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Edmonds City Zoning Code

16.40 Business and Commercial Zones

Purposes

16.40.000 Purposes.

The general purposes of the business and commercial (B or C) zones are:

A. To provide for areas for commercial uses offering various goods and services according to the different geographical areas and various categories of customers they serve;

B. To provide for areas where commercial uses may concentrate for the convenience of the public and in mutually beneficial relationships to each other;

C. To provide for residential uses, community facilities and institutions which may appropriately locate in commercial areas;

D. To require adequate landscaping and off-street parking and loading facilities;

E. To protect commercial uses from hazards such as fire, explosion and noxious fumes, and also nuisances created by industrial uses such as noise, odor, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and heavy truck traffic.