13-3-3: USES:

   A.   General: The uses of property are defined by the activity for which the building or lot is intended, designed, arranged, occupied, or maintained. Each lot or parcel in single-family or related zones shall contain one principal use as set forth in table 1 of this section. Multi-family, commercial and industrial zones may contain up to three (3) principal uses. Other uses on a lot or parcel may be permitted accessory or conditional uses.

   B.   Use Tables: Table 1 of this section sets forth allowed principal (P) and conditional (C) uses for each zone. The table lists the zones in the vertical columns and the land use activities in the horizontal rows. If no symbol appears in the box at the intersection of a row and column, the use is not allowed and is prohibited unless otherwise noted. In general, prohibited uses shall be as follows:

      1.   Any use or structure that is not of a character similar to the stated principal, conditional or accessory uses for the zone; or

      2.   Any use which causes or may be expected to cause an excessive disturbance not in keeping with the character and stated intent of the zone. "Excessive" is defined for these purposes as a degree exceeding that generated by the uses permitted in the zone in their customary manner of operation or to a degree injurious to the public safety, health, welfare or convenience.

If the letter "P" appears in the box, the use is permitted outright subject to the provisions of this title. If the letter "C" appears in the box, the use is conditional, subject to review and approval including site plan approval. If the box contains a number, the corresponding footnote further specifies the conditions applicable to the use in the zone.

TABLE 1
CITY OF ORTING LAND USE

 

RC: Residential-Conservation Zone	MUTC: Mixed Use-Town Center Zone	OS: Open Space and Recreation Zone
RU: Residential-Urban Zone	MUTCN: Mixed Use-Town Center North Zone	PF: Public Facilities Zone
RMF: Residential-Multi-Family Zone	LM: Light Manufacturing Zone

	Zones
	RC	RU	RMF	MUTC	MUTCN2	LM	OS	PF
Residential uses1:
Cottage	P	P	P		P
Cottage development		P3,4	P3,4		P
Duplex	P	P	P	P	P25
Group residences:		C	C3	C3				C22
Adult family homes	P	P	P	P	P
Attached ground related residences					P
Emergency housing				C27-32	C27-32
Emergency shelter				C27-32	C27-32
Permanent supportive housing	C26, 30-33	C26, 30-33	C26, 30-33	C3, 26, 30-33	C3, 26, 30-33
Single room occupancy sleeping units								C
Transitional housing	C26-33	C26-33	C26-33	C3, 26-33	C3, 26-33
Other6		C	P	C
Manufactured home park	C	C	C
Mobile/manufactured home	P7	P7	P7
Multiple-family			P	P3	P
Single-family detached	P	P	P		P25
Temporary lodging:
Bed and breakfast	C	C	C	P3
Hotel/motel				P3	P
Rooming house			C	C3
Townhouse		P10	P	P3	P23
Commercial uses:
Adult businesses				C3
Arcades				P3
Clubs and lodges			C3	P3
Communication facilities
Communication services				P3	C
Daycare facilities:
Daycare center		C	C	C	P
Family daycare	P	P	P	C3
Eating and drinking places			C3	P3	P		C3
Health services			P3	P3	P
Home occupations12	C13	C	C	C3	P
Liquor stores				P3	P
Offices			C3	P3	P	C3
Personal services				P3	P
Retail fuel sales				C3	P	P3
Retail sales			C3,14	P3	P	C3	C3
Theaters				P3	P
Veterinary clinics					P
Veterinary facilities				P3	P	P3
Industrial uses:
Manufacturing18:
Assembly/fabrication					C24	P
Food processing					C24	P
Light manufacturing					C24	P
Petroleum products						P
Wineries and breweries				P	P	P
Wood products						P
Storage and shipping:
Construction business					C24	P
Equipment rental					C24	P
Freight facilities warehousing						P
Outdoor storage					C24	C
Self-service storage					C24	P
Wholesale trade					C24	P
Cultural and recreational uses:
Cultural:
Art galleries				P3	P
Churches	C3	C3	C3	P3	P
Community centers				P3	C
Community facilities					C
Libraries				P3	P
Museums				P3	P
Outdoor theaters				P3	C
Recreation:
Athletic fields	C20	C20	C20		C		P	P
Campgrounds	C20	C20	C20				P	P
Golf facilities	C20	C20	C20				P	P
Parks	C20	C20	C20	C20	P	C20	P	P
Parks, plazas, courts					P
RV parks	C20	C20	C20				C	C
Resorts (including lodging)			C	C	C
Shooting ranges	C					C	C	C
Spas and health clubs					P
Stables/riding clubs	C20						C	P
Trails	C20	C20	C20	C20	P	C20	P	P
Public uses:
Animal shelters					C24	P		P
Colleges and universities			C	C	C	C		P
Correctional facilities						C		C
Emergency services		C	C	C	C	P		P
Government offices			P	P	P	P		P
Hazardous materials						C		C
Hospitals	C3	C3	C	C	C	C		P
Justice facilities								P
K - 12 schools	C	C	C	P	C			P
Landfills		C				C		C
Public safety facilities		C	C	C	C	P		P
School support facilities					C	P		P
Shared off street parking				C	P
Solid waste facilities						C		P
Transit facilities	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	P
Utility facilities	C	C	C	C	P	C		P
Vocational schools		C	C	C	C	P	C	P
Wastewater treatment								P
Water supply facilities	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	P
Resource uses:
Agricultural:
Agricultural research, testing and training	C				C	P		C
Growing crops	P				C
Livestock and small animals	P21				C
Fish and wildlife management:
Aquaculture	C						C	C
Wildlife shelters	C						C	C
Forestry:							C
Growing trees	P
Mills						P
Research and testing	C					P		C
Mineral:
Batch plants						P
Extraction and processing	C	C	C			P		C

