HomeMy WebLinkAbout2361 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.
2361
AN ORDINANCE relating to zoning by amending Chapters
22.12, 22.24, 22.28, 22.32, 22.36 and by
enacting new Chapters 22.26, 22.30, and
22.34 of the Pasco Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission studied the Pasco Zoning
Code regulations relating to residential development and, at the conclu-
sion of numerous public hearings has recommended substantial revision of
said regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendation of
the Planning Commission and conducted additional public hearings on May
17 and June 7, 1982, in consideration of the recommended revisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the revisions recommended by
the Planning Commission, as modified by the City Council, to be necessary
and aopropriate for the governance of the physical development antici-
pated to occur in the City of Pasco; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Section One. That Chapter 22.12 of the Pasco Municipal Code
be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 22.12
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
22.12.010
22.12.020
22.12.021
22.12.022
22 12.023
22.12.024
22.12.029
22.12.030
22.12.040
22.12.045
22.12.050
22.12.060
22.12.065
22.12.070
22.12.075
22.12.080
22.12.085
22.12.090
Interpretation and construction.
Accessory use.
Adult bookstore.
Adult mini motion picture theater
Adult motion picture theater.
Adult nude photography shop.
Agricultural use (commercial).
Agricultural use (limited).
Alley.
Alley line.
Alterations.
Alterations, structural.
Animal unit.
Apartment house.
Arcade.
Area, net site.
Autobody shop.
Auto court.
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22.12.100
22.12.110
22.12.115
22.12.120
22.12.130
22.12.140
22.12.150
22.12.160
22.12.170
22.12.180
22.12.190
22.12.200
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22.12.220
22.12.230
22.12.240
22.12.250
22.12.260
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22.12.290
22.12.300
22.12.310
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22.12.330
22.12.340
22.12.350
22 12.360
22.12.370
22.12.380
22.12.385
22.12.387
22.12.390
22.12.400
22.12.410
22.12.420
22.12.430
22.12.440
22.12.450
22.12.460
22.12.470
22.12.475
22.12.480
22.12.490
22.12.500
22.12.510
22.12.520
22.12.530
22.12.540
22 12.550
22.12.555
22.12.560
22.12.565
22.12.570
Basement.
Boardinghouse.
Body painting shop.
Building.
Building, accessory.
Building area.
Building, detached.
Building, front line of.
Building height.
Building, main.
Camping ground.
Cellar.
Club membership.
Court.
Court, inner.
Court, outer.
Coverage.
Curb level.
Beg-ketine1.
Dwelling.
Dwelling, multiple.
Dwelling, one family.
Dwelling, two family.
Dwelling unit.
Family.
Filling station, public gasoline.
Floor area.
Floor area ratio of a building.
Garage, p±-tvate residential.
Garage, public.
Group care facility.
Group home.
Home occupations.
Hospital.
Hotel.
Junkyard.
Laundromat.
Laundry.
Line, street.
Lodging house.
Lot.
Lot area.
Lot, corner.
Lot, corner, depth of.
Lot depth.
Lot, interior.
Lot, key.
Lot line.
Lot, through.
Lot, width of.
Massage parlor.
Motel.
Motor vehicle repair shop.
Nonconforming use.
22.12.580
22.12.590
22.12.600
22.12.610
22.12.620
22.12.630
22.12.640
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22.12.700
22.12.710
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22.12.780
22.12.785
22.12.790
22.12.800
22.12.810
22.12.820
22.12.830
22.12.840
22.12.850
22.12.860
22.12.870
Nursery school.
Nursing or convalescent home.
Open spaces.
Patio.
Person.
Printing plant.
Printing shop.
Prefess±enel-efftee-±n-a-rest-elenee.
Quarry, sand pit, gravel pit, or topsoil stripping.
Reetelent±aI-heteI.
Riding academy.
Sanitarium or sanatorium.
Sign shop, commercial.
Sign shop, electrical.
Specified anatomical areas.
Specified sexual activities
Stable, private.
Stable, public.
Stery.
Stery7-1iaIf.
Stery7-he±ght-ef.
Street.
Structure.
Tattoo parlor.
Theater, moving picture.
Theater, outdoor drive-in.
Tourist cabins.
Teurtst-heme Vehicles.
Way.
Yard.
Yard, front.
Yard, rear.
Yard, side.
22.12 010 INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION. For the purpose of this
title, certain terms or words herein shall be interpreted or defined as
follows: Except where specifically defined in this chapter all words in
this title shall carry the customary meanings. Words used in the present
tense include the future and the future includes the present and the
plural includes the singular and the singular includes the plural.
(1) "Lot" includes "plot."
(2) "Building" includes "structure."
(3) "Shall" is intended to be mandatory.
(4) "Occupied" or "used" shall be considered as
though followed by the words "or intended,"
"arranged" or "designed to be used or occupied."
22.12.020 ACCESSORY USE. "Accessory use" means a use subordinate to
the principal use or building and location on the same lot with such
principal use or building.
22.12.021 ADULT BOOKSTORE. "Adult bookstore" means an establishment
having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade,
books, magazines, and other periodicals which are distinguished or
characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or
relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical
areas," or an establishment devoted to the sale or display of said
materials
22.12.022 ADULT MINI MOTION PICTURE THEATER. "Adult mini motion picture
theater" means an enclosed building with a capacity for less than fifty
persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by
an emphasis on matters depicting, describing or relating to "specified
sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas," for observation by
patrons therein.
22.12.023 ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER. "Adult motion picture theater"
means an enclosed building used for presenting motion picture films dis-
tinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describ-
ing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical
areas," for observation by patrons therein
22.12.024 ADULT NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOP. "Adult nude photography shop"
means an enclosed building used for the business of allowing customers
to photograph any "specified anatomical areas" of a person or persons.
22.12.029 AGRICULTURAL USE (COMMERCIAL). "Agricultural use (commercial)"
means an agricultural operation consisting of irrigated land only. When
an agricultural use (commercial) is within or in close vicinity of a
residential zone, conditions may be imposed to safeguard residential
development.
22.12.030 AGRICULTURAL USE (LIMITED). "Agricultural use (limited)"
means an agricultural operation including the construction of farm
buildings and the keeping of farm animals, but the agricultural opera-
tion shall be for a personal use only and not be carried on as a com-
mercial enterprise where a profit is realized.
22.12.040 ALLEY. "Alley" means a narrow service way, not less than
twenty feet wide, providing a secondary public means of access to
abutting properties.
22.12.045 ALLEY LINE. "Alley line" means the dividing line between
the dedicated right-of-way of an alley and the adjacent lot.
22 12.050 ALTERATIONS. "Alterations" means as applied to a building
or structure.
(1) A change or rearrangement of the structural
parts in the existing facilities, or
(2) An enlargement or addition on a building or
structure; or
( 3 ) Moving a building or structure from one
location or position to another; or
(4) A change of use.
22.12.060 ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURAL "Structural Alterations" means any
change of supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns,
beams, or girders.
22.12 065 ANIMAL UNIT. "Animal unit" means any one of the following.
Beef cattle, milk cow, horse, mule/donkey, goat, sheep, pig, ten (10)
chickens, ten (10) fowl or ten (10) rabbits. For the purpose of this
definition, any newborn animal listed above shall be excluded until such
time as it is weaned.
22.12.070 APARTMENT HOUSE. "Apartment house" means a building arranged,
intended, or designed to be occupied by three or more families living
independently of each other.
22.12.075 ARCADE. "Arcade" means any establishment or part thereof that
sells or displays material or devices dealing with sexual activities.
22.12.080 AREA, NET SITE. "Net site area" means the total area within
the property lines exclusive of external streets.
22.12.085 AUTOBODY SHOP. "Autobody shop" means a building or a portion
of a building used or arranged, intended or designed to be used for auto-
mobile collision repair, including body, fender or frame straightening,
repair or restoration, and including the application of paint.
22.12.090 AUTO COURT. "Auto court" means a building or group of build-
ings, detached or semi-detached, containing rooms or apartments and
having automotive parking or storage space, provided directly or in close
connection therewith. Such building or group of buildings, designated,
intended, or used primarily for the providing of sleeping accommodations
for automobile travelers.
22.12.100 BASEMENT. "Basement" means a story partly underground, but
having at least one-nalf of its height above the average level of the
adjoining ground A basement shall be counted as a story for the pur-
poses of height measurement if the vertical distance between the ceiling
and the average level of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or
if it is used for business or dwelling purposes.
22.12 110 BOARDINGHOUSE. "Boardinghouse" means any dwelling with less
than twenty sleeping rooms in which persons whether individually or as
families are housed or lodged and are provided meals at the dwelling.
A rooming house or furnished rooming house is a boardinghouse.
22.12.115 BODY PAINTING SHOP. "Body painting shop" means an enclosed
building used for the business of allowing customers to paint the body
of a person or persons.
22.12.120 BUILDING. "Building" means a roof supported by walls or
columns for the enclosure of persons, animals or property of any kind
or nature.
22.12.130 BUILDING, ACCESSORY. "Accessory building means a supplementary
building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main or principal
building and which is located on the same lot therewith.
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22.12.140 BUILDING AREA. "Building area" means a total area taken on
a horizontal plane at the main grade level of the principal building and
all accessory buildings, exclusive of covered porch terraces and steps.
22.12.150 BUILDING, DETACHED. "Detached building" means a building
surrounded by open space as required herein.
22.12.160 BUILDING, FRONT LINE OF. "Front line of building" means the
line of that face of the building nearest the front line of the lot.
This face includes sun parlors and covered porches whether enclosed or
unenclosed, but does not Include steps.
22.12.170 BUILDING HEIGHT. "Building height" means the vertical dis-
tance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade,
fem-the-frent-e-the-)5utIel±ng-te-the-htghest-pettat-ef-the-ree-fer-Iat
reefs7-te-the-deek-l±ne-fer-mansarel-reefe-and-te-the-mean-he±qhts-eetween
eaves-amel-the-r±dge-er-ga)91e7-h±p7-anel-ambreI-reesT five feet from the
foundation walls or ground anchor of a structure, to the highest point of
a flat roof or to the mean height between eaves and the ridge of a pitched
roof, except that structures such as radio and television antennas an-
chored to the roof of a building and not exceeding ten (10) feet in
height above the highest point of the roof shall be excluded from the
building height.
22.12.180 BUILDING, MAIN. "Main building" means a building in which is
conducted the principle use of the lot on which it is situated.
22.12.190 CAMPING GROUND. "Camping ground" means a parcel of land used
or intended to be used, let, or rented for occupancy by campers. Even
though the occupancy by campers shall be in trailers, tents, movable or
temporary buildings, rooms, or sleeping quarters of any kind, the same
is a camping ground.
22.12.200 CELLAR. "Cellar" means a story partly underground and having
more than one-half of its clear height below the average level of the
adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be considered in determining the
permissable number of stories.
22.12.210 CLUB MEMBERSHIP. "Club membership" means an organization
catering exclusively to members and their guests in premises and build-
ings for recreational and athletic purposes. Such operations shall not
be conducted primarily for gain and also there shall not be conducted any
vending, merchandising, or commercial activities except as required
generally for the membership and purposes of such club.
22.12.220 COURT. "Court" means an unoccupied open space other than a
yard on the same lot with a building which is bounded on two or more
sides by the walls of such building.
22.12.230 COURT, INNER. "Inner Court" means a court enclosed on all
sides by exterior walls of the buildings, or by exterior walls and lot
lines on which walls are allowable.
22.12.240 COURT, OUTER. "Outer court" means a court extending to a
street line or opening upon any front, side or rear yard.
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22.12.250 COVERAGE. "Coverage" means that percentage of the plot or
lot area covered by the building area.
