HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2026-016 Amending Chapter 20.40 of the AMC Regarding Permissible Uses Under City Planning No. PJ25-0042ORDINANCE NO. 2026-016
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING CHAPTER 20.40
OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PERMISSIBLE USES
UNDER CITY PLANNING NO. PJ25-0042
WHEREAS, the city has proposed an update to the Permissible Uses regulations to the City
zoning code; and
WHEREAS, the Arlington Planning Commission considered the revisions on May 5, 2026,
and at a public hearing conducted on May 19, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made findings and provided its recommendations to
the City Council concerning the proposed changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the same at a workshop held on June 8, 2026, a
meeting on June 15, 2026, and considered them along with the Planning Commission
recommendations; and the City Council having determined approving said amendment was in
the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the amendments were presented to the Department of Commerce for
comment and said Department had no comments on the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed amendment to the municipal
code and finds it to be consistent with city and state law and in the best interests of the citizens;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 01. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.020 shall be hereby amended as
follows:
20.40.020 — Permit Type designations in permissible use tables.
(a) Subject to Section 20.40.030 (community and economic development director jurisdiction
over uses otherwise permissible with a ZORing Type I permit), when used in connection with
a particular use in the table of permissible uses (Section 20.40.010), the letter "P" means that
the use is permissible with a valid city business license. The letters "ZV" mean that the use is
permissible with a zoning verification approval. The letters ACUP mean that the use is
permissible with an administrative conditional use permit. The letteF number ""Z-I" means that
the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a wig Type I permit issued by the
community and economic development director. The lette number "Sli" means a Special kjFe
Type II permit must be obtained from the community and economic development director or
hearing examiner, and the Jeer number- "IIIE" means a i$e Type III permit must
be obtained from the hearing examiner.
(b) When used in connection with residential uses the designation " I II III" means that such
developments of less than tweRty thirty dwelling units must be pursuant to a zeHiRg Type I
permit, developments of twe" thirty or more but less than 4f ty cane hundred dwelling units
need a Type 1111 permit, and developments of fifty one hundred or more dwelling
units require a r^^d�tioRaTe Type III permit.
(c) When used in connection with nonresidential uses, the designation "ZS I II" or "K I III" means
that such developments require a zsR"4 Type I permit if *h-e +-,o -ea t r b deg=!mod
sguare footage of the proposed building(ss is less than feHF acre, onSize 30,000sf , and a
spe-dal Type 11 or (=e 4# 4 a s-e Type_i11 permit, respectively, if the total aea s �.--F es
Square footage of the bUllding(s) is 30,000sf or largerin area. The area *e- hp d "ta'Agpd -;h-,n
be meezasuiredd-uSaRg a-Fectangufar—pe'- ter t1le-f,-�111 62) - the e r 3nz
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of this tffitle included within the square footage shall include the primary building as well as
anv proposed accessory structures. If development occurs in succession over time, then a
dal Type Ii or Type III permit shall be required at the point when thie-en
.deyelep d or dev le i, apea development < s f^u . Rem 30,000sf of buildingarea.
(d) Use of the designation ?� I II III for combination uses is explained in Section 20.40.080
(Combination Uses).
Section 02. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.030 shall be hereby amended as
follows:
20.40.030 - Community and economic development director jurisdiction over uses otherwise
permissible with a zoning Type I permit.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, whenever the Tables of Permissible Uses
(interpreted in the light of Section 20.40.020 (Use of the Designations4 I, II IS, III in Tables of
Permissible Uses) and the other provisions of this chapter) provides that a use in a nonresidential
zone or a nonconforming use in a residential zone is permissible with ag Type I permit, a
Type 11 permit shall nevertheless be required if the community and economic
development director finds that the proposed use would have an extraordinary impact on
neighboring properties or the general public. In making this determination, the community and
economic development director shall consider, among other factors, whether the use is
proposed for an undeveloped or previously developed lot, whether the proposed use constitutes
a change from one principal use classification to another, whether the use is proposed for a site
that poses peculiar traffic or other hazards or difficulties, and whether the proposed use is
substantially unique or is likely to have impacts that differ substantially from those presented by
other uses that are permissible in the zoning district in question.
Section 03. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.040(c) shall be hereby amended as
follows:
20.40.040 - Permissible uses and specific exclusions.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions, the following uses are specifically
prohibited in all districts:
(1) Any use that involves the manufacture, handling, sale, distribution, or storage of any highly
combustible or explosive materials in violation of the city's fire prevention code.
(2) RV Parks
(3) Outdoor Storage unless permitted per 20.44.
(4) Stand Alone Private Parking Lot
(5) Cannabis Collective Gardens
(6) Cannabis Dispensaries
(7) Lattice Towers
(8) Off -Premises Signs
(9) Mini -Storage and Storage Units
(10) Stockyards, slaughterhouses, rendering plants.
(11) Use of a travel trailer, motor home, or other recreational vehicle as a permanent residence.
(Temporary residence is permitted under certain conditions pursuant to Section 20.44.044,
Recreational Vehicles as Temporary Dwelling Units).
(12) Use of a motor vehicle parked on a lot as a structure in which, out of which, or from which
any goods are sold or stored, any services are performed, or other business is conducted.
This prohibition does not apply to temporary public services, such as bookmobiles, blood
donation centers, public service information, of mobile sales and deliver-ymobile food
vendors. (Situations that do not comply with this subsection on the effective date of this
title are required to conform within thirty days.)
(13) The following activities, including any similar activities, are prohibited as home occupations
in all zones: marijuana production, marijuana processing, and marijuana retail.
(14) Data Centers. A Data Center is prohibited for the following or similar uses, colocation
facilities, crypto mining data centers, hyperscale data centers, edge data centers, cloud data
centers enterprise data centers, and Al data centers. A Main Distribution Facility MDF or
Intermediate Distribution Facility (IDF) needed to serve the operations of a single business
are allowed as an accessory use of the allowed business within a rooms of the primary
structure.
Section 04. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.050(e) shall be hereby amended as
follows:
20.40.050 — Accessory uses.
(e) Without limiting the generality of subsections (a) and (b), so long as they satisfy the general
criteria set forth above, are specifically regarded as accessory for non-residential principal uses:
(1) Incidental retail sale of items that are manufactured, produced, processed, or assembled
within the same building and/or on the same parcel as the non -retail principal use.
(2) Mobile sales and deliYeF mobile food vendors.
(3) Office for and within an industrial/manufacturing business within the Light Industrial and
General Industrial zones.
(4) Religious assembly.
(5) Storage, shipping, or moving container that is utilized by the principal use on the same
property.
(6) Daycare, for employees of the principal use, where allowed by the Table of Permissible
Uses or as part of an educational or religious building.
