1830_00001ORDINANCE NO.1830
ANORDINANCE AMENDINGCHAPTER 18.32 OF THE MOSES LAKEMUNICIPAL
CODEENTITLED"C-2,GENERAL COMMERCIALAND BUSINESS ZONE"
THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITYOF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 18.32 ofthe Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled"C-2,GeneralCommercialand BusinessZone"is amended as follows:
18.32.040 Conditional Uses:The following specific and generally described uses shall be permitted in theC-2 Zone only as a conditional use subject to the approval of the Planning Commission in
compliancewiththeprovisions ofthischapterand Chapter 18.51 ofthistitleentitled"ConditionalandUnmentionedUses."
A.Churches
B.Schools
C.Hospitals
D.Bulk storage ofhazardous,combustibleorexplosivesubstances
E.Manufactured home parks
F.Airports,landing strips,heliports,and air transportationfacilities
G.Recreational vehicleparks
H.Keeping oflivestock,poultry,rabbits,or bees for commercial or private purposes
I.Any commercial use not on citysanitarysewer.
J.Permanent storage facilities utilizingsteel sea or ocean-goingcontainers markedwith theAmericanBureauofShipping's Emblemor meeting theInternational Standard Organization'sstandardswhichcanbedetachedfromatrailer,chassis,or frame and,which were formerly
used for transportingsea orocean-goingcargowhenintended tobe used as storage facilities
withthefollowing conditions being required as a minimum:
1.Be used as an appurtenance totheprimary use,such primary use beingsituated in anenclosedadjoiningbuilding.
2.Be placed on concrete,asphalt,or level,compacted,hard surface at alltimes.
3.Be painted so as to blend inwith the building to which it is associated.
4.Not be visible to the motoring public or from residential neighborhoods immediatelyadjacenttothepropertywhereitislocatedunlessothermeasuresareemployedtomitigatethevisualimpactsofthecontainersformerlyusedfortransportingseaoroceangoingcargo,whichmeasures shall be approved bythePlanning Commission,provided,thatthePlanning Commission does not need torequire mitigation measures ifit is feltthatthemotoringpublicoradjacentresidentialneighborhoodsarenotimpacted.
5.Havea maximumallowable square footage ofcontainerstorage area not toexceed five
percent (5%)of the gross floor area of the building with which the container(s)isassociated.In no event shall thenumberofcontainers allowedas appurtenant storagefacilitiesexceedthree(3)in number.
6.Be located on premises as an appurtenant storage facility.
7.Not be stacked.
8.Abide by allset back requirementsapplicabletothe zone in which it is located.
9.The recipientofthe conditionaluse permit is theonlyparty allowed to use thecontainer.
10.The conditions as required by 1 through9 shall be met withinten (10)working days aftertheconditionalusepermithasbeengrantedandtheten(10)day appeal period hasexpired.
11.Ifany additional conditions are specifiedby thePlanning Commission,the Commissionshallsetadatefortheconditionstobemetbytheapplicant.
K.Temporary seasonal shortage facilities utilizing steel sea or ocean-going containers marked
with the American Bureau of Shipping's Emblem or meeting the International Standard
Organization'sstandards whichcan bedetached from a trailer,chassis,orframe and,which
were formerly used for transportingsea or ocean-going cargo when intended to be used asstoragefacilitieswiththefollowingconditionsbeingrequiredasaminimum:
1.Be used as an appurtenance totheprimary use;such primary use being situated inanenclosedadjoiningbuilding.
2.Be placedon concrete,asphalt,or level,compacted,hard surface at alltimes.
3.Not be visible to the motoringpublic or from residential neighborhoods immediately
adjacent to the propertywhere it is located unless other measures are employed tomitigatethevisualimpactsofthecontainersformerlyusedfortransportingseaoroceangoingcargo,which measures shall be approved by the Planning Commission,provided,
that the Planning Commission does not need to require mitigation rneasures if it is felt
thatthemotoringpublicor adjacent residential neighborhoods are not impacted.
4.Have a maximumallowablesquarefootage ofcontainerstorage area not toexceed three
five percent (85%)ofthegross floor area of the building with which thecontainer(s)is
associated.Subject tothesquare footage ofcontainer area togross floor area limitation,
upon application for a separate permit,up toan additionalfifteen (15)containers may be
allowedona temporaryseasonal basis not toexceed ninety (90)days.The ninety (90)
day period shall be specified by theproponent in theconditionaluse permit application.
Aconditional use permitfor a temporaryseasonal usage shall onlybe grantedonce in
every twelve(12)month period for each location.
5.Be located on premises as an appurtenantstorage facility.
6.Not be stacked.
7.Abide by allset back requirementsapplicabletothe zone in which it is located.
8.The recipient of the conditional use permit is the onlyparty allowed touse the container.O9.The conditionsas required by 1through9 shall be met within ten(10)workingdays after
the conditionaluse permit has been granted and the ten (10)day appeal period has
expired.
10.Ifany additional conditionsare specified by thePlanning Commission,theCommission
shall set a date for the conditionsto be metby the applicant
11.The use oftemporarystorage shallnot exceed ninety (90)consecutive days.The ninety
(90)days shall begin after theconditional use permithas been granted and theten (10)day appeal period has expired.A conditional use permit shall onlybe granted once in
every twelve(12)monthperiod for each location.
12.A separate conditionaluse permit shall accompany each temporary,seasonal storage
usage sought
13.A separate fee of fiftydollars($50)shall be requiredtomitigate additional expenses to
the city.
L.Other unmentioned uses ruled by thePlanning Commission to be a conditional use or uses
permitted by specific provision of thischapter as a conditional use.
M.Site builtand factory built,detached housing units,whether occupiedby theowner,rented,
leased,or occupied by a resident watchman,custodian,or attendant,when set back
according toMoses Lake MunicipalCode 18.32.220.
N.On-site hazardous waste treatmentand storage facilities incompliance withtheperformance
standards oftheState ofWashingtonsiting criteria for on-sitehazardous waste treatmentand
storage facilities andtherequirements ofthischapter;provided that,on-site hazardous waste
treatment and storage facilities are accessory to and subordinate to a primary use whichis
a generator of hazardous waste.
O.Manufactured detached housing unitswhether occupied by the owner,rented,leased,or
occupiedby a residentwatchman,custodian,or attendant when set back one hundred and
fiftyfeet (150')from any arterial street
P.Residential uses as an accessory use toa commercialstructure,whether occupied by the
owner,rented,leased,or occupied by a resident manager,watchperson,custodian,orattendant.Accessory use shall be defined as a use of a portion of a building which isincidentalandsubordinatetotheprincipaluseofthebuilding.
Q.Multi-familyresidentialuses (apartments)
Section 2.This ordinanceshalltakeeffect and be inforce five (5)days afterits passage and publicationofitssummaryasprovidedbylaw.
Adopted by theCityCounciland signed byits Mayor on November 10,1998.--
Mayor
inance Director
dityAttorney
PUBLISH:11/13/98
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