HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-13 - Ord. Repealing Moratorium on Collective GardensORDINANCE NUMBER 2.1 ' (�`�
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE MORATORIUM ON COLLECTIVE GARDENS, AND AMENDING
TITLE 17, SECTIONS 17.04, 17.07, 17.23 AND 17.24, AND ADDING SECTION 17.09 TO THE
MASON COUNTY CODE TO REGULATE COLLECTIVE GARDENS
AN ORDINANCE amending Title 17 (Zoning), Sections 17.04, 17.07, 17.23 and 17.24, and adding
Section 17.09 of the Mason County Code under the authority of Chapter 36.70 and 36.70A
RCW.
WHEREAS, on July 19 the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") imposed a moratorium on
collective gardens as defined in E2SSB 5073 for a period of ninety days; and
WHEREAS, the Board did adopt Findings in support of continued moratoriums, each for a six
month period, ending on May 8, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Board's imposed a moratorium on medical marijuana because it was predicted
that the Washington State Legislature would address the subject during the 2012 Legislative
Session; and
WHEREAS, during the month of February 2012, it was learned that the Washington State
Legislature would not be adopting any new regulations on medical marijuana; and
WHEREAS, the Board believes that the Governor's veto of the provisions in ESSSSB 5073 on the
subject of medical marijuana dispensaries should be interpreted to mean that this use is
prohibited by state law, and it is already prohibited under federal law; and
WHEREAS, the Board has considered the land use and other secondary impacts of cultivation of
cannabis for medical use by individuals and in collective gardens, and has now drafted a zoning
ordinance to address these impacts; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Title 17 of the Mason County Code now include regulations with
respect to planning and building for collective gardens within Mason County; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of new zoning regulations, the Board repeals the current Moratorium
established under Ordinance #77-12, and
WHEREAS, the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission conducted public hearings on
March 19, 2012 and April 16, 2012 and recommend adoption of amendments by the Board; and
NSW THEREFORE, IE G T H R Y ORDAINED, that the Board of Commissioners of Mason
County hereby amends Tit e 17 (Zoning), Sections 17.04, 17.07, 17e23 and 17e24, and adding
17.09 to the Mason County Code. (See Attachment A)
DATED this p(Q1iay of April 2013.
ATTEST:
annon Goudy, of the :oard
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Tim l./ihitehead, Chief DPA
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHING T ON
Randy f�eather6hn, Chair
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Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
Terri JeffreysC,• mm
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ATTACHMENT A
COLLECTIVE GARDENS - PROPOSED REGULATIONS
Moratorium in Effective until May 8, 2013
Title 17 - Zoning
**(new section]
Section 17 09 Collective Gardens
17.09.001 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
"Cannabis" means all parts of the plant Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof;
the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. For the purposes of this ordinance, "cannabis"
does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from
the seeds of the plant, any other compound manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of
the mature stalks, except the resin extracted there from, fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
plant which is incapable of germination. The term "cannabis" includes cannabis products and useable
cannabis.
"Cannabis products" means products that contain cannabis or cannabis extracts, have a
measurable THC concentration greater than three -tenths of one percent, and are intended for human
consumption or application, including, but not limited to, edible products, tinctures, and lotions. The
term "cannabis products" does not include useable cannabis. The definition of "cannabis products' as a
measurement of THC concentration only applies to the provisions of this ordinance and shall not be
considered applicable to any criminal laws related to marijuana or cannabis.
"Collective Garden" means those gardens authorized under RCW 69.51A 085, which allows
qualifying patients to assume responsibility for acquiring and supplying the resources required to
produce and process cannabis for medical use such as, for example, a location for a collective garden;
equipment, supplies, and labor necessary to plant, grow, and harvest cannabis cannabis plants, seeds,
and cuttings; and equipment, supplies, and labor necessary for proper construction, plumbing, wiring,
and ventilation of a garden of cannabis plants (as limited below). Qualifying patients may create and
participate in collective gardens for the purpose of producing, processing, transporting and delivering
cannabis for medical use subject to the following conditions:
1) No more than ten (10) qualifying patients may participate in a single collective garden at any
time;
2) A collective garden may contain no more than fifteen (15) plants per patient up to a total of
forty-five (45) plants;
3) A collective garden may contain no more than twenty-four (24) ounces of usable cannabis
per patient up to a total of seventy-two (72) ounces of usable cannabis; and
4) A copy of each qualifying patient's valid documentation or proof of registration with the
registry established in state law (now or in the future), including a copy of the patient's
proof of identity, must be available at all times on the premises of the collective garden; and
5) No usable cannabis from the collective garden may be delivered to anyone other than one
of the qualifying patients participating in the collective garden.
