1Due to the unique character and combination of uses in the Columbia Business Center area, uses existing prior to March 11, 2004, on parcels zoned IL in the Columbia Business Center may be altered, expanded or replaced regardless of use limitations in Table 20.440.030-1.

2In the OCI zone, multifamily housing allowed above ground floor only as specified by VMC 20.430.060(B)(2). In all industrial zones, one caretaker residence permitted per use.

3Subject to the conditions in Chapter 20.860 VMC, Home Occupations.

4Child care centers allowed as a Limited (L) use, subject to a Type II procedure. Child care centers are permitted in order to provide service for those employees working in the IL district, subject to provisions in Chapter 20.840 VMC, Child Care Centers.

5If within an industrial building, these uses shall consume no more than 10 percent of the building’s total gross square footage. If freestanding, they shall be considered together with the rest of the project and shall consume no more than 10 percent of the site’s total gross square footage.

6These limited uses, separately or in combination, may not exceed 20 percent of the entire building square footage within a development complex. No retail uses shall exceed 40,000 gross square feet (gsf) per building or business; retail uses greater than 40,000 gsf but less than 60,000 gsf require conditional use review.

7Subject to provisions in Chapter 20.820 VMC, Adult Entertainment.

8Subject to provisions in VMC 20.895.070, Motor Vehicle Fuel Sales and Repair.

9Offices not accessory to a permitted use may not exceed 40,000 gsf; offices greater than 40,000 gsf but less than 60,000 gsf require conditional use review.

10In the OCI zone, nonaccessory surface parking is conditionally permitted on brownfields where subsurface environmental constraints effectively preclude other uses, provided such development complies with applicable local, state and federal environmental standards. In the IL zone, nonaccessory surface parking is permitted, and nonaccessory structured parking is prohibited. In the ECX zone, nonaccessory structural parking only shall be permitted.

11Electroplating and related uses not permitted.

12Warehouse/freight movement buildings up to 250,000 square feet of gross floor area on the ground floor of the building allowed as a limited use, provided all activities, except outdoor storage of materials, are wholly contained within building(s); warehouse/freight movement buildings larger than 250,000 square feet of gross floor area on the ground floor of the building are prohibited.

13Secure community transition facilities as per Chapter 20.150 VMC are prohibited.

14In addition to other detention and post-detention facilities, secure community transition facilities are allowed by conditional use permit, subject to criteria set forth in VMC 20.855.020(B)(6)(a).

15Subject to provisions in Chapter 20.850 VMC, Dog Day Care.

16Subject to requirements in Chapter 20.890 VMC, Wireless Telecommunications Facilities.

17Subject to provisions in VMC 20.895.020, Animal Kennels/Shelters.

18Surface mining is only allowed by conditional use on sites of 20 acres or larger which are adjacent to existing mining operations. Reclamation activity for existing mining operations approved by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources is a permitted use in any nonresidential zoning district.

19Allow airport/airpark related activities such as hangars, air cargo, and warehousing, pilot schools, aircraft sales and repairs, aviation clubs, and museum in the Light Industrial district (IL). New airports/airparks are prohibited.

20All uses locating the OCI zone shall comply with the special use limitations of VMC 20.440.040(C) and 20.440.050(A). Development agreements in existence on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section shall control the uses and development standards of the affected properties. In order to protect the investments made in reliance upon such agreements, improvements made or site plans approved consistent with these agreements shall not be deemed nonconforming.

21Existing legally established group living uses are permitted. New group living is prohibited.

22Ten-day hazardous waste handling and transfer facilities, excluding facilities handling radioactive or high explosive materials, are allowed, provided such facilities: (a) do not repackage waste (except as necessary to address damaged or improper packaging); (b) are located at least 200 feet from any residential zoning district; and (c) do not store hazardous wastes (except for “universal wastes,” as that term is defined in 40 CR Part 273) for more than 10 days.

23Prohibited within 200 feet of a residential zone.

24Subject to provisions of VMC 20.895.040, Community Recreation and Related Facilities.

25The language for this footnote has been deleted.

26Transportation facilities are permitted except for large or land-intensive facilities such as water taxi and ferry stations.

27All uses locating in the ECX zone shall comply with Chapter 20.690 VMC, Section 30 Employment Center Plan District. Development agreements in existence on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section shall control the uses and development standards of the affected properties, unless property owners choose differently as provided under VMC 20.690.030. In order to protect the investments made in reliance upon such agreements, improvements made or site plans approved consistent with these agreements shall not be deemed nonconforming.

28In the ECX zone, multifamily housing is allowed above ground floor only; and one caretaker residence permitted per use.

29Vehicle fuel sales is limited to one operation within the Section 30 Plan District.

30Warehouse/freight movement uses larger than 250,000 square feet of gross floor area on the ground floor per building allowed as a limited use, subject to miscellaneous special use standards of VMC 20.895.120.

31See VMC 20.430.040(E), Park and Ride Facility Development Standards.

32Major utility facilities are prohibited with the exception that sewer treatment plants and lagoons are allowed outright.

33Coal-fired electricity generating plants are prohibited in all districts. Biomass energy generating plants are prohibited on Heavy Industrial zoned properties within the Vancouver City Center Subarea and Hough Neighborhood Association boundaries located west of Lincoln Street and east of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad tracks.

34New bulk fossil fuel storage and handling facilities are prohibited. Maintenance and safety improvements to existing bulk fossil fuel storage and handling facilities are allowed subject to compliance with requirements in VMC 20.895.110. Existing bulk fossil fuel storage and handling facilities including vested projects as of November 3, 2022, may convert to cleaner fuels and as part of such conversion may expand the amount of storage by up to 15 percent of the baseline capacity subject to a conditional use permit and compliance with the requirements of VMC 20.895.110.

35Subject to requirements and standards within the miscellaneous special use standards for self-service storage, pursuant to VMC 20.895.100.

36Subject to compliance with Chapter 20.884 VMC, Marijuana Businesses.

37Subject to compliance with VMC 20.895.110.