18.07.020 Uses | Auburn City Code

18.07.020 Uses.

Table 18.07.020. Permitted Use Table – Residential Zones
P = Permitted A = Administrative C = Conditional Use X = Not Permitted
Land Uses	Zoning Designations
	RC	R-1	R-5	R-7	R-10	R-16	R-20
A. Residential Uses.
Accessory dwelling units	P	P	P	P	X¹	X¹	X¹
Accessory use, residential	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Adult family home	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Bed and breakfast	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Communal residence four or less individuals	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Duplexes; provided, that minimum lot size of zoning designation is met and subject to compliance with Chapter 18.25 ACC (Infill Residential Development Standards)	X	X	A	P	P	P	X
Foster care homes	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Group residence facilities (7 or more residents)	X	X	X	X	C	C	C
Group residence facilities (6 or fewer residents)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Keeping of animals⁴	P²	P²	P²	P²	P²	P²	P²
Multiple-family dwellings	X	X	X	X	A	P	P
Neighborhood recreational buildings and facilities owned and managed by the neighborhood homeowners’ association	A⁶	A⁶	A⁶	A⁶	A⁶	P	P
Use as dwelling units of (1) recreational vehicles that are not part of an approved recreational vehicle park, (2) boats, (3) automobiles, and (4) other vehicles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Renting of rooms, for lodging purposes only, to accommodate not more than two persons in addition to the family or owner occupied unit⁸	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Residential care facilities including but not limited to assisted living facilities, convalescent homes, continuing care retirement facilities	P	P	X	X	A	P	P
Single-family detached dwellings, new	P	P	P	P	P	P	X
Supportive housing, subject to the provisions of ACC 18.31.160	X	X	X	X	X	P	P
Swimming pools, tennis courts and similar outdoor recreation uses only accessory to residential or park uses	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Townhouses (attached)	X	X	X	X	P	P	P
B. Commercial Uses.
Commercial horse riding and bridle trails	A	X	X	X	X	X	X
Commercial retail, included as part of mixed-use development and not a home occupation in compliance with Chapter 18.60 ACC	X	X	X	X	A	A	A
Daycare, limited to a mini daycare center. Daycare center, preschool or nursery school may also be permitted but must be located on an arterial	X	A	A	A	A	A	A
Home-based daycare as regulated by RCW 35.63.185 and through receipt of approved city business license	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Home occupations subject to compliance with Chapter 18.60 ACC	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Marijuana cooperative	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Marijuana processor	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Marijuana producer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Marijuana related business	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Marijuana researcher	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Marijuana retailer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Marijuana transporter business	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mixed-use development³	X	X	X	X	P	P	P
Nursing homes	X	X	X	X	C	C	C
Private country clubs and golf courses, excluding driving ranges	X	X	C	C	C	X	X
Privately owned and operated parks and playgrounds and not homeowners’ association-owned recreational area	X	A	A	A	A	P	P
Professional offices, included as part of mixed-use development and not a home occupation in compliance with Chapter 18.60 ACC	X	X	X	X	A	A	A
C. Resource Uses.
Agricultural enterprise:⁷
When 50 percent, or more, of the total site area is dedicated to active agricultural production during the growing season, and with 52 or less special events per calendar year	A⁷	X	X	X	X	X	X
When less than 50 percent of the total site area is dedicated to active agricultural production during the growing season, or with more than 52 special events per calendar year	C⁷	X	X	X	X	X	X
Agricultural type uses are permitted provided they are incidental and secondary to the single-family use:
Agricultural crops and open field growing (commercial)	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Barns, silos and related structures	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Commercial greenhouses	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pasturing and grazing⁴	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Public and private stables⁴	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Roadside stands, for the sale of agricultural products raised on the premises. The stand cannot exceed 300 square feet in area and must meet the applicable setback requirements	P	X	X	X	X	X	X
Fish hatcheries	C	X	X	X	X	X	X
D. Government, Institutional, and Utility Uses.
Civic, social and fraternal clubs	X	X	X	X	A	A	A
Government facilities	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Hospitals (except animal hospitals)	X	X	X	X	X	C	C
Municipal parks and playgrounds	A	P	P	P	P	P	P
Museums	X	X	X	X	A	A	A
Religious institutions, less than one acre lot size	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Religious institutions, one acre or larger lot size	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Transmitting towers	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Type 1-D wireless communications facility (see ACC 18.04.912(W) and ACC 18.31.100)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Eligible facilities request (EFR) (wireless communications facility – See ACC 18.04.912(H))	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Utility facilities and substations	C⁵	C⁵	C⁵	C⁵	C⁵	C⁵	C⁵
Small wireless facilities (ACC 18.04.912(Q))	P	P	P	P	P	P	P

1An accessory dwelling unit may be permitted with an existing single-family residence pursuant to ACC 18.31.120.

2Please see the supplemental development standards for animals in ACC 18.31.220.

3Individual uses that make up a mixed-use development must be permitted within the zone. If a use making up part of a mixed-use development requires an administrative or conditional use permit, the individual use must apply for and receive the administrative or conditional use approval, as applicable.

4Proximity of pasture or livestock roaming area to wells, surface waters, and aquifer recharge zones is regulated by the King or Pierce County board of health, and property owners shall comply with the provisions of the board of health code.

5Excludes all public and private utility facilities addressed under ACC 18.02.040(E).

6Administrative use permit not required when approved as part of a subdivision or binding site plan.

7Agricultural enterprise uses are subject to supplemental development standards under ACC 18.31.210, Agricultural enterprises development standards.

8An owner occupant that rents to more than two persons but no more than four persons is required to obtain a city of Auburn rental housing business license and shall meet the standards of the International Property Maintenance Code.

(Ord. 6799 § 5 (Exh. E), 2020; Ord. 6642 § 4, 2017; Ord. 6600 § 9, 2016; Ord. 6565 § 2, 2015; Ord. 6560 § 9, 2015; Ord. 6477 § 8, 2013; Ord. 6369 § 2, 2011; Ord. 6363 § 3, 2011; Ord. 6269 § 3, 2009; Ord. 6245 § 5, 2009.)