"Cultivation" means the planting, growing, harvesting, drying or processing of marijuana plants
or any part thereof.
"Designated care provider" means a person who:
1) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
2) Has been designated in a written document signed and dated by a qualifying patient to
serve as a designated provider under this ordinance and RCW 69.51A; and
3) Is in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in RCW 69.51A.040. A qualifying
patient may be the designated provider for another qualifying patient and be in possession
of both patients' cannabis at the same time.
"Indoors" means within a fully enclosed and secure structure that complies with the Washington
State Building Code as adopted by Mason County, that has a complete roof enclosure supported by
connecting walls extending from the ground to the roof and a foundation, slab, or equivalent base to
which the floor is securely attached. The structure must be secure against unauthorized entry,
accessible only through one or more lockable doors, and constructed of solid materials that cannot
e asily be broken through, such as 2" by 4" or thicker studs overlain with 3/8' or thicker plywood or
e quivalent materials. Plastic sheeting, regardless of gauge, or similar products do not satisfy this
requirement.
"Legal parcel" means a parcel of land for which one legal title exists. Where contiguous legal
parcels are under common ownership or control, such legal parcels shall be counted as a single parcel
for purposes of this ordinance.
"Medical (or medicinal) use of cannabis" means the manufacture production, processing,
possession, transportation, delivery, ingestion application, or administration of cannabis for the
e xclusive benefit of a qualifying patient in the treatment of his or her terminal or debilitating medical
condition.
"Person" means an individual or an entity.
"Personally identifiable information" means any information that includes, but is not limited to,
data that uniquely identify, distinguish, or trace a person's identity, such as the person s name, or
address, either alone or when combined with other sources, that establish the person is a qualifying
patient or designated provider.
"Plant means an organism having at least three distinguishable and distinct leaves, each leaf
being at least three centimeters in diameter, and a readily observable root formation consisting of at
least two separate and distinct roots, each being at least two centimeters in length. Multiple stalks
e manating from the same root ball or root system shall be considered part of the same single plant.
"Process" means to handle or process cannabis in preparation for medical use.
"Produce" means to plant, grow, or harvest cannabis for medical use.
"Public place" includes streets and alleys of incorporated cities and towns; state or county or
township highways or roads buildings and grounds used for school purposes; public dance halls and
grounds adjacent thereto; premises where goods and services are offered to the public for retail sale;
public buildings, public meeting halls, lobbies, halls and dining rooms of hotels, restaurants, theatres,
stores, garages, and filling stations which are open to and are generally used by the public and to which
the public is permitted to have unrestricted access; railroad trains, stages, buses, ferries and other
public conveyances of all kinds and character, and the depots, stops, and waiting rooms used in
conjunction therewith which are open to unrestricted use and access by the public; publicly owned
bathing beaches, parks, or playgrounds; and all other places of like or similar nature to which the
general public has unrestricted right of access, and which are generally used by the public.
"Qualifying patient" means a person who:
1) Is a patient of a health care professional
2) Has been diagnosed by that health care professional as having a terminal or debilitating
medical condition;
3) Is a resident of the state of Washington at the time of such diagnosis;
4) Has been advised by that health care professional about the risks and benefits of the
medical use of cannabis;
5) Has been advised by that health care professional that he or she may benefit from the
medical use of cannabis; and
6) Is otherwise in compliance with the terms and conditions established in chapter RCW
69.51A.
The term "qualifying patient" does not include a person who is actively being supervised for a
criminal conviction by a corrections agency or department that has determined that the terms of this
ordinance and RCW 69 51A are inconsistent with and contrary to his or her supervision and all related
processes and procedures related to that supervision.
