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18A.17.010 Urban Zone Classifications.
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Use Categories and Use Types

PIERCE COUNTY (Outside of Community Plan Areas)

Urban Zone Classifications (Table 18A.17.010)

Urban Residential

Urban Districts

[Reserved]

Moderate Density Single-Family

[Reserved]

Mixed Use District

[Reserved]

[Reserved]

MSF

MUD

RESIDENTIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.210 for Description of Residential Use Categories

Group Home

C

C

Mobile Home

Mobile Home Park

C

P

Multi-Family Housing

C1,3

P

Residential Care Facilities

A1;C2

P1,2;C3,4

Senior Housing

A

P

Shared Housing

P1;C3

A1;P2,3

Single-Family Detached Housing

P

A

Two-Family Housing (Duplex)

P

A

CIVIC USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.220 for Description of Civic Use Categories.

Administrative Government Services

P

Community and Cultural Services

P1,2,7

P1-4,7,8;C5

Day-Care Centers

C

P

Education

A

P4-5;A1,2;C3

Health Services

P1;C2

Postal Services

P

Public Park Facilities

P1,4;A2;C3

P

Public Safety Services

C1

P1,2;C3

Religious Assembly

P1;C2,3

P

Transportation

P1;C2,3

UTILITIES USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.230 for Description of Utilities Use Categories.

Electrical Facilities

P

P

Electrical Generation Facilities

A2

Natural Gas Facilities

P1;C3

P1,2;C3

Organic Waste Processing Facilities

Pipelines

P

P

Sewage Collection Facilities

P

P

Sewage Treatment Facilities

C

C

Surface Water Management Activities

P

P

Telecommunication Towers or Wireless Facilities

P1;C2

P1;PL2;C3

Utility or Public Maintenance Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

Waste Disposal Facilities

C2

Waste Transfer Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

Water Supply Facilities

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES USE CATEGORY [Reserved]

OFFICE/BUSINESS USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.250 for Description of Office/Business Use Categories.

Administrative and Professional Offices

P

RESOURCE USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.260 for Description of Resource Use Categories.

Agritourism

P

Agricultural Services

P

Agricultural Supply Sales

P

Animal Production, Boarding, and Slaughtering

Crop Production

P1

Fish Processing, Hatcheries, and Aquaculture

C

Forestry

P1

P1

Surface Mines

C

COMMERCIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.270 for Description of Commercial Use Categories.

Adult Business

Amusement and Recreation

C6

P

Billboards

P

Building Materials and Garden Supplies

P

Business Services

P

Commercial Centers

C

Eating and Drinking Establishments

P

Lodging

C1;P2

Mobile, Manufactured, and Modular Home Sales

P

Motor Vehicles and Related Equipment Sales, Rental, Repair, and Service

P

Rental and Repair Services

P

Sales of Merchandise and Services

P4;C5

Storage and Moving

P

Wholesale Trade

P

INDUSTRIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.280 for Description of Industrial Use Categories.

Basic Manufacturing

Contractor Yards

P

Food and Related Products

C2

Industrial Services and Repair

Intermediate Manufacturing and Intermediate/Final Assembly

C

Off-site Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities

Recycling Collection and Processing Facilities

Salvage Yards/Vehicle Storage

P1;C2-4

Warehousing, Distribution, and Freight Movement

C1-3

OTHER URBAN ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS

NOTES

MPC    Master Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

EBPC    Employment Based Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

AIR    Airport Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.

MRO    Mineral Resource Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.E.

P    Permitted.

C    Requires Conditional Use Permit.

A    Requires Administrative Use Permit.

Number    Refers to level of Use Type allowed, see PCC 18A.33.200 to 18A.33.280. When no number is present, all levels of the Use Type are allowed.

PL    Priority Location Criteria, see PCC 18J.15.270.

 

Use Categories and

Use Types

PIERCE COUNTY (Outside of Community Plan Areas)

Urban Zone Classifications (Table 18A.17.010)

Urban Centers and Employment Centers

Other Zones

Major Urban Center

Community Center

Activity Center

Neighborhood Center

Employment Center

Community Employment

Park and Recreation

Public Institution

MUC

CC

AC

NC

EC

CE

PR

PI

RESIDENTIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.210 for Description of Residential Use Categories.

Group Home

C

C

C

C

C

Mobile Home

Mobile Home Park

Multi-Family Housing

P

P

P

P

Residential Care Facilities

P1,2;C3,4

P1,2;C3

P1,2

P1,2

C1,2

Senior Housing

P

P

P

P

Shared Housing

A1;P2,3

A1;P2,3

A1;P2,3

A1;P2,3

Single-Family Detached Housing

A

A

A

A

Two-Family Housing (Duplex)

A

A

A

A

CIVIC USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.220 for Description of Civic Use Categories.

Administrative Government Services

P

P

P

P

P

P

Community and Cultural Services

P1-4,7,8;C5

P1-4,7,8

P1-4,7,8

P1,2,7

P7

P7

P7

P2,7

Day-Care Centers

P

P

P

P

P

P

Education

P4;A1,2;C3

P4;A1,2;C3

P

A1,2;C3

P4,5

P1,2,4;C3

Health Services

P1;C2

P1;C2

P1

P1

P1;C2

P1;C2

C2

Postal Services

P

P1;C2

P1

P1

P

P2

P1

Public Park Facilities

P

P1,2,4

P1,2,4

P1,4

P1,4

P

P1,2,4;C3

P

Public Safety Services

P1

P1

P1

P1

P1,2;C3

P1;C2

P1

P1;C3

Religious Assembly

P

P

P

P

Transportation

P1;C2,3

P1;C2,3

P1;C2,3

P1;C2,3

P1;C2,3

P1;C2,3

C

UTILITIES USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.230 for Description of Utilities Use Categories.

