Contents of Snohomish Municipal Code

Title 1 General Provisions
- Ch. 1.01 Code
- Ch. 1.04 Wards
- Ch. 1.06 City Classification
  - 1.06.010 Noncharter Code City
- Ch. 1.12 Election of Councilmembers
- Ch. 1.14 Code Enforcement
Title 2 Administration and Personnel
- Ch. 2.04 Council Meetings
  - 2.04.010 Regular Meetings – Quorum
  - 2.04.020 Special Meetings – Notice
  - 2.04.030 Emergency Meetings
  - 2.04.040 Adjournments
  - 2.04.050 Executive Sessions
  - 2.04.060 Attendance – Vacancies
  - 2.04.070 Participation by Audience – Procedure
  - 2.04.080 Interference With Official Proceedings
- Ch. 2.06 Uniform Policies for Boards and Commissions
  - 2.06.010 Purpose
  - 2.06.015 Application
  - 2.06.020 Attendance Policies – Termination and Replacement
  - 2.06.030 Residency Requirements
  - 2.06.035 Exceptions to the Residency Requirements
  - 2.06.040 Meeting Location
- Ch. 2.12 Park and Recreation Board
  - 2.12.010 Created
  - 2.12.020 Appointment – Terms – Vacancy – Compensation – Qualifications
  - 2.12.030 Purpose – Duties of the Board
  - 2.12.040 Rules, Election of Officers, Records, and Expenses
  - 2.12.050 Removal
- Ch. 2.14 Design Review Board
  - 2.14.010 Created – Number of Members – Qualifications
  - 2.14.020 Purpose – Objectives
  - 2.14.030 Appointment to the Board – Terms – Vacancies – Compensation
  - 2.14.040 Rules, Election of Officers, Records, and Expenses
  - 2.14.050 Removal
  - 2.14.060 Time, Place and Conduct of Meetings
- Ch. 2.16 Planning Commission
  - 2.16.010 Created – Number
  - 2.16.020 Members – Qualifications
  - 2.16.030 Appointment to the Commission – Terms – Vacancies – Compensation
  - 2.16.040 Powers
  - 2.16.050 Purpose and Objectives
  - 2.16.060 Officers, Rules, Election of Officers, Records, and Expenses
  - 2.16.070 Removal
- Ch. 2.19 Citizens’ Advisory Board
- Ch. 2.20 Civil Service Commission
- Ch. 2.21 Washington Police Corps Program
- Ch. 2.22 Library Board
- Ch. 2.23 Lodging Tax Advisory Commission
  - 2.23.010 Commission Created – Appointment and Term
  - 2.23.020 Duties of the Commission. The trustees shall perform the following duties
  - 2.23.030 Election of Officers
  - 2.23.040 Meetings
  - 2.23.050 Records
  - 2.23.060 Membership – Vacancy
  - 2.23.070 Removal from the Commission
- Ch. 2.26 Liquor Control/Liquor Advisory Committee
- Ch. 2.27 Public Safety Commission
  - 2.27.010 Authority of Police Chief – Written Recommendation/Objection
  - 2.27.015 Public Safety Commission Established
  - 2.27.020 Membership – Appointment – Terms
  - 2.27.030 Membership – Vacancy
  - 2.27.040 Compensation
  - 2.27.050 Meetings – Officers – Rules
  - 2.27.060 Duties of the Commission
  - 2.27.070 Staff Support
  - 2.27.080 Public Records
- Ch. 2.28 City Clerk
  - 2.28.010 Office of City Clerk Established
  - 2.28.020 Appointment
  - 2.28.030 Powers and Duties
  - 2.28.040 Deputy City Clerk
- Ch. 2.30 City Treasurer
  - 2.30.010 Office of City Treasurer Established
  - 2.30.020 Appointment
  - 2.30.030 Powers and Duties
  - 2.30.040 Deputy City Treasurer
- Ch. 2.32 City Attorney
  - 2.32.010 Duty to Conduct Suits Defend City
  - 2.32.020 Appeal Cases
  - 2.32.030 Preparing Ordinances, Contracts Attending Council Meetings
- Ch. 2.33 Hearing Examiner
  - 2.33.010 Purpose
  - 2.33.020 Creation of Hearing Examiner
  - 2.33.030 Appointment
  - 2.33.040 Qualifications
  - 2.33.050 Removal
  - 2.33.060 Freedom from Improper Influence
  - 2.33.070 Rules
  - 2.33.080 Duties of the Hearing Examiner
  - 2.33.090 Conflicting Code Provisions and Rules of Procedure
- Ch. 2.34 City Planner
  - 2.34.010 Office of City Planner Established
  - 2.34.020 Appointment
  - 2.34.030 Powers and Duties
- Ch. 2.36 City Engineer
  - 2.36.010 Office of City Engineer Established
  - 2.36.020 Appointment
  - 2.36.030 Powers and Duties
- Ch. 2.37 City Administrator
  - 2.37.010 Office Created
  - 2.37.020 Scope of Authority
  - 2.37.030 Powers and Duties
- Ch. 2.38 City Manager
- Ch. 2.39 Code Enforcement Program
- Ch. 2.40 Oaths and Bonds of Office
  - 2.40.010 Oath of Office
  - 2.40.020 Blanket Bond Coverage
  - 2.40.030 Individual Faithful Performance Bonds
- Ch. 2.64 Compensation of Officers and Employees
  - 2.64.010 Mayor – Salary
  - 2.64.020 Councilmember – Salary
  - 2.64.030 City Manager – Salary
  - 2.64.040 City Officials – Salary
  - 2.64.050 Effective Date of Increases
  - 2.64.060 Expense Account
- Ch. 2.82 Public Safety Department
  - 2.82.005 Authority to Contract for Police Services through Interlocal Agreement – Alternative and Exclusion
  - 2.82.010 Public Safety Department
  - 2.82.020 Chief of Police