"Residential treatment facility" means a facility providing for treatment of drug and alcohol
dependency;
"School" means an institution of learning for minors, whether public or private, offering regular
course of instruction required by the Washington Education Code, or any child or day care facility. This
definition includes a nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, middle or junior high school
senior high school, or any special institution of education, but it does not include a vocational or
professional institution of higher learning, including a community or junior college, college or university.
'Terminal or debilitating medical condition" means:
1) Cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), multiple sclerosis, epilepsy or other seizure
disorder, or spasticity disorders; or
2) Intractable pain, limited for the purpose of this ordinance to mean pain unrelieved by
standard medical treatments and medications or
3) Glaucoma, either acute or chronic, limited for the purpose of this chapter to mean increased
intraocular pressure unrelieved by standard treatments and medications; or
4) Crohn's disease with debilitating symptoms unrelieved by standard treatments or
medications; or
5) Hepatitis C with debilitating nausea or intractable pain unrelieved by standard treatments or
medications; or
6) Diseases, including anorexia, which result in nausea, vomiting, cachexia, appetite loss,
cramping seizures, muscle spasms, or spasticity, when these symptoms are unrelieved by
standard treatments or medications; or
7) Any other medical condition duly approved by the Washington state medical quality
assurance commission in consultation with the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery
as directed in this chapter.
"THC concentration" means percent of tetrahydrocannabinol content per weight or volume of
useable cannabis or cannabis product.
"Useable cannabis" means dried flowers of the Cannabis plant having a THC concentration
greater than three -tenths of one percent. Useable cannabis excludes stems, stalks, leaves, seeds, and
roots. For purposes of this subsection, "dried" means containing less than fifteen percent moisture
content by weight. The term 'useable cannabis" does not include cannabis products.
"Valid documentation" means:
1) A statement signed and dated by a qualifying patient's health care professional written on
tamper -resistant paper, which states that, in the health care professional's professional
opinion, the patient may benefit from the medical use of cannabis;
2) Proof of identity such as a Washington state driver's license or identicard, as defined in RCW
46 20.035; and
3) In the case of a designated provider, the signed and dated document valid for one year from
the date of signature executed by the qualifying patient who has designated the provider.
`Youth -oriented facility" means elementary school, middle school, high school, public park, and
any establishment that advertises in a manner that identifies the establishment as catering to or
providing services primarily intended for minors or individuals who regularly patronize, congregate or
assemble at the establishment are predominantly minors. This shall not include a day care or preschool
facility.
17.09.002 Applicability. No part of this chapter is intended to or shall be deemed to conflict with
federal law, including but not limited to the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 800 et seq.,
the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (chapter 69.50 RCW) nor to otherwise permit any activity that is
prohibited under either Act, or any other local, state or federal law, statute, rule or regulation.
17.09.003 Collective Gardens.
A. Collective gardens as a permitted use shall meet the following criteria:
1) There shall be no more than one (1) collective garden permitted on a legal parcel within any
permitted commercial or industrial district.
2) They may only be allowed in some commercial and industrial zoning districts, and are strictly
prohibited in all residentially zoned districts.
3) They may not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the real property comprising a
public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public or private college,
Junior college, or university, or a playground, or housing facility owned by a public housing
authority, or licensed daycare, public park, or residential treatment facility, or within one
thousand (1,000) feet of a public or private youth -oriented facility, public swimming pool, or
video arcade facility (21 USC 860).
B. A collective garden must be fully contained inside a building in compliance with the current,
adopted edition of the Washington State Building Code provisions regarding natural ventilation or
mechanical ventilation (or its equivalents).
C. The medical cannabis cultivation area shall not adversely affect the health or safety of the nearby
residents by creating dust, glare, heat, noise, noxious gasses, odor, smoke, traffic, vibration, or other
impacts, or be hazardous due to use or storage of materials, processes, products or wastes.
D. The building shall be equipped with an air filtration system that prevents the release of cannabis
pollen, fumes, and odors to the outside.
