§ 17.04.020. Land use classification system.

Land uses within each zoning district shall be classified into four principal categories as follows:

A.

Class (1). Class (1) uses not requiring Class (2) review are permitted, provided that district standards are met. The building official shall use the procedures in Chapter 17.12 to review Class (1) uses, and associated site improvements, for compliance with the provisions and standards of the zoning district in which they are located. Class (1) uses require Class (2) review when:

1.

All or part of the development, except for agricultural buildings, single-family dwellings, and duplexes, is in the greenway overlay district; or

2.

All or part of a planned residential development, mobile home park, or multi-family dwelling is in the airport overlay district; or

3.

The proposed use includes hazardous materials.

B.

Class (2). Class (2) uses are generally permitted in the district. However, the compatibility between a Class (2) use and the surrounding environment cannot be determined in advance, and occasionally a Class (2) use may be incompatible at a particular location. Therefore, Class (2) review by the administrative official is required in order to promote compatibility with the intent and character of the district, and the objectives and development criteria of the Union Gap comprehensive plan. The administrative official may approve, approve with conditions, or refer a proposal to the hearing examiner for Class (3) review.

The procedures in Chapter 17.13 shall be used to review and evaluate Class (2) uses.

C.

Class (3). The hearing examiner may permit a Class (3) use subject to review in a public hearing. The hearing examiner may approve, deny, or impose conditions on the proposed use and site improvements to promote compatibility with the intent and character of the district and the objectives and development criteria of the Union Gap comprehensive plan.

The procedures in Chapter 17.14 shall be used to review and evaluate Class (3) uses.

D.

Uses Not Permitted. Uses listed in Table 17.04.030, and not classified in subsections A, B or C of this section, in a particular district, are not permitted in that district.

When two or more uses are proposed in the same project, the entire project shall be subject to the level of review required by the highest classified use; Class (3) uses being higher than Class (2), and Class (2) uses being higher than Class (1).

(Ord. 2407 (part), 2004; Ord. 2274 § 1 (part), 2000)