Mixed Use District (MU). The purpose of the MU zoning district is to create opportunities within the City to provide for a compatible mix of land uses, including residential, retail, and offices. The MU zoning district allows properties to be developed with a mix of commercial retail office and/or residential uses (see Figure 18.24-1). The allowable residential density ranges from twenty (20) to thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre. The MU zoning district is consistent with the mixed use land use designation of the General Plan.

Permitted and conditionally permitted uses shall be as specified in Table 18.24-1.

Development standards shall be as specified in Section 18.24.050.

Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.48.

Signs shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 18.56.

Landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.52.

No building, structure, vehicle, or land shall be used nor shall any building, structure or vehicle be erected, altered, moved, enlarged, or stored below the established base flood elevation (as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and including any letter of map amendments (LOMAs) and letter of map revisions (LOMRs)). If no base flood elevation exists and there is a likelihood that the property is subject to flooding, the applicant shall submit a hydrological survey that establishes the base flood elevation. No area lying below base flood elevation shall be used in any manner so as to create problems inimical to the public health, safety or general welfare or so as to have a detrimental effect on the use or value of property in the vicinity or within the City as a whole.

In addition to the uses permitted in Table 18.24-1, and subject to the requirements of the applicable uniform codes, the following uses are allowed in all zoning districts without a permit:

The following minimum standards must be implemented for all new or modified developments within the mixed use zoning district.

All new or modified developments within the mixed use zoning district shall be subject to the following operational standards and use limitations:

Table 18.24-1 identifies the uses of land allowed by this Development Code in the MU zoning district, and the land use permit required to establish each use. Uses are permitted or prohibited in accordance with Table 18.24-1 and provided they conform to all provisions of this title. The letter "P" indicates the use is permitted. The letter "M" indicates the use is permitted in the corresponding zoning district subject to approval of a minor use permit (see Section 18.68.120). The letter "C" indicates the use is permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit (see Section 18.68.130). If a proposed use does not appear in this table, the proposed use is considered a prohibited use, unless it is determined to be similar to a use specified in this table in accordance with Section 18.68.090. Footnote numbers in Table 18.24-1 correspond to numbers in subsection B of this section.

The following special considerations shall apply to Table 18.24-1 (numbers correspond to footnote numbers in the table):