§ 17.20.010. Uses by district.

Land or premises in each of the following classified districts in the city may be used for the following purposes only. Any other use of such land or premises in such district or districts is unlawful and in violation of this title.

A.

In the R-1 district, only for:

1.

One-family dwellings;

2.

Public parks, libraries, community buildings, and public elementary and high schools and colleges, fire stations, water wells, pumps and tanks, sewerage lift stations;

3.

Private schools with a curriculum similar to public elementary and secondary schools;

4.

Churches;

5.

Golf courses and golf clubs, but not commercial miniature courses or driving ranges;

6.

Cultivated farm land and pasture, but not feed lots or feeding of garbage to animals; greenhouses, plant or tree nurseries or truck gardens where no sales office is maintained;

7.

Bed and breakfasts are allowed within properties zoned in R-1 and B-3 zones after obtaining a specific use permit.

8.

Existing accessory dwelling units are allowed within properties zoned R after obtaining a specific use permit.

9.

New accessory dwelling units will be allowed by special permit in R-1 only.

B.

In the R-2 district, only for: same as for R-1.

C.

In the R-3 district, only for: same as for R-1.

D.

In the R-4 district there may also be in addition to the uses listed in subsection A of this section:

1.

Two-family dwellings;

2.

Multiple-family dwellings.

E.

In the R-5 District there may also be in addition to the uses listed in subsection A of this section:

1.

HUD-Code manufactured homes;

2.

Manufactured home parks.

F.

In the B-1 district, only for:

1.

Stores and shops where goods and merchandise are sold at retail, but not including automobiles or used car sales;

2.

Shops for the servicing and repair of radio, television, and electrical appliances and typewriter repair shops;

3.

Personal service shops, such as barber and beauty;

4.

Dressmaking, millinery, tailoring, shoe repair, self-service laundries, and similar shops serving the local neighborhood;

5.

Offices;

6.

Repairing guns and/or firearms and/or gunsmithing.

G.

In the B-2 district, in addition to the uses in the B-1 district and subsection E.1. of this section, only for:

1.

Lodging houses;

2.

Hospitals, nursing homes, retirement homes, and sanitariums, excepting tubercular, narcotic, or animal hospitals;

3.

Religions, educational, and philanthropic institutions;

4.

Clubs, lodges, fraternities and sororities, where the chief activity is not a business;

5.

Banks, laboratories and studios;

6.

Clinics;

7.

Animal hospitals and clinics where there are no open kennels;

8.

Automobile service station, car wash;

9.

Undertaking establishments;

10.

Hotels and motels;

11.

Automobile, truck and motorcycle sales, service and/or repair;

12.

Theatres, dance halls, billiards, bowling or skating;

13.

Printing, heating and air conditioning, sheet metal, plumbing, tire repair, and similar establishments;

14.

Soft drink bottling;

15.

Lumber yards;

16.

Mobile home, travel trailers, and recreational vehicle sales and service;

17.

Wholesale sales and storage;

18.

Cold storage lockers;

19.

Self-service individual storage;

20.

Travel-trailer and recreational vehicle parks, provided they meet the following requirements:

a.

The travel-trailer park area shall be at least three acres in size with a minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet adjacent to a public street or highway;

b.

Trailer spaces shall be rented by the day or week only and no trailer space shall be let to the same occupant for more than ninety (90) days;

c.

Access to the travel-trailer park shall be from a public street or highway, number and location of access drives shall be controlled for safety and protection of personal property. No travel-trailer space shall be designed for direct access to a street outside the premises of the travel park. Interior access drives shall be paved and maintained in a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be well drained;

d.

Internal access drives shall meet the following requirements:

One-way, no parking (acceptable only if less than 500 feet total length and serving less than 25 trailer spaces)	11 feet
One-way, parking on one side only, or two-way, no parking (acceptable only if serving less than 50 trailer spaces)	18 feet
Two-way, no parking	24 feet
Two-way, parking on one side only	27 feet
Two-way, parking on both sides	34 feet

 

e.

