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ORDINANCE NO. 124
An ordinance p r o v i d i n g
for the public health, safety,
morals and general welfare, and
in order to secure far the citi-
zens of the town of Winslow
the social and economic advan-
tages resulting from an orderly
planned use of the land resour•
ces within the town, and to re-
gulate the location and use of
buildings, structures and land
for r e s i d e n c e, business, in
dustrial and other purposes, and
to provide official land use plans
to guide, control and regulate
the general growth of the town
and developments on and of pu-
blic and private property with-
in the town in accordance with
these plats, the Town Council
of the Town of Winslow, Wash-
ingtsrn, does hereby adopt and
establish as official these dis-
tricting and land use regluatians
and the zoning map for the
Town of Winslow, Washington.
Be it ordained by the Town
Council of the Town of Winslow,
Washington, as follows:
I.
SHORT TITLE
This ordinance shall be known
and may be cited as "The Win-
slow Comprehensive Zoning Or-
dinance".
II.
DOCUMENTS
This ordinance shall consist of
the text herein contained and the
map known as the Zoning Map
~,vhich delineates and defines the
boundaries of the various districts
and all amendments to this ordin-
ance and to the Zoning Map
authorized by the Town Council.
III.
DEFINITIONS
Except where specifically de-
fired herein, all wards used in
this ordinance shall carry their
cus'omary meanings. Wards used
in the present tense include the
future, and the plural includes the
singular; the ward "shall" is
always mandatory, the ward
"may" denotes a use of discre-
tion in making a decision; the
words "used" or `occupied" shall
be considered as though followed
by the words "or intended, ar-
ranged or dESigned to be used or
occupied".
ACCESSORY BUILDING. A
subordinate building, the use of
which is incidental to the use of
the main building on the same lat.
APARTMENT HOUSE. A buil-
ding or portion of a building ar-
ranged or designed to be occupi-
ed by three or more families liv-
ing independently of each other.
AREA, SITE. The fatal hori-
zontal area within the property
tines excluding external streets.
AUTO COURT. This term in-
cludes tourist court, motor lodge,
motel, cabin court, motor inn and
similar names. An auto court is
a building or buildings, detached
or in connected units or designed
as a single structure, the unites
of which are used as individual
sleeping or dwelling units having
their own private toilet facilities,
and may or may not have their
awn kitchen facilities, and are
designed primarily for the accom-
modation of transient automobile
travelers. Accommodations f o r
trailers are not included.
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BOARDING HOUSE. A dwell-
ing in which not more than four
roomers and/or boarders are
housed or fed.
BOAT HOUSE. See Garage,
Private-Public.
BUII.DING. A building is a
structure as herein defined. When
separated by division walls with-
out openings each portion so se-
parated shall be considered a se-
parate building.
BUII.DING LINE. The line of
that face or corner or part of a
building nearest the property
line.
BUILDING SITE. See Area Site.
CLINIC. A building designed
and cased for the medical and sur-
gical diagnosis and treatment of
outpatients under the care of dac-
tars and nurses.
DETACHED BUILDING. A buil-
ding surrounded on all sides by
open space.
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY. A
detached building containing but
one kitchen, designed for and oc-
cupied exclusively by one family
and the household employees of
that family.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY
A building designed to house two
or more families living indepen-
dently of each other.
FLOOR AREA. The sum of the
crass hari~ontal areas of the
floors of a building or buildings,
measured from the exterior walls
and from the center line of divi-
sion walls.
G~9RAGE, PRIVATE. A shelter-
ed or enclosed space designed and
used for the storage of the motor
vehicles or boats of the residents
of the premises.
GARAGE, PUBLIC. A building
or portion thereof designed and
used for the storage, repair or
servicing of motor vehicles or
boats as a business.
IIOME OCCUPATION. An ac-
ac:upation or profession which is
cus',omarily carried on in a dwel-
ling unit or in a building ar other
structure accessory to a dwel-
ling urrit and is carried an by a
member of the family residing
r~•ithin the dwelling unit and is
clearly incidental and secondary
tc~ the use of the dwelling unit
for residential purposes.
JUNK YARD A lot, land or
structure, or part thereof, used
for the collecting, storage and sale
of waste paper, rags, scrap metal
or discarded material; or for the
collecting, dismantling, storage,
salvaging ar s a 1 e of parts of
ma-chinery or vehicles not in run-
ning condition.
KENNEL. More than three dogs
and one litter of unweaned pups
constitwte~s a kennel.
LOT. A lot in the meaning of
this ordinance. is a single tract
of land, no matter haw legally
described, whether by metes and
bounds and/or by lot or lots and
bhock deshgnatian as in a recorded
plat, which at the time of apply-
ing for a building permit is desi-
gnated by its owner or developer
as the tract to be cased, developed
or built upon as a unit of land
under single ownership or control
and asshgned to the particular use
foi which the btulding permit is
being secured.
