§ 22.10.020. Applicability.

A.

The standards of this Chapter apply to all new land uses required to have a land use permit in compliance with this Title, except:

1.

Where the standards of Chapters 22.14 (Combining Designation Standards), or Article 4 (Standards for Specific Land Uses) conflict with the provisions of this Chapter, the provisions of Chapters 22.14 and Article 4 prevail;

2.

Where planning area standards Article 9 (Community Planning Standards) conflict with the standards of this Chapter, the planning area standards prevail.

B.

A use existing on the effective date of this Title, or on the date of a subsequent amendment to this Title that applies more restrictive operational standards to the use, shall not be required to change their operations to comply with the provisions of Sections 22.10.030 (Air Quality), 22.10.050 (Explosives Storage), 22.10.070 (Flammable and Combustible Liquids Storage), 22.10.120 (Noise), 22.10.170 (Vibration), and 22.10.180 (Water Quality), unless a modification of the use is proposed that requires a permit. However, in no case shall existing operations be changed to result in a greater degree of noncompliance with these standards than existed on the effective date of this Title or amendment.

Nothing in this Chapter shall preclude the initiation of revocation, abatement or legal action against an existing use operated in violation of Sections 22.10.120 (Noise) or 22.10.170 (Vibration) or operated in manner that creates a public nuisance.

[Amended 1994, Ord. 2696] [22.04.012, 22.06.020]