Section 05. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.060 shall be hereby amended as
follows:
20.40.060 — Permissible uses not requiring land use permits.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, no izawRg, seal use, or GA-tie-Aal
rp oject permit is necessary for the following uses:
(1) Electric power, telephone, telegraph, cable television, gas, water, sewer, and storm lines,
wires or pipes, together with supporting poles or structures, located within a public right-of-way.
(2) Neighborhood, but not regional, utility facilities located within a public right-of-way with the
permission of the owner (state or city) of the right-of-way.
Section 06. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.070 shall be hereby amended as follows:
20.40.070 - Change in use.
(a) A substantial change in use of property occurs whenever a new use or activity conducted on
a lot creates a more intensive impact to the site in question or to the infrastructure of the city
than the previous use, as determined by the community and economic development director
and/or his or her designee.
(b) A mere change in the status of property from occupied to unoccupied or vice versa does not
constitute a substantial change in use. Whether a change in use occurs shall be determined
by comparing the two active uses of the property without regard to any intervening period
during which the property may have been unoccupied unless the property has remained
unoccupied for more than one hundred eighty consecutive days or has been abandoned.
(c) A mere change in ownership of a business or enterprise or a change in the name shall not be
regarded as a substantial change in use.
(d) A substantial change to the use of a building or property is required to submit a change of use
application as well as all items listed on the official checklist and may require additional
permitting on the property, such as site, landscaping or building design improvements to
bring the current building or property up to current code requirements.
(e) A change in use may require additional vehicle parking spaces, electric vehicle parking spaces,
accessible parking spaces, exterior building design compliance, bicycle parking spaces, bicycle
racks, pedestrian crosswalks, and/or pedestrian access points to streets and buildings.
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Section 07. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.080 shall be hereby amended as
follows:
20.40.080 - Combination uses.
(a) When a combination use comprises two or more principal uses that require different types of
permits a' use, eF r=en do+ieRal use Type I, Type II or Type III), then the permit
authorizing the combination use shall be:
(1) A use Type III permit if any of the principal uses combined requires a
^^d-i+*^^-' ,1,;^ Type III permit.
(2) A special use Type II permit if any of the principal uses combined requires a spy; -ate
Type II permit but none requires a GGRditienal 1 Type III permit.
(3) A zeHiR a, jype I permit in all other cases
Section 08. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.090 shall be hereby amended as follows:
(a) Whenever a development could fall within more than one use classification in the tables of
permissible uses the classification that most closely and most specifically describes the
development controls.
1b1 Whenever a subarea has been established, the development standards For the speciFied
subarea shall supersede the permissible uses listed within this chapter.
Section 09. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.110 shall be hereby amended as follows:
20.40.110 — Tables of Permissible Uses Key
Tables of Permissible Uses Key
P = Permitted with Business License
ASS 1/11 = Type I or pial Use Type I1 Permit
ZV = Zoning Verification
Z�C- 1/111 = Zoning -Type I or Conditional Use *fvpc 111
Permit
ZI = Zoning Tpe I Permit
Z,'S,/C- 1/1 UI 11 = Zoning Type 1, use Type e 11 or
r^^d'i*ie^^a" Ise Type 111 Permit
-S4 Spc-c ' "-se Tvpe 11 Permit
ACUP = Administrative Conditional Use Permit
EI11 = Gondiiemi^' Use Type III Permit
Number = Footnote Condition
Section 10. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.120 shall be hereby amended as follows:
20.40.120 — Residential Zones Permissible Use Table
RESIDENTIAL USE DESCRIPTIONS ZONES
RULC I RLC I RMOD RMC I RHC OTR'
W1
Cultural, Social, or Fraternal Uses
ArtGalleryz
sfI
SIl
SII
Rll
ill
Library 2
SII
911
_SII
SIl
Sl I
Educational
Commercial Nursery Schools; Day Care Centers
P
P
P
P
P
P
Elementary and Secondary Schools
CI1I
EI11
EI11
E111
Gill
EI11
Environmental
Critical Area Uses (AMC 20.93)
ZI
Z-1
Z1
zl
z1
zI
Land Clearing and Logging'
zI
Z-1
ZI
ZI
z1
ZI
Institutional Residence, Care or Confinement Facilities
Institutions (other than Halfway Houses) for Confined
Mentally Ill Persons 4
-sit
S[I
SII
III
�[I
�[[
Nursing Care Institutions, Intermediate Care Institutions,
Handicapped or Infirm Institutions, Childcare Institutions 4
SII
sil
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E
G
G
E
E
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T.la..:i vrrrc1-=0! SH1�`lw`i'-�i�Fc+im�jdi�'6�F�
C_
G
G
C_
Unit o+4A+Re0
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Motor Vehicle -Related Sales and Service Operations
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Residential Use) $
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV ZV ZV
Public and Semi -Public Facilities
CemeteryJ_S
I/11
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1/1I
�
I/I I
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1/I1
" I/11
ZA 1/I1
Civil Defense Operation
Z�&
1/1[
z4S
1/I1
Z�s
I/II
Z�s
1/ll
zis 1/11
" 1/11
Fire Stations
C-111
E111
C-11I
EIII
EIII
Elll
Police Stations
Elll
EIII
EIl
EI11
EI11
EIII
Rescue Squad, Ambulance Service
C-1I1
Gill
EIII
EIII
C-111
C-11I
Special Events'
P
P
P
P
P
P
Temporary Mobile or Modular Structures for Public Services
(Mobile Classrooms, Civic Services, Public Health Centers,
Emergency Response Centers, etc.) 10
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
RESIDENTIAL USE DESCRIPTIONS
ZONES
RULC RLC RMOD RMC RHC OTR 1
Recreation, Amusement, or Entertainment
Outdoor Recreation: Athletic Fields, Tennis Courts,
Swimming Pools, Miniature Golf Courses, Water Slides,
Skateboard Parks, Parks, Swimming Pools, Driving
Range, Golf Course, Par 3 Golf Course, and Similar Uses
E1111
' 1I I`'
CI I
Elll
Clll
G"I II
—Religious
Religious Assembly — Accessory
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
Religious Assembly — Principle
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z�S f/[l
I/1 [
I/1I
Residential
Accessory Dwelling Unit "
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
Co -Living Housing 12
zV
zV
zV
zV
Cottage Housing''
zV
zV
zV
Duplex
