Central Point City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
44 C-4, TOURIST AND OFFICE-PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT
§ 17.44.010 Purpose.
The C-4 district is intended to provide for the development of concentrated tourist commercial and entertainment facilities to serve both local residents and traveling public, and also for the development of compatible professional office facilities. C-4 development should occur at locations that will maximize ease of access and visibility from the Interstate 5 freeway and major arterial streets and to be convenient to the users of Expo Park, the airport, and downtown.
(Ord. 1436 § 2(part), 1981; Ord. 1882 (part), 2006; Ord. 1946 (part), 2011)
§ 17.44.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in the C-4 district:
A.
General professional and financial offices, including, but not limited to:
1.
Banks and similar financial institutions;
2.
Accounting and bookkeeping offices;
3.
Real estate offices;
4.
Insurance company offices;
5.
Legal services;
6.
Architectural and engineering services;
7.
Professional photo or art studios;
8.
Counseling services;
9.
Corporate or government offices;
10.
Medical/dental offices;
11.
Veterinary clinics.
B.
Tourist and entertainment-related facilities, including but not limited to:
1.
Convenience market, meat, poultry, fish and seafood sales; fruit and beverage stands;
2.
Drugstores;
3.
Automobile service station, automobile and recreational vehicle parts sales and repairs, and truck rentals;
4.
Motel and hotel;
5.
Walk-in movie theater;
6.
Bowling alley;
7.
Photo and art galleries;
8.
Photo processing pickup station;
9.
Travel agencies;
10.
Barber and beauty shops;
11.
Sit-down restaurants or dinner houses (including alcohol);
12.
Cocktail lounges and clubs serving alcoholic beverages;
13.
Tavern with beer only;
14.
Commercial parking lot;
15.
Community shopping centers which may include any of the permitted uses in this section and may also include but not be limited to:
a.
Supermarkets;
b.
Department stores;
c.
Sporting goods;
d.
Books and stationery;
e.
Gifts, notions and variety;
f.
Florists;
g.
Leather goods and luggage;
h.
Pet sales and related supplies;
i.
Photographic supplies;
j.
Health food;
k.
Self-service laundry;
l.
Antique shop;
m.
Delicatessen;
n.
Pastry and confectionery;
o.
General apparel;
p.
Shoes and boots;
q.
Specialty apparel;
r.
Jewelry;
s.
Clocks and watches, sales and service;
t.
Bakery, retail only;
u.
Bicycle shop;
v.
Audio, video, electronic sales and service;
w.
Printing, lithography and publishing;
16.
Mobile food vendors and pods as provided in Chapter 5.44;
17.
State-regulated package liquor stores;
18.
Other uses not specified in this or any other district, if the planning commission finds them to be similar to the uses listed above and compatible with other permitted uses and with the intent of the C-4 district as provided in Section 17.60.140, Authorization for similar uses;
19.
Large retail establishments.
(Ord. 1436 § 2(part), 1981; Ord. 1511 § 6, 1984; Ord. 1615 § 37, 1989; Ord. 1684 § 44, 1993; Ord. 1720 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1727 § 2, 1995; Ord. 1736 § 2, 1996; Ord. 1823 § 4(part), 2001; Ord. 1835 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1882 (part), 2006; Ord. 1900 § 2(part), 2007; Ord. 1946 (part), 2011; Ord. 2014 § 6, 2015; Ord. 2089 § 2, 2022)
§ 17.44.030 Conditional uses (C-4).
The following uses are permitted in the C-4 district when authorized in accordance with Chapter 17.76, Conditional Use Permits:
A.
Campgrounds and recreational vehicle overnight facilities;
B.
Drive-in movie theater;
C.
Golf course/driving range;
D.
Ice and roller skating rinks;
E.
Dance halls;
F.
Billiard/pool halls;
G.
Miniature golf courses;
H.
Amusement center (pinball, games, etc.);
I.
Nonindustrial business/vocational schools;
J.
Physical fitness/conditioning center; martial arts schools;
K.
Carwash;
L.
Taxicab dispatch office;
M.
Ambulance/emergency services;
N.
Day care center;
O.
Drive-in fast food outlets;
P.
Other specialty food outlets, including mobile food courts as provided in Chapter 5.44;
Q.
Television and radio broadcasting studio;
R.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, such as incidental storage facilities, may be permitted as conditional uses when not included within the primary building or structure;
S.
Permitted uses that are referred to the planning commission by city staff because they were found to exhibit potentially adverse or hazardous characteristics not normally found in uses of a similar type and size.
(Ord. 1436 § 2(part), 1981; Ord. 1511 § 7, 1984; Ord. 1823 § 4(part), 2001; Ord. 1835 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1900 § 2(part), 2007; Ord. 1946 (part), 2011; Ord. 2005 § 1(part), 2015; Ord. 2034 § 7, 2017; Ord. 2089 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2136, 1/8/2026)
§ 17.44.040 Site plan and architectural development standards.
Development within the C-4 district shall be subject to the site and architectural standards set forth in Chapter 17.75, Design and Development Standards.
(Ord. 1436 § 2(part), 1981; Ord. 1823 § 4(part), 2001; Ord. 1946 (part), 2011)
§ 17.44.050 General use requirements.
A.
Uses that are normally permitted in the C-4 district but that are referred to the planning commission for further review, per Section 17.44.030(A)(19), Conditional uses, will be processed according to application procedures for conditional use permits. No use shall be permitted and no process, equipment or materials shall be used which are found by the planning commission to be harmful to persons living or working in the vicinity by reason of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water-carried waste, noise, vibration, illumination or glare, or are found to involve any hazard of fire or explosion.
B.
All businesses, services and processes shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure, with the exception of off-street parking and loading areas, outdoor eating areas, service stations, outdoor recreational facilities, recreational vehicle overnight facilities, and other compatible activities, as approved by the planning commission.
C.
Open storage of materials related to a permitted use shall be permitted only within an area surrounded or screened by a solid wall or fence having a height of six feet; provided that no materials or equipment shall be stored to a height greater than that of the wall.
(Formerly 17.44.060; Ord. 1436 § 2(part), 1981; Ord. 1946 (part), 2011)
§ 17.44.060 Signage standards.
Signs in the C-4 district shall be permitted and designed according to provisions of Section 17.75.050, Signage standards, and Chapter 15.24, Sign Code.
(Formerly 17.44.070; Ord. 1436 § 2(part), 1981; Ord. 1615 § 16, 1989; Ord. 1946 (part), 2011)
§ 17.44.070 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided as required in Chapter 17.64, Off-Street Parking and Loading, and developed to the standards set forth in Section 17.75.039, Off-street parking design and development standards.
(Formerly 17.44.080; Ord. 1436 § 2(part), 1981; Ord. 1946 (part), 2011)