22.12.260 CURB LEVEL. "Curb level" means the officially established
grade of the curb in front of the midpoint of the lot.
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22.12.280 DWELLING. "Dwelling" means a building designed for or used
as a living quarter for one or more families. "One family dwelling,"
"two family dwelling," or "dwelling group" does not Include automobile
courts, mobile homes, or tourist homes.
22.12.290 DWELLING, MULTIPLE. "Multiple dwelling" means a building used
or designed as a residence for three or more families living independently
of each other doing their own cooking therein. This Includes apartment
houses, apartment hotels, flats and group houses.
22.12.300 DWELLING, ONE FAMILY. "One family dwelling" means a detached
dwelling designed for or occupied exclusively by one family.
22.12.310 DWELLING, TWO FAMILY. "Two family dwelling" means a building
designed for or occupied exclusively by two families living independently
of each other, except that common laundry facilities are allowed.
22.12.320 DWELLING UNIT. "Dwellina unit" means a building or portion
thereof providing complete housekeeping facilities for one family.
22.12.330 FAMILY. "Family" means one or more peffsens-eeetley±fis-perfases
and-lIvIRg-as-a-sIn(ffIe-helasekeelanff-lan±t-as-d±stInTd±shed-feffi-a-fffe ,cip
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related persons, or five or less unrelated persons over the age of six-
teen (16) years occupying premises and living as a single housekeeping
unit as distinguished from a group home, group care facility, lodging
house, boarding home, club, fraternity or hotel.
22.12.340 FILLING STATION, PUBLIC GASOLINE. "Public gasoline filling
station" means any area of land, including any structure or part there-
of that is or are used or designed to be used for the supply of gasoline,
also deemed to be included within this term shall be Any area or
structure used or designed to be used for polishing, greasing, washing,
spraying (other than paint), dry cleaning, or otherwise cleaning or
servicing such motor vehicles.
22.12.350 FLOOR AREA. "Floor area" means the sum of the gross horizon-
tal areas of the several floors of the building or buildings measured
from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of walls
separating two buildings. In particular, the floor area of a building
or buildings includes:
(1) Basement space;
(2) Floor space for mechanical equipment, with
structural headroom of seven feet, six inches
or more;
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(3) Elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor;
(4) Penthouses;
(5) Attic space (whether or not floor has actually
been laid);
(6) Interior balcony and mezzanine;
(7) Enclosed porches;
(8) Accessory uses not including space for accessory
off-street parking
However, the floor area of the building does not include:
(1) Cellar space, except that the cellar space used
for retailing shall be included for the purposes
of calculating requirements for accessory off-
street parking spaces, and accessory off-street
loading spaces;
(2) Elevator and stair bulkheads, accessory water
tanks and cooling towers;
(3) Attic space (whether or not a floor has actually
been laid), providing structural headroom of less
than seven feet, six inches;
(4) Uncovered steps;
(5) Terraces, breezeways, and open spaces,
(6) Accessory off-street parking spaces.
22.12.360 FLOOR AREA RATIO OF A BUILDING. "Floor area ratio of a build-
ing" means a quotient of the floor area of the building divided by its
lot area.
22.12.370 GARAGE, P1744VATE 'IPEIvate-qarafffea-lileans-a-aaffe-lased-4er
Gteage-purpeses-enly-amd-hav±nff-a-eapay-e-net-ffiere-than-thffee-aiate-
IRebIles-er-net-meEe-thala-twe-aliteffiels±les-pe-iaffl±ly-hetised-n-a-elaldnff
te-wh.leh-siaeh-gaEaffe-ls-aeeessery7-wh±ehever-ts-eaterT--Spaee-theen
may-igle-used-fer-net-meEe-than-ene-eemmere.laI-veh±-ele-wheseess-veh±ele
welqht-shall-Ret-emeeed-s±x-theusama-pelan4s-GVWT—Tempet .afy-sterase-ei
4a.E.F14-veh+eles-net-te-emeeeR-thee-eeneeetattve-aays-±s-perm±ssibIe-r--Spaee
Ray-be-Eented-te-Ret-mere-than-twe-veh±ees-ef-ether-than-the-eeelapants
94-the-bialIdIn(js-te-wh±eh-the-tarage-±s-aeeessery. RESIDENTIAL.
"Residential garage" means a structure on the same lot with and accessory
to a principally permitted use, used for storage only, and not exceeding
1,000 square feet of gross floor area where accessory to a single-family
home and having a capacity of not more than two vehicles for each apart-
ment unit to which such garage or garage capacity is accessory.
22.12.380 GARAGE, PUBLIC. "Public garage" means any garage other than
a private garage, available to the public, operated for gain and which
is used for storage, repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing, adjust-
ing, or eauipping of automobiles or other motor vehicles.
22.12.385 GROUP CARE FACILITY. Group care facility" means any number
of unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping unit
sponsored by a public or private service entity whether supervision of
the residents is provided on a full or part-time basis.
22.12.387 GROUP HOME. "Group home" means more than five unrelated
persons over the age of sixteen (16) years living together as a single
housekeeping unit.
22.12.390 HOME OCCUPATIONS. "Home occupations" means an occupation
which is carried on in a dwelling unit, and.
(1) Is carried on only within the principal
building;
(2) Is carried on by a member of the family
residing in the dwelling unit;
(3) Is incidental and secondary to the use of
the dwelling unit for residential purposes;
(4) Which conforms to the following additional
conditions:
(A) Exterior signs or display shall be in
conformance with provisions of this
title regulating same,
(B) There shall be no exterior storage of
materials or exterior indication of
the home occupation or variation from
the residential character of the prin-
cipal building,
(C) No offensive noise, vibration, smoke,
dust, odors, heat, or glare shall be
produced,
(D) Employment of not more than one person
not a member of the immediate family
is permitted only at the discretion of
the zoning board of adjustment upon
application in writing describing the
full nature and extent of the occupation
In particular, home occupations include, but are not limited to the
following:
(1) Art studio;
(2) Dress and drapery making,
(3) Teaching with musical instruments limited to
a single pupil at a time.
(4) Preparation of food for off-premise sale.
However, a home occupation shall not be interpreted to include the
following:
(1) Barbershops and beauty parlors,
(2) Real estate and insurance offices;
(3) Restaurants;
(4) Commercial stables and kennels,
(5) Cabinet making.
22.12.400 HOSPITAL. Unless otherwise specified, "hospital" Includes
sanitarium, sanatorium, preventorium, clinic, rest home, nursing home,
convalescent home, and any other place for the diagnosis, treatment, or
care of ailments and to be limited to the above named places.
22.12.410 HOTEL. "Hotel" means a building containing rooms intended or
designed to be used or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occu-
pied or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests and in which
only a general kitchen and dining rooms are provided within the building
or an accessory building.
22.12.420 JUNKYARD. "Junkyard" means a lot or structure or part thereof
used primarily for the collecting and/or storage and/or sale of waste
paper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material and/or for the collecting,
dismantling, storage, and salvaging of machinery and/or vehicles for the
sale of parts thereof.
22.12.430 LAUNDROMAT. "Laundromat" means a business premise equipped
with individual clothes washing machines for use by retail customers,
exclusive of laundry facilities provided as an accessory use in an apart-
ment house or hotel.
22.12.440 LAUNDRY. "Laundry" means a business where clothes and/or
other fabrics are sent to be cleaned.
22.12.450 LINE, STREET. "Street line" means the dividing line between
the dedicated right-of-way of a street and adjacent lot.
22.12.460 LODGING HOUSE. "Lodging house" means a building in which
more than two and less than twenty rooms are rented and in which no
table board is furnished.
22.12.470 LOT. "Lot" means 4.ana-eeetip±e4-er-te-13e-eeetip±e4-15y-a-k3t1±14-
±mg-and-±ts-aeeessery-lati±+a±n1s-er-ey-a-E4weIl±ng-gretip-and-±ts-aeeesseffy
lata±161±97-teffethex-w±th-sueh-epen-spaees-as-afe-reera±red-unde-the-pre-
v±s±ens-e-th±s-tItIe--The-land-shall-Ret-have-Iess-than-the-m±ntmulii
at.ea-Eeelti±red-by-thts-tttIe-er-te-let-±n-a-elkstr±et-±m-wh±eh-stieh-laiael
±s-s±tuateth---The-Iet-shall-alse-have-±-19r±netearentage-upen-a
stfeet-er-em-sideh-ether-means-ef-aeeess-as-may-be-aetem±ned-by-the-pre-
v±s±ens-e-th±s-t±tIe-te-Ise-adequate--Geffipl±aRee-w±th-he-abeve-st±pu-
lattems-shaII-15e-neeessary-fer-the-±astlanee-e-a-imdkla±ng-peffm±t-et—a
eut-Id±mff-er-strtiettie. any real property having enclosed boundaries
fixed by legal description recorded in the office of the county auditor.
22.12.475 LOT AREA. "Lot area" means the total horizontal area within
the boundary lines of a lot exclusive of street and alley rights-of-way
regardless of whether such right-of-way is improved.
22.12.480 LOT, CORNER. "Corner lot" means .1aftel-at-the-Itinetien-ef-aft4
tenttng-en-twe-er-mere-±ntet ,seet±mg-5teets. a lot at the junction of
and abutting two or more intersecting street rights-of-way.
22.12.480 LOT, CORNER, DEPTH OF. "Depth of corner lot" means a mean
horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured in
the general direction of its side lot lines.
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22.12.500 LOT DEPTH. "Lot depth" means the horizontal distance between
the front and rear property in the mean direction of the side lot lines.
22.12.510 LOT, INTERIOR. "Interior lot" means a lot other than a corner
lot.
22.12.520 LOT, KEY. "Key lot" means a lot in which the front half of
the side lot line forms the rear lot line of an adjoining lot.
22.12.530 LOT LINE. "Lot line" means any line dividing ene-letem
anether. a lot from a public street or alley right-of-way or dividing
one lot from another.
22.12.540 LOT, THROUGH. "Through lot" means an interior lot having
frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
22.12.550 LOT, WIDTH OF. "Width of lot" means the average width measured
at right angles to the depth.
22.12.555 MASSAGE PARLOR. "Massage parlor" means a business principally
used for the purpose of providing massage in an enclosed building.
"Massage" shall have the same meaning as in Section 5.60.040.
22.12.560 MOTEL. For a definition of "motel" see auto court, Section
22.12.090.
22.12.565 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP. "Motor vehicle repair shop" means
a building or portion of a building arranged, intended or designed to be
used for making repairs to motor vehicles.
22.12.570 NONCONFORMING USE. "Nonconforming use" means a building,
structure, or use of land existing at the time of the enactment of this
title and which does not conform to the regulations of the district or
zone in which it is situated.
22.12.580 NURSERY SCHOOL. "Nursery school" means a school designed to
provide daytime care and/or daytime instruction for five or more children.
22.12.590 NURSING OR CONVALESCENT HOME. "Nursing or convalescent home"
means any building where persons are housed or lodged and furnished with
meals and nursing care and which premises are licensed by the State of
Washington.
22.12.600 OPEN SPACES. "Open spaces" means an unoccupied space open
to the sky on the same lot with a building
22.12.610 PATIO. "Patio" means a paved area adjoining a dwelling, used
primarily for recreation.
22 12.620 PERSON. "Person" when used herein, includes therein individuals,
partnerships, associations, or corporations.
22.12.630 PRINTING PLANT. "Printing plant" means a commercial printing
shop using equipment rated as a thirty-eight inch or larger single color
printing press and related accessory equipment, more commonly known as
Rotary Form Printing, Publishers and newspapers.