LOT, CORNER. A lot at the
junction of and fronthng on two or
more intersecting streets.
LOT DEPTH. The mean dimen-
sion of the lot frame the f r o n t
street line to the rear line.
LOT, INTERIOR. A lot fronting
on one street.
LOT, THROUGH. A lot fronting
os~ two streets that do not inter-
sect on the parcel's lot lines.
LOT WIDTH. The dimension of
the lot line at the street, or in
an irregular shaped lot the dim-
ension across the lot at the build-
ing line.
MOBILE HOME OR TRAILERS.
A vehicle used for living or sleep-
ing purpose.
MOBILE HOME & TRAILER
PARKS. An area of land des-
igned and occupied by two or
more Mobile Homes or Trailers.
NON CONFORMING BUHfD-
ING. Abuilding ar s t r u c t u r e
which does not conform in its con-
strwction, area, yard require-
ments or height to the regula-
tions of the district in which it
is located or to the requirements
of the Uniform Building Code,
1958 Edition and Amendments.
PARKING SPACE. Each berth
shall be not less than ten (10)
feet in width by twenty (20) feet
in lenigth.
STREET. A public thorough-
fare which affords the principal
means of access to abutting pro-
perties.
STRUCTURE. A combination
of materials constructed and er-
ected permanently on the ground
or attached to something having a
perrnanent location an the ground.
Itiat included are residential fen-
ces, retainhng walls less that 3 ft.
in height, rockeries and similar
improvements of a minor charac-
ter.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
Any change in load or stress of
the loaded or stressed members
of a building or structure.
TRACT. A lot. Usually sever-
al acres in area.
TRAILER. See Mobile Name.
YARD.An unoccupied space o-
pen to the sky, on the same lot
with a building ar structure.
YARD, FFONT. An open unoc-
cnpied space extending from the
principal street line to the near-
est paint of a roofed building an
the lot and including full width
of the lot to its side lines.
YARD, REAR. An open unoc-
cupied space extending from the
rear lot line to the nearest paint
of the roofed main building on
the lot and including the full
width of the lot to its side lines.
YARD, SIDE. An open unoc-
cupied space extending from the
front yard to the rear yard and
from the nearest point of the
roofed main building to the side
lot line.
IV.
ESTABLISHMENT OF ESSEN-
TIAL USE DISTRICTS
Irt order to classify, regulate
and segregate the uses of land,
buildings and structures, the Tawn
of. Winslow is hereby divided into
the following d~i~stricts:
ESSENTIAL USES -SYMBOL -
DESCRIPTION (Abbreviated):
Single Family R-1
R-8.5-Residence District - 8,500
sq. ft. min. lot;
R-10-Residence District - 10,000
sq. ft. min. lot;
R-12.5-Residence District-12,500
sq. ft. min. lot;
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Multi-Family Residence
R-2-2 Family District - 8,500
sq. ft. min. lot;
R-3-3 or more Families - 8,500
sq. ft. min. lot;
Residence-Service
R-S-Residence-Service Business
-8,500 sq. ft. min. lot;
Business Districts
B-1-Retail Business District
Off-Street Parking
B-P-Auto Parking District
Manufacftiring
C-1-Light Manufacturing Dis-
trict;
C-M-Heavy Manufacturing Dis-
trict
An essential use is a primary
use for which purpose the regu-
lations and district exist.
The boundaries of these districts
are defined on the Zoning Map
~~hich is a part of this ordinance.
Unmapped sharelands shall be
considered to be within the same
land use district as the adjacent
lard, as shown on the Zoning
Map.
V.
LAND USE DISTRICTS
In order to carry out the purpose
of this ordinance in the interest
of public health, safety, morals
and general welfare, the follow-
in~ use classifications are estab-
lished:
A. R-8.5 RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT: The minimum lot
area in this district shall be
8,500 sq. ft., except as other-
wise herein permitted.
USES PERMITTED: Single fa-
mily dwellings, churches, com-
munity club houses, libraries,
museums, s c h o 01 s, colleges,
parks, buildiing or development
necessary far the operation of
a public utility; and home oc-
cupations, as hereinafter pra-
vide~d.
BUILDING LOT STANDARDS:
D4inimum Lot size 8,500 s. ft.
Minimum Lot Width
at building 70 ft.
Minimum Lot Width
at street line 30 ft.
Maximum Land Coverage
Interior Lot 35%
Corner Lot 40%
Front Yard 20 ft.
Side Yard One side yard 5 ft.
The total of the two
side yards shall be
15 ft.
Rear Yard 25 ft.
Maximum building
height 30 ft. 2 stories
One off street parking space shall
be provided.
An application far designation of
Business Parking for uses, in con-
junction with uses here permit-
ted, shall be presented to the
Town Engineer and Town Plan-
ning Commission far their writ-
ten apgroval.