  - 2.82.030 Classified Personnel
  - 2.82.040 Commissions
  - 2.82.050 Rules and Regulations
  - 2.82.060 Reserve Officers
- Ch. 2.86 Emergency Management
  - 2.86.010 Purpose
  - 2.86.020 Emergency Management Policy
  - 2.86.030 Emergency Management Defined
  - 2.86.040 Emergency or Disaster Defined
  - 2.86.050 Emergency Management Coordinator Defined
  - 2.86.060 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex (SNO-CEMP)
  - 2.86.061 Snohomish County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (SC-CEMP) Adopted by Reference
  - 2.86.062 Snohomish County Hazard Mitigation Plan (SCHMP) Adopted by Reference
  - 2.86.063 Snohomish County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, Disaster Debris Management Plan (DDMP) Adopted by Reference
  - 2.86.070 Emergency Management Organization
  - 2.86.080 Mayor Duties and Powers
  - 2.86.090 Mayor Succession
  - 2.86.100 Emergency Management Coordinator-Power and Duties
  - 2.86.110 Functions and Duties of Departments and Employees
  - 2.86.120 Liability – RCW 38.52.180 Adoption by Reference
  - 2.86.130 Violation-Penalties
  - 2.86.140 Severability
- Ch. 2.90 Legal Action against City Officials, Employees, and Volunteers
  - 2.90.005 Exclusion
  - 2.90.010 Definitions
  - 2.90.020 Legal Representation
  - 2.90.030 Conditions of Representation or Payment of Claims or Judgments
  - 2.90.040 Refusal to Cooperate to Render Chapter Inapplicable
  - 2.90.050 Certain Actions and Occurrences Excluded
  - 2.90.060 Payment of Claims
  - 2.90.070 Conflict with Insurance Policies
Title 3 Finance
- Ch. 3.04 Biennial Budget
- Ch. 3.16 Occupation Tax
- Ch. 3.18 Admissions Tax
- Ch. 3.20 Open Space Taxation
  - 3.20.010 Application fee
- Ch. 3.22 Leasehold Excise Tax
- Ch. 3.26 Transient Occupancy Tax
- Ch. 3.27 Sales and Use Tax
- Ch. 3.28 Sale and Lease of Real Property
- Ch. 3.32 City Warrants
  - 3.32.010 Signature Requirements
- Ch. 3.36 Bond and Obligation Registration
- Ch. 3.40 Real Estate Excise Tax
- Ch. 3.45 Finance Charges
- Ch. 3.50 Multifamily Housing Property Tax Deferral
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 Business Regulations and Licensing
- Ch. 5.02 Business Licenses
- Ch. 5.06 Franchise Regulations
- Ch. 5.08 Cable System Regulations
- Ch. 5.10 Special Event Permits and Contracts
- Ch. 5.28 Pawnbrokers
- Ch. 5.30 Mobile Food Vendors
- Ch. 5.36 Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch. 5.44 Taxicabs
- Ch. 5.52 Gambling, Bingo, Raffles and Games of Amusement
- Ch. 5.53 Social Card Games
- Ch. 5.54 Fireworks
- Ch. 5.60 Adult Motion Picture Theaters, Adult Drive-In Theaters and Adult Cabarets
- Ch. 5.62 Adult Panorams
- Ch. 5.64 Bikini Clubs
- Ch. 5.65 Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing
- Ch. 5.66 Public Bath Houses, Body Shampoo Parlors and Tattoo Parlors
- Ch. 5.68 Body Studios
- Ch. 5.70 Wayfinding Signs
  - 5.70.010 Fees
Title 6 (Reserved)
Title 7 Animal Code
- Ch. 7.04 Animals
- Ch. 7.08 Dangerous Dogs
- Ch. 7.12 Licensing and Impoundment
Title 8 Health and Sanitation
- Ch. 8.08 Watershed
  - 8.08.010 Territory Described
  - 8.08.020 Rules and Regulations
- Ch. 8.12 Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste
- Ch. 8.16 Public Disturbance Noise
- Ch. 8.20 Uniform Litter Control Code
- Ch. 8.21 Reusable Bags
Title 9 Public Peace and Safety
- Ch. 9.04 General Provisions
  - 9.04.010 Short Title
  - 9.04.020 Effective Date
  - 9.04.030 Not Retroactive
  - 9.04.040 Severability
  - 9.04.050 Classification of Crimes – Penalties
  - 9.04.060 Restitution
  - 9.04.070 Collection of Judgment
  - 9.04.080 Civil Contempt
  - 9.04.090 Costs of Prosecution – Credit for Work or Imprisonment
  - 9.04.100 Age of Capacity
  - 9.04.110 Statute of Limitations
  - 9.04.120 Presumption of Innocence
  - 9.04.130 Arrests – Citations – Warrants
  - 9.04.140 Adoption of State Statutes by Reference
  - 9.04.150 Automatic Amendments
  - 9.04.160 Definitions
  - 9.04.170 Fingerprinting
  - 9.04.175 Background Checks
  - 9.04.180 False Fire Alarm Response
- Ch. 9.08 Principles of Liability
  - 9.08.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.12 Insanity
  - 9.12.005 Statute incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.16 Defenses
  - 9.16.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.28 Anticipatory Offenses
  - 9.28.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.36 Assault
  - 9.36.005 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.37 Harassment
  - 9.37.010 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.38 Domestic Violence
  - 9.38.010 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
