17.22.040 Similar uses allowed.
The planning director may determine that a proposed use not listed in this chapter is allowable as follows:
A. Required Findings. The planning director may determine that a proposed use is similar to, and compatible with a listed use and may be allowed, only after first making all of the following findings:
1. The characteristics of, and activities associated with the use are similar to one or more of the listed uses in the zoning district where the use is proposed, and will not involve greater impacts than the uses listed in the district;
2. The use will be consistent with the purposes of the applicable zoning district;
3. The use will be consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan;
4. The use will be compatible with the other uses allowed in the district; and
5. The use is not listed as allowable in another zoning district.
A determination that a use qualifies as a “similar use” and the findings supporting the determination shall be in writing.
B. Applicable Standards and Permit Requirements. When the planning director determines that a proposed but unlisted use is similar to a listed use, the proposed use will be treated in the same manner as the listed use in determining where it is allowed, what permits are required, and what other standards and requirements of this land use code apply.
C. The formal process to make a similar use determination is provided in Section 17.52.030, Determination of Similar Use. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).