12.06.190 Uses not otherwise categorized

12.06.190 Uses not otherwise categorized.

Uses Not Otherwise Categorized	Zoning Classification
Uses Not Otherwise Categorized	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
Cemeteries (1)	C	C	C	C	C	C
Off-site hazardous waste treatment and/or storage facility for the processing and handling of dangerous waste (2)											C
On-site hazardous waste treatment and/or storage facility (3)	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Hobby beekeeping (4)	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.

1. The development and operation of cemeteries shall comply with RCW Title 68.

2. Subject to compliance with Department of Ecology regulations and state siting criteria as adopted in accordance with RCW 70.105.210, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended; provided, that dangerous substances are processed and handled as permitted uses in this zone; provided further, that nothing herein shall be construed to allow the processing and handling of dangerous substances or dangerous waste if otherwise prohibited by this code; and provided further, that a conditional use permit is not required for the treatment and/or storage of household hazardous waste.

3. Subject to compliance with Department of Ecology regulations and state siting criteria as adopted in accordance with RCW 70.105.210, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to allow the processing and handling of hazardous substances or hazardous wastes if otherwise prohibited by the code; and provided further, that a conditional use permit is not required for the treatment and/or storage of household hazardous waste.

4. The minimum requirements for hobby beekeeping are as follows:

a. Required Review Process. No permit, review, or authorization from the city is required for beekeeping complying with the requirements of this subsection.

b. Maximum Number of Hives. The maximum number of hives that may be located on a single lot shall be determined by lot size as follows:

(1) No more than four hives, each with only one swarm, shall be kept on lots that are 10,000 square feet or less in area.

(2) For each 2,500 square feet of lot area in excess of 10,000 square feet, one additional hive may be kept, up to a maximum of 10 hives. Each additional hive shall have only one swarm.

c. Hive Size. No hive shall exceed the standard dimensions typical to the practice of beekeeping.

d. Required Setbacks. Each hive must be located at least 25 feet from any property line, except that hives may be located closer than 25 feet to any property line where each hive is:

(1) Situated eight feet or more above adjacent ground level; or

(2) Situated less than six feet above adjacent ground level and behind a solid fence or hedge six feet in height parallel to any property line within 25 feet of the hive and extending at least 20 feet beyond the hive in both directions.

(1) All bee colonies must be raised and kept in movable frame hives.

(2) Adequate space must be maintained in every hive to prevent overcrowding and swarming.

(3) Each and every hive containing bees that exhibit swarming or aggressive behavior must be immediately requeened.

(4) Each person owning one or more hives with bees, brokers renting hives, and apiarists residing in other states who operate hives within the city must register with the Washington State Department of Agriculture as required under Chapter 15.60 RCW.

(1) If the requirements of this subsection (B)(4) are satisfied, then hobby beekeeping is allowed within any zone as an accessory use to any permissible detached single-family use.

(2) Hobby beekeeping is not allowed as an accessory use to any multifamily use anywhere in the city. (Ord. 2378 §§ 3, 4, 2022; Ord. 1946 § 2, 2005; Ord. 1876 § 2, 2002; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1629 § 1, 1996).