22.12.460 PRINTING SHOP. "Printing shop" means a commercial printing
shop using equipment rates less than a thirty-eight inch single color
printing press and related accessory equipment, more commonly known as
a letter shops or job printers.
2274.27659 PRGFESSIANAE-GFFIEE-IN-A-RESIBENEE7--2.Prefes.stena-eee-±11
a-es±d.eneen-means-a-preesstonai-efftee-er-studte-leeated-±n-the-est-
denee-ef-a-phystetan7-surgeen7-eleeter7-Iawyery-areh±teet7-arttst7-er
teaeher-er-reg±stered-nurse7--Sueh-dse-shall-be-seeendary-and-tnetdental
te-the-es±elent±aI-use-ef-tile-)alft±Iaing7--The-prefess±en-miast-ee-eaffied
en -tn -the-pr±netpaI-butidtng-and-may-be-advert±sed-by-ft-pre€ess±enaI
namepate-er-s±gm-net-te-exeeea-nnety-s±x-sepaare-±nehes-that-±s-attaehed
te -the -ma±n-deer-or-suspended-tm-a-wtndew7-ftnel-tt-may-be-tiItim±nated-but
net-±n-a-fIashtng-manner.
22.12.660 QUARRY, SAND PIT, GRAVEL PIT, OR TOPSOIL STRIPPING. "Quarry,
sand pit, gravel pit, or topsoil stripping" means a lot or land or part
thereof used for the purpose of extracting stone, sand, gravel or top-
soil for sale as an industrial operation and exclusive of the process
of grading the lot preparatory to the construction of a building for
which application for a building permit has been made.
227127648 RESIBENTIAE-HATELT--11 Res±dent±ftI-hete.1 12 -means-a-15ting
eeelftp±e8-15y-permanent-guests-enIv-and-net-fer-trans±ents7--Thts-bid±-1d±ng
mety-alse-±neltide-restatIrants7-newsstanels7-and-ether-fieeesserv-sevteea,
erty-±f-sideh-serv±.ees-are-pr±mar±ly-er-se±.v±ng-tts-eeetipants-tand-enIy
±ne±-4enta++y-te-the-pub+±e7
22.12.680 RIDING ACADEMY. "Riding academy" means any establishment
where horses are kept for riding, driving, or stabling for compensation
or incidental to the operation of any club, association, ranch or similar
establishment.
22.12.690 SANITARIUM OR SANATORIUM. "Sanitarium or sanatorium" means
a private hospital whether or not such facilities are operated for a
profit.
22.12.700 SIGN SHOP, COMMERCIAL. "Commercial sign shop" means any shop
producing signs except electrical signs.
22.12.710 SIGN SHOP, ELECTRICAL. "Electrical sign shop" means any shop
producing signs that are illuminated internally.
22.12.715 SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS. "Specified anatomical areas"
means:
(1) Less than completely and opaquely covered;
(a) human genitals, pubic region;
(b) buttock; and
(c) female breast below a point immediately
above the top of the areola; and
(2) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even
if completely and opaquely covered.
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22 12.716 SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES. "Specified sexual activities"
means.
(1) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation
or arousal;
(2) Act of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or
sodomy;
(3) Fondling or other erotic touching of human
genitals, pubic region, buttocks or female
breast.
22.12.720 STABLE, PRIVATE. "Private stable" means an accessory build-
ing in which horses are kept for private use and not for hire, remuner-
ation, or sale.
22.12.730 STABLE, PUBLIC. "Public stable" means a building in which
horses are kept for remuneration, hire, or sale.
227127449 STGRY7--2 Sterya-Neans-that-pet±en-e-a-bu±Ia±ng-±neludeel
between-the-surfaee-ef-any-fleer-ana-the-sidrfaee-ef-theeer-next-abeve
±t7 -er-±€-thee-±s-ne-fleer-abeve-±t-then-the-spftee-between-anyeoY
and-the-ee±I±nff-Rext-abeve-±t.
2271274;9 STGRYT-HALF7--aHaIf-sterya-Fieans-a-stery-lan4e-a-(ffabIe7-h±p,
er -gaffiere1T-the-wa1I-plates-ef-wh±eh-en-at-least-twe-extet .±er-walls-aye
net-FReEe-than-twe-feet-abeve-the-fIeer-ef-staeh-stefy.
227127469 STORYT-HEIGHT-eF7--aHe±ght-ef-stery 1L-means-the-verttedI-dts-
tanee -ef -a -tep-surfaee-ef-a-fleer-te-the-tep-surfaee-ef-the-Ieer-next
abeve -±t7 --The -hetght-e-the-tor-mest-stery-±s-a-dtstanee—Erem-the-tep
surfaee -e -the-Ieer-te,-the-tep-suraee-0E-the-eetItng-I.etsts.
22.12 770 STREET. "Street" means a public or private way which affords
a principal means of access to abutting properties.
22.12 780 STRUCTURE. "Structure" means anything constructed or erected,
the use of wh)ch requires location on the ground or attachment to some-
thing having a location on the ground.
22.12.785 TATTOO PARLOR. "Tattoo parlor" means an enclosed building
used for the business of tattooing a customer's body.
22.12.790 THEATER, MOVING PICTURE. "Moving picture theater" means a
building or part of a building devoted to the showing of moving pictures
on a paid admission basis.
22.12.800 THEATER, OUTDOOR DRIVE-IN. "Outdoor drive-in theater" means
an open lot or part thereof with its facilities devoted primarily to the
showing of moving pictures or theatrical productions on a paid admission
basis, to Patrons seated in automobiles or in outdoor seats.
22.12.810 TOURIST CABINS. "Tourist cabins" means a group of buildings,
including either separate cabins or a row of cabins, which:
(1) Contain living and sleeping accommodations for
transient occupancy;
(2) Have individual entrances
22.12.820 TeURIST-HAME7--11 Tedr±st-hemell—means-a-awel+±ng-±n-whteh
evetla±ght-aeeemiliedat±ens-are-prevtelee3-er-eered-er-trans±ent-guests
.-.eetlipensat±en. VEHICLES. "Vehicles" means motorized mechanical
devices designed for movement by means of wheels, skids or runners
of any kind, and specifically including all such automobiles, buses,
trucks, cars, vans, and motor homes even though they may be at any time
immobilized in any way for any period of time for whatever duration; and
also including boats and such recreational vehicles as defined in Title
19, P.M.C.
22 12.830 WAY. "Way" means a street or alley or other thoroughfare or
easement Permanently established for passage of persons or vehicles.
22.12.840 YARD. "Yard" means an unoccupied space open from the around
line to the sky on the same lot with the building or structure.
22.12 850 YARD, FRONT. "Front yard" means an open and unoccupied space
on the same lot with the main building extencitng-the-ftlai-wtdth-ef-the
let-s±thated-eetween-the-street-l±ne-and-the-rent-1±1 ,1e-eq-the-bu±Itatng,
preleettng-te-the-stde-iknes-of-the-let7--The-depth-ef-the-frent-yard
shal-be-measdred-lsetween-the-fr'ent-I±ne-ef-the-btltlei±ns-amel-tileent
preperty-l±ne7--eevered-perehes-whether-enelesed-er-unene+eseel-sha+i-be
eems±4ered-as-a-part-e-the-ma±n-bia±lel±tig-and-sha+1-net-be-preleeteel-±n
te-the-Eeepa±4-frent-yat .4. and extending the full width of the lot situ-
ated between the building line and any street line adjacent the lot pro-
vided when two contiguous corner lots form the entire frontage between
perpendicular street lines, the front yard along the common flanking
street line shall be reduced to fifteen (15) feet, except for residen-
tial garages.
22.12.860 YARD, REAR. "Rear yard" means an open unoccupied space on
the same lot with the main building,extend±ng-the-u-1.1-wtdth-e.f.-tAe—let
and-s±tuated-between-the-fear-Ikne-ef-the-et-and-the-rea-+±ne -ef -the
151:1±.1d±tag7--The-6epth-e-the-rear-va±.d-shetIl-be-ftleastwed-eetween-the -rear
1±ne-epE-the-let-er-eenterltne-ef-an-easenent-anel-the-ear-I±ne-e-the
151ftt.id±ng7 situated opposite the front yard, and extending the full width
between side yards; for a corner lot, the rear yard shall be parallel
to the shortest lot line common to an adjacent lot and extending the
full width between side yards.
22.12.870 YARD, SIDE. "Side yard" means an open unoccupied space on
the same lot with the building s±ttlated-between-the-tirthest-pel.eet±en
e.---the-btat+dtmg-and-the-atde-I±nes-eet-exten4±mg -rem -the -_#_rent -Yard
te-the-rear-yard7--Any-let-I±ne-net-a-rear-l±ne-er -a-rent -+tme -±s -a
stele-Itne7 and situated between the front yard and rear lot line, extend-
ing the full length therein and parallel to lot line common to an
adjacent lot.
Section Two. That Chapter 22.24 of the Pasco Municipal Code
be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 22.24
R-1 SUBURBAN DISTRICT
Sections-
22.24.010
22.24.020
22.24.030
22.24.040
22.24.050
22.24.060
22.24.070
22.24.080
22.24.090
22.24.100
22.24.110
Purpose
Permitted uses.
Permitted accessory uses.
Conditional uses.
Building heights.
Minimum lot area.
Density.
Lot coverage.
Yard requirements.
Parking reauirements.
Fences, walls and hedges.
22.24.010 PURPOSE. The R-1 suburban district is established to provide
a low density residential environment not to exceed four dwelling units
per acre. Lands within this district should contain suburban residential
development with large lots and expansive yards. Structures in this dis-
trict should be limited to single-family conventional dwellings. Certain
public facilities and institutions may also be permitted, provided their
nature and location are not detrimental to the intended suburban residen-
tial environment.
22.24.020 PERMITTED USES. The following uses shall be permitted in the
R-1 suburban district:
(1) One-family dwellings;
(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be
deemed to prohibit the use of vacant property
for gardening or fruit raising;
(3) Signs in accordance with Title 17, P.M.C.
22.24.030 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. The following uses shall be permitted
as accessory to a permitted use in the R-1 suburban district-
(1) Residential garages as defined in Section
22.12.370, provided they do not exceed fifteen
feet in height;
(2) Home occupations as defined by Section 22.12.390;
(3) Storage buildings not exceeding two hundred
square feet of gross floor area and fifteen feet
in height.
(4) Agricultural use (limited), as defined in Section
22.12.030 except that the keeping of animals shall
be permitted on parcels consisting of at least one
half acre of irrigated pasture land, excluding the
area devoted to the residential structures and
required yards. One animal unit (as defined
in Section 22.12.065) shall be allowed for each
full one-half acre increment of irrigated pas-
ture land within the same parcel; provided that
all barns, barnyards, chicken houses, or corrals
shall be located not less than 75 feet from a
public roadway and not less than 50 feet from
any adjoining or abutting property held under
separate ownership.
(5) The keeping of dogs and cats, provided such
number of animals does not exceed five dogs and
five cats.
22.24.040 CONDITIONAL USES. In addition to the unclassified uses listed
in Chapter 22.80, the following uses may be permitted by special permit as
provided in Chapter 22.80:
(1) Churches and similar places of worship;
(2) Public libraries, and municipal office buildings;
(3) Public and private elementary schools, public
parks and playgrounds;
(4) Fire department station houses;
(5) Private nursery school, pre-school, and day-care
facilities;
(6) Agricultural use (commercial).
22.24.050 BUILDING HEIGHTS. The maximum height of structures in the R-1
suburban district shall be twenty-five feet except that structures greater
than twenty-five feet may be allowed by special permit.