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
Manufactured or Mobile Home 14,15
zV
zV
Manufactured or Mobile Home Park 1413
1/II/lll
I/ll/lll
I'IL%III
Multi -Family Apartments
Z- S'E
I/II/ttI
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Multi -Family Fourplex
zV
zV
zV
zV
Multi -Family Gai-dcrrCourtVard Apartments
1/1 I/1I l
I/I I/III
I/l Ul I I
I/I I/I I I
Multi -Family RowhousesE
I/I1/III
III I/I [I
zE�
I/II/111
L [I; Ill
Multi -Family Townhouses
zV
zV
zV
zV
Multi -Family Triplex
zV
zV
zV
zV
Single -Family Residence, Detached
zV
zV
zV
zV
Residential Homes Emphasizing Special Services, Treatment, or Supervision "
Adult Family Homes (6 or fewer adults) 16
A
zl
zl
A
Al
zl
Emergency Housing
Al -zV
zl -zV
zl -zV
Al -zV
zl. -zV
zl -zV
Halfway Houses
A- s 1/11
z�S
I/11
z—!S UII
Z-4
1/I1
z='S
111
Z4 1/11
Homes for Handicapped or Infirm
zl -zV
Al -zV
zI -zV
zl -zV
zl -zV
zl -zV
In -Home Child Day Care
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
Nursing Care, Intermediate Care Homes
zl
zl
zl
zl
Al
zl
Permanent Supportive Housing
zl -zV
zl -zV
zl -zV
zl -zV
Al -zV
zl -zV
Special Needs Childcare Homes
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
zV
Transitional Housing
zl -zV
zl_ -zV
zl -zV
z1 -zV
z1 -zV
zl -zV
Residential Rooms for Rent
Rooming Houses, Boarding Houses
-AI
Z_I
Z_I
ZI
zI
Z_I
Tourist Homes and Temporary Residences
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZONES
RESIDENTIAL USE DESCRIPTIONS
RULC
RLC
RMOD
RMC
RFIC OTR'
Retail Trade
Home Occupation 18
P
P
P
P
P
P
Utility Facilities
Z_�s
Z_/ S
Z-/-S
Z-S
Alternative Energy System a
UII
I/II
1/I I
I/II
l/II
1/II
Electrical Community or Regional Facility
C1I1
EI]I
EIII
EI11
Elll
EIII
Electrical Neighborhood Facility
Z_I
AI
zI
-AI
Z_1
41
Public Utilities
41
Z-I
z-1
41
z-I
z-I
Franchise Utilities
z1
Wireless Communication Facilities 19
Commercial Macro Facilities
�I
ZI
zI
Commercial Micro Facilities
Z_I
AI
zzl
Z_I
-AI
Z1
Commercial Mini Facilities
AI
-A1
41
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas 50 feet tall or less
zl
AI
Z_1
zI
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas more than 50 feet tall
SII
SII
SII
SII
S1-1
SII
and Receive -Only Earth Stations
Miscellaneous
Z"S,/EOrEEE
Combination Uses
I/I I/I11
I/I I/Ill 1/11/III
I/I I/III
I/I1/III
I/I I/III.
Footnotes of the Table of Residential Permissible Uses
Subject to the Old Town Residential Design Standards
z A Ziin Type I Permit is required if this use is located within a building designed and previously legally occupied
as a residence. A Special Use Type l I Permit is required if the use is located within any permissible building.
3 Subject to Section 20.44 Part 11 — Land Clearing, Grading, Filling, and Excavation and Chapter 20.80 Forest Land
Conversion
`' Subject to Section 20.38.080 — Performance Standards and Miscellaneous Restrictions
s Subject to Section 20.44.032 — Subarea Plans.
6 Subject to Section 20.44.020 — Unit Lot Subdivisions
Unit Lot Subdivision for Duplex Lots Only.
s Subject to Chapter 20.114 — Alternative Energy Systems
9 Subject to Chapter 5.44 — Parades, Athletic Events and other Special Events
10 Subject to Section 20.44.048 — Temporary Public Structures. No permit is required for an emergency that includes
a natural disaster, emergency response for a specific event, or emergency situation based on a State of Emergency."
Subject to Section 20.44.042 — Accessory Dwelling Units
'Z Subject to Section 20.44.050 — Co -Living Housing
13 Subject to Section 20.44 Part IV — Cottage Housing
14 Subject to Section 20.44.060 — Minimum Parcel Sizes for Class A, B, or C Mobile Home
15 Subject to Section 20.44.062 — Mobile Home Parks
16 Subject to Section 20.44.068 —Adult Family Homes
17 Subject to Section 20.44.070 — Homes Emphasizing Special Services, Treatment, or Supervision (ZI-ZV = ZI: new
structure or ZV: within an existing structure and Z�SI/I I = ZI: within an existing structure or 9I1 new structure)
18 Subject to Section 20.44.082 — Home Occupations
19 Subject to Section 20.44.034 — Wireless Communications Facilities
Section 11. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.130 shall be hereby amended as follows:
20.40.130 — Commercial and Mixed -Use Zones Permissible Use Table
COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE
ZONES
USE DESCRIPTIONS
NC 1 OTBD-1
OTBD-2
OTBD-3
GC 1, 3,4
CC 2 HC 1, 3,
Cultural, Social, or Fraternal Uses
Z�s
Z4S I/I I
Z1S 1/11
Z _s HI
Z-�S 1/11
Art Gallery or Center
1/11
Z�s
Z�S 1/11
Ars I/11
Zls 1/11
Z4S 1/II
Library
I/11
Z/-S
A�s I/I1
ZLS 1/11
ZJS 1/II
Z-'S 1/II
Z/S I/ll
Museum
l/f1
Social, Fraternal Clubs and Lodges, Union
Z--s
Z=S 1/11
Z'/S 1/II
Z/-s I/11
Z-/-s 1/11
_ZS 1/I1
Halls, and Similar Uses
1/Il
Educational
Commercial Nursery Schools, Day Care
P
P
—
P
—
P
P
—
P
P
Centers
Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges
Z�S 1/I1
Z_�S I/II
Z/S I/11
Commercial Nursery Schools; Day Care
A�s
Z/s 1/11
ZS I/II
A�s 1/I1
Z�s I/II
Centers
I/1I
Trade or Vocational Schools
Z_S 11II5
Z�S 1/II
Z/-S 1/11
Z/S I/II
Z-�Slll
Environmental
Critical Area Uses (AMC 20.93)
Zl
ZI
ZI
ZI
Zl
ZI
ZI
Land Clearing and Logging 6
ZI
Zl
ZI
ZI
Zl
ZI
Zl
Industry, Manufacturing, Processing, Repairing, Renovating, Assembly of Goods, Merchandise or Equipment
All Operations Conducted Entirely Within
Fully Enclosed Building and Primarily
Z�s I/11
ZS 1/I1
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� 1/11
Z4S 1/11
Consists of Business Done with Walk -In
i
Trade
Institutional Residence, Care or Confinement Facilities
Hospitals, Clinics, Other Medical
Z S 1/II
Z s II1
ZLS 1/11
ZS 1/I I
Institutions (Other than Halfway Houses) for
I/11
Z�S I/Il
Confined Mentally Ill Persons
Nursing Care Institutions, Intermediate Care
Institutions, Handicapped or Infirm
Institutions, Childcare Institutions
1/11
Z_�S I/II
Z-�S 1/11
z4S 1/11
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Marijuana Production, Processing, and Retail
Marijuana Retail
COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE
ZONES
NC'
OTBD-1
OTBD-2
OTBD-3 GC �• 3 a CC Z
HC 1.3• a
USE DESCRIPTIONS
Motor Vehicle -Related Sales and Service Operations
Car Wash
S UII
Z-�S 1/11
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure $
z l
Z_1
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_zI
zI
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Z_I
Fuel Sales
III
z4s I/11
Z-S I/II
Z-/-S 1/11
z_1S 1/11
Painting and Body Work with No Storage of
Z-/-S 1/11
Z_�s I/11
Vehicles
Repair and Maintenance, Not Including Substantial
z4S 1/11
ZS 1/II
Z—/S 1/11
Body Work, and No Storage of Vehicles
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Sales or Rental or Mobile Home Sales
1/I1
z4S I/II
Z-ILS 1/11
Sales with Installation of Motor Vehicle Parts or
z4s 1/I1
z4S I/I1
z4S 1/11
Accessories (Tires, Mufflers, etc.)