An application for a permit for a
home occupation shall be pre-
sented to the Tawn Council of
Winslow, and if upon investiga-
tion, the Council finds the intend-
ed use is a permitted use and
complies with the requirements
hereof, such application shall be
granted.
B. R-10 RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT. Same as R-8.5, ex-
cept:
Minimum lot size-10,000 sq. ft.
Minimum lot width at building-
80 ft.
C. R-12.5 RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT. Same as R-8.5, ex-
cept:
Minimwm lot size-12,500 sq. ft.
Minimum lot width at building-
....80 ft.
D. R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
-TWO FAMILY (Duplex):
Same as R-8.5, except that two-
family dwelling shall be allowed.
E. R-3 RESIDENTIAL MUL-
TIPLE-FAMILY DISTRICT.
Same as R-8.5, except, Maxi-
mum building height shall be
40 ft., 4 stories, and motels, mo-
tor courts and apartments shall
be allowed. In addition to the
minimum lot size of 8,500 sq.
ft., there shall be provided, in
addition to the dwellings, a
minimum of 1,000 sq. ft. of land
for each additional unit. Mo-
bile home parksmust meet all
requirements aP fhis Regulation
governing the establishment
and maintenance of mobile
home, trailer parks, and off-
street parking which meet the
requirements hereinafter pro-
vided.
F'. R-S RESCCDENTIAL-SERVICE
DISTRICT
The minimum lot area for re-
svdential uses in this district
shall be 8,500 square feet.
USES PERMITTED: Single fa-
mily dwelling and Name occu-
potion subject to the regulations
of R-8.5 District; 2-family (du-
plex) subject to the regulations
of R-2 District; residential mul-
tiple-family dwellings subject to
the regulations of R-3 District;
accessory buildings and struc-
tures but none hous-ing ani-
mals or fowls; churches, clubs
ar fraternal socdeties, memorial
buildings, community clulb hous-
es, art galleries, Libraries, muse-
ums. The parking areas and
service yards must be sight
screened from adjoining resi-
dences, buildings or developments
for the operation of a public
utility; pub 1 i c transportation
shelter stations on public right-
af-ways; profes signal af-
fice buildings for doctors, archi-
tects, lawyers ar engineers or
offices of a similar nature, pro-
vided the building's conform in
character with developments an
surrawnding property. Parking
areas and service yards must
be sight screened from adjoin-
ing residential property. Public
transportation system ter-
minals; municipal buildings; po-
lice stations and fire stations.
G. B-1 BUSINESS DISTRICTS-
GENERAL
ESSENTIAL USES: R e t a i l
stares and personal service
shops. Studios. Sharps for cus-
tom work or the making of cus-
tom articles, not involving
noise, odor or chemical .waste.
Office and hotel buildings,
newspaper offices and printing
works, retail building material
housed in a building. Retail up-
holstery shops, provided the
use creates no fire hazard
greater than is normal to the
uses permitted in this district.
Laundry, cleaning and pressing
agencies, restaurants, taverns,
cocktail bars, cabarets.
Automobile service stations, in-
eluding minor maintenance and
repair service; new car auto-
mobile sales and display room
buildings and the repair and
servicing accessory to the busi-
ness. Used car sales, acces-
-sary to the primary new car
agency when housed in a build-
ing or an an open lot, not to ex-
ceed in area two times the area
of the agency building and con-
tiguous to the new car agency.
The used car area shall be other
than the required Business
Parking area.
Enclosed food stares. Buildings
for the rental of frozen food
lockers.
H. C-1 MANUFACTURING-LIGHT
Assembly, manufacturing o r
processing plants, which will
not generate ob~noxiaus fumes,
odors, smoke, waste, and un-
due traffic congestion.
Commercial and private ware-
houses, truck terminal facilities
and storage yards, if adequate-
ly screened from abuttinng pro-
perties and public right~f-way.
1. Builiding supplies and land-
scaping materials.
2. Domestic fuels if screened
from all abutting land.
3. Taverns and eating estab-
lishments.
4. Laundry, cleaning and dye-
ing establishments.
5. Auto wrecking if screened
from all abutting land.
The minimum lot size for C-1
zoned land shall be 10,000 square
feet. Minimum setback from
centerline of street, 80 feet,
Side yards will not be required
unless property abuts an an R
or B district, in which case a
miniimum of five (5) feet shall
be required on the abutting side
Rear Yard shall be ten (10)
feet except where property a-
buts on an R or B district, in
which case it shall have the
same rear yard as the R dis-
trict.
I C-M MANUFACTURING, HEAVY
USES PERMITTED: The man-
ufacturing of durable goods and
the processing of foodstuffs far
wholesale distribution and in-
cluding
1. Concrete mix giants and
planter, brick, the or terra cotta
manufacturing.