22.24 060 MINIMUM LOT AREA. In the R-1 suburban district, the minimum
area of any lot shall be not less than 10,000 square feet except that any
existing lot of record in the office of the county auditor shall be deemed
to meet the requirements of this section, provided all adjacent or abutting
lots are held under separate ownership on the effective date of this
ordinance codified herein.
22.24.070 DENSITY. In the R-1 suburban district, the number of dwelling
units permissible shall be determined by dividing the lot area by 10,000
square feet, except that a one-family dwelling unit shall be permitted on
any lot meeting the requirements of Section 22.24.060 provided lot cover-
age and yard requirements are met.
22.24.080 LOT COVERAGE. All buildings, including accessory buildings,
covered breezeways, covered patios, covered parking, covered storage or
loading spaces, shall not cover more than forty percent of the lot area.
22 24.090 YARD REQUIREMENTS. (a) Front yard. The front yard, as
defined in Section 22.12.850, shall have a depth of not less than twenty
feet which shall be measured from the front Property line. At least
fifty (50) percent of the required front yard area excluding driveways,
shall be treated with landscape, as that term is defined in Chapter 22 82.
(b) Side yard. The minimum side yard, as defined in Section 22.12.870,
shall be ten feet.
(c) Rear yard. The rear yard, as defined in Section 22.12.860, shall not
be less than the height of the building, except accessory buildings not
used for human habitation may be placed not less than five feet from the
rear lot line, provided, however, that an accessory building may be placed
adjacent an alley line if the wall parallel and adjacent the alley line
contains no openings.
22.24.100 PARKING REQUIREMENTS. In the R-1 suburban district, off-street
parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 22.84.
22.24.110 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES. The following height provisions
shall apply to all fences, walls, and hedges within the R-1S district
(A) Intersections. There shall be no wall, fence or
foliage higher than three feet above grade, and
no tree foliage lower than six feet above curb
grade within an area twenty feet along the prop-
erty lines from the intersection of two streets
including the area between such points, or fif-
teen feet from the intersection of a street and
an alley; provided, however, a chain link fence
of six feet, or a smaller chain link fence set
upon a maximum three foot wall or other struc-
ture not exceeding a combined height of six
feet, may be erected within said area of inter-
section of street and alley so long as the chain
link or woven wire fence is at all times unob-
structed by foliage or other matter.
(B) Front yards. Subject to Subsection (A), the
height of fences, walls and hedges shall be
limited to three and one half feet within the
front yard area of a residential lot as defined
by Section 22.12.850.
(C) Rear and side yards. The height of fences, walls
and hedges within the side and rear yards shall
be limited to six feet. A gate or opening with a
minimum three-foot width leading into at least one
side yard shall be provided.
(D) The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and street or alley shall
be measured from the street curb or alley grade.
The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and a common lot line shall
be measured from the grade along the common lot
line, exclusive of landscaping berms, ground
depressions and other topographical irregularities.
Section Three. That a new Chapter 22.26 of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same hereby is enacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 22.26
R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
22.26.010
22.26.020
22.26.030
22.26.040
22.26.050
22.26.060
22.26.070
22.26.080
22.26.090
22.26.100
22.26.110
Purpose.
Permitted uses.
Permitted accessory uses
Conditional uses.
Building heights.
Minimum lot area.
Density.
Lot coverage.
Yard requirements.
Parking requirements.
Fences, walls and hedges.
22.26.010 PURPOSE. The R-1 low density residential district is established
to provide a low density residential environment. Lands within this dis-
trict generally should contain single-family conventional dwellings with
smaller lots and useful yard spaces. Certain public facilities and insti-
tutions may also be permitted, provided their nature and location are not
detrimental to the intended low density residential environment.
22.26.020 PERMITTED USES. The following uses shall be permitted in the
R-1 district:
(1) One-family dwellings;
(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be
deemed to prohibit the use of vacant prop-
erty for gardening or fruit raising;
(3) Signs in accordance with Title 17, P.M.C.
22.26.030 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. The following uses shall be permitted
as accessory to a permitted use in the R-1 low density residential district:
(1) Residential garages as defined in Section
22.12.370 provided they do not exceed fif-
teen feet in height;
(2) Home occupations as defined by Section 22.12.390;
(3) Storage buildings not exceeding two hundred
square feet of gross floor area and fifteen
feet in height;
(4) The renting of rooms for lodging purposes
only, provided, however, such accommodations
shall not exceed two persons in a single
family dwelling. One off-street parking
space, per roomer, must be provided in addi-
tion to the requirement set forth under
Section 22.84.010(1).
(5) The keeping of dogs and cats, provided such
number of animals does not exceed five dogs
and five cats.
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22.26.040 CONDITIONAL USES In addition to the unclassified uses listed
in Chapter 22.80, the following uses may be permitted by special permit
as provided in Chapter 22.80:
(1) Churches and similar places of worship;
(2) Public libraries, and municipal office
buildings;
(3) Public and private elementary schools,
public parks and playgrounds;
(4) Fire department station houses;
(5) Private nursery school, pre-school, and
day-care facilities.
22.26.050 BUILDING HEIGHTS The maximum height of structures in the R-1
low density residential district shall be twenty-five feet except that
structures greater than twenty-five feet may be allowed by special permit.
22 26.060 MINIMUM LOT AREA. In the R-1 low density residential district,
the minimum area of any lot shall be not less than 7,200 square feet
except that any existing lot of record in the office of the county auditor
shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section provided all
adjacent or abutting lots are held under separate ownership on the effec-
tive date of this ordinance codified herein.
22.26.070 DENSITY In the R-1 low density residential district, the
number of dwelling units permissible shall be determined by dividing the
lot area by 7,200 square feet; except that a one-family dwelling shall be
permitted on any lot meeting the requirements of Section 22.26.060, pro-
vided lot coverage and yard requirements are met.
22.26.080 LOT COVERAGE. All buildings, including accessory buildings,
covered breezeways, covered patios, covered parking, covered storage or
loading spaces, shall not cover more than forty percent of the lot area.
22.26.090 YARD REQUIREMENTS. (a) Front yard. The front yard, as de-
fined in Section 22.12.850, shall have a depth of not less than twenty
feet which shall be measured from the front property line. At least
fifty percent of the required front yard area excluding driveways shall
be treated with landscape, as that term is defined in Chapter 22.82.
(b) Side yard. The minimum side yard, as defined in Section 22.12.870,
shall be five feet.
(c) Rear yard. The rear yard, as defined in Section 22.12,860, shall
not be less than the height of the building, except accessory buildings
not used for human habitation may be placed not less than five feet from
the rear lot line; provided, however, that an accessory building may be
placed adjacent an alley line if the wall parallel and adjacent the alley
line contains no openings.
22.26.100 PARKING REQUIREMENTS. In the R-1 low density residential dis-
trict off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
Chapter 22.84.
22.26.110 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES. The following height provisions shall
apply to all fences, walls and hedges within the R-1 district:
(A) Intersections. There shall be no wall, fence
or foliage higher than three feet above grade,
and no tree foliage lower than six feet above
curb grade within an area twenty feet along the
property lines from the intersection of two
streets including the area between such points,
or fifteen feet from the intersection of a
street and an alley; provided, however, a chain
link fence of six feet, or a smaller chain link
fence set upon a maximum three foot wall or
other structure not exceeding a combined height
of six feet, may be erected within said area of
intersection of street and alley so long as the
chain link or woven wire fence is at all times
unobstructed by foliage or other matter.
(B) Front yards. Subject to Subsection (A), the
height of fences, walls and hedges shall be
limited to three and one half feet within the
front yard area of a residential lot as de-
fined by-Section 22.12.850.
(C) Rear and side yards. The height of fences, walls
and hedges within the side and rear yards shall
be limited to six feet. A gate or opening with
a minimum three foot width leading into at least
one side yard shall be provided.
(D) The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and street or alley shall be
measured from the street curb or alley grade.
The height of fences, walls and hedges between
a structure and a common lot line shall be mea-
sured from the grade along the common lot line,
exclusive of landscaping berms, ground depres-
sions and other topographical irregularities.
Section Four. That Chapter 22 28 of the Pasco Municipal Code
be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 22.28
R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections-
22 28.010
22.28.020
22.28.030
22.28.040
22.28.050
Purpose.
Permitted uses.
Permitted accessory uses.
Conditional uses.
Building heights.
22.28.060
22.28.070
22 28.080
22 28.090
22.28.100
22.28.110
22.28.120
Minimum lot area.
Density.
Lot coverage.
Yard requirements.
Parking requirements.
Fences, walls and hedges.
Solid waste receptacles.
22.28.010 PURPOSE. The R-2 district is established to provide a medium
density residential environment. Lands within this district generally
should contain multiple unit residential structures of a scale compatible
with structures in lower density districts with useful yard spaces. The
R-2 district is intended to allow for a gradual Increase in density from
low density residential districts and, where compatible, can provide a
transition between different use areas.
22.28.020 PERMITTED USES. The following uses shall be permitted in the
R-2 district.
(1) One family dwellings;
(2) Two family dwellings;
(3) Multiple dwellings;
(4) The renting of rooms for lodging purposes
only, provided, however, such accommodations
shall not exceed two persons in a single
family dwelling. One off-street parking
space per roomer must be provided in addi-
tion to the requirement set forth under
Section 22.84.010(1).
(5) Signs in accordance with Title 17, P.M.C.
22.28.030 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. The following uses shall be permitted
as accessory to a permitted use in the R-2 district.
(1) Residential garages as defined in Section
22.12.370, provided they do not exceed
fifteen feet in height;
(2) Home occupations as defined by Section
22.12.390;
(3) Storage buildings not exceeding two hundred
square feet of gross floor area and fifteen
feet in height.
(4) The keeping of dogs and cats provided such
number of animals does not exceed five dogs
and five cats.
22.28.040 CONDITIONAL USES. In addition to the unclassified uses listed
in Chapter 22.80, the following uses may be permitted by special permit
as provided in Chapter 22.80:
(1) Churches and similar places of worship;
(2) Public libraries j and municipal office buildings,
(3) Public and private elementary schools, public
parks and playgrounds;
(4) Fire department station houses;
(5) Private nursery school, pre-school and day care
facilities.
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22.28.050 BUILDING HEIGHTS. The maximum height of structures in the R-2
district shall be twenty-five feet, except that structures greater than
twenty-five feet may be allowed by special permit.
22.28.060 MINIMUM LOT AREA. In the R-2 district, the minimum area of
any lot shall be not less than five thousand square feet; except that
any existing lot of record in the office of the county auditor shall be
deemed to meet the requirements of this section provided all adjacent or
abutting lots are held under separate ownership on the effective date of
this ordinance codified herein.
22.28.070 DENSITY. In the R-2 district the number of dwelling units
permissible shall be determined by dividing the lot area by 5,000 square
feet, except that a one-family dwelling shall be permitted upon any lot
meeting the requirements of Section 22.28.060 provided lot coverage and
yard requirements are met.
22.28.080 LOT COVERAGE. All buildings, including accessory buildings
and structures, covered breezeways, covered patios, covered parking,
covered storage or loading spaces shall not cover more than fifty percent
of the lot area.
22.28.090 YARD REQUIREMENTS. (a) Front yard. The front yard, as defined
in Section 22.12.850, shall have a depth of not less than twenty feet which
shall be measured from the front property line. At least fifty percent of
the required front yard area, excluding driveways, shall be treated with
landscape, as that term is defined in Chapter 22.82.
(b) Side yard. The minimum side yard, as defined in Section 22.12.870,
shall be five feet.
(c) Rear yard. The rear yard, as defined in Section 22 12.860, shall
not be less than the height of the building, except accessory buildings
not used for human habitation may be placed not less than five feet from
the rear lot line; provided, however, that an accessory building may be
placed adjacent an alley line if the wall parallel and adjacent the alley
line contains no openings.