  - 9.38.020 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.41 Weapons Control
  - 9.41.005 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
  - 9.41.010 Disposition of Confiscated and Forfeited Firearms Proceeds
- Ch. 9.48 Arson, Reckless Burning and Malicious Mischief
  - 9.48.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.52 Trespass Vehicle Prowling
  - 9.52.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.56 Theft - Shoplifting
  - 9.56.005 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.60 Fraud
  - 9.60.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.68 Obscenity
  - 9.68.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
- Ch. 9.72 Interference with Official Proceedings
  - 9.72.005 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
  - 9.72.010 Criminal contempt
- Ch. 9.76 Obstructing Governmental Operation
  - 9.76.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
  - 9.76.010 Possessing Contraband
- Ch. 9.77 Abuse of Office
  - 9.77.010 Statute Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.84 Public Disturbance Disorderly Conduct
  - 9.84.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
  - 9.84.030 Disorderly conduct
- Ch. 9.86 Crimes Relating to United States and State Flags
  - 9.86.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
  - 9.86.011 Penalty
- Ch. 9.88 Public Indecency Prostitution Sex Crimes
  - 9.88.005 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.89 Alcoholic Beverage Control
  - 9.89.010 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.90 Offenses By and Against Juveniles
  - 9.90.005 Statutes incorporated by reference
  - 9.90.010 Leaving Children Under Age Seven (7) in a Parked Vehicle
  - 9.90.040 Minor misrepresenting age
  - 9.90.060 Violators under eighteen
- Ch. 9.91 Registration of Sex Offenders
  - 9.91.010 Registration of Sex Offenders
- Ch. 9.92 Controlled Substance
  - 9.92.005 Statutes Incorporated by Reference
- Ch. 9.94 Public Nuisances
  - 9.94.010 Definitions
  - 9.94.020 Prohibited Conduct
  - 9.94.030 Nuisances Declared
  - 9.94.040 Abatement Procedure
  - 9.94.050 Liability for Continuing Nuisance
  - 9.94.060 Money Collected for Abatement – Disposition
  - 9.94.070 Civil Penalties
  - 9.94.080 Criminal Penalties
  - 9.94.090 Right of Entry
  - 9.94.100 Severability
  - 9.94.110 No Special Duty Created
- Ch. 9.96 Graffiti Nuisance
  - 9.96.010 Graffiti Deemed Nuisance
  - 9.96.020 Definitions
  - 9.96.030 Continued Presence of Graffiti an Infraction
  - 9.96.040 Graffiti – Notice of Removal
  - 9.96.050 Appeal
  - 9.96.060 Removal by City
  - 9.96.070 City Cost Recoverable – Debt – Lien
  - 9.96.075 Sale or Gift of Aerosol Paint and Indelible Markers
  - 9.96.077 Rewards
  - 9.96.080 Severability
- Ch. 9.98 Camping
  - 9.98.010 Unlawful Camping
  - 9.98.020 Storage of Personal Property in Public Places
  - 9.98.030 Definitions
  - 9.98.040 Penalty for Violations
  - 9.98.050 No Specific Duty Created
- Ch. 9.100 Cannabis Nuisances
  - 9.100.010 Cannabis Activities Deemed Nuisances
  - 9.100.020 Definitions
  - 9.100.030 Cannabis Nuisances Declared
  - 9.100.040 Civil Remedy
  - 9.100.050 Enforcement
  - 9.100.060 No Special Duty
  - 9.100.070 Severability
- Ch. 9.110 Pedestrian or Vehicular Interference
  - 9.110.010 Purpose
  - 9.110.020 Definitions
  - 9.110.030 Pedestrian or Vehicular Interference Prohibited
  - 9.110.040 Penalty
Title 10 (Reserved)
Title 11 Traffic
- Ch. 11.04 Traffic Code
- Ch. 11.06 Motorized Scooters
- Ch. 11.08 Parking
- Ch. 11.10 Permit Parking
- Ch. 11.12 Truck Routes
- Ch. 11.36 Abandoned, Unauthorized and Junk Vehicles
Title 12 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch. 12.12 Right-of-Way Use Permit
- Ch. 12.14 Sidewalk Use Permit
- Ch. 12.16 Local Improvement Guaranty Fund
- Ch. 12.20 Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair
- Ch. 12.24 Width of Sidewalks
  - 12.24.010 Distance from property line
- Ch. 12.28 Letting Contracts
- Ch. 12.40 Moving Buildings
- Ch. 12.44 Address and House Numbers
  - 12.44.010 City Engineer to fix numbers
- Ch. 12.48 Street Vacation
- Ch. 12.52 Snohomish Transportation Benefit District
Title 13 Parks
- Ch. 13.04 Park Code
- Ch. 13.06 Helmets Required in City Skate Park
Title 14 Land Use Development Code
- Ch. 14.05 General Provisions
  - 14.05.010 Authority
  - 14.05.020 Purpose
  - 14.05.030 Jurisdiction
  - 14.05.040 No Special Duty Created
  - 14.05.050 Administration and Interpretation
  - 14.05.055 Reasonable Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities
  - 14.05.060 Adoption of Supporting Administrative Guidelines