2. Chemicals, fertilizer, and
by-products of coal, woad and
petroleum manufacturing.
3. Dry kilns, saw mills, plan-
ing mills, plywood mills a n d
wallboard manufacturing.
4. Drydacking, riveting proces-
ses, ship and boat building
where vessels :more than one-
hundred and twenty (120) feet
in overall length are produced.
5. Automobile wrecking and
the assembling of industrial
junk, power generating plants
and accessory facilities, and ex-
tractive industries.
6. Concrete mix plants with
crushing.
7. Commercial and Private ware-
houses, truck terminal facilities
and storage yards.
8. The following retail sales
and services.: Articles manu-
factured, assembled, ar process-
ed on the premises and/ar di-
rectly related to the primary
land use.
OTHER USES: Residential use,
only by owner or for caretak-
ing purposes with sight screen-
ed.
BUILDING HEIGHT L I M 1 T:
No buildirg or the enlargement
of any building or structure
shall hereafter be erected or
maintained to exceed three ~(3)
stories or forty-five (45) feet in
height.
BUILDING LOT STANDARDS:
Minimum lot size-40,000 sq. ft.
Minimum setback from t h e
center line of street-80 ft.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Signs shall be permitted within
the building and height lines al-
lowed for the building. Vehicle
loading and unloading mush take
place within building and set-
back lines.
VI.
RULES, 12EGULATYONS AND
STANDARDS
Any lot of any size can be
used for a building site, subject
to tl~e regulations governing the
use district in which it is loca-
ted, if it was officially recorded
in the County offices as a separ-
ately owned, single lot prior to
the adoption of this ordinance,
provided there was 30 feet of front-
age on a public road or street, or
access to a public street or road by
a 20 foot private road.
VII.
HOME OCCUPATIONS
Home occupations as defined
herein are subject to the follow-
ing conditions: (1) that the ac-
cupatan ar professia~n shall be
carried on wholly within the prin-
ciipal building or within a build-
ing or other structure accessory
thereto: (2) that no more than
one person outside the family
shall be employed in the home
occ~z~pations: (3) that there shall
be no exterior display, no ex-
terior sign, no exterior storage of
materials and no other exterior
indication of the home occupation
or eariation from the residential
character of the principal build-
ing and that no offensive noise,
vibration, smoke, dust, odors,
heat or glare shall be produced
as a result thereof. In particular,
a home occupation shall include,
but is not limited to, the follow-
ing: art studio, ~dressmakng, pro-
fessional offices of a dentist, law-
S~er, physician, engineer, archi-
tect, accountant, musical instruc-
tion limited to a single pupil at a
time. Specifically, a home accu-
pation shall not include the follow-
ing: barber shapes, beauty par-
lors, commercial stables or kenr
nels, real estate offices, insurance
offices, ar restaurants. The esta-
blishment of a home occupation
shall require an initial permit,
granted by the Town Council, re-
vacable by the Town Council upon
its finding that there have been
violations of the above regula-
tions.
VIII.
B-P - OFF-STREET PARKING
A. Cff-street parking facilities
shall be located as hereinafter
specified; where a distance is
specified, such distance shall be
the walking distance measured
from the nearest point of the park-
ing facility to the nearest paint of
the building that such facility is
required to serve.
1. For one and two-f a m i t y
dwellings: on the same lot with
the buulding they are required
to serve.
2. Far multiple dwellings: not
more than 300 feet from the
building they are required to
serve.
3. For uses other than those
specified above: Nat more than
600 feet from the building they
are required to serve.
B. EXPANSION AND ENLARGE-
MENT:
Whenever any building is en-
larged in height or in ground co-
verage, off-street parking shall
be provided far said expansion
or enlargement in accordance with
the requirements of the schedule;
provided however, that no park-
ing space need be provided in the
case of enlargement or expansion,
where the number of parking
spaces required for such expan-
sion or enlargement, since the ef-
fective date of this ordinance, is
less than 10 per cent of the park-
ing spaces specified in the sche-
dule for the building. Nothing in
this provision shall be construed
to require off-street parking
spaces for the portion of such
building existing at the time of
passage of this ordinance.
C. MIXED OCCUPANCIES:
In case of mixed uses, the to-
tal requirement for off-s t r e e t
parking facilities shall be the sum
of the requirements for the var-
ious uses, computed separately;
off-street parking facilities far
any other use, except as herein-
after specified for joint use.
D. USES NOT SPECIFIED:
do the case of a use not specifi-
cally mentioned in parts below,
the requirements for off-street
parking facilities spa 11 be
determined by the Planning Com-
mission. Such determination shall
be based upon the requirements
for the r_iast comparable use listed.
E. JOINT USE:
T'nc Planning Commission may
authorize the joint use of park-
ing facilities for the following
uses or activities under condi-
tions specified:
1. Up to 50 percent of the park-
ing facilities required by this
chapter for a theater, bowling
alley, dance hall, bar or res-
taurant ,may be supplied by
the off-street parking facilities
provided by certain other types
of buildings or uses herein re-
ferred to as "daytime" uses
in part (4) below.