Office
Government Office Buildings
A�s UI I
Z_�s 1/11
Z49 I/I I
Z/-S 1/11
z4S 1/I1
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Health Care Facility
� 1/II
zS 1/II
zS l/II
z4s 1/I1
1/11
1/11
Other Similar Office Uses
1Z_�s
z4S 1/II
1/11
Z-�S 1/11
Z"-s U I 1
1/11
10
Open Air Markets and Horticultural Sales
Horticultural Sales with Outdoor Display
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
Temporary (Seasonal) Farmer's Market
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
Personal Services
Banks with Drive-Thru Windows
�1
Z�-s 1/11
Z-�S I/II
As 1/II
A�s 1/I1
Dry Cleaner / Laundromat
� 1/II
�S 1/11
�S 1/11
As I/11
1/11
Salon / Barber Shop / Beauty Shop / Tanning
S
A�s 1/11
Z-,4S 1/1I
Alls I/11
Z-�s 1/11
Z-�s I/11
1Z�l
Studio: Art, Music, Dance
I s
A�s I/I1
z4S 1/II
As 1/11
Z�/s 1/11
-A/S I/II
Travel Agencies
A!s 1/II
Z-,Z-S I/II
—4s I/I1
-Z�S 1/11
Z-4s 1/II
l
Other Similar Uses
z4S 1/11
Z-�S I/11
Z�s 1/II
Z-4 1/11
Z-S I/I I
1/ISI
Professional Services
Attorney / Legal Services
-4
Z=S I/II
z4S 1/11
-Z�-S 1/11
A�S I/II
Z,'-S 1/11
Clinics of Physicians or Dentist
Z�s 1/11
Z-S I/II
Z,=5 1/1I
A�S I/11
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I
Consultant
-4
Z-4 1/I1
Z4 1/I1
A/S 1/I1
ZAS I/II
A,s I/11
Crematorium
Z-1s I/11
ZS Ulf
z11S I/11
Z-1LS I/I1
A�s 1/II
lZ-/-S
Funeral Home
-4
Z-�s I/II
Z—/S 1/I1
Z-/-S 1/II
Z-S 1/II
Zs 1/11
Insurance / Stockbroker
A�s UII
Z4 1/I1
Z�s I/II
Z-�S 1/11
Z4 1/11
1Z--
Other Similar Uses
4S
ZAS I'll
z S 1/11
Z-�s 1/11
I/I I
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COMMERCIAL AND NIIXED USE
ZONES
NC
OTBD-1
OTBD-2
OTBD-3 GC 1, 3, 4
CC Z
HC',', 4
USE DESCREPTIONS
Public and Semi -Public Facilities
A�s
Z-�s 1I11
Z--�s I/11
Z-�s 1/11
Z-�S UII
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1/II
Bus Station, Train Station
1/II
11/111
Z-/-S
Z-/-S I/1I
Z�S Ulf
Z�s III
Z�s 1/II
Z�s 1/1I
Civil Defense Operation
I/11
A�s
Z-49 I/I I
Z�s 1/11
z- S 1/II
z4S 1/II
Z/S 1/11
Fire Stations
I/1 I
Military Reserve, National Guard Centers
A -s UII
1/11
Police Stations
II
Xs 1/11
z4S I/11
—4S Ulf
AS UII
1/11
1/11l
LEI I
z4S 1/11
Z-�S 1/1I
Post Office
I/II
Public Parking Lot or Parking Garage
Z/S 1/II
Z_�s 1/I1
Z_�s I/11
z/S I/11
Z44S I/11
Rescue Squad, Ambulance Service
III
I/1l
�/S [/II
S I/ [tS
I/II
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Special Events'
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Temporary Mobile or Modular Structures Used for
Public Services (Mobile Classrooms, Civic Services,
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
Public Health Centers, Emergency Response
Centers, etc.)10
Recreation, Amusement, Entertainment
Outdoor Recreation: Athletic Fields, Tennis Courts,
Swimming Pools, Miniature Golf Courses, Water
ZAS
Slides, Skateboard Parks, Parks, Swimming Pools,
I if
111
Z/S I/II
Z,S 1/1 I
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Driving Range, Golf Course, Par 3 Golf Course, and
1/l1
Similar Uses
Indoor Recreation: Bowling Alleys, Skating Rinks,
Indoor Tennis and Squash Courts, Billiards and Pool
Z-4
sL 1 11
ALS 1/11
z4S I/I I
ZILS 1/11
A4 1/11
Halls, Indoor Athletic and Exercise Facilities, and
1/11
Similar Uses
Coliseums, stadiums, and all other facilities designed
to seat or accommodate simultaneously more than
A/_S. 1/I I
1/11
1,000 eeople
Drive-in movie theaters
ZILS 1/II
Z'S I/I1
Movie Theaters Seating Capacity Less than 300
4S
z/S 11/11
Z_S j/II
ZS I/II
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� 1/11
Movie Theaters Unlimited seating capacity
I/Il
I/11
z_/_S I/II
Z,S 1/II
Religious
Religious Assembly - Accessory
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
Religious Assembly —Principle
z/S I,II
�Ls I/II
Z4S I/Il
Z/-S 1/11
Z-4 1/11
UI I
Residential
Accessory Dwelling Unit Above a Permitted Non-
ZV
ZV
ZV
Residential Use (one only)' 1
Co -Living Housing
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
In -Home Child Day Care 12
ZV
Z/S"G
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Multi -Family Apartments
1/11/111
I/II/III
11/111
II/11I
Multi -Family Fourplex
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
Multi -Family Courtyard Apartments
I/I I/111
I II I I
II/Il l
COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE
USE DESCRIPTIONS
ZONES
NC 1
1 OTBD-I
I OTBD-2
I OTBD-3
I GC 1, 3.4
CC 2
1 HC 1. 3.4
Residential, continued
Multi -Family RowhousesGG�
t/ll/I11
Multi -Family Townhouses
►ill'lll
I/ll/III
I/ll/lll
12
Multi -Family TriplexG
I/ll/III
Multi -Family Use Above a Permitted Non-
E
ZEE
Z/
Z�S/E
' i
Z�S!E
Residential Use (Mixed Use)"
1/II/III
I/II/111
I/II/[II
I/II/III
I/IVlll
I/11/111
Multi -Family Use Horizontal to a Permitted Non-
_S�C_
SSIG
Residential Use (Mixed Use)
11/III
I I/III
II/111
Single -Family Apartment Above Permitted Non -
ZV
ZV
ZV
ZV
Residential Use (only one)
Single -Family Residence, Detached
ZV
Residential Homes emphasizing special services, treatment, or supervision 14
