16.27.020 Permitted uses.
A. Specific types of uses permitted in this district are those commercial activities which are more dependent on direct vehicular access than the activities permitted in other districts, including the following:
1. Retail and commercial establishments such as:
a. Food stores and drug (variety) stores;
b. Building, hardware, and garden materials;
c. Auto supply stores;
d. Gasoline service stations;
e. Liquor stores;
f. Used good retail stores;
g. Sporting goods and related stores;
h. Books and stationery, video, and art supply stores;
i. Hobby, toy and game shops;
j. Photographic and electronics stores;
k. Fabric stores;
l. Florists;
m. Pet shops;
n. Bulk retail stores;
o. Personal services;
p. Professional and business services;
q. Banks and financial offices;
r. Greenhouses and garden materials;
s. Other similar retail, professional and business uses as approved by the site plan review committee;
2. Sales and/or servicing of:
a. Appliances and home furnishings;
b. Automotive equipment;
c. Boats and marine equipment;
d. Building contractors, including plumbing, electrical, etc.;
e. Campers, manufactured homes and trailers;
f. Car washes and service stations;
g. Farm equipment and supplies;
h. Lumber yards and hardware;
i. Laundry and dry cleaning, both commercial and self-service;
3. Eating and drinking places, including drive-ins;
4. Commercial recreation, such as:
a. Personal amusement or recreation establishments such as those featuring mechanical or electronic games, games of skill such as billiards, bowling, table tennis, and the like; and
b. Drive-in theaters;
5. Recycling centers for the collection and temporary storage of materials; provided, that the storage and collection operation is conducted within an enclosed building having a maximum gross floor area of four thousand square feet. All recycling centers must be reviewed and approved prior to operation by the site plan review committee;
6. Child day care centers as provided in Chapter 16.65 LMC;
7. Urban agricultural uses as provided for and limited under Chapter 16.21 LMC.
B. Similar or related uses permitted as follows:
1. Distributive business establishments such as wholesaling and warehousing, including for example:
a. Mail order warehouses;
b. Automotive parts wholesalers;
2. Other, unlisted, similar or related uses, and criteria for determination of similarity or relatedness, as follows:
a. Uses similar to, or related to, those listed in subsection A of this section are permitted upon a finding of the enforcing officer and/or the site plan review committee that a particular unlisted use does not conflict with the intent of this chapter or the policies of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
b. The criteria for such finding of similarity shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) That the proposed use is appropriate in this district;
(2) That the development standards for permitted uses can be met by the proposed use;
(3) That the public need is served by the proposed use.
C. Conditional uses may be permitted as provided for in Chapter 16.66 LMC.
As a conditional use the city may consider administrative offices or other facilities of governmental institutions. However, before the city approves such use, it must be demonstrated the use is complementary to adjacent retail uses, enhances the retail environment and will not adversely impact the city’s economic development strategies for the zone.
D. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities as an accessory use to any activity generating hazardous waste and lawfully allowed in this zone; provided, that such facilities meet the state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of RCW 70.105.210. (Ord. 1539 §81, 2019; Ord. 1395 §4, 2012; Ord. 1380 §1, 2012; Ord. 1368 §29, 2011; Ord. 1220 §29, 2004; Ord. 1179 §9, 2002; Ord. 1066 §1, 1997; Ord. 967 §1, 1993; Ord. 927 §11, 1992; Ord. 835 §7, 1988; Ord. 691 §15, 1984; Ord. 647 §1, 1982; Ord. 583 §2.19(B)(1-3), 1980).