 

Notes:

    1.    Residential planned unit developments (PUD) may allow increases in underlying density except in the MUTCN.

    2.    All development subject to Master Development Plan and MUTCN Bulk and Dimensional Requirements. See sections 13-3-2 E2 and E5 of this code.

    3.    Subject to architectural design review.

    4.    As a binding site plan.

    5.    Not located along retail street frontages.

    6.    Housing more than 12 unrelated individuals.

    7.    On a legal lot with permanent foundation and no older than three years old on the date the home is placed on the lot.

    8.    On upper floors above ground floor commercial only.

    9.    On upper floors above ground floor commercial, or in freestanding residential buildings.

    10.    Duplexes and townhouses are not allowed on flag lots in the RU zone.

    11.    In planned retail centers when building area is less than 10,000 square feet.

    12.    See section 13-5-4 of this title.

    13.    On site sales of agricultural products allowed.

    14.    Food stores only.

    15.    On upper floors above ground floor retail.

    16.    Including outdoor display or sales yards.

    17.    Not including overnight kennels or treatment facilities.

    18.    Machine shops, incinerators, wrecking yards, and feedlots may be permitted subject to appropriate mitigation of impacts on surrounding nonindustrial areas. Significant adverse noise, air quality, or other impacts caused by manufacturing processes shall be contained within buildings.

    19.    When entirely located in a building, not producing adverse noise or air quality impacts, and not located along retail street frontage. Ground floor area limited to 10,000 square feet maximum.

    20.    Private facilities.

    21.    Subject to all other City regulations regarding livestock.

    22.    Redevelopment of the Orting Soldiers' Home subject to site plan and architectural design review approval.

   23.   Three or more units per building.

   24.   May not have frontage along SR 162/Washington Avenue N. Must be screened from all adjacent residences with sight obscuring landscaping, 6-foot tall solid fencing.

   25.   For Senior Housing (aged 55+) only.

   26.   The number of permanent supportive housing units and transitional housing units allowed on any given property shall be no more than the number of standard dwelling units that would be allowed under the applicable zoning of the property.