Each travel-trailer space shall provide sufficient parking and maneuverability space so the parking, loading or maneuvering of trailers incidental to parking shall not necessitate the use of any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way or any private grounds not part of the travel-trailer park;

f.

There shall be no minimum lot area for a travel-trailer space in a travel-trailer park, except that trailers shall be so harbored on each space that there shall be at least a ten (10) foot unobstructed clearance between travel trailers; provided, however, that no part of a travel trailer shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to any building within the park, nor closer than five feet to any access drive. There shall be no more than fifteen (15) travel-trailer spaces per acre of gross site area;

g.

The travel-trailer parks shall be separated from public streets and adjacent property by a screening fence approved by the city manager. Such fence requirement may be modified by the city council after a public hearing and recommendation by the planning commission;

h.

In all travel-trailer parks there shall be at least one recreation area which shall be accessible from all spaces. The site or sites of such recreation area or areas shall total not less than eight percent of the gross site area;

i.

Outside lighting shall be erected in such a manner that it not be detrimental to or project onto adjacent properties, and any outdoor identification sign shall not utilize or incorporate flashing, moving or intermittent illumination, shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height, shall not overhang or project into the public right-of-way, and shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet in area, indicating only the use of the premises. If such sign is located on a building, it shall not project more than eighteen (18) inches from the wall of the building or structure, and shall not extend above the heights of the building;

j.

Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of a travel-trailer park shall be paved or covered with screenings or other solid material, or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and eliminating objectionable dust;

k.

Storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the travel-trailer park area shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards, or air pollution. All refuse shall be stored in fly-tight, watertight, and rodent-proof containers, which shall be located not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from any trailer space;

l.

The person to whom a building permit is issued shall at all times operate the travel-trailer park in compliance with this title and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the travel-trailer park area, its facilities, and keep equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

21.

Bakery;

22.

Restaurant;

23.

Bicycle repair, lawnmower repair and tool rental shops;

24.

Laundry and dry cleaners;

25.

Pawn shop/second hand store.

26.

Sale of all alcoholic beverages, including mixed beverages, subject, however, to obtaining a special permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages pursuant to the relevant requirements set out in this title for obtaining such a special permit.

27.

Multi-family dwellings by special permit.

H.

In the B-3 district, only for: same as B-2, with the exception of items set out in subsections E.1., G.7., G.8., G.17. and G.20. of this section. Bed and breakfasts are allowed within properties zoned in B-3 zones after obtaining a specific use permit.

I.

In the I district there may be any use, except that:

1.

No building may be used as dwelling, hospital, institution, hotel, motel for the permanent or temporary housing of persons; however, dwellings for resident watchmen or caretakers employed on the premises are permitted.

2.

The following uses must be given separate council approval before a building or occupancy permit is issued:

a.

Fertilizer manufacturing;

b.

Fat rendering or distillation of bones;

c.

Explosives manufacturing or storage;

d.

Stockyards and slaughtering of animals;

e.

Livestock feed lots;

f.

Refining or wholesale storage of petroleum or its products;

g.

Garbage disposal;

h.

Junk yards, salvage and scrap operations, or automobile wrecking yards, provided such uses shall be surrounded by a solid fence at least six feet high, located within the building lines, and the junk not piled higher than the fence.

Before granting such separate approval, the council shall refer applications to the fire chief and the commission for investigation and report. If no report is received in thirty (30) days, the council may assume a favorable report.

( Ord. No. 2016-04 , § 2, 3-8-2016; Ord. No. 2015-14 , § 2, 10-27-2015; Ord. No. 2015-12 , § 2, 10-13-2015; Ord. No. 2013-09, 6-25-2013; Ord. No. 2011-32, §§ 4, 5, 10-25-2011; Ord. No. 2011-20, § 2, 8-9-2011; Ord. 99-08 § 1; Ord. 99-03 § 1; prior code Appx. B § 2.1)