Feet (Non-Strip Mall Design)

Midsized retail uses such as grocery stores, sporting goods store, large thrift stores, office supplies, and more.

Retail – Strip Mall or Big Box Greater Than 10,000 Square Feet

Large scale retail uses such as supermarkets, construction supply stores, furniture stores, and more.

Agricultural Produce Stand

A farm stand that sells produce including fresh, dried or bottled vegetables and fruits and plants/flowers.

Farmer’s Market

Retail area, outdoors or indoors, where vendors sell produce, baked goods, food and/or limited crafts to the public.

Kiosk/Vending Machine

Mobile units such as kiosks and vending machines that dispense products for sale including but not limited to beverages, food and video.

Marijuana Retailer

As set forth in RCW 69.50.101. – a person licensed by the board to sell marijuana concentrates, usable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in a retail outlet.

Plant Nursery

An enterprise, establishment, or portion thereof that conducts the retailing or wholesaling of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items (but not farm implements) directly related to their care and maintenance.

Bars and Cocktail Lounges

A business conducted entirely within a building wherein primarily alcoholic beverages are sold at retail for consumption on the premises. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes night clubs, restaurants, and taverns.

Catering

An establishment that prepares food on site and delivers it to another location for consumption. Caterers may also provide party planning and occasional hourly labor for special events.

Beverage Stand

Restaurants specializing in coffee, tea, and other assorted beverage products, accessory baked goods and concessions.

Restaurant

An establishment whose primary business is the sale of food and beverages to patrons for consumption on the premises.

Tavern

A business conducted entirely within a building where beer and/or wine is served to the public, which holds a class “A” or “B” license from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. Limited food service and live entertainment may be provided as an accessory use. Excludes bars/cocktail lounges, night clubs and restaurants.

Elementary School

Any school, public or private, intended for the education of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.

Preschool Facility

An educational establishment that provides instruction and daytime care, for 4 or more children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.

School, Other

Places for systematic instruction, to include trade, vocational/technical, art, music, dance, and business schools or similar type institutions.

Detached Commercial Accessory Storage

Storage structure that is subordinate and incidental to a commercial or industrial use. This use is not a mini-warehouse storage unit facility.

Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard Associated With an Electrical Substation

Area used for the storage of equipment and support poles associated with permitted electrical substations.

Electrical Substation

A facility that provides transmission and distribution of electric power.

Electrical Transmission Lines

Lines which connect the power produced at generating facilities to substations.

Recycle Collection Stand

A movable kiosk for the collection of recyclable materials or donations such as newspapers, clothing or books.

Sewage Lift Station

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

Infrastructure used to move water from a ground water source and convey water within a utility system.

Water, Drainage or Sewage Infrastructure

Pipes, installations and other infrastructure that are part of a system used for the purpose of water, drainage or sewage.

Co-Location PWCA

The placement and arrangement of multiple providers’ antennas and equipment on a single support structure or equipment pad area.

Minor Facilities

Wireless communications facility consisting of up to 3 antennas within specified size limitations.

Single PWCF

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

Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities.

Small Cell Facilities

A personal wireless services facility that meets the requirements of Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.

Indoor Emergency Shelters

“Emergency shelter” means a 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.

Indoor Emergency Housing

“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

A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time.

Transitional Housing

Housing and supportive services to homeless persons or families for up to 2 years and that has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless persons and families into independent living.