Adult Family Homes (6 or fewer adults) 13
Zl
Zl
ZI
Zl
Emergency Housing
ZI -ZV
ZI -ZV
Zi -ZV
ZI -ZV
Zl -ZV
ZI -ZV
ZI -ZV
Emergency Shelter
Zl -ZV
-Al -ZV
ZI -ZV
Halfway houses
I/II
Homes for handicapped or infirm
Zr
ZI
-Al
Nursing care, intermediate care homes
Zl
AI
Permanent Supportive Housing
ZI
ZI
ZI
Zl
ZI
Special Needs Childcare homes
ZI
ZI
ZI
Al
ZI
Transitional Housing
ZI
ZI
ZI
Al
ZI
Residential Rooms for Rent Situations
Hotels, motels, and similar businesses or institutions
Z/
providing overnight accommodations
1/II/I11
Rooming houses, boarding houses
ZI
> I
Tourist homes and other temporary residences
ZV
ZV
ZV
renting by the day or week
Restaurants, Bars, Night Clubs
Carry -Out and Delivery Service; No Drive-Thru
Service; Consumption Outside Fully Enclosed
1/11
Z�� I'll
Z/-S 1/11
ZLS I/11
ZIS 1/II
ZUS I/II
Buildin
Carry -Out and Delivery Service; Drive-Thru Service;
Service or Consumption Outside Fully Enclosed
1
AS 1/11
Z4 I/II
Z,-S I/II
Z-4 1/11
Building
No Substantial Carry -Out or Delivery Service; No
Drive-Thru Service; Service or Consumption Inside
IZ [ [
A- s I/I I
Z�S 1/1I
Z,LS 1/11
Z�s 1/I1
Z-4 1/11
or Outside Fully Enclosed Building
Gambling Establishments
Z-4 1/11
COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE
ZONES
13
USE DESCRIPTIONS
NC' OTBD-1
OTBD-Z
OTBD-3
GC 1, 3,'
CC 2
HC'.3• °
Retail Trade — No Outside Storage of Goods Allowed
Convenience Stores
ZI
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ZI
Z_I
General Mercantile
1
ZILS I I I
UII
Z-4 1/11
Z_kS 1/11
Z_!_S 1/II
Home Occupation 'Z
P
P
P
P
P
P
Sales / Rentals Incidental to a Non -Retail Principal
z4S
ZILS 1/11
A'S 1/[I
Z-/-S I/II
Z_/_S 1/II
Z-1s 1/11
Use 15
1/II
Wholesale Sales
Z-�s UII
1/11
Retail Trade — Outside Storage of Goods and Display Allowed
General Mercantile
Z�/s 1/11
L—S 1/II
`"s L`11
As 1/11
Mobile Sales and Mobile Food Vendors 16
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
Sales / Rentals incidental to a non -retail principal use
S 1/11
1/11
S Iill
15
Wholesale sales
ALS 1/11
Services and Enterprises Related to Animals
Z'-S
A�s 1/11
Z_1LS 1/II
Iill
Z-/-S 1/II
Pet Grooming/Pet Store
Z�s
Z =S I!I I
Z,'s 1/11
Z_�s I/I I
Z S l/II
Veterinarian
I/II
Utility Facilities
- -
Alternative Energy Systems s
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�S I/II
�S 1/11�
I/I1
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1/II
1/11
1/II
Electrical Community or Regional Facility
CIII
EI11
C-111
C-111
C-111
Electrical Neighborhood Facility
AI
zI
Z_I
ZI
ZI
Al
Z1
Public Utilities
zI
41
ZI
Z-I
Z_I
Franchise Utilities
ZI
Z1
21
21
Z1
Z-I
Z_I
Wireless Communication Facilities "
Commercial Antennas 50 feet tall or less
AI
Z_I
Commercial Antennas more than 50 feet tall and
S I/l l
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receive -only earth stations
Commercial Monopole I
C-111
Commercial Monopole II
C-111
Commercial Macro Facilities
Al
Z1
-Al
zI
zI
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Commercial Micro Facilities
zl
Z_I
Z1
zI
ZI
ZI
Commercial Mini Facilities
ZI
ZI
ZI
ZI
Al
ZI
Non -Commercial Towers and antennas 50 feet tall or
ZI
zI
Z-I
zI
z-I
Z_1.
less
Non -Commercial Towers and antennas more than 50
ZI
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Z-/-S 1/II
7-4s I/II
feet tall and receive -only earth stations
-
14
Miscellaneous
ZSE
ZSE
�
ZSE
ZSE
ZSE
Combination Uses
1/11/III
1/11/III
1/11/111
I/II/III
I/ll/Il l
I/ll(lll
Footnotes of the Table of Commercial and Mixed -Use Permissible Uses
Residential Uses are only allowed in the General Commercial, Highway Commercial, and Neighborhood
Commercial zones when regulated by the Mixed -Use Development Regulations, Section 20.110. All permissible
uses shall meet the Use Table Requirements of the specific Place Type and Transect of the property of the intended
use.
Z Commercial Corridor uses are regulated by the Mixed -Use Development Regulations Section 20.110. All
permissible uses shall meet the Use Table Requirements of the specific Place Type and Transect of the property
of the intended use. Uses that are allowed but not specifically listed in the Mixed -Use Development Regulations
have been listed in the above table.
' Subject to Section 20.38.080 — Performance Standards and Miscellaneous Restrictions
4 Subject to Section 20.38.070 — Restrictions on Certain Use Classifications on Arlington Airport Property
s Subject to Section 20.44.064 — Trade or Vocational Schools in OTBD-1
6 Subject to Section 20.44 Part II — Land Clearing, Grading, Filling, and Excavation and Chapter 20.80 Forest Land
Conversion
Subject to Section 20.44.020 — Unit Lot Subdivisions
s Subject to 20.114 — Alternative Energy Systems
'Subject to Chapter 5.44 — Parades, Athletic Events and other Special Events
10 Subject to Section 20.44.048 — Temporary Public Structures. No permit is required for an emergency that includes
a natural disaster, emergency response for a specific event, or emergency situation based on a State of Emergency.
