§ 17.142.020. Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Bed and breakfast inn." A dwelling unit or other facility with 10 or fewer guest rooms, which provides lodging and breakfast for temporary overnight occupants in return for compensation. Cooking provisions, such as a stove, oven or grill, are prohibited in the guest rooms, adjoining patios, balconies, and decks.
"Class I equestrian establishment." An equestrian facility where horses, donkeys, mules and ponies are kept, sheltered, trained, nursed, or boarded. Additionally, such facility may provide on-site activities such as, but not limited to, horse training, guided trail rides, riding lessons, schooling shows and horse day camps. The limitation of the number of animals allowed at a class I equestrian establishment is the same as the noncommercial keeping of animals standard in the wine country-equestrian zone.
"Class II equestrian establishment." An equestrian facility where horses, donkeys, mules and ponies are kept, sheltered, trained, nursed or boarded. In addition to the conditionally permitted uses set forth in the wine country-equestrian zone, a class II equestrian establishment may provide on-site activities such as but not limited to, horse training, guided trail rides, riding lessons, schooling shows and horse day camps. A class II equestrian establishment may have a special occasion facility that is appurtenant and incidental to the equestrian facility provided the facility is located on a parcel one hundred (100) or more gross acres in size. The number of animals allowed at a class II equestrian establishment is the same as the noncommercial keeping of animals standard in the wine country-equestrian zone.
"Class I winery." A winery with an established on-site vineyard that only crushes, ferments, bottles and processes grapes into wine. Such winery shall be located on a minimum gross parcel size of five acres within the WC-W, WC-WE, WC-E and WC-R zones and on a minimum gross parcel size of twenty-five (25) acres when in conjunction with a clustered subdivision in the WC-W and WC-R zones. No appurtenant or incidental commercial uses are allowed with this winery.
"Class II winery." A winery with an established on-site vineyard located on a minimum gross parcel size of ten (10) acres that is allowed the following appurtenant and incidental commercial uses with an approved permit:
(1)
Wine tasting area;
(2)
Wine club activity;
(3)
Wine club event;
(4)
Retail wine sales;
(5)
Eight (8) Winegrowers Trade Association Events per year;
(6)
Gift sales within the tasting area only;
(7)
Delicatessen not to exceed 500 square feet in size
"Class III winery." A winery with an established on-site vineyard located on a minimum gross parcel size of ten (10) acres that is allowed the following appurtenant and incidental commercial uses with an approved permit:
(1)
Wine tasting area;
(2)
Wine club activity;
(3)
Wine club event;
(4)
Retail wine sales;
(5)
Eight (8) Winegrowers Trade Association Events per year;
(6)
Gift sales within the tasting area only;
(7)
Special occasion facility;
(8)
And one of the following: Bed and breakfast inn, delicatessen not to exceed five hundred (500) square feet, or restaurant. Drive-thru restaurants shall not be permitted.
"Class IV winery." A winery with an established on-site vineyard located on a minimum gross parcel size of fifteen (15) acres that is allowed the following appurtenant and incidental commercial uses with an approved permit:
(1)
Wine tasting area;
(2)
Wine club activity;
(3)
Wine club event;
(4)
Retail wine sales;
(5)
Eight (8) Winegrowers Trade Association Events per year;
(6)
Gift sales within the wine tasting area only;
(7)
Special occasion facility;
(8)
And one of the following: Country-inn, delicatessen not to exceed five hundred (500) square feet, or restaurant. Drive-thru restaurants shall not be permitted.
"Class V winery." A winery with an established on-site vineyard located on a minimum gross parcel size of twenty (20) acres that is allowed the following appurtenant and incidental commercial uses with an approved permit:
(1)
Wine tasting area;
(2)
Wine club activity;
(3)
Wine club event;
(4)
Retail wine sales;
(5)
Eight (8) Winegrowers Trade Association Events per year;
(6)
Gift sales within the wine tasting area only;
(7)
Special occasion facility;
(8)
Bed and Breakfast Inn;
(9)
Country Inn;
(10)
Wine Country Hotel;
(11)
Spa or professional culinary academy in conjunction with Wine Country Hotel;
(12)
Delicatessen not to exceed 1,500 square feet; and
(13)
Restaurant; drive-thru restaurants shall not be permitted.
"Class VI winery." A winery with an established on-site vineyard located on a minimum gross parcel size of forty (40) acres that is allowed the following appurtenant and incidental commercial uses with an approved permit:
(1)
Wine tasting area;
(2)
Wine club activity;
(3)
Wine club event;
(4)
Retail wine sales;
(5)
Eight (8) winegrowers trade association events per year;
(6)
Gift sales within the wine tasting area only;
(7)
Special occasion facility;
(8)
Wine country resort;
(9)
Golf courses and daytime driving ranges in conjunction with wine country resorts;
(10)
Spa or professional culinary academy in conjunction with wine country resorts; and
(11)
Delicatessen not to exceed 1,500 square feet; and
(12)
Restaurant; drive-thru restaurants shall not be permitted.
