The C-2 general commercial district is established to provide areas that will permit a more complete range of commercial activities and in addition will permit limited light manufacturing and wholesale facilities.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.010; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.010), 1984)

A.

The following uses shall be permitted in the C-2 district and no building or structure shall be used or designed, erected, structurally altered, or enlarged except for the following purposes:

1.

Trade schools (no objectionable noise, odor, dust, vibration, lights, etc.);

2.

Biological and medical research laboratories;

3.

Commercial greenhouses;

4.

Auction houses or stores;

5.

Laundry and dry-cleaning establishments (including incidental cleaning and pressing, using noninflammable and nonexplosive fluids);

6.

Refrigerated lockers;

7.

Tinsmith (not more than two employees);

8.

Pottery manufacturing;

9.

Baking plants;

10.

Bedding, carpet and pillow manufacturing, cleaning and renovating;

11.

Assembly of machines and appliances from previously prepared parts;

12.

Welding or blacksmith shops;

13.

Boat building;

14.

Bus repair and storage terminals;

15.

Cabinet shops, furniture manufacturing shops;

16.

Carpet cleaning plants with no outside drying, cleaning or storing and with no fumes, odors or dust;

17.

Cleaning and dyeing plants;

18.

Distribution plants;

19.

Electroplating;

20.

Sheet metal shops and plants;

21.

Flour, feed and seed processing and sales;

22.

Tool and die manufacturing;

23.

Neon or electrical sign manufacturing;

24.

Plastic manufacturing;

25.

Punch press, not in excess of 20 tons;

26.

Animal hospitals;

27.

Drive-in theaters;

28.

Antiques, restoration of;

29.

Assaying;

30.

Bookbinding and publishing;

31.

Furniture storage and transfer;

32.

Linen and towel supplies;

33.

Contractor's storage yards (including plumbing, heating, electrical, roofing, building and other similar trades);

34.

Wholesale business, if conducted within an enclosed building;

35.

Smoking lounges (subject to chapter 17.78);

36.

Smoking or vaping retailers (subject to chapter 17.78).

B.

The planning commission may grant a use permit to such other uses as they deem similar but not more obnoxious to surrounding use, nor detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the public.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.020; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.020), 1984; Ord. No. 550, § 2C, 4-11-2016)

Uses expressly prohibited are as follows:

A.

Junkyard.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.030; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.030), 1984)

The following property development standards shall apply:

A.

Minimum lot size for lots located in the C-1 or C-2 district shall be 1,500 square feet, with a minimum of 30 feet lot front.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.040; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.040), 1984)

All residential and all commercial buildings in all districts shall not exceed two stories or 26 feet in all residential districts and 30 feet in all commercial districts.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.050; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.050), 1984)

Exterior signs in all commercial districts shall meet the requirements of city sign regulations and require a permit to be issued by the building inspector before commencing work.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.060; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.060), 1984)

The following nonresidential parking space requirements shall apply in all nonresidential districts, whether now existing, or concurrently or hereafter established:

A.

Each parking space for nonresidential use shall have a minimum width of nine feet by 20 feet; however, up to 25 percent of all required parking spaces may be designated for compact vehicles, with dimensions not less than eight feet wide and 16 feet in length.

B.

Where two or more uses occupy the same building or premises, the required number of spaces shall be the sum of the number required for each use when calculated separately.

C.

The number of spaces required for the various types of uses and buildings, irrespective of which nonresidential district in which situated, are as follows:

1.

For churches, theaters, auditoriums, clubhouses, fraternity or sorority houses where the principal use is not to provide overnight facilities, and similar places of assembly: at least one space for each five seats in the principal assembly room, counting 24 inches of seating space on a bench as one seat. In cases where temporary or movable seats are provided, there shall be one space for every 40 square feet of area within the assembly room. In cases of a use without a building, there shall be one space for each five persons normally attending or using the facilities.

2.

For hospitals: one space for every three beds provided for, or one space for every 1,500 square feet of gross floor area.

3.

For convalescent, nursing or rest homes, sanitaria, or homes for the care of children or aged: one space for each four beds.

4.

For hotels: one space for every one guestroom.

5.

For motels, boardinghouses, clubhouses, fraternity or sorority houses where the principal use is to provide overnight facilities: one space for each guestroom, plus one space for each three beds in a dormitory in any of the above.

6.

For trailer parks or mobile home parks: two spaces on each trailer lot, plus one additional space within the park for each ten trailer lots.

7.

For retail stores, administrative and professional offices: one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.

8.

For retail stores handling only durable goods or bulky merchandise (such as machinery, furniture and vehicles sales): one space for each 800 square feet of gross floor area.

9.

For manufacturing or industrial buildings: one space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area, or one space for every two employees on the largest work shift, whichever is larger.

10.

For warehouses and storage buildings and yards, nursery sales, contractor and lumber yards, and public utilities services: one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each 2,000 square feet of open land on the premises.

11.

For bowling alleys: six spaces for each alley.

12.

For restaurants, cafes, bars, or other eating or drinking establishments: one space for every four seats, or one space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area of the room or rooms used for eating or drinking purposes.

13.

For auto repair or auto body shops: four spaces for every working stall.

D.

The required number of spaces for a use not specifically mentioned in this section shall be the same as the use specified which has similar traffic-generating characteristics, as determined by the city planning department.

E.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter, the same shall not apply to the following areas:

1.

That area lying between Main Street as the easterly perimeter, and Warren Street as the westerly perimeter, and Lagoon Street as the southerly perimeter, and Academy Street as the northerly perimeter;

2.

That area lying between Main Street as the westerly perimeter, extending easterly therefrom for a depth on one parcel as the same are shown and reflected in the county assessor's map as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, regardless of ownership, from Clarke Street on the south to May Street on the north.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.070; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.070), 1984; Ord. No. 584, § 4, 1-9-2023)

When a driveway is provided, it shall not be less than 12 feet in width and shall not be encumbered by any projection less than eight feet above the driveway. Driveways utilized for two-way traffic shall be a minimum of 24 feet wide.

(Code 1985, § 17.52.080; Ord. No. 424, exh. A(22.26.080), 1984)