  - 14.05.070 Compliance
  - 14.05.080 Computation of Time
  - 14.05.090 Land Use Designation Map
- Ch. 14.10 Land Use Development Code Fees
  - 14.10.010 Fees
  - 14.10.020 Hearing Examiner and Consultant Deposits
- Ch. 14.15 Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Map, and Development Code
  - 14.15.010 Early and Continuous Public Participation
  - 14.15.020 Amendment Procedures
  - 14.15.030 Scheduling Consideration of Proposed Amendments
  - 14.15.040 Threshold Determination, Scheduling of Hearing, and Notice
  - 14.15.050 Reconsideration of DNS
  - 14.15.060 Forward to City Council and Planning Commission
  - 14.15.070 State Review
  - 14.15.080 Hearing
  - 14.15.090 Criteria – Findings and Recommendation
  - 14.15.100 Council Action
  - 14.15.105 Amendments to the Development Code’s Land Use Designation Map
  - 14.15.110 Appeals
  - 14.15.120 Illustration
- Ch. 14.20 Permit Classifications and Development Review Process
  - 14.20.010 Purpose
  - 14.20.020 Permit Classifications
  - 14.20.030 Consolidation of Permits
  - 14.20.040 Pre-Application Process
  - 14.20.050 Design Review
  - 14.20.060 Application Information Requirements
  - 14.20.070 Acknowledgement of Owner
  - 14.20.080 Determination of Legal Status of Lot or Parcel
  - 14.20.090 Concurrency
  - 14.20.100 Land Use Permit Review Process
  - 14.20.110 Determination of Completeness and Review Timeframes
  - 14.20.120 Permit Approval Timeframes and Expiration
  - 14.20.130 Public Notice
  - 14.20.140 Permit Conditions
  - 14.20.150 Assignability of Permits
  - 14.20.160 Minor Changes
  - 14.20.170 Appeals
  - 14.20.180 Vesting of Applications
- Ch. 14.25 Type 1 Permits
- Ch. 14.30 Type 2 Permits
- Ch. 14.35 Type 3 Permits
- Ch. 14.40 Type 4 Permits
- Ch. 14.45 Type 5 Permits
- Ch. 14.50 Type 6 Permits
- Ch. 14.55 Conditional Use Permits
  - 14.55.010 Applicability
  - 14.55.020 Approval Criteria
- Ch. 14.60 Temporary Permits
  - 14.60.010 Purpose
  - 14.60.020 Procedure
- Ch. 14.65 Site Development Plans
  - 14.65.010 Applicability
  - 14.65.020 Approval Criteria
- Ch. 14.70 Variances
  - 14.70.010 Purpose
  - 14.70.020 Minor Variances
  - 14.70.030 Major Variances
  - 14.70.040 Criteria For Minor And Major Variances
- Ch. 14.75 Appeals
- Ch. 14.80 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
  - 14.80.010 Applicability
  - 14.80.020 Nonconforming Uses
  - 14.80.030 Nonconforming Structures
- Ch. 14.82 Nonconforming Structures
- Ch. 14.85 Enforcement
  - 14.85.010 Purpose
  - 14.85.020 Violations
  - 14.85.030 Nature of Violation – Penalties
  - 14.85.040 Right of Inspection
  - 14.85.050 Stop Work Order
  - 14.85.060 Other Recourse
- Ch. 14.90 State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
  - 14.90.010 Adoption by Reference of Chapter 197-11 WAC
  - 14.90.020 Designation of SEPA Responsible Official
  - 14.90.030 Initiation of Environmental Review
  - 14.90.040 Categorical Exemptions
  - 14.90.050 Environmental Checklist
  - 14.90.060 Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS)
  - 14.90.070 Cost of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  - 14.90.080 Substantive Authority
  - 14.90.090 Environmentally Sensitive Areas
- Ch. 14.95 Hearing Examiner
  - 14.95.010 Authority And Duties
  - 14.95.020 Ex Parte Communication/ Appearance of Fairness/Conflict of Interest
  - 14.95.030 Rights And Responsibilities Of Applicants, Appellants, And Parties Of Record
  - 14.95.040 Rights And Responsibilities of the City Planner
  - 14.95.050 Elements Of Public Hearing
  - 14.95.060 Evidence
  - 14.95.070 Continuation Of Hearing
  - 14.95.080 Additional Evidence
  - 14.95.090 Record Of Hearing
  - 14.95.100 Decision
  - 14.95.110 Reconsideration
- Ch. 14.100 Definitions
  - 14.100.010 General
  - 14.100.020 Definitions
- Ch. 14.205 Permitted Land Uses
  - 14.205.005 Purpose
  - 14.205.010 Map of Land Use Designations
  - 14.205.020 Single-Family Residential Designation
  - 14.205.025 Low Density Multi-Family Residential Designation
  - 14.205.030 Medium Density Multi-Family Residential Designation
  - 14.205.035 High Density Multi-Family Residential Designation
  - 14.205.040 Commercial Designation
  - 14.205.045 Neighborhood Commercial Designation
  - 14.205.050 Historic Business Designation
  - 14.205.055 Business Park Designation
  - 14.205.060 Industry Designation
  - 14.205.065 Airport Industry Designation
  - 14.205.070 Mixed Use Designation
  - 14.205.075 Open Space Designations
  - 14.205.080 Urban Horticulture Designation
  - 14.205.090 Public Park Designation
  - 14.205.100 Historic District
- Ch. 14.207 Land Use Tables
