30.67.525 Commercial.
Commercial development is defined in SCC 30.91C.132.
(1) The following general regulations apply to commercial development in shoreline jurisdiction:
(a) All commercial development shall be required to provide public access consistent with SCC 30.67.330.
(b) Non-water dependent commercial development is only permitted in the following circumstances:
(i) The proposed development is part of a mixed use project that includes water-oriented uses as the primary use of the site, and the commercial development is clearly incidental or secondary to the water-oriented uses;
(ii) Navigability is severely limited at the proposed site and the use provides public access and restoration of wetlands or fish and wildlife habitat; or
(iii) The proposed commercial development is located over 200 feet from the ordinary high water mark or is physically separated from the shoreline by another property or public right-of-way.
(2) In addition to the general regulations contained in SCC 30.67.525(1), the following shoreline environment designation-specific regulations for commercial uses apply as applicable:
(a) Urban. Commercial uses are permitted.
(b) Urban Conservancy. Commercial uses are prohibited.
(c) Rural Conservancy. Commercial uses are permitted in areas zoned General Commercial (GC), Rural Business (RB), Rural Industrial (RI), Rural Diversification (RD) or Rural Freeway Service (RFS).
(d) Resource. Commercial uses are permitted in areas zoned Agriculture 10-acres (A-10), Forestry (F), General Commercial (GC), Rural Business (RB), Rural Industrial (RI), Rural Diversification (RD) or Rural Freeway Service (RFS).
(e) Municipal Watershed Utility. Commercial uses are prohibited.
(f) Natural. Commercial uses are prohibited.
(g) Aquatic. Only those water-dependent portions of the commercial use that require an over-water or in-stream location are conditionally permitted only when the commercial use is allowed in the adjacent shoreland environment. (Added by Amended Ord. 12-025, June 6, 2012, Eff date July 27, 2012).