11 Subject to Section 20.44.016 — Mixed Use Developments
12 Subject to Section 20.44.082 — Home Occupations
13 Subject to Section 20.44.068 — Adult Family Homes
14 Subject to Section 20.44.070 — Homes Emphasizing Special Services, Treatment, or Supervision (ZI-ZV = ZI: new
structure or ZV: within an existing structure and ZSI/11=Z_I: within an existing structure orSl I new structure)15 Subject
to Section 20.40.050 Accessory Uses
16 Subject to Section 20.44.080 — Administrative Conditional Use Permit for Mobile Sales and Delivery
"Subject to Section 20.44.034 — Wireless Communications Facilities
Section 12. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.140 shall be hereby amended as follows:
20.40.140 — Industrial Zones Permissible Use Table
INDUSTRIAL USE DESCRIPTIONS
'ZONES
LI 1• 2, 3
GI 1, 2,3
Agricultural
Commercial Greenhouse On -Premises Sales
l `I
Educational
Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges
I/II
Commercial Nursery Schools; Day Care Centers (Accessory) 4
ZV
ZV
15
Trade or vocational schools
Z_�S [/]1
Z�s 1/1
Environmental
Critical Area Uses (AMC 20.93)
�i
ZI
Land Clearing and Logging'
1-and Nimes"m
G
G
L8,*.,ir� ., f:e.� i lam M:nor
A
I Hk3Fi f- L F , A ew
Industry, Manufacturing, Processing, Repairing, Renovating, Assembly of Goods, Merchandise or Equipment
Brewery, Distillery, Craft Beverage Production with or without Tasting Room
or Restaurant (No Drive-Thru Services)
z4S 1/11
z4S 1/1I
Operations Conducted Entirely Within Fully Enclosed Building and Primarily
Consists of Business Not Done with Walk -In Trade
AS 1/11
A�s I /II
Operations Conducted Within or Outside Fully Enclosed Building
Z—/S 1/1I
Trade businesses with office and storage of vehicles onsite
Marijuana Production, Processing, and Retail
Marijuana Processing 6
'J
Marijuana Production 6
Motor Vehicle -Related Sales and Service Operations
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 7
Z_�S I/I I
Z�S 1/II
Fuel sales
Z_�S 1/11
Repair and Maintenance, Painting and Body Work with Storage of Vehicles
z_'-S 1/II
Scrap Materials Salvage Yards, Junkyards, Automobile Graveyards, and
Automobile Recycling Facilities $
Z-�S ull
Towing OperationsS
I/_II
Office
Government Office Buildings 9
z_/_S 1/11I
A�s 1/11
Industrial or Manufacturing On -Site Office
1/11
A/-S I/II
Research and Development 10
A48 I/11
A�s 1/11
Technology 10
A�S U11
Z_�S I/11
Other Similar Uses 9
Z-�S I/I I
Z�s 1/11
INDUSTRIAL USE DESCRIPTIONS ZONES
LI 1, 2.3 GI 1, 2, 7
Professional Services
Crematorium with or without Funeral Home 1_4s l/ll IS 1/Il
0
Public and Semi -Public Facilities
Bus Station, Train Station
Z/_S 1/I1
Z_/_S 1/II
Civil Defense Operation
Z�S 1/II
Z4 I/II
Fire Stations
Z_/S I/1I
Z�S U11
Military Reserve, National Guard Centers
Z�S 1/I1
7-18 1/II
Police Stations
A4 1/I1
zS 1/II
Public Parking Lots or Parking Garages
fillI/II
Rescue Squad, Ambulance Service
IlII
UII
Special Events "
P
P
Temporary Mobile or Modular Structures Used for Public Services (Mobile
Classrooms, Civic Services, Public Health Centers, Emergency Response Centers,
etc.) 12
Z-I
z-I
Recreation, Amusement, Entertainment
Outdoor Recreation: Athletic Fields, Tennis Courts, Swimming Pools, Miniature
Golf Courses, Water Slides, Skateboard Parks, Parks, Swimming Pools, Driving
Range, Golf Course, Par 3 Golf Course, and Similar Uses
l'II
1/II
Religious
Religious Assembly - Accessory
ZV
ZV
Restaurants, Bars, Night Clubs
Carry -out and delivery service; no drive-thru service; consumption outside fully
enclosed building allowed
S UII'
1%II
Carry -out and delivery service; drive-thru service; service or consumption outside
fully enclosed building allowed
Z_/_S I/I I
14S I II
Establishments offering adult entertainment
III
Retail Trade — No Outside Storage of Goods
Distribution Center
ALS I/II
&S UII
Sales / Rentals incidental to a non -retail principal use a
Z_/S I/11
zs 1/11
Mobile Sales and lohilL! Food Vendors4,13
ACUP
ACUP
Wholesale sales
I/[[
Z/-S l/II
Retail Trade — Outside Storage of Goods and Display
Distribution Center
y?`S 1/ll
7_.!9 1/II
General Mercantile
zS1 UII
Sales / Rentals incidental to a non -retail principal use a►
UII
44111
Wholesale sales
z4S 1/11
Services and Enterprises Related to Animals
Kennel
Z_/_S UII
Z_!S UII
Veterinarian
7=49 I/I1
7--Ls UII
17
ZONES
INDUSTRIAL USE DESCRIPTIONS
L1 l.'�, 3 GI 1.2.3
Soil Processing, Mining, and Quarrying Operations la
Soil processing, mining, and quarrying operations, including on -site sales of
ZAS 1/11
product
Solid Waste Facilities (Publicly or Privately Owned) la
Biosolid Recycling
ZLS I/II
Solid Waste Recycling Center
I/II
Solid Waste Transfer Stations
I/II
Storage and Parking
Parking of vehicles or storage of equipment outside enclosed structures where
I/II
vehicles or equipment are owned and used by the person making use of lot.', s,ls
Storage, Shipping, or Moving Container (accessory use only)'
zi
ZI
Warehouse Storage Facility
Z-/-s 1/II
Z_/_S 1/11
Utility Facilities
Alternative Energy Systems'
I/II
Z-4 1/11
Electrical Community or Regional Facility
Z49 I/II
Z_/_S 1/11
Electrical Neighborhood Facility
zI
zI
Public Utilities
ZI
zI
Franchise Utilities
41
Z-1
Wireless Communication Facilities 16
Commercial Antennas 50 feet tall or less
ZI
ZI
Commercial Antennas more than 50 feet tall and receive -only earth stations
ZZLIS I/II
ZILS I/II
Commercial Monopole I
C-111
EIII
Commercial Monopole II
EIII
Commercial Macro Facilities
ZI
zI
Commercial Micro Facilities
Z_I
zI
Commercial Mini Facilities
ZI
zI
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas 50 feet tall or less
ZI
21
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas more than 50 feet tall and receive -only
I/II
I/11
earth stations
Miscellaneous
Combination Uses
`
18
Footnotes of the Table of Industrial Permissible Uses
1 Subject to the permissible uses of the Cascade Industrial Center Planned Action
'- Subject to Sectio20.38.080 — Performance Standards and Miscellaneous Restrictions
3 Subject to Section 20.38.070 — Restrictions on Certain Use Classifications on Arlington Airport Property
4 Subject to Section 20.40.050 — Accessory Uses
5 Subject to Section 20.44 Part II — Land Clearing, Grading, Filling, and Excavation and Chapter 20.80 Forest Land
Conversion
6 Subject to Section 20.08.010 — Definitions of Basic Terms and Section 20.48.040 — Building Setback Requirements
' Subject to Section 20.114 — Alternative Energy Systems
$ Subject to Section 20.44.066 — Outdoor Storage for Scrap Materials, Salvage Yards, Junkyards, Automobile
Graveyards, Automobile Recycling Facilities, Construction Yards, and Industrial or Manufacturing Uses
9 Subject to Section 20.44.084 — Stand Along Office Uses in the General Industrial Zone
10 Priority in the Center of Excellence of the Airport Business Park
11 Subject to Chapter 5.44 — Parades, Athletic Events and other Special Events
12 Subject to Section 20.44.048 — Temporary Public Structures. No permit is required for an emergency that includes
a natural disaster, emergency response for a specific event, or emergency situation based on a State of Emergency.