  - 14.207.010 Guide to Use of Land Use Tables
  - 14.207.020 Permitted Uses
  - 14.207.030 Conditional Use Permits
  - 14.207.040 Specific Regulations Pertaining to the Use in the Land Use Designation
  - 14.207.050 Uses Not Permitted in a Land Use Designation
  - 14.207.060 Interpretation of the Land Use Tables
  - 14.207.065 Prohibited Uses
  - 14.207.070 Residential Land Use Table
  - 14.207.075 Residential Land Use: Regulations
  - 14.207.080 General Services Land Use Table
  - 14.207.085 General Services Land Uses: Regulations
  - 14.207.090 Government/Business Services Land Use Table
  - 14.207.095 Government/Business Services Land Uses: Regulations
  - 14.207.100 Retail Land Use Table
  - 14.207.105 Retail Land Uses: Regulations
  - 14.207.110 Manufacturing Land Use Table
  - 14.207.115 Manufacturing Land Uses: Regulations
  - 14.207.120 Regional Land Use Table
  - 14.207.125 Regional Land Uses: Regulations
  - 14.207.130 Recreational/Cultural Land Use Table
  - 14.207.135 Recreational/Cultural Land Uses: Regulations
  - 14.207.140 Resource Land Use Table
  - 14.207.145 Resource Land Uses: Regulations
  - 14.207.150 Essential Public Facility Regulations
  - 14.207.155 Essential Public Facilities: Regulations
  - 14.207.160 Accessory Uses
- Ch. 14.210 Dimensional and Other Requirements
  - 14.210.010 Purpose
  - 14.210.020 Interpretation of Tables
  - 14.210.030 Measurement Methods
  - 14.210.040 Lot Area – Prohibited Reduction
  - 14.210.050 Lot Divided By Land Use Designation Boundary
  - 14.210.060 Division of Lots in Multi-Family Residential Use
  - 14.210.070 Directional Sense of Lots
  - 14.210.080 Contiguous Lots
  - 14.210.090 Non-Contiguous Lots
  - 14.210.100 Setbacks for Single-Family Residential Structures in Other Land Use Designations
  - 14.210.110 Setbacks – Modifications
  - 14.210.120 Setbacks – Utilities
  - 14.210.130 Access Ways, Setbacks – Alleys, Easements, Private Roads
  - 14.210.140 Setbacks – Adjoining Half-Street or Designated Arterial
  - 14.210.150 Setbacks – Projections Allowed
  - 14.210.160 Sight Clearance
  - 14.210.170 Heights – How to Measure
  - 14.210.180 Heights – Exceptions to Limits
  - 14.210.190 Utility Distribution and Transmission Poles and Towers
  - 14.210.200 Allowed Density for Senior Housing
  - 14.210.210 Special Considerations for Multi-Family Developments in Non-Multi-Family Land Use Designations
  - 14.210.215 Detached Condominiums and Cottage Housing
  - 14.210.220 Mobile Home Park Requirements
  - 14.210.230 Business Park and Airport Industry
  - 14.210.235 Public Park
  - 14.210.240 Design Requirements for Mixed Use and Planned Residential Developments (PRDs)
  - 14.210.250 Accessory Buildings and Miscellaneous Structures in All Land Use Designations
  - 14.210.260 Conversions
  - 14.210.270 Swimming Pools
  - 14.210.280 Street Frontage – Easements
  - 14.210.290 Screening of Exterior Mechanical Equipment for Commercial and Multi-Family Developments
  - 14.210.300 Infrastructure Improvements Required as a Condition of Building Permit
  - 14.210.310 Location of New Utilities
  - 14.210.320 Keeping of Animals
  - 14.210.330 Dimensional Requirements
  - 14.210.340 Severability
- Ch. 14.212 Pilchuck District Development Regulations
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. I DEVELOPMENT CODE APPLICABILITY
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. II GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND ZONES
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. III STREETS AND SUBDIVISIONS
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. IV BUILDING AND SITE USE
    - 14.212.400 Purpose
    - 14.212.410 Allowed Uses
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. V SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. VI PARKING REGULATIONS
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. VII LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS
    - 14.212.700 Landscape and Open Space Standards
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. VIII DESIGN STANDARDS
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. IX SIGN STANDARDS [Reserved]
  - Ch. 14.212 Art. X DESCRIPTION OF TERMS
    - 14.212.1010 Private Frontage Types
    - 14.212.1020 Definitions
- Ch. 14.215 Subdivisions
  - 14.215.010 Purpose and Scope
  - 14.215.020 Preliminary Plat Approval Criteria
  - 14.215.025 Preliminary Plat Approval
  - 14.215.030 Revisions of Preliminary Plats
  - 14.215.035 Construction Drawings
  - 14.215.040 Preconstruction Meeting
  - 14.215.050 Construction Compliance
  - 14.215.060 Assurance That Any Remaining Improvements Will Be Installed