2. L'p to 50 per cent of the
off-street parking facilities re-
quired by this part for any
builclings or uses specified in
part (4) below. "Daytime" uses
may be supplied by the parking
facilities provided by uses here-
in referred to as "night-time"
uses in part (5) below.
3. Up to 10(1 percent of the
parking facilities required by
this section for a church or far
an auditorium incidental to a
public ar parochial school, tn~ay
be supplied by the off-street
parking facilities provided by
uses herein referred to as "day-
time" uses in part (4) below.
4. For the purposes of this part,
the fallowing uses are considered
as primary daytime uses: banks,
offices, retail, personal service
shops, household equipment ar
furniture stores, clothing or shoe
repair shops, manufacturing or
wholesale buildings and similar
uses.
5. For the purpose of this sec-
tion the following uses are con-
sidered as primary night-time
or Sunday uses; Auditoriums
incidental to a public or pares
chial school, churches, bawling
alleys, dance halls, theaters,
bars, and restaurants.
F. CONDITIONS REQUIRE D
FOR JOINT USE:
1. The building or use far which
ap~glication is being made to uti-
lize the off-street parking facil-
ities provided by another building
ar use, shall be located within
300 feet of such parking facilities.
2. The applicant shall show that
there is no substantial conflict in
the principal operating hours of
the two buildings or uses far
which joint use of off-street park-
ing facilities is proposed.
3. A properly drawn legal in-
instrument, executed by the part-
ies cancerne~d for joint uses of o!f
street parking facilities, approv-.
ed as to farm and manner of
execution by the Town Attorney,
shall be filed with the Tawn Clerk,
granting the users the right to
off-street parking facilities to the
individual user or his assignee
approved by the other party.
however, the right to occupancy
of the premises for which the off-
street parking facilities are unain-
tained, shall be commensurate
with the period of time in which
said parking facilities are avail-
able.
G. PLANS:
The plan of the proposed park-
ing area shall be submitted to
the Tawn Clerk at the time of
the application far the building
to which the parking area is re-
quired. Said plan shall clearly
indicate the proposed develop-
ment, including location, size,
shape, design, curb cuts, lighting,
landscaping, and other features
and appurtenances required.
H. TABLE OF MINIMUM STAND•
ARDS:
In addition to one parking spacr~
for each original permanent em•
ployee, the following are requir•
end:
1. Residential structures: One
(1) for each dwelling unit.
2. Rooming houses, lodging
homes, similar uses: One (1) for
each sleeping room.
3, Auto courts, motel: One (1~
for each sleeping unit.
4. Hotels: One (1) for each two
bedrooms.
5. Hospitals and institutions.
One (1) far each four (4) beds.
6. Theaters: One (1) far each
(4) seats, except one (1) far each
eight (8) seats i~n excess of 800
seats.
7. Churches, auditoriums and
similar enclosed places of as-
sembly: One. (1) for each six (6)
seats and or one (1) far each
fifty (50) sq. ft. of Hoar area far
assembly not containing fixed
seats.
8. Staduims, sports arenas, and
similar open assemblies: One (1)
for each eight (8) seats and ar
one (1) •for each 100 sq. ft. of
assembly space without fixed seats.
9. Libraries, secondary and ex•
b e n d e d secondary classrooms:
One (1) for each 250 sq. ft, of gross
floor space.
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10. Dance Halls: One (1) far each
twenty (20) sq. ft. of gross floor
area.
11. Bawling Alleys: Six (6) for
each alley.
12. Medical and Dental clinic:
One (1) for each 150 sq. ft. of
gross floor area.
13. Banks, business and profes-
sional offices with on-site cus-
tomer service: One (1) for each
400 sq. ft. of gross Hoar area.
14. Offices not providing customer
service on premises: One (1) far
each four (4) employees, or one
(1) far each 200 sq. ft. of grass
floor area.
15. Mortuaries, Funeral Homes;
One (1) for each 75 sq. ft. of
flour space used for assembly.
16. Warehouse, storage and whole-
sale business: One (1) for each
two (2) employees.
17. Food and beverage places
with sale and consumption on the
premises: If less than 4,000 sq.
ft. floor area: One (1) for each
200 sq. ft. of gross floor area.
If over 4,000 sq. ft. floor area:
T~~~enty (20) plus one (1)for each
100 sq. ft. of gross floor area in
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
18. Furniture, appliance, hard-
ware, clothing, shoe, personal
service stores: One (1) for each
20J sq. ft. of gross floor area.
19. Motor vehicle, machinery,
plumbing, heating, ventilating,
building supplies, stores and ser-
vices: One (1) for each 600 sq.ft.
of gross floor area, exclusive of
displays, or one (1) far each two
(2) employees.
