17.04.030 Uses not classified.
A. Use Not Listed Is Not Allowed. If a use of land is not specifically listed in Chapter 17.10 (Use Regulations), the use shall not be allowed, except as provided below.
B. Director’s Determination. Based on the authority granted in Section 17.04.020 (Procedures for Interpretation), the director may determine that a land use that is not listed in Chapter 17.10 (Use Regulations) may be allowed. In making this determination, the director shall first make all of the following findings:
1. The characteristics of, and activities associated with, the use are equivalent to those of one or more of the uses listed in the zone as allowable, and will not involve a greater level of activity, population density, intensity, traffic generation, parking, dust, odor, noise, emissions, or similar impacts than the uses listed in the zone;
2. The use will meet the purpose/intent of the zone that is applied to the location of the use; and
3. The use will be consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the general plan and/or any applicable specific plan or planned development.
C. Applicable Standards and Permit Requirements. When the director determines that an unlisted land use is equivalent to a listed use, the unlisted use will be treated in the same manner as the listed use in determining where the use is allowed, what permits are required, and what other standards and requirements of the zoning regulations apply.
D. Uses Not Permitted in the City. Notwithstanding the above, prohibited uses listed in Section 17.10.020(F) (Prohibited Uses), any use not expressly allowed by these zoning regulations, and any other uses determined by the director to have equivalent characteristics and activities to these prohibited uses, shall not be treated as permitted or conditionally permitted uses in any zone of the city. (Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)