A. Administrative Government Facilities and Services. Administrative Government Facilities and Services Use Type refers to the executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities of local, state, federal, and international governments that may perform public services and work directly with citizens. Typical uses include courthouses, human and social service offices, health offices, and government offices.

B. Day-Care Centers. Day-Care Centers Use Type refers to the commercial use of a building or any portion thereof for the care of individuals needing supervision and care on a less than 24-hour basis. The term shall also include facilities commonly known as pre-schools. Also see PCC 18A.37.100 regarding development standards for home-based day-care facilities.

Level 1:    Day-care Centers licensed for fewer than 25 children.

Level 2:    Day-care Centers licensed for 25 or more children.

C. Community and Cultural Services. Community and Cultural Services Use Type refers to establishments primarily engaged in the provision of services that are strongly associated with community, social, or public importance. Typical uses include libraries, museums, art galleries, senior centers, community centers, performing arts theaters, community clubs and organizations, boys and girls clubs, granges and grange halls, wedding facilities including on-site food preparation, blood banks, organizational camps, food banks, fraternal organizations, cemeteries and associated services, and shelters for the homeless. New Community facilities in Rural Residential zones shall be consistent with standards for Local Areas of More Intense Rural Development. Also see Essential Public Facilities, Residential, and Commercial Use Categories.

D. Education. Education Use Type refers to educational services provided by public, private, or parochial institutions. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, elementary, junior, and senior high schools, community colleges, public and private colleges, universities, commercial/vocational schools, and private colleges. This type includes buildings and campuses. Educational facilities may accommodate other civic uses during the standard school day or when facilities are not in use such as, but not limited to: religious services, recreation, social services, daycare facilities, Head Start and preschool, and recreational or educational programs for students and the greater community. The General Provisions for Accessory Uses and Structures in PCC 18A.36.060 shall apply to a use accessory to an Education Use. Refer to PCC 18A.05.025.C. for regulations of minor annual building construction on school sites.

Level 1:    Elementary and Middle/Junior High Schools.

Level 2:    High Schools.

Level 3:    Higher educational facilities such as community colleges, public and private colleges, and universities.

Level 4:    All other Educational Services, including career, technical, and vocational education programs, and skills centers operated by a public school district.

Level 5:    Educational extension facilities and services such as the Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center.

E. Health Services. Health Services Use Type refers to any health-related facilities and services such as, but not limited to, hospitals, surgical facilities, ambulance services, emergency medical facilities providing 24-hour walk-in services, and respite facilities for the elderly, terminally ill, or handicapped.

Level 1:        Medical and dental offices, emergency medical facilities providing 24-hour walk-in service.

Level 2:        Hospitals, residential treatment facilities, Stabilization Assessment and Intervention Facility, and institutional facilities that provide in-patient evaluation, treatment, monitoring, or stabilization for surgical and medical procedures, substance abuse treatment, or mental health related care.

Level 3:        Supervised drug consumption sites.

F. Postal Services. Postal Services Use Type refers to mailing services provided by the United States Postal Service and including branch post offices, contract stations, terminals, and distribution centers. Also see Commercial Use Category – Business Services Use Type, and Industrial Use Category – Warehouse and Distribution Use Type for courier and parcel delivery.

Level 1:    Postal facilities serving neighborhoods, such as contract stations or branch offices.

Level 2:    Postal facilities serving a region, such as distribution centers and terminals.

G. Public Park Facilities. Public Park Facilities Use Type refers to publicly owned or non-profit recreational areas and recreation facilities open to the general public on an equal basis, with or without fee. Typical facilities include local parks, county parks, regional parks, special use facilities, linear parks/trails, resource conservancy parks, fairgrounds, zoos and cemeteries. These facilities may offer open space, arboretums, small or special landscaped areas, community gardens, skate parks, sports fields, tennis courts, golf courses, batting cages, equestrian facilities, community centers, and swimming pools. Rest areas associated with major transportation routes would also fall into this category. Central office, storage and maintenance facilities which provide service and support to one or more public park facilities are allowed in this category. Public parks shall be allowed to include civic, resource, utility, office, business and commercial uses that are accessory and incidental to park and recreation uses. Examples of such uses would be: a snack bar or other food service, a golf merchandise sales shop associated with a golf course, or veterinary services associated with livestock or equestrian events operating during such activities. Caretaker residences and employee housing are also allowed when such a use is required for the proposed facility. Hours of operation for accessory uses shall be commensurate with the principal use and the General Provisions for Accessory Uses and Structures in PCC 18A.36.060 shall apply. Also see Commercial Category – Amusement and Recreation Use Type for other types of recreation.

Level 1:    Local Parks. Local Parks such as playfields, neighborhood parks, and small community parks have limited facilities and typically include a playground, sports field, tennis or basketball courts, internal pathway, and supporting amenities.

Level 2:    County Parks and rest areas associated with a major transportation route. County Parks are large community parks that support a wide range of recreation interests, attract residents from nearby communities, provide active and passive recreation opportunities and may also incorporate natural open space.

Level 3:    Regional Parks. Regional Parks attract visitors from throughout the region and which may provide access to significant ecological, cultural, historical features or unique facilities.

Level 4:    Linear Parks/Trails and Resource Conservancy Parks. Linear Parks/ Trails and Resource Conservancy Parks include built or natural corridors which provide recreation or non-motorized transportation linkages within the county or green buffers between communities. Recreational use is generally passive and trail-related and may include supporting facilities, such as viewing areas, play areas, picnic tables, or trailheads.

H. Religious Assembly. Religious Assembly Use Type refers to religious services involving public assembly such as that which customarily occurs in synagogues, temples, and churches. These uses allow for associated daycare, housing, and educational facilities when clearly secondary to the principal use.

Level 1:    Total floor area up to 10,000 square feet.

Level 2:    Total floor area over 10,000 and up to 30,000 square feet.

Level 3:    Total floor area over 30,000 square feet.

I. Public Safety Services. Public Safety Services Use Type refers to public safety and emergency services such as police and fire protection services, correctional facilities, and animal control facilities such as the dog pound or humane society.

Level 1:    Safety services requiring locations throughout the County such as police and fire.

Level 2:    Animal control services, such as dog pounds or humane society facilities.

Level 3:    Correctional facilities.

J. Transportation. Transportation Use Type refers to the provision of public or semi-public transportation services. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, parking garages, park-and-ride lots, commercial parking lots, bus shelters, bus stations, bus transfer centers, passenger rail stations, ferry docks, and other types of public and quasi-public transportation facilities. Bus shelters are exempt from zoning requirements and are allowed outright within the County.

Level 1:    Public or private parking lots and transfer centers not exceeding 1 acre in size.

Level 2:    Transportation uses serving communities and regions, such as passenger rail stations, parking facilities, school bus yards, bus barns, weigh stations, bus stations, transfer centers, and ferry docks.

Level 3:    Airports, heliports, landing fields, and associated hangars and fueling facilities, excluding emergency medical helicopter landings, which are permitted in all zones.