20. Other retail stores less than
5,C00 sq, ft. of gross floor area: One
(1) per each 250 sq. ft. floor area,
2I. Retail between 5,000 a n d
20.000 sq. ft. floor area: nineteen
(19) plus one (1) for each 30U
sq. ft. of gross floor area in ex-
cess of 5,000 sq. ft.
27.. l2anufacturing uses, research,
testing, processing, assembly, all
industries: One (1) for each two
(2) employees on the maximum
v,~orking shift, and not less than
one (1) for each 800 sq. ft. of
grass floor area.
23. Transportation terminal: By
Planning Commission determina-
tion based upon needs.
24. ~Pn case of a use not specified,
applications will be made to the
Planning Commission for approv-
alin accordance with these stan-
dards.
IX
MOBILE HOME PARKS
In the case of mobile home
parks -locations to be approved
or determined by the Planning
Commission which shall require
a Public Hearing. Mobile Home
Parks applications submitted to
the Planning Commission must
conform to the fallowing regul-
ations:
A. Each Mobile Home Park
shall contain not less than three
(3) acres of land and shall -pro-
vide aminimum area of 2,000 sq.
ft., nit less than 30 feet in width
for each trailer, plus additional
off-street parking for one auto-
mobile.
B. Each trailer within said
Home Park, shall be set back at
least 60 feet from the front street
and shall have a 10 foot side
clearance from any adjacent
street, alley or side walk. No
trailer shall be placed upon any
site at any less distance than IO
feet from any other building or
trailer.
C. A Mobile Hame Park, ad-
jacent to or abutting upon an R.-1
or R-2 area, shall provide a 10
foot high minimum planting
screen on the side and rear of
said park.
D. All streets within said park
shall be paved with a hard sur-
face and shall be not less than
30 feet in width, ingress and
egress to said park and streets
shall be subject to the approval
of the Planning Commission.
E. Said parks shall be adegw-
ately lighted and drained and'
shall be constructed in camgli-
ance with the building, zom~ing,
sanitation, garbage, plumbing and
all other ordinances of the Town
and requirements for the same
shall be subject to the approval of
the Health Department, Engineer
and Planning Commission.
F. Prior to the issuance of
any permit, a plat plan in full
detail shall be provided to the
Town Council. Shrch permits shall
be issued by the Town Clerk upon
the payment of the fee of $25.00
after approval of the foregoing
agencies.
X
ANIMALS
All persons owning, caring for
ar otherwise permitting animals
on their property except ~d'ogs,
cats and house animals weighing
under fifty (50) pounds, shall ob-
tain a Conditional Use Permit
from the Town of Winslow far
which no fee shall therefor be
charged. Application far said Per-
mit shall be made not later than
sixty (60) days from the passage
of this Ordinance, and all such
Permits shall be revocable at
will by the Town, actin;; by the
Mayor and a majority of the Town
Council.
XI
PREVIOUS USE AND 000UPAN-
CY PERMITS
Where, prior to the adoption of
this ordinance, special authority
was granted far the establish-
ment ar conducting of a particul-
ar use on a particular site and
for a specified period of time or
as set forth in a permit then
titled USE AND OCCUPANCY,
such previous permits are hereby
declared to be continued as a
CONDITPONAL USE PERMIT
without specified time limit, pro-
vided that if the particular use is
such as is not otherwise permt-
ted in the use district in which it
is located, such established use
and improvements incident there-
to shall be considered under the
terms of this ardinan~ce as a noa~-
conforming use.
XII
VARIANCES AND CONDITION-
AL USE PERMITS
In all cases where a variance
is deemed necessary in conne~c-
tian with the granting of a build-
ing permit by the Town Building
Official, he shall require an appli-
cation to be made therefore in a
form prepared by him with the
payment of a fifteen dollar (15.00)
fee; then he shall cause an inspec-
tion to be made of the premises in-
volved, and the posting of a notice
of the date and place of a public
hearing before the Planning Com-
mission. After such hearing the
Planning Commission may recom-
mend to the Town Council a vari-
ance from the provisions of the
zoning code, only in such cases as
will not be contrary to the public
interest and only where, owing to
special conditions pertaining to a
specific piece of property, the liter-
al enforcement of the requirement
of this Ordinance would cause un-
due and unnecessary hardship.
XIII
AUTHORITY TO GRANT CON-
DITIONAL USE PERMIT
The Council may grant a CON-
DITIONAL USE PERMIT after
a review and recommendation by
the Planning Commission of such
matters as under this ordinance
are required to be reviewed and
allowed. The purpose of such per-
mit is to assure and maintain
compatibility with existing and
potential uses and improvements
within the general area in which
such use is proposed to be loca-
ted.