  - 14.215.070 As-Built Drawings
  - 14.215.080 Maintenance Bond
  - 14.215.085 Extension of Time for Preliminary Plats
  - 14.215.090 Final Plats
  - 14.215.100 Final Plat Criteria
  - 14.215.105 Phased Development
  - 14.215.110 Vacations and Alterations of Plats
  - 14.215.120 Short Plat
  - 14.215.125 Fee Simple Unit Lot Subdivisions
  - 14.215.130 Boundary Line Adjustments
- Ch. 14.220 Planned Residential Developments
  - 14.220.010 Purpose
  - 14.220.020 Applicability
  - 14.220.030 Permitted Uses
  - 14.220.040 Application and Review Procedures
  - 14.220.050 Internal Streets and Sidewalks
  - 14.220.060 Parking and Driveways
  - 14.220.070 Public Utilities
  - 14.220.080 Buffering and Screening Between Housing Types
  - 14.220.090 Compatibility with Adjacent Land Uses
  - 14.220.100 Special Design and Bulk and Dimensional Requirements
  - 14.220.105 Open Space and Recreation Area Requirements
  - 14.220.110 Preservation of Existing Features
  - 14.220.120 Maintenance of Open Space and Common Facilities
- Ch. 14.222 Transfer of Development Rights
  - 14.222.010 Purpose
  - 14.222.020 Definitions
  - 14.222.030 Authorized and Priority Sending Areas
  - 14.222.040 Authorized Receiving Areas
  - 14.222.050 TDR Credit Use and Exchange Rates
  - 14.222.060 Program Evaluation
- Ch. 14.225 Design Standards in Historic District
  - 14.225.010 Historic District Boundaries
  - 14.225.020 Purpose
  - 14.225.030 Design Standards
  - 14.225.040 References
  - 14.225.050 Implementation of Design Standards – Reviewing Entity
  - 14.225.060 Exemptions
  - 14.225.070 Submittal Requirements
  - 14.225.080 Building Demolitions
  - 14.225.090 Other Reviews
  - 14.225.100 Conduct of DRB Meetings
- Ch. 14.230 Design Standards Outside Historic District
  - 14.230.010 Purpose
  - 14.230.020 Design Standards
  - 14.230.030 Implementation of Design Standards – Reviewing Entity
  - 14.230.040 Exemptions
  - 14.230.050 Submittal Requirements
- Ch. 14.235 Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Access Requirements
  - 14.235.010 Required Off-Street Parking
  - 14.235.020 Interpretation of Tables
  - 14.235.030 Parking Requirements for Uses Not Specified
  - 14.235.040 Parking Requirements for Existing and New Structures in the Historic Business District Land Use Designation
  - 14.235.045 Parking Requirements for Existing and New Structures in the Pilchuck District Land Use Designation
  - 14.235.050 Parking Requirements for Senior Citizens’ Multi-Family Units
  - 14.235.055 Parking Requirements for Low-Income Multi-Family Units
  - 14.235.060 Mixed Occupancies
  - 14.235.070 Joint Uses of Parking Facilities
  - 14.235.080 Conditions Required for Joint Use
  - 14.235.090 Location of Parking Spaces
  - 14.235.100 Use of Parking Spaces Accessory to Residences
  - 14.235.110 Parking Plans Required Prior to the Issuance of a Building Permit
  - 14.235.120 Allowance for Compact Cars
  - 14.235.130 Minimum Requirements for Off-Street Parking
  - 14.235.140 Off-Street Loading Space Requirements
  - 14.235.150 Access to Parking from Alleys
  - 14.235.160 Vehicle Capacity for Drive-Through Service Access
  - 14.235.170 Parking Requirements for Residential Land Uses
  - 14.235.180 Parking Requirements for General Services Land Uses
  - 14.235.190 Parking Requirements for Government/Business Services Land Uses
  - 14.235.200 Parking for Retail Land Uses
  - 14.235.210 Parking for Manufacturing Land Uses
  - 14.235.220 Parking for Regional Land Uses
  - 14.235.230 Parking for Recreational/Cultural Land Uses
  - 14.235.240 Parking for Resource Land Uses
  - 14.235.250 Parking for Essential Public Facilities Land Uses
  - 14.235.260 Minimum Standards for Conventional Off-Street Parking
  - 14.235.270 Minimum Standards for Interlocking Off-Street Parking
  - 14.235.280 Acceptable Parking Designs
  - 14.235.290 Acceptable Parking Designs
- Ch. 14.237 Clearing and Grading
  - 14.237.010 Purpose
  - 14.237.020 Permit Required
  - 14.237.030 Exempt Activities
  - 14.237.040 Permit Issuance
  - 14.237.050 General Conditions (Required of All Applicants)
  - 14.237.060 Minimum Standards
  - 14.237.070 Permit Restrictions
  - 14.237.080 Inspections
  - 14.237.090 Completion of Work
  - 14.237.100 Permit Suspension or Revocation
  - 14.237.110 Liability
  - 14.237.120 Severability
- Ch. 14.240 Landscaping, Screening, Fencing, and Retaining Walls
  - 14.240.010 General Provisions
  - 14.240.020 Performance Assurance
  - 14.240.030 Existing Vegetation
  - 14.240.040 Landscape Requirements for Parking Lot and Site Development
  - 14.240.050 Maintenance of Landscaping