22.28.100 PARKING REQUIREMENTS. In the R-2 medium density residential
district, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
Chapter 22.84, provided that no portion of off-street parking areas re-
quired for multiple dwellings shall be located within the required front
yard, except that a single two-lane drive may extend through the required
front yard provided no portion of the drive is within ten feet of a
dwelling unit entry nor five feet of any portion of the residential
structures.
22.28.110 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES The following height provisions
shall apply to all fences, walls and hedges within the R-2 district.
(A) Intersections. There shall be no wall, fence
or foliage higher than three feet above grade,
and no tree foliage lower than six feet above
curb grade within an area twenty feet along the
property lines from the intersection of two
streets including the area between such points,
or fifteen feet from the intersection of a
street and an alley; provided, however, a
chain link fence of six feet, or a smaller
chain link fence set upon a maximum three
foot wall or other structure not exceeding
a combined height of six feet, may be erected
within said area of intersection of street and
alley so long as the chain link or woven wire
fence is at all times unobstructed by foliage
or other matter.
(B) Front yards. Subject to Subsection (A), the
height of fences, walls and hedges shall be
limited to three and one half feet within the
front yard area of a residential lot as defined
by Section 22.12.850.
(C) Rear and side yards. The height of fences,
walls and hedges within the side and rear
yards shall be limited to six feet. A gate
or opening with a minimum three foot width
leading into at least one side yard shall be
provided.
(D) The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and street or alley shall
be measured from the street curb or alley grade.
The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and a common lot line shall
be measured from the grade along the common lot
line, exclusive of landscaping berms, ground
depressions and other topographical irregularities.
22.28.120 SOLID WASTE RECEPTACLES. Solid waste receptacles provided for
multiple dwellings shall be located within an area enclosed on three sides
by a five foot minimum site-obscuring fence, which provides a visual screen
from any abutting street. In no case shall such enclosure and receptacle(s)
be permitted within the required front yard.
Section Five. That a new Chapter 22.30 of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same hereby is enacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 22.30
R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
22.30.010
22.30.020
22.30.030
22.30.040
22.30.050
22.30.060
22.30.070
22.30.080
Purpose.
Permitted uses.
Permitted accessory uses.
Conditional uses.
Building heights.
Minimum lot area
Density.
Lot coverage. -23-
22.30.090 Yard requirements.
22.30.100 Parking requirements.
22.30.110 Fences, walls and hedges.
22.30.120 Solid waste receptacles.
22.30.010 PURPOSE. The R-3 district is established to provide a medium
density residential environment. Lands within this district generally
contain multiple-unit residential structures of a scale compatible with
the structures in low density districts and with useful yard spaces. The
R-3 district is intended to allow for a gradual increase in density from
lower density residential districts and, where compatible, can provide a
transition between different use areas.
22.30.020 PERMITTED USES. The following uses shall be permitted in the
R-3 district:
(1) One-family dwelling;
(2) Two-family dwellings;
(3) Multiple dwellings;
(4) The renting of rooms for lodging Purposes
only, provided such accommodations shall
not exceed two persons in a single-family
dwelling. One off-street parking space
per roomer must be provided in addition
to the requirement set forth under Section
22.84.010(1);
(5) Signs in accordance with Title 17, P M.C.
22.30.030 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. The following uses shall be permitted
as accessory to a permitted use in the R-3 district-
(1) Residential garages, as defined in Section
22.12.370 provided they do not exceed fif-
teen feet in height;
(2) Home occupations as defined by Section
22.12.390;
(3) Storage buildings not exceeding two hundred
square feet of gross floor area and fifteen
feet in height;
(4) The keeping of dogs and cats, provided such
number of animals does not exceed five dogs
and five cats.
22.30.040 CONDITIONAL USES. In addition to the unclassified uses listed
in Chapter 22.80, the following uses may be permitted by special permit as
provided in Chapter 22.80:
(1) Churches and similar places of worship;
(2) Public libraries ) andmunicipal office
buildings;
(3) Public and private elementary schools,
public parks and playgrounds;
(4) Fire department station houses;
(5) Private nursery schools, pre-school and
day care facilities.
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22.30.050 BUILDING HEIGHTS. The maximum height of structures in the R-3
district shall be thirty-five feet, except that structures greater than
thirty-five feet may be allowed by special permit.
22.30.060 MINIMUM LOT AREA. In the R-3 district, the minimum area of
any lot shall be not less than five thousand square feet, except that
any existing lot of record in the office of the county auditor shall be
deemed to meet the requirements of this section provided all adjacent or
abutting lots are held under separate ownership on the effective date of
this ordinance codified herein.
22.30.070 DENSITY. In the R-3 district, the number of dwelling units
permissible shall be determined by dividing the lot area by 3,000 sauare
feet, except that a one-family dwelling shall be permitted upon any lot
meeting the requirements in Section 22.30.060 provided lot coverage and
yard requirements are met.
22.30.080 LOT COVERAGE. All buildings, including accessory buildings
and structures, covered breezeways, covered patios, covered parking,
covered storage or loading spaces shall not cover more than sixty percent
of the lot area.
22.30.090 YARD REQUIREMENTS (a) Front yard. The front yard, as
defined in Section 22.12.850, shall have a depth of not less than twenty
feet which shall be measured from the front property line. At least
fifty percent of the required front yard area, excluding driveways, shall
be treated with landscape, as that term is defined in Chapter 22.82.
(b) Side yard. The minimum side yard, as defined in Section 22.12.870,
shall be five feet.
(c) Rear yard. The rear yard, as defined in Section 22.12.860, shall
not be less than the height of the building, except accessory buildings
not used for human habitation may be placed not less than five feet from
the rear lot line; provided, however, that an accessory building may be
placed adjacent an alley line if the wall parallel and adjacent the alley
line contains no openings.
22.30.100 PARKING REQUIREMENTS. In the R-3 medium density residential
district, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
Chapter 22.84, provided that no portion of off-street parking areas
required for multiple dwellings shall be located within the required
front yard, except that a single two-lane drive may extend through the
required front yard provided no portion of the drive is within ten feet
of a dwelling unit entry nor five feet of any portion of the residential
structure.
22.30.110 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES. The following height provisions
shall apply to all fences, walls and hedges within the R-3 district:
(A) Intersections. There shall be no wall,
fence or foliage higher than three feet
above grade, and no tree foliage lower
than six feet above curb grade within an
area twenty feet along the property lines
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from the intersection of two streets including
the area between such points, or fifteen feet
from the intersection of a street and an alley;
provided, however, a chain link fence of six
feet, or a smaller chain link fence set upon a
maximum three foot wall or other structure not
exceeding a combined height of six feet, may
be erected within said area of intersection of
street and alley so long as the chain link or
woven wire fence is at all times unobstructed
by foliage or other matter
(B) Front yards. Subject to Subsection (A), the
height of fences, walls and hedges shall be
limited to three and one half feet within the
front yard area of a residential lot as defined
by Section 22.12.850.
(C) Rear and side yards. The height of fences, walls
and hedges within the side and rear yards shall
be limited to six feet. A gate or opening with
a minimum three foot width leading into at least
one side yard shall be provided.
(D) The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and street or alley shall
be measured from the street curb or alley grade.
The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and a common lot line shall
be measured from the grade along the common lot
line, exclusive of landscaping berms, ground
depressions and other topographical irregularities.
22 30.120 SOLID WASTE RECEPTACLES. Solid waste receptacles provided for
multiple dwellings shall be located within an area enclosed on three sides
by a five foot minimum site-obscuring fence, which provides a visual
screen from any abutting street. In no case shall such enclosure and
receptacle(s) be permitted within the required front yard.
Section Six. That Chapter 22.32 of the Pasco Municipal Code
be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 22.32
R-4 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections-
22.32.010
22.32.020
22.32.030
22.32.040
22.32.050
22.32.060
Purpose.
Permitted uses.
Permitted accessory uses.
Conditional uses.
Building heights.
Minimum lot area.
22.32.070
22.32.080
22.32.090
22.32.]00
22.32.110
22.32.120
Density.
Lot coverage.
Yard requirements.
Parking requirements.
Fences, walls and hedges.
Solid waste receptacles.
22.32.010 PURPOSE. The R-4 district is established to provide a high
density residential environment. Lands within this district generally
should contain multi-family structures. Lands within the R-4 district
should generally be located along arterial streets and near shopping areas
in order to provide a transition between commercial areas and lower density
residential areas.
22.32.020 PERMITTED USES. The following uses shall be permitted within
the R-4 district:
(1) One-family dwellings;
(2) Two-family dwellings;
(3) Multiple dwellings;
(4) The renting of rooms for lodging purposes only,
provided such accommodations shall not exceed
two persons in a single family dwelling. One
off-street parking space per roomer must be
provided in addition to the requirement- set
forth under Section 22.84.010(1);
(5) Signs in accordance with Title 17, P.M.C.
22.32.030 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. The following uses shall be permitted
as accessory to a permitted use in the R-4 district:
(1) Residential garages, as defined by Section
22.12.370, provided they do not exceed fifteen
feet in height;
(2) Home occupations as defined by Section 22.12.390;
(3) Storage buildings not exceeding two hundred square
feet of gross floor area and fifteen feet in height;
(4) The keeping of dogs and cats, provided such number
of animals does not exceed five dogs and five cats.
22.32.040 CONDITIONAL USES. In addition to the unclassified uses listed
in Chapter 22.80, the following uses may be permitted by special permit as
provided in Chapter 22.80:
(1) Churches and other places of worship;
(2) Public libraries and municipal office buildings;
(3) Public and private elementary schools, public
parks and playgrounds;
(4) Fire department station houses;
(5) Private nursery schools, pre-schools, and day
care facilities.
22.32.050 BUILDING HEIGHTS. The maximum height of structures in the R-4
district shall be forty-five feet, except that structures greater than
forty-five feet may be allowed by special permit.
22.32.060 MINIMUM LOT AREA. In the R-4 district, the minimum area of any
lot shall be not less than 5,000 square feet, except that any existing lot
of record in the office of the county auditor shall be deemed to meet the
requirements of this section provided all adjacent or abutting lots are
held under separate ownership on the effective date of this ordinance
codified herein.
22.32.070 DENSITY. In the R-4 district, the number of dwelling units
?permissible shall be determined by dividing the lot area by 2,000 square L
feet except that a one-family dwelling unit shall be permitted on any lot
meeting the requirements of Section 22.32.060, provided lot coverage and
yard requirements are met.
22.32.080 LOT COVERAGE. All buildings, including accessory buildings and
structures, covered breezeways, covered patios, covered parking, covered
storage or loading spaces shall not cover more than sixty Percent of the
lot area.
22.32.090 YARD REQUIREMENTS. (a) Front yard. The front yard, as defined
in Section 22.12.850, shall have a depth of not less than twenty feet which
shall be measured from the front property line. At least fifty percent of
the required front yard area, excluding driveways, shall be treated with
landscape, as that term is defined in Chapter 22.82.
(b) Side yard. The minimum side yard, as defined in Section 22.12.870,
shall be five feet.
(c)_ Rear yard. The rear yard, as defined in Section 22.12.860, shall
not be less than the height of the building, except accessory buildings
not used for human habitation may be placed not less than five feet from
the rear lot line; provided, however, that an accessory building may be
placed adjacent an alley line if the wall parallel and adjacent the alley
line contains no openings.
22.32.100 PARKING REQUIREMENTS In the R-4 high density residential
district, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
Chapter 22.84, provided that no portion of off-street parking areas re-
quired for multiple dwellings shall be located within the required front
yard, except that a single two-lane drive may extend through the required
front yard provided no portion of the drive is within ten feet of a dwell-
ing unit entry nor five feet of any portion of the residential structure.