XIV
NOTIPCE AND HEARING ON AP-
PLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL
USE PERMITS
The applications may be filed
wibh the Planning Commission by
the property owner of record or
a lessee ar conditional vendee.
It shall set forth fully the facts
deemed necessary to justify the
granting of the CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT. Thereafter, the
Planning Commission shall give
reasonable notice of the intention
to consider at a public hearing
the application fora CONDITION-
AL USE PERMIT.
XV
PLANNING COMMISSION
SHALL TRANSMIT FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE COUNCIL FOR
CONCURRENCE
Nat mare than thirty (30) days
follawirug the next regular meet-
ing of the Planning Commission
the proceedings of the public
hearing an a CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT the Planning Commis-
sion shall set forth its findings
and reasons and shall forward to
the Council for concurrence, the
findings and reasons which, in
the opinion of the Planning Cam-
mission, make the granting or
denial of the CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT necessary to carry out
the provisions and general pur-
pase of thi ordinance and shall
recommend that the CONDITION-
AL USE PERMIT be granted or
denied; and if it is recommended
that the CONDITIONAL USE PER-
MIT be granted, such conditions
and limitations as the Planning
Commission may deem necessary
to carry out the standards as set
forth in the ordinance shall be in-
cluded.
A FILING FEE of fifteen dol-
lars ($15.00) shall accompany all
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
provided, however, the fee shall
not apply to any governmental
agency or municipal corporation.
XVI
NONCONFORMING USES
The lawful use of land existing
on date of passage of this Ordin-
ance, although such use does nit
conform to the provisions hereof,
may be continued, but if such non-
conforming use.; is discontinued
~.
r
:c
any future wse of said land shall
be in conformity with the pro-
visions of this Ordinance.
If no structural alterations are
made, a non-conforming use of
a building may be changed to
another nonconforming use of the
s^me or more restricted classif-
ication. If a non-conformi-ng use
is changed to a more restricted
use, no further change is permit-
ted unless to a still more re-
stricted use.
No existing building, designed,
arranged or intended for or de-
voted to a use not permitted
under the regulations of this Or-
dinance for the district in which
such building or premises is lo-
Gated, shall be enlarged, ex±ended,
r<:constructed or structurally al-
tered unless such use is changed
to a use permitted under the reg-
ulations specified by this Ordin-
ance for such district in which
said builcling is located; provided
1-However, that work dune in any
period of twelve months or ordin-
ary stnectural alterations, re-
placements of walls, fixtur-~s or
plumbing not exceeding twenty-
five percent (25%) of the assessed
value of the building, according
to the assessment thereof by the
assessor of tl:e Co~~nty, for the
fiscal year in which such work
is done, s'_1a11 be permitted, pro-
vided that the cubieal contents
of the building as it existed on
date of passage of this Ordinance
be nog increased.
If at any time a,~y building in
e::istence on date of passage of
this Ordinance which does not
conform to the r. egulatians for the
district in which it is located,
shall be destroyed by fire, ex-
plosion, Act of Go~w, act of public
enemy, to the extent of more
than seventy five (75) percent
o: the assessed value thereof, ac-
carding to the assessment thereof
by the Assessor for the fiscal
year during which such destrwc-
tion occurs, then and without fur-
ther action by the Council, the
said building and the land on
which said building was located
or maintained shall from and
after- date of such destruction, be
st:bject to all the regulations spec-
ified by this Ordinance for the
District in which said building
and land are located.
Any building remaining vacant
for a continuous period of more
than one (1) year shall not a~g'ain
be reo~~cupied except by a con-
forming use.
The non-conforming use of a
fractional part of a building or
lot shall not be extended to oc-
cupy agreater part of the bind-
ing or lot than that occupied on
the date of passage of this Ordin-
ance, except that anon-conform-
ing use may be extended to that
portion of a building which was
arranged or designed for such
non=conforming use as of the date
of passage of this Ordinance.
In every case in which, under
the provisions of any Winslow
Ordinance or any statute in ef-
fect at the time this Ordinance
takes effect, a license or permit
is required for the maintenance
of any structure or the establish-
ing, maintaining and/or conduc-
ting of any business use, and any
structure or business use exists
as a non-conforming use under
the provisions of this Ordinance,
then no such license or permit
shall be authorized, isswed, re-
newed, reissued or extended for
saikl business use unless and until
a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
shall first have been secured for
the continued maintenance of
said structure for use.
XVII
INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE
AND CONFLICT
In their interpretation and ap-
pLcation, the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be held to the
minimum requirements adapted
for the promotion of the public
safety, health, morals and gen-
eral welfare of the Tawas. It is
not intended by the Ordinance to
interfere with or abrn,ate or an-
nul any easements, c~~~Pnants ar
other agreements between par-
ties, provided, however that where
this Ordinance imposes a greater
restriction upon the use of build-
ings on land or upon height of
buadings or requires larger space
than is imptxyed or required by
other Ord~inan,ces, rules or regu-
lations or by easements, coven-
ants or agreements, the pravis-
ians of this Ordinance shall gov-
ern.
