21.46.110 Limitations on uses – General.
Every use shall be subject to the requirements of applicable codes and, in addition, the regulations in this section and LMC 21.46.111 through 21.46.119 shall apply.
A. General Performance Standards.
1. Artificial lighting shall be hooded or shielded so that direct light of lamps will not result in glare when received from beyond the property;
2. Any machinery or operation which generates air or ground vibrations shall be muffled to eliminate any sensation of sound or vibration beyond the property;
3. Arc welding, acetylene torch cutting or similar processes shall be performed so as not to be seen from any point beyond the property, and in no case shall be visible to drivers on the adjacent streets;
4. Emission of obnoxious odors, fumes, gas, dust or smoke beyond the property is prohibited. Dust and other types of air pollution borne by wind from such sources as storage areas and roads shall be minimized by landscaping where feasible or by paving or other acceptable means;
5. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities are permitted as accessory uses to any activity generating hazardous waste and lawfully allowed in LMC 21.46.100; provided, that such facilities meet the state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of RCW 70.105.210.
B. Outdoor Uses. All business uses and activities shall be located within an entirely enclosed building, except as indicated below:
1. General Regulations. Any uses and activities which are permitted to occur outdoors by LMC 21.46.100, or by other provisions of this title, subject to the following:
a. The use or activity shall not encroach on site screening or landscaping as currently required by this title or other city ordinances;
b. The use or activity shall not block pedestrian traffic or fire lanes;
c. The use or activity shall observe the same minimum front, side, and rear yards as apply to buildings on sides adjoining public streets, except that such yards may be uses for outdoor customer parking and for other uses and activities which are permitted outdoors;
d. The highest point of any item displayed within that area shall not be more than six feet in height from an even grade and at least 10 feet from the right-of-way line; and
e. Items which, in the opinion of the fire chief, present a potential fire hazard shall be located 15 feet from any interior property line and shall be arranged to provide 20-foot fire lanes no more than 300 feet apart.
2. Incidental Outdoor Displays. For uses not included in subsection (B)(1) of this section, incidental outdoor displays are permitted in conjunction with the indoor sales of similar merchandise conducted by the same business. Such displays shall be displayed on racks, pallets, or in neat stacks and shall be located in areas underneath marquees, canopies, or overhanging roofs. If no marquees, canopies, or overhanging roofs exist, such displays shall be not more than eight feet from the walls of buildings. All limitations specified in subsection (B)(1) of this section shall apply.
3. Business Serving Customers in Automobiles. Automobile service stations, drive-in restaurants, and other businesses which primarily service customers in automobiles as an inherent trait of the business shall not be permitted to store or display merchandise outdoors, except as specified herein and in subsections (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this section.
4. Commodities Requiring Outdoor Storage. Commodities which would be damaged if required to be kept indoors, including but not limited to growing stock in connection with horticultural nurseries, whether the stock is in open ground, pots or containers; open air sales areas for firewood, trees, shrubs, plants, and home gardening supplies and equipment; and public utility facilities (see LMC 21.46.118(B)) are allowed outdoors subject to the provisions of subsection (B)(1) of this section.
5. Cross-Reference. See also LMC 21.46.100.
C. On-Site Processing. All products made incidental to a permitted use which are manufactured, processed or treated on the premises shall be sold on the premises only, and at retail only.
D. Uses in the Neighborhood Commercial Zone – Size Restriction. No use of property in the NC zone shall occupy any floor area or portion of the floor area of a structure that is greater than 7,500 square feet in size; provided, that any use in the NC zone that on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section (Ordinance 3233, adopted November 28, 2016) exists and occupies the floor area or portion of the floor area of a structure that is greater than 7,500 square feet in size shall be a legal, permitted use not subject to the requirements of Chapter 21.12 LMC, and use may be continued and expanded, and the structure occupied by the use may be maintained, altered, repaired, remodeled, expanded and reconstructed, without having to comply with Chapter 21.12 LMC and without regard to tenancy. (Ord. 3233 § 19, 2016; Ord. 3010 § 5 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2441 § 14, 2003; Ord. 2020 § 19, 1994; Ord. 1690 § 2, 1989; Ord. 1648 § 2, 1988; Ord. 1217 § 1, 1981; Ord. 854 § 1, 1976; Ord. 616 § 2, 1971; Ord. 522 § 3, 1969)