Electrical Facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Electrical Generation Facilities

A3

A3

A3

C3

C

C3

C3

Natural Gas Facilities

P1,2;C3

P1,2;C3

P1,2;C3

P1,2;C3

P

P1-3;C4

P1,2,3

Organic Waste Processing Facilities

P1,2;C3

P

Pipelines

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Sewage Collection Facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Sewage Treatment Facilities

C

C

C

C

C

C

Stormwater Facilities*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Telecommunication Towers or Wireless Facilities

P1;PL2,3;C4

P1;PL2;C3

P1;PL2;C3

P1;PL2

P1;PL2,3;

C4

P1;PL2,3;

C4

P1;C2

P1;C2,3

Utility or Public Maintenance Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

P1;C2

P1;C2

P

P

P

Waste Disposal Facilities

P1-4;C5

C

Waste Transfer Facilities

P1;C2

P1;C2

P1;C2

P1;C2

P1;C2-4

P1

P1;C2-4

Water Supply Facilities

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

P

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

P1;A2;C3

ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES USE CATEGORY [RESERVED]

OFFICE/BUSINESS USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.250 for Description of Office/Business Use Categories.

Administrative and Professional Offices

P

P

P

P

P

P

RESOURCE USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.260 for Description of Resource Use Categories.

Agritourism

P

P

P

P

P

P1

Agricultural Services

P

P

Agricultural Supply Sales

P1-4

Animal Production, Boarding, and Slaughtering

C3

P

Crop Production

P

P2

P

Fish Processing, Hatcheries, and Aquaculture

C

C

P

Forestry

P1

P1

P1

P1

P

P

P

Surface Mines

C

COMMERCIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.270 for Description of Commercial Use Categories.

Adult Business

C

Amusement and Recreation

P

P1-3;C4-6

P1-3;C4-6

P1-3

P1,2,4

Billboards

P

C

P

Building Materials and Garden Supplies

P

P1,2;C3,4

P1,2

P1,2

P1,2

Business Services

P

P

P

P

P

P

Commercial Centers

P

C

C

Eating and Drinking Establishments

P

P

P

P

P

P3;C1,2

Lodging

P2

P2

P2

Mobile, Manufactured, and Modular Home Sales

P

Motor Vehicles and Related Equipment Sales, Rental, Repair, and Service

P1-3

P1-3

P1-3

P1-3

P1,5

P2

P1

Rental and Repair Services

P

P

P1

P1

P

P1;C2

Sales of Merchandise and Services

P

P

P3;C4

P3

P1

P1

Storage and Moving

P

C

Wholesale Trade

P

P

P

P

INDUSTRIAL USE CATEGORY: See PCC 18A.33.280 for Description of Industrial Use Categories.

Basic Manufacturing

P

Contractor Yards

C

P

Food and Related Products

C2

C2

P

P

Industrial Services and Repair

P

P

Intermediate Manufacturing and Intermediate/Final Assembly

C

P

P

Off-site Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities

C

Recycling Collection and Processing Facilities

P1,2

P1,2

P1,2

P1,2

P

Salvage Yards/Vehicle Storage

P

Warehousing, Distribution, and Freight Movement

C1-3

P1-3;C4

P1-3

OTHER URBAN ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS

NOTES

MPC    Master Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

EBPC    Employment Based Planned Community, see PCC 18A.10.080.E.

AIR    Airport Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.

MRO    Mineral Resource Overlay, see PCC 18A.10.100.E.

P    Permitted.

C    Requires Conditional Use Permit.

A    Requires Administrative Use Permit.

Number    Refers to level of Use Type allowed, see PCC 18A.33.200 to 18A.33.280. When no number is present, all levels of the Use Type are allowed.

PL    Priority Location Criteria, see PCC 18J.15.270.

* Code Revisor's Note: The term "Stormwater Facilities" was changed to "Surface Water Management Activities" in Ordinance No. 2017-89s.

(Ord. 2022-80s § 2, 2022; Ord. 2022-49s § 2, 2022; Ord. 2020-102s §§ 3, 10, 2020; Ord. 2020-91s § 2 (part), 2020; Ord. 2020-40s § 1 (part), 2020; Ord. 2017-89s § 2 (part), 2018; Ord. 2016-33 §§ 1, 2 (part), 2016; Ord. 2016-24s2 § 1 (part), 2016; Ord. 2016-14s § 2 (part), 2016; Ord. 2015-86 § 1 (part), 2015; Ord. 2015-40 § 4 (part), 2015; Ord. 2014-67 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 2014-42 § 2 (part), 2014; Ord. 2013-85 § 1 (part), 2013; Ord. 2013-30s2 § 5 (part), 2013; Ord. 2012-2s § 5 (part), 2012; Ord. 2012-10 § 1 (part), 2012; Ord. 2010-70s § 11 (part), 2010; Ord. 2010-13s § 2 (part), 2010; Ord. 2010-7 § 2 (part), 2010; Ord. 2009-18s3 § 2 (part), 2009; Ord. 2008-39 § 4 (part), 2008; Ord. 2007-6 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 2006-9s § 1 (part), 2006; Ord. 2005-84s § 2 (part), 2006; Ord. 2004-87s § 6 (part), 2004; Ord. 2004-52s § 3 (part), 2004)