18A.38.020 Temporary Uses Allowed – Number of Days Allowed

18A.38.020 Temporary Uses Allowed – Number of Days Allowed.

A. The numbers in this Table represent the cumulative number of days the specific temporary use may be allowed on an individual property within any 12-month period. It is the applicant's discretion as to how the days are utilized throughout the 12-month period. A temporary use as listed below shall not be subject to parking provisions contained within Chapter 18A.35 PCC or the landscaping provisions of Chapter 18J.15 PCC. Produce and flower sales that are considered a permanent use as described in PCC 18A.33.260.A, Agritourism, may be subject to Title 18J PCC, Development Regulations – Design Standards and Guidelines, and parking provisions when the time frames specified herein are exceeded.

Table 18A.38.020-1. Temporary Uses Allowed-Number of Days Allowed
Temporary Use Types and Number of Days Allowed	Urban Centers	Urban Districts	Urban Residential	Employment Center	Resource Lands	Rural Centers	Rural Residential
Produce (1)	120	120		120	120	120	120
Flowers (1)	30	30		30	30	30	30
Fireworks (1)(2)	14	14		14		14
Christmas Trees (1)	45	45		45	45	45	45
Carnivals/Circuses (1)	14	14		14		14
Community Festivals (1)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Garage Sales (3)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Parking Lot Sales (1)	14	14		14		14
Camping and Recreational Vehicle Use (4)	120	120	120		120	120	120
Temporary Events (150 or more people)	(refer to Events, Chapter 18A.40 PCC)
Temporary Housing Communities	(refer to Temporary Housing Communities, PCC 18A.38.040)
Temporary uses for any number of people and not advertised as open to the public with or without a fee, or temporary uses sponsored by tax-exempt organizations, public schools, or municipal entities shall not be subject to the standards set forth in this Chapter. Examples of such temporary uses include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Family reunions/picnics; • Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries; • Sporting or other fund-raising events sponsored and held on school grounds; • Business or corporate retreats; • Organized religious events; and • Activities conducted in a public park or on public lands with approval of the local governing agencies.
Activities which have been authorized through an approved discretionary land use permit shall not be subject to the standards set forth in this Chapter.

Footnotes:

1Occupying recreational vehicles in conjunction with this temporary use is limited to guard, caretaker, and similar functions which prohibit public entry into the vehicle. The number of days the recreational vehicle is allowed on the site shall be the same as the associated temporary use.

2Actual number of days fireworks sales are allowed is subject to PCC 17C.60.230 and Washington State requirements.

3Garage sales are not subject to affidavit requirements of PCC 18A.38.030.A.1.

4Camping and recreational vehicles shall meet the standards set forth in PCC 18A.38.010, 18A.38.020, 18A.38.030, and 18A.38.050.E.