"Clustered subdivision." A development within the WC-W and WC-R zones in which the allowed number of dwelling units (density yield) are placed in close proximity with the purpose of creating the largest potential development envelope for vineyards.
"Cottage industry." A home-based occupation or service carried on by a resident within the principle dwelling in return for compensation, provided such use, occupation or service is incidental and secondary to the principal use of the dwelling as a residence and is conducted in a manner not to give an outward appearance or manifest any characteristics of a business.
"Cottage inn." A dwelling unit with five or fewer guest rooms, which provides lodging and breakfast for temporary overnight occupants in return for compensation and is solely owned and operated by the property owner. Cooking provisions, such as a stove, oven or grill, are prohibited in the guest rooms, adjoining patios, balconies, and decks.
"Country inn." A facility, which may be an extension of the main dwelling unit, with eleven (11) to twenty (20) guest rooms that provides lodging and meals for temporary overnight occupants in return for compensation. Cooking provisions, such as a stove, oven or grill, are prohibited in the guest rooms, adjoining patios, balconies, and decks.
"Equine land." A fenced-in open area that is actively managed to control weeds and used for, but not limited to, grazing of equine or other livestock, equine holding areas, open corrals, exercise areas, riding area, or equestrian racing rings. Only buildings or structures related to the care of equine or other livestock shall be allowed in equine land, all other buildings or structures shall be prohibited.
"Guest room." A room without cooking facilities rented to transient visitors for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
"Guest suites." A series of attached rooms without cooking facilities rented to transient visitors for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
"Habitable story." The portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above. It is measured as the vertical distance from top to top of two successive tiers of beams or finished floor surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the ceiling joists, or where there is not a ceiling, to the top of the roof rafters. Further, the space is designed for human occupancy and the space is equipped with means of egress and light and ventilation facilities.
"Horse show facility." A facility that holds a maximum of one hundred (100) people that provides a venue for judged equestrian exhibition events, training events, competitive horse or equestrian sport activities.
"Incidental commercial use." A commercial use that is directly related and secondary to the principal agricultural or equestrian use located on the same parcel or project site.
"Lodging facilities." Bed and breakfast inns, country-inns, wine country hotels and wine country resorts.
"Net project area." The portion of a site that can actually be built upon. The following are not included in the net project area: public or private road rights-of-way, riparian and riverine areas, conservation easements, waterways, bodies of water and flood ways.
"Production lot." A legal lot that is set-aside for planting vineyards through a deed restriction or other conservation mechanism.
"Set aside area." An area that is restricted for the specific use of planting vineyards or equine lands.
"Special occasion facility." An indoor or outdoor facility or area which is used for special occasions such as weddings, parties, concerts, conferences, charity events, and fundraiser events for a specific period of time in return for compensation.
"Vineyard." A farm where grapevines are planted and cultivated for the purpose of producing grape wine.
"Wine club activity." A social occasion in which wine club members come to pick up their membership wine bottles, at which time they may engage in wine tasting and further purchase of wine and wine products. Attendance is limited to wine club members and their guests.
"Wine club event." A social occasion held by class II, class III, class IV, class V and class VI wineries for wine club members and their guests.
"Wine country hotel." A facility with more than twenty (20) guest rooms or guest suites within a conventional hotel building(s) or in detached units, which provides lodging and meals for temporary overnight occupants, in return for compensation. Such facility may provide additional commercial uses such as spas, a professional culinary academy, conference rooms and banquet-halls in conjunction with the facility. Cooking provisions, such as a stove, oven or grill, are prohibited in guest rooms, guest suites, adjoining patios, balconies and decks.
"Wine country resort." A facility with more than twenty (20) guest rooms or guest suites that provides food and lodging to transient visitors in which the guest rooms or guest suites are within a conventional hotel building(s) or in detached units. Such facility may provide additional commercial and recreational uses such as spas, a professional culinary academy, amphitheaters, conference rooms, golf courses, daytime driving ranges and banquet halls in conjunction with the facility.
"Wine tasting area." A permanent area associated with a winery where visitors taste wine.
"Winegrowers trade association event." A fundraising effort conducted by one or several member wineries of a local winegrowers trade association, including but not limited to, region-wide barrel tastings, where food and wine samplings are provided to participants.
"Winery." An agricultural facility designed and used to crush, ferment, distill and process grapes into wine or wine related product.
"Winery site." The land upon which a winery is constructed as well as the winery's buildings and structures as provided in the approved land use entitlement.
(Ord. No. 348.4729, § 1, 3-11-2014; Ord. No. 348.4818, §§ 1—9, 12-15-2015)