   27.   The total combined capacity of all emergency shelter beds, emergency housing beds, and transitional housing units in the City shall not exceed 0.4% of the City's population, as estimated annually by the Washington Office of Financial Management.

   28.   Emergency housing and emergency shelters are required to be indoors. An operations and security plan shall be required that addresses site management and neighborhood impacts. Each facility shall be limited to a total of 10 individuals.

   29.   Emergency housing, emergency shelter, and transitional housing uses shall not be located on any parcel that abuts or is directly across a public right-of-way from a parcel with an existing school or park use, or on any parcel within the main street area of Orting, defined as the area bounded by Whitsell Street, Bridge Street, Corrin Avenue Northwest, and Rainier Lane Northeast. This does not include indoor emergency shelter facilities that are needed to respond temporarily to a natural disaster or other similarly acute emergency (ex: heating and cooling centers).

   30.   No person convicted of a felony assault, arson, illegal drug manufacturing, burglary, or kidnapping charge within the past three (3) years, or otherwise under court supervision or sex offender registration requirements can receive services from a provider, unless providing such services is consistent with the laws, regulations, and/or supervisory requirements related to such persons. To ensure compliance, providers of transitional housing and permanent supportive housing shall order and review background checks prior to resident entry. Providers of emergency housing and emergency shelter shall order and review background checks within three days of intake.

   31.   All providers of emergency shelter, emergency housing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing shall, after the initial two years of operation of any such facility, provide the City with a report that demonstrates ongoing compliance with the terms of the Conditional Use Permit as defined at the time of approval. Such providers are also required to maintain a valid City of Orting business license and liability insurance. These service providers should prioritize individuals living in the Orting valley. Upon intake, providers shall record each individual's most recent city or other place of residence and shall provide a report on such data to the City every year. Providers shall also record the number of individuals seeking services who are turned away due to lack of capacity and their most recent place of residence.

   32.   In reviewing Conditional Use Permit applications for emergency shelter, emergency housing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, the Hearing Examiner shall not treat adversely or discriminate against people experiencing homelessness.

   33.   No more than two persons per bedroom shall inhabit a permanent supportive housing or transitional housing facility.

TABLE 2
ACCESSORY USES

		Zones
Conditional accessory uses:
	Cargo container	RU (CUP)
Permitted accessory uses:
	Accessory structures such as garages, carports, and sheds	All residential zones
	Accessory dwelling units1	All residential zones
	Barns and agricultural structures	RC
	Caretaker residences	LM, OS
	Cargo container	LM, PF
	Collective gardens2	All residential zones
	Maintenance and storage facilities and yards	OS
	Off street parking for 1 commercial truck or van used for commuting	All residential zones
	Parking lots	OS
	Private outdoor storage of small noncommercial trucks, boats and recreational vehicles in required setbacks	All residential zones
	Recreation facilities in conjunction with planned residential developments	All residential zones
	Required automobile parking for permitted principal and conditional uses	All zones
	Required truck loading facilities	All zones
	Restrooms and bathing facilities	OS
	Retail sales associated with the principal manufacturing or processing use and not occupying more than 10 percent of the site area	LM
	Stationary food vending	MUTC
	Uses customarily incidental to the principal uses3	MUTC
	Utility installations except solid waste disposal facilities	All zones

 

Notes:

1.    Accessory dwelling units are subject to section 13-5-6 of this title.

2.    Collective gardens must conform to chapter 8 of this title.

3.    Such as seasonal displays, sidewalk sales, etc.

(Ord. 792, 7-29-2004; amd. Ord. 943, 5-14-2014; Ord. 1026, 4-25-2018; Ord. 2019-1051, 10-3-2019; Ord. 2021-1073, 3-10-2021; Ord. 2021-1083, 9-29-2021; Ord. 2021-1086, 10-27-2021; Ord. 2022-1093, 3-30-2022 ; Ord. 2022-1095, 8-10-2022; Ord. 2022-1097, 8-31-2022)