Bethel City Zoning Code
18.34 Neighborhood Commercial
NC District
18.34.010 Intent.
The intent of the neighborhood commercial district is to establish and maintain places for limited retail sales and services that are accessible and convenient to nearby residents. The NC district is applied to areas serving only a limited, local market and is intended to permit only those uses which do not create adverse impacts that are incompatible with nearby residences. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.
The following are permitted and principal uses and structures in the NC district:
A. Trails and boardwalks.
B. Nonmotorized public access areas to the Kuskokwim River or other areas that require public access.
C. Single-family dwelling units.
D. Duplex uses.
E. Greenbelts and land reserves.
F. Subsistence activities.
G. Any accessory use or structure associated with the principal use or structure on the lot. The use of a freezer van as a residential unit is specifically prohibited, but its use as an accessory structure for storage is not prohibited.
H. The facilities of sewer, water and other utilities required to serve the lots in the district.
I. Professional offices.
J. Food and beverage sales.
K. Personal services. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses and structures are permitted under the terms of a conditional use permit:
A. Triplexes and residential apartment buildings.
B. Planned unit developments.
C. Parks, playfields, and playgrounds.
D. Churches and synagogues, along with the customary accessory uses, including administrative offices, parsonages, day nurseries, kindergartens, and meeting rooms.
E. Public and private schools.
F. Food and beverage service.
G. Auto service stations.
H. Radio and television transmission towers and antennas, but not including amateur radio and citizen band radio antennas that are accessory to a permitted use.
I. The facilities of sewer, water and other utilities required to serve the lots outside the district.
J. Other commercial uses that are consistent with the intent of the NC district. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.040 Minimum lot size.
The minimum lot size in the NC district is seven thousand (7,000) square feet. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.050 Minimum setback requirements.
Structures, other than minor structures, in the NC district shall be set back from property line to provide the yards as follows:
A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.
B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.
C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.
D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the mean high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.060 Maximum height of structures.
The height of structures in the NC district is not restricted except as may be limited under the airport height restrictions under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.010 Intent.
The intent of the neighborhood commercial district is to establish and maintain places for limited retail sales and services that are accessible and convenient to nearby residents. The NC district is applied to areas serving only a limited, local market and is intended to permit only those uses which do not create adverse impacts that are incompatible with nearby residences. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.
The following are permitted and principal uses and structures in the NC district:
A. Trails and boardwalks.
B. Nonmotorized public access areas to the Kuskokwim River or other areas that require public access.
C. Single-family dwelling units.
D. Duplex uses.
E. Greenbelts and land reserves.
F. Subsistence activities.
G. Any accessory use or structure associated with the principal use or structure on the lot. The use of a freezer van as a residential unit is specifically prohibited, but its use as an accessory structure for storage is not prohibited.
H. The facilities of sewer, water and other utilities required to serve the lots in the district.
I. Professional offices.
J. Food and beverage sales.
K. Personal services. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses and structures are permitted under the terms of a conditional use permit:
A. Triplexes and residential apartment buildings.
B. Planned unit developments.
C. Parks, playfields, and playgrounds.
D. Churches and synagogues, along with the customary accessory uses, including administrative offices, parsonages, day nurseries, kindergartens, and meeting rooms.
E. Public and private schools.
F. Food and beverage service.
G. Auto service stations.
H. Radio and television transmission towers and antennas, but not including amateur radio and citizen band radio antennas that are accessory to a permitted use.
I. The facilities of sewer, water and other utilities required to serve the lots outside the district.
J. Other commercial uses that are consistent with the intent of the NC district. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.040 Minimum lot size.
The minimum lot size in the NC district is seven thousand (7,000) square feet. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.050 Minimum setback requirements.
Structures, other than minor structures, in the NC district shall be set back from property line to provide the yards as follows:
A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.
B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.
C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.
D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the mean high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.34.060 Maximum height of structures.
The height of structures in the NC district is not restricted except as may be limited under the airport height restrictions under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 01-05 § 8.]