(A) Purpose and intent. The Marine-Dependent/Industrial District is to provide for those land uses and structures whose primary purposes require direct access to a water body and/or can be carried out on, in, or adjacent to a water body only.
(B) Uses permitted. In the Marine-Dependent/Industrial District, no building or structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected which is arranged, intended, or designated to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:
(1) Harbor, marine, and ship supplies and services;
(2) Marine transport services, including ferry terminals, public boat landings/boat launches, container storage and staging yards, excursion services, and boat rentals;
(3) Wharves, docks, ramps, and piers;
(4) Public uses including pedestrian parks, trails, and other similar pedestrian spaces which provide public access to the waterfront;
(5) Boat and shipbuilding as well as the sale, maintenance, and repair of marine vessels;
(6) Facilities for processing, packaging, warehousing, distributing, and shipping products harvested from the ocean;
(7) Permanent accessory employee housing, bunkhouses, employee apartments, and associated employee feeding, laundry and recreational facilities;
(8) Crew camps, provided that the use is tied to specific and identified project or projects and are removed following the completion of project or projects, but no more than five years following the issuance of a building permit for the crew camp;
(9) Support facilities for offshore industries;
(10) Facilities for marine pollution control, petrochemical cleanup, and servicing of marine sanitation devices; and
(11) Adult-oriented business;
(12) Marijuana businesses;
(13) Other similar uses not listed above which meet the “Purpose and Intent” provisions of this section of the ordinance and would be no more objectionable than those uses listed above. The Director of Planning shall make a “Planning Determination” in this matter subject to appeal to the Planning Commission (See § 8.12.220(A)(2)).
(C) Permitted accessory uses and structures. Small wind energy system and accessory uses and structures customarily incidental and subordinate to the location, function, and operation of permitted uses and structures.
(D) Conditional uses and structures. In the Marine-Dependent/Industrial District, the following use and its accessory uses may be permitted, subject to securing a Conditional Use approval in each case as provided for in this chapter (See § 8.12.200):
(1) Resource extraction; and
(2) All other uses not listed above may be permitted as conditional uses subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission per the provisions of § 8.12.200 contained herein.
(E) Minimum lot size. 10,000 square feet.
(F) Minimum lot width at front lot line. 70 feet.
(G) Minimum yard requirements.
(1) Front yard. 10 feet, except where a property adjoins a residential district there shall be a 20-foot front yard.
(2) Side yard. 10 feet, except where a property adjoins a residential district there shall be a 20-foot side yard; where a corner lot faces a right-of-way there shall be a 15-foot side yard.
(3) Rear yard. 10 feet, except where a property adjoins a residential district there shall be a 20-foot rear yard. Docks, decking, approaches and similar surfaces are exempt from this requirement.
(H) Maximum lot coverage. 80%.
(I) Maximum height of structures. No portion of a principal structure shall exceed 50 feet in height. Accessory structures shall not exceed 35 feet in height. Cranes, hoists, or other similar devices used to off-load or handle containerized cargo are exempt from this limitation.
(J) Special provisions. The following special provisions apply to all land uses within the Marine-Dependent/Industrial District:
(1) Access from a public street to properties in this district shall be so located as to minimize traffic congestion and avoid directing traffic onto residential streets;
(2) Any use is prohibited which causes or may reasonably be expected to cause excessive noise, vibration, odor, smoke, dust, or other particulate matter, humidity, heat, or glare at or beyond any lot line of the lot on which it is located. “Excessive” is defined for these purposes as a degree exceeding that generated by uses permitted in the district in their customary manner of operation, or to a degree injurious to the public health, safety, welfare, or convenience;
(3) The storage of flammable materials, hazardous materials, or toxic waste on-site shall be allowed only in strict compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations;
(4) Materials shall be stored and grounds shall be maintained in a manner such as will assure access by fire equipment; and
(5) Materials shall be stored and grounds shall be maintained in a manner which will not attract or aid the propagation of insects or rodents or otherwise create a health hazard.
(6) All housing is subject to the condition that the appearance of each structure is substantially uniform.
(K) Parking regulations (§ 8.12.170(K)).
(L) General provisions (§ 8.12.170).
(Ord. No. 2001-04, passed 5-8-01; Am. Ord. 2002-04, passed 3-12-02; Am. Ord. 2005-09, passed 4-26-05; Am. Ord. 2008-23, passed 1-13-09; Am. Ord. 2012-07, passed 9-11-12; Am. Ord. 2014-20, passed 10-28-14; Am. Ord. 2016-19, passed 12-27-16)