E. If the building is equipped with a "roll -up" or garage -type door, barricades shall be installed to
prevent a vehicle from driving through the doors.
F. The building shall be surrounded by a fence of at least ten (10) feet in height with a self-closing/self-
locking gate at each entrance
G. Each fence surrounding a building shall be placed at least ten (10) feet from the inside perimeter of
the fence to the outside perimeter of the garden building and a permit shall be obtained for each
such fence as required under county code.
H. An approved key box (knox box) obtained from the local fire district, shall be installed and
maintained in accordance with the International Fire Code.
1. The building shall be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system installed in accordance
with NFPA 13 and an automatic fire alarm system installed in accordance with NFPA 72, separately
permitted, and approved by the county building official or designee.
J. The building shall be equipped with Type 2A 10 B-C portable fire extinguishers permanently and
located in accordance with the International Fire Code.
K. Accessory Uses. Collective Gardens shall not be allowed as an accessory use.
L. Home Occupation Use Prohibited. Collective Gardens are prohibited as Home Occupations.
M. Non -Conforming Status. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 17.05 Article I1 of the Mason
County Code, Collective Gardens in operation as of the adoption date of this Chapter shall be
brought into full compliance with Sections 17.09.003(1), 17.09.003(J), 17.09.003.A.(2) and
17.09.003.A(3) within one year.
17.09.004 Violations.
A. It is a violation of this Chapter for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or
possession of any parcel of land within any unincorporated area of Mason County to cause or allow
such parcel of land to be used for the indoor or outdoor cultivation of marijuana or cannabis plants
for medicinal purposes in excess of the limitations set forth herein.
B. Any violations of this Chapter may be enforced as set forth in Chapter 15.13 (Enforcement), or as
applicable, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 69.58 RCW. In addition, violations of
subsections A and b of this Section are deemed to be a public nuisance and may be abated by
Mason County under the procedures set forth in state law for the abatement of public nuisances.
**[updates to existing sections]**
Section 17.04 Rural Development Lands Standards
17.04 Article III Rural Commercial 3 (RC 3)
17.04.342 - Uses permitted.
(a) Uses. Convenience/general store, retail, restaurant, small office, laundry, professional
services, personal services, public meeting space, nursery, public facilities - post office/fire
station/fish hatchery/library/ranger station, church, local community and recreation centers,
lodging facilities, including motels, RV parks, campgrounds and bed and breakfast, marina -
sales, service and storage, auto service and repair, medical/dental clinic, animal clinic, winery,
commercial/government operated day care, single-family residential accessory use or
apartment, and collective gardens (see MCC 17.09).
(b) Uses Permitted with Special Use Permit. Gas, self -storage.
(c) Other Uses. Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section, but closely similar thereto,
are determined by the administrator.
17.04 Article IV Rural Commercial 4 (RC 4)
17.04.352 - Uses permitted.
(a) Uses. Convenience/general store, retail, restaurant, small office, laundry, professional
services, personal services, public meeting space, nursery, public facilities - post office/fire
station/fish hatchery/library/ranger station, church, local community and recreation centers,
lodging facilities, including motels, RV parks, campgrounds and bed and breakfast, marina -
sales, service and storage, auto service and repair, medical/dental clinic, animal clinic, winery,
commercial/government operated day care, single-family residential accessory use or
apartment, and collective gardens (see MCC 17.09).
(b) Uses Permitted by Special Use Permit. Gas, self -storage.
(c) Other Uses. Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section, but closely similar thereto,
are determined by the administrator.
17.04 Article V Rural Commercial 5 (RC 5)
17.04.362 - Uses permitted.
(a) Uses. Sales and service of automobiles and trucks, recreational vehicles, watercraft and
manufactured homes: retail sales; single-family residential accessory use or apartment, and
collective gardens (see MCC 17.09).
(b) Uses Permitted with Special Use Permit. Self -storage.
(c) Other Uses Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section, but closely similar thereto,
are determined by the administrator.
Division III. - Rural Industrial (RI)
17.04.402 - Uses permitted.
(a) Uses. Manufacturing, warehousing, truck yards, contractor yards, and collective gardens
(see MCC 17.09).
