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A. Applicability. This Title shall apply to all land use in Pierce County unless specifically exempted. Applicability extends to expansions of existing uses and new uses, including changes of use in existing buildings and structures.

B. Exempt Uses. The provisions of this Title shall not apply to the establishment, modification, or repair of the following uses and facilities:

1. On-site and community septic systems;

2. Stormwater conveyance systems which include features such as gutters, pipelines, culverts, manholes, weirs, man-made and natural channels, water quality filtration systems, bioretention ponds, rain gardens, and drywells;

3. Electrical distribution lines and poles (55 kilovolts and under) (not including antennae, cellular transmission towers, or modifications to increase the height of a utility pole to accommodate a wireless antennae – see Utilities Use Category);

4. Sewerage and water conveyance systems which include underground or flush-with-the-ground features including, but not limited to, pipes and manholes;

5. Water, oil, and petroleum gas distribution pipelines;

6. Natural gas distribution lines (as opposed to transmission lines) and necessary appurtenant facilities and hookups;

7. Cable, fiber optic, or telephone transmission and distribution lines, poles, and appurtenances (not including antennae, cellular transmission towers, or modifications to increase the height of a utility tower to accommodate a wireless antennae – see Utilities Use Category);

8. Streets and linear trails when located in existing rights-of-way; and

9. Electric vehicle battery charging stations.

C. Special Exemptions.

1. Primary and secondary educational facilities, i.e., kindergarten, elementary, intermediate, middle and junior high schools, and high schools, shall be permitted to place or construct a maximum of 5,000 square feet of building coverage on a facility site in any one calendar year, with a cap of 10,000 square feet of building coverage allowed per facility site without approval of the appropriate Administrative or Conditional Use Permit. Primary and secondary schools shall not be subject to the one-time expansion restrictions of PCC 18A.05.060. Any installation of outdoor lighting in currently unlit portions of school grounds shall require the appropriate use permit as specified in the Use Tables contained within this Title.

(Ord. 2020-102s § 10, 2020; Ord. 2018-68s § 3 (part), 2018; Ord. 2012-2s § 5 (part), 2012)