16.41.020 Permitted uses.
A. Assembly, manufacture, packaging, compounding or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: cloth, glass, lacquer, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, wood (excluding sawmills, lumber mills and planing mills), paint, clay, sand, rubber;
B. Printing, publishing and book binding;
C. Manufacturing, processing and packaging of food, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, cosmetics, optical goods, scientific instruments and equipment, and precision instruments and equipment;
D. Scientific research, testing and experimental development laboratories;
E. Corporate headquarters, regional headquarters and administrative offices of commercial, industrial, financial, or charitable institutions;
F. Warehousing and distribution facilities and the storage of goods or products clearly subordinate to, and an integral part of, the primary permitted use. Such warehousing and distribution facilities shall meet the definition of accessory use in LMC 16.06.070;
G. Professional Services. The following professional service uses are allowed:
1. Offices and clinics for businesses such as medical, dental, chiropractic, optical, etc.;
2. Professional offices offering direct business or professional services to consumer/clients, including but not limited to: real estate and security agents and brokers, accountants, attorneys, engineers, planners, architects, financial planners, travel agencies, etc.;
H. Daycare centers;
I. Indoor commercial recreation facilities such as indoor soccer, ice skating, playgrounds, athletic clubs, and gymnasiums; provided, that any use exceeding ten thousand square feet requires approval of a conditional use permit as provided in Chapter 16.66 LMC;
J. Retail uses are permitted only on the ground floor of multistory buildings where the upper floors are used for office and/or residential uses;
K. Long-term residential care facilities for elderly individuals including assisted living facilities, memory care, continuing care retirement communities, and skilled nursing facilities;
L. Multifamily residential subject to the standards of Chapter 16.18 LMC, High Density Residential District;
M. Urban agricultural uses as provided for and limited under Chapter 16.21 LMC;
N. Similar, related or compatible uses permitted, and criteria for determination of similarity, relatedness or compatibility, include:
1. Uses similar to, or related to, or compatible with those listed or described in this section are permitted upon a finding by the site plan review committee that a proposed use does not conflict with the intent of this chapter or the policies of the Lacey Comprehensive Plan;
2. The criteria for such finding of similarity, etc., 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,
c. The public need is served by the proposed use;
O. Conditional uses may be permitted as provided for in Chapter 16.66 LMC.
The city may consider administrative offices of governmental institutions as a conditional use. However, before the city approves such use, it must be demonstrated the use is complementary to adjacent uses, enhances the marketability of the community office zone and will not adversely impact the city’s economic development strategies for the zone. (Ord. 1493 §16, 2016; Ord. 1380 §1, 2012; Ord. 1368 §37, 2011; Ord. 1284 §1, 2007; Ord. 1192 §147, 2002; Ord. 1066 §3, 1997; Ord. 1044 §21, 1996; Ord. 852 §1, 1989; Ord. 835 §11, 1988; Ord. 770 §1 (part), 1986).