The purposes of the commercial and industrial districts are:

   A.   Central Development District (CD): To provide areas in appropriate locations for high intensity public, commercial, office and multiple-family uses which may center in harmonious relationships based on planned development for mutual benefit.

      1.   Any parcel larger than one acre at the time of passage of the ordinance codified herein may be divided or developed only under planned unit development approval.

      2.   Every conditional use permit and every planned unit development approval shall be based primarily on how the development, as proposed in the application, will contribute to compatibility and mutual private and public benefits from existing, proposed and potential buildings and uses in the area; the efficient, effective and aesthetic use of land, buildings, landscaping and amenities; and the improvements to be made in land use, building construction and appearance, traffic safety and control, landscaping and drainage.

   B.   Neighborhood Commercial District (C-N): To provide areas in appropriate locations where convenience buying outlets may be established to serve surrounding residential neighborhoods. The regulations of this district are designed to promote a combination of retail and service facilities which in character and scale are necessary to meet day to day needs of area residents.

   C.   Shopping Commercial District (C-S): To provide areas in appropriate locations where a combination of businesses, commercial, entertainment and related activities may be established, maintained and protected. The regulations of this district are designed to promote and encourage the development of comparison shopping centers.

   D.   Highway Commercial District (C-H): To provide areas in appropriate locations adjacent to highways or major streets where activities dependent upon or catering to thoroughfare traffic and the traveling public may be established, maintained and protected. The regulations of this district are designed to encourage harmony between traffic needs and centers for retail commercial, entertainment, automotive facilities, and other appropriate highway related activities.

   E.   General Commercial District (C-G): To provide areas in appropriate locations where a combination of business, commercial, entertainment and related activities may be established, maintained and protected. Regulations of this district are designed to provide a suitable environment for those commercial and service uses which are vital to economic life, but some of which would be intrusive and disruptive in a shopping center type of commercial development.

   F.   Manufacturing - Distribution (M-D): To provide areas in appropriate locations where light manufacturing, industrial processes and warehousing not producing objectionable effects may be established, maintained and protected. The regulations of this district are designed to protect environmental quality of the district and adjacent areas.

   G.   Manufacturing - Distribution - Business Park (MD-B): To provide areas in appropriate locations where administrative offices, professional service, light manufacturing, industrial processes and warehousing can locate. Also providing for retail sales areas incidental to the types of uses allowed in the MD-B zone. The regulations of this district are intended to protect the environment and quality of life of our citizens. The MD-B zone is to provide for smaller lots, lower the ratio between open land area and building area, and provide for business park environment.

   H.   General Industrial District (I-G): To provide for areas in appropriate locations where heavy industrial processes necessary to the economy may be conducted. The regulations of this district are designed to protect environmental quality of the district and adjacent areas.

(2004 Code § 10.22.010; amd. 2015 Code; Ord. 2024-07, 10-1-2024)

In the following sections of this chapter, uses of land or buildings which are allowed in various districts are shown as:

   A.   Permitted uses, indicated by a "P" in the appropriate column;

   B.   Conditional uses, indicated by a "C" in the appropriate column; (2004 Code § 10.22.020)

   C.   Conditional uses of retail sales of items manufactured and sold at the business location at a wholesale rate, where sale of the wholesale item is incidental to primary business operations, indicated by a "*" in the appropriate column; (2004 Code § 10.22.020; amd. 2015 Code)

   D.   If a use is not allowed in a given district, it is either not named in the use list or it is indicated in the appropriate column by a dash "-".

   E.   If a regulation applies in a given district, it is indicated in the appropriate column by a numeral to show the linear or square feet required, or by a letter "A". If the regulation does not apply, it is indicated in the appropriate column by a dash "-". (2004 Code § 10.22.020)

No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered, enlarged or maintained in the commercial and industrial districts, except as provided in this chapter. Uses and buildings customarily incidental to uses authorized by conditional use permit in any district are also authorized by issuance of a conditional use permit in any such district.