Kennel, Commercial Indoor/Outdoor

A building 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 or Truck 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.

Impound, Storage, Tow Yards

A lot used for temporary storage of vehicles which have been towed by a towing company or for impounded vehicles.

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.

Towing

A service that provides the towing of a disabled vehicle or trailer.

Wrecking

The dismantling/wrecking of 1 or more motor vehicles or trailers; and/or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled vehicles or their parts.

Adult Entertainment Facility

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

Live Entertainment

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

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.

Resort

A hotel that serves as a destination point for visitors; generally provides recreational facilities for paying guests on vacation.

Building Construction Yard

An outdoor area consisting of short-term parking and storage of equipment and supplies used in the construction industry and may contain an office.

Food and Beverage Processing Facility

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

Freezer Plant/Cold Storage/Food Mill

An industrial business providing refrigeration and storage of food or products requiring refrigeration/freezing and may include food processing.

Laboratory

A place devoted to experimental study, such as testing and analyzing, as well as physical diagnostic facilities. Manufacturing of any product is not considered part of this definition.

Laundry Plant

An establishment for the mechanized washing and/or dry cleaning of clothing and the like.

Lumber and Wood Products Processing

A facility that fabricates wood products and/or provides mill work or construction and assembly of products made of wood.

Manufacturing, Heavy

A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of materials or products predominantly from extracted or raw materials, or a use engaged in the storage of, or manufacturing processes that potentially involve, hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.

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.

Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industry

An establishment providing printing and publishing services.

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, medicine, music, art, interior design, real estate, writing, education, or any similar type of business.

Daycare Center

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

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.

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 to a funeral home.

Health/Athletic Club

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

Janitorial Services

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

Laundromat/Dry Cleaner

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

Mail/Small Shipping Store

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

Salon

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

Tattoo and Piercing Parlors

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

Courthouse

A building in which courts of law are regularly held.

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

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.

Bowling Alley

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

Go-Kart Track

Tracks used for go-kart racing.

Open Space

A common, accessible area that is shared by residents of a subdivision and/or by the public and could be left in its natural or undisturbed state, used as community gardens or conservation areas.

Park, Community

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

Park, Neighborhood

A park of five to 20 acres serving an area of 2,000 to 10,000 population within a quarter to one-half mile service area.

Park, Urban

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

Skating Rink

A surface used for ice skating or roller skating located indoors or outdoors.

Swimming Pool

Any in-ground or above-ground structure designed for swimming, wading, or other aquatic recreational purposes.

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.

Small Appliance and Tool

An establishment repairing a wide variety of electrical, gas and mechanical appliances and tools.

Small Engines

An establishment repairing small engines (excluding automobiles).

Caretaker’s House

An accessory building for the sole use of a person employed on the premises.

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, 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.

Home Occupation

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

Mixed Use

Residential and commercial uses within a single building or development that may occur either within one 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, thrift stores, 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, sporting goods store, and more.

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.

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.

Bus Transportation and Maintenance Facility

Any building and adjacent outdoor space required for the servicing, washing, and the overnight parking of buses or other mass transit vehicles that are used for transporting the public, tourists, school children, the elderly, and/or handicapped or construction workers.

Middle School

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

Post-Secondary School

An institution providing a post-secondary level of education that is provided at academies, universities, colleges, seminaries, institutes of technology, and certain other collegiate-level institutions, such as vocational schools, trade schools, and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications.

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.

Equipment and Machinery Storage

An establishment handling heavy machinery used in agriculture, trucking, industry and manufacturing, and providing short-term storage in addition to sales. The use occurs both indoors and outdoors, and may include storage yards.

Freight Distribution Center

An industrial business receiving, storing and delivering a wide variety of goods to other wholesale or retail outlets typically by truck or train. Facilities may include a loading dock.

Fuel Storage Facility

An area used for the storage and distribution of petroleum products used for the powering of motor vehicles, boats and ships, and aircraft, and for the operation of electrical generating plants. The facilities may be above-ground or underground storage tanks of propane, gasoline and other petroleum storage and distribution.

Mini-Warehouse/Storage Facility

A building or group of buildings consisting of individual storage units not exceeding 400 square feet per storage unit that are leased or owned for the storage of business and household goods or contractor’s supplies, not to be used for any wholesale or retail operations.

Moving Van and Storage Facilities

An establishment providing trucking to move household or business furniture and both short-term or long-term storage facilities.

Warehouse Operations

The storage of goods and materials. Warehouse operations may also include office and maintenance areas as accessory functions.

Wholesale Operations

An establishment that includes large storage and distribution areas for receiving goods (such as produce) and shipping these goods to places such as grocery stores and restaurants or large facilities to provide items for sale to the public at wholesale prices. This definition excludes retail sales or clubs that sell wholesale goods to members as a retail transaction.

Electrical Equipment and Pole Storage Yard

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

Electrical Generating Plant

An establishment or utility that provides electricity.

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.

Sewage Treatment Plant

Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage and does not include the definition of “septage facility.”

Solid Waste Disposal/Recycling Center

A facility providing solid waste disposal or sorting and/or processing of recycled material for resale.

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 in Chapters 17.200 through 17.220 SMC.

Indoor Emergency Housing

“Emergency housing” means temporary indoor accommodations for individuals or families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless that is 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.

Indoor Emergency Shelter

“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.

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.

Temporary Uses

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