22.32.110 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES. The following height provisions
shall apply to all fences, walls and hedges within the R-4 district:
(A) Intersections. There shall be no wall, fence or
foliage higher than three feet above grade, and
no tree foliage lower than six feet above curb
grade within an area twenty feet along the prop-
erty lines from the intersection of two streets
including the area between such points, or fif-
teen feet from the intersection of a street and
an alley; provided, however, a chain link fence
of six feet or a smaller chain link fence set
upon a maximum three foot wall or other structure
not exceeding a combined height of six feet,
may be erected within said area of intersec-
tion of street and alley so long as the chain
link or woven wire fence is at all times un-
obstructed by foliage or other matter.
(B) Front yards. Subject to Subsection (A), the
height of fences, walls and hedges shall be
limited to three and one half feet within the
front yard area of a residential lot as defined
by Section 22.12.850.
(C) Rear and side yard. The height of fences, walls
and hedges within the side and rear yards shall
be limited to six feet. A gate or opening with
a minimum three foot width leading into at least
one side yard shall be provided.
(D) The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and street or alley shall
be measured from the street curb or alley -grade.
The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and a common lot line shall
be measured from the grade along the common lot
line, exclusive of landscaping berms, ground
depressions and other topographical irregularities.
22 32.120 SOLID WASTE RECEPTACLES. Solid waste receptacles provided for
multiple dwellings shall be located within an area enclosed on three sides
by a five foot minimum site-obscuring fence, which provides a visual screen
from any abutting street. In no case shall such enclosure and receptacle(s)
be permitted within the required front yard.
Section Seven. That a new Chapter 22.34 of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same hereby is enacted to read as follows.
CHAPTER 22.34
R-5 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
22.34.010
22.34.020
22.34.030
22.34.040
22.34.050
22.34 060
22.34.070
22.34.080
22.34.090
22.34.100
22.34.110
22.34.120
Purpose.
Permitted uses
Permitted accessory uses.
Conditional uses.
Building heights.
Minimum lot area.
Density.
Lot coverage.
Yard requirements.
Parking requirements.
Fences, walls and hedges.
Solid waste receptacles
22.34.010 PURPOSE. The R-5 district is established to provide a high
density residential environment. Lands within this district should be
generally developed with dense multiple-unit structures ranging in scale
from large two-story apartment buildings to high-rise residential struc-
tures, reflecting a concentrated urban density. Lands within the P-5
district generally should be located adjacent to the Central Business
District.
22.34.020 PERMITTED USES. The following uses shall be permitted within
the R-5 district:
(1) One-family dwellings;
(2) Two-family dwellings;
(3) Multiple dwellings;
(4) Signs in accordance with Title 17, P.M.C.;
(5) Lodging houses and boarding houses.
22.34.030 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. The following uses shall be permitted
as accessory to a permitted use in the R-5 district:
(1) Residential garages, as defined by Section 22.12.370,
provided they do not exceed fifteen feet in height;
(2) Home occupations as defined by Section 22.12.390;
(3) Storage buildings not exceeding two hundred square
feet of gross floor area and fifteen feet in height;
(4) The keeping of dogs and cats, provided such number
of animals does not exceed five dogs and five cats.
22.34.040 CONDITIONAL USES In addition to the unclassified uses listed
in Chapter 22.80, the following uses may be permitted by special permit
as provided in Chapter 22.80:
(1) Churches and other similar places of worship;
(2) Public libraries and municipal office buildings;
(3) Public and private elementary schools, public
parks and playgrounds,
(4) Fire department station houses;
(5) Private nursery schools, pre-schools and day care
facilities;
(6) Professional offices (on the ground floor only),
(7) Hotels where off-street parking is provided as
set forth in Section 22.84.010(4);
(8) Barber shops, beauty shops, hair stylists (on
the ground floor only);
(9) Tourist homes.
22.84.050 BUILDING HEIGHTS. The maximum height of structures within the
R-5 district shall be sixty feet.
22.34.060 MINIMUM LOT AREA In the R-5 district, the minimum'area of
any lot shall be five thousand square feet, except that any existing lot
of record in the office of the county auditor shall be deemed to meet the
requirements of this section provided all adjacent or abutting lots are
held under separate ownership on the effective date of this ordinance
codified herein.
22.34.070 DENSITY. In the R-5 district, the number of dwelling units
permissible shall be determined by dividing the lot area by 1,500 square
feet except that a one-family dwelling unit shall be permitted on any
lot meeting the requirements of Section 22 34.060, provided lot coverage
and yard requirements are met.
22.34.080 LOT COVERAGE. Within the R-5 district there is no restriction
on the lot coverage provided all yards required in Section 22.34.090 are
open and unobstructed.
22.34.090 YARD REQUIREMENTS. (a) Front yard. The front yard, as
defined in Section 22.12.850, shall have a depth of not less than twenty
feet which shall be measured from the front property line. At least
fifty percent of the reccuired front yard area, excluding driveways, shall
be treated with landscape, as that term is defined in Chapter 22 82.
(b) Side yard. The minimum side yard, as defined in Section 22.12.870,
shall be five feet.
(c) Rear yard. The rear yard, as defined in Section 22.12 860, shall
not be less than the height of the building, except accessory buildings
not used for human habitation may be placed not less than five feet from
the rear lot line; provided, however, that an accessory building may be
placed adjacent an alley line if the wall parallel and adjacent the alley
line contains no openings.
22.34.100 PARKING REQUIREMENTS. In the R-5 high density residential
district, off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter
22.84, provided that no portion of off-street parking areas required for
multiple dwellings shall be located within the required front yard, except
that a single two-lane drive may extend through the requared front yard
provided no portion of the drive is within ten feet of a dwelling unit
entry nor five feet of any Portion of the residential structure.
22.34.110 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES. The following height provisions
shall apply to all fences, walls and hedges within the R-5 dastrict:
(A) Intersection. There shall be no wall, fence
or foliage higher than three feet above grade,
and no tree foliage lower than six feet above
curb grade within an area twenty feet along the
Property lines from the intersection of two
streets including the area between such points,
or fifteen feet from the intersection of a
street and an alley; provided, however, a chain
link fence of six feet, or a smaller chain link
fence set upon a maximum three foot wall or
other structure not exceeding a combined height
of six feet, may be erected within said area of
intersection of street and alley so long as the
chain link or woven wire fence is at all times
unobstructed by foliage or other matter.
(B) Front yards. Subject to Subsection (A), the
height of fences, walls and hedges shall be
limited to three and one half feet within the
front yard area of a residential lot as defined
by Section 22.12.850.
(C) Rear and side yards. The height of fences, walls
and hedges within the side and rear yards shall
be limited to six feet A gate or opening with
a minimum three foot width leading into at least
one side yard shall be provided.
(D) The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and street or alley shall
be measured from the street curb or alley grade.
The height of fences, walls and hedges located
between a structure and a common lot line shall
be measured from the grade alona the common lot
line, exclusive of landscaping berms, ground
depressions and otner topographical irregularities.
22.34.120 SOLID WASTE RECEPTACLES. Solid waste receptacles provided for
multiple dwellings shall be located within an area enclosed on three sides
by a five foot minimum site-obscuring fence, which provides a visual screen
from any abutting street. In no case shall such enclosure and receptacle(s)
be permitted within the required front yard.
Section Eight. That Chapter 22.36 of the Pasco Municipal Code
be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 22.36
DENSITY INCREASE
Sections:
22.36.010 Purpose.
22.36.020 Maximum Increase.
22.36.030 Threshold Requirements.
22.36.040 Design Standards
22 36.050 Formula.
22.36.060 Application Requirements.
22.36.070 Applicability of other Chapters of the Zoning Code.
22.36.080 Appeals.
22.36.010 PURPOSE. A density increase chapter is hereby established to
provide a means whereby an increase in the number of dwelling units may
be achieved beyond that amount permitted in the base density of the R-2,
R-3, R-4 and R-5 residential districts. The intent is to create a flex-
ible means by which developers may voluntarily incorporate architectural
creativity, site and aesthetic considerations in the design of residential
developments that achieve a more efficient site plan, result in a physical
development which blends more favorably or harmoniously with neighboring
uses and uses within the vicinity, and Increase the quality of the living
environment for its future residents.
22.36.020 MAXIMUM INCREASE. The lot area per dwelling unit ratio within
the R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 residential districts may be reduced in accord-
ance with the provisions of this chapter. The maximum available reduction
is as follows:
(A) R-2 District: May be reduced a maximum of
1,400 square feet, from 5,000 square feet
per dwelling unit to 3,600 square feet per i
dwelling unit;
(B) R-3 District: May be reduced a maximum of
1,000 square feet, from 3,000 square feet
per dwelling unit to 2,000 square feet per
dwelling unit;
(C) R-4 District: May be reduced a maximum of
500 square feet, from 2,000 square feet ner
dwelling unit to 1,500 square feet per dwell-
ing unit;
(D) R-5 District: May be reduced a maximum of
500 square feet, from 1,500 square feet per
dwelling unit to 1,000 square feet per dwell-
ing unit.
22.36.030 THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS. Applicants shall be required to screen
side yard lot lines adjacent a lower dens]ty residential district with a
minimum five foot site-obscuring fence, dense shrubs, or other treatment,
except those portions within the required front and rear yards. Applicants
shall also furnish, prior to issuance of a building permit, a covenant
binding the owner to maintain, for the life of the development, all improve-
ments/standards for which a density increase has been received under this
chapter
22.36.040 DESIGN STANDARDS. The following design standards and respective
percentages shall be available to applicants seeking to increase the density
of residential development on an eligible site, up to the maximum estab-
lished in Section 22.36.020:
(1) Open Space.
(A) Grass (10%): 200 square feet of sod per
dwelling unit. May be located anywhere
on the site, but may include only that
portion of the required front yard exceed ,-
ing the amount established in the front
yard requirements of the underlying dis-
trict. A hose bib is required within fifty
feet of any portion of sod provided to meet
this standard. Each additional twenty
square feet of sod per dwelling unit, in
excess of this standard, shall be worth
one percent, up to a maximum additional
five percent.
(B) Trees (8%): One five foot minimum height
tree for each two dwelling units.
(2) Exterior Design.
(A) Porches (10%)- Covered porch at least
three feet deep by four feet wide for
each dwelling unit
(B) Balconies (20%): Forty-eight square feet
minimum for each above ground level dwell-
ing unit with no dimension less than six
feet.
(c ) Patios (10%): Forty-eight square feet
minimum for each ground level dwelling
unit with no dimension less than six feet.
Patios must be a minimum of four inches
thick concrete. If patios are entirely
covered, this standard shall be worth fif-
teen percent.
(D) Lan-siding (16%): Finish material on all
exterior walls is entirely lap-siding.
(E) Cedar-siding (16%): Finish material on all
exterior walls is entirely cedar, but not
T1-11.
(F) Stucco-siding (16%): Finish material on all
exterior walls is entirely stucco or material
with stucco appearance. Decorative four inch
batting shall be used in conjunction with
stuccato paneling on all expansion joints.
(G) Brick/Stone siding (36%): Finish material
on exterior walls is entirely brick or stone.
(H) Combined siding (pro-rated percent): When
more than one of the above types of siding
is used, the proportion of the total exterior
wall spaces excluding gable ends each type
is applied to will he the proportion of its
design standard percentage listed above. The
total percentage award shall be determined by
adding together the nro-rated percentages from
the siding treatments used.
(3) General Site Principals
(A) Transit Availability (10%) Site abutting an
arterial street.
(B) Solar adaptability (2%) Southern exposure
for majority of window space.