XVIII
FILIAIG OF PLOT PLANS
The Planning Commission shall
in its ru,P,s prescribe the farm
and steps of all petitions, appli-
cations a:.d appeals provided for
in this ordinance and of accom-
panyinK data to be furnished, so
as to assure the fullest practic-
able presentation of facts for
proper consideration of the mat-
ter involved in each case and for
a permanent record. The obser-
vance of the provisions of these
rules shall not be construed as
granting a permit for any pur-
pose, but are for the purpose of
avoiding errors in construction
or interpretation of this ordin-
ance.
The intent of the above pro-
vision is to protect property val-
ues or the investment of public
funds spent in the construction
of highways and other public uti-
lities or the general welfare in-
herent in an orderly and decent
development and growth of the
State of Washi:vgtan, by constrwc-
tian and development of buildings
in good taste, proper proportion
and in harmony with their sur-
roundings and to secure the best
and mast appropriate use of land.
XIX
AMENDMENTS AND RECLAS-
SIFICATIONS
AMENDMENTS:
A. An amendment, supplement
or change in this Ordinance or
in the Zoning Map can be initiated
by the Town Council ar by the
Planning Commission. A public
hearing shall be held by the Com-
missian in the marmer provided
far reclassification of property,
except for reclassification to B-P.
Following the hearing the Com-
mission shall make its recarnmen-
dation to the Council.
RECLASSIFICATIONS:
B. The owner of any land deg
siring a change in use district
boundaries ar a reclassification
of property shall present to the
Planning Commission a petition
signed and acknowledged by him,
an the forms provided by the
Tawas, stating his proposal. Draw-
ings delineating the proposal shall
accompany the petition.
C. The Planning Comm~issian up-
on receipt of a petition 'by a land
owner shall make an investigation
of the matters involved in the
proposal. The Commission shall
call a public hearing, except !for
B-P realassification, to hear the
public on bhe proposal. Follow-
ing the hearing and after con-
sideration of the facts of the prop
posal, the facts brought out in the
hearing and any other competent
facts pertairning to the property
or to properties adjacent or in
the vicinity fhereof the Com-
mission shall within 30 days make
a recommendation to the Town
Council. If the ~Cammission aft-
er thorough study of the pro-
posal in the petition determines
that the reclassification of the
property or the ohange in use
district boundaries is necessary
far the preservation and enjoy-
ment of any substantial property
right of the petitioner and not
materially detrimental to the
public welfare or the property of
other persons located in the vi-
cinity, the Commission shall rec-
ommend that the Council approve
the reclass~ificatian of the prop-
erty.
D. If the Commission recom-
mends disapproval of the pet~-
tion that decision shall be fina'1
unless bhe owner files notice of
appeal to the Tawas Council with
the Tawas Clerk within 30 days of
the Commission's action. Upon re-
ceiving notice of appeal bhe Coun-
cil shall set a date far hearing
of the subject and shall notify
the parties it deems most con-
cerned. Fo~llawing this hearung
the Council may follow the recom-
mendations of the Cam~mission or
refer the subject to the Commis-
sion for their reconsideration and
a subsequent report to the Coun-
cil.
E. If the Commission, follow-
ing a public hearing, makes no
decision on the petition or sends
na re'commendatian to the Coun-
cil for 30 days, this shall be taken
as a disapproval of the petition
and the owner may follow the
steps of appeal as set forth in
paragraph "D".
F. The fee far reclassification
of property shall be $25.00 far
each petition, payable upon filing
with the Town Clerk. Reclassifi-
cation to B-P shall require no fee
or public hearing. The reclassifi-
ca~tion of land in platting shall
require no additional fee.
XX
ENFORCEMENT
The Town Engineer of the Town
of Winslow, ar his authorized rep-
resentative, is charged with the
enforcement of the provisions of
this ordinance.
An owner, or his agent, may
appeal a decision of the Town
Engineer to the Town Cawncil act-
ing as a Bayard of Adjustment.
Both parties shall present their
cases to the Council in writing
seven days prior to the date set
by the Council for hearing of the
case. An appeal from the Council's
decision shall be brought before
the Superior Court of the State of
Washington in and for Kitsap Coun-
ty, which action shall be com-
menced within sixty (60) days after
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TOWN OF WINSLOW
WINSLOW, WASHINGTON
February 7, 196h
I, F.H.Saul, Clerk of the Town of Winslow, Washington,
do hereby certify that the attached is a true, complete and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 12~ of said town, duly adopted
by it's Council and approved by it's Eayor at a regular meet-
ing held on the 2nd day of April, 1963.
Dated this 7th day of February, 196h at Winslow, Washington
Clerk'o~r/~e'~inslow, Washington