13 Subject to Section 20.44.080 — Administrative Conditional Use Permit for Mobile Sales and Delivery
14 Subject to Section 20.44.010 — Solid Waste, Quarrying, Mining, and Similar Uses
15 Subject to Chapter 20.72 — Parking and Chapter 20.76 — Screening and Trees
16 Subject to Section 20.44.034 — Wireless Communications Facilities
Section 13. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.150 shall be hereby amended as follows:
20.40.150 — Special Zones Permissible Use Table
SPECIAL ZONES USE DESCRIPTIONS
ZONES
BP 2,3
AF 1, z, a
MS +
Aviation Related Sales and Service Operations
Aviation Fuel Sales
Zi
Aircraft Painting and Body Work
Aircraft Repair and Maintenance, Not Including Substantial Body Work
Aircraft Sales or Rentals
Aircraft Sales with Installation of Aircraft Parts or Accessories
(Propellers, Tires, Mufflers, etc.)
z-I
Aircraft Wash
Cultural, Social, Fraternal Uses
ILI
Art Gallery or Center
Z4 1/II
Z-1
Museum
ZI
Educational
Trade or Vocational Schools
zi3 1/11
Z-I
Training Facility
I/II
I/II
I/II
Environmental
Critical Area Uses (AMC 20.93)
ZI
Z-1
zI
Land Clearing and Logging'
zI
Z_1
ZI
Industry, Manufacturing, Processing, Repairing, Renovating, Assembly of Goods, Merchandise or Equipment
All Operations Conducted Entirely Within Fully Enclosed Building and
Primarily Consists of Business Done with Walk -In or No Walk -In Trade
- Irll
Z1
Institutional Residence or Care or Confinement Facilities
Hospitals, Clinics, other Medical
Z-C-S
UII/III
Institutions (other than halfway houses) for Confined Mentally Ill
Persons 1,4
EIII
Nursing Care Institutions, Intermediate Care Institutions, Handicapped
or Infirm Institutions, Childcare Institutions
t/II/III
f +d-F"vis4oK
Bind84e-PInd
E
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Binding Site NaFi Min ..f
A
Z_
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Ba ,d 6ine Adj gram,
Z_
Z_
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Motor Vehicle -Related Sales and Service Operations (Non -Aviation Related)
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 6[
SPECIAL USE DESCWfflONS
Z(ras
-
BP2j
AFl.2,3
MS4
Office
Government Office Buildings
2v , I/11
Z_►
ALS I/II
Health Care Facility
ZS 1/11 7,1
Z-4 1/II
Research and Development'
Z-4 1/II
ZI
Zis 1/II
Technology 9
Z_!9 I/II
zI
Z-49 1/11
Other Similar Uses
Z_/_S UII
ZI
Z—!S UII
Professional Services
20
Clinics of Physicians or Dentist
A�S I/I I
Public and Semi -Public Facilities
Airport
III
Bus Station, Train Stations
I/II
Civil Defense Operation
ZILS I/11
Z_l
Fire Stations
Z�_S 1/II
Z_l
Military Reserve, National Guard Centers
Z_�S 1/II
ZI
Police Stations
z_/_S I/1 [I
zi
Public Parking Lot or Parking Garage
AS 1/11
A�S 1/11
Z49 Ill
Rescue Squad, Ambulance Service
Z3 1/11
Z_I
Z_�S I/I l
Special Events 10
P
P
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Temporary mobile or modular structures used for public services (e.g.,
mobile classrooms, civic services, public health centers, emergency
response centers, etc.) "
zI
zi
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Restaurants, Bars, Night Clubs
Carry -out and delivery service; no drive-thru service; consumption
outside fully enclosed building allowed
f'S I/I I
No substantial carry -out or delivery service; no drive-thru service;
service or consumption inside or outside fully enclosed building
z_/S I/I l
ZI
Z,I
Retail Trade — No Outside Storage of Goods
Distribution Center
1/II
Sales / Rentals incidental to a non -retail principal use 12
Z'S I/11
Z_I
Wholesale sales
74-1-s I/Il
zi
Mobile Sales and Mobile Food Vendors 12, 13
ACUP
ACUP
ACUP
Soil Processing, Mining or Quarrying Operations 14
Soil processing Mining, or Quarrying operations, including on -site sales
of product
Z_�s I/I I
Storage and Parking
Parking or storage of aircraft, either inside or outside completely
enclosed structures
Z_I
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Warehouse Storage Facility
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ZONES
SPECIAL ZONES USE DESCRIPTIONS
BPz.3 AF'•Z,' MS
Utility Facilities
Alternative Energy Systems 6 Z—/S I/II z_/S I/II ZILS II II
Electrical Community or Regional Facility E III E III
Electrical Neighborhood Facility Al AI
21
Public Utilities
ZI
ZI
Z1
Franchise Utilities
ZI
ZI
ZI
Wireless Communication Facilities 15
Commercial Antennas 50 feet tall or less
ZI
Commercial Antennas more than 50 feet tall and receive -only earth
stations
I/ll
Commercial Macro Facilities
ZI
Commercial Micro Facilities
ZI
Commercial Mini Facilities
Zl
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas 50 feet tall or less
ZI
ZI
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas more than 50 feet tall and
receive -only earth stations
ZILSS 1/11
Z_/_S I/II
Miscellaneous
Combination Uses
Z-C-S
ZC—S
ZC-S
Footnotes of the Table of Special Zones Permissible Uses
' Such uses allowed only for aviation related uses in compliance with the intent of the zone as established by Section
20.36.034 Aviation Flightline District Established and at the discretion of the Arlington Municipal Airport.
'- Subject to Section 20.38.070 — Restrictions on Certain Use Classifications on Arlington Airport Property
3 Subject to Section 20.38.080 — Performance Standards and Miscellaneous Restrictions
4 Such uses allowed only if in compliance with the intent of the zone as established in Section 20.36.036 — Medical
Services District Established
' Subject to Section 20.44 Part II — Land Clearing, Grading, Filling, and Excavation and Chapter 20.80 Forest Land
Conversion
6 Subject to Section 20.114 — Alternative Energy Systems
Subject to obtaining an Arlington Municipal Airport lease and compatible surrounding uses.