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(C) Views (10%). Orient living room windows so
views are channeled toward private open spaces.
(D) Dwelling unit identity (20%). Each ground
level unit is visually separated from adjacent
ground level units by structural variation(s)
in the exterior walls and/or roof line, or
groupings of live vegetation and trees arranged
adjacent to the exterior walls and extending
outward in order to create a similar effect.
All vegetation must be within fifty feet of a
hose bib.
(E) Pedestrian circulation (4%): Permanent walkways
of solid concrete (3 feet wide x 4 inches thick)
or other in-laid masonry technique from each
ground level unit to parking area(s) or adjacent
street. Loose gravel, decorative rock, bark or
other similar material may only be used as trim
or accent.
(F) Parking areas (6%): Exterior perimeter, except
points of ingress/egress, landscaped with live
vegetation, and all such vegetation is within
fifty feet of a hose bib.
(G) Private open spaces (10%): Building variations,
landscaping and trees or fencing arranged or
situated to create a minimum of 200 square feet
of private lawn space directly accessible from
each ground level unit
(H) Side yard screening (7%). One or more side
yards are screened with a five foot minimum site
obscuring method, except those required under the
threshold requirement in Section 22.36.030.
22.36.050 FORMULA The maximum available reduction in square feet of lot
area per dwelling unit as established in Section 22.36.020 shall be multi-
plied by the total percent reduction earned
The resulting number shall be subtracted from the base lot area per dwelling
unit to determine the reduction achieved.
22.36.060 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. The site Plan submitted for building
permit shall show the location of grass and trees and shall be accompanied
by a drawing of the exterior walls of all structures, illustrating the
type of exterior finish to be used.
22.36.070 APPLICABILITY OF OTHER CHAPTERS IN THE ZONING CODE. Aonlicants
seeking an increase in density through this chapter shall meet all other
applicable requirements of the Pasco Zoning Code, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this chapter.
've yn 0 'Jells, City C er
AP CV LD S T
22.36.080 APPEALS. An applicant aggrieved by the director's decision
in the administration of this chapter may appeal to the Planning Commis-
sion provided written appeal is filed with the director within ten days
of the date of the administrative action taken.
Section Nine. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage
and publication as required by law.
PASSED this 7 day of June , 1982.
E. A. Sni er, Mayor
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-,reg A tello, City Attorney
CITY OF PASCO
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO 2361
Ordinance No 2361 is an ordinance relating to zoning by amending
the development standards and regulations for residential
development within the City of Pasco
II Following is a section-by-section summary of Ordinance No. 2361
Section 1 amends various sections of Chapter 22 12 of the Pasco
Municipal Code to revise and delete definitions of certain
terms used in the zoning code and, further, adopts new definitions
of certain terms used in the zoning ordinance Those terms
which have been revised, adopted or deleted, are as follows
REVISED
1 Building height
2 Family
3 Garage, private
4 Lot
5 Lot, corner
6 Lot line
7 Yard, front
8 Yard, rear
9 Yard, side
ADOPTED
1. Alley line
2 Animal unit
3 Group care facility
4 Group home
5 Lot area
6 Vehicles
DELETED
1 Dog kennel
2 Professional office in a residence
3 Residential hotel
4 Story
5 Story, half
6 Story, height of
7 Tourist home
Section 2 amends the R-1S (Suburban Residential) District,
Chapter 22 24 of the Pasco Municipal Code, as follows
1 Limits the type of residential use to single-family homes,
2 Limits the size and height of accessory structures, such
as garages and storage buildings,
3 Provides that elementary schools, churches, libraries,
municipal office buildings, fire stations, nursery schools,
day-care centers, and commercial agricultural uses may be
in a R-1S district as a conditional use,
4 Increases the maximum lot coverage from thirty (30) percent
to forty (40) percent,
5 Reduces the front yard requirement from twenty-five (25)
feet to twenty (20) feet,
6 Requires at least fifty (50) percent of the required front
yard be treated with landscape,
7 Increases the rear yard requirement for accessory structures
from zero (0) feet to five (5) feet, unless the accessory
structure is adjacent an alley line and the adjacent wall
has no openings
Section 3 amends the R-1 (Low Density Residential) District,
Chapter 22 26 of the Pasco Municipal Code, as follows
1 Limits the type of residential use to single-family homes,
2 Limits the size and height of accessory structures, such
as garages and storage buildings,
3 Provides that elementary schools, churches, libraries,
municipal office buildings, fire stations, nursery schools,
and day-care centers may be in a R-1 district as a conditional
use,
4 Increases the maximum lot coverage from thirty (30) percent
to forty (40) percent,
5 Reduces the front yard requirement from twenty-five (25)
feet to twenty (20) feet;
6 Requires at least fifty (50) percent of the required front
yard be treated with landscape,
7. Increases the rear yard requirement for accessory structures
from zero (0) feet to five (5) feet, unless the accessory
structure is adjacent an alley line and the adjacent wall
has no openings.
Section 4 amends the R-2 (Medium Density Residential) District,
Chapter 22 28 of the Pasco Municipal Code, as follows
1 Limits the size and height of necessary structures, such
as garages and storage buildings,
2 Provides that elementary schools, churches, libraries,
municipal office buildings, fire stations, nursery schools,
and day-care centers may be in a R-2 district as a conditional
use,
3 Increases the lot area required for each dwelling unit
from 3,000 to 5,000,
4 Increases the maximum lot coverage from forty (40) percent
to fifty (50) percent.
5. Reduces the front yard requirement from twenty-five (25)
feet to twenty (20) feet.
6 Requires at least fifty (50) percent of the required front
yard be treated with landscape,
7 Increases the rear yard requirement for accessory structures
from zero (0) feet to five (5) feet, unless the accessory
structure is adjacent an alley line and the adjacent wall
has no openings
8 Prohibits parking of vehicles within the required front
yard of multiple dwellings,
9 Requires solid waste receptacles for multiple dwellings
to be sight-screened to a height of five (5) feet on three
sides, but prohibits the location of the receptacle within
the required front yard
Section 5 amends the R-3 (Medium Density Residential) District,
Chapter 22 30 of the Pasco Municipal Code, as follows
1 Changes the purpose of the previous R-3 District, from
a High Density Residential District to a Medium Density
Residential District,
2 Limits the size and height of accessory structures, such
as garages and storage buildings,
3 Increases the lot area required for each dwelling unit
from 1,000 to 3,000,
4 Reduces the front yard requirement from twenty-five (25)
feet to twenty (20) feet
5 Requires at least fifty (50) percent of the required front
yard be treated with landscape,
6 Increases the rear yard requirement for accessory structures
from zero (o) feet to five (5) feet, unless the accessory
structure is adjacent an alley line and the adjacent wall
has no openings
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7 Prohibits parking of vehicles within the required front
yard of multiple dwellings,
8 Requires solid waste receptacles for multiple dwellings
to be sight-screened to a height of five (5) feet on three
sides, but prohibits the location of the receptacle within
the required front yard
Section 6 enacts a new R-4 (High Density Residential) District,
Chapter 22 32 of the Pasco Municipal Code, which provides as
follows
1 The purpose of the R-4 district is to provide for high
density apartments generally located along arterial streets
and near shopping areas as a transition between commercial
areas and lower density residential areas,
2 Permits one-family, two-family, and multiple dwellings
(apartments),
3 Permits necessary structures of limited size and height,
4 Permits the same conditional uses authorized in the R-3
district,
5 Requires 2,000 square feet of lot area for each dwelling
unit,
6 Limits lot coverage to sixty (60) percent,
7 Requires a twenty (20) foot front yard and requires that
at least fifty (50) percent of the required front yard
be treated with landscape,
8 Side and rear yards are the same as required in the R-3
district,
9 Prohibits parking of vehicles within the,xeciumredcEront-,yard
of multiple dwellings,
10 Requires solid waste receptacles for multiple dwellings
to be sight-screened to a height of five (5) feet on three
sides, but prohibits the location of the receptacle within
the required front yard
Section 7 enacts a new R-5 (High Density Residential) District,
Chapter 22 34 of the Pasco Municipal Code, which provides as
follows
1 The purpose of the R-5 district is to provide for high
density apartments, particularly high-rise structures,
located near the central business district,
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2 In addition to one-family, two-family, and multiple dwellings,
the R-5 district permits lodging houses and boarding houses,
3 Permits accessory structures of limited size and scope,
4 In addition to the conditional uses permitted in the R-3
district, the R-5 district permits professional offices,
hotels, barber/beauty shops, and tourist homes, as conditional
uses,
5 Limits the height of structures to sixty (60) feet,
6 Requires 1,500 square feet of lot area for each dwelling
unit,
7 Does not restrict lot coverage other than required yards,
8 Requires a twenty (20) foot front yard and requires that
at least fifty (50) percent of the required front yard
be treated with landscape,
9 Side and rear yards are the same as required in the R-3
district,
10 Prohibits parking of vehicles within the required front yard
of multiple dwellings,
11 Requires solid waste receptacles for multiple dwellings
to ne sight-screened to a height of five (5) feet on three
sides, but prohibits the location of the receptacle within
the required front yard
Section 8 enacts a new Density Increase chapter, Chapter 22 36
of the Pasco Municipal Code, which provides as follows
1 The purpose of the Density Increase chapter is to provide
for an Increase in the number of dwelling units permitted
under the R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 districts in exchange for
the utilization of higher design standards (in essence,
this chapter is intended to provide an incentive for improved
exterior design and materials for apartment buildings),
2 Provides that the lot area required for each dwelling unit
in the R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 districts may be reduced as
follows
R-2 From 5,000 to 3,600 per unit,
R-3 From 3,000 to 2,000 per unit,
R-4, From 2,000 to 1,500 per unit,
R-5 From 1,500 to 1,000 per unit
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3 Requires those apartment buildings receiving an increase
under this chapter to
A) Provide sight-screening along side yards adjacent a
lower density district,
B) Provide a covenant that the improvements installed
for the density increase will be maintained for the
life of the development.
4 Provides the following design standards from which the
developer may select and the percentage of density Increase
permitted for each standard
A) Grass, at the rate of 200 square feet per dwelling
unit (10%), each additional 20 square feet per dwelling
unit (1%)
B) Trees, at the rate of one for each two dwelling units
(8%)
C) Covered porches, one per dwelling unit and at least
3 feet by 4 feet (10%)
D) Balconies, one for each above-ground level unit, at
least 48 square feet (20%).
E) Patios, one for each ground level unit and at least
48 square feet (10%), covered patio (15%)
F) Lap-siding (16%), may be pro-rated.
G) Cedar-siding (16%), may be pro-rated
H) Stucco-siding (16%), may be pro-rated
I) Brick/Stone-siding (36%), may be pro-rated
J) Site abutting arterial street (10%)
K) Southern exposure of major window space (2%)
L) Views toward private open spaces (10%)
M) Visual separation of ground-level units (20%).
N) Pedestrian circulation, on-site (4%)
0) Parking area landscape (6%)
P) Private open space at rate of 200 square feet for each
ground-level unit (10%)
Q) Additional side yard screening (7%)
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5 Does not waive any other requirement of the zoning code
applicable to the development
6 Provides for review of density increase proposals as part
of the normal administrative review of building permit
application
7 Provides that an applicant who disagrees with the Community
Development Director's decision in administering the Density
Increase chapter may appeal any such decision to the City
Council, If done so in writing and within 10 days of the
Director's decision
Section 9 declares the effective date of Ordinance No 2361
The effective date will be five days after publication of the
summary contained hereinabove.
