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A. Use Table.

Utilities

Zoning Classification

R 40,000

R 9,600

R 8,400

R 7,200

R 5,400d

R 5,400a

R 4,000

R 2,800

R-AC

OP

NB

CB

GC

LI

Electrical distribution lines, pipes, and support poles, transformers, and related facilities, not including substations (1)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Electrical distribution substations (2)

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

Electrical transmission lines of 115 kV or less and support poles (3)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Electric vehicle battery charging stations (7)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Natural gas conveyance facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Potable water conveyance facilities (5)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Potable water storage facilities

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Storm water collection and conveyance facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Storm water detention/retention facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Telecommunications earth receiving stations (satellite dishes) (4)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Telecommunications lines, pipes, support poles and related facilities, not including earth receiving stations, personal wireless service, transmission/receiving/relay facilities, or switching facilities (1)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Telecommunications switching facilities

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

Telecommunications transmission/receiving/relay facilities (2)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

Waste water conveyance facilities (5)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Wireless communication facilities (WCFs) (6)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P: Permitted Use

C: Conditional Use

Numbers in parentheses reference use-specific development and operating conditions under subsection B of this section.

B. Development and Operating Conditions.

1. Electrical and telecommunications service lines on individual properties shall be placed underground in conjunction with new development or any construction activity which increases floor area, or, in the case of a remodel which does not increase floor area, has a valuation amounting to more than 50 percent of the assessed value of the structure being remodeled, according to the records of the King or Snohomish County assessor.

2. 

a. Electrical substations and telecommunications towers, antennas and switching stations shall be designed so as to be compatible with surrounding development, through placement, architectural features, landscaping, and other measures, except that WCFs shall be regulated in accordance with Chapter 12.11 BMC.

b. Amateur radio antennas shall be allowed at heights no greater than those minimally sufficient to accommodate amateur service communications, in accordance with FCC regulations. Persons desiring to erect such antennas shall submit documentation indicating the height which meets this requirement. Such antennas shall be required to comply with the requirements of the Washington State Building Code, including the seismic and wind resistance provisions of the code, and to obtain a building permit.

3. Support poles for transmission lines shall be designed so as to minimize adverse aesthetic impacts. Electrical transmission lines over 115 kV are classified as essential public facilities, and are regulated under BMC 12.06.080.

4. Telecommunications earth receiving stations (satellite dish antennas) over two feet in diameter shall be screened from view from neighboring properties by location, berming, fences, walls, landscaping, or a combination of these techniques; provided, however, that no screening shall be required which would prevent reception of satellite signals.

5. Aboveground water conveyance facilities and waste water conveyance facilities shall require a conditional use permit.

6. WCFs shall be regulated in accordance with Chapter 12.11 BMC.

7. Electric vehicle charging stations are permitted as an accessory use to any permitted primary use and shall count towards the required number of parking spaces for said primary use. (Ord. 2107 § 2 (Exh. B), 2012; Ord. 1946 § 2, 2005; Ord. 1876 § 2, 2002; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1733 § 3 (Exh. B), 1998; Ord. 1629 § 1, 1996).