(b) Accessory Uses. Retail space not to exceed ten percent of the floor area.
(c) Special Permit Required Uses. Accessory air transportation.
Section 17.07 Development Regulations
17.07 Article 3 General Commercial (GC)
17.07.320 - Permitted uses.
A. Permitted uses listed below are intended as a guide to types of uses that are allowed in
the general commercial district. The community development director or his/her designee will
make the determination as to whether a proposed use is permitted. Permitted uses include but
are not limited to the following:
1. Automobile/RV/boat sales;
2. Bakery;
3. Banks, other financial institutions;
4. Barber/beauty shop;
5. Brewery, distillery, winery, on -site retail;
6. Business and professional offices;
7. Convenience stores•
8. Eating and drinking places, with or without drive-ins/thrus;
9. Enterprises providing indoor entertainment and recreation;
10. Gas stations and associated convenience stores;
11. Grocery Stores,
12. Health club, gym;
13. Hotel and lodging;
14. Instruction studio;
15. Medical and dental offices;
16. Personal services;
17. Repair services;
18. Retail;
19. Self -storage facilities;
20. Social services;
21. Veterinary clinics; and
22. Collective gardens (see MCC 17.09)
B. Similar or related uses permitted:
1. Uses similar to, or related to, or compatible with those listed or described in Section
17.07.320 are permitted upon a finding by the community development director or his/her
designee that a proposed use does not conflict with:
a. The intent of this chapter, or
b. The policies of the Shelton Urban Growth Area Plan.
The criteria for such a finding of similarity for uses other than those listed herein shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
a. The proposed use is appropriate in this area;
b. The development standards for permitted uses can be met by the proposed use.
17.07 Article 4. - Commercial -Industrial (CI)
17.07.420 - Permitted uses.
Permitted uses listed below are intended as a guide to types of light industrial and commercial uses that
are allowed. The community development director or his/her designee will make the determination as
to whether a proposed use is permitted Examples of permitted uses include, but are not limited to the
following:
A. Auto repair and service, with towing impound yard up to one acre in size;
B. Auto, RV and boat sales;
C. Brewery, distillery, winery;
D. Contractors', loggers' or agricultural equipment storage yard, plant, repair, or rental and
sales;
E. Eating and drinking places with drive-thru/in;
F. Furniture and home furnishings, manufacture and assembly;
G. Gas stations and associated convenience stores;
H. Hardware stores and lumber yards;
Heavy machinery, repair, storage and sales;
J. Kennels;
K. Manufacture and assembly;
L. Research and development;
M. Retail nurseries and garden stores;
N Services to buildings such as janitorial, landscaping, carpet/upholstery cleaning, pest
control;
O. Storage or sales yards, no salvage or junk;
P. Warehouse and wholesale establishments, excluding the storage of explosive and other
dangerous or toxic substances as defined in RCW 70.105.
Q. Data centers, server farms;
R. Self storage facilities%
S. Collective gardens (see MCC 17.09)
T. Similar or related uses permitted
1. Uses similar to or related to, or compatible with those listed or described in
Section 17.07.420 are permitted upon a finding by the community development director
or his/her designee that a proposed use does not conflict with:
a. The intent of this chapter, or
b. The policies of the Shelton Urban Growth Area Plan.
2. Criteria for such a finding of similarity for uses other than those listed herein
shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. The proposed use is appropriate in this area;
b. The development standards for permitted uses can be met by the
proposed use.
17.07 Article 6. - Industrial (I)
17.07.630 - Permitted uses.
A Specific types of uses permitted are those types of industrial activities, which can be
accomplished within the performance standards established by this title. Any industrial activity
for which performance standards are not included in this title shall comply with the standards
established by recognized public or quasi -public agencies with jurisdiction over the activity for
the protection of industrial or environmental health. The standards shall be those in effect at
the time of a complete building permit application.
The industrial zone allows those uses that are traditionally considered to be industrial in nature.