Subject to Section 20.44.070 — Homes Emphasizing Special Services, Treatment, or Supervision.
9 Priority in the Center of Excellence of the Airport Business Park
10 Subject to Chapter 5.44 — Parades, Athletic Events and other Special Events
" Subject to Section 20.44.048 — Temporary Public Structures. No permit is required for an emergency that includes
a natural disaster, emergency response for a specific event, or emergency situation based on a State of Emergency.
1' Subject to Section 20.40.050 — Accessory Uses13 Subject to Section 20.44.080 — Administrative Conditional Use
Permit for Mobile Sales and Delivery
14 Subject to Section 20.44.010 — Solid Waste, Quarrying, Mining, and Similar Uses
is Subject to Section 20.44.034 — Wireless Communications Facilities
Section 14. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.40.160 shall be hereby amended as follows:
20.40.160 — Public / Semi -Public Zone Permissible Use Table
Educational
PUBLIC / SENH-PUBLIC USE DESCRIPTION
V1010 �I
P/SP'
22
Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges
E III
Conimercitil Nursery Schools: Day Care Centers
P
Elementary and Secondary School
E III
Environmental
Critical Area Uses (AMC 20.93)
ZI
Land Clearing and Logging 3
z1
Cultural, Social, Fraternal Uses
Art Gallery or Center
Zug I/II
Library
lz�& I/11
Museum.
I/II
Institutional Residence or Care or Confinement Facilities'
Penal and Correctional Facilities
G III
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Binding Sitt—REao414(o
G
BindingSite ['„z s an N44w
z
B,.uAdal-y Line e ht.' .,14+7
Z_
Motor Vehicle -Related Sales and Service Operations (Non -Aviation Related)
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 5
z1
Office
Government Office Buildings
AG I/II
Recreational or Park Buildings
Z_S UlI
Other Similar Uses
Z_/_S I/II
Public and Semi -Public Facilities
Bus Station, Train Station
Z_/_S 1/II
Cemetery
I/II
Civil Defense OperationE
Fire Stations
I/II!IIl
Military Reserve, National Guard Centers
Police Stations
1/II/III
Public Parking Lots or Parking Garages
;'S 1/11
Rescue Squad, Ambulance Service
Z-SG
I/II/III
Special Events'
P
Temporary mobile or modular structures used for public services (mobile classrooms,
civic services, public health centers, emergency response centers, etc.) 7
P
23
PU-BLiO / SEMI-PUBLIC USE DESCRIPTION
ZONE
- -
P/SP
Recreation, Amusement, Entertainment
Indoor Recreation: Bowling Alleys, Skating Rinks, Indoor Tennis and Squash Courts,'C
Billiards and Pool Halls, Indoor Athletic and Exercise Facilities, and Similar Uses
IilI;1ll
Outdoor Recreation: Athletic Fields, Tennis Courts, Swimming Pools, Miniature Golf
Courses, Water Slides, Skateboard Parks, Parks, Swimming Pools, Driving Range,
Golf Course, Par 3 Golf Course, and Similar Uses
Af
I .I_L Ill
Outdoor Entertainment Venue or Amphitheater
�,E
I'II 111
Religious
Religious Assembly — Accessory
ZV
Retail Trade — Outside Storage of Goods and Display Allowed
Mobile Sales and leery Nlobile I=ood \1 en:l to ' 2,8
ACUP
Solid Waste Facilities (Publicly owned)
Biosolid Recycling
I, II/III
Solid Waste Recycling Center
z_SC_
I/IVII[
Solid Waste Transfer Station
I!I I!I I I
Storage and Parking
Parking of vehicles or storage of equipment outside enclosed structures where
vehicles or equipment are owned and used by the person making use of lot 9, to
Ill[/Ill
Utility Facilities
Alternative Energy Systems
z_SC_
I/II/III
Electrical Community or Regional Facility
I/II/IIl
Electrical Neighborhood Facility
ZSC
1/II/II[
Public Utilities
z1
Franchise Utilities
zI
Wireless Communication Facilities 7, 3• t'
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas 50 feet tall or less
Z_I
Non -Commercial Towers and Antennas more than 50 feet tall and receive -only earth
stations
I II
Miscellaneous
Combination Uses
z_SC_
UII/Ill
Footnotes of the Table of Public / Semi -Public Permissible Uses
24
' Such uses allowed only if in compliance with the intent of the zone as established in Section 20.36.040 —Public /
Semi -Public District Established
2 Subject to Section 20.40.050 — Accessory Uses
s Subject to Section 20.44 Part 1I — Land Clearing, Grading, Filling, and Excavation
° Subject to Section 20.44.096 — Penal and Correctional Facilities
5 Subject to Section 20.114 — Alternative Energy Systems
6 Subject to Chapter 5.44 — Parades, Athletic Events and other Special Events
I Subject to Section 20.44.048 — Temporary Public Structures. No permit is required for an emergency that includes
a natural disaster, emergency response for a specific event, or emergency situation based on a State of Emergency.
'Subject to Section 20.44.080 — Administrative Conditional Use Permit for Mobile Sales and Delivery
9 Subject to Section 20.44.066 — Outdoor Storage for Scrap Materials, Salvage Yards, Junkyards, Automobile
Graveyards, Automobile Recycling Facilities, Construction Yards, and Industrial or Manufacturing Uses
10 Subject to Chapter 20.72 — Parking and Chapter 20.76 — Screening and Trees
" Subject to Section 20.44.034 — Wireless Communications Facilities
Section 15. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be pre-empted by
state or federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 16. Effective Date. The title of this ordinance which summarizes the contents
shall be published in the official newspaper of the City. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force five (5) days after the date of publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Arlington and APPROVED by the Mayor this
15 day of I'Ae, , 2026.
ATTEST;
10 f,� - L
Ra n fles, Cit�C} rk
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Don E. Vanney,
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LQ6 I 9�( -
Oskar Rey, 0;7 y
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
I, Raelynn Jones, being the duly appointed Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington, a
municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance No. 2026-016 was
approved at June 15, 2026 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO.2026-016
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING CHAPTER 20.40
OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PERMISSIBLE USES
UNDER CITY PLANNING NO. PJ25-0042"
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 16th day of June 2026.
a n J a es
City Clerk for the k4 of Arlington