III A copy of the full text of Ordinance No 2361 will be furnished
by the City at no cost to any person who requests, in writing,
a copy of the ordinance. Written request must be filed in
person or by mail, with the City Clerk of the City of Pasco,
412 West Clark Street, Pasco, Washington 99301 (telephone
(509)-545-3402)
Publish 6/17
Return 2 affidavits of
publication
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City of Pasco
Sum -wry of
Ordinance No 2361
I Ordinance No 2361 is
an ordinance relating to
zoning by amending the de-
velopment standards and
regulations for residential
development within the City
of Pasco
II Following Is a section.
by section summary of Ordi-
nance No 2361
Section 1 amends various
sections of Chapter 22 12 of
the Pasco Municipal Code
to revise and delete defini-
tions of.. certain terms used
in the zoning code and, fur-
ther, adopts new definitions
of certain terms used In
ti. zoning ordinance Those
ti ms which have been re-
3 ed, adopted or deleted,
• e as follows
REVISED
Building height
2 Family
3 Garage, private
4 Lot
5 Lot, corner
6 Lot line
7 Yard, front
8 Yard, rear
9 Yard, side
ADOPTED
1 Alley line
2 Animal unit
3 Group care facility
4 Group home
5 Lot area
6 Vehicles
DELETED
1 Dog kennel
2 Professional office In a
residence
3 Residential hotel
4 Story
5 Story, half
6 Story, height of
7 Tourist home
Section 2 amends the R-
15 (Suburban Residential)
District, Chapter 22 24 of
the Pasco Municipal Code,
as follows
1 Limits the type of resi-
dential use to single-famlly
homes,
2 Limits the size and
height of accessory struc-
tures, such as garages and
storage buildings,
3 Provides that elemen-
tary schools, churches, II- r
braries, municipal office
buildings, fire stations, nur-
sery schools, day-care cen-
ters, and commercial
agricultural uses may be in
a R-15 district as a condi-
tional use,
4 increases the maximum
lot coverage from thirty
(30) Percent to forty (40)
percent,
Reduces the front yard
requirement from twenty-
five (35) feet to twenty (20)
feet,
6 Reduces at least fifty
(50) percent of the required
front yard be treated with
landscape,
7 increases the rear
yard requirement for acces
sorv structures from zero
(0) feet of five (5) feet, un-
less the accessory structure
is adlacent an alley line
and the acilacent wall has
no openings
Section 3 amends the R 1
(Low Density Residential)
District, Chapter 22 26 of
the Pasco Municipal Code,
as follows
1 Limits the type of rest
dential use to single family
homes
2 Limits the size and
height of accessory struc-
tures, such as garages and
storage buildings,
3 Provides that elemen-
tary schools, churches, li-
braries, municipal office
buildings, fire stations, nur-
sery schools, and day care
centers may be in a R-1
district as a conditional
use,
4 increases the maximum
lot coverage from thirty
(30) percent to forty (40)
percent,
5 Reduces the front yard
requirement from twenty-
five (25) feet to twenty (200
feet,
6 Requires at least MY
(50) percent of the required
front yard be treated with
landscape,
7 Increases the rear
Yard requirement for acces-
sory structures from zero
(0) feet to five (5) feet, un-
less the accessory structure
is adjacent an alley line
and the acilacent wall has
no openings
Section 4 amends the R 2
(Medium Density Residen-
tial) District, Chapter 22 20 '
of the Pasco Municipal I
Code, as follows
1 Limits the size and
height of necessary struc-
tures, such as garages and
storage buildings,
2 Provides that elemen-
tary schools, churches, li-
braries, municipal office
buildings, fire stations, nur-
sery schools, and day-care
centers may be In a R 2
district as a conditional
use,
3 increases the lot area ,
required for each dwelling
unit from 3,000 to 5,000,
4 Increases the maximum
lot coverage from forty (40)
Percent to fifty (SO)
Percent
5 Reduces the front yard
requirement from twenty-
' five (25) feet to twenty (20)
feet
6 Requires at least Mb
(50) percent of the required
front yard be treated with
landscape,
7 Increases the rear
yard requirement for acces-
sory structures from zero
(0) feet to five (5) feet, un-
less the accessory structure
is adlocent an alley line
and the adjacent wall has
no openings
Prohibits parking a'
hides within the reel
front yard of mul
- dwellings
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3 Permits accessory
structures of limited size. , and scope,
4 in addition to the con-
ditional uses permitted irl . the R -3 district, the R -S dis-
trict permits professional of
fices, hotels, barber/beauty-
shops, and tourist homes,- -
as conditional uses,
S Limits the height of
structures to sixty (60)
feet,
6 Requires 1,500 square
feet lot area for each dwell , "
ing unit,
7 Does not restrict lot
coverage other than re-
quired yards,
8 Requires a twenty (20) -
foot front yard and requires
that at least fifty (SO) per-,
cent of the required front- ,
yard be treated with ,
landscape,
9 Side and rear yards,
are the same as required
in the R 3 district,
10 Prohibits parking ye-
hides within the required
front yard of multiple.,
dwellings,
11 Requires solid waste.,
receptacles for multiple
dwellings to be sight-
screened to a height of five
(5) feet on three sides, but
prohibits the location of the
receptacle within the re-
quired front yard
Section 8 enacts a new
Density increase chapter,„
Chapter 22 36 of the Pasco
Municipal Code, which pro-
vides as follows
1 The purpose of the
Density increase chapter Is
to provide for an Increase.
In the number of dwelling
units permitted under the
R2, R3, R-4 and RS dis-
tricts In exchange for tile ,-
utilization of higher design
standards (in essence, this
chapter is Intended to pro-
vide an incentive for
proved exterior design and I
materials for apartment
buildings),
2 Provides that the lotH
area required for each 1
dwelling unit in the R'-2, R-
3, ft 4 and R 5 districts I
may be reduced as follows ,1
R 2 From 5,000 to 3,600 '
per unit,
(2) Additional side yard
screening (7%)
5 Does not waive any
other requirement of the
zoning code applicable to
the development
6 Provides for review of
density increase proposals:. '
as part of the normal ad
ministrative review of build-
ing permit application
7 Provides that an appli-
cant who disagrees with the
Community Development Di
rector's decision in adminis-
tering the Density increase
chapter may appeal any
such decision to the City
Council, if done so in writ-
ing and within 10 days of
the Director's decision
Section 9 declares the ef
fective date of Ordinance
No 2361 The effective date
will be five days after pub-
lication of the summary
contained hereinabove
III A copy of the full
text of Ordinance No 2361
will be furnished by the
City at no cost to any per-
son who requests, in writ-
ing. 0 copy of the
ordinance Written request
must be filed in person or
by mail, with the City Clerk
of the City of Pasco, 412
West Clark Street, Pasco,
Washington 99301 (telephone
(509) 545-3402)
Legal No 13100 — June 17, 1
1982
4
R-3 From 3,000 to 2,000
per unit,
R-4 From 2,000 to 1,500
pe3r unit
per unit,
-s From
1,500 to 1,000
Requires those apart- ,
ment buildings receiving an
increase under this chapter
to
A) Provide sight screening
along side yards adjacent a ,
lower density district,
B) Provide a covenant
that the improvements In
stalled for the density in
crease will be maintained
for the life of the ,
development
4 Provides the following ,
design standards from
which the developer may
select and the percentage
of density increase permit-
ted for each standard
A) Grass, at the rate of I
200 square feet per dwelling-4
unit (10%), each additional
20 square feet per dwelling
unit (1%)
B) Trees, at the rote of
one for each two dwelling
units (8%)
C) Covered porches', one
per dwelling unit clod at
least 3 feet by 4 feet_
(10D1 )
Balconies, one for
each above-ground level 1
unit, at least 48 square feet
(20%)
E) Patios, one for each7
ground level unit and at e.1
least 48 square feet (10%),
covered (15%) ,,
F) Lap-siding (16%), may ,
be pro-rated
G) Cedar siding (16%),-
may be pro-rated
H) Stucco-siding (16%): -
may be pro-rated
I) Brick/Stone siding
(36%), may be pro-rated
.J) Site abutting arterial -
street (10%)
K) Southern exposure of
major window space (2%)
L) Views toward private
open spaces (10%)
M) Visual separation of
ground level units (20%)
onNl
tecietrian circulation,
iteP
0) Parking area land-
scape (6%)
P) Private open space at
rate of 200 square feet for
each ground level unit
(10%)
as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a
one time
17 J U ne on the day of
c4444-tWfK4fscommencing
8 2 , 19 , and
supplement thereof, for a period of
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF 3 enton—Franklin
)ss
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Phyllis Graves , being first duly sworn on oath deposes
and says she is the Principal Clerk of the Tri-City Herald,
a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a
legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and
it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication
hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily news-
paper in Benton—Franklin County,
Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained
at the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true
copy of a l egal advertisement
Ord, # 2361
ending on the day of , 19 , and that said
newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of this period
That the full amount of $ 204.60 has been paid in full, also at the Tate of
31 in.@ 6.60 = 204.60
2nd day Subscribed and sworn to before me June
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9 -R-eq- solid waste
receptacles for multiple
dwellings to be sight-.
screened to a height of five
(5) feet on three sides, but
prohibits the location o' the
receptacle within the re-
quired front yard
Section 5 amends the R 3
(Medium Density Residen-
tial) District, Chapter 22 30
of the Pasco Municipal
Code, as follows
1 Changes the Purpose of
the previous R-3 District,
from a High Density Resi-
dential District to a Medium
Density Residential District,
2 Limits the size and
height of accessory struc-
tures, such as garages and
storage buildings , 3 increases the lot area
required for each dwelling
unit from 1,000 to 3,000,
4 Reduces the front yard
requirement from twenty-
five (25) feet to twenty (20)
feet
5 Requires at least fifty
(50) percent of the required
front yard to be treated
with landscape,
6 Increases the rear
yard requirement for acces-
sory structures from zero
(0) feet to five (5) feet, un
less the accessory structure
Is adlacent an alley line
and the adiacent wall has
no openings
7 Prohibits parking of ve
hides within the required
front yard of multiple
dwellings,
8 Requires solid waste
receptacles for multiple
dwellings to be sight-
screened to a height of five
(5) feet on three sides, but
prohibits the lotation of the
receptacle within the re-
quired front yard
Section 6 enacts a new R
4 (High Density Residential)
District, Chapter 22 32 of
the Pasco Municipal Code,
which provides as follows
1 The purpose of the R-4
district Is to provide for
high density apartments
generally located along ar-
terial streets and near
shopping areas as a transi-
tion between commercial
areas and lower density
residential areas,
2 Permits one family,
two family, and multiple
dwellings (apartments),
3 Permits necessary
structures of limited size
and height,
4 Permits the same con-
ditional uses authorized In
the R 3 district,
5 Requires 2,000 square
feet of lot area for each
dwelling unit,
6 Limits lot coverage to
sixty (60) percent,
7 Requires a twenty (20)
foot front yard and requires
that at least fifty (50) per-
cent of the required front
yard be treated with
landscape,
8 Side and rear yards
are the same as required
In the R3 district,
9 Prohibits parking of ve-
hicles within the required
front yard of multiple
dwellings,
10 Requires solid waste
receptacles for multiple
dwellings to be sight
screened to a height of five
(! feet on three sides, but
ibits the location of the roc( otacle within the re-
quired front yard
Se.lion 7 enacts a new R-
S (High Density Residential)
District, Chapter 22 34 of
the Pasco Municipal Code,
which provides as follows
1 The purpose of the R5
district Is to provide for
high density apartments,
tures, located near the cen
tral business district,
dwellings, the R S district
Permits lodging houses and
boarding houses
particularly high rise struc
ilv, two-family, and multiple
2 in addition to one-fam-
ily,
5tary Public in and for the State of Washington residing at Pasco
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Gentlemen
Please publish the attached summaries on the following
date
June 17, 1982
Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each
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