Uses listed below are intended as a guide to types of uses that are allowed, but the list is not all-
inclusive As technologies and industries change new business types emerge, and to the extent
they are industrial in nature, are encouraged in this zone. The community development director
or his/her designee will make the determination as to whether a proposed use is permitted.
Examples of permitted uses include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Industrial activities involving the manufacture, assembly, processing, repair, or
servicing;
2 The production sale or bulk storage of materials or products;
3 Warehousing, distribution and open storage;
4 Food processing, including shellfish;
5 Fabrication;
6 Value-added forest products;
7. Data centers;
8 Public utilities and facilities (buildings);
9 Advanced materials;
10. Research and development;
11. Commercial mail processing;
12. Sale of goods or products that serve industrial property;
13. Junk yard, car wreckage, salvage;
14. Enameling or metal coating, galvanizing, electroplating;
15. Mineral extraction.
16. Collective gardens (see MCC 17.09)
B. Similar or related uses permitted:
1. Uses similar to or related to, or compatible with those listed or described in
Section 17.07.630 of the Mason County Code (MCC) are permitted upon a finding by the
community development director or his/her designee that a proposed use does not
conflict with
a. The intent of this chapter; or
b. The policies of the Shelton Urban Growth Area Plan.
The criteria for such a finding of similarity for uses other than those listed herein shall
include, but not be limited to the following:
a. The proposed use is appropriate in this area;
b. The development standards for permitted uses can be met by the
proposed use.
2. Eating and drinking places within an industrial building or as an accessory use,
and catering primarily to the people working in the area;
3. Living or residential quarters such as guards' quarters in large establishments
where such quarters are customarily provided for security and/or insurability of the
premises; and other residential uses directly related to the operation of the primary
permitted use;
4. Storage, processing, or use of hazardous substances incidental to a permitted
use in compliance with applicable, county and state regulations;
5. Hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities incidental to the operation of
a permitted use in compliance with applicable county and state regulations.
17.23 Mixed Use Districts in Belfair
17.23.130 - Allowed uses.
Uses allowed in the MU district shall be as follows:
(1) Alcoholic beverage sales: package stores and wine shops;
(2) Antique shops;
(3) Appliance and communication equipment repair shop and/or sales;
(4) Art galleries and artist studios;
(5) Art and craft supplies, retail;
(6) Bakeries, with on -site sales*
(7) Bars and taverns, other than those associated with full menu food service;
(8) Bicycle shops;
(9) Book stores;
(10) Banks and financial institutions;
(11) Barber and beauty shops;
(12) Building material sales*
(13) Churches;
(14) Commercial child care centers;
(15) Community centers*
(16) Clinics, including veterinary;
(17) Clothing sales and rentals and shoe stores;
(18) Delicatessens;
(19) Detached dwelling per lot (one);
(20) Dry cleaners and laundries, not including Laundromats;
(21) Duplexes;
(22) Fabric and yard goods stores;
(23) Florists;
(24) Food specialty shops, including: baked goods, meats, health foods, candies;
(25) Funeral parlors, cremation and mortuary services;
(26) Furniture stores;
(27) Grocery stores;
(28) Gyms, fitness and aerobic studios;
(29) Hotels/motels;
(30) Household specialty shops, including: plumbing, lighting, heating/cooling;
(31) Hardware stores;
(32) Hobby shops;
(33) Jewelry stores;
(34) Laundromats;
(35) Light manufacturing of stone, clay, and glass products including: glass, pottery and china
ceramic stone cutting and engraving;
(36) Light manufacturing of handcrafted products;
(37) Light manufacturing of computers, office machines and equipment manufacturing;
(38) Local utility system transmission lines and structures;
(39) Locksmiths;
(40) Lumber and other building materials including pre -assembled products;
(41) Medical offices;
(42) Multi -family dwelling units;
(43) Museums libraries, and educational facilities (other than public schools);
(44) Music stores, recordings and instruments;
(45) Outside storage and display;
(46) Paint and glass shops•
(47) Parks;
(48) Pharmacies, dispensing;
(49) Photographic studios;
(50) Printing, publishing and reproduction services;
(51) Professional offices;
(52) Public transportation• bus terminals, park and ride lots;
(53) Radio and Television broadcasting stations;
(54) Recycling centers
(55) Rental and Leasing Services: vehicles, furniture and tools;
(56) Research, development and testing services;
(57) Restaurants, cafes and food stands;
(58) Retail shops not otherwise named which are under ten thousand square feet;
(59) Second hand stores and pawn shops
(60) Service and repair shops for appliances, small equipment, and automobiles;
(61) Sporting goods stores;
(62) Stationary and office supply stores;
(63) Theaters, live stage;
(64) Theaters, motion picture;
(65) Townhouses;
(66) Triplexes;
(67) Vehicle parts stores;
(68) Wholesale trade uses; and
(69) Collective gardens (see MCC 17.09.1
17.24 Commercial and Industrial Districts in the Belfair UGA
17.24.010 - "GC" General commercial district —Purpose.