  - 14.240.060 Fence and Freestanding Wall Regulations
- Ch. 14.242 Wireless Communications Facilities
  - 14.242.010 Purpose
  - 14.242.020 Definitions
  - 14.242.030 Applicability and Exemptions
  - 14.242.040 Prohibitions
  - 14.242.050 Siting Hierarchy
  - 14.242.060 Exception from the Standards
  - 14.242.070 City-Owned WCF Sites
  - 14.242.080 Types of WCF Permits Required
  - 14.242.090 WCF Application Requirements
  - 14.242.100 Permit Review (“Shot Clock”) Time Periods
  - 14.242.110 Category 1 WCF Permit Process and Findings
  - 14.242.120 Category 2 WCF Permit Process and Findings
  - 14.242.130 Category 3 WCF Permit Process and Findings
  - 14.242.140 Development Standards
  - 14.242.150 Conditions of Approval
  - 14.242.160 Third Party Technical Review
  - 14.242.170 Public Notice
  - 14.242.180 Removal of Abandoned Equipment
  - 14.242.190 Revocation
- Ch. 14.245 Sign Regulations
  - 14.245.010 Intent and Purpose
  - 14.245.015 Applicability and Interpretations
  - 14.245.020 Definitions
  - 14.245.030 Sign Permit Required
  - 14.245.040 Sign Permit Fees
  - 14.245.050 Sign Permit – Historic District
  - 14.245.060 Signs Exempt from Permit Requirements
  - 14.245.065 Freestanding Signs
  - 14.245.070 Building Signs
  - 14.245.075 Temporary Signs
  - 14.245.080 Prohibited Signs
  - 14.245.082 Off-Site Highway Signs
  - 14.245.085 Electronic Changing Message Signs
  - 14.245.090 Illumination of Signs
  - 14.245.100 Grand Opening and Special Event Signs
  - 14.245.110 Political Signs
  - 14.245.115 Signs in Residential Land Use Designations
  - 14.245.120 Maintenance of Signs
  - 14.245.130 Non-Conforming Signs
- Ch. 14.250 Shoreline Management
  - 14.250.010 Purpose
  - 14.250.020 Shoreline Master Program Regulations and Relationship to Other Regulations
  - 14.250.030 Definitions
  - 14.250.040 General Provisions
  - 14.250.050 Permits, Decisions, and Appeals – General
  - 14.250.060 Substantial Development Permit, Conditional Use Permit and Variance
  - 14.250.070 Non-Conforming Shoreline Uses and Structures
  - 14.250.080 Shoreline Environments
  - 14.250.090 Shoreline Environment – Designation Change
  - 14.250.100 Development Regulations – General
  - 14.250.110 Use Regulations – General
  - 14.250.120 Table 1: Shoreline Uses
  - 14.250.130 Regulations Specific to Agriculture Uses
  - 14.250.140 Regulations Specific to Aquaculture Uses
  - 14.250.150 Regulations Specific to Commercial Uses
  - 14.250.160 Regulations Specific to Industrial Uses
  - 14.250.170 Regulations Specific to Residential Uses
  - 14.250.180 Regulations Specific to Recreation and Cultural Uses
  - 14.250.190 Regulations Specific to Boat Launches and Marinas
  - 14.250.200 Regulations Specific to Transportation and Parking
  - 14.250.210 Regulations Specific to Utilities
  - 14.250.220 Regulations Specific to In-Water Structural Uses
  - 14.250.230 Regulations Specific to Public Facilities
  - 14.250.240 Regulations Specific to Public Access
  - 14.250.250 Regulations Specific to Signs
  - 14.250.260 Shoreline Modifications – General
  - 14.250.270 Table 2: Shoreline Modifications
  - 14.250.280 Regulations Specific to Shoreline Stabilization
  - 14.250.290 Regulations Specific to Flood Protection
  - 14.250.300 Regulations Specific to Grading, Filling, Dredging, and the Disposal of Dredge Material
  - 14.250.310 Regulations Specific to Breakwaters, Jetties, Groins and Weirs
  - 14.250.320 Regulations Specific to Docks and Piers
  - 14.250.330 Critical Areas in Shoreline Jurisdiction
- Ch. 14.255 Critical Areas – General
  - 14.255.010 Findings
  - 14.255.020 Purpose
  - 14.255.030 Critical Areas Code
  - 14.255.035 Best Available Science (BAS)
  - 14.255.040 Fees
  - 14.255.050 Applicability
  - 14.255.060 Exemptions
  - 14.255.070 Review Process
  - 14.255.080 Critical Area Reports
  - 14.255.090 Previous Studies
  - 14.255.100 Mitigation Plan Requirements
  - 14.255.110 Independent Review of Critical Area Report
  - 14.255.120 Substantive Requirements
  - 14.255.130 Variances
  - 14.255.140 Enforcement and Inspections
- Ch. 14.260 Wetlands
  - 14.260.010 Purpose and Intent
  - 14.260.020 Rating and Designation
  - 14.260.030 Critical Area Reports
  - 14.260.040 Substantive Requirements
  - 14.260.050 Mitigation
- Ch. 14.265 Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas
  - 14.265.010 Designation
  - 14.265.020 Exemptions
  - 14.265.030 Critical Area Reports
  - 14.265.040 Substantive Requirements
  - 14.265.050 Prohibited Activities and Uses
- Ch. 14.270 Flood Hazard Areas
  - 14.270.010 Authority
  - 14.270.020 Findings of Fact
  - 14.270.030 Purpose and Methods
