City of Bellingham Municipal Code

20.34.030 - PERMITTED USES

A. Uses Permitted Outright. No building or land shall be used within an area designated with a Commercial General use type except as permitted below corresponding to the use qualifier designated for such property.

2. Personal service facilities such as:
a. Barber and beauty shops
b. Tailor Shops
c. Small animal care shops (keeping of 3 or fewer animals overnight is permitted as accessory use if animals are kept in an enclosed structure)
d. Repair Shops for small items

3. Branch post offices, banks, and libraries (including drive through financial institutions)

4. Business and professional offices

5. Frozen food lockers

6. Laundry & dry cleaning establishments

7. Florist shops

8. Service stations for automobiles:

a. Complete minor auto repairs are permitted, however engine overhaul, body and fender work, tire recapping and vehicle sales are prohibited.

9. Publicly owner parks, trails and playgrounds

10. Eating establishments

a. (Facilities where alcohol would be consumed on premise shall require conditional use approval.)

11. Mixed use, where specifically listed in the neighborhood land use plan

12. Public utilities, if located within a public right of way

13. Single family dwelling unit

14. Duplex and multi family dwelling units when within a structure housing other principal uses.

15. Animal hospitals (subject to standards in subsection .040 F)

16. Bed and breakfast facilities (subject to standards in Subsection .040 F 3.)

17. Uses similar to the above, however, adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in the Neighborhood Commercial District..

18. Attached accessory dwelling unit (consistent with procedures and requirements outlined in Section 20.10.035.)

19. Detached accessory dwelling unit existing prior to January 1, 1995 (consistent with procedures and requirements outlined in Section 20.10.035.)

20. Confidential Shelters subject to the provisions of Section 20.10.047.

21. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

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Auto 1. Motel

2. Eating and/or drinking establishments

3. Service stations
a. Complete minor automotive repair is permitted, however body and fender work, tire recapping and vehicle sales is prohibited.

4. Retail facilities, except car lots

5. Tourist information centers

6. Commercial recreation

7. Car wash facilities

8. Banks and other financial institutions (including drive through facilities)

9. Laundry and dry cleaning establishments

10. Offices

11. Barber and beauty shops

12. Mixes use, where specifically listed in the neighborhood land use plan

13. Public utilities, if located within a public right of way

14 Automotive repair, minor (subject to standards in subsection .040 F(2).)

15. Bed and breakfast facilities (subject to standards in Subsection .040 F 3.)

16. Uses similar to the above, however, adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in the Neighborhood Commercial District..

17. Billboards, subject to the provisions of this ordinance, and only within the Billboard Overlay Zones delineated by Bellingham Municipal Code 20.08.020 Figure 15, Map Figure 15.

18. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

19. Community Public Facilities.

20. Art Schools.

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Waterfront 1. Eating establishments

2. Drinking establishments
3. Dance halls
4. Theaters
5. Offices
6. Hotels and Motels
7. Aquariums
8. Nautical museums
9. Art galleries and art studios
10. Retail establishments
11. Public utilities, located within a public right of way
12. Marinas, Boat Storage, Charter Service and water based Transportation Service

13. Commercial recreation
14. Public parks, trails and playgrounds
15. Parking facilities, retail
16. Private clubs and lodges
17. Boat building and repair
18. Web houses and net repair
19. Fish processing
20. Handicraft manufacturing (jewelry, pottery, furniture, etc.)
21. Residential uses in conjunction with other permitted uses on the same site.
22. Bed and breakfast facilities (subject to standards in Subsection .040 F 3.)
23. Uses similar to the above, however, adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in the Waterfront Commercial District.

24. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

25. Community Public Facilities, limited to branch libraries, transit stations and park and ride lots.

26. Art Schools.
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Central 1. Retail establishments of all types except those selling the following products:
a. Automobiles and trucks
b. Heavy farm and construction equipment
c. Feed, grain, and farm supplies
d. House trailers, mobile homes and boats

2. Offices
3. Banks and other financial institutions (drive-in facilities in "core" areas, shall be a conditional use).
4. Personal and business services
a. Small animal care shops (keeping of 3 or fewer animals overnight is permitted as an accessory use if animals are kept in an enclosed structure.

5. Commercial recreation

6. Eating and/or drinking facilities
7. Repair shops for small equipment and items
8. Theater
9. Public buildings and uses
10. Passenger terminal facilities
11. Private clubs and lodges
12. Institutions of Higher Education

13. Hotels and motels

14. Residential uses

15. Public Utilities, exclusive of storage yards

16. Day care

17. Service care, day treatment and child placing agencies

18. Medical care centers

19. Neighborhood clubs and activity centers

20. Animal hospitals, small (subject to standards of subsection .040 F(1).)
21. Public parks

22. Parking facilities, non-retail or retail;

23. Church

24. Mixed use, where specifically listed in neighborhood land use plan.

25. Bed and breakfast facilities (subject to standards in Subsection .040 F 3.)

26. Uses similar to the above, however, adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in the Central Commercial District.

27. Billboards, subject to the provisions of this ordinance, and only within the Billboard Overlay Zones delineated by Bellingham Municipal Code 20.08.020, Figure 15, Map Figure 15.

28. Attached accessory dwelling unit (consistent with procedures and requirements outlined in Section 20.10.035).

29. Detached accessory dwelling unit existing prior to January 1, 1995 (consistent with procedures and requirements outlined in Section 20.10.035.)

30. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

31. Community Public Facilities.

32. Schools

33. Art Schools

Use Qualifier Use

Neighborhood 1. Church

2. Public Utilities, other than those permitted as a principal use

3. Day Care

4. Service Care

5. Medical Care Center

6. Recycling Collection Center

7. Neighborhood Club/Activity Center

8. Commercial Recreation

9. Private Clubs and Lodges

10. Drinking Establishments

11. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

12. Schools

13. Art Schools

14. Community Public Facilities subject to the provisions of Section 20.16.020 P. (4) and limited to fire stations, police stations, storm water detention facilities, transit stations, park and ride lots and water storage facilities.
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Use Qualifier Permitted Use

Auto 1. Public Utilities, other than those permitted as a principal use

2. Private clubs and lodges

3. Church

4. Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds

5. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

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Waterfront 1. Public Utilities, other than those permitted as a principal use

2. Adaptive Uses for historic register buildings as defined in BMC 20.16.020 A (1)

3. Church

4. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

5. Community Public Facilities, with the exception of publicly owned parks, trails and playgrounds; branch libraries; transit stations and park and ride lots and subject to the provisions of Section 20.16.020 P. (4).

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Central Core Only 1. Banking and other Financial Institutions which have drive up facilities.

2. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.

Core, Fringe, Approach
1. Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds

2. Wireless Communication Facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.13.