17.24.020 - Allowed uses.
Uses with a total building size under fifty thousand square feet shall be allowed in the GC [General
Commercial] district as follows:
(1) Alcoholic beverage sales: package stores and wine shops;
(2) Antique shops;
(3) Appliance and communication equipment repair shops and/or sales;
(4) Art galleries and artist studios;
(5) Art and craft supplies, retail;
(6) Bakeries, with on site sales*
(7) Bars and taverns other than those associated with full menu food service;
(8) Bicycle shops;
(9) Book stores;
(10) Banks and financial institutions;
(11) Barber and beauty shops;
(12) Building material sales*
(13) Churches;
(14) Commercial child care centers;
(15) Clinics including veterinary;
(16) Clothing sales and rentals and shoe stores;
(17) Delicatessens;
(18) Dry cleaners and laundries not including Laundromats;
(19) Fabric and yard goods stores;
(20) Florists;
(21) Food specialty shops, including: baked goods, meats, health foods, candies;
(22) Funeral parlors, cremation and mortuary services;
(23) Furniture stores;
(24) Grocery stores;
(25) Gyms, fitness and aerobic studios;
(26) Hotels/motels;
(27) Household specialty shops, including: plumbing, lighting, heating/cooling;
(28) Hardware stores;
(29) Hobby shops;
(30) Jewelry stores;
(31) Laundromats;
(32) Light manufacturing of stone, clay, and glass products including. glass, pottery and china
ceramic stone cutting and engraving;
(33) Light manufacturing of handcrafted products;
(34) Light manufacturing of computers, office machines and equipment manufacturing;
(35) Local utility system transmission lines and structures;
(36) Locksmiths;
(37) Lumber and other building materials including pre -assembled products;
(38) Medical offices;
(39) Music stores, recordings and instruments;
(40) Outside storage and display;
(41) Paint and glass shops;
(42) Pharmacies, dispensing;
(43) Photographic studios;
(44) Printing, publishing and reproduction services;
(45) Professional offices;
(46) Public transportation: bus terminals, park and ride lots;
(47) Radio and television broadcasting stations;
(48) Recycling centers,
(49) Rental and leasing services: vehicles, furniture and tools;
(50) Research, development and testing services;
(51) Restaurants, cafes and food stands;
(52) Retail uses not otherwise named;
(53) Service and repair shops for appliances, small equipment and automobiles;
(54) Second hand stores and pawn shops;
(55) Sporting goods stores;
(56) Stationary and office supply stores;
(57) Theaters, live stage;
(58) Theaters, motion picture;
(59) Vehicle parts stores;
(60) Wholesale trade uses; and
(61) Collective gardens (see MCC 17.09)
17.24.070 - "BI" Business industrial district —Purpose.
17.24.080 - Allowed uses.
Uses allowed in the BI district shall be as follows:
(1) Automobile, appliance and equipment repair services;
(2) Dry cleaning plants;
(3) Veterinary clinics*
(4) Vocational schools;
(5) Institutional uses;
(6) Business service uses;
(7) Truck dealers;
(8) Auto parts yards;
(9) Manufacturing uses;
(10) Resource land uses;
(11) Professional office uses;
(12) Impound yard
(13) Towing services;
(14) Fuel depot;
(15) Collective gardens (see MCC 17.09)