  - 14.270.040 Definitions (44 CFR 59.1)
  - 14.270.050 General Provisions (44 CFR 59.22 (a))
  - 14.270.060 Administration
  - 14.270.070 General Standards for Flood Hazard Reduction
  - 14.270.080 Specific Standards for Flood Hazard Reduction (44 CFR 60.3(c)(1))
  - 14.270.090 Determination of Flood Insurance Risk
  - 14.270.100 Floodplains as Critical Areas
  - 14.270.110 Recordation
- Ch. 14.275 Geologically Hazardous Areas
  - 14.275.010 Designation
  - 14.275.020 Mapping
  - 14.275.030 Exemptions
  - 14.275.040 Critical Area Reports
  - 14.275.050 Substantive Requirements
  - 14.275.060 Decisions
- Ch. 14.280 Habitat Conservation Areas
  - 14.280.010 Designation of Habitat Conservation Areas
  - 14.280.020 Designation of Habitats and Species of Local Importance
  - 14.280.030 Mapping
  - 14.280.040 Critical Area Reports
  - 14.280.050 Substantive Requirements
  - 14.280.060 Habitat Conservation Area Buffers
- Ch. 14.285 Low-Income Housing Incentives
  - 14.285.010 Purpose
  - 14.285.020 Eligibility
  - 14.285.030 Parking Requirements
  - 14.285.040 Procedure for Review and Approval
  - 14.285.050 General Low-Income Density Incentive
  - 14.285.060 Low-Income Senior Housing Density Incentive
- Ch. 14.290 School Impact Fees
  - 14.290.010 Purpose
  - 14.290.020 Applicability
  - 14.290.030 Incorporation of School District Capital Facilities Plan as a Sub-Element of the City Capital Facilities Plan
  - 14.290.040 Establishment of Impact Fees
  - 14.290.050 Exemptions from Impact Fees
  - 14.290.060 Procedure for Determining Mitigation Impacts
  - 14.290.070 Method for Calculating Impact Fees
  - 14.290.080 Administrative Adjustment of Fee Amount
  - 14.290.090 School District Impact Area
  - 14.290.100 Comparable In-Kind Mitigation Option
  - 14.290.110 Credit for Payment or Obligation Previously Incurred
  - 14.290.120 Time of Performance for Mitigation of Impact
  - 14.290.125 Single-Family Residential Deferral Program
  - 14.290.130 Use of Impact Mitigation Funds
  - 14.290.140 Unacceptable Impact Levels
  - 14.290.150 Impact Fee Schedule Exemptions
  - 14.290.160 Impact Fee Limitations
  - 14.290.170 Revision of School District CFP
  - 14.290.180 Annual Report
  - 14.290.190 Appeals
- Ch. 14.295 Traffic Impact Fees and Mitigation
  - 14.295.010 Findings
  - 14.295.020 Declaration of Purpose
  - 14.295.030 Relationship to Environmental Impacts
  - 14.295.040 Definitions
  - 14.295.050 Street System Policy-General Provisions
  - 14.295.060 Traffic Study
  - 14.295.070 Determination of Street System Obligations
  - 14.295.080 Street System Capacity Requirements
  - 14.295.090 Traffic Impact Fee
  - 14.295.095 Traffic Impact Fee Exemption
  - 14.295.100 Level-of-Service Requirements and Concurrency Determinations
  - 14.295.110 Inadequate Street Condition Requirements
  - 14.295.120 Special Circumstances
  - 14.295.130 Administration of Traffic Impact Fee Payments
  - 14.295.135 Single-Family Residential Deferral Program
  - 14.295.140 Administrative Appeals
  - 14.295.150 Severability
  - 14.295.160 No Special Duty
- Ch. 14.300 Park Impact Fees
  - 14.300.010 Purpose
  - 14.300.020 Establishment of Impact Fees and Fund
  - 14.300.030 Incorporation of Parks Capital Facilities Plan
  - 14.300.040 Applicability
  - 14.300.050 Impact Fee Schedule Exemptions
  - 14.300.060 Impact Fee Collection and Assessment
  - 14.300.065 Single-Family Residential Deferral Program
  - 14.300.070 Schedule of Park Impact Fees
  - 14.300.080 In-Kind Mitigation Option
  - 14.300.090 Credit for Payment or Obligation Previously Incurred
  - 14.300.100 Administrative Adjustment of Fee Amount – Payment under Protest
  - 14.300.110 Appeals
  - 14.300.120 Service Area Established
  - 14.300.130 Use of Funds
  - 14.300.140 Refunds
  - 14.300.150 Use and Disposition of Land
  - 14.300.160 Annual Report
  - 14.300.170 Definitions
  - 14.300.180 Severability
  - 14.300.190 No Special Duty
Title 15 Sewer, Water, and Stormwater
- Ch. 15.04 Connection and Rates
- Ch. 15.05 Billing and Collection of Utility Charges
- Ch. 15.06 Septic Tanks
- Ch. 15.08 Pretreatment Ordinance
- Ch. 15.10 Cross-Connection Control Program Regulations
- Ch. 15.12 Side Sewer Installation
- Ch. 15.13 Stormwater Utility
- Ch. 15.14 Enforcement
- Ch. 15.16 Stormwater Management
- Ch. 15.17 Latecomer Reimbursement/Cost Recovery Agreements for Utilities
Title 16 (Reserved)
Title 17 (Reserved)
Title 18 (Reserved)
Title 19 Buildings and Construction
- Ch. 19.04 Building Codes
Title 20 House Trailers
- Ch. 20.04 Trailer Camps
Tables
- Statutory References
- State Code Citation Table
- Ordinance Table